Election Protests in Iran / Updated!

'Hope.'

Now where have we heard that before? Sort of ironic when you think of it with President Present and his late and tepid show of support for the Iranian people. The above image I found on eBay. I'm sure it will start appearing on t-shirts soon everywhere. I think there should be a hellvua lot of caution before marrying artsy cutesy revolutionary fervor with someone like Mousavi. He isn't exactly as pure as the driven snow, you know. This is a guy who was part of the bloody revolution in 1979.

UPDATE 6/23: Mousavi was likely behind the 1983 bombing in Beirut which killed 241 US Servicemen!

There is a demonstration in New York City planned for Friday, June 26 outside of the former Iraninian Embassy in Manhattan to show support for the Iranian people but it is being organzined by a group of Communists. I'll be covering those with a very critical eye. I am rooting for freedom before anything. As someone who documents political speech, I doff my hat to the brave bloggers, photographers, videographers in Iran. Well done! The world is watching breathlessly.

Check out Raye Man Kojast? Where is My Vote? for up-to-the-minute details!

Bob Dylan quoted in a sign on the streets of Tehran yesterday.

Congratulations to the Iranian people for their peaceful and exuberant demonstrations. I'd like to see them flush Khameini and his gang down the toilet.

VIDEO: Today in Tehran. The mood hasn't lightened yet and there are breaking reports of violence and crackdown.

General David Petraeus Honored at The Union League Club

General David Petraeus was honored tonight by John Negroponte at The Union League Club in Manhattan. A contingent of orange jumpsuit-clad protesters had planned 'dramatic tableau' which consisted of a two-tier street theatre performance including an 'actual' waterboarding. The first took place at Grand Central Station and the second outside the event venue on East 37th Street. A Gathering of Eagles and others came out to support an American hero, David Petraeus. What we may have lacked in numbers was made up for with superior sign power.

We got a lot of 'thumbs up' and support from people going by. Regular people, cab drivers, local residents, couples on their way out. Some of the arriving guests attending the ceremony were taking pictures of us and smiling. Even the some members of the secret service seemed to be enjoying it.

Waterboarding anyone? Tom having fun!

Next of course I went over to the Code Pinkos and World Can't Wait protest pen. Who were thankfully encamped on the corner facing Park Avenue and not right in front of the place. Which is quite nice. Very classy.

They were loud and angry. Bullhorns, jumpsuits, selling pamphlets, Yelling, 'Lock'em up!, Lock'em up!'. 'Cheney!, Cheney!' 'Petraeus!, Petraeus!, prosecute!, prosecute!, 'Bush!, Bush!.. on and on..well, you get the picture.

Video!

VIDEO!

"Waterboarding" Demonstration VIDEO! Okay. So I missed the 'drownding' part but the last half of the performance is simply hilarious. Note the look on the business man's face toward the end!

Speaking of 'classy'...

Just a moment before these sweet-faced women were giving the finger to passersby and motorists.

"Obama, release the photos!"

VIDEO of General Petraeus' arrival!

New York City Tax Day Tea Party

I went to the New York City Tax Day Tea Party downtown this evening. I knew that there was going to be a lot of people, but I never expected this many!

According to NYPD reports, there were 12,500 people! Go to Parcbench for details. Congratulations to Kellen Guida at Parcbench who organized it.

I have never seen so many people turn out for an event like this before here in New York City.

It was a gorgeous evening. Lower Manhattan is quite beautiful.

It was completely peaceful and orderly. The mood was excited and positive. The NYPD said it was the most orderly they had ever seen with no incidents. The NY Sanitation Department didn't have to come in an clean up afterward. We left the place as we found it.

As far as I could see there were no 'right wing' extremists. There were a tiny faction of Paulians and a smattering of the sadly prerequisite 'troofers' milling about afterward but none of the 'infiltrations' that were warned about. Just regular people.

A woman drew this sign in her truck with her husband on the way from Texas. There were so many great handmade signs that I wanted to take pictures of but it was so crowded, moving around freely as I normally do was impossible.

"I HOPE things CHANGE in 2012"
Yes. Me too!

As the evening went along the place was even more packed!
Photos taken from my vantage point do no do justice to the tremendous turnout.

Most had never been to a demonstration of any kind before. It was astonishing to see. There were Tea Party-goers lined up from corner to corner across the street and the crowds filled up two blocks long and around the corner.

Newt!

Brandon Brice of Hip Hop Republican

Here is the full slide show of my photos!

UPDATE! Great photos from the NYC Tea Party at Vigilant Squirrel Brigades!

And complete coverage at Parcbench!

UPDATE: Below is a video of Michael Johns' speech.

& Finally GREAT MUST-SEE video of highlights from Tom!

Citi Political Street Art

I came across the latest installation of Economic Rage Street art tonight in Williamsburg. The seat of Obama County, Brooklyn. Seems like they are stepping up their ugliness in the process.

This makes last week's offering seem like a picnic. I guess they really mean it this time. Skulls straight out of Gray's Anatomy, targets, dripping paint and look here! Citi Bank is the new target of their wrath.

Where, oh where will they direct their rage next?

That 'Burn a Banker' slogan is apparently their favorite.

There is something evil about it in a Manson cult sort of way. They want their 'revolution' and they want it bloody. It is no surprise to me given the consistently violent behavior I've personally seen demonstrated over the years at leftist rallies and what the entire world has seen at the G20 summit recently.

Noticeably missing is a signature or attribution of any kind for this unholy art student fatwa.

AIG Political Street Art

These posters are plastered all over my neighborhood way out here in Obama County, Brooklyn USA. The very epicenter of Obamaganda.

Apparently the AIG snafu isn't going over well with the Left wing artists. I'm not happy about the AIG bonus problem either, but what about the trillion dollar spending boondoggle that will probably triple by the time President Government gets through with us.

Striking is the absence of the Omnipresent One in this hopeless iconic mishmash. If this were happening under a McCain or Republican administration, the heads of the President and Cabinet would undoubtedly be depicted with fangs dripping with blood in posters all over the place. Like they did with Sarah Palin, whose only crime was to have the nerve to run for office. Effigies would be hung from front lawns and burned in the streets.

When the Left uses the American flag in political art or demonstrations it always seems to be in either an ironic way, upside down or desecrated. Kind of sad, really.

UPDATE! The below image is courtesy of Michael Travis who sent me his delicious take on this otherwise dry, dull example of Statist street art. I like it. He even got the fangs-dripping-with-blood part in!

(Click on image to enlarge)

A Night with Geert Wilders in New York City

Tonight I had the tremendous privilege of attending a private screening of the film, Fitna and a dinner reception with Geert Wilders. It was quite an evening!

It was held at a residence in Manhattan. The small group of about twenty people [plus security] created an intimate and comfortable atmosphere. Mr. Wilders was very down-to-earth and approachable. He said a lot of good things about America and our freedoms.

He talked about many things, including the charges that he is facing back in the Netherlands as well as the extradition attempt to be tried in Jordan for 'insulting Islam'. This is a man who is undaunted. He carries a tremendous amount of spirit despite living with a death sentence on his head issued not only by al Quaida but any and every other lunatic out there with a sword to grind.

This is a very courageous man. Someone who believes in something greater than himself.

We watched Fitna, then there was a Q&A session.
I was lucky to be able to get a few comments and a couple of questions in. I asked him if he had any thoughts on what his long view was regarding the Islamization of Europe in the next fifty to one hundred years. He had a far away look for a moment then smiled and said that he wasn't a prophet. He added that he's an optimist. I asked him which of the countries in Europe were in the most advanced stages of Islamization. He paused for a second then together we listed them all and to him they all seemed to be about the same. "All of them." He said, "Only in Eastern Europe is there a difference."

Here are my short videos of the Q&A.

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UPDATE: Here is the full 55-minute video of the Q&A
courtesy of The Silent Majority

Obama Deification Syndrome

The inauguration is just a day away and the deification of Barack the Unready has begun.

Here are some random shots from a stroll around my neighborhood today in Obama County, Brooklyn.

Pepsi has also contracted Obamessiah fever.

Big 'O' is watching you.

I saw this posted on the wall in my laundromat.
Will anything be left untouched by the hand of President Government?

Uhmbama appears to be George Washington on the cover of this week's issue of The New Yorker. He's already been Superman, and on license plates, so what next?

Israel and Gaza Demonstrations New York City

Here are photos of to the demonstrations that took place outside of the Israeli Consulate on 42nd Street and 2nd Avenue tonight. There was a very nice turnout of Israel supporters.

There was also a pro-Palestine presence on the north side of the street. Unlike the pro-Israel folks, they were very loud and angry. Screaming, yelling, 'from the river to the sea!', whistles and bullhorns, it was heated. A couple of minor scuffles broke among the front lines of their throng. The situation felt somewhat explosive. This was not the side of the street I wanted to be on if things got out of hand. Thank God for the NYPD.

There's always a Mumia supporter.

I guess my main question is; Where the heck is Mayor Bloomberg on all this? All these masked creeps out in force in our town [the bullseye city] waving black flags of Islamic jihad on our streets for days--especially on the heels of the now infamous 'Death to All Juice' sign on public display right here on 5th Avenue--and he's building bike lanes and trying to reduce our salt intake.

Then there was this guy. He had a thing for me alright.

Like many others he was concealed behind a mask.
Full of hate and not hiding it.

Here are the photos.

UPDATE: Videos over at Vigilant Squirrel Brigade!

Veterans Day Parade New York City 2008

In honor of our brave vets, I went to the Veterans Day Parade on Fifth Avenue today and took a few shots during my lunch break. I was happy to see that there were even more spectators this year than last year's parade, which was just as wonderful.

Saluting the 343 firemen who perished on September 11, 2001.

The lady in this wonderful car is the nurse who appeared in the famous photo taken at the end of World War II kissing the sailor in Times Square.

Here is the slide show!

U.S. Presidential Election 2008

Congratulations to a man with a paper-thin resume and whose associations are so bad that he wouldn’t pass security clearance for even a low-level job with the State Department.

Muslim Day Parade 2008

I went to the Muslim Day Parade today. It was much smaller in size and attendance than last year's. There were virtually no spectators lined along Madison Avenue for this event. Only the regular weekend tourists milling around on a beautiful day in midtown Manhattan.

Today, October 12 is the 8-year anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen. This guy brought his little black flag of Islamic jihad, again [like he did last year]. This same flag made another appearance later on down the road at the moronic Islamic Thinkers outpost a few blocks away. We'll get to that later on.

Here he is waving his jihad terrorist flag at the parade itself. I can't believe that the taxpayers of New York City are footing the bill for this.

What was this curious float about I wondered... Turned out to be Medina--the world's most expensive gas station.

Yep, the Saudis. Just a regular bunch of Yankee Doodle Dandies, alright.

Then there were some non-Obama voters.

The protest signs ruffle quite a few feathers among the parade-goers. As they passed heated exchanges flew. Cries of 'no Sharia in America' were met with 'takbir!' [which means 'expansion'] and 'allahu akbar!' The video.

This guy who is a member of the Islamic Thinkers Society [a radical group of nincompoops bordering on being seriously dangerous] called a female passerby who got into the fray a whore. So she tossed her cup of coffee at him. There was a bit of a scuffle and the cops moved in quickly to control the situation. Here's the video.

Dan read the names of the American servicemen killed by al Qaeda on the USS Cole 8 years ago today.

And what Muslim Day Parade would be complete without the stylings of the festering Islamic Thinkers Society? Just drink it in, folks.







The aforementioned black flag of Islamic jihad.



If you want to see something truly amazing, go to this video to see the Islamic Thinkers getting kicked out of the post-parade street fair and citing the Constitution for their right to free speech!

Thanks to Tom for the excellent video. More must-see video links below.

I also want to add that as much as the marchers objected to the foreign policy views of the conservative protesters, they had NO objection to the Islamic Thinkers signs--save for one lone man who confronted them.

Then there were these two signs pictured below that were on display at one of the booths at the street fair on 23rd Street and Madison where the parade ended.



Here is my entire slide show of today's events.

UPDATE 10/13: Excellent video posted at the Gathering of Eagles blog. [scroll down]

Obama as Superman?

Okay, now I've seen everything.

I came across these newly wheat pasted Obama worship/fetish pieces in my neighborhood tonight.

Unbridled Obamessiah porn.
What next?

Ahmadinejad Protest New York City

This was my personal favorite protest sign tonight.

Very clever. It works so well!

I went to the protest against Ahmadinejad organized by 9/25Rally in front of the Hyatt Hotel on 42nd Street this evening. There was a nice turnout. Among them were these organizations who helped put together this important rally:

Women United/Code Red
911 Families
ACT for America
Alliance of Iranian Women
AMCHA
American Center for Law and Justice
American Coptic Union
American Maronite Union
Americans for a Safe Israel
Arabs for Israel
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
Center for Security Policy
Christian Solidarity
Coalition for the Defense of Human Rights
Committee on the Present Danger
Concerned Women for America
Council for a Democratic Iran
Family Security Matters
Foundation for Defense of Democracy
Glenn Richter, Founder Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry
Guardian Angels
Institute for Freedom and Democracy
International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem
International Christian Union
Aryeh Eldad, Israeli Knesset
Jerusalem Reclamation Project
Jewish Action Alliance
Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs
Log Cabin Republicans of New York City
Open Doors USA
NY - Gathering of Eagles
Phyllis Chesler, author
Rabbi Zev Friedman, Rambam Mesivta high school
Rabbi Joseph Potasnik
Silent Majority No More
StandWithUs
Stop Shariah Now
Sudan Freedom Walk
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention
Traditional Values Coalition
United American Committee
Women’s Freedom Movement of Pakistan

There were lots of great people out there and lots of very inventive protest signs.
Here are some of my favorites.

Click here for the full slide show!

Update 9/27/08: VIDEOS of the speakers!

Ground Zero: September 11, 2008

The troofers are coming..! The troofers are coming..!

I went to the memorial services at Ground Zero this morning. The streets surrounding the old World Trade Center site were completely sealed off to pedestrian traffic. It was very crowded so I worked my way around taking as many photos as I could.

This guy had a pretty interesting sign.

This troofer fellow wearing an Obama button didn't seem to like it one bit.

Undaunted and dead serious.

On a lighter note, there were lots of other people out there today like these firemen.

This dapper shoe shine man.

A cheerful if not eccentric NYC patriot.

I got a strange feeling from this woman. Then I zoomed in on what she was wearing around her neck.

A sign of Satan? Or just Paganism? Sorry for the ugly photo, folks.

The Mennonites were out in force!

and..

A study in contrasts...

This woman was crying and bowing.

This was her schtick. The Bowing Project. Ya hear that, Zawahiri? She's bowing!

Okay, now for the real nuts...
The troofers were lamentably encamped around the edges of Trinity church cemetery.

The troofer 'media.'

* * *
Now for the heroes!

Real US Soldiers! Shook their hands and said, 'Thanks!'

At the very end, as I headed back towards the subway I was happy to be able to catch this group of firefighters marching toward the Brooklyn Bridge. I love the sound of the bagpipes and drums.

And off they went over the Brooklyn Bridge. Which is right were I started today.

Here is the complete slide show!

UPDATE 9/12/08: Video / Bagpipe Tribute to the Fallen.

More Obama-mania: The DMV Kind

"GOREBAMA"?
The guy might have thought this through a little better.... Sounds like a painful disease or a Japanese sci-fi monster to me.

More Political Street Art: The Playpen of Peace *UPDATED 9/8/08

Yet another installment in the Political Street Art series. Here we have what appears to be an ordinary child's playpen. But this one is filled with thousands of colored pellets.

It's the Playpen of Peace!

Then there was a line of taxi cab tops with a lot of 'hope', 'change', 'peace', 'create' stuff painted on them.

and then... inexplicably, a lemonade stand.

UPDATE 9/8/08:
Below photography shows what it was morphed into shortly after.

I took this a few days ago. Not sure what it is supposed to mean with the firetruck under a huge rock. I'll leave it to my readers to decide. At the time of this update, there are now three playpens in that same spot doing nothing except collecting trash and spewing plastic pellets. An eyesore of rubbish in an already trashed landscape.

Stop the War On Iran Protest Times Square

I went to the No War On Iran rally in Times Square today.

The Gathering of Eagles New York Chapter put on the counter-protest.

Below is a selection of photos and the best signs,
like the one above which was absolutely great!
Say NO to WAHHABISM!
I really like the sound of that.

Ain't it the truth!

Two thumbs up for those who came out in the pouring rain to stand for our flag!

Patriot Guard Riders. Heroes at home.

Let's hear it for the Nam Knights!



- Next up, the rally goers.
It was the same old tired leftist slogans and they were particularly ticked at Obama for changing his position on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. -

Their true colors. The total annihilation of Israel.

A rogue Islamic state has the right to nuclear weapons?
I don't THINK so!

So Sean Bell died because there's a war going on..? Methinks these people are a bit confused.

Now here's something to ponder. Cynthia McKinney for President.

Their true colors.

And rain hurts magic markers...

Stop the occupation of 'Harlem and Bed Stuy'? I know the rents are going up in those neighborhoods, but I wouldn't exactly call it an 'occupation.' Unless you want to call the influx of assorted hipsters and trust-funders an 'occupation', that is.


Okay, wait a minute. This guy is wearing 'No War On Iran' buttons and drinking a can of PEPSI?
The deranged paranoid Iranian mullahs have declared that 'PEPSI' stands for Pay Each Penny to Save Israel. He must be a double agent for the Mossad. Clever, very VERY, clever...

Ask not what Islamophobia can do for you but what you can do for Islamo-realism.

She's strangely unconcerned about Islamic Iran's ghastly ongoing and escalating war against Iranian women.

Truthers.. YAWN!

No war protest would be complete with the Free-Mumia-the-Cop-Killer mob.

Ya. That'll work.

This guy took out a bullhorn and called the patriots, cowards, imperialists, fascists and a list of other names. He didn't have a permit, so the cops shut him down.



Click here for the full slide show!

Nice bike!

The ever-fabulous Atlas was there too. Please go see her report now!

And Gateway Pundit rightly points out, Iran is already at war with us -- and has been since 1979.

Tic Tic Boom was there and noted that the so-called 'peace' crowd left quite a pile of garbage behind after they left the area.

Political Street Art: The Mattress of Peace & Jobs for Obama

A couple of random photos for the day while out for a walk here in Obama Country, Brooklyn, USA. These kinds of things pop up regularly around here. The Dreaded Mattress of Peace struck me as particularly funny.

The red paint looks like blood and there was something very Manson Family about it, if you know what I mean..

And then there were these jobs for Obama fliers posted around. Not bad pay either. That's what 52 million dollars buys you.

There were some takers on George Soros's dime..

I suppose there's a metaphor here somewhere.

More Obama Street Art

Another installment in the Obama Street Art series. This one found on a rather gentrified Brooklyn Street offers a near Frankensteinian first impression. Is that Boris Karloff? Then you realize, whew! It's only the Saviour, Obama.

Hat tip / buzzsamonkey.

May Day Union Square 2008

I went to the May Day festivities at Union Square Park after work today. I don't know what to say other than it was a completely revolting experience. Basically a point-and-shoot, yep.
Full un-edited slide show here.

Update: ProtestShooter reports from San Francisco!

Update: Ringo the Gringo has a whopping report from Los Angeles!

Update: Michelle Malkin's national round-up.
Thanks for the link, Michelle!

Obey Obama Street Art

I spotted this rather interesting bit of street art plastered up in my moonbat neighborhood today. At first I thought it was a new wave of Obama propaganda targeting hipsters.

After I started photographing it, I noticed that the Obama logo had been co-opted with icon for the street artist Obey. Obey Obama? Priceless.

Appropriation You Can Believe In!

Pro-Troops Rally Military Recruiter Station Times Square

'We Are Not Berkeley!'
A large group of patriots organized by The Gathering of Eagles New York Chapter came out in the pouring rain today in Times Square to support our troops in response to the despicable and cowardly bombing of the Military Recruiter station this week. We had a big tent set up and flags were flying everywhere. It was truly moving to see folks come out to stand by our brave fighting men and women.

The front glass and door frame was blown out from the explosion so metal plates were installed to protect the station. Personally, I can't wait until they catch the guy who did this.

Passersby of all kinds stopped by to thank us. Traffic going by honked their horns and gave the thumbs-up! Dozens of NYPD squad cars hit their lights and sirens and New York Fire Department trucks barreling through Times Square did the same.




Click HERE to visit my slideshow.

Gathering of Eagles New York has more HERE.

Friday Prayers to Close Gitmo at Foley Square

Must be 'Orange Friday' again. This time it was an inter-faith prayer vigil to close Gitmo so I headed over to take some photos.

Leading the prayers was Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid, whose mosque, the Mosque of the Islamic Brotherhood, prominently displays the pledge of the Muslim Brotherhood on its 'About page.

Praying for terrorists?

Then right about when foreheads began hitting the plastic tarp, it started to thunder like cannons and a torrent of rain fell.

A history lesson from Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid:
Muslims Discovered America

'security'

'security'

'security'

and yet more 'security'

Useful idiots

The 'press' was there.

More press...

Click here for full photo slide show!

Veterans Day Parade New York City

I went to the Veterans Day Parade today and had a great time. My father and his brother both served in the U.S. Army. Two of my mother's three brothers served in active duty in Viet Nam, one was a paratrooper and the other was in the jungles. I want to thank all of our wonderful men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces past and present for their unselfish and dedicated service to our nation.

It was a truly memorable parade. You couldn't help but get a lump in your throat and a tear in your eye watching those brave men and women go by. The bands, the drums, the soldiers old and young. It always get me right in the chest.

Here are slide shows

number one, number two, and number three.

Unfortunately at the last minute the anti-war groups 'Veterans for Peace' and the 'Abraham Lincoln Brigades' were allowed to march. And of course they brought along one of their trademark flag-draped coffins. As much I sincerely appreciate their service to our country, I don't want to see coffins. Here is a brief slide show of their presence today.

For my photos of the 2008 New York City Veterans Day Parade,

please click here.

Iranian Hitler in New York City

Ground Zero

Monday morning a gathering of diverse and dedicated patriots came to Ground Zero to stand up against the Iranian Hitler, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who threatened to desecrate our hallowed soil with his foul presence only days before. He never showed up. Thank God.

Desiree Bernstein, whose brother-in-law was killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center was the star of Ground Zero protest. A self-described 'Islamo-realist' she had the entire crowd rapt with her empassioned, and inspiring speech about waking up and facing the facts about radical Islam. A force to be reckoned with, every single word from her lips was the absolute truth.

At one point a young German woman wearing a clownish sunglasses, a pinstripe suit and flip flops came along and told us that 'America is the the most violent country' and that 'Iraq was a peaceful nation before the American invasion.' She got quite an argument naturally as several spectators, foreign and American acquainted her with reality.
Great action shots of her foolishness and Desiree's awe-inspiring preaching are all here in my Ground Zero slide show.

After the Ground Zero demonstration ended, I headed uptown for the second protest at Dag Hammerskjold Plaza at the United Nations. When I stepped out of the subway at Grand Central Station at Lexington Avenue, the entire street had been closed off for traffic for blocks. In the distance there were dozens of law enforcement and government vehicles, police vans, black sedans, flashing lights and an eerie quiet. Someone very important was on their way to the UN. Quickly I whipped out my camera and managed to take a few shots as they sped by. Could this have been the Mad Midget's Motorcade?

The United Nations

There was a huge turnout at Dag Hammerskjold Plaza. Reports put the numbers over 25,000. Was a great show of support for the state of Israel and for the free world against the rantings of a genocidal dictator hell-bent on hastening the return of the Mahdi and his own personal apocalypse.

No Holocaust? Take a look at that tattoo, Mr. Dictator!

This lovely Persian Lady still has the fight in her!

Thousands of good people all came together. Unified against hate. How wonderful it was to be there. Here are the photos that I took.

Next up: Utter Derangement at Columbia University

Columbia University
Some very strange things go on at this Ivy League college...

Seeker of truth?

Love letter from one Jackass to another. The Islamic Thinkers Society is in perfect step with Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's hastening of the Mahdi.

The book is upside down, stupid.

There were plenty of sane people on hand to combat these idiots.

Here is my the slide show of the heated protests at Columbia.

Update 9/27!: Excellent video report by Andrew Marcus

Iranian Hitler Comes to New York City

From Cox & Forkum. Dead on, as always.

Please stay tuned. I will be covering the massive protests against the Islamic, Genocidal, Woman Stoning, Child Hanging, Hezbollah / Hamas Supporting, Jew Hating, Death-to-America-Chanting, Maniac Midget at Ground Zero, the United Nations and at Columbia University where it he scheduled to speak on Monday. Photo essay and report will follow!

In the meantime, here are my photos and report of the reception we gave him last year that Charles at Little Green Footballs so kindly turned into a slide show and posted before I created my blog.

Muslim Day Parade

A parade is usually a happy joyful event. Music, dancing, reveling in life. This was more of a march than a parade and a somber and depressing one at that. Here is my first slideshow of the first part of the event. There are four more to follow. I invite you to please look closely at them all. The pictures speak for themselves.

Before the dirge-like march began, I took photos of a huge blue plastic tarp that was unfurled to ready for the opening prayer--which seemingly took forever. It outstretched the entire intersection at 41st Street and Madison Avenue. The men were gathered in the front and the 'sisters' were told, as they already knew, to sit in the back. They did and took their places all the way in the back.


The Infidel Wanders Into the Tent
I wound my way across the edges of the mat taking pictures, being careful not to step on anyone. Then I spotted a good place right in front to under a tent to take a few shots ...

... and
wound up here. I thought it was quite unusual for a woman to be leading at the very apex of this massive prayer. I had seen her earlier carrying the Palestinian flag. Perhaps there is some significance in that.

After taking a handful of pictures, a man suddenly came hastily running up on my right with his arm outstretched. He cried out, 'You can't stand there. You have to move. You broke their prayer!' I realized it was none other than Democratic New York City Councilman, Robert Jackson who I had photographed at a previous CAIR protest against Omar Mohammedi back in May.

Here are the photos I took of that moment in time under the tent.

I had no idea I had just short-circuited their connection to Mecca. Stepped on the 'third rail' as it were. I guess you can see from their faces here below, that they weren't too happy about that. If looks could kill.

Democratic Congressman, Anthony Weiner was there. I followed the march down Madison Avenue. There were only chants of 'allahu akbar' and 'East to West, Islam is the best.' Not a very inclusive message when you think of it.
Here are the photos that I took on the way down to 23rd Street. Lots of interesting and strange sights to see indeed.

Here is my last photo slide show for the day. In it are photos of the protests that took place at the end of the march. It is quite long so bear with me and I will probably divide it into two parts at some point tonight.

Update:
Atlas Shrugs was there..
She's got VIDEO and lots of pictures too!. Go there now!

I want to thank Jihad Watch, Little Green Footballs, Atlas Shrugs
and Neal Boortz for the links!

The Islamic Thinkers Society showed up. Not a happy bunch of fellows, are they?