‘Stop Using the Phrase “Ground Zero Mosque”’

The Associated Press has publicly released an advisory memo to its reporters on how to cover  the Ground Zero mosque story.  The first rule is that journalists must immediately stop calling it the "Ground Zero mosque" story.  "We should continue to avoid the phrase ‘Ground zero mosque' or ‘mosque at ground zero' on all platforms," reads the advisory, which was issued by the AP's Standards Center.

“AP recommends that reporters use the terms "mosque 2 blocks from WTC site," "Muslim (or Islamic) center near WTC site," "mosque near ground zero," or "mosque near WTC site," instead of the "Ground Zero mosque.

Also included in the advisory is a "Fact Check" to provide "additional background" for reporters.

One of the "facts" that the AP feels the need to "clarify" is that Ground Zero mosque organizer Feisal Abdul Rauf is a moderate Muslim.

You decide how decide how moderate Rauf is. Rauf YouTube video:

"A New York imam and his proposed mosque near ground zero are being demonized by political candidates  mostly Republicans despite the fact that Islam is already very much a part of the World Trade Center neighborhood," reads the first paragraph of the Fact Check. "And that Muslims pray inside the Pentagon, too, less than 80 feet from where terrorists attacked. And that the imam who's being branded an extremist has been valued by both Republican and Democratic administrations as a moderate face of the faith."

AP should start Fact Checking socialist Barack Hussein Obama instead of always covering up for him.  When Sarah Palin’s 400 page book came out the AP had over 20 people Fact Check it.  At the same time AP only had 2 people Fact Checking Obamacare socialized health care bill which we know is over 2300 pages.  The AP has never Fact Checked anything about Obama or are they hiding what they found?

AP is arguably the most influential news organization in the country, and many media outlets adhere to its guidelines in their reporting.  The sad thing is the AP won’t publish the truth if it sheds bad light on the socialist Obama or Democrats.  We saw in 2008 how the Associated Press attacks people like Sarah Palin and “Joe the Plumber.”  AP is in the bag for Obama.

The full AP memo is on MomsAndDadsBeHeard.

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