Growing backlash against Gadhafi camp-out in New Jersey
On Monday, I told you about blood-stained jihadi enabler Moammar Gadhafi’s plans to pitch a tent in Englewood, NJ after his jaunt at the U.N. General Assembly in NY next month.
The backlash is building — and now you’ve got Democrats in both the Empire and Garden states talking like Chuck Norris and Clint Eastwood.
Better late than never:
Gov. Jon Corzine and New Jersey federal legislators joined an angry chorus of opposition Wednesday to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s expected stay in the state, where 38 victims of the bombing of Pan American Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, lived before their deaths in 1988.
Corzine and Democrats U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and U.S. Rep. John Adler protested anticipated plans by Gadhafi to stay in the northern New Jersey community of Englewood when he addresses the United Nations General Assembly next month. Menendez said he should be “barred” from New Jersey.
The Libyan government is renovating a sprawling estate in the upscale community, and Gadhafi’s expected to pitch a ceremonial Bedouin-style tent on the grounds, after a request to erect it in Manhattan’s Central Park was rejected, according to elected officials. Fifty-nine of the Pan Am victims were New York state residents.
Opposition to the ruler of the oil-rich North African nation has surged since he welcomed Abdel Baset al-Megrahi home last week. Al-Megrahi is the only man convicted in the bombing, which is widely thought to be the work of Libyan intelligence. In all, 259 people aboard the plane and 11 on the ground were killed.
“I want him barred from New Jersey,” Adler said Wednesday at a gathering at the Victims of Terrorism Memorial in the southern New Jersey community of Pennsauken. “Let him land at the U.N. by helicopter, do his business and get out of the country.”
Hey, fellas: Take your grievances to the State Department and whomever in the Obama administration granted Gadhafi a visa to land here in the first place. There would be no controversy if someone at Foggy Bottom had stood up for the Lockerbie victims and refused him the privilege to set foot here at all:
Menendez urged the State Department to limit Gadhafi’s stay to the immediate area around the U.N., echoing a previous request from Democratic U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey.
The Englewood estate is one of several possible sites being considered for Gadhafi and his entourage, according to the U.S. State Department and the Libyan Embassy in Washington, D.C. The Obama administration has said it will keep in mind the “raw sensitivities” of the families of Lockerbie bombing victims as it tries to find a place for him.
What other possible sites are being considered?! Oh, and if they were really worried about the families’ “raw sensitivities,” they wouldn’t have granted him a visa to enter in the first place.
Entry into this country is a privilege, not a right.
Contact the State Department:
Main address:
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Main Switchboard:
202-647-4000
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Too bad more of these Democrats didn’t speak louder during Mahmoudapalooza in NYC in 2007.
FYI: P.L. 80-357, the United Nations Headquarters Agreement, covers the granting of visas to foreign leaders attending UN General Assembly meetings. But there is precedent for denying visas to jihadi thugs.
Reagan denied Palestine Liberation Organization leader, Yasser Arafat, a visa to participate at the UN General Assembly in 1988 for his connections with terrorist acivities.
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Michelle, has there been any explanation given for McCain, Graham, Lieberman and Collins meeting with Gadhafi a couple of weeks ago? That seems like a pretty high profile group to meet with that scumbag.
My money is on the fact that since this was such a high level, big deal, it came straight from Hill-Dawg herself.
Since they do not believe that there is such a thing as a “War on Terror”, and since Islam is such a peaceful, misunderstood, discriminated against, innocent religion that wouldn’t harm a fly, and everything was masterminded by the man they consider to be dumber than a sack of LGM’s, George W. Bush, and he was the cause of all problems in the Middle East since the fall of Babylon, I have no idea why they are finding his being in this country and wanting to camp out and eat a few s’mores such a big deal.
Heck, before this is all said abd done, I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that Willie Two-Times and Hill-Dawg have invited him to camp out in their backyard where they can sit around the campfire and tell spooky stories about Ronald Reagan and others in opposition to their Zippity-Doo-Da world while singing several choruses of “Kumbaya”.
Would you?
I’m getting more and more irritated with the news as it comes along. Things like this just piss me right off.
That is all.
Hey…it’s all part of the “Hope and Change”. Does no one remember the speech he gave to those peace-loving Islamic folks just a few weeks ago?This is the NEW USA. We realize that everything is our fault, and they cannot be held responsible nor accountable for basically just responding to American Islamophobia, racism and Imperialistic take-overs of Islamic lands. I mean for crying out loud people…what would his father, his father’s family and all the friends he made back in his travels in Pakistan think if he turned his back on Uncle Momo?
Stop being so racist and ethno-centric.
(LGM can look up the definition of that word on Dictionary.com.)
*facepalm*
I seem to recall that Khadafi had been of some assistance in the GWOT during Bush’s term. He’s been pretty cooperative since we reached out and touched (i.e. blew up) his tent and one of his wives. Of course he shot any good will he might have accumulated by welcoming home the mad bomber.
I wish I knew, Mookie. It doesn’t make sense. They’re kidding themselves if they think that this man has changed. He’s a monster and a terrorist and these people don’t change their colors. They only do when you kill them.
I’m utterly disgusted by their actions. Gadhafi is a dictator who will only be removed by death. There is no reform or changing such a government he is already grooming his son to take over. Same in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the rest.
It always amazes me how people think that money somehow buys acceptance, ignorance, or resolution. If the US government thinks that Libya’s financial settlement will ever make things right they are very much mistaken.
Well, the locals can’t stop him
not legally.
what they can do is have the previous agreement declared invalid by the actions of the Libyans.
No special status for the property.
No tax exemption. Also subject to sale for back-taxes like other properties.
no longer not subject to local building codes (including the fact that the local government keeps valid blueprints on properties for various reasons, and if the Libyans have changed anything on the filed plans …) and code, building, and fire inspections as appropriate.
no more special status beyond the UN Ambassador’s person (and bodyguards while they are with him) to include guards at the estate must comply with local and state law (no automatic weapons or other weapons not allowed NJ residents)
Go into court and have a judge certify that as the G-scum arrives, the previous agreement is violated by the Libyans and is no longer valid.
Heh. McCain, Graham, Lieberman, Collins… yep, a list of some folks who are REEEEEAL popular around these parts…
Mookie, that sure as heck is interesting…Do you have a theory as to WHY they have met with this nutjob Qaddafi in such a coincidental time frame??
Not just popular, but total and complete ultra-Conservatives who would never sell out their ideals, beliefs, constituents, party or country. Nope, not even for money or fame.
I thought Dems were all for being nice to terrorists. Afterall – that’s what they voted for when the voted B0 into office. We’re supposed to be post-partisan, post-racial and post-terror, don’t you know. So complaining about a wee-little dictator is supposed to be passe. Unless you’re an average American. You know – one of those mobsters who actually believes in liberty and free speech and crap like that.
Ugh.
McCain, Graham, Lieberman, Collins…hmmm…you mean those four “useful idiots” who continue to “reach across the aisle” and get their hands slapped? Gag. Any time those four are involved, you can be sure the result will be a compromise of principles, and giving in to the far left. That crap has to stop. Now that we know what this marxist administration has in store for this beloved country (nothing less than a treasonous destruction of our Constitution), we must get rid of all four of those morons. They are part of the problem, not the solution.
Wired Miss Hillary this morning and I am sure she will get right on it. If the Colonel from Alpha Centuri Prime can not pitch his tent in Central Park or Englewood he can room with Ol’ Billy in the New York City penthouse, pick up some hookers and talk of the good old days.
What is 270 dead people compared to the good old days? After all Important People do not fly commercial do they?
I’m surprised Obama didn’t invite him to pitch the tent on the White House lawn.
Oh great! He gives a hero’s welcome to Abdel, and then gets to fly over here and rub our nose in it! That’s just frickin peachy! The State Department needs to go the way of the Dodo.
Remember that the ultimate law enforcement authority is not the Feds… but the local sheriff. The sheriff is the only Constitutionally defined law enforcement office, and reports to the people.
The office of sheriff is different than other law enforcement groups in that it is a separate division granted powers by the appropriate state Constitution. It has its roots in English Common Law. A sheriff may deputize others, but has sole operating control and reports to the people.
As such, the local sheriff is a force that can legally stand up to other state and federal agencies, and they can’t legally do anything about it!
Someone should inform the local sheriff that a terrorist leader will be entering their community…
Dave, I’m sure the Lincoln bedroom is available. I just hope he doesn’t bring more than a few of his wives.
I saw Greta last night interviewing Shmuley Boteach, the tv Rabbi, who happens to live next door to the Libyan property and he said his fence was removed without his permission and his trees were cut down, also without his permission, so Gadhafi’s “army” of people can protect him. The transcript is up a foxnews where he expresses the anger of the community.
Come on folks.
It’s not just Ghaddaffi who should feel the lash of our public opinion.
It is Britain and Scotland.
Boycott against Britain and Scotland. Don’t go there, don’t buy their products and burn their flags.
Someone needs to inform Greenpeace of this!! I am serious.
Any WHITE or YELLOW bedsheet or pillow case should do for the flags in this case.
What that TV Rabbi did not have a dog to sic on the tree cutters? No double barrel or pump device from Mr. Remington? As he is a Rabbi I suppose herding pigs over there would be inappropriate.
Fedzilla does anything they want. With the courts in their pocket LEGAL does not mean much to them. Power is the problem.
(Abuse of) Power is the problem.
Fixed it.
this is a cheap fix for democrats to oppose this clown, when they know he is already coming to their favorite institution in their favorite city. so now they get to act rational and oppose this when the fat lady sang months ago. yo, mayor bloomberg, you speak for both republicans and democrats, ban this clown then i’ll believe you and cornyn are serious.
I hate to break this to everyone, but here is the underlying problem our government has with this Lockerbie mess.
Pan Am 103 was taken out in retaliation for the USS Vincennes accidentally shooting down Iranian Air Flight 655 killing 290 people.
Given his actions that day the Captain of the Vincennes should have been relieved and courtmartialed. My opinin.
Two wrongs do not make a right, I agree, but the Vincennes incident and our lack of action regarding what the Captain did impacts our government’s response. It’s an ugly reality.
Hypocritical, phony, dangerous,
democratsocialist – but, I repeat myself! – bu!!%*i##ing haters of America.Empty words from our domestic enemies; who, if there were no public outcry against this piece of filth’s visiting the U.N. and staying in N.J.; would not be saying a thing.
However, now they complain about this piece of filth, in an effort to confuse, divert, distract, etc. the public from the fact that it is their socialist party, their socialist political actions, and their socialist attacks upon and weakening of our precious nation that produced this g-ddamned situation in the first place.
These reprehensible politicians are not worth the calories expended by our auditory cortex to hear what they say….
Let’s be honest – if the U.N is in the U.S., this is the kind of visitor you will get.
I believe I understand what you’re saying.
But, it sure sounds so very similar to the way Dinesh D’Souza, in his article a couple or so years ago, blamed our sewer of a culture (which it is, thanks to our domestic enemies the socialists) as the reason the barbaric, insane, Muslim Jihadis hate the West.
BTW, I stopped taking D’Souza seriously after that article, and have not read him nor paid attention to him since.
let him camp out in the lobby of the UN…pitch his tent and set up shop…he’ll feel right at home…
Since that Libyan estate is owned by the government and the Lockerbie bombing was sanctioned by the Libyan government, why don’t we seize it, sell it and award the proceeds to the Lockerbie victims? We can pitch a ceremonial tent over it while it is being fumigated for vermin.
Eh…
Corzine’s just grandstanding because it’s an election year.
I don’t buy it for a second. He would photo-op with Khaddafi absent the current backlash.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
This is actually a good thing.
Americans NEED to be pissed off about this stuff, or the socialists in the Republican and Democrat Parties are going to continue their takeover of our country.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
The Vincennes incident for me was perfectly understandable. Once in a training exercise after being subjected to many of the things that ship went through, as an Air Defense officer, I acquired, locked up, and blew an inbound simulated aircraft right out of the sky.
When they replayed the exercise I came to realize I had shot down a Luftansa airliner. I never forgot that.
Our mistake does not justify what Libya did. The bomber was a Libyan intell officer; a member of their military. For an operation that major in that society who had to give the order? Yep, same guy coming to visit.
great idea…maybe some lawyer can help the victims families start a suit doing exactly that….
Tell that jerk to check in to a hotel, like everybody else.
Frankly, the left doesn’t care whether or not Khadaffi shows up or not. They don’t.
They love terrorists. They adore them. They welcome them.
They could care less about the dead because, after all, President Reagan was in office then, and, as with BDS, deep down, they blame President Reagan.
They’re using this as political capital. Nothing more.
They don’t care about the dead.
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HI FLYOVERMAN #25–interesting comments on the Vicennes incident–the shootdown of the Iranian airliner being the reason for the Lockerbie “payback”. What information supports this theory?
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As someone who worked many years in the Army anti-aircraft / anti-missile testing and simulation areas–there is a lot of room for fatal errors and mistakes when real military action starts. Things happen very fast when a high speed aircraft or a screaming TBM comes your way. Many times no “second chance” to shoot exists due to system reaction time and minimum range limitations.
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At the time the Iranian airliner was shot down you could hear recordings of the cannons and guns shooting at four (?) Iranian speedboats that were trying to shoot up the Navy–which was probably in Iranian waters. The Captain was probably expecting a U.S.S. Cole suicide bomb type attack. Was he ordered there–or did he move in to this area on his own?
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When the airliner showed up–even if it properly identified itself on radio and even if the IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) system on the plane gave the right tail number–what should the ship Captain have done? Trust that it was an innocent airliner? Or should he have held fire and taken the chance that it was a massive flying bomb aimed at his ship? The time to make the decision was very short–and the wrong decision–either way–could have been (and was) deadly.
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In the best Navy tradition the Caption gets lionized when things work out well–and pilloried when the mistake is made–he is always at fault. A really tough situation to be in.
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John Bibb
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According to a couple of articles I found, they were there to discuss selling non-lethal defense equipment to the Libyan government. Unbelievable.
Why is he sleeping in a yard? Sukkoth isn’t ’til October.
Lead paint? Excellent question -
Until this post I had always heard that the Lockerbie bombing was retaliation for the bombing of Tripoli and which killed a daughter the Space Cadet Colonel which he did not have until that time! The bombing of Tripoli was retaliatiobn for a night club bombing by Libyan agents which killed US Servicemen.
Both Libya and Iran were provoking US Naval operations at the time so I can say the hell with them. As sad as the USS Vincennes/Iran Air incident was if Iran had not been sending speed boats and air craft to harass our ships it would not have happened. It was better for our people to NOT hesitate and take a chance an Iranian aircraft could fire a missile.
If we can get our heads out of the sand and DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW we can quit that part of the world and let someone else send their young men into harm’s way. Minus the oil that whole sandbox is not worth one GI.
Sukkoth? Is that like suffering succotash?
AzCavedweller: FIFY
Wells said. Typical jihadist tactics a la Palestinian “conflict.” Pick the fight, then when you get your butt kicked, say “Waaaah! Look what those bullies did to me!”
The fact is, when President Bush normalized relations with Libya, as a Head of State, Khadafi is entitled to the highest level of visa there is and full Diplomatic protection. He can not be stopped from entering the US unless the State Department revokes his visa. Don’t bet the farm (or even a dollar) that this will happen.
It ain’t the first time. In our immigration laws, only two people are actually called out by name as barred from entering the USA. One was Adolph Hitler and the other was Yasser Arafat. ‘Dolphie did the world a favor by disconnecting himself and Yasser did the opposite by becoming a Head of State. He sat on the white House Lawn and Clinton gave him a gentle back rub because he was entitled to the same visa status that Khadaffi is getting.
The only way to prevent this murderer from entering the US is to revoke the visa. The State Department will not do it because it means they have to close the newly opened US Embassy in Tripoli down. Besides, they like fondling the jewels of our enemies anyway..
Instead of protesting his visit, strap some horns on him and let him run around outside. If Jersey boys don’t want him, I am certain that Texans will welcome him warmly, provided that he dresses as described.
I don’t see any problem with him pitching his tent and having a big reception with friendly Washingtonians like McCain, Liberman, Collins, and Graham.
I just think that the addresss — and, ideally, the coordinates — of the location need to be public.