Saint Nicholas on that day
Posted on 07/09/2010 3:54:15 PM PDT by NCjim
New York politicians are bending over backwards and violating protocol to build a mega mosque at Ground Zero. In warped speed they are ramming it through, removing every obstacle to expedite the process and erect a triumphal mosque at Ground Zero in time for it to meet its stated opening date, the tenth anniversary of September 11. Why? Would they do this for a church? A synagogue? This is an outrage.
Wednesday night, on less than a week and a half’s notice (at a time when most people who care are not even around), the Lower Manhattan Community Board 1 (LMCB) Landmark Commission (LMCBLC) held a meeting to consider the landmark status of 45-47 Park Place (the site of the proposed 911 mega-mosque). Refusing to wait until the entire board could meet, seven board members voted to deny landmark status to the Burlington Coat Factory building, removing another obstacle to Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf’s supremacist, triumphal mosque.
Yet the historical significance of the property is clear: the famous architect Daniel D. Badger designed the building. A number of his buildings have already been given landmark status. The New York Times obituary (in the November 19, 1884 issue, p. 2) for Badger (1806-1884) called him “the pioneer of this country in the use of iron for building purposes.”
More importantly, his building has special historical significance because of 911. It was part of the attack. The landing gear of one the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center towers flew out to the Burlington Coat Factory building, and fell through the roof to the basement. The fact that the committee ignores that fact is outrageous, and disrespects the victims of 911.
The LMCBLC unanimously (with one recusal) voted Wednesday to recommend to the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) that landmark status be denied. Yes, this ugly decision was unanimous. The one recusal came from a board member who admitted to being in bed with the owner (future financial gains implied). This was the same tool who during last month’s community board meeting was shilling for the mosque. Apparently, one of the owners of the property approached him and subsequently corresponded with him. He said he was recusing himself because although there was no “immediate” financial benefit to him, he thought it appropriate given potential conflicts of interest. The same member of the LMCBLC made reference to Kristallnacht, implying that opponents of the mosque are Nazis. Outrageous, I tell you.
It's either the tourist thing or murder.
How tarded are the rabtards? Heaven for tourism, or murder. Their "religion" is one bad joke!
American doesn't need is-Slime!!! Ban the queeran!!!
I would check the bank accounts of the councilmembers for some very OILY money suddenly showing up from overseas...
Thunderous-agreement bump. The New York State authorities need to be looking into this. Hey, Bloomie's a nominal Republican, or was -- what political protection could these mooks claim, for taking the money so these Moo's can slime all over New York's dead and grunt their obscene victory-grunt on our bloodstained ground?
America's war dead for generations past must be revolving in their graves at this obscenity.
Hmmmm .... along the lines of similar previous posts .... I wonder if someone in New York is taking payola to gum up the works on the rebuilding of the World Trade Center, for someone else's propaganda agenda?
Sure they aren't bending over frontwards, pal?
Actually, that's a good comparison. The Japanese would never do that, and yet their moral tradition is completely "pagan" -- Shintoism and Buddhism.
Makes an interesting contrast with the worshippers of Allah the Merciful.
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