Pelosi Suggests Probe of Funding Sources Behind Opposition to Mosque Near Ground Zero

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is suggesting a coordinated effort is behind the opposition to a proposed mosque and community center near Ground Zero, saying the whole dispute has been "ginned up" for political purposes and she supports a probe into those opponents.

Commenting publicly for the first time on the Park 51 project, Pelosi said the issue was posing a distraction and that some organized force is behind it.

"There is no question that there is a concerted effort to make this a political issue by some," she said in remarks posted Tuesday in a video on the San Francisco Chronicle website. "And I join those who have called for looking into how is this opposition to the mosque being funded."

A Republican aide ridiculed Pelosi's claim that there was a "conspiracy" to oppose the project.

"If the speaker needs help finding the heart of the 'GOP GZM Conspiracy,' I urge her to ask Sasquatch," the aide told Fox News. "His office is behind the black helicopter hangar between the unicorn pen and the leprechaun's pot of gold."

Just awesome....

FoxNews.com story link.

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Deaf Baby Hears Mother's Voice for the First Time

Gurgling in a mix of wonder and joy, this is the incredible moment a child hears his mother's voice for the first time.

Eight-month-old Jonathan was born deaf and had cochlear implants put into his ears so he could hear.

DailyMail.co.uk story link.

30,000 Show up at Atlanta Mall to Apply for Section 8 Housing

Thirty thousand people turned out in East Point on Wednesday seeking applications for government-subsidized housing, and their confusion and frustration, combined with the summer heat, led to a chaotic mob scene that left 62 people injured.





Atlanta Journal Constitution story link.

D.C. Reporter Suspended for Accurate Report on BP’s Donations to Obama

A Washington, D.C. ABC affiliate, suspended reporter Doug McKelway following his alleged “partisan” comments at a liberal rally on Capitol Hill marking the three-month anniversary of the Gulf oil spill.




Full story at Bigjournalism.com.


Center for Responsive Politics British Petroleum donation matrix (top recipients):

President	Barack Obama	$77,051
House	Don Young	$73,300
Senate	Ted Stevens	$53,200
President	George W Bush	$47,388
Senate	John McCain	$44,899
Senate	George V. Voinovich	$41,400
Senate	Mike DeWine	$37,550
House	John D. Dingell	$31,000
Senate	Mary L. Landrieu	$28,200
House	Joe Barton	$26,350
Senate	Daniel R. Coats	$25,000
House	Lynn Martin	$24,450
Senate	Frank H. Murkowski	$24,000
Senate	Phil Gramm	$23,800
Senate	Don Nickles	$23,750
Senate	James M. Inhofe	$22,300
Senate	Mitch McConnell	$22,000
House	Dennis Hastert	$21,100
House	John Culberson	$20,950
Senate	Pete V. Domenici	$20,800
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Columbia Star Dinner Train to Arrive Shortly

The Columbia Star dinner train. Link.