“In one of the most outrageous appeasement gestures in a year full of them, the Empire State Building was illuminated in green to celebrate the Islamic holiday of Eid… New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg … apparently believes that the best response to terrorists is to celebrate diversity.”

December 8, 2007 http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=28204_Bloomberg-_Diversity_the_Best_Response_to_Terrorism&only

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