++Josh Marshall today points to this Trumpism also supported by Ben Carson as evidence that the Republican campaign has descended into the swamp of urban legends.
++Josh posted an in-depth debunking of the story by Allegra Kirkland ,which outlines the rumors surrounding cheering 9-11. Remember the "Dancing Israelis"--they were arrested on the George Washington Bridge for seemingly taking photos of the Twin Towers. They were held 27 days at the Brooklyn Detention Center. In fact they turned out to be four Israelis working for a city moving company and happened to have box-cutters with them.
++Allegra cites a paper done by two Rutgers professors about how 9-11 affected young Arab-American students. They report that there may have been a celebration near the Paterson library. They also reported rumors of Tailgating parties by Jersey citizens watching the fires burning where the Twin Towers stood.
++And of course, Allegra has to put in the CNN video of Palestinians celebrating 9-11.
++And out of this stew the Donald gets his statement of seeing hundreds of Muslims in Jersey City celebrating 9-11.
And in the courageous fashion he was terrified of a 4-year old Syrian,Chris Christie hedged on the Donald's statement just saying he didn't see it.
++Ben Carson has since backed away from saying he saw it but he did say Thomas Jefferson wrote the Constitution.
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