The most disheartening part of all this to me is that the vocal lunatic fringe who are the loudest and most off-the-wall are getting traction in mainstream discussion, and are getting otherwise reasonable people to listen, and in too many cases agree with them. A recent conversation with a friend actually had him asking why someone didn’t demolish the Park51 building, to prevent occupancy. Absolutely crazy talk. The poisoning of the well these individuals are engaging in is working much too effectively for my tastes.