An Extremely Slanted Piece on Oklahoma's Strike Against
'Shariah' Law  James McKinley Jr.'s hostile, slanted story on a
pre-emptive strike by "archconservatives" and "right-wing
Republican lawmakers" against shariah law in Oklahoma brought up
faulty arguments against the measure while challenging its
premises: "But many Muslims said they were more worried about
the anti-Muslim mood that fueled the amendment's passage. The
vote here follows the controversy over a Christian pastor's
aborted plan to burn Korans in Florida and the opposition to an
Islamic community center near ground zero in Manhattan."
Reporter James McKinley Jr., who last garnered the Times Watch
spotlight for cheering on the Democratic candidate for governor
of Texas, returns on Monday with a dismissive story on a ballot
measure in Oklahoma, a pre-emptive ban on implementation of
Muslim shariah law in the state: "Oklahoma Surprise: Islam as an
Election Issue - Ballot Measure on Shariah Law Fueled a
Political Clash."  The thrust of McKinley's M