Fill that hole!

Friday – September 3, 2010

Fill that hole!

Did you ever get that sinking feeling? You know, the one that makes you feel uneasy and you just can’t put your finger on it. We, as a nation, will be united once again on 9/11. It shouldn’t take a disaster to unite a nation, but this one did and it will continue to do so.

However, this year there is a feeling of uneasiness. We have discontinued the military mission in Iraq, without a declaration of victory or success. We are threatened by a nuclear armed Iran and the Mideast is still the zone of terror that culminated with 9/11.

The uneasiness at home is also felt in the economy and the ever looming deficit. The uneasiness is brought upon us by progressive politics that have consumed a generation’s wealth and made it impossible for a future generation to prosper. The uneasiness is felt by a still empty hole where two towers of strength once stood. The United States created the skyscraper. The United States had the freedom of will, thought and ideals that contributed to the strength of the Towers. The Towers loomed in the distance for miles around. And then one day, they were destroyed and a hole was created.

The hole is a symbol of an overregulated, over budgeted, looming bureaucracy. The hole is the symbol of torn hearts and a torn society. The hole should be filled and the hole should become a tower of strength once again.

My uneasiness comes from another tower that will be built before the hole is filled at ground zero. The tower I am referring to is the Islamic center that is being proposed by the Imam, an Islamic cleric.

This Islamic Cultural Center that is being proposed, at the site of Ground Zero, in New York City, has created much controversy. It should. We should be appalled at the thought of the city government and the federal government granting its support.

This Imam has controversy surrounding him. I have written that the Imam will request some sort of religious declaration to have our laws be compliant with Sharia law. The Imam was given church status some years ago. This makes the Imam and his organization tax exempt. He never will file any tax returns, his source of income can not be divulged and his spending can never be investigated. In other words, our laws are being used against us. For 16 years the Imam has owned many apartment buildings in the New York City and New Jersey. These apartments were purchased with government grants. These apartment buildings are in a state of neglect and disrepair. In other words, they are tenements and he is a slumlord. The inhabitants of the apartment buildings are forced to pay rent with cash or a cahier’s check which makes it impossible to report accurate income. The Imam has defaulted on over two million dollars in loans on other real estate. My source for the information is FOX news. The other news outlets are not reporting this story.

The other news outlets are reporting that this Imam is a moderate. He has been quoted as saying that, “Israel should become another Arab country and the Jewish population there should become a minority.” This is not a moderate speaking. This is a radical Imam speaking. John Adams said, “The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations.”

Our own State Department is paying for the Imam’s trip to raise capital for the building of this mosque and cultural center. Our own government bought 3000 books that he wrote. The books title is What’s Right With Islam. The price of these books was $10,000.00 (ten thousand dollars). This money came from our tax dollars. This money could have gone to charity to help down and out Christian, Buddhist and even atheist families in need.

The more I hear about this Imam, the more uneasy I become. This is a controversy and it plays into the hand of the radical Islamists. Our laws are being twisted for a purpose and we should be concerned about it. We should be concerned that the hole at Ground Zero is still empty and we should be concerned about the message that it gives.

We should be concerned about the favorite status that this Imam is being given and we should demand to know where his money comes from and who he is associated with! This is why an empty hole leads me to have an empty feeling!

As I do on every Friday, I leave you with a quote. Today, it is John Adams’ turn to make you think of a reason to organize. He said, “Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people”.

Have a great Labor Day and a restful Holiday!

Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives

A footnote: There are 60 days to Election Day, take this weekend and do some research about John Adams. He was all about knowledge and the importance of preserving our liberty.