Posted on 08/22/2010 1:35:02 PM PDT by American Number 181269513
Two protests on Sunday morning, in the normally quiet blocks north of Ground Zero, claimed to be on the side of tolerance. One camp stood in favor of the mosque and Islamic center that has been proposed for the area; the other argued against.
Around 500 of those opposed gathered in a cordoned-off area, heavily monitored by police. They sang patriotic songs and spoke of a hijacked Constitution, a renegade presidency and tolerance toward the sensitivities of New Yorkers whose relatives died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
A counterprotest, smaller but equally passionate, gathered steam two blocks away, where about 200 people chanted that tolerance should be directed toward members of different religions, and that the values of the Constitution supported their side of the argument.
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What is interesting is the multicultural nature of the mosque opponents. Across race, ethnic, class and gender lines, Americans recognize this BS for what it is, and don’t want that mosque there.
Great, i would have been there at all possible, kind of far to go from Tennessee.
your sign is on target.
please tell us more about the general feelings you got there. thanks
If the Muslims preach tolerance, then they should first rebuild the Christian church destroyed on 9/11. Then THEY will shown tolerance and regret and would be free to build with a clear conscience. I bet they won’t do it.
i noticed that also.
Are the head count figures correct or are they being reported like the September 12, 2009 DC protest?
No American in their right mind would want a mosque there!
Will someone point out where these terrorist supporters are protected in our constitution? It is NOT about religion!!!
you know if you had a family member that brutally murdered someone, would you dare build a house 2 blocks from them.
No, most people would have thoughts of compassion and empahthy.
You might ask the guy who posted this, he said he was there.
Thanks for your activism on behalf of American war dead....God Bless!
That’s my point. If they chose to rebuild something for anyone but themselves, it would show some remorse. Building a monument for yourself first is merely a monument to what you have done and that is truly evil.
Ted Olson, the anointed “conservative” by the drive-by media liars argued there is a “right to marry” in the Constitution.
Olson on Fox news, is now arguing there is a “right to build” in the Constitution.
Since Islamic law allows a man to have four wives, will Terd Olson argue they have a “right to marry” as well???
The Second Amendment is illegal in NYC.
These legal hacks like Terd Olson have given us endless, cascading rivers of lies about why an American citizen cannot own a gun in NYC, but now they want to tell me that a foreign enemy has Constitutional rights they would routinely deny a citizen of this country?
Maybe this mosque will perform polygamous gay marriages and Ted Olson is angling for a black burqa judicial appointement from Sodom Hussein Obama...
I am extremely proud of you!!!
Now you know what we were going through in the streets of Panama against Noriega.
Next will come the buckshots. Not to worry. Keep at it.
I love you.
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Fox News reported more than a thousand people protesting the mosque and about 75 conter protesting! Quite a difference from what this artical reports.
KEYWORD: Americans
Amazing considering how Ted Olson’s wife died.
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