Saturday, June 5, 2010

Stupid Poll Questions, Part 1

This one from PollDaddy.com

Should a proposal to build a mosque and Islamic community center two blocks from Ground Zero in lower Manhattan go forward?

- Yes
- No

My take: Someone forgot to add a third choice... "Why ask?" or "What's your point?" or, better yet, "What are you insinuating, Mr. McVeigh?"

Is there some controversy brewing over the two-block proximity of said mosque? Did someone complain? Would they rather have it be three blocks? Four blocks? 500 miles? In a city that continues to build office space vertically and is host to many groups, organizations, and companies, you're going to have a problem with a building with Muslims in it? Is this now New Arizona?

(And don't get me started with Arizona. Despite all the denials of officials in that state, it has definitely become a hotbed of hate. The news articles detailing solid proof are popping up fast and furious nowadays. Very disturbing. They're actually whitening brown faces on school murals because some racists screamed and complained, goaded on by a town official hosting a radio program. I kid you not.)

This poll appeared in a regional news site, front page.

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