A truly great moment for W. Obama will never come close to anything like that.
Does anyone doubt for a minute that if the roles were reversed and say in 2001 some Christian terrorists went into Dearborn, MI and slaughtered a few thousand muslims and now some evangelicals were trying to build a new megachurch right next to the scene of the crime that Obama dn all the others on the left would be protesting loudly?? Anyone think obama would be all about religious freedom?
And notice that according to Obama muslims can build a huge mosque wherever they feel like but jews in Israel can’t build some new homes on their own land. And not only can’t they, but Obama feels the need to take a public stand on the issue and criticize and shun Israel in front of the world. Anyone see the disconnect. I hope jewish voters are paying attention.
I don’t know what can be done to stop this. W should have Ground Zero declared some Natl Memorial akin to Arlington or something. The GOP should pledge to pass a bill if they take back Congress doing that and maybe that will federalize the issue and allow Congress to step in and stop it. Dare Obama to veto it.
This controversy will not go away quietly!! and to begin construction on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11? Insensitivity personified!!! So many of us know of someone(s) who died on that day..to let this happen.
>I don’t know what can be done to stop this. W should have Ground Zero declared some Natl Memorial akin to Arlington or something. The GOP should pledge to pass a bill if they take back Congress doing that and maybe that will federalize the issue and allow Congress to step in and stop it. Dare Obama to veto it.<
That is what was done with Pearl Harbor .. a national monument now protected under law. I don’t remember the Japanese ever being able to build a temple to the emperor over looking Pearl or the USS Arizona do you?