Bloomberg: 'Sad Day For America' If Ground Zero Mosque Plan Is Killed

[still_one]

NEW YORK — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says it would be "a sad day for America" if opponents successfully kill plans for a mosque proposed near the World Trade Center site.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/16/bloomberg-sad-day-for-ame_n_683692.html

[NC_Nurse]

1. Intotally agree. It's demoralizing to seem our country fall to it's most ignorant

Constituents bigotry. For shame.

[still_one]

3. Most ignorant fed by a media which perpetuates that ignorance /nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. It was a rollercoaster ride but I think I parsed it out...

:woohoo:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

2. If this has any truth to it......

http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/muslim-leaders-to-abandon-plans-for-ground-zero-community-center-1.308426

[still_one]

4. I would say it would be more accurate than not. Haaretz reporting is usually correct /nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

7. I agree. I was referring more to the sources than the paper itself for which I have a lot of respect

[pinboy3niner]

19. Developer says report not true; project on track at same site:

Haaretz Reporting Mosque Developers Will Announce Move Away From Ground Zero - UPDATED »
By Celeste Katz

UPDATE from our Sam Goldsmith, who's been following this issue and just got off the phone with Sharif El-Gamal, the developer of the project:

"That's complete misinformation. That's crazy," El-Gamal said.

"That's totally totally wrong. This is more misinformation in this web of misinformation."

"We've never even talked about this as an idea. Everything is on track and moving forward at the same location."

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/08/developing-haaretz-reporting-m.html#ixzz0wnpmE3RJ

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

20. Good. Thanks. nt

[Douglas Carpenter]

5. true so true, a sad and shameful day for America and a victory for bin Laden and all the bigots

around the world who want to sow discord and ill will

[unblock]

8. the kkk was also very successful in convincing the "wrong" kind of people to move away

a sad day indeed.

one does wonder where it would have all gone -- had they gone ahead with it, would the building and its visitors been subject to attacks from the haters?

[niceypoo]

9. Republican talking points are more important than the constitution

Dont believe me? Ask Harry Reid...

[JI7]

10. it means we let the terrorists win just like we let them win when we attacked Iraq

[JI7]

11. it means we let the terrorists win just like we let them win when we attacked Iraq

[seabeyond]

15. just like we have given up all rights at airports, nsa and at&t wiretapping

police authoritarian rule and over all ugliness

[RaleighNCDUer]

12. How can it be killed?

Short of a court injunction, which would DEFINITELY insert government into religious business, who has authority to kill it? It is already approved, it fits the government guidelines for construction, and killing it now would not pass constitutional muster.

What's that called when a law is passed to deleteriously affect a single particular subject? Not only would they have to do that (unconstitutional) but they'd have to make it retro-active to deny the building permit (unconstitutional).

Since it was legal to build it there at the time the permit was approved, it CANNOT be killed, no matter what law is passed.

[still_one]

17. Why counldn't they use eminent domain? /nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. I agree OBL will get a GREAT VICTORY

and these assess don't even get why.

[seabeyond]

14. i dont know how many +'s to give this. i will be so mad. indicative of the woes of our society

if this is killed. another opportunity for us to take the high road. and since 911 we have continued to chose the lower vibration.

[Blue_In_AK]

16. I agree much more with Michael Bloomberg

than Harry Reid.

[Douglas Carpenter]

18. one kick for something very, very important