Tea-Party blogger Pamela Geller sues MTA over requests for anti-mosque ad changes

[RamboLiberal]

Source: NY Daily News

A group opposed to the planned mosque near the World Trade Center sued the MTA, saying the agency asked for too many modifications to its bus ad.

The American Freedom Defense Initiative, led by Tea Party blogger Pamela Geller, yesterday filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Metropolitan Transportation Authority violated its constitutional right to free speech by demanding the changes.

The original ad featured a plane heading toward the burning twin towers. It also depicted a building with the crescent moon and star on the facade, according to the lawsuit. "Sept 11, 2001 WTC Jihad Attack ... Sept. 11, 2011 WTC Mega Mosque," the ad's text says, asking the question, "Why There?"

The group said it was forced to delete the plane and flames, according to the lawsuit. Spokesman Aaron Donovan said no decision has been made on the proposed ad, which the MTA had only seen yesterday afternoon.





Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/08/07/2010-08-07_group_sues_mta_for_fiery_bus_ad.html

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. to what lengths will these people go?

[Posteritatis]

2. And they weren't forced to delete the lies? "Mega Mosque?" WTF? (nt)

[tishaLA]

3. Teabagger Group Uses 911 Porn to Get its Way

These people have no scruples.

[smuglysmiling]

4. I saw her on tv once...

she is a scary whack-job.

[bjobotts]

5. Viscious and petty small minded twat.Terrorists attacked on 9/11 not a religion.

[bjobotts]

6. They are acting exactly like OBL was commanding them, to start a religious war.STFU

[bjobotts]

7. Tea Bagger republicans act just like the Taliban. How embarrassing

[6000eliot]

8. They are just as hateful.

The question is, what are WE doing about it. All of this hate-filled rhetoric can't be allowed to stand anymore.

[cosmicone]

9. I call them Evangeliban. n/t

[nyy1998]

10. $5 that this case gets dropped

They didn't say they couldn't still have the message there, just they had to take the images off.