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Cynthetiq · 08-24-2010, 08:43 AM

YouTube - Anti-muslim Rally at Ground Zero

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http://gothamist.com/2010/08/23/vide...yesterdays.php Tensions almost came to a head at yesterday's heated rally over the planned mosque and community center near Ground Zero. A man wearing a white athletic skull cap was mistaken for a Muslim as he walked through the crowd, which prompted an angry confrontation, all of which was captured on video. One protester in a blue hard hat calls him a "coward" at one point, which almost incited a fight; later, someone chants "Mohammed is a pig." You can see the full video below.

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Sides Square Over Proposed Downtown Mosque Site - Gothamist

Supporters: "America! When did it become OK to be a bigot!" "Hallowed ground, that's a lie!" Opponents: "Obama, your middle-name is Hussain [sic], we understand. Bloomberg, what's your excuse." [Daily News]
Supporters: "Fascists get out!" "Stop the fear and hate." Opponents, while chanting "USA!": "No clubhouse for terrorists." [NY Post]
"Thousands of people died here. I believe in freedom of speech and freedom of religion, but just because you have the right to do something doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do."—Jersey City resident Bob Brennan [NY Post]
"It’s a disgrace to have a mosque at this sacred site."—Kali Costas, Tea Party member [NY Times]
"Land of the free. Stop sharia before it stops you." "No mosque here. Preserve the dignity of our loved ones killed on 9/11." [CNN]
"The mosque shouldn't be here! ...There is an un-Godly, unholy thing gonna go up two blocks away from this site. Absolutely not!"—Barry Bledsoe, a West Virginia resident who brought his 9-year-old son to the protest [Daily News]
"We support religious freedom but at some point in our lives, we have to have a little common sense, and a little sensitivity."—retired firefighter Daryl Patterson [WCBS 2]

really just pathetic. embarrassing and pathetic