America Speaks! Historic 911 Rally Draws Tens of Thousands

There was no end. You could not see the horizon. The media pretends these tens of thousands of people don't exist. It's criminal.

We will be heard.

 

  Photo: El Marco

Tens of thousands descended upon Ground Zero today to remember those we lost nine years ago, and to save the American principles of freedom that the sharia tramples.

Crickets are chirping in taqiya media newsrooms nationwide (although they were all there). There has been no coverage.

We organized a rally of remembrance that dwarfed the opposition. If the America haters had 4,000, we had ten times more. The media is playing the dueling rallies; it was no such thing.

Free people came from all over the country and all over the world to stand in solidarity with the 911 families and to declare our iron determination that no victory mosque will be built on their graves. The crowd was young and old, black and white ........ politics of all stripes. The crowd was beautiful. The crowd was proud and good and decent America. All the speakers were excellent. Rousing.

Photo: Ira

But the highlights included Geert Wilders, who was greeted as the great hero that he is, and spoke about how a sharia mosque at Ground Zero would be the death New York's proud tradition of Dutch tolerance.

Ambassador John Bolton spoke bluntly and unequivocally via video link about the affront to American values that this mosque would constitute. 

Other powerful voices included Joseph Nassralla, who was the unwilling media darling of our June 6th rally, when a misunderstanding was blown out of proportion by the mainstream media as a racist incident. Joseph Nassralla was the Arab who was supposedly in a confrontation at that rally. At this rally we were proud to feature him, and he was so passionate and rousing in his love for America and fierce denunciation of the thousand-year-old Islamic oppression of the Coptic Christians in Egypt that the crowd went wild as Joseph led them in cheers of Gd Bless America!

But his warning was clear. The Ground Zero mosque would be the beginning of the end, and Egypt shows where the presence of Islam leads in a free nation.

Steve Malzberg and Mike Gallagher were greeted by huge cheers. It was an historic day in American history. Here is the first of El Marco's peerless coverage. More pictures and video will be going up continuously. So check back. And El Marco  and Pamela Hall will have the definitive post tomorrow (hopefully).

UPDATE: I will be on  FOX news tonight, Geraldo at Large, tonight at 10 pm Eastern, FOX news.

 
 

UPDATE: Here are some of El Marco's pics:

“Did New York deserve this? Did America deserve this? Did the West deserve this? What, my friends, would you say to people who argue that New York, that America, that the West had itself to blame for those horrible sounds?

There are people in this city who argue this. And they are angry because we are gathered here today to commemorate, to make a stand, to draw the line. My friends, I have come from the other side of the Atlantic to share your grief for those who died here nine years ago. I have not forgotten how I felt that day.”

Other speakers included 9/11 family members, first responders, and refugees from Islamic regimes.

There were also video addresses by former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton and media-man Andrew Breitbart.

Pamela Geller, author and blogger at Atlas Shrugs, organized the rally together with Robert Spencer begin_of_the_skype_highlighting     end_of_the_skype_highlighting, author and blogger at Jihad Watch.

In the crowd there were families of those murdered at 9/11, military veterans, New Yorkers, and people who had travelled from around the country and from abroad to be here today. Three Marine Corps veterans listen intently to war hero Ilario Pantano, candidate for U.S. Congress.

Come back soon for full reports and links to the speeches.

UPDATE: Urban Infidel has great coverage here. Video and pics of the anemic counter protest. Go, see for yourself.

 

 

UPDATE: A comment that shows how the tide has turned, from Bruce Godfrey:

I campaigned for Obama in 2008 in DC and VA, so I am not Pamela Geller's natural audience, to say the least. And I actually supported this mosque - loudly - when I first heard about it. But the more I learned, the more I have read, the more I realized I was simply wrong.

To have planned its opening for 9/11/2011, even as an initial draft, shocks the conscience. While some have characterized Abdul-Rauf as pro-American, if he blames the U.S. in part as an accessory for 9/11 and has not repudiated the comment, it's for shame. It would be nice if Islam were like the Bahai faith that it persecutes - non-proselytizing, pro-equality, pro-peace, pro-science. But it's the opposite of these things. And naming it after an Islamic conquest in Christian Europe - well in poker we call that a tell. Reading selections of ibn Warraq's Why I Am Not a Muslim was also instructive.

I don't know if I agree with all of Geert Wilders' agenda - banning books and taxing burkas seems a bit silly and bizarre. But his basic point - that Islam has a predatory character and seeks conquest or at least jurisdiction over the planet, and is a hazard to Enlightenment values - would get him my vote. Even 8 weeks ago, I'd have dismissed Pamela Geller as a nut. Now I want to buy her book. If this means I don't get invited to any cocktail parties on the Upper West Side for the rest of my life, fine; beer and a shot in East Baltimore work for me.

For the record, Wilders' call to ban the qur'an has to be understood in the context of Dutch law, which does ban books. Wilders said if Mein Kamf is banned, the qur'an should be, too. It was a call for a consistent application of existing Dutch law.

UPDATE: Thanks to Tom

UPDATE: Ilario Pantano was fierce. The old guard is done. It is politicians with political courage who will speak for the people. And they are few. Pantano is one of them. If you don't know him, go here. If you want to contribute to his campaign (and you should), go here. If you live in North Carolina, volunteer. Do it.

In the crowd there were families of those murdered on 9/11, military veterans, New Yorkers, and people who had travelled from around the country and from abroad to be here today. Above, three U.S. Marine Corps veterans listened intently to Ilario Pantano, candidate for U.S. Congress.

 

“… Why On 9/11 it wasn’t New York that was attacked, it was America that was attacked. It was freedom that was attacked. And we can’t forget not only what happened, not only the murderous intent that killed 3,000 Americans. We can’t forget for a moment that that they wanted to kill 50,000 Americans, or maybe 100,000 Americans. … We can’t forget that since those attacks, hundreds of thousands of men and women around the world have been killed by jihadists, in the name of radical Islam. From Egypt to Bali, from Baghdad to Kabul, no one can forget there was a car bomb here in Times Square six months ago. Folks, if  you think this is over, it’s just beginning.

… So what’s my opinion about a mosque at ground zero? NO MOSQUE HERE. …”

Pantano tied in Iran’s actions against Israel with the Gaza Flotilla, and pointed out Imam Rauf’s involvement with the Gaza Flotilla, and questioned where the money from the mosque is coming from.

 

UPDATE: Eyewitness accounts pouring in, this from Betty Jean in comments section:

Police lied about numbers at rally…Press too…well we expect it from them, but the police? They must have been given orders to knock down the numbers. Check the photos and ask BettyJean who was in the staging area before it started!

I was there and they were chasing us away – I was moved 7 times! I was moved so far away I had to go around the block and could not get back never heard all the speakers at all they closed access. The truth is they finally refused access to thousands.

I was there at 1:30 before the rally started, I was with several of the speakers in the staging area and had a few words with Pamela Geller before her detail men put me and many of the speakers out of the tent for security reasons and because the staging area was too small to hold us all.

Once placed just outside the staging area the police arrived demanding we leave that area immediately. First they allowed us to step across the road and stand on the curb but another set of police forced us behind the barricades even though we explained we were with the speakers. By that time what seemed like thousands coming in from the ground zero ceremony arrived and the Police went crazy and closed down the sidewalk entirely. They kept shoving us backwards until I, along with many in my group were forced right out of the block. Not being a speaker I just went the way of the crowd but many of the speakers were scattered about.

I tried to re- enter by walking up each block as far back as the eye can see but the streets were full and the crowd was thick. I kept backing out and going another block further away and trying again. The camera cannot show you around corners where I was forced to go only to be out of range of both the camera’s and earshot.

I went from standing next to Pam Geller to not even being in the picture. Don’t let anyone tell you there were 1500! And shame on Geraldo and others for inviting Pamela Geller as a guest draw an audience then not allowing her to have her voice or voice ours!

UPDATE: More on the street reportage  from Zhanna (hat tip Pamela Hall):

Dear friends, I had experience today, I never expected to get. It takes less than an hour and half to get to the Park place and West Broadway from my door.

It took almost 3 hours today. Today, on 9/11, they canceled Q train!

After I got to Manhattan, I walked from the Subway station Wall Street. I was shocked. There were pro-Masque speakers on every corner and between. I could not find our meeting from the beginning and policemen sent me in wrong directions.

I walked like shuttle back and forward.

I passed by pro-masque meeting. That was the small, but very loud crowd. Nobody shout them down and everybody could approach them from any side. In order to get to our meeting, people had to go around and around.

Everything was very strange today. BUT, I was so delighted to see our people. The very friendly people. People who care about our country, about our future, and who make difference today.

UPDATE: Photo and video report from the September 11, 2010 FDI/SIOA rally in Manhattan

UPDATE: The People's Cube wants to know, Are you an islamophobe?

UPDATE: A really great piece over at Modern Conservative, solid reporting: The Great Media Blackout -- props to Jennifer Booth

I’m disturbed, but not surprised at the media blackout for the protest held at the proposed site for the mosque at Ground Zero. I was there, and I stood right behind the platform where the media personnel gathered. Several of them took my picture, while wearing my Infidel shirt. I even said to a few of them, “Give us a good story, please.” They answered me and said they would. They knew my meaning- please don’t skew us, don’t portray us as haters. Be honest. And with the coverage, the amount of people there, the sheer diversity of the crowd: people from England, Australia, Egypt, Iran, Uganda, etc. were in attendance or speaking, I am just dumbfounded that not only did we receive a complete blackout, but in the media reports I have been able to find, they covered a different rally, and called those people us. That’s right, you did not misread. A completely different rally filled with Christian themes and anti-abortion agendas were portrayed as the people who attended the rally which Pamela Geller organized. Just lies.

Therefore, if it’s up to the attendees to document it, to be fair and give ANY kind of accuracy and decent coverage, then so be it. It certainly won’t be the first time it was left up to bloggers to be citizen journalists. Ask those who got Dan Rather fired, or ask Matt Drudge. Below is my account, which I started writing yesterday, September 11, 2010.

UPDATE: Heard this from Judy. Same experience as Zhanna. So this was a pattern ........

I came to the rally and was directed by POLICE to the pro-mosque rally instead. I was not the only one. I knew who our crowd was. I was with a group from TX, a couple from FL (who had an Allen West for congress tshirt, a couple from PA and Coretta).

I also met a group of Russians. We were told that your rally should start soon and to just stay there. It was already after 3. We turned around and found you.

At your rally there were plenty of pro mosque agitators. They were arguing and screaming. One had to be dragged away. it was difficult to hear the speakers. I always arrive early and like to listen to what is being said. I was dressed in my army medical corps gear as I work on a base once a month. That uniform did not garner any respect from the other side. But plenty from the great Americans at your rally NY1 claims the pro-mosque rally had 1500. Yours had 2000. Maybe they should go back to school and learn math.

UPDATE: Comment section remark on the "dueling rallies" fiction:

The NY Post article claims pro-mosque protesters numbered 3000, Anti-mosque protesters 500, but in the NYPost video covering the event the reporter states that anti-mosque protesters vastly outnumbered mosque supporters. Let's call it "Dueling  NY Post Mosque Reportage".

UPDATE: Much thanks to Brandy for sending these snaps in:

Nelly, 911 mom who lost her son

Introducing Wilders

Pantano, the very definition of political courage

Muslim Iranian human rights activist, Sahand Khoshbaten

  Steve Malzberg, radio personality

 

The scenes from one of the cross blocks ........
 

  Spencer and Geller

UPDATE: More shots:

 

Comments

[Jew Lover]

You go girl (Sorry Ms. Geller), just glad to see so many turn out. Hopefully all are safe as many said prayers for you and others there.
Was there a response to the man who burned the Koran there?
Burn a Koran Day or Burn a Koran a Day?

[Pv]

From Orly's page...is it true?....
"I heard a speech by Obama today on 9/11 and it closed with “….they died at our will, and as Americans, we will persevere.” Did I hear this wrong? “…died at our will…”

[Rev Theresa Wiid]

I love it....... I wish I was there as there was no media coverage. Cannot wait for the you tubes or video links this is a bold statement to islam. We are not allowing you take away our freedoms that so many have died for, I am in full support for you Pamela now my pray is that Gd will reveal who is funding this mosque so that it can be stopped completely.....
Rev Theresa Wiid

[carry a big stick]

I've been looking for pictures online this afternoon. Thanks so much for sharing and I'm happy to see so many people came out in support of you, Pamela.

[AlinskyRules]

Thank you, Pam & Robert, for defending me, my wife & son, and our entire family. May G-d bless you.

[Van Zorge]

pam
excellent rally today. all of the speakers were inspirational, especially the man from egypt.

thank you for all that you are doing.

[Robert W.]

Isn't it very telling that a number of folks on the Left (and all on the Radical Left) will condemn Pamela and everyone else who "dares" oppose this GZ Mosque. Yet, let's be brutally honest, almost all of them would never dare condemn what happened in London, England today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxan9ztrdbw

[Merle]

Thank you so much for your part in this grand effort to stop Sharia law from getting a foothold in our great United States of America. All afternoon I searched on Twitter and the internet to find out what was happening at GZ. I should have known you would not make your readers wait long to hear what had happened there today.

Someday people will look back at this time as the time when the islamists were shown to be the radicals that they are. People are slowly but surely learning what taqiyya is and they don't like it.

God bless you and all of you who participated today. We WILL overcome this hostile takeover of America!

[Call me Lennie]

I can vouch for that Pamela. I watched the tube all day today looking for this rally. Nothing

[Rev. Churchmouse]

God bless the 9/11 families, God bless Geert, and God bless you, Pamela for all your efforts on behalf of freedom and free people everywhere.

And, not to forget them, may God bless all the Television Networks and News Media everywhere that present honest coverage of the news- and may that be an incentive to those who find themselves left out.

[when*pigs*fly]

I'll just bet the MSM got the heads up from the white house, "Do not cover this event", make it go away. They have their fingers in everything. Which other president was ever allowed to act like a dictator & get away with it? How many of you are enjoying living in the beginnings of a Banana Republic?

The pandering to the mosque on TV today by Bloomberg & Obama was vomit inducing. The referring to the 9/11 attack as a "tragedy" istead of a sucker-punch attack on innocent civilians by muslims was enough to make your eyes bleed.

Lies, lies and more lies. Time to take out the trash.

[aprilnovember811]

Pamela,
Our Founding Fathers are smiling down on you, and the rest of the Patriots. They fought for us, we will fight for future Americans.

[Rose]

Yes, the media was silent. CNN made it sound as if the pro-mosque rally was larger! I am so grateful to come here and read this version. Can't wait for Geraldo Rivera tonight! Go team!

[Monica]

IN Canada CBC is reporting the anti-Mosque crowd only garnered a couple of hundred whilst the pro-Mosque garnered thousands. Jesus wept the liars in the MSM make my skin crawl.

Story here: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/09/11/centre-protest.html

Snippet of lies here: About 1,000 people backed the centre, as several hundred others rallied nearby chanting “No mosque here.”

For the love of God boycotte Liberal Media, their lies go on day by day by day.

[Mary]

I heard the same thing - They died at our will. It sounds like that to me. Very end of video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV9oyEXrN6c

[john jay]

pamela:

i am so proud of your courage and will, and i am so proud of your fellow americans.

there is hope.

john jay
milton freewater, oregon usa

p.s. except, there is no hope for the media. we would do well simply to regard them as blood enemies, and as the propagit arm of the leftist conspiracy. they simply try to suppress our voice, and for that, they should suffer the fate of all tyrants, for that is precisely what they are.

[Michelle Wilder]

I watched CNN which was the only station I saw there but all they were showing were the supporters of the project saying something to the effect of dueling rallies but that no one had shown up yet.

Nothing else... How can we effectively deal with media blackouts? Any ideas?

[Adrian]

Dear Pamela

I am from England and absolutly love your web site (and Robert Spencers). Anyhow, without your countries support for us against Hitler, Europe would have have become a fascist or a totalitarian comminist society. Your country to me being a beacon of freedom for the WHOLE WORLD. I disagree with Terry Jones Europe is lost.Your country to me is the motor of freedom, you have 70% of the public in your favour against the ground zero mosque (or the multicutlural multi faith peaceful reconciliatory centre of harmony as the leftists would have you to believe). You should not loose this battle now due to the force of your freedom loving people. However, in Europe we would have virtually no chance in the same situation due to our poltically correct masters(I appreciate you have the same problem as well although victory is in your grasp).Your country found a way of defeating world communist fascism and red fascism and your country unfortunatley is the only bastion of hope and you will win due to your freedom loving people and then Europe will follow your example.

Keep up the fight and the truth will prevail.

I would love you and Robert as dinner guests if you ever come to the UK (nb in Europe we are your best mates always, always and always, god bless America and England)

Love you as a bueatiful woman and Robert as an excellent freedom fighter.

SINCERELY

ADRIAN XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

I am sorry I could not make your human rights demonstration but my heart is with you Americans

[Raymond]

Pamela, I went to the Dutch News site to get some news how the rally was going. They reported that Geert Wilders spoke in front of a couple of hundred people. Can the media be so blatantly bias? That is the story coming from this rally. And, like Glen Becks rally, the media will never let your rally be mentioned (40,000) without also mentioning the other rally (fewer people, I'm sure). This is most disturbing. Thank you, Pamela, Robert, and your guests for such a successful demonstration for protecting out freedom.

[TL]

Pamela, I could not be there, but applaud you and rely on you to do the right thing.

[Madeleine]

My husband and I were there and of course, Pamela is larger than life, a light of joy, so much fun, she exudes spirit, as we met her in person today. Let me tell ya, she is a warm, charasmatic, petite, but what a strong and inspiring lady. I was greeted with such an embrace I tell ya, it was like we were old friends, and I could tell she was really genuine! The rally was filled to capacity, 8 thousand or more strong. Hands were raised when being asked about the distance they came out of state, in the sea of people so many hands went up, and I did get chills from the emotions which welled up in me. I thought each speaker was very powerful, the message they sent was meant to keep us awake, to make it our goal to focus on what is happening around us because these liars are inside now. The other rally was a march and I think they marched to make it look like it was a huge turn out, but it was really just a long narrow line of walkers with signs and chanting. I had to cut through them to get to our group and it wasn't a great feel of love and light and patriotism, they all seemed defensive and miserable actually. I wanted to be at the upbeat rally so bad, I was getting anxious, and when I got there, I felt great! It was a crowd of our own people, standing shoulder to shoulder and with such a real sense of patriotism like you would expect to see, and we did. So, Pamela and Robert, thank you for this rally, the people are everything I expected to see, and this cause is the best reason to be in NYC from anywhere in the world, at whatever cost. So many people came here in support of this cause on a wing and a prayer, giving up the little they have to get here and carrying others along the way. If you think that somehow the spirit is forgotten, it's not, it just needed to find a leader or two who knows the job is far from over. This rally needs to continue, so people NEVER FORGET!

[Terry Olson]

Black and white Americans? I see 5 black folks in that throng of people who don't respect the Constitution.

[MARTEL]

Fuckin' A right on

[Madeleine]

Just where I was standing I estimated it to be about 8 thousand, but that was from where I was standing. Don't go by me though, it definitely isn't my talent to count people. I wouldn't doubt 40,000 if you consider all the side streets they had to open for the extra flow of ppl, the police barriers were moved quite a few times, and the police should be able to affirm this number, there were scores of police there and they did in my estimation, an outstanding job!

[bashfulchick2000@yahoo.com]

TY FOR STAYING STRONG AND NOT ALLOWING THEM TO CENSOR OR QUIET A GREAT MOVEMENT AND CAUSE....KEEP THE FIGHT STRONG!!!!

[MARTEL]

Adrian, it's probably more like 90% against, at least. There's A LOT going on here. EVERYBODY I talk to, including strangers, is ready to go, so you guys in Europe get ready to go. We will OVERWHELM this evil. Stiff upper lip and all that.

[Paulo]

As Pam said Media cover-up was criminal !!

CNN International has just reported about the "TWO" Rallies about the GZM.

They reported the rally in support of the mosque with their cameras and reported 6 seconds of Pam/Robert rally against the mosque WITH A CELLPHONE CAMERA!!!

Not a single word about Pamela, Robert or Geert Wilders.

Disgusting.
CNN, BBC (MSM) are far more dangerous than any muslim.
Half of the reports on CNN International are about Islam and muslims.

Traitors !!!
Criminals !!!

We cannot defeat Islam without defeat the criminals in MSM !!!

GOD BLESS PAM, GOD BLESS ROBERT, GOD BLESS GEERT, GOD BLESS AMERICA.

Paulo

[Gayle]

Hi Pamela,
I'm from Australia, and the T.V. media here, both the government channel and the private channel I watched, are saying the pro-mosque rally had hundreds of supporters and then they mention that there was a rally nearby against the mosque but they didn't mention any numbers for that rally at all. Also they showed images from the pro-mosque rally and none from your rally. It is so disgusting, I cannot believe that we live in a democracy, it feels as though we live in the old Soviet Union or in North Korea. I have lost faith in the media, how can I believe what they are telling me on anything now. Thank goodness for you and all the other people fighting to get the truth out there. Thank you so much for what you are doing.

[Paula K.]

Dear Pamela -- In every crisis there arises a patriot/hero to lead us out of near-despair and confusion to victory. In our present crisis I imagined that person would be a Man on Horseback.
What a surprise to find our fearless hero to be a beautiful woman garbed most appropriately as Supergirl.
Seriously, we owe you so much. Thank you, thank you for having all the ideas and doing all the hard work.
We'll be eternally in your debt.

[Mimi]

Fuckin' Fuckin' A!

[ugh]

I have no idea what the first blocks length of crowd was like, but you should know, the back half of the 2nd block was an absolute zoo.

There were by far, more counter protestors (loons walking around with their stupid signs promoting the mosque), 9/11 Truthers, and blogger/student media/local news reports than Mosque protestors. I hate to say it, but that back entrance area, when the Police were letting anyone access through it, was chaos. There must be a dozen documentaries being made on the Mosque controversy that were just going nutso pointing cameras at anyone with an American flag shirt. There was so much baiting, and of course, they got the material they wanted, and then some.

The nearest Starbucks was packed with people logging in reports (mind you, this was less than an hour into the rally), with one long table stacked with laptops, Canon 7D's with pricey zooms, and Prosumer Video cameras. Some reporters had mic cubes, so they were real credentialed reporters, but they looked rinky dink, like what you would expect to come from a DailyKos pretend reporter. Then someone would bolt in and scream about how there was an Imam ranting and raving, and they would go running. Sure enough, there was a Muslim in religious garb surrounded by a crowd of 25+, and multiple cameras. People were essentially wandering around looking to be covered by the media, or were members of the media looking for material to exploit. It was like a post-modern version of a rally.

Finally, normally counter protests are kept very separate. This was so far away, the NYPD couldn't determine who was who when they wandered in. It was a bad scene.

[Ad rem]

As others have said, I too had the TV on all day, and heard and saw nothing of this. Not even Fox showed a thing! All week we've seen these whoremongers in the media camped out at some backwater church in Florida....but today, in the heart of New York City, nothing? It is beyond contemptible.

[NJRob]

He said, "they doubted our will, and as Americans, we will persevere."

What saddens me is the President shows no emotion when it comes to the loss of innocent lives that were attacked by fanatics. The beginning of the speech was especially weak.

[Dagny Taggart]

That is exactly what he said!

[dented]

The MSM is a disgrace. Complain, let them know what they are.

Well done Pamela and All - Heroes.

[firster555]

I was there and the crowd stretched for 2 and a half blocks on West Broadway and spilled over onto the side streets. The media will probably say a couple of hundred. I also saw the pro mosque rally up the block earlier, saying it was a tenth of the size of the pro American rally is a gross overstatement. Also got into it with a few of the wacko liberals throughout the crowd looking to stir things up. A whole group of them back on Warren st. puling their typical nonsense. Signs saying Americans are bigots too, etc. Can't they ever come up with anything new? Also, by the train station on Church ave. on the way home got into it again with these idiots. The muslims must laugh at what useful idiots they have in these people. Had a little trouble hearing from my spot, back by Warren st, especially when all the motorcycles showed up, but still, what an outpouring of patriotism from Americans, from all races that I saw, who actually get it. There was a Coptic Group from Egypt and a group from Iran who had great displays, from the real experiences of living with islam, yet these liberal idiots called them racists. Stupidity does reach amazing levels at times.

[Dagny Taggart]

RETRACTION! "They doubted our will.

[when*pigs*fly]

We'll have to take our own pictures & videos and do our own interviews and plaster the hell out of them all over the internet!

[Mimi]

I have been waiting impatiently for this. As everyone has said, NO media coverage. Pamela and Robert, you are scaring the crap out of the media. To all at the rally, you are BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL PATRIOTIC AMERICANS! I love you all! In 1/2 hour I will hold my nose and watch the Geraldo "I'm a macho latino" show. Actually he's Jewish since his mother was but he's ashamed of that fact and that's OK with me since he's such a wussy-boy. But I will watch Pamela work speak the truth. G-D bless you all. From coast to coast we will keep fighting against the islamization of America!!!

[Randy_G]

God is smiling at you right now Pam, and so am I.....

[when*pigs*fly]

I agree, it no longer feels like a democracy, it feels like a communist country.

I don't think the American people will ever recover from this presidency. I don't believe they will ever be able to trust each other as Americans again after all the double standards, smearing, lying & manipulating. The behavior & tactics deployed by this administration and the cow-towing MSM is absolutely despicable.

[Kepha]

A loud Bronx Cheer to you, Terry. I see a bunch of people exercising their First Amendment rights to free speech, and expressing a perfectly Constitutional opposition CAIR and Sa'udi-funded mosques' desire to deny First Amendment rights to the rest of us.

And if you're accusing me of "hate speech", I loudly and thankfully plead GUILTY　ＡＳCHARGED!

Only, what I hate isn't people of another race or religion: it's the cowardice and fake concern exhibited by the cowardly poltroons who are now leading the US of A!

[Mary]

You are right Dagny Obama now says doubted our will.

[Dutch Girl]

Dear Pamela, or, equally appropriate:-) --> Supergirl! :-)

Thanks so much for organising the demo today in New York! Very wrong move that the leader from EDL was denied access to your country..!! It's only oil on the fire, and let it burn ;-)
It was wonderful to see our dearest politician Geert Wilders at the stage, it brought tears in my eyes when I saw him in that beautiful speech. At his Dutch Hyves.nl page came so many support-messages from the Dutch, it was really touching! All pathetic Dutch politicians that were so afraid he would disturb the Dutch foreign affairs by speeching today, should be ashamed of themselves!
Here in Holland we could follow via internet the demo from the policeman/fireman until Geert, after that, it was cut..I have seen a couple of other speakers today, brave New Yorkers, brave Americans! And I have the greatest respect for them. They are courageous, honest and powerful and I wish them all the best!

Thanks for running SIOA, together we grow strong, with the EDL, FDL, the developments in Germany with Stadtkewitz, developments with Geert Wilders, wonderful! I'm really glad that also DDL has come into existence. We already made it a place of sharing our concerns about islamisation of Holland and of the world. It's really important to have such a forum and I hope more and more people will find their way to share information, because that is so very important these days: to gather the political incorrect news!
I would even dare say that without the possibilities from the world wide web, we would never have been able to form a world wide community like this that is growing by the day, a community of people who are becoming more and more aware of the troubles that islamisation poses to the Free Western World.

I owe special thanks to my parents, and my dearest father in particular, for helping me to grow strong and have the courage to see what's happing in the world. He showed me websites like SIOA and Gates of Vienna and introduced me in a world that actually turned my world-as-I-knew-it upside down.

I wish you all the best, all the power, help, love and energy that you need to keep on your wonderful work!!

A Dutch Girl

PS now, on our way to 30th of October! :-)

[Alexis Bright]

THE RALLY WAS AWESOME!!! XD I LOVED IT, thank you Pamela and all of the other speakers. I cried when the Christian from Egypt spoke, especially when he showed us the picture of his friend.

[KansasGirl]

Sweet. I'm so proud of my country.

[JJJoseph]

I waited all day for some coverage of this event, but nothing appeared anywhere until this page. Thanks, Pam!!

[neil]

dear paulo! your posted exactly what i wanted to say. i have more 'respect' for the muslime rioters than i do for the so called msm.
i do not have any expectations from the muslimes, you know, those that believe in their friggin' kkkoran, so i find it very normal when they riot, maime, stone, etc... i mean what else do you want them to do? this is what they believe in....
but the goddamn 'journalists' (god how many tv s do i have to keep replacing?)....
aaaarrrrrgggghhhh!!viewed
the stupid puppy look they have when they have some scumbag muslime interviewed,
the blatant lying and aggressive tone they take towards a freedom thinker....

[NJRob]

Geraldo just said only 1500 people showed up to protest the Mosque and 2000 supported it. Well we know what Pamela was up against.

[MARTEL]

Pussy

[sk]

You broke Shabbat in order to attend this rally? Where are your Jewish values, Ms. Geller?

[MARTEL]

OR -- after this bullshit little "expirement" we will have ourselves renewed and re-committed as Americans now that we've seen the enemy up close and personal, and really undestand what America means to us. We WILL kick ASS

[MARTEL]

No worries Babe, We WILL prevail, and it will be easier than most people think. As soon as we make up our mind to do it, it will be done and pretty quick too.

[prestigio mingioni]

will the cowardly pigs who side with the muslims express shock

when the muslims dedicate their victory mosque to

the twenty muslim martyrs of 911

if you don't think this is part of the plan

you're just as stupid as the cowardly pigs

[MARTEL]

You gotta fucking be KIDDING me! Are you COMPLETELY out of your fucking mind? If you have any mind

[Sounder]

Geraldo rejects America is being Islamized. Crazy he says. He's a blind dope, as usual.

[Skip Intro]

The lamestream media sites and fellow-travelers like Chuckles at lgf are not only claiming that only 1000 showed up, they're ridiculing the whole idea of the protest and actually celebrating the fact (or claim) that more people supposedly showed up for the counter-protest. Sick!

[Skip Intro]

It's a mitzvah, which is allowed on the shabbat

[Don]

Pamela,

How dare Heraldo Rivera compare you to that nitwit from the New Black Panthers. I'm sure you stepped out of that studio furious after being sandbagged that way. I have lost all respect for that jerk Rivera and I'm going to tell him so. Keep your chin up, the American people are waking up slowly to the facts about Islam. We will not submit.

[KansasGirl]

What do you have against America? You are a disgrace.

[vic]

God bless you Ms. Gellar. I saw the pictures and the pathetic media coverage of the event. We, that could not be there, are there with you in the Holy Spirit. Heraldo Rivera showed his true colors tonight. Our fervent prayers are with you. VDS

[Michael]

Geraldo is attempting to marginalize Pam by pairing her with a Black Panther extremist. Geraldo is a complete rump swab for any group that cries victim. He is also getting senile and can't run a show.

[Paulo]

Neil,

I live in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
But after 9-11 I became an american. Forever.

CNN, BBC, New York Times are the true enemies.
Islam is nothing without these criminals.
The enemy within. Corrupted media.

Fear or corrpution, I don´t mind: They are criminals.

God Bless you my friend.

Paulo
Rio - Brazil.

[JWWright]

Typing while watching Pamelas segment on Fox.

It's maddening to see how clueless Geraldo is. (Read a Koran, dope!)

It is interesting to see the strategy dhimmis like Mr Black Panther are swallowing whole. Treating Islamic killers like "Indians and Blacks"?

Really?

Sure, it sounds ridiculous, but boy does it play well in a nation who's self esteem has been destroyed by the vile left via political correctness.

Thank God for Pamela.

Moving the mosque is giving up the right to practice religion? Can you believe the gall of our dhimmis? Fox cut to commercial at an odd point...

And now a news break? In the middle of Geraldo's show? Whats going on? Ah, the gas explosion... this couldn't have waited? Well, cant fault Fox for being on top of the news.

I agree with that big dhimmi about one thing, read the Koran! Islam damns itself with its own words.

Too short a segment for the issue... but I think Pam did what she could. Thts the problem with that format, everyone has much to say, and no time to get it all out.

[NJRob]

Care to elaborate on your comments? I believe you misinterpreted mine.

Why would I mention that "we know what Pamela was up against" if I was in support of Geraldo's understanding the turnout of today's protest.

I'll await your correction.

[Jimmie Martin]

Great Job on Fox just now....love you and your work

['nuff already]

I am more than just a little annoyed that this event did not receive any media coverage this afternoon. It's not as if the major news outlets did not know it was taking place. Just one more example of the shariafication of our news outlets. I say let's rip a page direct from the CAIR playbook and send all media outlets letters of complaint for not providing coverage. I think it's despicable how the media cherry picks our news for us. They do not get to decide what is and isn't news. The rally was news. Big news. And they chose to sit it out. Shame on them!

P.S. -- I saw Pam on Heraldo...don't let him get to you, Pam! We're all rooting for you!

[Revnant Dream]

Man they must just grind their teeth in frustration every time you or Spencer is mentioned.
wow & I mean WOW.

[NJRob]

I meant to say Geraldo's "understating" the turnout of today's protest.

[Christie]

CNN reported that about 2,000 showed up FOR the mosque and "abit more" showed up against the mosque! LOL
I had to come here to find the truth of what "abit more" was!
YEA for everybody who showed up. We would have LOVED to have been there, but TEXAS is a long ways away. :)

GO PAM! GO GEERT! Tell the TRUTH!

[mingolani]

Shabbot - if, you are an observer, can be broken - when a person is needed to SAVE LIFES...................GOLANI BATTALIION. RULES ARE MDE TO BE BROKEN -- ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE 5771 YEARS OLD..................... BE PROUD OF OUR PAMELA GELLER, her EFFORTS, AND ROBERT SPENCER - GEERT WILDERS...................AND ALL THE SPEAKERS TODAY!

[Mingolani]

MITZAH around 2,750. TIMES

[Pamela Geller]

It was terrible

[Mary]

Pam, thank you for doing such a great job. The speakers were awe-inspiring. I was there this afternoon with my fellow patriots. Heraldo said there were 1500 people? What a joke that man is. I had estimated to a friend that they were at least 35,000 people.

A rally against the victory mosque with 40,000 people and there is barely any media coverage. Shame on them!

[Choi]

Thanks for that link,Robert W.
The BLACK FLAGS are significant:
From "Free Republic":

"BLACK FLAGS of Islam -- Portents of the Imam al-Mahdi?
Various | 10/28/2001 | Sabertooth, others

Posted on Sunday, October 28, 2001 6:58:18 PM by Sabertooth

Black Flags of Islam

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Portents of the Imam al-Mahdi, the Moslems' prophesied deliverer of Jerusalem?
from Diane Alden…

Afghanistan has special significance to the world of militant Islam.
It was once called Khurasan, along with parts of Iran and Pakistan.
Muhammad said: "If you see the black flags coming from Khurasan, join that army, even if you have to crawl over ice, for that is the army of the Imam al-Mahdi and no one can stop that army until it reaches Jerusalem."

That is one reason Osama bin Laden chose it as his base, or al-Qaida.

Mohammed's Prophecies
of the Imam al-Mahdi

Will Osama Appear In Pakistan?
Be vigilant for jihadin carrying black flags."
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

So ,they're ESCALATING the JIHAD in BRITAIN.
BLACK FLAGS RAISING the MAHDI's ARMY?
And what do the BOBBYS do?
They take MOVIES.
MOVIES of JIHADISTS HAVING THEIR WAY.
MOVIES of Jihadis with COVERED FACES.

And the Mahdi?
Well he's supposed to "RULE THE GLOBAL CALIPHATE".
And to the Iranians/Shiites,the Mahdi is the "HIDDEN IMAM",trapped in that well for 1400 years.
To think Iran isn't involved is prepostorous.
Now that will be helpful(SARC)

[Mingolani]

around 2,750 mitzvahs~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[jane]

That's because the left loves fascism and slavery and as proven by their support of islam, baby-thighing.

[Dagny Taggart]

<3 Pam. The best line evah: The mosque is a 15 story middle finger to the American people! Fabulous!

Was Shabazz high? Why was he cut off; did he say something incendiary- because the show went to commercial that didn't seemm like a hard break in the middle of a Shabbazz "speech"?

Also, he's a lawyer? Where did he get his J.D.- Acme Law School?

[Carol Chang]

Saw the interview with the Idiot Geraldo a few minutes ago. How Pamela can stay so calm constantly amazes me. The Idiot Geraldo interrupted everything she tried to say, and yet let the mohammedan rep yell without interruption about how Christian churches on indian land must be removed, and the Trail of Tears, yadda, yadda.....nothing to do with......anything concerning the GZ mosque. Also watched the video of the man burning pages from the Evil Koran and the police leading him away to? All the reporters asking him what his name was(are they insane?)with one telling him to "man up" and give your name. Reporter has become a disgusting occupation A revolting display.

[Mariel]

Pamela, watched your appearance on Geraldo's show a bit earlier...you really know your stuff and Geraldo must of realized this as you schooled him for he barely let you get a word in edgewise. Glad you called him out for being condescending--he's a class A prick if you ask me--an elitist jerk....we were disappointed we weren't able to hear more from you. Thanks for all you do.

[sheik yer'mami]

When pigs fly said:

"I'll just bet the MSM got the heads up from the white house, "Do not cover this event", make it go away. They have their fingers in everything. Which other president was ever allowed to act like a dictator & get away with it? How many of you are enjoying living in the beginnings of a Banana Republic?"

There. You got it!

I just saw the unspeakable Geraldo clown who put Pamela on the same level with the the black panther thug, race huckster, self-appointed American Indian spokesman Malik Zulu Shabazz of "kill the crackers, kill white babies" fame.

So now Pamela is a 'conspiracy theorist', and no different from a hateful race huckstering thug who wants to kill all white people and speaks for American Indians, but hey: don't call him a racist! He is just a victim of white racism who is defending ........ whatever....

[WAKE UP]

There's a tipping point coming.

[Urban Infidel]

It was great! Those photos really capture the size. Wow. I was all the way down in front with the MSM.

http://urbaninfidel.blogspot.com/2010/09/september-11th-memorial-ground-zero.html

Great job, Pamela and everyone.

[Melvin]

40,000 people? What are you on Pammy?, or are you counting the voices in your head? Your bigot brigade was estimated to be about 1000, but unfortunately your idiotic readers will most certainly believe your delusional figure.

[Azygos]

Melvin stops huffing glue from his mommas skirt long enough to comment at Atlas. Melvin go back to your mommas basement and let the adults talk.

[KansasGirl]

I am so sorry, NJRob, I mean no disrespect. I don't know what I was thinking.

[Kathy from Kansas]

The only words I can find for my rage at this moment against the old-guard media are obscenities and I can't write them here. Dadgum New York Post said there were 2,500 of y'all faced off against 3,000 pro-mosque lemmings. AS IF. Even on the conservative blogs I regularly check, I could not find much coverage.

I knew Pamela's blog would be the ONLY place with the straight story.

Well, if words cannot express my rage at the media, neither can words express the magnitude of my deep, profound gratitude to Pamela Geller for all that she does.

Pamela, you are one of my great heroes! Thank you, thank you, brave good lady! God speed us all.

[Choi]

Geraldo Rivera is a dictionary definition of a "Damned Fool".
The BASTARD thought he would control how the discussion went,but Pamela STOOD FAST,POLITELY and WITH GRACE, to KEEP the discussion on the Ground Zero Mosque.
Geraldo has definitely gone to the OTHER SIDE.
But we knew that when Gary Rivers,oops Geraldo Rivera, broadcast American Troop Movements on the air.
And HOW DARE Geraldo equivocate an American Heroine,Pamela,with that AMERICA-HATING EXTREMIST HATE-MONGER Shabazz.
FK GERALDO!

[when*pigs*fly]

I certainly hope you are right.

[when*pigs*fly]

You're lucky to have such an informed & intelligent father.

[KansasGirl]

RobK, I was trying to response to SK who was saying that Ms. Gellar broke Sabbath in order to go to the rally. Please accept my apology.

[when*pigs*fly]

The sooner the better before the wedge is no longer thin.

[Kathy from Kansas]

Fox's parent company, NewsCorp, is partly owned by Prince al-Waleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, whose advisor Khalid al-Mansour pulled strings to get Barack Obama into Harvard. Since Prince al-Waleed is one of the wealthiest men in the world, it stands to reason that he was also the "mystery benefactor" who footed the bill for Obama's tuition at Harvard.

Since al-Waleed holds a sizable chunk of NewsCorp assets, it would be just plain naive to imagine that that does not affect Fox's coverage.

[Kathy from Kansas]

Were there also Hindus as at the June 6 rally?

[when*pigs*fly]

Great job on Geraldo Pam, it was the most relaxed & confident I have seen you in a debate. And considering what you had to work with, you deserve a medal.

The hairy lipped one is certainly a smarmy little prig. I'm glad I don't have to waste my time watching "it". I'll go kiss my remote now.

[Choi]

HEY TROLL,
LOOK AT THE PICTURES.
The ONLY way that's 1000 is IF YOU DON'T COUNT 39,000.
The GET the FK OUTA HERE!

[Choi]

He is SMARMY.
He's NO Journalist.
Geraldo is a Circus Act.

[annie]

Geraldo is a brainless attention whore sleaze bag with a very unattractive mustache

[Bruce Godfrey]

I am not Jewish but isn't it a violation of Jewish law to call someone out publicly for humiliation on a matter of religious observance under the laws of lashon hara? Please correct me if i am wrong.

[annie]

melvin why bust a gut over how many people showed up? Just look at the pix for yourself. Certainly there are more than 10 rows of 100 people, just start by numbering each head in the pix. Unless you don't believe your eyes.