Cleveland Plain Dealer religion reporter David Briggs used this blog post title yesterday when he did his initial report on Ahmed Alzaree's resignation:
New Cleveland imam quits before he starts
The title of the Plain Dealer Metro Section post by Briggs, which I believe was also used in the print edition:
New Islamic Center imam Ahmed Alzaree resigns
The Associated Press wrote up the story with very minor modifications that mentioned the Homeland Security issues Alzaree acquaintance Wagdi Ghoneim had with the US Department of Homeland Security. The AP's headline writer then, incredibly, applied this headline (link is to MSNBC; headline is present at several other sites):
Blog critics force imam to resign at Ohio mosque
I have two words for AP: As if.
Cross-posted at the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Wide Open blog. Also, this BizzyBlog post has links to previous posts and further updates.
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Cleveland's Fox Channel 8
October 30, 2007 - 19:25 ET by stratmanCleveland's Fox Channel 8 just reported this story. A blogger, unnamed, was stated as the reason Alzaree no longer felt "welcome" in Cleveland. What a lying pantywaist of an excuse.
Thank you for informing us about this very questionable character, something The Plain Dealer was either unable or unwilling to do. The only was this could be sweeter was if Fox reported that you were the investigatory force behind this expose. I would have liked Fox to state that the Plain Dealer nearly entirely ignored their fiduciary responsibility in investigating and reporting this debacle. Oh, well. One can wish.
Great job Tom. Look forward to your future postings on Ohio matters.
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
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October 30, 2007 - 21:45 ET by Tom BlumerThanks. It has been quite the learning experience.