Bloomberg on Ground Zero mosque opponents: Eh, it’s about the election
posted at 6:30 pm on August 27, 2010 by Allahpundit
The money bit comes at 4:00. I assume he’s referring to Gingrich, Palin, and other Republican politicos here, not the 71 percent of the public that opposes the mosque. But it’s not clear, which makes this an odd blip in the usual narrative among mosque supporters. Instead of dismissing opposition to it as a deeply felt, semi-psychotic byproduct of the primitive wingnut mind, Bloomy suggests it’s a coolly calculated yet cynical political gambit aimed at picking up House seats. And even stranger than that is the fact that the guy who’s taking the most offense at his theory is Mark Halperin of Time, whom you may remember for his recent column urging the GOP not to use the mosque issue as … a coolly calculated yet cynical political gambit aimed at picking up House seats. (Jim Geraghty’s rejoinder is a must-read.) Then again, the paradox of the “calculating primitive” is nothing new: That was also basically the read on Bush, who was alternately a chimp who needed help going to the toilet and a neo-Hitler deceiving the world into apocalypse as his opponents’ narrative demanded.
The best part here comes at around 6:15 when Stewart and Bloomberg try to figure out why Americans would be more curious about the financing of a mosque than of a church or temple. Not three weeks ago, the German government finally shut down the Hamburg mosque where some of the 9/11 hijackers met; other hijackers patronized a mosque in San Diego led by future jihadi kingpin Anwar al-Aulaqi; Stephen Schwartz, himself a convert to Islam, has spoken out for years against Wahhabist influence in American mosques; and of course the FBI long ago adopted the practice of placing informants inside mosques to find out if any “extracurriculars” are going on there. That the mayor of the city in which the Towers used to stand can’t see why Americans at least want to know where the money’s coming from explains in part why the arguments from prominent GZM supporters aren’t affecting public opinion. Most people simply don’t trust American leaders to speak candidly about this issue. Read atheist (and conservative-hater) Sam Harris for more on that.
Speaking of Park51 financing, the latest idea is tax-free municipal bonds. They have a right to build on their property, so they should have the same right to avail themselves of public funds as any other religious group. But I’ve got a funny hunch this won’t help with the polling.
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This guy really needs to stop talking.
fesofee on August 27, 2010 at 6:32 PM
Terrific post. Well organized.
Take that Levi Johnston-thread haters.
SteveMG on August 27, 2010 at 6:33 PM
Bloomberg needs to stop with the pontificating on the reasons why things occur. Exhibit A: Times Square Bomber: –bloomberg said it was probably politically motivated or a TPer or something? Exhibit B: GZM opposition.
Get with the program Mikey, this is a pathetic trend.
ted c on August 27, 2010 at 6:36 PM
How tone-deaf can he be? Answer: Couldn’t sing in pitch if he had to…
eanax on August 27, 2010 at 6:36 PM
Bloomy has gone stark raving mad…
d1carter on August 27, 2010 at 6:37 PM
Are there any democrats that aren’t despicable?
truth2power on August 27, 2010 at 6:37 PM
Bloomberg is a flaming ass . . . a rich flaming ass but nevertheless a flaming ass.
rplat on August 27, 2010 at 6:37 PM
No, he’s talking about everyone, even his own ignorant New Yorkers.
All racist, Islamophobic %63 of them.
This man should go away, very soon.
He makes me angry.
Brian1972 on August 27, 2010 at 6:38 PM
I assume that Bloomberg supports Beck’s freedom rally at the Lincoln memorial???? Freedom and all….
picklesgap on August 27, 2010 at 6:38 PM
My wife’s church is building a new place by soliciting donations from parishioners, it’s all out in the open right down to exactly where and how the money is being allocated.
Curious that the mosque builders have clammed up lately and refused to divulge where their cake is coming from.
Bishop on August 27, 2010 at 6:39 PM
Bloomberg is taking Political correctness to a suicidal level. If he doesn’t clearly see why 71 % of the nation do not agree with the Ground Zero Mosque location, than he is either a fool, or completely out of touch.
I’m guess a combination of both.
portlandon on August 27, 2010 at 6:40 PM
dnlchisholm on August 27, 2010 at 6:39 PM
We’re thinking about the topic of the thread. We know
whatwho you’re thinking about.kingsjester on August 27, 2010 at 6:40 PM
I would love to hear just one of these idiots explain why so many who oppose the mosque become fine with it once its moved another 5 blocks away. They won’t touch the polling that shows that because it will melt away all the nefarious motivations they insist on attributing to us.
Kataklysmic on August 27, 2010 at 6:41 PM
Hey Allah!!
Did you hear that bloomberg stands to earn BILLIONS from Mideast companies in the next 5 years??? His financial company Is going to CLEAN UP. They are moving into the Mideast commercial market next year….
So he’s doing HIS part for “politics”
I think it’s on Breitbarts site…
picklesgap on August 27, 2010 at 6:41 PM
so, this was some good lefty chin scratching? Why would people be concerned about muslims…we just don’t understand
joeindc44 on August 27, 2010 at 6:42 PM
What do I think?
Romney waited for the polling to display a clear disapproval from the nation before taking a position.
Once again, Romney leads from the rear, where it is safe while others forge ahead and take the lead.
portlandon on August 27, 2010 at 6:43 PM
Why do these elitist Dimwits continue to underestimate the American people?
capejasmine on August 27, 2010 at 6:43 PM
Tone Deaf Tour 2010, feat. Bloomberg & Young
Christien on August 27, 2010 at 6:43 PM
Bloomberg is just another example of how liberalism is a mental disorder when he has lost perception of reality in how those who have elected him really think. How does people like Bloomberg really get elected to represent people he has nothing in common with anyway? His arrogance is reflected in the disdain he has for the common man. Unless the average American wakes up and turns swill like Bloomberg out of office, the voters will look like uneducated shills exploited because they lack the intelligence to think like those who think they are entitled to lead by birth.
volsense on August 27, 2010 at 6:43 PM
It’s the climax of elitism , telling the rubes they dont know better and then force them.
the_nile on August 27, 2010 at 6:44 PM
Umm..A. He’s a ‘Republican’…used to be a Dim…B. He’s apparently cut from the same mold as Christ. C: Wiki sez he’s the 8th richest man in America….he should STFU and go away.
BigWyo on August 27, 2010 at 6:44 PM
“I’m sorry I can’t hear you. I mean…I’m not listening to you”, said Mayor Bloomberg.
Keep ****ing that chicken.
ramrants on August 27, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Because they despise the riffraff.
the_nile on August 27, 2010 at 6:46 PM
fesofee on August 27, 2010 at 6:47 PM
Ah, it’s like putting a Chase ATM machine near Wall Street….blah…blah….commerce clause….blag…count it.
crr5+1
carbon_footprint on August 27, 2010 at 6:48 PM
Druge has a link that the center might be funded with tax free public money.
Schadenfreude on August 27, 2010 at 6:49 PM
Drudge, that should have been..
Schadenfreude on August 27, 2010 at 6:49 PM
This pompous,elitist disconnect was summed up sharply by Krauthammer:
Strong and dead on.
Baxter Greene on August 27, 2010 at 6:50 PM
Bloomberg is so much better when he’s whining about salt and trans fats.
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Cody1991 on August 27, 2010 at 6:54 PM
The solution is simple if the Muslims want a solution. They have to understand the sensitivity involved and in a spirit of understanding just move the Mosque. The fact that they won’t and stand in defiance is proof of their intention to consider this a worldwide victory symbol and triumph over America.
rjoco1 on August 27, 2010 at 6:55 PM
Stink’n MSM Communists will not allow play
in Canada,even on you-tube its copy-righted
FUBAR’d!!!!!!
canopfor on August 27, 2010 at 6:55 PM
Big Journalism:
Follow the Money: Could Mayor Bloomberg’s Media Business Interests in the Middle East Have Anything to Do with His Support of the Ground Zero Mosque?
I was amused to see the two threads juxtaposed. Opportunists one right after another.
At a fundamental level Levi is a politician–just without the education and suits.
INC on August 27, 2010 at 6:55 PM
These people come from another planet. They need to be sent back to it.
Cicero43 on August 27, 2010 at 6:56 PM
The bizarre lefties, Bloomberg included, are handing the GOP control of the house and senate by regurgitating the mosque story day after day after day.
As Andy Kaufman would say …………… “Tank yu vedy vedy much.”
fogw on August 27, 2010 at 6:56 PM
Its about the Election………….piff
Well,it is NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on August 27, 2010 at 6:56 PM
A shadow of a mayor is Bloomberg.
hillbillyjim on August 27, 2010 at 6:57 PM
Now they want public funding? To build not only a monument, but a gathering place to exert a heavy Muslim presence at Ground Zero?
darwin on August 27, 2010 at 6:58 PM
Bloombergs Dhimmi Magic Carpet Ride!
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http://barenakedislam.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/images-17.jpeg
canopfor on August 27, 2010 at 6:59 PM
Nice to know. Think Hannity, Greta, or Beck could use it?
a capella on August 27, 2010 at 6:59 PM
Krauthammer’s column today is excellent.
fesofee on August 27, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Let’s not forget the Sheikh Omar Abdul-Rahman, the “Blind Sheik,” and his Brooklyn and Jersey City mosques. He and his followers bombed the WTC in 1993. Yeah, no reason at all for concern.
Django on August 27, 2010 at 7:00 PM
ATMs produce the same types of violence that mosques do. – crr6
lorien1973 on August 27, 2010 at 7:03 PM
Bloomberg has lucrative vested interests in the Middle East involving his company. He should actually recuse himself due to a conflict of interest.
By reducing it to a political gambit he negates the opinions of 71% of the people, many of whom are not republicans or right wing (noting the most recent election cycle), and whose concerns are not unfounded.
integrity now on August 27, 2010 at 7:03 PM
I guess bloomberg will be this bho next mosque czar here in America! I wonder what the polls on this lower than slug slim has for ratings? For you here that live in NYC and around the city, I feel so sorry for you. You have this bho and bloomberg to deal with.
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letget on August 27, 2010 at 7:03 PM
They’re incredibly spineless and corrupt. They’ve also stopped thinking. This is what happened in Europe. Spineless men and women too afraid to stand up.
darwin on August 27, 2010 at 7:03 PM
I’ve long admired Bloomberg’s business accomplishments. I was proud to get my own Bloomberg terminal when I started a fund many years ago. Nowadays, I’m just amazed at what a colossal a**hole the man is.
“Times Square bomber’s an angry white guy.” “Mosque opponents are bigots and schemers.” What an a**hole.
Django on August 27, 2010 at 7:03 PM
Only NYC would tolerate such a tool.
Valiant on August 27, 2010 at 7:04 PM
He’s more than an ass-hole, he’s dangerous.
darwin on August 27, 2010 at 7:05 PM
True. That some people don’t see that is very disturbing.
Django on August 27, 2010 at 7:06 PM
Bloomberg was up in Martha’s Vineyard today for breakfast and golf with Obumbo! BFF?
rjoco1 on August 27, 2010 at 7:08 PM
A shadow of a mayor is Bloomberg.
hillbillyjim on August 27, 2010 at 6:57 PM
hillbillyjim: Yes,soon running to,and in the shadows,
he be,er sumpin like dat!:)
canopfor on August 27, 2010 at 7:10 PM
I told my brother after Obama’s mosque speech, “Obama just gave the GOP the Senate.” Of course, I don’t know if that’s entirely true yet, but you’re right, the Dem blathering on this issue is a huge boost for Republicans.
Django on August 27, 2010 at 7:11 PM
What’s the standard talking point from the left? Besides calling everyone a bigot I mean. Oh yeah …
Unless we let Muslims do whatever they want in America, the terrorists will have won!!!!!!!!!!!
Unless we let them stand victorious on Ground Zero … they will have won!
Unless we let them tell our school kids how wonderful Islam is, and how bad Christianity is … they will have won!
Unless we stop fighting terrorism … they will have won!
Unless we shit on Israel every chance we get … they will have won!
Pyschotic nutcases.
darwin on August 27, 2010 at 7:11 PM
wow. I thought Obama was the most out of touch politician in America.
ctmom on August 27, 2010 at 7:12 PM
The liberals need to make up their minds how they’re going to act, Glenn Beck can hijack the MLK civil rights message but Rauf and a ground zero Mosque can’t hijack the 911 message?
There’s not a word strong enough to describe the astronomical hypocrisy the left inflicts on this nation.
Speakup on August 27, 2010 at 7:19 PM
It could be worse. He could be president.
MadisonConservative on August 27, 2010 at 7:26 PM
That man is an illustration of the kind of genetic deficiencies you get when you fail to cull the RINO herd.
JEM on August 27, 2010 at 7:32 PM
Bloomberg is a Yahweh damned middle eastern money grubbing schlamiel!
Back in the 1800′s it was Southern culture, almost religion, to have human beings as property. Did those in the North say, “Hey it’s their culture, so we should be tolerent of it and any who are not are intolerant bigoted Southernophopes! And we must let them build monuments at places where they killed enemies of keeping human beings as property?” Of course they didn’t as they were too smart and too moral to say that. Why are so many so stupid and/or morally bereft today, like the schlamiel Bloomberg, when it comes to tolerating Islam, which keeps woman as property, just to mention one of Islam’s many hideous practices.
Abraham Lincoln weeps. Martin Luther King weeps.
Tav on August 27, 2010 at 7:33 PM
Ask me my opinion on the GZM the day after the election then.
LastRick on August 27, 2010 at 7:35 PM
I am amazed at the left’s complete ignorance of Islam.
Dhimmi or Dummie or both?
Crux Australis on August 27, 2010 at 7:35 PM
To think Joe Scarborough thinks this guy could win a 3 way race. Seriously.
lizzie beth on August 27, 2010 at 7:37 PM
That doesn’t sound shariah complient to me.
Tav on August 27, 2010 at 7:37 PM
Typical east-coast blueblood snob.
listens2glenn on August 27, 2010 at 7:39 PM
Bloomberg is clear evidence that you do not have to be intelligent to accumulate great wealth. It takes something else besides brains, or more correctly it takes something more than brains.
Skandia Recluse on August 27, 2010 at 7:59 PM
Translation: democrat
truth2power on August 27, 2010 at 7:59 PM
If you follow the money trail from the GZM far enough, and from the Bloomberg media empire far enough, they will intersect at some point.
drunyan8315 on August 27, 2010 at 8:02 PM
It’s gotten to the point where Bloomberg makes Obama look like Ronald Reagan.
Well, okay, maybe like Bush 41.
The Lone Platypus on August 27, 2010 at 8:08 PM
Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed and tolerance with them. We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant. (Sir Karl Raimund Popper, 28 July 1902 – 17 September 1994, was an Austrian and British philosopher and a professor at the London School of Economics)
Tav on August 27, 2010 at 8:09 PM
Bloomberg is oblivious to reality!
MCGIRV on August 27, 2010 at 8:13 PM
Some reporter/interviewer had better dig a little deeper re Bloomberg’s deal-making with his enterprises in the ME and how he plans to profit through the connections and cronyism that he is cultivating.
VDH had a great essay following the one he wrote on Greece (in the Headlines), which appeared in Pajamas Media, as well as NRO. He unmasks the slippery Imam Rauf, who is manipulating his message depending on his audience and its credulousness. http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/244824/islam-idiots-victor-davis-hanson
Bloomberg is an “Islam idiot” and the worst kind of dhimmi, willing to sell out to the “prophet” for his own profit. He insults his fellow NYers and American citizens who are not accepting of a Muslim con job perpetrated through taqqiya.
onlineanalyst on August 27, 2010 at 8:15 PM
The unprecedented furor over plans for a mosque complex at Ground Zero tells us there is a coalescing sense that Islam is more than a “mere” religion as non-Muslims conceive of “religion.” It is becoming clear to people, despite the gag of political correctness, that there’s a reason “Islam” means “submission.” Islam not only seeks to order the spiritual realm inhabited by a Muslim and Allah, it lays out a doctrine to control every believer’s behavior (down to the most intimate bodily functions) as well as the public life of the collective. Doctrinally, Islam is thus “doubly totalitarian” in the words of G.H. Bousquet, a leading scholar of Islamic law, in accordance with the body of law known as Shariah. Under Shariah, freedom of conscience and freedom of speech are outlawed with extreme sanction (those who leave Islam fear death to this day), while non-Muslims and women exist as legal inferiors to the Muslim man. Meanwhile, jihad — holy war to extend Islamic rule — is a sacred command. And I have the books that prove it.
In other words, this isn’t Islam because I say so, but because its sacred, authoritative, mainstream, non-hijacked, untwisted texts say so. It is the religious and political and legal ideology that inspired the al-Qaida killers on 9/11, and it is the religious and political and legal ideology that inspires the mosque complex at Ground Zero. And I didn’t come up with that, folks; I just happened to notice, and thought you should know.
(Diana West)
Tav on August 27, 2010 at 8:16 PM
Or perhaps he is an asshole!
MCGIRV on August 27, 2010 at 8:18 PM
And here is another aspect that sticks in the craw: It may be possible for the Ground Zero mosque and Cordoba sharia initiative center to receive public funding.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/245010/public-financing-gz-mosque-andy-mccarthy
onlineanalyst on August 27, 2010 at 8:22 PM
So that will mean the ACLU and that atheist guy who’s always suing to get Christmas trees removed from the public square will rabidly attack this blatant use of public funds for religious purposes, right?
Right???
MikeknaJ on August 27, 2010 at 8:23 PM
I don’t think these people know what a hit muslims are taking over this…I think this whole controversy has made people start to understand what this religion really is… can we say backfire?
When does Bloomberg leave office already?
CCRWM on August 27, 2010 at 8:25 PM
Follow the Money: Could Mayor Bloomberg’s Media Business Interests in the Middle East Have Anything to Do with His Support of the Ground Zero Mosque?
Thanks for posting; disgraceful that there is not more discussion of Bloomblob’s ulterior motives here. If the situation were reversed, it would be the whole story.
slickwillie2001 on August 27, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Dear Mr. Bloomberg,
Rich and butt-ugly-arrogant-stupid is no way to go through life. Go away.
AubieJon on August 27, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Bloomberg fancies himself an elite intellectual. In other words, he lacks common sense. Hirelings tell him when to come in out of the rain.
GarandFan on August 27, 2010 at 8:57 PM
So we have two self-congratulatory schmucks patting each other on the back for their “tolerance” and concern for the Constitution. Yet the multi-storey sharia law initiative housed in this faux peace and love center does not work at cross purposes with our Constitution?
Will Bloomberg be “sensitive” to the demands of worshippers and “scholars” at this mosque when they insist that businesses offensive to their holy site must be removed from the vicinity? Will he cede to demands that NYC allow sharia to supersede municipal and state law?
Bloomberg may delude himself that this mosque is a fabulous multi-culti effort at bridge building, but European experience in this issue shows that Muslim communities deliberately do not assimilate. They expand their sphere of influence and (out of fear of offending) politically correct leaders give in to more and more demands that do not offend Muslims.
The freedom to practice their faith as Muslims ends when it intrudes on or threatens my faith practice and freedoms.
Like a typical Dem/dhimmi, Bloomberg tells an inconsequential anecdote about his hamburger date that is interrupted by a former armed service member, and that singular tale is supposed to wipe away the insult and pain wreaked on the people of NYC who lost lives in a horrific attack done in the name of Islam. He is a pitiful fool.
onlineanalyst on August 27, 2010 at 9:04 PM
It is a little known fact that “berg” translates as “ingidiot” in regular American.
VIZ~ Bloom
bergingidiot.profitsbeard on August 27, 2010 at 9:09 PM
He can look into a plasma cutter and not blink
He can make an airplane gallop
If he rips a bologna fart in your car, you smell a perfectly cooked brisket
He sees things that nobody sees … I mean it, nobody sees the sh$% he sees
His ego is larger than life itself …. when he has a thought, the universe expands
Bloomberg, the most interesting moonbat on the planet
“stay stupid my supporters”
David in ATL on August 27, 2010 at 9:28 PM
It wouldn’t surprise me if Bloomberg has personal financial interest (as some bloggers have alleged) in the building of the WTC mosque. This guy, like George Soros (currently buying up US Govt debt instruments and getting out of the stock market ahead of a big time crash) never makes a decision without making deals and considering its financial implications.
If ANYBODY has hard data of what Middle Eastern deals Bloomberg may have made in order to sign off on this cruel decision which spits in the faces of all victims and their friends and relatives, we would all appreciate corporate and individual names. There’s bound to be terrorist connections somewhere along the line.
MaiDee on August 27, 2010 at 9:31 PM
BLOOMBERG= GUN GRABBER , he is as UNAMERICAN as anyone ( eclipsed ONLY be SOROS
ELMO Q on August 27, 2010 at 9:39 PM
The list of crap that was thrown at us today consists of:
(1) halting prosecution of the USS Cole bomber
(2) tax free financing for building the mosque
(3) backdoor move to override the 2nd ammendment
silvernana on August 27, 2010 at 9:41 PM
Don’t know what button I hit, but I didn’t finish.
I was just going to say I’m sure there are some more I overlooked, but feel a stroke coming on over reading of taxes paying for this POS mosque.
silvernana on August 27, 2010 at 9:44 PM
Bloomberg’s election to succeed Giuliani was itself one of the first big steps NYC took toward dhimmitude after 9/11. His favoring the mosque is just another step.
greggriffith on August 27, 2010 at 9:55 PM
Hmmmm.
So let me get this straight: The Boy Scouts of America can’t use public property for their events anymore because they won’t allow gays into the organization … but these guys can use public financing to build a mosque?
Another thing that just came to my attention: One of the … interesting … aspects of building a mosque right there, not a couple blocks further north, is that the call for prayer will ring out directly over Ground Zero.
Right over the graves of our honored dead.
memomachine on August 27, 2010 at 10:18 PM
Bloomberg needs to be recalled. It’s become apparent he is a danger to us and needs to replaced with someone who understands that the Islamists have declared war on us and are working to establish a global Islamic state, as commanded by the Koran. We must start fighting back.
Cara C on August 27, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Very, very interesting. I think that explains quite a bit. Another case of a “trans-nationalist” American politician screwing the American people for his own benefit.
Django on August 27, 2010 at 11:39 PM
Excuse me Mr. Bloomberg,
I’ll make this easy:
1. Americans, contrary to your belief are not stupid.
2. We know you’re as corrupt as a three dollar bill.
3. You neglect the fact that the attack an America on September 11th effected all Americans.
You prided yourself today on camera as being the Chairman for the Monument for Victims of the Assualt today. So I say WHY IS THE AREA STILL A WHOLE IN THE GROUND AFTER 9 YEARS?
See, it’s easy. Talking points, one two three, four.
seesalrun on August 27, 2010 at 11:49 PM
More contempt for the country class from the ruling elite.
disa on August 27, 2010 at 11:59 PM
People need to understand that Islam forbids what those terrorist did. No where in the Koran dose it allow killing in the name of Allah. Only Allah (God)has power over life and death. It is only allowed to kill someone in self defense of your self or loved ones when your being attacked.
The terrorists are perverting the Islamic religion.
What happen to freedom of religion as a foundation of America. IS it freedom of religion except Islam? I think it is great idea to put the mosque near the ground zero so people can learn that Islam dose not allow what these idiots did. Read the Koran and learn. Open your minds instead of following blindly what bigots vomit about Islam. Go and talk to a Sunni Muslim and learn the truth. Muslims are not anti-Christ, Moon worshipers, or pagans. They are for most part very peaceful people. The negative stuff like female genital mutilation, honor killing, and other horrible acts are not Islam and are not supported in any Islamic teaching. In fact they are forbidden. It is local customs that are at fault not the religion. In every religion you have those who do not follow the religion as they should. Islam is the same. Please everyone seek the truth your self, not just lesson to some idiot who knows nothing of Islam.
Ed Laskie on August 28, 2010 at 6:17 AM
Here’s the truth:
Beslan School Massacre
Bali nightclub bombings
9/11
1993 World Trace Center bombing
Madrid subway bombings
London Subway bombings
Moscow Theater hostages
2008 Mumbai Attacks
Glasgow Airport Attack
1994 Buenos Aires bombing
1996 Khobar Towers bombing
1997 Luxor tourist massacre
Attack on USS Cole
Kenya and Tanzania Embassy bombings
Ft. Hood massacre
Times Square bombing attempt
And the list goes on and on….
Django on August 28, 2010 at 6:27 AM
You would think that about this time that even New Yorkers with cast-iron strong stomachs would be nauseated with Bloomberg for the gutless appeasement approach he has taken on the Ground Zero mosque.
If Giuliani was still calling the shots out there, you can bet that even the very conception of the idea of building this thing would never have seen the light of day, and every New Yorker would have stood behind him for taking that stand.
pilamaye on August 28, 2010 at 9:53 AM
I think that’s giving him too much credit.
The next election cycle isn’t soon enough for this bag of bile to be physically thrown out of office.
Cylor on August 28, 2010 at 12:02 PM
BLOOMY is what the RULING CLASS is like at their cocktail parties in Georgetown…….
…..aloof, progressive, arrogant, and Darwinian.
We’re all HILLBILLIES / SERFS / and they are our LORDS AND MASTERS.
PappyD61 on August 28, 2010 at 6:03 PM
And here is another aspect that sticks in the craw: It may be possible for the Ground Zero mosque and Cordoba sharia initiative center to receive public funding.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/245010/public-financing-gz-mosque-andy-mccarthy
onlineanalyst on August 27, 2010 at 8:22 PM
THREAD WINNER!!!!
We can expect the ACLU and the LIBS to start screaming on all the PANTLOAD MEDIA “news” broadcasts? right?
Hello,
PAGING BARRY LYNN
PAGING BARRY LYNN
AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPERATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
PAGING BARRY LYNN
Baaaaaaarrrrry…….where arrrrrree youuuuuuu?
Face it the Communist Media in this country is only concerned with making sure that CHRISTIANS are the ones that get a swift public kick. THAT is why they have no problem with a MOSQUE.
PappyD61 on August 28, 2010 at 6:08 PM
All against the teachings of Islam.
Ed Laskie on August 29, 2010 at 6:04 AM
Hitler was a Christian dose that make all Christians Nazis?
Read the Koran and talk to a Sunni Muslim and your eyes will be opened. Don’t hate someone who you don’t even know except from those who hate Muslims and who distort and lie.
Ed Laskie on August 29, 2010 at 6:09 AM
No he wasn’t. He was most famously atheist and pagan. Nazi ideology rested on Nietzsche’s concept that because of the “Death of God” Man should worship his own Will. Hitler despised Christianity because it’s “blessed are the meek” ethos made men into the opposite of his ideal of the ubermensch. The only religion he halfway admired was Islam because it made young men into warriors.
shazbat on August 29, 2010 at 1:28 PM