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Tilted Cat Head
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
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This is one of the many reasons I believe Obama shouldn't have stepped into it, but it gives more fodder to those that oppose him. Again, some people believe that he endorses it, so now he has to clarify it. In clarifying it he'll have to further engage in conversations about it.
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Obama Clarifies Lower Manhattan Mosque Stance - Gothamist
Down the rabbit hole we go: After speaking forcefully about the right of developers to build a mosque two blocks from the World Trade Center site on Friday, President Obama qualified his remarks. Speaking in Panama City, Florida, while visiting Gulf Coast region, he said, "My intention was simply to let people know what I thought, which was that in this country, we treat everybody equally and in accordance with the law, regardless of race, regardless of religion. I was not commenting and I will not comment on the wisdom of making the decision to put a mosque there. I was commenting very specifically on the right people have that dates back to our founding. That's what our country is about."
In other words, his words are not an endorsement! The Washington Post offers some quotes from critics: Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said, "The decision to build this mosque so close to Ground Zero is deeply troubling, as is the president's decision to endorse it. is not an issue of law, whether religious freedom or local zoning. This is a basic issue of respect for a tragic moment in our history," while Sarah Palin Tweeted, "We all know that they have the right to do it, but should they? This is not above your pay grade."
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