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The toxic sentiments fueling Park51 opponents only grow, making the issue far from a "distraction"

A call to patriotism we can all get behind: Uncle Sam doesn't like scaredy-cats

Next week, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-NY) will convene a Congressional hearing to investigate the loyalty and "radicalization" of American Muslims.  Earlier this week in Tennessee, a bill was proposed to make it a felony to follow sharia law -- which would essentially criminalize the practice of Islam in that state.  Last year, mosques in Tennessee, Oregon and Georgia were targeted with apparent arson.  The case against the Park51 community center -- including from mainstream TV journalists -- was grounded in the warped premise that Muslims generally bore guilt for the 9/11 attacks.   All of these sentiments  are regularly bolstered by a deranged cult-leader/TV personality followed by millions.

NBC has Sharif el-Gama as one of it's People of the Year. The developer of the proposed mosque at Ground Zero is lobbed softball questions by Matt Lauer and you can watch a video clip preview.