Should the Iranian President be Allowed to Visit Ground Zero?

NewYorker is edgy and in my face.

 

Just make sure that you pick the right person to blame it on, don't let him destroy any government agencies, and check out the evidence you are going to use to pin it to him.

 

Oh my goodness! I am becoming Deckardized. I agree again, although not 100%. I agree with permitting this sleazoid to walk unescorted anywhere in the countryside if he chooses. Of course, that would never happen. I do not agree with granting diplomatic relations.

D&D. Eat peaches with Bush. Failing that, eat Bush with peaches.

 

I would say yes because any efforts to humanize yourself to your enemies makes it less likely that they will do violence against you. (That's why in a war you put up 'The Huns Eat Babies' posters , to dehumanize them). I don't know what it looks like there now, whether there is still any emotional impact of being at the 'place' though. If he went and made a statement about empathy, understanding and peace it could be a counter to this weeks saber rattling rhetoric.

But also, it would be a logistical nightmare that would breed animosity among New Yorkers. There would protests, outcries, traffic jams....ugly.

Hence I voted not sure.

 

i dont trust his motives. hes probably planning on using the visit as a political statement of some kind.

if we say no we look like jerks...

if we say yes and an incident occurs, he can use that for his own political gain...

i think we could use his visit for our own ends though...

maybe have a camera crew following him around so we can catch him eating pork or drinking alcohol...

if he has good motives then i think he should be allowed to visit. otherwise, HELL NO.

 

Maybe we should have pig races down Church Street.

 

well, I don't think Jorge Bush should be allowed to visit the vatican; but that is not stopping him As for Condolencia Rice, her visit was rejected

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=23856&sectionid=3510203

back to the subject, I don't see anything wrong with letting the Iraninan president visit ground zero. How soon do people forget that the terrorist, manuel noriega, was able to travel the U.S in the mid 80's, at the expense of the U.S.

 

Uhhh, yeah you did. From the infamous "macaca" thread-

Just remembered that NewYorker says he has me on ignore.

 

I don't see why we should not let him see the sight
like you said . . i don't fully understand our stance against Cuba

you can never a person . . until you reach out to them

NewYorker
QUESTION: By treating him as such . . are you now taking the role of the Xenophobe?


Rocket River

 

I will quote what gifford put in his post since you have him on ignore.

Now it is funny that you talk about not owning up to something. You can call me all the names you want which you just did. I don't care. I'm glad you have more respect for batman Jones. He deserves it.

But as for your lack of respect for me, I could care less. Your opinion can't even be trusted as being really yours, so how could I take anything you say seriously. I'll debate with you all day on whatever topic you wish, and you can pick whichever side you want, but you can't carry on like you have and expect anyone to take you seriously.

Like I said, nothing I did was an attack, but it all came from what you said and did.

Because you went back and tried to claim like you weren't lying about your race by calling it acting or a joke or whatever doesn't change what is transparent for all to see.

By the way I didn't attack your race. I don't even know what your race is, and if I did it wouldn't matter because I wouldn't attack it. Your race isn't responsible for the way you conduct yourself on the bbs.

 

Wait, Is NewYorker Indian or isn't he? I thought he was Indian.

 

I don't even think he's a NewYorker.

 

Hmm ... this poll asks whether to "Let the xenophobic fool visit ground zero ..."

Let's set aside for a moment whether xenophobia is good, bad, or neutral (another way of saying "it depends"), isn't this basically a poll made by a xenophobic on another xenophobic (*assume* the Iranian President is indeed a xenophobic)? LOL

 

I'll be blunt. If someone is tortured by this guy visiting Ground Zero, I can't "respect" that. Protest if the guys who were actually behind the attacks wanted to visit. Iran is a different political enemy, in a different battle. You want to put everything in the context of this "War on Terror," like Mr. Bush. I have zero respect for that kind of thinking.

 

bill doyle, the head of the largest victims family group says that he and over half his members believe 9/11 was an inside job.

 

iran had nothing to do with 9/11.

saudi arabia and pakistan on the other hand, did, and they are our "allies". would a saudi prince be allowed to visit ground zero?

 

for the umpteenth time, nobody has ever attacked your race. we have attacked the fact that you LIE about your race.

poor persecuted new yorker

is this you taking the high road?