I'm busy, so I have to make this quick. I heard on Beck's radio show (and it's on the Blaze and other sites), that the DNC is hosting a 2-hour Jummah prayer session for the Muslims, but rejected Cardinal Dolan's blessing. Was this true? I surfed around some, and couldn't find anything on mainstream sites; only right wing sites. In comments sections, a few libbies were saying, "Not true! Don't believe any RW nutcase site!" Here's what Snopes says:
It's being held on 8/31, before the convention officially starts, but it is on the convention event schedule.
http://charlottein2012.com/events/jumah_at_the_2012_dnc
He then makes a snarky comment that I won't row over. He concedes that
So the bare facts are essentially correct, apparently.
But others pointed out that this looked like a City of Charlotte sort of thing. There's much confusion, but it looks like the internet/facebook etc. has pinned it squarely on Obama and the DNC.
The only comment I left at Gateway, was "All I can say is, there's no pastel colors this election, are there?"