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caaflex wrote:on that note....


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Greg Gutfield To Open A Gay Bar Next To Ground Zero Mosque To Cater To “Islamic Gay Men”

by Jon Bershad | 8:23 pm, August 9th, 2010

No, this is not a joke. In fact, it is instead one of the most brilliant pieces of provocations in recent years.Greg Gutfield from Fox News’ Red Eye announced today via his blog that he is actively speaking to investors and plans on opening a gay bar next to the controversial mosque being built near Ground Zero in New York. To make matters worse (better?) the bar will be specifically designed to cater to homosexuals of the Islamic faith. God, this is going to be an exciting block.

Here’s Gutfield’s entire post which he will expand upon during tonight’s Red Eye:
“So, the Muslim investors championing the construction of the new mosque near Ground Zero claim it’s all about strengthening the relationship between the Muslim and non-Muslim world.

As an American, I believe they have every right to build the mosque – after all, if they buy the land and they follow the law – who can stop them?

Which is, why, in the spirit of outreach, I’ve decided to do the same thing.

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.

Bottom line: I hope that the mosque owners will be as open to the bar, as I am to the new mosque. After all, the belief driving them to open up their center near Ground Zero, is no different than mine.
My place, however, will have better music.”

martinkellogs wrote:

nuperspective wrote: how about showing some balls and asking to build a gay bar AT ground zero and watch the christian right lose its shit over that.

you have my vote on this...woo woo !!! and if you want me to show my balls,pm me !

beats me wrote:Speaking of construction projects, I'm thinking of making a coffee table book full of pictures of new businesses that moved into what was so obviously once a Taco Bell. Would you buy such a book?

Cryptic UK wrote:

beats me wrote:Speaking of construction projects, I'm thinking of making a coffee table book full of pictures of new businesses that moved into what was so obviously once a Taco Bell. Would you buy such a book?

Only if you included the drunken pirate story.

H20nly wrote:^ win

there's something to be said about longevity... and something else to be said about our selective memories.

beats me wrote:

Cryptic UK wrote:

beats me wrote:Speaking of construction projects, I'm thinking of making a coffee table book full of pictures of new businesses that moved into what was so obviously once a Taco Bell. Would you buy such a book?

Only if you included the drunken pirate story.

I'd like to point out the irony in that my pirate story was widely panned as the lamest story in the drunken moments thread and yet seems to be the only story that was remembered long after the thread was dead.

WIN?

Machinesworking wrote:It's another non issue, it doesn't matter in the least. It's another media frenzy driven distraction.
Sad part is there are real issues, things like what the hell are any of these politicians doing about the economy? are they monitoring the money handed over to the banks? There are plenty of real issues, yet the media and a few pundits are milking 'possible' sympathies a guy might have for terrorists. Which is of course protected by law in the USA, you can say flatly that you think the terrorists are right in all their reasons for doing what they did, and legally no one can do anything. So for weeks now the media is feeding on public fear of muslims to sell papers and we're sitting here acting like it's a real 'issue', it's not, never was.