Charles C. Haynes: At ground zero, a blowup over a mosque

  Houston talk-show host Michael Perry couldn’t contain himself. When a listener named Tony called in May 26 to defend a plan to build an Islamic center near New York City’s 9/11 ground zero, Perry exploded.

  “No, no, Tony, you can’t build a mosque at the site of 9/11…. And I’ll tell you this – if you do build a mosque, I hope somebody blows it up… I hope the mosque isn’t built, and if it is, I hope it’s blown up, and I mean that.”