I heard on Hartmann's show today that Rusho, while fanning the flames of mosque fever said

[dflprincess]

that we should let "them" build a Hindu Temple next to the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.

Apparently, no one has informed him Shinto is the most common religion in Japan not many Hindus (if any) in the skies over Pearl Harbor in 1941.

All I could think of when I heard that was:



"Did we quit when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

[undeterred]

1. Well, I bet none of his regular listeners even knew the difference.

[Goblinmonger]

2. Shinto--Hindu. What's the difference?

Both just some crazy-ass Asian religions.

[kestrel91316]

3. All they know or care is that they AIN'T Christians. Therefore they are

the devil's work.

[MisterP]

4. audio

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201008160016

of course, not only is collective guilt back in rage, so is galloping ignorance (I've seen the Catholic Church blamed for the Black Death here). "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"-level pigheadedness is only funny when it's fictional, not real policy.

of course, Rush is entirely right: it IS as offensive as building a Hindu--or Shinto--temple near Pearl Harbor

it AIN'T