THEY'RE ALL BIGOTS!  THEY'RE ALL BIGOTS! – AT 7:55 A.M. ET:  Well, now the truth comes out.  Residents of one of the most liberal states in the Union have been exposed as militant, narrow-minded Islamophobes, and should probably lose their citizenship along with their cable TV and auto insurance.  At least, that's what the left will probably say. 

Here are the hard, rotten facts:

The controversy surrounding a proposed mosque near Ground Zero leaves New York State voters with conflicting opinions about religious freedom and the sensitivities of the families of 9/11 victims, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

By a 54 - 40 percent majority, voters agree "that because of American freedom of religion, Muslims have the right to build the mosque near Ground Zero," the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Another 7 percent are undecided.

But these same voters agree 53 - 39 percent, with 8 percent undecided, "that because of the sensitivities of 9/11 relatives, Muslims should not be allowed to build the mosque near Ground Zero."

In other words, New Yorkers understand the difference between legal rights and the concept of right and wrong.  Who are these people to think for themselves?  Stop them before they think again!

And by a 71 - 21 percent majority, voters agree "that because of the opposition of Ground Zero relatives, the Muslim group should voluntarily build the mosque somewhere else."

They key word is "voluntarily."  New Yorkers want the mosque builders to do the sensitive thing and show the respect for others that they demand for themselves.

I'd love to see how New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, New York's leading mosque booster, will react to the survey.  I wonder if he'll blame Fox News. 

There are new reports that one of the real-estate principals behind the mosque owes a tidy sum in back taxes.  State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic candidate for governor, and an almost sure thing to win (as of now) has said that the mosque builders have a right to build, but also said that he'd open an investigation if anything about the project didn't pass muster.

Well, muster has been flunked.  Your move, Andy.

August 31, 2010