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Polls: New Yorkers Worried About Another Attack, Oppose GZ Mosque
- Posted on September 11, 2010 at 8:46pm by
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A new Marist poll shows that a majority, 51 percent, of registered New York City voters oppose building a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero. Additionally, 54 percent believe the proposed mosque “offends the memory of the victims of the September 11th attacks and their families.”
That same poll shows that nine years later, 56 percent of those polled are still concerned about another New York City terrorist attack. That’s not surprising considering that another Marist poll shows 60 percent of New Yorkers still think about September 11th at least once a month.
“Oh my God, I think about it daily. Daily,” 75-year-old Bronx resident Jacqueline Samms told the New York Daily News. “I was standing on the courthouse steps.”
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SIRJASON
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 8:24pm51 PORK PLACE
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf will be forced to tell the Muslims about the history of Wall Street and how it got the name! Moreover, ALL Muslims believe that pork is unclean and they are forbidden to eat or touch pork!
How is the world of Islam going to react when they discover they would be praying to Allah on unclean and soiled ground by…PIGS? Would he get a fatwa for his demise or be commanded to STOP?
This is a perfectly great opportunity for Imam Rauf to take The Donald up on his offer and make a 25% profit and the Governors offer to purchase property for a Mosque in New York City with tax-payer money! A WIN-WIN-WIN for ALL concerned!
Wall Street is just blocks from Park Place and the wall, hence the name Wall Street, means pigs were roaming, eating, defecating, and dying on land where Muslims want to build another Conquest Mosque.
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf’s Ground Zero Mosque will be built on soil, ‘IF’ at all, that was owned by a Dutch Farmer where pigs and other unclean animals lived! It was also a place for slaughtering pigs and a graveyard for all of the unclean and diseased animals.
Report Post »quicker
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 7:13pmMaybe we just take several thousand gallons of pigs blood and dump on the spot
Report Post »TwoMinuteMan
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 7:22pmOr put up a Gay, pork BBQ place right next to it and a daily coupon. Come in dressed in Drag and get a free 12″ smoked pork sausage.
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 5:25pmVirtues of the human soul have little to do with recognizing clear and present danger and preserving ones life in the face of such a threat. God is good and great. But he also does not ask believers to become fodder for evil. Standing on principles of God and standing up for your self are not mutually exclusive behaviors. Listening to politicians, who if memory serves me, are the reason that radical muslims claim to hate us (our policies come from politicians), so looking to some idiot politician for clever commentary will never be the answer. We have to become ‘Americans’ again. And we aren’t interested in doing that anymore. All we want is an iPhone and what we can get for ourselves.
Report Post »Jeweltoo
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 11:36amNew Yorkers are very tolerant, but the majority do not want this to be built because this is sacred ground. Muslims understand the importance of sacred ground. So, any Muslim, who claims to be a moderate Muslim, will understand the idea that the WTT location is of sacred ground. And that is the bottom line. It is not about religion; this is a sacred burial place and should be designated as such. The governor and the legislatures of New York State should designate this as a sacred burial ground.
Report Post »Sunny
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 11:17amWhat he says is true. The more PC we become when it comes to the religion of Islam, the more we set ourselves up to be used and taken advantaged of..i.e; the GZ mosque. They are using our own constitution against us and our POTUS is helping them. We need to get real about this and face it for the real threat it is, rather than cowering to every threat they make reference their religion… and to me, those threats are terrorism, plain and simple.
Report Post »ConsiderThis
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 8:57amActually. DEUTSCHER, I seldom look to FOX and a few other right wing news outlets. You never learn anything by listening to those that agree with the way you see things. I go to the people that have a different view – hence I peruse the more left wing sites around the globe.
Report Post »Yes there are many examples of Muslims calling for peace. However, that’s all I hear – a call. Where’s the passion when it comes to speaking out against specific atrocities committed under the banner of true Islam as defined in the Quran? Can you point out one protest by Muslims against the stoning of that poor woman in Iran. I haven’t seen one and I’ve looked. The first Lady of France had more guts on that issue than all the western Muslims put together. And now there are Muslims calling for her death! Again, no protests against that. Why? They’ll come out by the thousands to protest the Florida Quran burning (and burning the book is a disgraceful thing to do) but they stay silent on issues where the violent Islamics are committing horrific crimes using that very book for justification. Two sets of standards.
A couple years ago near where I live a 16 year old girl was strangled by her father and brother (an honor killing) because she resisted wearing the hijab. Some Imans said wrong-wrong-wrong. Others said, “Well, she was bringing dishonor and shame on her family…” Neither side dealt with “What is the official stance of Islam as defined in the Quran”.
Makes you wonder, eh? This is their time to stand up and put forth an official position because it’s the confusion we have that’s driving all the fear.
30moves
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 5:12amWow – the trolls have won.
Everyone on hear is bickering.
They love chaos – perhaps all the nasty comments, even those against Obama with bad, distasteful language are trolls.
If someone posts an inflammatory comment – they sit back with glee and wait for things to explode (verbally).
They get totally deflated if no one mentions their comment.
Deflate them. Don’t respond.
Report Post »30moves
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 5:12amSorry – here not hear.
Report Post »DaytonConserve
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 2:51amIt’s nice to see Anita Dunn fully employed to come here and engage us in public discourse as dingleberries.
Let’s get to the point. Those that claim to be moderate muslims would do well by their faith to remove the offensive passages from the Koran. Leaving the passages in that call for the destruction of non-muslims, begs the question, are they truly moderate?
The rest of the world is waiting…… but not for long.
Report Post »Butterfly2012
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 2:15amI think what we are trying to say is,it’s a free country so speak your mind. Please. Just maybe choose your words more carefully. Especially when dealing with ‘trolls’. Fight his hate with honor and love. That doesn‘t mean don’t put him in his place,just do it politely. Live what you learned on 8/28. Don’t stoop to his/her level of childish name calling. We are all grown ups here(and most are intelligent,insightful,patriotic,and frankly,right.) And they,well,bless their hearts.
Report Post »Mirimichi
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 1:56amWhat you said is true.
Report Post »solvitur ambulando *** Deo
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 12:42amRomans 8:28 and Poppopschell:
You are being unfair to many of the folks that are expressing sincere frustration over many things that are happening in this country. Yes, there are trolls and yes, as you say, don’t feed the trolls….but to criticize others who are frustrated by a president bent on destroying this country… just because they speak their mind and hearts about “something obama has done” is an unfair attack (in my opinion.) Yes, I have made statements…I do not appologize for any of the statements I have made. I do not disrespect the office of the president…I distrust and disrespect the man. If I say he is arragant and that he lies… that is because for me that is the truth… the man does lie. I know …. I have read the health care bill/act … I am a nurse… I know what that bill/ act really says…on a level perhaps that is not noticeable to others. It is not about health care and it’s biggest problem is not about economics… you may judge my posts as “hateful” if you wish… they are not hateful because I say things against obama… They are honest. And mr. Joseph: if you truly consider “that Dr. Kings message has little credibility here in the majirity of the hearts of the posters, for they are filled with hate and wish to multipli it here and to show it to the whole world” you also are being unfair to those posters. Yes, there are some are maybe/are plants to disrupt …but of all of the posts I have read…and I’ve been on line since “day one” of the Blast, most of them are sincere reactions and attempts at dialog …. not hateful ramblings.
And so, since I post things that say negative things about Obama, you must also consider my posts to be hateful and not worthy of being posted on this site. With that said, I will withdraw from commenting.
Report Post »My prayers remain with everyone of sincere heart who cares for this country and IS SEEKING HONOR TO BE RESTORED. …. even the ones who post negative comments about the president and “all the kings men”.
Mirimichi
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 2:03amI don’t think they were talking about you.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 12:41amHateful as it may be, I believe much of what he said is true.
Report Post »ConsiderThis
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 12:29am1.5 billion Muslims live every part of their daily lives according to the Quran. That book states non-believers should be killed, women are mere chattels and subject to the most atrocious punishments etc. etc.
Now, I’m supposed to accept that the peace loving Muslims (which I agree are in the majority) are somehow skipping over the violent parts of book.
And yet, we read that the extremists get their converts from the peace loving crowd??
That’s the key question – they live by the book – the book advocates violence and they never attempt to address the issue.
Pardon me for being a little suspicious!
The peace loving Muslims never speak out against the atrocities committed by their brethren – Why not?
This NYC Imam just came back from what I understand was an Obama administration paid tour of the Middle East. His message on national TV, “If you make us move the mosque, Americans will suffer.”
Report Post »This guy’s grin looks a lot like the gotcha smile that’s pasted on the face of the Goldman-Sachs CEO every time he leaves a meeting with the Obama administration!
Deutscher
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 2:40amMaybe you don’t hear the calls for peace by moderate imams because FOX does not cover them. Expand your sources and you will find many such examples.
Report Post »solvitur ambulando *** Deo
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 12:11amRomans 8.28 I will stop posting.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 11:24pmnot all muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are muslims. and coming from the most shocking places HERE. we need to address that. FT HOOD ring a bell?
God help NYC, you know the world terrorists are craving their victory mosque by Ground Zero, they know obama is on their side [AND: he said so in his book --and in his audio of the book] and they smell blood in the water, so they are emboldened. FT HOOD, Underwear Bomber, Times Square bomber, etc. with obama putting a hold on prosecuting all the anti-white sentiment “*******-babies-killing” gang members, how soon before some muslim-converted ex-convict (blk) anti-American packs a vest or backpack near Ground Zero for his “peaceful religion”.
wasn’t NYC pretty cleaned up of the seedy stuff when Guliani was in there???!! how fast it fell back to depravity with the big-dollar dem Bloomie in there. naturally he is backing the GZ mosq, how much are they paying him.
yes, what huge difference it would make in general opinion if the “AMERICAN” or Americanized muslims (HERE!) TAKE A STAND FOR America, FOR the sensitivity FOR America about the grief caused by the slaughter of all our Americans on 9/11, and FOR moving the victory mosq location even just a few more city-blocks away.
and then we must’nt forget, the koran plainly states that if a muslim is asked something by a Christian or Jew, they are supposed to LIE to them. how sad.
Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 12:49amAmerica cannot find peace until the Muslim question has been solved. One thing I should like to say on this day which may be memorable for others as well as for us Americans. In the course of my life I have very often been a prophet and have usually been ridiculed for it. Today I will once more be a prophet: if the international Muslim community in and outside America should succeed in plunging the nations once more into a world war, then the result will not be the Islamization of the earth, and thus the victory of Islam, but the annihilation of the Muslims in America.
Report Post »Independent Tess
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 11:07pmYou condemn hate in others. Don’t be hateful yourself.
Report Post »TwoMinuteMan
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 10:59pmThey are still planning attacks in NYC, Time Square bomber anyone?? They will do it again and there is nothing anyone can do to appease them.
The only way to stop the attacks is to find them and get rid of them. Not every Muslim wants to attack america. It is time for American muslims to take a stand. Do they want to live in america by our laws and take part in our prosperity or do they want to undermine the country and turn it into where they escaped from?
America needs the help of every Muslim who wants to live in peace. All it takes is a phone call to the FBI or Homeland security. Remember, a carbomb doesnt care who it goes off next to. It could very well be you.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 12:44amAgree with the first part of your post.
As for the 2nd part… where are all the Muslims that don‘t want to kill ’infidels’?? Are there any? If so.. speak up!! You’re awfully quiet. Your silence is pretty stinkin deafening.
Report Post »annieoakley
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 10:50pmIgnore or report the trolls, read the bible, I think that you will find that not much has changed, and there are some truly great stories. Glenn said to read Jeremiah and I did. Trust him, the parallels to today are amazing. Please try to use spell check. Remember, the Koran was written by one man only. The bible was written by many men over 2,000 years at least. It is sort of referenced, it has footnotes, so to speak. This mohammed is the only authority, he seems to have started out as a nice guy but his early rules don’t apply. Now, it seems when he got old and grouchy, he changed his mind. And this koran is only from his lifetime. I know Muslims supposedly believe in the Old Testament but they cannot because they do not build on it as does Christianity. Plus, if you think about it, Jesus doesn’t call people to kill, hate,destroy. He also doesn’t regard half of his people as beneath the other half. He doesn’t say woman are less than men and mohammed does. No society can be successful if half of it’s talent is rejected.
Report Post »DaytonConserve
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 2:50amLet’s get to the point. Those that claim to be moderate muslims would do well by their faith to remove the offensive passages from the Koran. Leaving the passages in that call for the destruction of non-muslims, begs the question, are they truly moderate?
The rest of the world is waiting…… but not for long.
Report Post »robert5635
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 9:25pmFor someone who talks about restoring honor, you have no fear of calling someone else a troll, whether a paid blogger or not. I know I’m not the most tight-lipped guy, am 44years old, am wanted only by women younger than I am if I have money for them/older ones when they can’t have children anymore. When I see obama I see someone who is nothing but a slick talker who talks out of both sides of his mouth, and then does the complete opposite. He‘s also threatening everything I’ve pledged my allegience to with his tactics of working for acorn to destablize freddie & fannie, be a member the senate that allowed the fiscal crisis to stew, then continue to blame the previous administration two years after he has taken the reins to our destruction. Sometimes to heal the wound, it has to be opened, the bad flesh burned out, and lots of medication for the wound to heal correctly. Pardon me for this last, but romans828 sounds like who is on at 5 on fox. Wonder now if the restoring honor 8/28 has something to do with rom828?
RojBlake
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 9:20pmIt’s understandable that the people of NY still have lingering concerns, but to condemn them for voting a certain way?
I believe what I believe, & I believe that I am right, but that doesn’t demean someone who believes something else. A debate that only allows absolutes is no debate at all.
Part of being honorable is being just, if a point of view cannot be defended intelligently, reasoably…then it is most likely without merit.
Likewise, to belittle & ignore peoples legitimate pain, is also without merit.
Report Post »smartypoop
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 9:04pm60 years after Perl Harbor and Hawaiians are still worried about another attack. Once you live thru something like that, you dont forget. I think this mosque issue will become a defining moment in history, but not for the reasons the progressives want. You lay down with dogs, you get fleas.
Report Post »God bless the families of the 9-11 attacks and the city of NY. May God grant them the grace they need to get thru each day.
redneck
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 8:59pmWhy’d ya suppose Rush left? He’s always above the curve.
Report Post »M31Sailor
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 8:59pmCan’t imagine why New Yorkers would worry about being attacked again.After all they keep putting these DEMS like Chuck the Schmuck in congress and Blumeberg as mayor.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 8:55pmWe shouldnt be worried about them they should be worried about us but with this slimeball in office the feel that they can do anything and we will just be complacent. the cowtowing this president does is damaging our great country . let our voices rise up we will not condone this anymore
VOTE IN NOVEMBER
Report Post »Romans828
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 8:51pmI’m disheartened at the less-than-honorable tone of more and more of the comments at the Blaze…. some incited by a troll who is reportedly paid my MM to post here, but many just nasty reactions to something Obama has done or whatever. What happened to Restoring Honor, people? And it’s a shame said troll has succeeded in hijacking the site and shaping SO MUCH of the dialog by being one of the first to post on nearly every story. Can’t we do better than this? Is it THAT HARD to ignore him?
Report Post »poppopschell
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 9:12pmRomans: I totally agree with your concerns. IF anyone here has wever posted on AlterNet and some other progressive forums, you will find very little honest dialogue. What 80-90% of the posts are is simply name calling. IF you post there as a Constitutional Conservative, you will be villified.
If you don’t beleive me, just go there for 2-3 days and watch. Yes. qwe are for Restoring Honor. There is NO place for hateful posts. Back up your points with facts that have links. Isn’t this what Glenn Beck does?
Report Post »Joseph
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 9:19pmRomans828,
Thank you and God bless you. I guess we are the minority here. I am ashamed and hurt that Mr. Beck gave us this honor tohave a voice and to show an honarable voice to the world. sadly, Hate over came here. Dr. Kings message has little credibility here in the majirity of the hearts of the posters, for they are filled with hate and wish to multipli it here and to show it to the whole world.No Romans828, we are a soon to be an extinct breed of person here in the U.S., and the U.S., sadly may never regain honor. Let us pray to almighty God, that some miricle mat happen and to truley restore honor to this country.
Report Post »bookhound63
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 9:22pmI think The Blaze should adjust how comments are listed. Flip them and show most recent comment first, with responses to that comment still listed under each. That might help with the whole “Dingleberry” thing.
Report Post »The Bees
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 9:23pmLittle tip about trolls in general. All sites that have posts have them. Filters will sooner or later be installed so you can delete them from your screen. They are not just one person. They are representative of a group that has been hired to slow up the site and in general deflect from the discourse that most of us share in common.
Simply ignore them. When we add thousands of replies they know that it pushes back further onto subsequent pages those thoughts that you and I want share with each other.
Lastly pray for them. They have to read this website to respond. The Lord knows how to change the hearts of men (and women)!
Report Post »Joseph
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 9:35pmYes the Bees,
However the world will see the posts. You can block a user in your personal page but they still exist. Also to just cut someone out unless they threaten or constantly use foul language, where is your transparency? It’s best not to react to them, make a playful joke about them, give condolances and prayers, ect. However the Venom that exsist here is transparent to the world. this is what our enimies want. I wrote before, they are llike babies,or spoild childeren. Let the world see them for who they are, but why act like them? I think it’s too ingrained into the American heart to act like this. Perhaps only a handful of us can help to restore Honor. I remember Glenn’s story about the murderer, ” Why are you doing this? Your not a bad boy, I know your not!” We need to do the same here, maybe this is our calling?
Report Post »becklies
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 9:46pm“some incited by a troll who is reportedly paid my MM to post here”
Um, so what, people make stuff up and you just believe it? I hope you have something to back up that accusation. Have you people been so brainwashed that you see conspiricy theories everywhere? You think you can use the strawman tactics that Beck does to explain everything. Just because He has set up MM as a scapegoat and worked them into his Soros Conspiracy theories does not mean that they are the only voice of the left.
There are actual people, like me, who are scared and apalled about the divisive and hateful direction Glenn Beck and his followers are taking this country. It’s fortunate that you only represent about 10% of the US population, but without the voice of dissent that number will grow — preying on people’s fear and hate is the easy way to get them to follow you. Making them think is the hard way, and it’s the way the left has chosen.
Want some truth and real conspiracy theory? Look up the Koch brothers. They‘re the ones pulling YOUR strings and you don’t even know it.
TerriG
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 9:57pmThank you for your comment. I believe your solution is probably the best – just ignore him. They are paid just to cause disruption to this site or just doesn’t have anything better to do. Anyway, all of us should follow a higher standard of rhetoric just as Roman 8:28 states. Again, thank you!
Report Post »becklies
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 10:04pmIt’s really just amazing to see this rhetoric in action, and I’m fascinated by it. It’s like a Microcosm of what the Right wing does all the time… Somebody says “They’re probably paid to post here…“ four other people agree and then your groupthink makes it ”fact.”
Nobody pays me to post here, If you want to, I’d be glad to accept money to either post or leave…
Joseph
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 10:06pmTerriG,
I may have found another way,based on the agreement of this site.“Report Post” Lets see if it works.
Report Post »dressseller
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 10:24pmI totally agree and have asked on other posts for people to just stop talking to those whose only goal it seems is not to have an honest discourse but to slander and belittle Glenn Beck and other conservatives. ..Sure these people are entitled to their opinion and you are entitled to engage them if you want.. ..but ..Why? …Nothing is gained by engaging them. Let them hang around.. let them read the stories, let them post. ….That doesn’t mean you have to let them bait you.
I think at this point I would be just as happy with The Blaze if it were only a news source we could read but they disabled posts altogether. I mean.. I like being able to post and read comments.. but the same people spewing the same vitriol time and again gets tiresome.
Another idea The Blaze might consider is that to reply to a post you have to quote that person and then all replies go to the bottom and not directly right under the person you are quoting. …That way when this person posts first on every single news story.. we don’t have to read tons of replies and arguments right at the top of the comments.
Report Post »Echad
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 10:33pmBECKLIES: You said “There are actual people, like me, who are scared and apalled about the divisive and hateful direction Glenn Beck and his followers are taking this country.”
Report Post »Please enlighten me as to what Mr. Beck has said that is hateful or divisive. Back up your statements with facts. Or are you just like the guy from the NAACP that was on O’reilly the other night. When asked what racism have you seen at the tea party’s he said a T-shirt with something on it! In other words no fact’s just more lies.
Joseph
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 10:34pmdressseller’ thats a good thought about posting under a post, except it takes away from the concept of a quarum.If like minded individuals wish to share ideas like we are now, them one may see all of the post in the same segment/quarum. The founding fathers saw the usefulness of this and it is still done in Congress and bussiness. It’s part of the American way. Well it’s time for me to retire, may god bless you all and goodnight.
Joseph
Report Post »TerriG
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 10:36pmJoseph
That might be the best solution if this site has a moderator that can monitor this. Many a times they will come back in with a new id, but you can definitely identify the same ones just based on their language usage. I don’t mind them if they bring a logical argument to the discussion. I love hearing both sides of the story; however, it must be backed up w/ facts not opinions. It is the low level of rhetoric that I object to – name calling, objection to other opinions, and/or just plain nastiness. I also realize that these are argumental tactics to persuade people to leave this site, but I doubt that it is working. Maybe if many of us start reporting posts, something might happen because it is only a handful that is causing the problems. Hopefully, the moderator will chime in on this post – who knows? Maybe “The Bees”…. LOL!
Report Post »TerriG
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 10:49pmDressseller,
You’re so right. The comment section definitely has to be reworked realizing that this is a new site and there are so many jobs and so little workers doing so many other jobs :-) I especially like how the As A Mom site (AAM) have their discussion forum set up. You can view the last comment first or if you miss the entire discussion you can start from page 1 on. There are some lively discussions over there based on the subject matter here, but what is really nice is that people bring both sides of the issue in a civil discussion. Sometimes it gets heated, but it is very respectful. If not, the mod’s will close the discussion. Also, this comment section could be expanded to include other links, video’s, articles to the discussion. In time …:-)
Report Post »Independent Tess
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 10:51pmExcellent advice Romans828!
Report Post »Posts will be much more interesting, coherent and civil if we simply ignore the said Dinglewhatsis. Why allow him to control the message? Just skip his (hers,its) posts and we can talk about more important things!
Joseph
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 10:57pmTerriG,
yes I see the same. Yet we have an option, in red. I reported two post, and the last one I saw as extortion for money so i reported it as so. Also you have to give a email address to use this site. As a student in Network engineering, you can’t just waltz in with a new ID and different email address and exspect to get away with it, it’s not that easy. If you are using windows go to search and type CMD, select this and type ipconfig the press enter. Theres your address, this is who you really are on the internet. another game you can play is ping. type ping“with a single space” then a website, say google.com. take those 4 sets of numbers and enter them on yor address bar. So you see, the people running this site know who is who, by their numbers.
Well that’s it for me, I’m tiered and if they let me post this then some of you learned something. And for the trolls…LOL ….ahhhh…..Exposed! Good night and may God bless you all….
Report Post »123halle
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 11:16pmAmen ! that is why I don’t post that much
Report Post »pwintherhansen
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 11:40pmagree
Report Post »Large Eagle
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 12:47amTHANKS – ROMANS828
Romans 8:28 – And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. KJV
Don’t worry about the infiltrators – “From the heart the mouth speaks” – Not hard to miss them
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Bless You All – Power to Prosper
Report Post »redneckphilosopher
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 12:49amI had never left a post in my life but when I heard Gleen Beck say he started a news website I thought I would give it a try. I thought it would be great to here likeminded people discuss current events. one of the first things I noticed is the few who could control a discussion with a few well placed comments. then I read a few post that ask people to ignore this . It makes perfect sense to me if something doesn’t get fed it starves. If I ever start to respond to those comments I‘m not sure I could do it with honor so it’s best I don’t start. Thanks for your post
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 1:12amRomans828: Bravo! I agree! Must admit that I’ve been drawn into the diatribe a time or two…sorry…As hard as it can be to resist…OON’T FEED THE TROLL!
Report Post »Butterfly2012
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 1:57amI completely agree! Remember to use honor,integrity,and kindness when replying to everyone. Like Alveda King says “Answer hate with love”. You can disagree and still be respectful. Show them we walk the walk and NOT just talk the talk. If you don’t, you just prove them right.(at least in their minds)
Report Post »THIS was the message Glenn gave to us on 8/28 so honor Glenn on his site and and use the principles he asked us to restore to ourselves.
Just an aside: I am pleased to see so many well spoken,well mannered, people posting here so forgive me in advance. ;-)
Nicole from CA
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 5:25amYES…totally ignore the people who obviously are not here for honest debate but rather inflamitory dribble. All the space is wasted giving them attention. IGNORE them. Anytime you see one of these annoying posts, simply report it.
Report Post »ThatOldGuy1954
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 6:22ambecklies. Dang, I knew it was going to happen sooner or later. Conspiracy “theories”. Its not a theory, its a fact. It says so right there in the Koran. What part of “be Muslim, be a Muslim slave or be dead” do you not understand? Even if it was a theory, do you wait untill the knife slips between your ribs to find out if its true or not? You can not defend yourself if you do not see it coming. I would rather be ready, than be blindsided because my blinders were in the way.
Report Post »So, every body! Keep your head on a swivel and your eyes WIDE open. Situational awareness applies to everyone, not just to “operators”.
PostProgressiveAmerican
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 6:27amRomans, you are absolutely correct. I admit that have responded to the troll, but hopefully not in a hateful way. I, for one, will try to do better.
Thank you for the mental reset.
Report Post »t00nces2
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 8:24amI looked up the Koch brothers, becklies. Doesn’t look to me to be too evil. Definately not as evil as someone who positions themselves to profit on the currency collapse of a nation and then uses the might of their fortune to make it happen.
The article I read said this about the ****’s, “The Kochs are longtime libertarians who believe in drastically lower personal and corporate taxes, minimal social services for the needy, and much less oversight of industry—especially environmental regulation.”, so I can see why you would not like them. Lowering taxes and smaller gov’t would be an evil to you. I believe the opposite, and I think I may have found a business that truly deserves my patronage.
Thank you for pointing a business I heartily can support with my dollars.
Report Post »TerriG
Posted on September 12, 2010 at 2:28pmThe tone on this one thread change just because someone had the courage to point out the obvious. We’re not alone and many had the same feelings you had but were afraid to voice them. There will always be trolls and disrupted people in our lives, it is how we respond to them that will matter in the end – either w/ kindness or w/ nastiness.
Joseph – thanks for your tips. I know some sites definitely uses your ISP w/ email account to verify the accounts and block them if the person gets to disruptive (i.e. Ning). I’m not sure if they are up to this here (hopefully, they are). Please let us know what happens when you report someone. It will be an education to us all here. Again, I’m all for a debate only if it is civil and based on facts.
Great discussion and thank you – Romans828!
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