Posted on 08/15/2010 7:15:13 AM PDT by La Lydia
One day after President Obama defended the freedom of Muslims to build an Islamic complex near New York's Ground Zero, he offered a less forceful version of that position on Saturday: Yes, Muslims have that right, Obama said -- but that doesn't mean he believes it is the right thing for them to do...
But he went on to explain that he was not endorsing the construction of the Islamic center. "I was not commenting and I will not comment on the wisdom of making the decision to put a mosque there," he said. "I was commenting very specifically on the right people have that dates back to our founding."
Obama's speech Friday brought down an avalanche of criticism from the right -- as the White House surely expected it would...
But Obama's remarks also unsettled many of his fellow Democrats, who would have preferred that he not embroil himself...
"It's going to play poorly for many Democrats and will be used as a political club by those Republicans willing to exploit it," said one senior Democratic aide on Capitol Hill...
Their concern is not that Obama's comments will feed the myths about his citizenship, his religion and his allegiances that have taken root in the far reaches of the right; those voters are cemented in place against the Democrats already....
However, to his critics it suggests a disregard for the wishes of the public. "It feels very Bush-esque," said Matthew Dowd, who was a top political adviser to former President George W. Bush until they parted ways over the Iraq war. Dowd said Republicans will exploit the controversy to ask, "Does this guy listen, or does he think he's too smart for all of us?"
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
This was definitely caused by Sarah Palin’s Facebook Post. Huge unforced error on the Messiah’s part.
Well put. Fits the "liberal delusion/insanity" diagnosis.
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Please share it here.
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The London Telegraph headline might have helped a little also. This was spread all over the world:
Obama backs Ground Zero mosque
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