VIDEO: Runaway (Cuomo on the Run from Rangel Fundraiser!)

Courtesy of the Rick Lazio for New York Governor Campaign:

Andrew Cuomo escaping Charlie Rangel's birthday bash through a subway passage.



Last night, Andrew Cuomo toasted Charlie Rangel, a dear friend and colleague in New York's Special Interest Government at the opulent Plaza Hotel.

After extolling the virtues of Rangel, Cuomo returned to the underground subway passage he snuck into the Plaza through in order to escape the media scrutiny others faced when going into the event at the front door.

Fortunately for the people of New York, it was noticed.

Source: http://lazio.com/releases_view.cfm?article_level1_category_id=7&article_level1_id=1206&pageno=1&year=2010

Republicans are exhibiting signs of life in New York State which is great! This is one of the best video's we have seen against a Democrat running for Governor. Attorney General Cuomo tried to run away from the media after praising Rangel in front of Democrats. Did he actually think he could pull this off? Between this and his support for the Ground Zero mosque, we are beginning to question who with common sense would support him.

Opposition to the Mosque near Ground Zero is not Going Away but Getting Stronger

What is the difference between Muslim and Islam? A Muslim is someone who follows the religion Islam and who has submitted to Allah. One submits to Allah by confession of the Shahada or the 5 pillars of faith. Besides the five major beliefs or doctrines in Islam, there are these are observances in Islam which are foundational practices or duties every Muslim must observe. Read More at: http://www.truthnet.org/islam/whatisislam.html

We asked that question because we kept seeing the words interchanged in articles especially after this Ground Zero Mosque has caught the attention of a lot of people so we wanted to clarify the definition.

This morning we received an email from Jay Sukelow, ACLJ, with the following we excerpted:

the ACLJ is taking action. We're demanding that the State Department put a halt to the Imam's participation in this publicly-funded trip.

As you know, the ACLJ is already in court, taking the lead on this troubling issue. We're representing New York firefighter Tim Brown, a first responder who survived the Twin Towers' collapse on 9/11 and lost nearly 100 friends. We've filed suit in New York challenging a vote by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), which denied landmark status to the building where the mosque is planned.

And now, there are new revelations that the developer of the mosque project does not even own both parcels of land needed for construction of the project - raising a host of new legal questions amid serious concerns about whether the developer misled the public and New York officials in an attempt to get the mosque project approved.

What is wrong with the Mayor of New York Bloomberg, members of the City Council, et al, who have approved the building of this mosque so close to Ground Zero of the WTC towers? This is not religious tolerance even remotely. This is throwing it in our face by the Iman and his fellow Muslims that they can do whatever they want no matter that members of the Islamic Faith they preach are the ones who killed over 2600 people that day when the Islamic Jihadists hijacked planes and flew them into the World Trade Center Towers.

New York City went from having a Mayor (Rudy Guiliani) who stood up to the Islamic supporters to a political correct Mayor Bloomberg who is rumored to have paid off Thompson to stay in the race for Mayor. Who did he pay off in order to support doing away with term limits just for him or was it done so he could continue to guide the economy of NYC back BUT that was only for the rich? Is this Mosque another reason why he fought for a 3rd term?

Harris Sherline in his editorial at GOP USA said what most of us have thinking about this Mosque:

Sherline: The Mosque At Ground Zero
By Harris R. Sherline August 12, 2010 7:05 AM


I don't appreciate being lectured on fairness, that is, what my attitude should be about some particular issue, based on whether I am willing to be "tolerant" of "the other" point of view, which amounts to agreeing that my own opinion is wrong. The Mosque at Ground Zero is a case in point. Furthermore, I am also not interested in being politically correct to the point that I am willing to tolerate the in-your-face construction of a $100 million Islamic cultural center and mosque at ground zero, within a stone's throw of the World Trade Center (WTC).

And, notwithstanding the support of New York City's Mayor Bloomberg and other civic leaders, including the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission, it's clear that millions of other Americans oppose what they see as a deliberate assault on the sensibilities of those who lost friends and family in the WTC attack on 9/11.
Attorney Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has filed an action urging the New York state Supreme Court, arguing that the mosque currently on the site deserves "landmark status," which would prevent the building that now occupies the site from being torn down. His brief compares building a mosque and cultural center at ground zero to "putting a monument to kamikaze pilots at the Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor." In addition, he questions the source of the $100 million that will be needed for the projects, asking: "where is this money coming from and who's behind it?"

Read more: http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/2010/08/sherline-the-mosque-at-ground-zero.php#ixzz0wPM9irCm

Representative Peter King (R-NY) asked for an inquiry into the funding of the Mosque at Ground Zero in an interview he had with AP. Will he get his request honored? Probably not until January 2013 after the new Congress takes office. We have no faith in Pelosi and her puppets looking into any funding involving the Islamic mosque at Ground Zero.

We note that Democrat candidate for Governor Cuomo supports the building of this mosque which should make the NY debates for Governor extremely interesting. Will Republicans finally run campaigns to win in NY? This is the year that those supporting the Ground Zero Mosque need defeated.

NEW YORK -- The ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee said Monday he favors an investigation into the funding of a proposed mosque near ground zero.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Rep. Peter King raised concerns about the sources of funding for the proposed $100 million mosque, just blocks away from the site of the Sept. 11 attacks, where nearly 3,000 Americans died at the hands of Islamic terrorists.

"It's a house of worship, but we are at war with al-Qaida," King told the AP. "I think the 9/11 families have a right to know where the funding comes from; I think there are significant questions."

The mosque is a project of the American Society for Muslim Advancement and the Cordoba Institute, which promotes cross-cultural understanding between Islam and the West. Cordoba's director, Imam Faisel Abdul Rauf, has refused to disclose the sources of funding for the mosque and once suggested in a television interview that U.S. policies contributed to the 9/11 attacks.

King's views differ sharply from those of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who said Monday it would be un-American to investigate the mosque. Bloomberg, a Republican-turned-independent, has backed the mosque since the project came under development, as do numerous other community and political leaders including Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic nominee for governor.

Read More at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/12/ny-congressman-calls-inquiry-funding-mosque-near-ground-zero/

NY: Rick Lazio: Hopeful seeks probe of mosque project

Will someone explain to us why this is a good idea to build a mega Mosque with an Islamic Cultural Center so close to the site of where the World Trade Center buildings stood. Islamic Jihadists flew commercial airliners into the two World Trade Center buildings the morning of 9/11 killing over 2600 people and wounding countless others. Some elected officials (Mayor Bloomberg and Democrats including the Attorney General Cuomo) see no problem with building a mosque so close? A reminder of that horrific morning which some seem to forget including most of the Democrat Party officials and their adoring media:



What is the matter with Mayor Bloomberg and the Democrats who support this Mosque. Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani gets it, why don't they?

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who rallied Gotham's denizens after the 9/11 attacks, says he objects to the idea of an Islamic mosque at the site of Ground Zero in the city where Muslim terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people in 2001.

"It not only is exactly the wrong place, at Ground Zero, but it is a mosque supported by an imam who has a record of support for causes that were sympathetic with terrorism," he today told Jeff Katz on his morning drive-time radio show on WXKS. "Come on, we're going to allow that at Ground Zero?"

Residents of NYC should have thought twice when they decided to allow Bloomberg to serve a 3rd term against the law on the books. Bloomberg has gone farther left the longer he is in office which is not good for NYC and not good for the families and friends of people who were killed in the 9/11 bombing of the World Trade Centers by the Islamic Jihadists.

The stark contrast between Bloomberg and Rudy Giuliani:

CNN: Giuliani refused donation after Al-Waleed suggested U.S. policies contributed to the September 11 attacks. An October 12, 2001, CNN.com article reported that "Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Thursday the city would not accept a $10 million donation for disaster relief from Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal after the prince suggested U.S. policies in the Middle East contributed to the September 11 attacks."

Bloomberg defends Ground Zero mosque as freedom-of-faith issue. In his fiercest defense yet of the mosque proposed near Ground Zero, Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday that it must be allowed to proceed because the government "shouldn't be in the business of picking" one religion over another.

"I think it's fair to say if somebody was going to try, on that piece of property, to build a church or a synagogue, nobody would be yelling and screaming," the mayor said.

"And the fact of the matter is that Muslims have a right to do it, too."

Last we checked Christians and Jews did not hijack planes and fly them into the World Trade Center to kill all those people.

We find this whole issue of building a mega mosque two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center tragedy disgusting and extremely distasteful. When did Democrat politicians start bending over backward for the members of Islam the "Religion of Peace" who want to change our way of life and sponsor terrorist who want to kill us. Does it have anything to do with Obama being President since he favors Muslim countries? A reminder of Obama's comments when he was running for President about the Muslim Prayer:

On February 27th, speaking to Kristof of The New York Times, Barack Hussein Obama said the Muslim call to prayer is "one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset."

In an interview with Nicholas Kristof, published in The New York Times, Obama recited the Muslim call to prayer, the Adhan, "with a first-class [Arabic] accent."
The opening lines of the Adhan (Azaan) is the Shahada:

"Allah is Supreme! Allah is Supreme!
Allah is Supreme! Allah is Supreme!
I witness that there is no god but Allah
I witness that there is no god but Allah
I witness that Muhammad is his prophet? "

According to Islamic scholars, reciting the Shahada, the Muslim declaration of faith, makes one a Muslim. This simple yet profound statement expresses a Muslim's complete acceptance of, and total commitment to, the message of Islam. Obama chanted it with pride and finesse.

If that doesn't raise the hair on the back of your neck, nothing will. Just who is this man in the White House that the media hid his past from view of the voting public so he could get elected?

We fully support Lazio is his attempt to get answers.

Hopeful seeks probe of mosque project
New building planned near ground zero


PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS "We're asking the attorney general to exert his authority to investigate the sources of these donations ... to determine whether it is compliant, and whether the Cordoba Initiative ... is in fact a legitimate charity. And in fact, whether the sources of income are legitimate or if they pose a security risk to the people of New York and the people of America," Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio said
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By ASSOCIATED PRESS
6:21 p.m., Wednesday, July 7, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio on Tuesday called on his Democratic rival, Andrew Cuomo, to investigate the development of a $100 million mosque being planned near ground zero.
The mosque, just a block away from the Sept. 11 terror attack site, has been a source of controversy in the community even though Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other city officials support its construction and have said that it poses no security concerns. Some survivors and family members of the 9/11 victims say building a mosque there disrespects the memory of those who died at the hands of Islamic terrorists.

The mosque is a project of the American Society for Muslim Advancement and the Cordoba Initiative, which promotes cross-cultural understanding between Islam and the West. The organizations purchased the building in 2009 and plan to break ground later this year.

At a news conference, Mr. Lazio said he was concerned that not enough is known about the project's funding sources and raised questions about its director, Imam Faisel Abdul Rauf. He noted that Mr. Rauf had recently refused to call the radical Palestinian group Hamas a terrorist organization, and had said in a "60 Minutes" interview televised shortly after 9/11 that "United States policies were an accessory to the crime that happened."
Mr. Lazio said that Mr. Cuomo, as attorney general, has the authority to investigate the project because Mr. Cuomo's office has jurisdiction over nonprofit organizations in New York.

"We're asking the attorney general to exert his authority to investigate the sources of these donations ... to determine whether it is compliant, and whether the Cordoba Initiative ... is in fact a legitimate charity. And in fact, whether the sources of income are legitimate or if they pose a security risk to the people of New York and the people of America," Mr. Lazio said.

Mr. Cuomo has said he supports the mosque's construction.

"Anyone who has evidence of wrongdoing should send it to us and we will review it," Richard Bamberger, Mr. Cuomo's spokesman in the attorney general's office, said in a statement.
Mr. Lazio refused to say whether he opposes the construction of any mosque so close to the Sept. 11 terror attack site.

"This is not a matter of religion, let's make that really clear," he said. "This is a question of motivation, of transparency, of an imam who has clearly made some comments that are inflammatory."

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