The media frenzy over the NYC mosque is quite amazing, but I think it’s a bit overdone. It’s not uncommon for the media to exaggerate the importance of an issue when they can’t find anything better to talk about. It’s unbelievable how this issue has stirred the emotions of Americans, and made it into the top national issue.
I agree with most Americans on this issue. The First Amendment allows the Mosque to be built, but our better judgment says that it shouldn’t be built so close to Ground Zero. Those who want the Mosque to be built will forever argue their First Amendment rights, and some even claim that the Mosque will be a memorial for those killed in the 9/11 attacks. Those who agree with me will argue on the side of better judgment.
There: It’s that simple. Those are the two sides of the story. How many more weeks and months do we have to hear the media rant and rave about this issue? Let’s move on.
For the last few months, the media has been exaggerating the effect of the Gulf oil spill. Of course it wasn’t until their exaggerations were exposed that they stopped covering the story so voraciously. Next month they will probably begin exaggerating stories about the upcoming elections. We just need to learn all of the tricks that the media uses in order to get our attention, and judge these issues based upon their true merit–not by the sensational tactics by the media that make us listen to their reporters.
I’m tired of hearing about it. Is the mosque story really more important than issues like the economy, unemployment, taxes, and our soldiers who continue to die in Afghanistan?