Man Burns Quran Pages Near Ground Zero

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The audience for Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer’s hate rally is really starting to get warmed up for the big event: Man burns Koran pages near Ground Zero.

A hate-filled protester was escorted away from the Ground Zero mosque site this morning after tearing apart a Koran and burning some of the pages — an early sign that the rancor was ramping up as numerous protests were set to begin.

The man, who refused to identify himself, walked up the corner of Murray and Church streets with a green Koran in his hands. Amid a crowd of protestors and media, he first tore a page from the holy book and tossed it into the air.

He then ripped a couple of more pages from the book and lit them on fire.

Some in the emotional, highly charged crowd milling around him shouted down the mystery man, who said little as police escorted him to safety a few blocks away.

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Henchman 25 Sat, Sep 11, 2010 11:59:37am

Repeat from downstairs:

Yea, you guys are totally promoting peace and improving international relations with this hate rally and Koran burning.

*spit* Fuckers.

Obdicut Sat, Sep 11, 2010 11:59:52am

The NYPD, who lost people on 9/11, really shouldn't have to deal with this shit.

Kragar Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:00:08pm

Well, moderate Muslims would support this, right?
///

jaunte Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:03:29pm

The man refused to identify himself.
"The message is more important than the name," was all he would say.

Translation: I don't mind someone else taking a hit for my tantrum,
but I don't want to take the responsibility.

Cato the Elder Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:03:47pm

"Escorted him to safety"?

I guess that means "prevented him from being hoisted on the shoulders of the crowd and declared a hero".

NJDhockeyfan Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:04:26pm

NYC isn't the only place we find dipshits...

Christians rip pages from Koran

A small Christian group tore a few pages from a Koran in a protest outside the White House on Saturday to denounce what they called the "charade of Islam" as they marked the anniversary of 9/11.

"Part of why we're doing that, please hear me: the charade that Islam is a peaceful religion must end," said Randall Terry, one of the six members in the group.

Another activist, Andrew Beacham, read out a few Koran passages calling for hatred towards Christians and Jews, and then ripped those pages from an English paperback edition of the Islamic holy book.

He carefully put the torn pieces into a plastic bag, in order not to litter, and said: "The only reason I will not burn it at the White House is because to burn anything on the Capitol grounds is a felony."

A few curious tourists stopped to watch the huddle outside the White House, while police took down the names of the participants but did not intervene.

ThomasLite Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:06:10pm

re: #5 Cato the Elder

"Escorted him to safety"?

I guess that means "prevented him from being hoisted on the shoulders of the crowd and declared a hero".

Doesn't it imply he did this amid some sort of counterprotest? I've seen pictures of religious freedom for all protesters of today already.

now I suspect the crowd in this particular counter-demo would not resort to violence but still, mob mentality can do strange things to people and anyway, he's got no business being in that demo.
If I'm right about the counter-demo thing, that is.

Lidane Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:09:13pm

Because really, the best way to remember the tragedy of 9/11 is by acting like a bigoted, ignorant asshole. That'll show people you feel the solemnity of the occasion.

Fuckers.

watching you tiny alien kittens are Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:10:50pm

You knew some asshole was going to do it, if not to try to get his fifteen minutes of fame then just to support the hate peddlers.

They are not shiites or even sunnis you effing morons they are Sufi's (who are considered heretics by both the Shiites and the Sunnis) you freaking morons. You might as well protest outside a Southern Baptist Church to protest the pedophilia abuses committed by Catholic priests, it would make just as much sense, (which is to say, none).

Dark_Falcon Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:10:57pm

re: #2 Obdicut

The NYPD, who lost people on 9/11, really shouldn't have to deal with this shit.

Agreed. They should get to enjoy themselves by pounding this asshole into pudding.

/kidding. I'd like to have that done. but it's not something I would want to actually be done.

webevintage Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:11:01pm

re: #6 NJDhockeyfan

NYC isn't the only place we find dipshits...

Christians rip pages from Koran

"Part of why we're doing that, please hear me: the charade that Islam is a peaceful religion must end," said Randall Terry, one of the six members in the group.

Randall Terry.
Should have known that that grifter would show up somewhere today.

spikester Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:11:02pm

"A hate-filled protester was escorted away from the Ground Zero mosque site this morning after tearing apart a Koran and burning some of the pages — "

too bad..... maybe someone would have tore him a new asshole

SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:11:14pm

re: #6 NJDhockeyfan

NYC isn't the only place we find dipshits...

Christians rip pages from Koran

Randall Terry? Operation Rescue Randall Terry?

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:12:30pm

re: #13 SanFranciscoZionist

Randall Terry? Operation Rescue Randall Terry?

Oh Randall terry

Now why would he go to the WHITE HOUSE to do this?

Thinking...thinking...

wrenchwench Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:14:51pm

re: #13 SanFranciscoZionist

Randall Terry? Operation Rescue Randall Terry?

Randall Terry Jones

/easily confused

Cato the Elder Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:15:05pm

I've been studying the French Revolution these last few days. My reading list includes straight history and also fiction. The other morning I finished "A Tale of Two Cities", which I somehow escaped reading until now.

For those who know the book, may I point out that the character of "La Vengeance" bears a striking resemblance to Pam Geller?

Wicked, stupid, and bloodthirsty.

Thank God we had our revolution first, and were granted the time to work out a constitution without going through the Reign of Terror..

RadicalModerate Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:15:40pm

CNN is doing a story on today's rally and is interviewing Mark Potok of the SPLC. He specifically said that there is a definite uptick in anti-Muslim hate crimes, and that it appears to be directly coinciding with the activities of Pam Geller's SIOA, the National Republican Trust fund-raising activities , and Newt Gingrich's comparison of Muslims to Nazis.

Charles Johnson Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:15:52pm

I love how the New York Post describes this loon as "hate filled," when they're the ones who helped fill him with hate.

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:16:57pm

re: #18 Charles

They wind them up, let them go and then after they cause some havoc they look around and go WHAT! Not us! We didn't do it!

Lidane Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:17:39pm

re: #19 WindUpBird

They were just ASKING QUESTIONS. Why do you hate freedom?

/Beck

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:19:46pm

re: #20 Lidane

They were just ASKING QUESTIONS. Why do you hate freedom?

/Beck

NYP: "WHEN WILL YOU STOP DESTROYING AMERICA?!?!?"

Guy at halal stand: "Look, guy behind you wants to order, can you move it please?"

RadicalModerate Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:21:05pm

re: #19 WindUpBird

They wind them up, let them go and then after they cause some havoc they look around and go WHAT! Not us! We didn't do it!

Of course. It is the centerpoint of the extremist organizations' "Lone Wolf" philosophy - it's been that way since the 1980s when supremacist groups tied directly to violence were shut down under the RICO acts. Afterward, they maintain an air of plausable deniability.

engineer cat Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:21:11pm

pastor jones was the unintended consequence that the republicans didn't count on when they organized this year's August Bullshit Storm. one of the results, apparently, has been to drive another wedge between different factions in the splintering republican party. free republic today:

Yup, he got the discourse going and showed us a lot of scary, but necessary to see, things. The networks, the pundits. I am most disappointed in Coulter and Palin. Rush seems to be the only one with a good perspective on what was happening. (Maybe not so much Coulter since HomoCon.) It was interesting, Pastor Jones. Very interesting.

What about Hannity? He was begging Jones not to burn because of the Muslim reaction. He was pretty pathetic.

I don’t get it. WHAT THE BLAZES DID HE SHOW? They won. The rest of the people will be kissing butt to the mussies to appease them. Is there no one left with any spine?

Charles Johnson Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:23:04pm

Not too many counter-protesters so far:

Image: 4979699781_16e374331b_b.jpg

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:24:26pm

I love the way you decided to handle the logo today, Charles.

Charles Johnson Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:26:12pm

Wait. What?

PhillyPretzel Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:26:18pm

re: #16 Cato the Elder
Please try to include Les Miserables by Victor Hugo in your reading. Here is a synopsis from Wikipedia: [Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

Lidane Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:27:19pm

re: #23 engineer dog

I love how that Freeper is raking Hannity over the coals for doing the right thing (for a change) and asking the "pastor" not to burn the Qur'an, suggesting that Hannity was being spineless.

Since when did having a spine = burning a religious text? It's like we're being expected to pander to the inbred, ignorant, mouth-breathers on this planet instead of trying to appeal to our better natures.

jaunte Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:28:00pm

re: #26 Charles

It's the Anarcho-Atheist-Optimist contingent.

Lidane Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:28:32pm

re: #26 Charles

Wait. What?

Someone's been reading too much Ayn Rand.

Kronocide Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:29:57pm

re: #29 jaunte

It's the Anarcho-Atheist-Optimist contingent.

Maybe it's time for the Big Tent rhetoric again.

Gus Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:30:03pm

Well, if you're a sucker for punishment. Here's a live feed of the anti-Park51 protest.

[Link: nos.nl...]

It's caching quite a bit on my end.

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:30:25pm

re: #29 jaunte

It's the Anarcho-Atheist-Optimist contingent.

and that is some powerful eyeshadow

Gus Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:30:32pm

There's Geller chanting USA!

Charles Johnson Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:30:43pm

The crowd about a half hour ago.

Mostly sane, most of the time. Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:30:50pm

I submit the following comment:

Thirteen years ago I was nearing the end of a pregnancy, and the doctor was trying to find out whether the baby was head-down (good) or head-up (bad) without resorting to an ultrasound.

He felt something up at the top of my belly, then he moved down and felt something at the bottom, then something up at the top again, frowning the whole time.

"Sometimes it's hard to tell their butts from their heads," he admitted.

We then both cracked up, because the thought occurred to both of us at the same time: That can be said about a lot of adults.

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:31:14pm

re: #26 Charles

Emos... I hate Emos...

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:31:58pm

re: #35 Charles

wow look at all the old

Kronocide Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:33:15pm

re: #35 Charles

The crowd about a half hour ago.

Is that people waiting to get into the Hallowed Titty Bar?

SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:33:35pm

re: #38 WindUpBird

The Amish Market's gotta be loving this.

webevintage Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:33:55pm

re: #32 Gus 802

Well, if you're a sucker for punishment. Here's a live feed of the anti-Park51 protest.

[Link: nos.nl...]

It's caching quite a bit on my end.

Is that the Wilders guy and Geller jumping up and down behind him like a crazy cheerleader?

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:33:58pm

re: #39 BigPapa

Is that people waiting to get into the Hallowed Titty Bar?

They are DONE with that Amish Market

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:34:07pm

re: #40 SanFranciscoZionist

The Amish Market's gotta be loving this.

ahahaha jinx

darthstar Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:34:15pm

Ugh...

RadicalModerate Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:34:26pm

Heh.

CNN just had footage of a anti-Park51 protestor and a supporter facing off with each other. (Paraphrased, due to lots of cross-talking)

Counter protestor: "You just said you think that we should follow the constitution-you're a believer in it"
Anti-Park51 protestor: "Yes"
Counter protestor: "You and I believe in the same document then. Go home."

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:34:42pm

is that screen on the right half of the frame, is that where the big giant heads will be speaking?

Kragar Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:34:50pm

9 years later, we have people screaming for eternal war at the site of 9/11.

Al Qaeda got their wish.

Kronocide Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:34:53pm

Maybe there's a special on churned butter.

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:35:31pm

re: #47 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

9 years later, we have people screaming for eternal war at the site of 9/11.

Al Qaeda got their wish.

and these people got theirs too

There's a lot of hate out there, and now it's been empowered, now the wind is at their backs

darthstar Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:36:53pm

re: #47 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

9 years later, we have people screaming for eternal war at the site of 9/11.

Al Qaeda got their wish.

Yep...if anyone wants to know why we haven't been attacked again, the answer's right there in lower Manhattan...we're still reacting to their last attack as if it was yesterday.

There's a difference between "never forget" and "fear forever"...I wish we had more mature and responsible leaders on both sides of the aisle who would speak out against this rather than encouraging it for political gain.

Lidane Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:42:43pm

re: #50 darthstar

There's a difference between "never forget" and "fear forever"...

YES! Thank you! I've been trying to get that across to people for years now.

It's one thing to want to honor the dead. I know how to do that. I grew up doing it, pretty much. It's another thing entirely to let your fear take over your life and let it all consume you. Nothing good comes from that at all, and these people have lost sight of it.

Honestly? I think a lot of people forget that a day like today isn't about them. It's not about their political or religious disagreements, or about a community center being built, or anything like that. It's about paying respect to the people who died today, and appreciating the fact that you're still here for one more day.

Dark_Falcon Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:43:52pm

re: #17 RadicalModerate

CNN is doing a story on today's rally and is interviewing Mark Potok of the SPLC. He specifically said that there is a definite uptick in anti-Muslim hate crimes, and that it appears to be directly coinciding with the activities of Pam Geller's SIOA, the National Republican Trust fund-raising activities , and Newt Gingrich's comparison of Muslims to Nazis.

Thanks for reminding me of the National Republican Trust:

Scott Wheeler: Utter Hate

simoom Sat, Sep 11, 2010 12:56:27pm

re: #24 Charles

Not too many counter-protesters so far:

Image: 4979699781_16e374331b_b.jpg

I think some a lot of them came out last night instead, out of respect for the anniversary:

[Link: poststar.com...]

More than 2,000 people, many waving American flags, gathered at a candlelight vigil in New York in support of religious freedom and the right to build a mosque near ground zero.
The vigil near the site of the proposed mosque and Islamic center was sponsored by New York Neighbors for American Values, a newly formed coalition of 40 civic, religious and civil rights organizations. Speakers included ministers, rabbis and an imam.

Sponsors said they held the vigil on Friday night to avoid entangling the mosque controversy and the Sept. 11 commemoration, although activists on both sides of the debate plan 9/11 rallies.

Organizers "believe that tomorrow is a day for mourning and remembrance," said Jennifer Carnig, a spokeswoman for the New York Civil Liberties Union, one of the vigil's sponsors.

Cato the Elder Sat, Sep 11, 2010 1:58:57pm

re: #27 PhillyPretzel

Please try to include Les Miserables by Victor Hugo in your reading. Here is a synopsis from Wikipedia: [Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

I've read it twice. Once in German, once in English. My French sucks.

simoom Sat, Sep 11, 2010 2:01:00pm

That link to the nypost article seems to have been redirected to some generic article on the rally.

Here's another write-up on the idiot firebug, with video of him being mobbed by the press and escorted away:
[Link: www.outsidethebeltway.com...]

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Sep 11, 2010 2:04:32pm

re: #55 simoom

That link to the nypost article seems to have been redirected to some generic article on the rally.

Here's another write-up on the idiot firebug, with video of him being mobbed by the press and escorted away:
[Link: www.outsidethebeltway.com...]

hah, color me shocked that the NY Post is trying to game their racist rally

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Sep 11, 2010 2:06:40pm

re: #51 Lidane

YES! Thank you! I've been trying to get that across to people for years now.

It's one thing to want to honor the dead. I know how to do that. I grew up doing it, pretty much. It's another thing entirely to let your fear take over your life and let it all consume you. Nothing good comes from that at all, and these people have lost sight of it.

Honestly? I think a lot of people forget that a day like today isn't about them. It's not about their political or religious disagreements, or about a community center being built, or anything like that. It's about paying respect to the people who died today, and appreciating the fact that you're still here for one more day.

They don't forget, they're making a conscious effort to use 9/11 to ruin the lives of Americans

This is very deliberate and very specific, these are people who always thought that 9/11 was their excuse to hate, they just didn't quite have the political climate to hit critical mass, now with Obama in the white house to stoke their racist cores, the floodgates are open

tappdancer Sat, Sep 11, 2010 2:16:47pm

From the beginning this has been the nonsense traditionally resulting from a Slow News Day.

I absolutely blame the media and those people gobbling up every detail for this "crisis".

cliffster Sat, Sep 11, 2010 2:31:40pm

re: #35 Charles

The crowd about a half hour ago.

There's about 1,500 people in that crowd. Or wait, is it 2 million?

Ojoe Sat, Sep 11, 2010 2:49:31pm

Actually, humanity has to get away from all organized, hierarchical religion if it it to continue on the path of freedom, I think.

Sort of, what if they built a mosque (church, etc) and nobody came?

Ojoe Sat, Sep 11, 2010 5:27:13pm

OK this is an opportunity for the Islamic world not to go off the deep end, maybe they won't.

ClaudeMonet Sat, Sep 11, 2010 10:28:44pm

re: #36 Emmmieg

I submit the following comment:

Thirteen years ago I was nearing the end of a pregnancy, and the doctor was trying to find out whether the baby was head-down (good) or head-up (bad) without resorting to an ultrasound.

He felt something up at the top of my belly, then he moved down and felt something at the bottom, then something up at the top again, frowning the whole time.

"Sometimes it's hard to tell their butts from their heads," he admitted.

We then both cracked up, because the thought occurred to both of us at the same time: That can be said about a lot of adults.

Recto-cranial inversion. Otherwise known as "got his/her/its head up his/her/its ass". Considered incurable by most people with a shred of intelligence.

Great anecdote, Emmmie.

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