Donald Trump Offers To Buy “Ground Zero Mosque” Location, Investor Declines

by Jon Bershad | 6:29 pm, September 9th, 2010

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When you get to the end of this story be sure to refresh because it’s entirely possible it will change again in the time it takes you to read this, such has been the pace of today’s newscycle. To begin: Pastor Terry Jones‘ “deal” with the organizers of the Park 51 Islamic Center looking more and more like a bluff. NYC Imam Rauf says he will meet with Jones on Saturday, but has no intention of moving the mosque. Meanwhile, earlier today came the news that one of the investors had offered to sell his stake if the money was right. Subsequently, Donald Trump, rarely one to turn a publicity opportunity down, sent a letter offering to pay (plus 25% more) to end the “highly divisive situation.”

Here’s a quote from Trump’s letter taken from Crain’s New York:

“I am making this offer as a resident of New York and citizen of the United States, not because I think the location is a spectacular one (because it is not), but because it will end a very serious, inflammatory, and highly divisive situation that is destined, in my opinion, to only get worse.”

Apparently, the people at Park 51 were not won over by Trump’s gesture of good will. The Associated Press is reporting that the investor is declining the offer:

“Donald Trump’s offer to buy an investor’s stake where a mosque is planned near ground zero is falling flat. Wolodymyr Starosolsky is a lawyer for the investor in the real estate partnership that controls the site. He says Trump’s offer is ‘just a cheap attempt to get publicity and get in the limelight.’”

So there you have it. It would appear the only people not interested in ginning up publicity via the proposed Lower Manhattan mosque are the people proposing it. Watch CNN’s report on Trump’s original letter below:

Donald Trump, Ground Zero Mosque, Mosques, Park 51, Terry Jones

mcf1757

Trump is a pansy!
Big_F-ing_Deal

Hahaha…Trump is trying to make a killing.

If he was REALLY serious he would make an offer they couldn’t refuse.
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

This Imam clown has made it clear that he wants to threaten the U.S.. It is time to tell this group we are no longer asking to move the Mosque we will MAKE them move the Mosque.
Trump gave them a good deal they had better take it.
Big_F-ing_Deal

gordonbloyershow said:
It is time to tell this group we are no longer asking to move the Mosque we will MAKE them move the Mosque.

Whatever happened to “We know they have the right to build it…”?

You even said that to me!!!

I never believed it for a second though. Your side would stop “freedoms” you disagree with by any means necessary.
CosmosDan

gordonbloyershow said:
This Imam clown has made it clear that he wants to threaten the U.S.. It is time to tell this group we are no longer asking to move the Mosque we will MAKE them move the Mosque.
Trump gave them a good deal they had better take it.

Sure Gordon, maybe we can create an internment camp or some kind of generous reservation for them to live on.

He didn’t threaten the US any more than Petreus did when he warned about the book burning.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Clifford-EElisary/1434665168 Clifford E.Elisary

Donald Trump is an ELITIST PUNK, GORDONBLOYERSHOW is an even bigger PUNK!!!!
Thelonious Funk

Yeah, make them move someplace else, you might even say some place separate. But it would also be equal of course. Someplace separate, but equal.
libra blue

He says Trump’s offer is ‘just a cheap attempt to get publicity and get in the limelight.’”

And what the hell does he think was behind Imam Rauf’s decision to build his terrorist shrine 2 blocks from Ground Zero? Rauf’s goal is to become some type of hero to those kooks who murder movie makers and cartoonists because they are “offended”.
libra blue

correction: they “threatened” to kill cartoonists.
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

They have been given many chances to listen to the people. It should be clear by now that they are not sensitive to the 911 families. They have made a threat so they have lost any credibility on the issue. Therefore we do not have to give in to their threats and use the power of public opinion to stop the Mosque. They still have the right to TRY to build it but the people still have the RIGHT to try to STOP them. If they want to make friends they won’t build it there and if they want enemies they will continue to insult the American people.
There will be NO mosque built in that location. You can count on it. Anyone want to place any bets.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jonathan-A-Cohen/1421861353 Jonathan A Cohen

Over the past few months, Gordon, I have found it so interesting that so many people truely believe that all
the families touched by the 9/11 attacks on The World Trade Center are tight knit group. And all think and feel alike.
Gordon-you need to do some homework on that issue.
To save you time-they are not.
And some of those people will take issue with just about anything to get face time.
Sad, very sad but true.
the real john t

gordonbloyershow said:
This Imam clown has made it clear that he wants to threaten the U.S.. It is time to tell this group we are no longer asking to move the Mosque we will MAKE them move the Mosque.

Spoken like a true Neo Con.
Arkansas Steve

Yes, the Donald likes the spotlight. It’s not a secret.
But he also has a world class BS detector, and there’s a lot flying around.
I believe his offer was simple & genuine & made with the best of intentions.
Maybe it won’t help, but unlike the mainstream media, at least it won’t hurt.
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the real john t said:
Spoken like a true Neo Con.

Spoken like a true out of touch braindead Liberal.
More Liberty

Big_F-ing_Deal said:
I never believed it for a second though. Your side would stop “freedoms” you disagree with by any means necessary.

Does that mean that you think that that the Florida Pastor should be able to burn his books? Or do you agree that the media, politicians are doing everything to stop his freedom of expression?
sarainitaly

He won’t move the mosque out of respect to the people of NY who feel it is insensitive.
He won’t move it when 70% of the American people are against it.
He won’t move it when they are offered lots of money to sell the building.
He won’t move it and said violence will erupt from outraged Muslims around the world if it is not built.

“Be tolerant of our views, but we will not tolerate yours. Build it or there will be a violent backlash.”

Seems to me there are other motives than just promoting “tolerance and peace”. The proposed construction of this is doing anything but….
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Scanlon/100001105846753 Chris Scanlon

If the ground for the mosque was sacrad for the islam religion I could understand but to not be willing to move or sell doesn’t make a lot of sense to me?? Sell it to Trump!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u8r1EbyDJ0&feature=channel
http://www.facebook.com/people/Peter-Engel/752199074 Peter Engel

Well, it is a cheap publicity stunt! Everyone in NY knows that The Donald can’t spend a cent on real estate without “partners.”
http://none pyrope

I like Mr. Trump more every day.
http://none pyrope

Apparently, there are some who resent the fact that he is good at making money. If he were dishonest, he would be in jail so, since he is not, I must admire his acumen.