Palin triggers NY mosque Twitter fray (Bloomberg aide pulled race card on Palin)

Politico ^ | Sunday July 18, 2010 | MAGGIE HABERMAN

[Bigtigermike]

Sarah Palin, who waded into a New York political fight by endorsing Ann Marie Buerkle in NY-25, is drifting into a decidedly higher-charged battle: The fray over a planned mosque near Ground Zero. "Peace-seeking Muslims, pls understand, Ground Zero mosque is UNNECESSARY provocation; it stabs hearts. Pls reject it in interest of healing," she tweeted Sunday.

The building’s planners, the American Society for Muslim Advancement and the Cordoba Initiative, have said it’s modeled on religious and community centers such as the YMCA, and that the 13-story, $100 million building would also include an arts center, gym and a swimming pool, as well as a mosque. It would be two blocks away from Ground Zero.

While a recent poll showed a majority of New Yorkers oppose the plan to build the mosque built near Ground Zero, an aide in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's City Hall hit back at Palin, first tweeting “@SarahPalinUSA mind your business."

The aide, policy hand Andrea Batista Schlesinger, followed that up with:

"@SarahPalinUSA whose hearts? Racist hearts?"

Schlesinger deleted both tweets shortly after a call was placed to city hall asking for comment on them

[Bigtigermike]

Bloomberg people strikes again!

[wastedyears]

I’ve seen the ad “Muslims For Peace” on a few buses in Brooklyn. Every time I see them, I scoff because I know it’s not true.

[alecqss]

Muslims is a race??

[bigbob]

Pithy

[Thane_Banquo]

Peace-seeking Muslims, pls understand

Yes, all TWO of you, please LISTEN UP!

[rovenstinez]

Article of Faith for Muslims, JIHAD. Article of faith for Catholics, Eucharist. Article of Faith of Baptists...water baptism, Article of Faith of Pentecostals, speaking in tongues. Article of Faith for Amish, Hose and buggy. They couldn’t be MUSLIMS if they deny JIHAD.

[ladyjane]

So if Israel attacks some buildings in Iran and kills 3,000 civilians they should build a huge synagogue near the site of the bombing to show that they are a religion of peace?

[hyperconservative]

more from article,
Bloomberg has defended the plan for the mosque, arguing that blocking it would impinge on religious freedom, and he’s denounced calls to look into the group’s funding – led by Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio in a bid to engage his rival, Democrat Andrew Cuomo – “un-American.”

[JouleZ]

Bloomberg people strikes again!
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And Bloomberg says he wants to cut down on salt in NY! He is just adding salt to a wound in this case.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Bloomberg and hus aide, this Andrea Batista Schlesinger broad, are both clueless aholes.

What the hell is wrong with NYC ?

[Charlespg]

Andrea Batista Schlesinger

STFU you Dhimmi B****

Islam is a death cult not a race and you are a traitor to civilization

[garjog]

Let them build a mosque in ANY other place than ground Zero. Come on. This is freakin unbelievable.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Let them build their mosque.

Then seize it and turn it into a museum & church in remembrance for 9/11.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

hus = his

[patriot preacher]

What the hell is wrong with NYC ?

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Since most of the people in the city oppose the mosque, it doesn’t appear the problem is with the city, or it’s population — most of it anyway. It appears to be with the government, the bureaucracy, the elite of the city... Yeah — who’da thought that, right?!?

[Bigtigermike]

And no matter whatever else Sarah does...she indeed brings light to simmering issues like this that kind of faded away after so long of being in the news.....I totally forgot about this until the media and politicians picks up on whatever Sarah speaks about.....Oh my, how a twitter brings idiots to light!!

[Pan_Yan]

Attempt #1:

Ground Zero Mosque supporters: doesn't it stab you in the heart, as it does ours throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate

Attempt #2:

Peaceful New Yorkers, pls refute the Ground Zero mosque plan if you believe catastrophic pain caused @ Twin Towers site is too raw, too real.

Attempt #3:

Peace-seeking Muslims pls understand. Ground Zero mosque is UNNECESSARY provocation; it stabs hearts. Pls reject it in interest of healing

And then the explaination:

'Refudiate,' 'misunderestimate,' 'wee-wee'd up.' English is a living language. Shakespeare liked to coin new words too. Got to celebrate it!'

Palin had a bad Twitter day.

[comps4spice]

It is the wicked heart of liberalism that has NYC in its grip.

[353FMG]

“Peace-seeking Muslims, pls understand, Ground Zero mosque is UNNECESSARY provocation...”

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Palin started by making the mistake assuming that there are peace-seeking Muslims. Peace seeking Muslims should have condemned the building of a mosque at Ground Zero and should also condemn the the weekly murder of Christians in Muslim countries.

[Tzimisce]

The building’s planners, the American Society for Muslim Advancement and the Cordoba Initiative, have said it’s modeled on religious and community centers such as the YMCA, and that the 13-story, $100 million building would also include an arts center, gym and a swimming pool, as well as a mosque. It would be two blocks away from Ground Zero.

It's not what it is, but where it is.

It's funny that they demand tolerance in an endeavor where they're insulting us.