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Obama Backs Mosque Near Ground Zero
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Posted on 08/13/2010 5:54:30 PM PDT by fabrizio

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Friday forcefully endorsed building a mosque near ground zero, saying the country's founding principles demanded no less. "As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country," Obama said, weighing in for the first time on a controversy that has riven New York and the nation. "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," he said. "This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable."

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To: dmd25
And last year they wanted a non religious Christmas at the WH and did all they could to keep the creche out until there was such an uproar it was put out on display.
201 posted on 08/13/2010 8:19:47 PM PDT by celtic gal
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To: fabrizio
Admirable philosophical sentiment, POLITICAL SUICIDE.

Gee, I wonder if the GOP could use this in November?

Yes, but no guts for it.

202 posted on 08/13/2010 8:22:38 PM PDT by Mariner (USS Tarawa, VQ3, USS Benjamin Stoddert, NAVCAMS WestPac, 7th Fleet, Navcommsta Puget Sound)
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To: reader25
I seem to remember that Obama took an oath of office to protect and defend this country from all enemies from within and without who seek to destroy this country.

What book was his hand on when he took that oath? Does anyone have a picture? I can't say for sure, but I thought he used the Bible and the koran (which I think would be considered sacrilege by both religions)
203 posted on 08/13/2010 8:24:34 PM PDT by gatechie
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To: dmd25

Muslims contributed nothing to the founding of this nation. They are interlopers now and I wish they would just go away.The Islamic domination cannot take root here but with this fraud in the WH who subscribes to the the Islamic practice of lying to get the goals of Islam in place.


204 posted on 08/13/2010 8:26:58 PM PDT by celtic gal
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To: RummyChick
"In 1980, the Iraqi legal and penal code was changed by Saddam Hussein's ruling Ba'ath Party, making it a felony to "promote or acclaim Zionist principles, including Freemasonry, or who associate [themselves] with Zionist organisations."[89] Professor Andrew Prescott, of the University of Sheffield, writes: "Since at least the time of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, anti-semitism has gone hand in hand with anti-masonry, so it is not surprising that allegations that 11 September was a Zionist plot have been accompanied by suggestions that the attacks were inspired by a masonic world order."-Freemasonry
205 posted on 08/13/2010 8:28:41 PM PDT by fight_truth_decay
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To: boatbums

Excellent post.


206 posted on 08/13/2010 8:32:44 PM PDT by dmd25
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To: starczar66; fabrizio
“Mr. Obama recalled the opening lines of the Arabic call to prayer, reciting them with a first-rate accent. In a remark that seemed delightfully uncalculated (it’ll give Alabama voters heart attacks), Mr. Obama described the call to prayer as “one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.”

- from “Obama: Man of the World” by By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, The New York Times, March 6, 2007

http://select.nytimes.com/2007/03/06/opinion/06kristof.html?_r=1

Thank you, you can't post that quote (article by Kristof) enough, as far as I'm concerned.

207 posted on 08/13/2010 8:35:51 PM PDT by thecodont
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To: celtic gal
Walid Shoebat

He was fascinating, wasn't he?

208 posted on 08/13/2010 8:37:50 PM PDT by dmd25
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To: fabrizio
I know a man who worked at one of the buildings at the World Trade Center (not tower 1 or 2). He said that he came out and wanted to help people on that day but all he saw were the people who had jumped slamming into the ground and exploding like watermelons. He said that when they hit the ground it sounded like "plunk..plunk...plunk" and that when they hit the ground they would disintegrate and that a red mist would spray up from them. He was very upset for a long time after seeing what happened that awful day.
209 posted on 08/13/2010 8:38:35 PM PDT by GinaLolaB
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To: RummyChick

I have no idea about whether Freemasonry has a part in this, nor do I know what a “masonic handshake” looks like. I do believe Obama is a Muslim quisling, and very likely an agent of Al Queda. His objective is certain: the annihilation of the American republic in favor of a Islamic theocracy. He will achieve this goal by:

Destroying America’s economic viability
Corrupting America’s common language
Conditioning America’s youth to reject authority
Redefining American culture as prejudice, bigoted and unjust
Condemning America’s history as that of oppressors
Undermining America’s links to its traditional allies
Finding common cause with America’s traditional enemies
Marginalizing America’s religious heritage and practice
Dissolving the moral absolutes that form the basis of American law.


210 posted on 08/13/2010 8:38:43 PM PDT by TCH (DON'T BE AN "O-HOLE"! ... DEMAND YOUR STATE ENACT ITS SOVEREIGNTY !When a majority of the American)
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To: TCH

“Not one of you comprehends this fundamental and paramount truth: OBAMA does not care about the political consequences of his words or actions, either to him or the Democrat party.”

I beg to differ with your first line up to the colon. I understand his goal, and his MO. His goal, given to him by his masters, is to destroy America. Since there is no way to “fundamentally change America,” without destroying her first. And, from the looks of things, Obama’s mission is on course.

First comes US bankruptcy, then comes rioting and looting in the streets by govt dependents, then comes martial law, then comes King Hussien, then comes sharia law, then finally, when all legal remedies have been exhausted, comes the second civil war.

Are you ready?


211 posted on 08/13/2010 8:41:36 PM PDT by takenoprisoner (Freedom Watch: fight for freedom with everything you have.)
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To: Windflier

I hope you’re right. He was at 47% approval in the latest NBC/WSJ poll. He has a 45% avg in the last month or so. Hardly a catastrophe. He’s nowehere near the high 20s/low 30s that W as from 2006 on. Or that Carter was at for most of 1980 or Bush for most of 1992. If the economy picks up even a smidgen he’ll be back above 50 in no time. Of course they’ll run him in 2012.

As for the mosque, I’ve read where it’s religiously forbidden to build a mosque above pig remains or other forbidden things. Some should go to a butcher and get some surplus pork and bury it in the cement at the site. It will tarnish the area and it won’t be allowed to be used as a mosque.


212 posted on 08/13/2010 8:44:07 PM PDT by jeltz25
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To: Palladin

EVERY TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC knows and understands the threat of Islam. History teaches us who Obama is and what he is about to do. We have traveled this awful road before my friends. All the cheap and intellectually lazy propaganda not withstanding, every Catholic knows the true history of the Crusades, why they were morally and politically justified, and, most importantly, why they failed to stop the advance of the Islamic menace.

We know better than most the danger this false religion represents for the world, if it should ever again be allowed to gain the upper hand. Islam understands only one dictum: the sword. It can only be defeated by prayer, fasting and the sword. ALL THREE ARE NECESSARY. There can be no compromise with Islam or its practitioners. NONE.


213 posted on 08/13/2010 8:51:00 PM PDT by TCH (DON'T BE AN "O-HOLE"! ... DEMAND YOUR STATE ENACT ITS SOVEREIGNTY !When a majority of the American)
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To: TCH
There are very distinct Freemason handshakes depending on your level.

However, it is hard for me to tell when it is a handshake because of awkwardness or for example,some men shake women's hands differently. Also, Bush Sr gave one to Bush Jr during a 9/11 memorial but it could have been because of their awkward position.

Here is a freemason handshake to the Queen..but it may be an accidental one. From Tony Blair who wanted a New World Order.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc1x75AG3Sk

Here it is to Obama. A poster said Schieffer is a Freemason.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqwOFuHGnW4

But what convinced me was the myterious movement of a painting that had been in the same place through 16 years of Presidency..only to be moved when Obama came in for the photo op. (of course, it could have been moved before then) It was left up for awhile because there are pictures of Obama meeting in that room with the picture above the fireplace. But it wasn't there for the Matt Lauer interview.

Freemason Handshake


214 posted on 08/13/2010 8:59:13 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: 444Flyer

Thank you so much! One of the really horrible things about this mosque controversy, is that it is dredging up again the very real horror that many of us experienced on 9/11 and the days that followed. I know that many people in this country need to be reminded again and again of the events of that day, and maybe the reminders that come from this mosque nonsense will provide yet another wake up call, but those of us who were touched directly can really do without it. We will never forget!!


215 posted on 08/13/2010 9:00:44 PM PDT by Batman11 (Sarah Palin: "Illegal immigrants are called illegal for a reason!")
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To: woofie
Is this something the left wants?

I can only see this hurting Obama politically ....

Is there an upside for him?

Yes, the Left wants this as they are aligned with Islam through their own stupidity. You should check out DU. They're celebrating his 'courage' while acknowledging 70% of Americans don't want the mosque at Ground Zero. They truly believe they are the uber-intelligentsia and will tell the rest of us 'commoners' what to do. They got a big thing coming...

216 posted on 08/13/2010 9:01:32 PM PDT by mplsconservative (I stand with Israel.)
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To: TCH

Have to agree with you. Constantinople is no longer (in part due to our own divisions within the Church). Rome is in the crosshairs. All else is just mop up as far as the cresent moon is concerned.


217 posted on 08/13/2010 9:01:34 PM PDT by Shark24
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To: RummyChick

“Don’t know what the deal is but there is enough out there to wonder what role the Freemasons play in this.”

George Washington was a Free Mason. What role did he play?
What role are you suggesting Free Masons are playing today?


218 posted on 08/13/2010 9:04:27 PM PDT by takenoprisoner (Freedom Watch: fight for freedom with everything you have.)
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To: woofie

Oh yes. Forgot to mention, this statement of 0’s allows him to appease the angry Left while ignoring DADT, single-payer, etc. He’s their hero again without barely lifting a finger. Words and all, are the Left’s balm, not actions.


219 posted on 08/13/2010 9:05:00 PM PDT by mplsconservative (I stand with Israel.)
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To: takenoprisoner

Am I ready? No one is ever “ready” for war... Individuals and nations may materially prepare for its coming; however the first casualty of war is not “the truth,” but rather it is all those plans made for every eventuality, except that which none thought possible.

I will not know whether I am ready until the first bullet whistles past my head... then I shall truly know who I am and what stuff I am made of.


220 posted on 08/13/2010 9:06:58 PM PDT by TCH (DON'T BE AN "O-HOLE"! ... DEMAND YOUR STATE ENACT ITS SOVEREIGNTY !When a majority of the American)
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