Posted on 08/03/2010 1:42:58 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In an emotional speech this afternoon, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the proposed mosque and community center two blocks away from Ground Zero.
A panel today voted to remove a final hurdle for the proposed mosque, which several prominent national Republicans, including Sarah Palin and Former Speaker Newt Gingrich, oppose because they say it's too close to the site of the September 11 attacks. A poll from last month indicates most New Yorkers also oppose the project.
"Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion? That may happen in other countries, but we should never allow it to happen here," he said. (You can watch the video here.)
When speaking about the September 11 attacks, Bloomberg "choked up," according to a transcript from The Daily News:
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How about a huge neon sign saying "The Caliphate pnwns you, NYC"?
Why do people ignore the freakin' obvious?
No. There was a Greek Orthodox church near ground zero that got flattened and they’re still stonewalling on letting them rebuild. So, he should STFU. I can’t believe that man is still ruling New York City after all these years. Gag.
Oh what a pant load. Bloomberg is such a drama queen. Does he HONESTLY believe that every religion that has ever wanted to build a "house of worship" on private property got their application approved? Bloomberg needs to quit lying and man-up to the fact he's bending over for the Islamofascists.
Yeah, I’m really hoping that if this damned thing gets approved, something really, really bad happens to it. This is more than salt in the wound. This is like sawing off the survivors heads with a dull knife.
This is truly showing the wart-side of living in a supposed free society where scoundrels and elite can buy and steal elections and then carry out their own agendas under the guise of this is what the people want.. I’m sorry, I just don’t buy it.
I'd cut off Bloomburg's thumbs to keep him from fiddling with the locks too.
I could not have said it any better. Thanks. If Islam was truly concerned about their image and how they like/love America, they would not do this just based on the pain True Americans Feel everyday about the 911 attacks.
Islam is a sham.
Jesus would never do such a thing.
Peace, Red out.
Moreover, no matter the good intentions of those developing the site (which I doubt), they can’t stop the mzuzzles from doing their AK-47 monkey dance in celebration. Hell, next step is to say non muzzles are not allowed to visit the WTC site because it’s now Dar al-Islam.
Yeah, osama-bama is going to be trying something like that if he is able to steal the election the second time. What would we do if we had a president that just refused to leave?
So the pagans get to build a monument to Islam’s victory over the West.... Disgusting.
They keep ignoring that it is a religion of hate, especially toward the Jews as well.
Is he going to let FDNY firefighters choose whether or not they would ever fight a fire in that building?
Hmmm... Lets see...
Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to allow smoking on their property?
Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to put salt on their food on their property?
Should government attempt to...
Bloomin' hypocrit.
Their is nothing is our Constitution that provides protection for any elements of sworn ENEMIES of our Nation. Little POS biotches like the NYC Mayor are nothing more than treasonous pond scum that need to be dealt with according to our Laws.
You've got it EXACTLY CORRECT. We must all get this message out to everyone that we encounter.
islam is, and has always been, an EVIL ENEMY. Until the West can shake off its self-imposed Political Correctness shackles and EXPEL islam and ALL muslims from our Western Civilization, they will continue on their steady march of domination (the same one that has gone on for centuries). All of that PC rubbish needs to be dropped: giving islam protection in this country under the guise of "religious freedom" is a self-imposed suicide pact. Time to wake people up, there is no longer time to worry about what others may think of you, if they are too stupid (and/or willfully ignorant) to understand, why should any of us care what they may think?
The first step is to get people to understand exactly who this ENEMY is and to drop their fear of calling a spade a spade. Unless we want to allow our great Nation to descend into the tattered shreds of national sovereignty that remains in many Western European nations, we need to speak out loudly and clearly against this encroaching EVIL.
Do we have to wait several more years until it gets to the point of what Europe is now confronting until we get a political leader to speak out as Geert Wilders? Unfortunately when it gets to that point, it may prove to be too late.
Just one more bought and paid for elected and or appointed Official. 100 million per day in Islamic Petro Dollar profits from one Islamic Petro State alone buys Western Political whores and Sycophants as easily as you might buy a pack of gum.
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I sent an email to the mayor’s office demanding that the plans be scrapped. It probably won’t change anything but has made me better.
I say there should be a campaign to boycott NYC. If the libtards can boycott AZ, then we should reciprocate.
Uh,isn’t Mayor Bloomberg Jewish? If so then I can’t help but feel disgust that another Jew would be supportive of Islam.
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