Ron Hart's thoughts from his recent column (link):
"Clearly, they have a "right? to build it. But surely they cannot be so tone-deaf that they don't realize building a monument two blocks from where genocide in the name of Islam was committed against innocent Americans will deal a major setback to their purported cause of "interreligious understanding and tolerance...."
I say we build a Jimmy Dean?s Sausage store on one side of the site and a strip club on the other (with a sign on the door: "Only Arab Chicks Need Apply"). Better yet, maybe Nick Vergos could open another Rendezvous restaurant down the street and serve his famous ribs. The smell of pork being smoked would waft into the air for blocks.
We could also fund a movie theater that only shows Kevin Bacon movies across the street, and a sports bar that only shows Mia Hamm reruns. You get the idea...."
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The short is that it isn't up to the government to decide whether or not a mosque is built according to the constitution. It is up to the people. Last time I checked, Amendment 1 also covers the freedom of speech, and it is people's right to protest. So what? Protest is the American right and we all need to use it more frequently. If you don't like something, speak up. I could care less whether or not a mosque is built in NYC. It doesn't affect me in any way, just like someone building a high rise in South Walton shouldn't affect people living in Oregon. It's non of their business. Keep it local and in perspective.
"Clearly, they have a "right? to build it. But surely they cannot be so tone-deaf that they don't realize building a monument two blocks from where genocide in the name of Islam was committed against innocent Americans will deal a major setback to their purported cause of "interreligious understanding and tolerance...."
I say we build a Jimmy Dean?s Sausage store on one side of the site and a strip club on the other (with a sign on the door: "Only Arab Chicks Need Apply"). Better yet, maybe Nick Vergos could open another Rendezvous restaurant down the street and serve his famous ribs. The smell of pork being smoked would waft into the air for blocks.
We could also fund a movie theater that only shows Kevin Bacon movies across the street, and a sports bar that only shows Mia Hamm reruns. You get the idea...."
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The short is that it isn't up to the government to decide whether or not a mosque is built according to the constitution. It is up to the people. Last time I checked, Amendment 1 also covers the freedom of speech, and it is people's right to protest. So what? Protest is the American right and we all need to use it more frequently. If you don't like something, speak up. I could care less whether or not a mosque is built in NYC. It doesn't affect me in any way, just like someone building a high rise in South Walton shouldn't affect people living in Oregon. It's non of their business. Keep it local and in perspective.
