Posted on 08/18/2010 12:13:38 PM PDT by kristinn
Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, accused Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) of trying to intimidate 9/11 families from expressing their criticism of the location of the Cordoba House mosque planned for construction in a building near the World Trade Center site that was severely damaged in the September 11, 2001, terror attack that killed nearly 3,000 people.
King made his remarks on the Fox News Channel this morning (video courtesy Mediate):
"I...see it as a threat by the Speaker to try to intimdate people who are speaking out against the location of the mosque. Listen, I can take care of myself, but I'm thinking of the families, the family members like Rosemary Cain, Jimmy Boyle, Debra Burlingame. I mean these are people whose hearts have been broken by September 11th. That wound has now been torn open. Are they going to have to face investigation by Nancy Pelosi somehow implying that they're part of a consiracy?"
Yesterday, Pelosi called for an investigation of the opposition to the Cordoba House mosque:
"There is no question there is a concerted effort to make this a political issue by some. And I join those who have called for looking into how is this opposition to the mosque being funded. How is this being ginned up that here we are talking about Treasure Island, something we've been working on for decades, something of great interest to our community as we go forward to an election about the future of our country and two of the first three questions are about a zoning issue in New York City," hissed Pelosi.
Something tells me OBAMA planned this....a chess player is 3 moves ahead. The question is WHY?
She couldn't find her own butt with both hands and a flashlight.
It's more like a mulligan.
Exactly, she needs to have her mule investigated right out of her seat!
Rotter!
Talk about arrogant and against the people! Did Obama hypnotise her? Was she paid by CAIR?
Nov cant come soon enough!
It’s truly frightening that Pelosi is two heart beats away from the presidency. Thankfully, that will end in the next congress.
Obama’s not that smart.
Paranoia strikes deep.
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No, he isn’t. But his handlers are.
She has sunk to a new low.
It's nothing but a political issue.
It certainly isn't a religious one.
Obama’s not a chess player, not even checkers. He’s a loser even at tic-tac-toe.
That picture is going to give me nightmares!
Regardless of our opposition to the construction of this mosque, perhaps we should face the reality that it will be built... but, that’s where our real opposition should commence. We, the opposition, understand that the Islamic types are calling it the Cordoba Mosque. Well, let’s come up with our own name for the mosque, something appropriate and consistent with our beliefs and passion. We can call it any darn thing we want, but what we call it should always conjure up the death and destruction of 9/11. There are a lot of creative folks out there, so go for it. Let’s light a fire with our passion and embrace our own name for this obviously offensive piece of architecture!
LOL...shall we play a game?
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean we aren't all out to get you...
Not planned, but just an example of how out of touch he and his staff are. They truly believe that America supports him and his stance. They are in for a crude awakening in November.
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