Hopefully the whole six-pack.
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| Obama defends Ground Zero mosque | |
| 2010-08-15 | |
| US President Barack Obama has endorsed the plan for building a mosque near Ground Zero, saying Muslims' "religious freedom" should be respected. Obama made the remarks at a White House Iftar meal for Muslims breaking their Ramadan fast on Friday. "As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country," he said. "That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances," Obama stated, adding that "this is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable."
Obama's support for the plan comes at a time that confidence in him has plummeted in the Muslim world. According to surveys released by the Pew Global Attitudes project in June, people in seven countries with substantial Muslim populations -- Indonesia, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan, Nigeria and Jordan -- say their confidence in Obama has dropped since last year. More than eight out of ten people in Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan don't trust the United States and its president at all, according to the poll. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #15 Tree. Rope. some assembly required. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2010-08-15 18:04 |
| #14 A Muslim Kenyan pretending to be legal president of the USA. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2010-08-15 17:44 |
| #13 I should have know better than to attempt a .... 'stump the Rantburg crowd' statement like that. Shame on me. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-08-15 14:49 |
| #12 Got it in one, Besoeker. The Great Mosque of Cordoba was built over the Church of St. Vincent to celebrate the Islamic victory over the infidel in Cordoba. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2010-08-15 14:45 |
| #11 Cordoba House....as in Muslim conquest of Cordoba Spain? Islamic symbolism? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-08-15 13:51 |
| #10 Nix on the national day of prayer, because its Judo Christian, the the ass is happy to do a big ramadon speech! I think in 2012 I will take a leave from my job and work the elections. I will go to blue states and work to get the votes out against him. I would campaign for mickey mouse befpre I would let this ass destroy out nation any further... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-08-15 13:25 |
| #9 Maybe Commander Zero is not aware that we can find stuff like this: http://formermuslimsunited.americancommunityexchange.org/2010/05/28/ground-zero-mosque-founder-faisal-abdul-rauf-in-arabic-our-goal-is-to-establish-shariah/ |
| Posted by: Glomons Greling9830 2010-08-15 10:39 |
| #8 Maybe Commander Zero is not aware that we can find stuff like this: http://formermuslimsunited.americancommunityexchange.org/2010/05/28/ground-zero-mosque-founder-faisal-abdul-rauf-in-arabic-our-goal-is-to-establish-shariah/ |
| Posted by: Glomons Greling9830 2010-08-15 10:36 |
| #7 Don't forget Obama cancelled 2010 White House National Day of Prayer ceremony |
| Posted by: Beavis 2010-08-15 09:22 |
| #6 The fifth column frames this discussion around religious freedom. They know that US law will not allow that freedom to be eroded. However, it isn't about religious freedom at all. It is about an ideology, a political system, painted over with the veneer of a religion, that, having won what was by their standards a notable victory, now wants a memorial to that victory. They want bragging rights. A better response would be to say, "Islamists, this is a propaganda ploy. Piss off". A longer version, more suited to a presidential speech, might be; "To any muslims out there who think, like we do, that the mass murder on 9/11 was cowardly and utterly without honour, you are free to express you religion within the law and I am sworn to defend the constitution that gives you that freedom. To islamists, and to any other muslims that see 9/11 as a victory, and so want to build a memorial to your side, at this place, at this time, I say to you that you have no decency. You have two choices. Recant, or fill your hands you sons of bitches" |
| Posted by: Bunyip 2010-08-15 08:36 |
| #5 "this is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable." Except in the cultural wars to keep mangers off the city square for generations, where teachers are admonished for wearing a small cross on a necklace, where the Supreme Court under a mural which includes a depiction of Moses and the 10 Commandants routinely has denied the public portray of one of the foundations of Western Law, etc, etc, etc. The Elitist mantra - one set of rules for me, another set of rules for thee. Tell them knuckle draggin', Bible thumpin', gun tottin' bigots to back off. /sarc off |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-08-15 08:25 |
| #4 Do muslim countries believe in religious freedom? |
| Posted by: Paul D 2010-08-15 06:35 |
| #3 Two points: With this statement Obama took ownership of this specific project, connected himself to this specific Imam. That's likely a big mistake. Obama stated, adding that "this is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable." This is an obvious and unnecessary lie. If "religious freedom" was that important to this administration it would not be an ally/protector/sponsor of regimes like the Saudi Entity or the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. |
| Posted by: Elmerong Dingle6441 2010-08-15 04:01 |
| #2 Hopefully the whole six-pack. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-08-15 01:57 |
| #1 I don't trust this doubletalking liar either. He and his Islamo-sycophants are due for an electorate whooping |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-08-15 00:27 |