Reply #13: IMO, MILLIONS of New Yorkers must have been ELATED to hear of Jones's extortion plan [View All]

[ProgressiveEconomist]

judging from the proportion who OPPOSE the mosque location--including many of those who say they "support" the mosque project.

From http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/new-yorkers-oppose-site-of-islamic-center-poll-finds/
"New Yorkers Oppose Site of Islamic Center, Poll Finds
By CATE DOTY--September 3, 2010, 9:19 am

... according to a New York Times poll, two-thirds of New York City residents, including many who describe themselves as supporters of the project, want the center to be relocated farther from ground zero. The numbers show that many people in New York City still have an uneasy relationship with Islam, and they reveal a complicated portrait of the opposition in New York: 67 percent said that while Muslims had a right to construct the center near ground zero, they should find a different site. Meanwhile, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan and several other religious leaders in New York City are planning to meet regularly to try to reduce the kind of tensions that have surrounded plans for the center..."