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Sen. Harry Reid breaks ranks with President Obama and sides against building 9/11 mosque
Associated Press ^
| 8-16-10
Posted on 08/16/2010 2:24:31 PM PDT by Justaham
The Senates top Democrat on Monday came out against plans to build a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, moving away from President Barack Obama on the controversial election-year issue.
Locked in a tight race, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid became the highest profile Democrat to respond to Obama, who last week backed the right for the developers to build a mosque near ground zero.
Since his comments Friday, the Democratic president and his aides have worked to explain the statement, which drew criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike.
The First Amendment protects freedom of religion, said Jim Manley, a Reid spokesman. Senator Reid respects that, but thinks that the mosque should be built some place else.
Critics have said the location of the mosque is insensitive because the terrorists who struck were Islamic extremists. The plans call for a $100 million Islamic center two blocks from where almost 3,000 people perished when hijacked jetliners slammed into the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001.
Reid is in a close campaign for re-election. A spokesman for Republican Sharron Angle, Reids opponent, said Muslims have the right to worship anywhere, but Obamas support for construction of the mosque at ground zero ignored the wishes of the American people, this time at the expense of victims of 9/11 and their families.
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:24:33 PM PDT
by
Justaham
To: Justaham
Senator Reid respects that, but thinks that the mosque should be built some place else.
...unless, of course, he gets a nice comfy 20 point lead on Sharron Angle!
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:25:59 PM PDT
by
albie
To: Justaham
So Harry Reid is an islamophobe/racist/bigot/hater also?
Who knew? /s
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:27:34 PM PDT
by
South40
("Islam has a long tradition of tolerance." ~Hussein Obama, June 4, 2009, Cairo, Egypt)
To: South40
Harry worships the god of liberalism and incumbancy.
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:29:45 PM PDT
by
shankbear
(Al-Qaeda grew while Monica blew)
To: Justaham
I’m sure that wasn’t for political reasons. LOL!!!!
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:29:54 PM PDT
by
mothball
To: Justaham
How can you tell when Reid is lying?
Easy, he opens his mouth.
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:31:01 PM PDT
by
rocksblues
(Obama, the biggest liar in the history of American politics!)
To: Justaham
Reid finally got one or two brain cells cranked up.
vaudine
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:33:24 PM PDT
by
vaudine
To: South40
I think the phrase the New York Times used today was “crude xenophobes.”
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:36:00 PM PDT
by
La Lydia
To: Justaham
Reid saw the reaction to Obama’s statement and just wants to make sure he gets reelected.
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:36:16 PM PDT
by
Dante3
To: Justaham
The dems are running from the trap Obama’s set for them, but it’s already closed on them:
If they stand by Obama, they look like robots who’re just proving all the beliefs people have about libs not caring about the will of the people.
If they turn on him as Harry has, they look desperate and without the courage of their liberal convictions.
Hee hee hee!
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:39:49 PM PDT
by
Darkwolf377
(Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown. -- written by Robert Towne)
To: Justaham; All
Anyone have quotes from NY, NJ and CT senators..?.
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:39:55 PM PDT
by
ken5050
(Save the Earth..It's the only planet with chocolate!!!)
To: vaudine
If Harry were ahead by 20 pts, he’d be singing another tune about the mosque, no doubt.
To: Justaham
It is very important that Angle keeps her piehole shut on this. She was ranting about freedom of religion when questioned on her ties to CoS.
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:45:38 PM PDT
by
Fred
(Suspend All Immigration Until Unemployment is Reduced to 5%)
To: Justaham
It's too late to pretend you're an American, Harry.
Your war is lost.
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:46:14 PM PDT
by
The Comedian
(Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
To: Justaham
Yeah! right until he is reelected! then it is business as usual a la cramming health care down your throat.
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:46:40 PM PDT
by
GilGil
To: Justaham
And.... All Americans have the right to know where the funding is coming from for this mosque. This should be the mantra from the GOP...
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:48:14 PM PDT
by
Fred
(Suspend All Immigration Until Unemployment is Reduced to 5%)
To: Justaham
I’m sure he has to do a poll to see where he stood on the matter. Democrats have no moral compass. They are lead around by money, power and satan.
To: ken5050
Anyone have quotes from NY, NJ and CT senators..?.
Not today, but the top of the Democrat ticket (Cuomo, Schumer, Gillibrand and a pantload of incumbent congressmen) all seem firmly aligned with Hamas and Obama.
There going to be a rally and possible barbecue this Sunday 8/22 2PM-4PM at Ground Zero. I can't imagine any Democrats will be there looking for votes.
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:56:42 PM PDT
by
Mobties
(I yield back the balance of my time)
To: Linda Frances
They are lead around by money, power and satan Mostly the later ... the other two is what satan is offering for their souls
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:56:49 PM PDT
by
clamper1797
(Pray for Obama Psalms 109:8)
To: Justaham
I know that political expediency in a tight election year was 99.7% of Reid's reason for doing this. But there's that .3% that I'm fairly sure has to do with the fact that on 9/11 Reid was being evacuated from the Capitol during complete, fear-crazed, chaos. No one who lived through that day on Capitol Hill, in the White House, in the Pentagon or in Manhattan can completely erase the emotional scars.
It's too bad our President has no emotional touchstone with the events of that day.
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posted on
08/16/2010 2:59:12 PM PDT
by
brothers4thID
(http://scarlettsays.blogspot.com/)
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