Drunk shouts 'terrorists,' urinates on mosque rugs

[RamboLiberal]

Source: MSNBC

NEW YORK — In the latest in a spate of anti-Muslim incidents over the last two days, an intoxicated man entered a mosque in Queens on Wednesday evening and proceeded to urinate on prayer rugs, New York police officials said.

The man, identified as Omar Rivera, reportedly shouted anti-Muslim epithets and called worshippers who had gathered for evening prayer “terrorists.” One witness told the New York Post the man was “very clearly intoxicated” and had a beer bottle in his hand at the time.

“He stuck up his middle finger and cursed at everyone,” Mustapha Sadouki, who was at the mosque at the time, said. “He calls us terrorists, yet he comes into our mosque and terrorizes other people.”

Rivera has been charged with criminal trespassing.


Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38863919/ns/us_news-life/

[11 Bravo]

1. WOW! FoxNoise will doubtless be all over this story!

Of course, the chyron will read "TERROR MOSQUE!"

[MidwestTransplant]

8. Nothing on Drudge about the stabbing. Total silence.

[felinetta]

21. Their silence shows their guilt. Otherwise why would they try to hide this news?

[joeglow3]

39. But, "Beat Whitey Night" at the Iowa State Fair is still there

big shocker.

[Rebubula]

48. LOL...

...and nothing about that here.

Big shocker.

[Phil The Cat]

101. Fox News PRETENDS to be Fair and Balanced

Democratic Underground is proud to be an advocacy site, not an impartial news site!

[COLGATE4]

25. No, but they will trot it out later today once they've had their

staff meetings to decide how they're going to shape it so it's really the Muslins fault. Witness their performance yesterday with the guy who knifed the cabbie - silence at first but by the time it got to Laura Ingraham they were all singing the tune that 'it couldn't have been anti-muslim sentiment, but just because the guy has a drinking problem'. Wait and see on this one...

[activa8tr]

74. All drunks just happen to stab Muslims when drunk. It's just what

happens when normal white bread American college aged guys get drunk!

It's just an accident caused by alcohol.
:sarcasm:


Fox News tells us this!!!
So it MUST BE the "fair and balanced truth!

[AlbertCat]

79. All drunks just happen to stab Muslims when drunk.

So when is John Boehner gonna stab one?

Oh he probably already has. Or close.

I tell ya...drunks! Always somethin'! If their not shooting their hunting partners in the face.....


(or driving their girlfriends off a bridge, for that matter....)

[jberryhill]

85. Pataki already blamed Muslims for the cab attack

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7966533/Campaigners-say-Ground-Zero-mosque-plans-led-to-taxi-driver-murder-attempt.html

Yesterday Mr Pataki said: "That's why the mosque, the cultural centre should not be built there." He said that those backing the project to build the Park51 two blocks from the site of the September 11 attacks were "deliberately provoking emotions".

[saigon68]

108. He is a carbuncle on the anus of New York

[superconnected]

2. Classy...

[AspenRose]

3. *sigh*

:-(

[hlthe2b]

4. Damn these assholes...

Lock em up!

[aquart]

5. The man is irony challenged, obviously. Republican?

[melm00se]

38. drunken stupidity

knows no ideological pigeonhole

[AlbertCat]

80. The man is irony challenged, obviously. Republican?

His name is OMAR!!!!!! :hurts:

[Lightning Count]

6. Omar Rivera?

?

[slackmaster]

19. I can't get past that either

:shrug:

[Celeborn Skywalker]

41. Many Hispanics have Omar as a first name.

If that's what's puzzling you.

[slackmaster]

50. I know that. I've lived in San Diego most of my life, and I have met two or three Mexican Omars.

And one Armenian Omar. It just seems like an ironic twist.

[jberryhill]

109. Most of the shops in Tijuana will throw in an extra Omar

But only if you paid too much for the first one.

[jberryhill]

57. Go Look Up "General Omar Bradley"

I doubt the commanding officer of the US First Army in WWII would agree with assumptions being made about the name "Omar".

[AlbertCat]

83. with assumptions being made about the name "Omar".

What would they be? That the name is commonly used in Muslim countries? Or countires previously conquered by Muslims, and their past colonies?

from Wikipedia:

Omar or Omer is a surname or given name with various origins:
Variant spelling of Umar, Arabic, Amir al-Mu'minin
Omar (Bible), Hebrew, Biblical and Muslim origin meaning "flourishing", "long-lived", "eloquent and gifted speaker"
A variant of Hindi Amar (from Sanskrit=Amara; a + mara = to die)= immortal, long-lived
A less popular Surname in Hindu Upper Caste Banias : See Omar
A fine grained stone with a bubble in it


Oh look! Look at the very 1st one listed. And the second one!

[jberryhill]

89. I knew a guy named Omar as a kid

I think his family was Catholic.

[AlbertCat]

99. I think his family was Catholic.

Like most of Spain today, a country partially & on & off conquered by the Moors around 7 -something. So, not too unusual.

[jberryhill]

100. Well, it was a military family, and he was named after the General /nt

[QC]

103. I read The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam as a kid.

A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou
Beside me singing in the wilderness....

[jberryhill]

107. Will Boone's Farm and a bagel do?

[bulloney]

63. Geraldo's brother?

[NewJeffCT]

70. There are a bunch of Hispanic baseball players named Omar

Omar Moreno, Omar Minaya, Omar Vizqual, Omar Infante, etc.

[Ken Burch]

72. OMG! THE MUSLIMS ARE INVADING BASEBALL!

:sarcasm:

[Botany]

7. Thanx guys!

[misterkhalil]

42. Sigh

Hate is always, somehow, substituted for logic, and these men above are at the forefront of anti-intellectualism in the United States.

When logic fails, use fear.

[Soylent Brice]

9. i suspect we'll see many more incidents like these in the days to come.

K&R

[slackmaster]

29. There was a similar incident early Friday morning in Miami. It hasn't gotten much coverage.

Student urinates on church

At around 1 a.m. Friday, officers on bike patrol reportedly observed a male, later identified as Miami University sophomore Jacob Pleban, staggering in the alley behind Oxford United Methodist Church.

According to police reports, the officer followed Pleban, 19, to the corridor leading to the church’s back door where he proceeded to urinate on the building. The officer reportedly identified himself as police and asked if the male knew he was urinating on the Methodist church.

According to police reports, it was apparent Pleban did not know what he was doing, but he replied, “I’m Catholic.” Pleban reportedly had the odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath, wobbled on his feet and slurred his words. Pleban was charged with public urination, disorderly conduct and underage intoxication....

http://www.miamistudent.net/news/community/police-beat-8-24-10-1.1538443

[daleo]

62. It doesn't sound similar to me

A drunk urinating on a church wall all alone in a back alley versus a drunk walking into a place of worship full of people, insulting them, then urinating in front of them. In the Miami case, it sounds like the church was incidental while in the New York case antagonizing worshipers was the whole point.

[AngryAmish]

75. eerie

[Kweli4Real]

82. That Miami is in Ohio ... Damn it.

No offense meant ... Just quoting from a Tee Shirt of my alma mater that we wore back in the day.

[Kweli4Real]

87. And It Should Be Noted ...

The Oxford UMC is right of the main drag which is lined by bars. Folks relieved themselves on the regular on that building.

[era veteran]

10. Dickhead

[tridim]

11. Not on the rug, man.

[conspirator]

13. That's right dude. They peed ... ... on your fucking rug n/t

[slackmaster]

22. That rug really tied the mosque together

[Blue_Tires]

23. lol...brilliant

[Meanblogger]

36. This aggression will not stand, man.

[Codeine]

44. You're out of your element, man. nt

[Cal Carpenter]

53. This subthread made my day

:)

[AlecBGreen]

54. mine too!

i literally laughed out loud. that doesnt happen often to me when reading stuff online

thx for the smiles! :hi:

[rug]

71. Tell me about it!

:grr:

[AngryAmish]

76. You win the internet today.

enjoy it

[joeybee12]

12. This can't be...I thought Glenn Beck was in DC for his march, not NYC...n/t

[KansDem]

14. You pee publicly and that's "criminal trespassing?"

How about "indecent exposure?" Or some kind of environmental infraction?

I knew a fellow once who was jogging in the park when he had to relieve himself. He thought no one would see him and went into some bushes to pee. Well, there was someone who saw him and a cop nearby, and he was arrested for "indecent exposure." And that was outside in a park...

[Kievan Rus]

35. The people at the mosque probably told him to leave and he refused

[jberryhill]

60. Behavior exceeding the scope of authority to be on the premises is trespassing

You don't have to ask anyone to leave.

If I tell you "You may hang out in my living room, but you are not allowed to sit on my couch" then when you sit on my couch you become a trespasser.

[jberryhill]

58. Trespassing to commit a criminal act

There are a lot of lesser included offenses.

[gratuitous]

15. Terrorists? I can't say

But at least they're house-broken, Mr. Rivera. Which is more than I can say for your ignorant carcass.

[NorthCarolina]

16. The Japanese are right. American's are "Simple-Minded". eom

[apnu]

17. So are the Japanese. Its a human trait after all. (nt)

[slackmaster]

20. That's racist

[Lance_Boyle]

24. because cartoon tentacle rape is so high minded...

:eyes:

[Divine Discontent]

68. LOLOLOL.... at least let's keep it in the same species!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

110. It's more high minded than "Jackass", that's for sure.

:eyes:

[Codeine]

45. Speak for yourself.

Besides, I've seen enough anime to know that Japan has a lock on simple-minded shit.

[Tunkamerica]

52. You don't need that apostrophe.

[Codeine]

90. Punctuation i's s'imple mind'ed. nt

[proteus_lives]

96. Yeah......

:eyes:

[Bitwit1234]

18. And the hate and violence urged by the right wing spewers

like Rush,Beck and all of Fox will continue til a stop is put to it or someone commits a massacre. There is going to be more and more violence. The right wing thinks this is the way to take over the country and the stupid people without a brain or a clue will join them. I would not let anybody know I was so damn dumb and stupid as to be influenced by the likes of Rush, Beck and Fox.

[TygrBright]

26. "Omar Rivera"?? WTF??? n/t

[Codeine]

46. Common Hispanic name, believe it or not. nt

[jberryhill]

61. Please learn some WWII history

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Bradley

Or even watch the movie "PATTON".

[Evasporque]

27. Another Tea Party Patriot!!! .....nt

[Botany]

28. Don't you mean pee party patriot?

n/t

[butterfly77]

30. Was it..

Geraldo?

[KamaAina]

31. Bad dog!

(whacks bigot with rolled-up copy of NY Post)

[NC_Nurse]

32. Thank you Fox "News". You have once again caused a furor over what

Should have been a good thing. But we can't have anyone promoting peace, love and understanding, can we? No money in THAT!

[amb123]

33. I predict that . . .

by Election Day on November 2nd, at least one mosque and one local Democratic Party Headquarters will be blown up by a Reich-Wing Extremist. That person will claim that God, Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh told him to.

USA is drowning in hate all because a black man got elected President! In-f**king-credible!

:nuke: :grr: :argh:

[superconnected]

34. This kind of reminds me of my friends mom who walked into a gay womens bar

and yelled "DYKES!" then turned around to run but tripped on the curb and broke her leg. I mean this too, is just stupid.

[Shining Jack]

37. K&R

What an idiot. :(

[Blacksheep214]

40. Little Wonder that we get attacked.

Taken out of context, we insult and provoke others to fight. Then when they get pissed off enough to strike out, we cower behind our innocent soldiers to fight the fight their hate and ignorance caused.

I am seriously embarassed by our stupid image!

[johncoby2]

43. We should send a message and cut his head off.

He would NEVER screw with another religious organization again.

[Rebubula]

49. Not sure if serious...

...but ALL religious organization NEED to be screwed with as they have been screwing with humanity for thousands of years.

[LanternWaste]

97. Same with philosophy...

Same with philosophy... blinds the weak and makes strong men dangerous. Been doing it for thousands of years. Oh, and politics, too.

[Drops_not_Dope]

51. Religious organization?

a Mosque is a house of Worship, not an organization.

and whats with the beheading message anyway?

we should be like the heathens in Iraq? Or were you sending your own message of Islamophobia or hatred of Muslims?

[AlbertCat]

84. a Mosque is a house of Worship, not an organization.

Are you fucking serious??? :eyes::eyes::eyes::eyes::eyes::eyes::eyes::eyes::eyes::eyes::eyes:

Yes, that mosque just GREW there, like a weed. No organizations involved or attached.

[Oldtimeralso]

65. Which Head? n/t

[Codeine]

47. Not exactly a 95 Theses moment, eh? nt

[jberryhill]

86. Fortunately there were zero feces /nt

[LibertyLover]

55. How old is this man that he's still not housebroken?

[RedCloud]

56. Many Hispanics have Arab genes from Inquisition snafus. Off with his head.

Cabeza 'e mierda.

[superconnected]

59. When I do this, I usually do it at the pentagon.

[felix_numinous]

64. DWWF

Warning: Drinking While Watching Fox-- sources say any remaining IQ points may reach dangerously low levels....

[Oldtimeralso]

67. Is It Possible to Have a Negative Number?

Considering where most "False Spews" viewers IQ scores start!

[rainlillie]

66. I really think It's time for President Obama to show some leadership and come out

and denounce all of this hateful rhetoric. Maybe he can give a speech about religious tolerance, like he gave about race a few years ago. He along with other elected leaders in the party, should let the Muslim community know that they are standing with them.

[harun]

102. While we would like to hear that, we also know what the Corporate Media would do

with a speech like that. It may have the opposite effect.

[Turborama]

69. This isn't funny n/t

[YankeeLeft7x]

73. "War on Terrorism" Actually War on Islam/Muslims

If anyone hasn't noticed yet, this so-called "War on Terrorism" is actually a War on Islam/Muslims.

Sad to inform all the good people here, but, the likes of Debbie Wasserman Schultz is also one of those Democrats who has shown an intolerance and hostile attitude towards the mosque being built in New York City. She expressed her anti-mosque views and intolerance on Larry King Live Tuesday night. Here is the exchange between King and Schultz:

KING: Congresswoman Schultz, do you think that Muslim situation in New York will be a national issue?

SCHULTZ: Um, I really don't think it will be a national issue. I think what it boils down to is it is a case of just because you can doesn't mean you should. I think the leadership of the mosque and that Muslim community in that area of New York City would be well served to sit down with the leadership in New York and in that community, and work together to build some consensus on an alternative site.

Key words by Congresswoman Schultz is an "alternative site," and not to build it there. Again, this is patronizing behavior and a belittling attitude and one wonders why this violence breaks out?

Anyone who participates in the bashing of Muslims/Islam by vast and gross generalizations feeds into this type of behavior, hence, the negative view of "American democracy" and "America's "great" freedom" as its sold to the rest of the world, even as citizens in other nations no longer buy those American myths.

Yes, the likes of Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, etc. are also culpable and share implicit blame here, as well as, the superficial media which never lets a chance go by, not before asking anyone on the TV, "so, what do you think of the mosque situation, in NYC?"

The likes of Howard Dean and Debbie Wasserman Schultz have joined the ranks of Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Ari Fleischer and Ann Coulter in their overt hostility towards the Arab/Muslim commumity in the good ole USA, where "freedom for all" is in great peril.

Have a Very Nice Day!

[slackmaster]

77. Mr. Rivera's uninvited micturation was not an act of national policy

If anyone hasn't noticed yet, this so-called "War on Terrorism" is actually a War on Islam/Muslims.

Bullshit.

[YankeeLeft7x]

78. Just an Extension of the U.S. National Policy

"Mr. Rivera's uninvited micturation was not an act of national policy"

No, just merely an extension of "national policy" from the Patriot Act to profiling Muslims in mosques as the FBI does regularly, and let's not forget Abu Ghraib and all the other detention and secret sites around the globe where Muslims are tortured.

The U.S. has created the cultural conditions which not only targets Muslims and the Arab community but gives license for the likes of Mr. Rivera to act as he did.

I will stand by my original post on this matter, as many Muslims and Arabs share the view that this "war on terror" is directly aimed at them.

I shall not have to remind anyone here of the Muslim bashing by America's national leaders from President Bush calling the war on terror "a crusade" to Retired General Boykin's animus against Islam.

Have a Very Nice Day!

[slackmaster]

81. No, he was just a drunken idiot doing some of the things that drunken idiots sometimes do

I wonder what he has to say for himself today.

[AlbertCat]

88. doing some of the things that drunken idiots sometimes do

Really! He would have done this anyway. Even if Catholics had hit the WTT.

:sarcasm:

[Codeine]

91. No more so than Islamic terror is a "war on Christianity."

The whole "Clash of Civilizations" thing is bunk, on both sides.

[riverbendviewgal]

92. This reminds me of the Nazi era and the treatment of the jews

I was born in America but now a Canadian citizen.

I am ashamed to say I am American.....I feel so sorry for America and what is has become.

Any sane person would want to leave it, like those did leave Germany prior to WWII.

Canada I stand on guard for thee.

We accept diversity.

My little son at 8 when we went to NJ to visit relatives in a small town asked where all the people of color were.
He was so used to having the United Nations in his third grade.

I weep for you America.

[wookie72]

93. We need to do more to stand up for Muslims

Liberals I think have been too complacent with the excuse of "we don't know which of them are really extremists." But it's time to stand by Muslims regardless of their beliefs.

[Codeine]

104. I don't stand by ANYONE "regardless of their beliefs."

That way lies madness.

[wookie72]

106. Actually, that way lies democracy nt

[proteus_lives]

98. "We accept diversity."

Except, in Toronto apparently.

[Codeine]

105. A good thing America is the only place with racism and bigotry.

:eyes: Trying to figure out how to make those little eyes roll even harder. . .

[alp227]

94. Dirty stray dog...oh wait, a drunk human?

Put this lowlife in jail and maybe alcoholism treatment. Better yet, take him to the Museum of Tolerance.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

95. What a waste of oxygen this guy is

I hope they throw the book at this pathetic, perverted little weasel