[truthfreedom]

In before everyone talks about the need for an endless war against Islam and everyone who doesn’t agree is a traitor.

[FlingWingFlyer]

"...several blocks from “ground zero.”

Looks like Paul got his DNC talking points memo.

[Republican Wildcat]

I was expecting to see something like this from Ron Paul sooner or later.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Damn, this is gut-wrenching discouraging.
For all his brilliance on domestic and monetary issues, and limited government, Paul just doesn't understand the evil that is Islam.
Even an Ayn Rand objectivist would agree that the Mosque should be built on Ground Zero.

[fantom]

Wow . Must be wonderful to be so detached and above it all . He must need a crane to mount that horse he is riding . F off dope .

[240B]

Busineswire??
Something is not kosher in this Deli?

[J Edgar]

Ron Paul does not understand self-defense! Pure and simple.
His level of competence is at town/county/state banker at best.

Maybe High School history/political science teacher.

[4rcane]

ron paul NEVER attack the democrats, whenever theres an issue in which the dem is on the wrong side, he will always cry this is all noise, waste of time. But if the situation was reversed, he will join in attacking gop, without his usual its all noise, waste of time

[marron]

Yes, sure, fine. Are we allowed to bring up who it is that is building it, and where is he getting his money? Is that all right?

I would never violate his property rights. Am I allowed to wonder how he was able to get permission to build it so quickly, when a church in the same location might go years trying to get permission from the planners and still not get a permit?

Yes, I realize better than anyone that city planners violate property rights every day of the week. So I’m glad Rauf’s rights are being respected. Its just odd, is all. Am I allowed to notice that? Am I allowed to notice that Obama’s State Department is picking up the tab for his fund-raising trip? Am I allowed to notice that its being paid for by foreign interests? Not that there is anything wrong with that, but am I nevertheless allowed to notice and comment? Or would that be demagoguery?

Its not blocks from Ground Zero, its in Ground Zero. Not that this makes any difference to Ron, since he believes we brought 911 on ourselves. Is Ron a college English prefessor by chance?

If Rauf wanted to open up a storefront for prayer no one would say a word. Its the 13 story monument which will wind up being a Muslim Brotherhood embassy right at the heart of Ground Zero, with defacto diplomatic immunity that worries me. Am I allowed to say that out loud?

[EternalVigilance]

I don’t curse often. But Ron Paul is making me very much want to make an exception.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[RaceBannon]

what a complete moron...

[WilliamofCarmichael]

all-out assault on the building of a mosque, several blocks from “ground zero

All-out assault? Hmmm..

If it can be proved that Iran money is building the mosque why wouldn't the military see the mosque as an enemy emplacement? .. and take the appropriate action.

[Secret Agent Man]

Ron Paul has no foreign policy sense when it comes to understanding Islam and the real threat it has for us and the world. Given its leaders and the whole Caliphate thing all devout muslims want to see occur, peacefully or violently, either way is okay as long as it brings about Islam all over the world.

He doesn’t understand when a muslim says he wants “peace” the only “peace” it can be is one where Islam is the only thing left and everyone is living under it. It’s not what we think of when we hear the word ‘peace’.

[Republican Wildcat]

The debate should have provided the conservative defenders of property rights with a perfect example of how the right to own property also protects the 1st Amendment rights of assembly and religion by supporting the building of the mosque.

Has nothing whatsoever to do with this debate.

[Zatch87]

PROBABLE HOAX ALERT

I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure this is NOT written by Ron Paul.

If this was written by Ron Paul then why are the few sites that are spreading this only citing businesswire? If it is a statement by Ron Paul why isn’t it on one of his websites?

Also, when have you ever heard Ron Paul be this undiplomatic? When I got to this line my hoax meter went crazy: “This is all about hate and Islamophobia.”

[tlb]

In Ron Paul threads, it’s always worth noting he was the one and only Republican admired by Cindy Sheehan. She endorsed Paul over Obama, which answers pretty much every question raised in these threads.

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Cindy Sheehan endorses Ron Paul over Barack Obama

http://wigdersonlibrarypub.blogspot.com/2008/05/cindy-sheehan-endorses-ron-paul-over.html

and also:

Sheehan: “I don’t want to even discuss who is likely to be the Republican nominee, because besides having little foreign policy difference between any of them and Hillary, anyone of them would be a complete disaster on matters of war and peace, with the possible exception of Ron Paul (Tx).”

http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1590/t/523/blog/comments.jsp?key=346&blog_entry_KEY=21045&t

[UCFRoadWarrior]

Unfortunately....this is what keeps more conservatives from voting for Dr Paul. You cannot allow a shrine to Islamic Terror be built near where Muslims killed 3000 Americans.

Your property rights end when they interfere with someone else’s

[Senator Pardek]

"The House Speaker is now treading on a slippery slope by demanding a Congressional investigation to find out just who is funding the mosque..."