Can we stop arguing how inconsistent conservatives are please?
We all know the the path that conservatives will take, how it will work, who will line up where and the eventual endgame.
The fact is if brown people want to do anything they don't like they will attempt to find a constitutional or legal path
and once that doesn't work they'll try to shame them with "tradition" or "decency"
and once their recently invented ideas of what is decent or traditional doesn't work they will turn to threatened violence that will have the Rush Limbaughs and Bill O'Reillys blaming the Muslims for the threats fo violence.
If the eventual violence - either against the property or the imam or the 51 Park developer - happens BEFORE November 2, it will be fun to see which candidates will defend the Christian terrorists and which will (in the words of Captain Renault) be "shocked, shocked there is gambling going on here."
Of course then the Republican party will quietly accept "your winnings, Captain" while staying away from the blame of inciting the thing to begin with.
This is the endgame that happens almost every time. I wish we could stop arguing over the inconsistancies in the argument. That is not their plan, their plan is to get votes by building up anger into violence.
In the 2008 election they did the same thing with Sarah Palin claiming Obama was a Palestinian Terrorist or connected to the Weathermen (Obama would have been 8 at the time) until the actual violence started happening (and that woman faked being attacked by a large black Obama supporter).
In 2009 this is exactly what happened with the Stimulus bill that led to that attack on Sikhs in St. Louis (because those morons thought they were Muslims).
In 2010 shockingly the health care debates that led to Bachmann leading a rally that included signs like "If Brown Can't Stop it; a Browning Can!" led to attacks all over the country. Republicans not only denounced the "shocking" violence they tried to argue their own actions had helped a good bill pass.
So now as another election approaches you are shocked by the playbook of the right? This is the exact same playbook since 2008!
1. Claim incorrect legal basis
2. Claim "traditional" or "decency" basis
3. Threaten and incite violence while blaming the victim for the threats.
4. Distance yourself from it and act "shocked" when the actual violence takes place, blaming unconnected elements and say things like: "the victim isn't without blame."
_ Just read big Nick's description - See, its acceptable to be against the constitution and a hypocrite as long as you are "Conservative minded, America loving, patriot, nationalist, capitalism is a good thing, support our troops, Christian religious and all those other good things." While it might not be Big Nick it will be somebody like him who opens fire on the mosque and half of conservatives will be shocked and the Christian terrorist who couldn't handle the constitution will be defended by the other half.