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Pastor Jones Cancels Koran Burning, Says Imam Rauf Has Agreed To Move NYC Mosque

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Pastor Jones of the the Gainesville Florida church just went on TV and announced that he is canceling the planned Koran burning for Saturday because he says he has struck a deal with Iman Rauf in of Park51 in New York City to move the mosque. Video below.

So far there is zero confirmation that there is any truth to this….developing.

Update: The consensus thus far on Twitter, and on Chris Matthews is that this is a stunt on Jones’ part and that he is trying to tie the Koran burning to the Manhattan mosque and if he is somehow how successful in his bluff (blackmail?) than he can claim success for the mosque removal.

Update #2: Breaking News twitter is reporting that “Imam denies deal to move mosque away from ground zero, contradicting Fla. pastor.”

Update again: NYT reports the Imam Rauf has agreed to meet with Jones but beyond that details remain illusive.

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  • Fox News: We proudly pander to Teabaggers

    Let’s compromise and burn both the Bible and Koran together.

  • mcf1757

    This guy is nuts!!

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Burn, Baby, Burn!

  • mcf1757

    The Media Industrial Complex cannot be stopped!

  • murf

    Breaking : Radicals Muslims announce they will now return to only the STANDARD daily beheadings, stoning , flogging,  burning US Flags & Bibles, and bombings.

  • Thelonious Funk

    That’s all it takes? If Bill Gates doesn’t give me a million dollars, I’m going to burn a Koran!

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    I might have to burn the damn thing myself.

    Somebody has to do it.

  • AngelPeters

    mcf1757 said:
    This guy is nuts!!

    And what’s worse, he is nuts with a national platform at the moment.

  • Iris

    Like I said right wingers will SAY anything, doesn’t mean its true The Imam agreed to no such thing

  • Big Eddie

    Jones said ( the IMAN in NYC …) . Big Eddie knew Don Imus was mixed up in this .

  • MyKinKStar

    The damned media needs to Get LOST and leave this FOOL alone! I live about a half hour away from Gainesville and All The Crazy People are lingering in anticipation. IF something doesn’t happen, then something WILL because of all the cameras!

  • http://sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/ GlennBeckReview

    This is an interesting development which must have the evening news crews scrambling to get a handle on.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    It’s funny that the Righty’s who had no problem with Fox devoting months to a whack-job who shouted “Kill Cracker Babies” now thinks this guy wasn’t newsworthy.

  • ChuckfromTacoma

    My barber is going to be pleased.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    ChuckfromTacoma said:
    My barber is going to be pleased.

    Wasn’t funny the first time..

  • lonestar77

    Update 152: This nut played the MSM and the WH for the fools they are.

    Update 169: Confirmed update 152

    Update 172: NYT reports dog poops in neighbors yard. Neighbor might or might not be muslim

    Update 192: If this Pastor were a chick with big boobs, we could sensationalize it even more.

    Update 243: I wish there were more to update.

  • Ninja

    Poor Ed Schultz head is about to explode. Now that this burnign won’t happen he has to think of another topic for next weeks shows…oh well, guess it is back to riding Beck’s coat tails for him. At least he has realized he could not draw 300 people to his own rally.

  • Azarkhan

    Burn the Imam.

  • Contessa

    Just charge this idiot with being a public nuisance. Hold him overnight for a bail hearing tomorrow and make one of his conidtions of release “no destruction of any religious material of any kind” until his trial. If he goes ahead, charge him with breach of bail conditions and get a conviction. At least he will have begun his journey thru the criminal justice system.

  • newzmaker

    The terrorists win if the koran isn’t barbecued.

  • Ted-

    lonestar77 said:
    Update 152: This nut played the MSM and the WH for the fools they are.

    Update 169: Confirmed update 152

    Update 172: NYT reports dog poops in neighbors yard. Neighbor might or might not be muslim

    Update 192: If this Pastor were a chick with big boobs, we could sensationalize it even more.

    Update 243: I wish there were more to update.

    Update 244: lonestar likes Pastors with big boobs, big sensational boobs.

  • lonestar77

    GlennBeckReview said:
    This is an interesting development which must have the evening news crews scrambling to get a handle on.

    No it’s not. It’s completely effing stupid. The whole story has been completely effing stupid. There is no reason for one dude in Florida to garner this much attention. It’s insane.

    Update 435: It’s still completely fucking stupid.

  • Cecelia

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    Kill Cracker Babies

    You’re just determined to find a cloud in a silver lining.

  • Cecelia

    lonestar77 said:
    No it’s not. It’s completely effing stupid. The whole story has been completely effing stupid. There is no reason for one dude in Florida to garner this much attention. It’s insane.

    Update 435: It’s still completely fucking stupid.

    Thank you!

  • lonestar77

    Ted- said:
    Update 244: lonestar likes Pastors with big boobs, big sensational boobs.

    Actually there is a hot chick Pastor on TV late at night. I can’t remember her name but she doesn’t have big boobs. She’s is pretty hot though…for a Pastor. Rumor is she used to be in porn. This story I just wrote about is more important than this stupid ass pastor in FL who is leading the world around like a puppet on a string.

  • ChuckfromTacoma

    Point is, BFD that this whole story is/should be a non-story.
    The whole thing is stupid and should be flushed.

  • Thelonious Funk

    Doggonit! I was looking forward to a good ole fashioned book burning.

    What if we just singe one?

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    ChuckfromTacoma said:
    Point is, BFD that this whole story is/should be a non-story.
    The whole thing is stupid and should be flushed.

    Gotcha. Less radical White Christians on Fox news and more radical Blacks and Muslims.

  • PureFreedom

    one pastor from some small town got the mosque moved… Now that is the way to do it. Protesting does nothing use blackmail!

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Oh hey looky, Brett is having a poll who is to blame for the Koran story.

    1 – Terry Jones
    2 – News Media
    3 – Obama Admin.

    Can someone get back to me and tell me if Fox viewers pick the media or Obama. I’m kinda busy now.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    BUT I SURE AM GLAD FOX ISN’T COVERING THIS STORY – ONLY THE LEFT WING MEDIA ARE PUSHING IT AND TRYING TO MAKE POLITICAL POINTS FROM IT!!!LOLOL!!11!!1

  • greg454

    “Just charge this idiot with being a public nuisance. Hold him overnight for a bail hearing tomorrow and make one of his conidtions of release “no destruction of any religious material of any kind” until his trial. If he goes ahead, charge him with breach of bail conditions and get a conviction. At least he will have begun his journey thru the criminal justice system.”

    —Wow, so you want an American detained and harassed for free speech. Hey lady, what people do in their property is their business. Not only that, but under our constitution he has the right to burn his own private property. So stop kissing Muslim ass!

  • Cecelia

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    Gotcha. Less radical White Christians on Fox news and more radical Blacks and Muslims.

    This is just a story about Fox, as far BFD is concerned.

  • Cecelia

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    Oh hey looky, Brett is having a poll who is to blame for the Koran story.

    1 – Terry Jones
    2 – News Media
    3 – Obama Admin.

    Can someone get back to me and tell me if Fox viewers pick the media or Obama. I’m kinda busy now.

    Wouldn’t that be a relief to you?

    So far, you’ve had fits when anyone blamed the media.

  • alamo2

    newzmaker said:
    The terrorists win if the koran isn’t barbecued.

    Dumbest comment of the night so far. Congrats:)

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    God, Palin just posted an idiotic tweet ordering the Radical Muslims to “stand down”.
    I’m sure that will end this war.

  • alamo2

    It’s still completely fucking stupid.

    Cecelia said:
    Thank you!

    You just love those filthy words, don’t you???

  • lonestar77

    BFD:
    I know a lot of Palin fans and they don’t follow her every last tweet, or any of them for that matter. Good to see you can’t get enough of her.

  • Cecelia

    alamo2 said:
    It’s still completely fucking stupid.

    You just love those filthy words, don’t you???

    Actually, I loved the sentiment, but it’s understandable if the f-word offended you.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Palin:

    “Book burner ‘stands down’ -good! Now, the followers of book who want to kill innocents bc some people do things you don’t agree with: Stand Down”

    LMFAO…definitely not ghost written.

  • lonestar77

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    Gotcha. Less radical White Christians on Fox news and more radical Blacks and Muslims.

    Yeah, that neither makes sense nor has anything to do with the Topic at hand but thanks for playing. My turn:

    More fried chicken on the buffet line and less salisbury steak.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    lonestar77 said:
    Good to see you can’t get enough of her.

    Actually it was on the Fox All-Stars. They sure are covering this story a lot for an organization that is supposedly not covering it a lot. lol

  • murf

    BFD , you seem more obessed with FOX , Palin , & Beck , than their actual fans do , seriously dude , do you know how foolish and petty, you come across as ?

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Don’t really give a shit.

  • Cecelia

    lonestar77 said:
    Yeah, that neither makes sense nor has anything to do with the Topic at hand but thanks for playing. My turn:

    More fried chicken on the buffet line and less salisbury steak.

    Yeah, BFD is in the unenviable position of defending media coverage of Pastor Jones, while chiding FNC over any.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    THE TERRORISTS HAVE JUST READ PALIN’S TWEET AND SURRENDERED.

    Details at 11.

  • Cecelia

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    Don’t really give a shit.

    We know, BFD. You are now merely in the stance of yelling “white!” if any non-liberal happens to say “black”.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    HAHAHA…Poll results…

    Terry Jones – 7%

    Obama – 38%

    News Media – 55 %

  • greg454

    “God, Palin just posted an idiotic tweet ordering the Radical Muslims to “stand down”.
    I’m sure that will end this war.”

    —No more idiotic than Obama trying to tell a private citizen what to do.

  • Cecelia

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    HAHAHA…Poll results…

    Terry Jones – 7%

    Obama – 38%

    News Media – 55 %

    Good call for Hume’s audience. And the “news media” would include FNC.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    CAUTION! YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER THE NO-SENSE ZONE!

  • SpineCrusher

    ChuckfromTacoma said:
    Point is, BFD that this whole story is/should be a non-story.The whole thing is stupid and should be flushed.

    It’s only stupid to you because you are embarrased by this guy representing your right-wing views in public.

    This has been the dialog for months now, starting with the NAACP calling out the TPers for racist elements, which then moved to the Shirley Sherrod story and then the 15-story CC in NY (which you people still like to call a Mosque).

    This is part of that entire dialog and it needs to continue until we out every single one of you bigots.

  • Azarkhan

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    God, Palin just posted a tweet

    BFD, she just tweeted again: “BFD is a complete asshole” Sorry!

  • Cecelia

    SpineCrusher said:
    This is part of that entire dialog and it needs to continue until we out every single one of you bigots.

    Well, aside for the fact that you’ve smeared all your opponents in the way that you would not smear a Muslim, you might want to consider that in “calling out” all bigots, perhaps you called out some who will kill our troops and Christians around the world.

  • SpineCrusher

    Azarkhan said:
    BFD, she just tweeted again: “BFD is a complete asshole” Sorry!

    are you jealous because she didn’t mention you?

  • Azarkhan

    SpineCrusher said:
    It’s only stupid to you because you are embarrased

    I’m not embarrassed by Pastor Jones at all. Actually it is so-called Americans like you that embarrass and disgust me.

  • notsofast

    The Imam says he said no such thing about moving the mosque. Let’s get these two nut cases , the Imam and Jones, together and see if they can come up with a new religion that attacks itself!

  • SpineCrusher

    Cecelia said:
    Well, aside for the fact that you’ve smeared all your opponents in the way that you would not smear a Muslim, you might want to consider that in “calling out” all bigots, perhaps you called out some who will kill our troops and Christians around the world.

    holy contextual nightmares..haha!

    Yes, bigots are my opponents. If you’re a bigot then you’re my opponent, if you’re not then WTF are you so upset about.

    and perhaps the sun won’t rise tomorrow, what’s your fucking point?

  • notsofast

    SpineCrusher said:
    SpineCrusher says:
    September 9, 2010 at 7:12 pm SpineCrusher(Quote)

    You are such a racist.

  • SpineCrusher

    Azarkhan said:
    I’m not embarrassed by Pastor Jones at all. Actually it is so-called Americans like you that embarrass and disgust me.

    keep a barf bag close then, it’s about to get ugly.

  • SpineCrusher

    notsofast said:
    You are such a racist.

    fortunately for you, I’m not an erase-ist or I would have deleted your account many moons ago old man.

  • notsofast

    SpineCrusher said:
    SpineCrusher says:
    September 9, 2010 at 7:13 pm SpineCrusher(Quote)
    Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0

    LOL

    Should not you head be up barry’s ass, child?

  • SpineCrusher

    notsofast said:
    LOL Should not you head be up barry’s ass, child?

    maybe you should go back to school and get that GED….ya’ll need sum learnin ta do.

  • notsofast

    SpineCrusher said:
    maybe you should go back to school and get that GED….ya’ll need sum learnin ta do.

    You can’t spell GED.

  • Azarkhan

    Now the little bitch Imam Rauf is trying to blackmail America. From his CNN interview:

    “The concern for American citizens who live and work and travel overseas will increasingly be compromised if the radicals are strengthened. And if we do move, it will strengthen the argument of the radicals to recruit, their ability to recruit, and their increasing aggression and violence against our country.”

    So the little bitch who caused all the problems now says that if he moves, Americans will be in danger.

  • SpineCrusher

    Azarkhan said:
    Now the little bitch Imam Rauf is trying to blackmail America. From his CNN interview: “The concern for American citizens who live and work and travel overseas will increasingly be compromised if the radicals are strengthened. And if we do move, it will strengthen the argument of the radicals to recruit, their ability to recruit, and their increasing aggression and violence against our country.” So the little bitch who caused all the problems now says that if he moves, Americans will be in danger.

    oh, now HE caused all the problems? You going to blame him for your 4 divorces (we all know it was the hooch) but why not pile on?

  • SpineCrusher

    notsofast said:
    You can’t spell GED.

    HAHAHA! that was awesome!

  • Azarkhan

    The bitch Rauf lies again when he says oppostion only began in May. In fact, it began immediately.

    “I need to remind the audience that this story first broke last December in “The New York Times.” It was a front page article in “The New York Times.” And no one objected. This controversy only began in May…”

  • Azarkhan

    Now the bitch ties his mosque to US national security:

    O’BRIEN: Then why is it hard to back up and say, and now that we’ve done it, let’s undo it, let’s just say we won’t. Let’s pick another spot that’s been offered?
    RAUF: As I just mentioned, our national security now hinges on how we negotiate this, how we speak about it, and what we do.

  • Cecelia

    SpineCrusher said:
    holy contextual nightmares..haha!

    Yes, bigots are my opponents. If you’re a bigot then you’re my opponent, if you’re not then WTF are you so upset about.

    and perhaps the sun won’t rise tomorrow, what’s your fucking point?

    You’ve already attributed any dismay over the media hyping of Pastor Jones as merely being motivated by the desire to cover shared bigotry with the man.

    Putting aside the stupidity of that opinion, in your so-called quest to call out Pastor Jones’ bigotry, other more dangerous bigots have been ignited to kill.

    Don’t blame me that your argument is so moronic that even you can’t follow it.

  • SpineCrusher

    Azarkhan said:
    Now the bitch ties his mosque to US national security: O’BRIEN: Then why is it hard to back up and say, and now that we’ve done it, let’s undo it, let’s just say we won’t. Let’s pick another spot that’s been offered?RAUF: As I just mentioned, our national security now hinges on how we negotiate this, how we speak about it, and what we do.

    naw, you just can’t handle the truth.

    You’d have to admit that you’re part of the problem.

  • SpineCrusher

    Cecelia said:
    You’ve already attributed any dismay over the media hyping of Pastor Jones as merely being motivated by the desire to cover shared bigotry with the man. Putting aside the stupidity of that opinion, in your so-called quest to call out Pastor Jones’ bigotry, other more dangerous bigots have been ignited to kill. Don’t blame me that your argument is so moronic that even you can’t follow it.

    they’ve been waiting for a reason ever since Obama won the election (tea anyone?).

    Don’t shoot the messenger. I know it’s difficult for you to understand how your attitude towards Islam is part of the problem, but hopefully someday you’ll be able to look back on all of this and learn something.

    It’s not my arguement that flawed, it’s your logic.

  • Azarkhan

    Then the bitch Imam says Americans who oppose the mosque are just as bad as Islamic radicals:

    O’BRIEN: What’s the risk? When you say “national security,” what’s the risk?
    RAUF: As I mentioned, because if we move, that means the radicals have shaped the discourse. The radicals will shape the discourse on both sides.

  • lonestar77

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    Actually it was on the Fox All-Stars. They sure are covering this story a lot for an organization that is supposedly not covering it a lot. lol

    You sure do watch that station a lot for someone that supposedly hates them

  • murf

    SpineCrusher said:
    naw, you just can’t handle the truth.

    You’d have to admit that you’re part of the problem.

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  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    lonestar77 said:
    You sure do watch that station a lot for someone that supposedly hates them

    Whats yer point.

    Oh, so you comment on MSNBC and CNN without watching them?

    Got it.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

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    Looksy at the widdle bitty baby SpinelessCrusher . Isn’t he adorable ??

    I’M petty and foolish? lolol

  • Azarkhan

    First, the bitch Imam Rauf talks about separation of church and state:

    O’BRIEN: So you think it’s been politicized?
    RAUF: Absolutely. This is very dangerous and tragic for two reasons. Reason number one is that it goes against the fundamental American principle of separation of church and state.

    then-

    O’BRIEN: What’s the risk? When you say “national security,” what’s the risk?
    RAUF: As I mentioned, because if we move, that means the radicals have shaped the discourse. The radicals will shape the discourse on both sides.

    Sounds like the bitch wants it both ways.

  • TfT

    Just think….if the NYTimes, and all the lamestreamers and the cablers had respected the wishes of Gen. Casey and President Bush and not shown the pictures of Abu Graib over and over and over and over again…..perhaps some troops would still be alive today.

    But alas, the media didn’t respond to the requests of the General and the President back when the President was a republican.

    Oh well….it is what it is.

    As someone on this board said: It’s a different story when they were “Bush’s troops” as to when they are “Obama’s troops”.

    The double standard is sickening.

  • Azarkhan

    “A nation mourned.” Susan Sarandon
    It just isn’t possible to have a bigger ego then a Hollywood leftist:

    “The nation mourned,” Sarandon tells New York magazine. “I had a lot of people who came up to me and were not as upset as I was – but were definitely upset. I did feel a sense of responsibility, because I knew that people had a certain idea of how I was and who we were … But on your deathbed, it’s not really going to matter how those people felt.”

    LOL

    http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20419663,00.html

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Azarkhan said:
    “A nation mourned.” Susan Sarandon
    It just isn’t possible to have a bigger ego then a Hollywood leftist:

    Whoa!!! A Hollywood Star with a big ego. Thanks for the breaking news!
    But I don’t get it, why post in this thread?

    Does she want to build a mosque or burn a Koran?

  • Iris

    Like i said asshat khan, lonesome, nutso smart, all those right wing old farts will be leaving the planet soon (don’t blame me thats God’s set up) and all that hate the black and brown people, hate teh gay, be scared of the Islam etc will be gone with them, they are fighting a lost cause. But you would think they could find something better to do with the short amount of time they have left here

  • Patrick Henry

    SpineCrusher said:
    It’s only stupid to you because you are embarrased by this guy representing your right-wing views in public.

    Those are NOT conservative views. Educate yourself.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Azarkhan said:
    It just isn’t possible to have a bigger ego then a Hollywood leftist:

    Oh, I get it now.

    Breitbart is telling you what to think today.

    Say no more..

  • Azarkhan

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    Does she want to build a mosque or burn a Koran?

    Rumor is she and Tim burned a Koran before 9/11. Susan and Tim caused the 9/11 attack!

  • Patrick Henry

    Iris, I bet you are close to 80 years old.

  • Iris

    And I bet you will be leaving the planet much . much sooner than me and my BFF Meghan, Mazel Tov!

  • bugspot1

    pretty cool murf
    I used to make those pictures on my commodore 64

  • avoidswork

    remind me why Park 51 being built near the Twin Towers is a big deal? why is it offensive? it’s private property.

    burning a Quran, while offensive, is still freedom of speech. i just think that people would be reacting differently if a Mosque (let’s say in Michigan) decided to hold a “burn the Bible day”.

    do you freak out when a Catholic Church is near a playground? point at anyone in a frock and call them a Catholic pedophile? no, because despite the horrible behavior of the Catholic Church, it doesn’t mean that all priests are of that demented persuasion. so, i go back to just not understanding how/why Park51 is a big deal.

    while pleased that Jones will not be continuing his Burn day, he always had the right to do it. i’m also glad for Muslims that they can now celebrate Eid al-Fitr without knowing that their holy text may be destroyed.

  • redleaf

    I don’t understand arguments like “if they can burn the American flag, we can burn the Koran.”
    So basically you’re saying, “if Islamic extremists can act like soulless a-holes, then so can we!”

    You condemn the enemy for their actions (burning the bible)…and then advocate the exact same thing (burning the koran). Extremist fighters also blow up civilians with IED’s. Shall we do that, too?

  • Patrick Henry

    Iris said:
    And I bet you will be leaving the planet much . much sooner than me and my BFF Meghan, Mazel Tov!

    I’m not anywhere near 80 like you, you old bag.

  • Iris

    yeah I know you’re like 60 , like i said you will be leaving the planet much, much, much sooner than me and my BFF,
    Mazel Tov and happy new year!

  • Azarkhan

    redleaf said:
    So basically you’re saying, “if Islamic extremists can act like soulless a-holes, then so can we!”

    The Left defends Islam; leftists are soulless assholes.

  • Iris

    hey asshat kahn, you old fool everybody has a soul , including the muslims, teh gays, the jews and the brown and black people you’re so scared of
    Mazel Tov and happy new year!

  • redleaf

    Azarkhan said:
    The Left defends Islam; leftists are soulless assholes.

    Sigh. Are you 15-years old? Did you just read an article and decide you were an expert?
    Let’s go over this again: there are a billion Muslims in the world. Over a billion, actually. 99.9% of them are regular people living in India or Albania or Algeria or America. The rest are extremist religious nutcases who want death to America because they’ve brainwashed by their religious leaders into become homicidal killers because these same religious leaders cultivate power by blaming everything on America. These people are you welcome to hate. I hate them, too. And so does everyone on the left. The rest are fine. The left likes them. And so should the right. But the right paints everyone with the same brush because it’s easier that way and they don’t have to put any heavy thought into their political views.

    I sincerely hope this helps.

  • Azarkhan

    Patrick Henry said:
    Iris, I bet you are close to 80 years old

    80 is her IQ, not her age.

  • Azarkhan

    redleaf said:
    Sigh. Are you 15-years old?

    No, are you?

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    redleaf said:
    I sincerely hope this helps.

    Don’t bet on it.

  • Patrick Henry

    Iris said:
    yeah I know you’re like 60 , like i said you will be leaving the planet much, much, much sooner than me and my BFF,
    Mazel Tov and happy new year!

    Nowhere near 60 you old bag.

  • Patrick Henry

    Azarkhan said:
    Patrick Henry said:
    Iris, I bet you are close to 80 years old

    80 is her IQ, not her age.

    You’re being generous!

  • Iris

    Its Ok PH my mother is 61, its nothing to be ashamed of or defensive about, im just pointing out that you and your insane ideas don’t have that much longer on the planet , so enjoy
    Mazel Tov and happy new year!

  • Patrick Henry

    Iris, you old bag, give up your tired, worn-out ideas. Do you really have a mother?

  • Iris

    Jeeze PH you are really living up to the stereotype of old men being grunpy and bitter
    Mazel Tov and happy new year!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ruth-Gretzinger/596613915 Ruth Gretzinger

    you say more than you know when you note that details are “illusive” but I have to think you mean they are “elusive.”

    and yes, for those of you who always ask, I AM the unofficial mediaite proofreader, so there!

  • Patrick Henry

    Iris said:
    Jeeze PH you are really living up to the stereotype of old men being grunpy and bitter
    Mazel Tov and happy new year!

    Iris, you shouldn’t stereotype anyone, you might get fooled.

  • Iris

    You should know PH, like they say theres no fool like an old fool, i guess thats why you old right wingers can get scammed so easy by con men like your messiah glenn beck, so don’t forget to get your bait and switch goldline coins, enjoy
    Mazel Tov and happy new year!

  • Patrick Henry

    Iris, you are such a hateful old bag. I will enjoy chatting with you on Nov. 3, when we will have some new blood in congress, in place of that worn out liberal crap.

  • Cecelia

    SpineCrusher said:
    hey’ve been waiting for a reason ever since Obama won the election (tea anyone?).

    Don’t shoot the messenger. I know it’s difficult for you to understand how your attitude towards Islam is part of the problem, but hopefully someday you’ll be able to look back on all of this and learn something.

    It’s not my arguement that flawed, it’s your logic.

    There’s no logic in your posts. All you’ve done is to smear all your opponents as being bigots like Pastor Jones, and to obfuscate on the fact that there are worse than bigots (those who the WH states will kill troops and overseas Christians over Jones’ action) who have been aroused by this media inspired circus.

    You don’t have a message and there’s nothing anyone can learn from you.

  • Iris

    Aw PH what was it that you found hateful, the Mazel Tov or the happy new year?

  • Cecelia

    Iris said:
    You should know PH, like they say theres no fool like an old fool, i guess thats why you old right wingers can get scammed so easy by con men like your messiah glenn beck, so don’t forget to get your bait and switch goldline coins, enjoy
    Mazel Tov and happy new year!

    And don’t you forget to pay your crack dealer.

  • Iris

    Cecelia/MichelleF, enjoy
    Mazel Tov and happy new year!

  • Cecelia

    Iris said:
    Cecelia/MichelleF, enjoy
    Mazel Tov and happy new year!

    Back atya Iris/Betty White

  • Iris

    I love, love, love betty white! but i don’t see her posts here , maybe she is posting under different names like you’re fond of doing, enjoy
    Mazel Tov and happy new year!

  • Cecelia

    Iris said:
    I love, love, love betty white! but i don’t see her posts here , maybe she is posting under different names like you’re fond of doing, enjoy
    Mazel Tov and happy new year!

    No, I think “Iris” is the only one.

  • Iris

    OK Michelle, whatever you say, enjoy
    Mazel Tov and happy new year!

  • Cecelia

    You too, Betty.

  • nrgetick

    Azarkhan says:

    “Burn the Imam.”

    “The Left defends Islam; leftists are soulless assholes.”

    “I’m not embarrassed by Pastor Jones at all.”

    jeeeesssuuuus christ! what the fucks a matter with you. your one fucked up little monkey. lol

  • nrgetick

    Im glad theres people like azarkhan. Lets me know theres people way more fucked up in the head than me. thanks for the peace of mind,.,.you crazy sonova bitch.lol

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  • Latin2

    uh…Pastor Jones there is this word used in Islam called “Taqqiya”…learn it when dealing with Imams

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8I4VyLI-mI

  • Latin2

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    HAHAHA…Poll results…

    Terry Jones – 7%

    Obama – 38%

    News Media – 55 %

    I agree that the fault lies with the MSM. It was a small story and the MSM wanted to prove there was “Islamaphobia” to validate their Ground Zero Mosque side, even though a recent FBI report showed that hate crimes against Muslims is a mere 7.7 percent, meanwhile Anti-Jewish hate is around 50 Percent and even Anti-Christianity attacks are at over 8 percent higher than attacks on Muslims…SO the Liberal MSM had to “GIN UP” some anti-Islamic story, the burning of the Quran, but a tiny church, and blow it up…any deaths of innocent lives is right on the door stop of the Liberal MSM.

  • Latin2

    It has been the Leftwing MSM who took a small story about a church of 50 people and blew up the story TO PROVE that there was “Islamophobia” in the U.S. to prove their points on the Ground Zero Mosque.

    If you remember it was the LIBERALS and the LIBERAL press who pushed the Abu Grb photos AFTER THE MILITARY ASKED THEM NOT PUBLISH THEM…remember?

    Then it was the LIBERAL Time’s magazine who published the FAKE STORY of a soldier putting a Quran in the toilet, which led to murder of several people. They were doing that to embarrass Bush only to backfire and it led to the murder of several innocent Christians in the Muslim world.

    This time it was the LIBERAL MSM, wanting to prove there was anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S to help out Imam Rauf’s bid to build his VICTORY Ground Zero Mosque, and to validate their side, that the U.S. was anti-Islamic who pushed the story of the Quran burning of A TINY CHURCH, but Liberals don’t have any shame.

    So once again the Liberals, to win poliitical points, have put innocent people over seas in danger, and our soldiers, to win points…even if it means death of people. Then try to blame it on others. Who was pushing the story on in the MSM?…why it was mainly MSM and CNN and Liberal talking heads.

    Then now Liberals are defending Imam Rauf, even when he came out and said “radicals” would attack the U.S.if the Victory mosque was not build. Like the radicals weren’t already attacking us.

  • TfT

    Which major news anchor first asked Obama about the pastor? Was it ABC, George, or NBC Bowing Brian? These mediots are the ones who raised the level of attention of the pastor and his antics.

    If anyone watched MSNBC last night, specifically Rachel, you now know that the whole burning the Koran incident is the fault of …..wait for it…..NEWT.

    I watched, laughed, then turned the station.

    MSNBC=meltdown.

  • http://sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/ GlennBeckReview

    GlennBeckReview said:
    This is an interesting development which must have the evening news crews scrambling to get a handle on.

    lonestar77 says:
    No it’s not. It’s completely effing stupid. The whole story has been completely effing stupid. There is no reason for one dude in Florida to garner this much attention. It’s insane.

    Update 435: It’s still completely fucking stupid.

    Agreed; we can thank Newt Gingrich in large part for this covered Islamaphobia. He is a hypocritical wing-nut pushing for a clash between Islam and the West. Defense Secretary Gates needs to have a talk with him too.

  • Latin2

    GlennBeckReview said:
    GlennBeckReview said:

    Agreed; we can thank Newt Gingrich in large part for this covered Islamaphobia. He is a hypocritical wing-nut pushing for a clash between Islam and the West. Defense Secretary Gates needs to have a talk with him too.

    You are clearly insane and an idiot. The pastor was going burn the Quran MONTHS before the Ground Zero Mosque. I didn’t know that Newt was behind the 9/11 attacks? I thought it was because of the Radical Islamic terrorists who flow the planes into the twin towers. The original story in the Gainsville Sun NEVER mentioned the Ground Zero Mosque, just 9/11. Also it was the same church that had signs and t-shirts that Islam was evil A YEAR AGO…before the Ground Zero Mosque story appeared in the news. The pastor wrote a book that he published years ago.

    Once again the Left is lying..and they were ones who ‘ginned up’ this controversy to try to paint the 70 PERCENT OF AMERICANS who are against the Ground Zero Mosque by blowing up this story…and he was doing it because of 9/11, not because of the Mosque

  • More Liberty

    Who are the real intolerant one here? This idiot Pastor has simply just threatened to burn 3 Qurans, yet in an outrage there has already been US flags burned, bibles being burned and chants of “Death to Christians.” Even that dumb-ass neocon Pat Buchanan and the ultra liberal Donny Deutsch have suggested that the US government throw this guy in jail.

    Those truly intolerant are showing themselves. I think this is a good moment to see how much we really respect the Freedom of Speech and Freedom of expression.

  • Latin2

    avoidswork said:
    .

    do you freak out when a Catholic Church is near a playground? point at anyone in a frock and call them a Catholic pedophile? no, because despite the horrible behavior of the Catholic Church, it doesn’t mean that all priests are of that demented persuasion. so, i go back to just not understanding how/why Park51 is a big deal.

    The difference is that Catholic priests who abuse children go to prison, but in Islam it is condoned…Grown men as old as in their 70s can marry a child in many Muslim countries today, and even the prophet Muhammad married a 6 year old girl, molested her, and then “consummated” the marriage when she was 9 years old. The difference is in the West we report child molesting crimes, but in the Islamic world it is still swept under the rug.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4084951.stm

    Sexual abuse in boy madrassas in Pakistan were reported in the BBC…but nothing was done. The man who made the allegations was threatened. So when you want to use your Liberal meme about “the Catholic church and priests” you better look at Islam, because they have the same…but they CONDONE IT and so did their prophet.

  • Latin2

    More Liberty said:
    Who are the real intolerant one here? This idiot Pastor has simply just threatened to burn 3 Qurans, yet in an outrage there has already been US flags burned, bibles being burned and chants of “Death to Christians.” Even that dumb-ass neocon Pat Buchanan and the ultra liberal Donny Deutsch have suggested that the US government throw this guy in jail.

    Those truly intolerant are showing themselves. I think this is a good moment to see how much we really respect the Freedom of Speech and Freedom of expression.

    Four Arab Christians were killed already in Iraq, and churches THREATENED by bombings in Pakistan, India and Indonesia…because the Left wanted to ‘spin’ a story of a tiny church in Florida to assist the builders of the Ground Zero Mosque to find “islamophobia” in the U.S. and they are the ones who have blood on THEIR HANDS…and it also proves that many Muslims are violent and the moderates will not condemn them for the killings of Christians in Muslims countries or the threats of bombings against them.

    Also why aren’t Liberal condemning Muslim countries for not protecting Christians and Hindus in Muslim countries? It appears THEY are showing how intolerant their religion really is. 99.9 percent of Christians in the West have condemned Pastor Jones…where are the Muslims condemning the killings and threats of Christians in Muslim countries because of all of this….huh Liberals?

  • Cecelia

    Actually, in 2008, a pastor in Topeka, Kansas, set fire to a Koran as a form of protest, and the guy was ignored.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/us/10media.html

    Pastor Jones benefited by a slow news cycle, and significantly benefited by fitting into a media narrative of rampant U.S. islamophobia.

  • Latin2

    In the last couple of weeks…

    1. four Christian Arabs were killed in Iraq because the Liberal MSM want to scoure political points.

    2. Hindu families had to flee in Western India after Muslims attacked them in groups for no reason.

    3. Buddhist teachers were killed in Southern Thailand.

    4. A care bomb blew up in a Russian street market killing 22 person and wounding over 100.

    5. Shia’as were attacked in Pakistan.

    6. Pakistan intentionally flooded Christian and Hindu homes to divert water away from Muslim areas.

    7. Pakistan forced Hindus to eat beef relief food and did not give the food to Christians.

    8. The Taliban tried to gas a girls school in Aghanistan.

    9. A couple of Jews were shot and killed by Islamic terrorist including a pregnant woman.

    10. Shia mosque was bombed in Pakistan.

    11. A woman in Iran was given 99 lashes because a UK paper printed a photo…that even when they found out it wasn’t her…still beat her.

    12. A woman is going to be hanged in Iran.

    NOT ONE PEEP, NOT ONE…FROM THE MUSLIM WORLD…and this was just in a couple of weeks…there are more.

    So where are you Liberals when this is going on in the Islamic world?

  • More Liberty

    Where is the outrage from the US media when flags are burned?

    Why aren’t the MSM asking about Islam’s lack of tolerance to free expression?

    While this act incites violence, it is the individual with free will that decides to commit violence. If I burned a US flag, the media wouldn’t be asking me “are you prepared to incite violence.” They would be applauding my free expression.

  • writer

    Give the media a conundrum. Set fire to an American flag, then toss a Koran onto it.

  • More Liberty

    writer said:
    Give the media a conundrum. Set fire to an American flag, then toss a Koran onto it.

    An actual good idea would be to set the US flag on fire, a bible, a Torah, a budda statue and the Quran. Once you do that, sit back and see who the tolerant ones are, and the intolerant ones. You will sure as hell find out who believes in Free Speech, and who the hell doesn’t.

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  • http://sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/ GlennBeckReview

    Latin2 says: “So where are you Liberals when this is going on in the Islamic world?”

    Standing with all Americans condemning such ancient brutality. Some of you conservatives come off as if you’re so lofty with your ideals, but virtually no one (left or right) supports the brutal characteristics of regressive regimes, secular or theocratic.

  • backlink

    I agree that the fault lies with the MSM. It was a small story and the MSM wanted to prove there was “Islamaphobia” to validate their Ground Zero Mosque side, even though a recent FBI report showed that hate crimes against Muslims is a mere 7.7 percent, meanwhile Anti-Jewish hate is around 50 Percent and even Anti-Christianity attacks are at over 8 percent higher than attacks on Muslims…SO the Liberal MSM had to “GIN UP” some anti-Islamic story, the burning of the Quran, but a tiny church, and blow it up…any deaths of innocent lives is right on the door stop of the Liberal MSM.hair loss

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