August 31, 2010
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It is all hatred out of ignorance and prejudice.
Nothing is right about the “Ground Zero mosque” fabricated controversy, but cheap politicians and bigots need only loud jargon and dark provocation to stir public emotion.
Thus we heard all sorts of opposition and accusation. “Stop Islamization of America” (SIOA) of Pamela Geller — a longtime anti-Muslim blogger who believed that Barack Obama was indeed an illegitimate son of Malcom X, the “Nazis comparison” of Newt Gingrich, the “terrorist command center” of Dick Morris, the “stab in the heart” and “an intolerable mistake on hallowed ground” (with Pussycat Lounge strip club and New York Doll Gentleman’s club in the same neighborhood) of Sarah Palin and the “kill the Ground Zero mosque” TV ad of National Republican Trust PAC.
See the full article from “Jakarta Post”
August 31, 2010
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… Now, you could argue whether being a Muslim is actually a religion, or is it a nationality way of life, or cult or whatever you want to call it.” -GOP Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey, Tennessee, on the campaign trail in Chattanooga, July 2010.
”They are not a religion. They are a political, militaristic group.” – Bob Shelton, 76, Nashville, TN
The plans by a Muslim-American group to exercise their constitutional right to build a cultural center a few blocks away from “Ground Zero” in New York City, the site of the former World Trade Center, has been the subject of a great deal of handwringing and teeth gnashing from self-described American “patriots.” They claim it’s not about religious bigotry, because it is “insensitive” and in “bad taste” to build a “mosque” on that “hallowed ground,” among all the gin joints and strip clubs within a few blocks of Ground Zero.
See the full article from “Cape Cod Today (blog)”
August 31, 2010
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New York strip club Scores seeks to open inside Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City
By ERIC SCOTT CAMPBELL and SCOTT CRONICK Staff Writers | Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
With Starlight Events’ petition detailing what the club would offer
A famous New York strip club company has applied to become the only one to do business in an Atlantic City casino.
If the proposed Scores-Atlantic City location in the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort obtains the Casino Control Commission’s blessing, however, New Jersey law will require the entertainers to exercise more modesty than they do in Manhattan.
Starlight Events LLC applied Friday to operate a 9,800-square-foot gentlemen’s club in Stage Deli’s former location on the casino’s second floor. The club would serve alcohol to customers, who could watch entertainers dance and strip from evening wear to underwear over the course of three songs.
See the full article from “Press of Atlantic City”
August 31, 2010
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There is growing Islamophobia engulfing the country combined with a rise in xenophobia, http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2011798,00.html. The Islamophobia has been unleashed as a result of the unfortunate controversy over the Islamic center and mosque that will be built within two blocks of Ground Zero. Much has been written about this controversy, but there has been scant commentary about its impact on immigration and immigrants. It is time to step into this lacuna, which we do so in this blog post to link this Islamophobia to the xenophobia against immigrants. We are especially motivated to write after an immigrant Bangladeshi cabbie in New York last week was almost stabbed to death after the passenger, his assailant, realized he was a Muslim. More recently, arson has been suspected at a proposed construction site for a mosque and Islamic cultural center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Strangely, anti-Islamic sentiment, which was largely absent after September 11, has suddenly flared in New York City after the controversy surrounding the proposed Islamic center, even though two strip clubs, liquor stores and criminal defense attorneys who represent suspected terrorists thrive withi …
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August 31, 2010
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He’s a fan of beautiful vistas, golf and preppy clothes. He hates condoms. He prefers strippers, skankbags and girls with bizarre names. So, Tiger Woods is sure to have a great time in New York City.
According to a disturbing rumor in US Weekly, the wood of Tiger will be seen chasing Carrie Bradshaw wannabes around Manhattan for the foreseeable future. The gossip rag quotes an unidentified neighbor of Woods in the downtown area, claiming the golfer introduced himself and said he’d be sticking around … and sticking it to any girlfriends the man might bring around.
Woods has been laying low since his split with Elin Nordegren, playing golf in Jersey this week and only ordering three hookers from Bada Bing! (instead of his customary four).
All kidding aside, we do have some hot tips for him to get the most out of his New York experience. Keep reading for our recommended list of activities for Tiger’s wood.
See the full article from “Asylum (blog)”
August 31, 2010
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Wild About Harry
Harry Nilsson pioneered his own special genre of the rock ’n’ roll bender. It often began with a phone call at an odd hour and ended, in the case of Micky Dolenz of the Monkees, three days later at a massage parlor in Phoenix. Robin Williams, whose 1980 film ‘‘Popeye’’ was scored by Nilsson, covers his face when recalling a similar spree with the songwriter: ‘‘Did I really? A weed whacker?!’’
There’s no end of booze and drugs — and famous friends — in John Scheinfeld’s documentary ‘‘Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?),’’ which will open on Sept. 10 in New York. But the film is more than a catalog of the singer’s exploits, the extent of which almost certainly contributed to his early death, in 1994 at age 52. Randy Newman compares him to Schubert. ‘‘John loved him, too’’ Yoko Ono says.
See the full article from “New York Times (blog)”
August 31, 2010
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Republican standard bearer Newt Gingrich recently kicked off his campaign for the presidency by making a disgusting speech about the supposed dangers of Islam to America. This was an ugly foretaste of the oncoming wave of religious bigotry and xenophobia that will mark this fall’s American elections. Fear and hatred of Islam are becoming the Republican Party’s mantra.
Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ran serious political risk by defending the right of Muslims to build their centre in lower Manhattan. The president rightly noted that choosing the downtown site may not have been wise, but it was the absolute right of its proponents, a right which we as Americans must defend at all costs.
Now, the hard right and conservative media are howling that the prayer centre, which is actually interfaith, somehow violates the profound sanctity of the 9/11 “holy ground”. No mention of the strip clubs, massage parlours, escort services and bars next to this lower Manhattan “holy ground”.
See the full article from “Sun2Surf”
August 30, 2010
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Whereas under customary law lands may be held by women (as among the Minangkabau in West Sumatra) or equally by men and women (as among most Dayak peoples in Borneo), when they get formal titles as smallholders these are vested in male heads of households,” the report states. “The marginalization of women has been cited as a cause of the increased instances of prostitution in oil palm areas. According to the Indonesian Ministry of Women’s Empowerment, the impact of oil palm plantations on rural women can include: an increase in time and effort to carry out domestic chores through the loss of access to clean and adequate water and fuel wood and an increase in medical costs due to loss of access to medicinal plants obtained from gardens and forests; loss of food and income from home gardens and cropping areas; loss of indigenous knowledge and socio-cultural systems and; an increase in domestic violence against women and children due to increased social and economic stresses.
See the full article from “Treehugger”
August 30, 2010
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Ground Zero Mosque and Prostitution
http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2010/08/ground-zero-mosque-and-prostitution
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His late-blooming real estate career came after a difficult youth: Mr. Gamal pleaded guilty to at least six misdemeanors in his late teens and early 20s, including charges related to disorderly conduct, drunk driving and attempted shoplifting. He was once arrested for soliciting a prostitute in Manhattan, according to a law enforcement official.
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And as for the prostitution solicitation, the Times report on it fails just about every test of journalistic ethics. It’s based on an anonymous source, and the Times doesn’t tell us how the matter was resolved — was he convicted? Acquitted? Plenty of people are arrested for crimes they did not commit. Even so, something reminds me of the “Why They Hate Us” post about the Florida-based mother of the Al Qaeda operative saying his son complained about “women wearing skimpy clothes.”
See the full article from “FutureOfCapitalism.com”
August 30, 2010
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In fact, it’s unlikely charges will be filed. Since ascending to office in March 2008 following predecessor Eliot Spitzer’s call girl-related resignation, Gov. Paterson has endured rumors of past personal indiscretions; admitted to marital infidelities; presided over a whopping 9-percent state budget hike last year, a four-months-late budget this year and a state Senate coup that shut down the government for a month; mishandled the appointment of former Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s successor, angering both the Clinton and Kennedy families; suggested withholding New Yorkers’ income-tax returns, taxing their sodas and forcing them to buy costly new drivers’ licenses; faced allegations that he had tampered with a witness in a staffer’s domestic-abuse case; was charged with lying about World Series tickets; and was forced to abandon his bid for election this fall to stave off calls for his immediate resignation.
See the full article from “WebsterPost.com”