Mosque at 51 Park Place, NY, NY

[spudcon]

Originally Posted by classicman

She wasn't talking to a building she was talking to moderate muslims . . . not that it really matters. (see below)

Yup and if the R's select her as their candidate then I am getting the BEST and going 100% conspiracy theorist cuz thats as good as giving the election away. (not that I'm impressed by any other candidate they have to offer)

As opposed to Obama or Biden?

[Happy Monkey]

Obviously.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by Pico and ME

Its just too silly and shows an impressive narrow mindedness to agree with Palins assessment. Shes an idiot.

Nah. The narrowmindedness is all on the anti-Palin side. Were you not a dreadful troglodyte you might have perceived that. Leftism makes you blind.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by BigV

I doubt you'll get a substantive answer. Ever.

To a rhetorical question, however good and fucking?

[Pete Zicato]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Leftism makes you blind.

And rightism makes you stupid.

No wonder politics is so messy.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

To a rhetorical question, however good and fucking?

yes.

why not? you deal in rhetoric *all* the time, now you're shy?

as i said, a substative answer to this substantive question is probably not coming soon. What did you used to call that kind of double standard? Oh yeah... moral equivalence.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Leftism makes you blind.

If I represent Leftism then you are incorrect. But then if you represent Rightism, I have nothing to worry about.

In truth, I'm a fool for even replying. But I think that is down to me as a person, regardless of social class, political ideology, genetic makeup or upbringing.

Rising to a bait that obvious must be a sign of evolution.
<flap,flap,sigh>

[Lamplighter]

NY Times 7/31/10
Bold for emphasis added by me.

An influential Jewish organization on Friday announced its opposition to a proposed Islamic center and mosque two blocks north of ground zero in Lower Manhattan, intensifying a fierce national debate about the limits of religious freedom and the meaning of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The decision by the group, the Anti-Defamation League, touched off angry reactions from a range of religious groups, which argued that the country would show its tolerance and values by welcoming the center near the site where radical Muslims killed about 2,750 people.

<snip>

Oz Sultan, the programming director for the center, said the complex was based on Jewish community centers and Y.M.C.A.’s in Manhattan.
It is to have a board composed of Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders and is intended to create a national model of moderate Islam.
“We are looking to build bridges between faiths,” Mr. Sultan said in an interview.

<snip>

City officials, particularly Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, have forcefully defended the project on the grounds of religious freedom, saying that government has no place dictating where a house of worship is located. The local community board has given overwhelming backing to the project, and the city’s landmarks commission is expected to do the same on Tuesday.

For me, this action by the ADL is short sighted, and says "Don't discriminate against us, but do discriminate against them"
It's another example of "puking on your own reputation".

[tw]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

For me, this action by the ADL is short sighted,

Let's pass a simple law. All mosques and synagogues must be adjacent buildings - or close their doors. No more problems. Best way to deal with the hate than causes this thread to exist.

[TheMercenary]

Let them build it... then we can crash a plane into it.

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Let them build it... then we can crash a plane into it.

Is that supposed to be funny... I think, NOT

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Is that supposed to be funny.

No, not at all.

[tw]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

No, not at all.

Such actions are how extremist promote more hate and gain power. He wasn't joking. Extremists wish for such events.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by tw

Such actions are how extremist promote more hate and gain power. He wasn't joking. Extremists wish for such events.

Given the statements you said about my wife I would fully support a plane crashing into your house as well.

[classicman]

Not to change the subject from the same old broken records, but does anyone really know where the money to build this is coming from? I've read and heard different things.