Now this is double your fun tolerance I can back. I’m just not sure if Mr. Foxman would dig it.
Republicans certainly won’t, considering the 2012ers are against the mosque and are all homophobic. Pres. Obama remains mute on the mosque, along with the other elite Democrats.
Meanwhile, Fox News’ guy Greg Gutfeld thinks he’s got the one thing that will freak the Ground Zero mosque contingent to the core. From his blog:
I’m announcing tonight, that I am planning to build and open the first gay bar that caters not only to the west, but also Islamic gay men. To best express my sincere desire for dialogue, the bar will be situated next to the mosque Park51, in an available commercial space.
This is not a joke. I’ve already spoken to a number of investors, who have pledged their support in this bipartisan bid for understanding and tolerance.
As you know, the Muslim faith doesn’t look kindly upon homosexuality, which is why I’m building this bar. It is an effort to break down barriers and reduce deadly homophobia in the Islamic world.
The goal, however, is not simply to open a typical gay bar, but one friendly to men of Islamic faith. An entire floor, for example, will feature non-alcoholic drinks, since booze is forbidden by the faith. The bar will be open all day and night, to accommodate men who would rather keep their sexuality under wraps – but still want to dance.
As for Gov. David Paterson, I have no idea what this man is thinking in jumping into the fray and offering state land no less. Does he plan to do this for every other religious group? Greg Sargent also gets it right when he mentions the difficulty in deciding just how to measure away from Ground Zero to be far enough away.
After Mayor Bloomberg’s stunningly powerful speech supporting Cordoba House, which didn’t offer any point of equivocation, Gov. Paterson should keep his nose out of it. He’s not helping anyone but Abe Foxman and his bomb throwers.
A mosque, with a gay bar nearby, tolerance that honors everything this country is supposed to stand for, but even in the 21st century does not.
jeez…I put this in the category of “fiddling while Rome burns”.
I read the Gutfeld post earlier, and saw it as another round of using “the gays” (and Gutfeld’s supposed bar is for the guys only)as the ultimate in “bad” and/or as a joke.