Why wasn't Friday's pro-mosque rally in NYC big news?

[babylonsister]

The fact that this is the first I've heard about this rally is pitiful and disgusting.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201009110004


Why wasn't Friday's pro-mosque rally in NYC big news?

September 11, 2010 12:08 pm ET by Eric Boehlert


If you haven't heard about it, you're not alone. But note this nugget buried in an AP report late last night :

More than 2,000 supporters of the project, waving candles and American flags, held a vigil near the proposed Islamic center's site Friday evening instead of Saturday, saying they wanted to avoid entangling the mosque controversy and the Sept. 11 observance.

You might recall that activists opposed to the construction of the Islamic community center held a very loud rally on Aug. 22; a rally that drew widespread media coverage. How many attended that event? Approximately 1,000, or half as many who attended yesterday's pro-mosque event.

[spanone]

1. k&r

[Fumesucker]

2. It won't help inflame the situation..

SATSQ

[Karenina]

3. Doesn't fit the narrative...

[Spazito]

4. Good question, one which we already know the answer to, sadly...

the media chose to focus on a crazy fundie and the absence of the President's wedding ring. As ever, they degrade themselves more and more each day, imo.

[jwirr]

5. Because the MSM wanted to have a big Koran burning story and

they were not going to do anything to help calm the burners.