Posted on 06/02/2016 7:24:02 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Back in 2010, a group of Muslim investors wanted to build a mosque near Ground Zero in lower Manhattan. This sparked outrage with millions of Americans who found it to be a slap in the face to allow a mosque to be built near such hollowed ground.
The man behind it all was Hashim Elzanaty who along with eight other investors purchased the location and set the plans in place. But a famous billionaire New Yorker stepped in to stop the development. He did this by offering Elzanty $6 million to purchase the property from him — a dollar amount that exceeded fair market value at the time.
The billionaire even went a step further to buy more land further away from the Ground Zero site so Elzanaty could still have his mosque. That billionaire was Donald Trump.
President Obama had announced his support for the mosque. So did the Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg who claimed , “if we don’t build it, the terrorists will win!”
The deal with Trump never went through, but pressure from Trump, the community, and 9/11 support groups forced the investors to built elsewhere.
(Excerpt) Read more at stumpinfortrump.com ...
Did not know that,,
It was Nanny Bloomberg who then blasted mosque critics with,
“Back off, America! This is a New York City affair!”
Sorry, Mr. Mayor, you’re not Dear Leader.
Good for Trump...he is going to be the best President ever!!!!
He's really quite a Patriot. Goes with the theme..."America First"".
A Trap,,
Trump seems to thrive on those !
I lost a fortune on that deal. I planned a BBQ place and strip joint right across the street from the Mosque and both deals fell though when the Mosque deal collapsed.
“if we don’t build it, the terrorists will win!”
I will never understand why so many people believe in the fatalistic Neville Chamberlin Approach to life.
Look, we all know that Trump is just a democrat right? obviously, all of those right wing things he has done in his past are simply a clever ruse to hide the fact that he’s a democrat! /s
Romney never did a single thing like this his entire life, in fact his entire political career was essentially democrat. He appointed roughly 45 democrat judges in his term as governor, created socialized medicine for his state which was used as a blueprint for the utter disgrace known as obamacare, and he championed the advancement of every homosexual nazi cause.
YET PEOPLE HERE ON FR HELD THEIR NOSE, INCLUDING ME, AND VOTED FOR ROMNEY. SOME OF THESE SAME PEOPLE SIT ON THE FENCE TODAY AND ARE NOT PLANNING TO VOTE FOR TRUMP.
I want to ask, WTF is wrong with you people?? Romney was acceptable but with Trump you want to stay home and let hillary win? Wake up you idiots!! He’s one of the good guys! He will piss us all off sometimes, but move the ball in the right direction. He truly is a patriot, not perfect, but a patriot. And way better than anyone else.
Also, my comment was not directed toward BFAC, she’s awesome. Simply wanted to vent.
Good rant, and you’re absolutely right!
They’re just going to call it a museum instead:
Sharia-Compliant Financing Secured for Lux Condos, Islamic Museum Near Ground Zero
Truth Revolt ^ | May 20 2016 | Tiffany Gabbay
“WTF is wrong with you people?” Trump is not a true conservative! /s
In what the AP described as an “impassioned speech” at an event on Aug. 24, 2010, marking the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Bloomberg said not allowing the proposal for a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero would be “compromising our commitment to fighting terror with freedom.”
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/aug/26/michael-bloomberg/mayor-michael-bloomberg-argues-against-no-mosque-z/
What can one say?
I HATE when that happens. Sorry dude.
:)
One can say that war is coming, which we “infidels” didn’t ask for, but that we might be well armed enough for to resist.
Nanny Bloomers thinks only he should have armed security. Wrong!
unfortunately, it is coming around again, and this time they have re-branded it as a “museum” included in a luxury condo development.... of course, nothing will stop them from expanding and modifying the “museum” at any time once the project gets going.... the scumbags will have their jihad celebration at the 9/11 location after all:
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