Posted on 08/29/2011 5:08:34 PM PDT by Tempest
AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry and Democratic challenger Bill White agree that while plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero have stirred controversy, they don't object to a local decision affirming the Islamic group's right to build it. A New York City planning commission voted this week to clear the way for a planned Islamic community center and mosque near the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Of course not.
Now we’ll get the Mr. Goodhair and the muslims, blah, blah, blah.
bump.
Perry, who has campaigned on states’ rights and local control, said he would prefer that planners find another site far from Ground Zero. But he supports the right of local citizens to authorize it.
“I’m a big believer in freedom of religion but believe it would be best for all involved to put the facility elsewhere,” Perry said. “However, zoning is a local responsibility and as a staunch supporter of the 10th Amendment, I do not think the federal government should take steps to intercede or overrule the wishes of local residents. The citizens of New York City will decide the fate of this building.”
I can see where dealing with muslims is probably a little delicate at times.
I can understand Perry’s views but I don’t think, maybe I’m wrong but I don’t think Perry sanctions anything like a mosque on Ground Zero.
An Islamic “Victory Mosque” on or near the ashes of 3,000 dead Americans and others, and it’s blah-blah?
What is Ron Paul’s policy on this?
Horrifying! /s
Rick Perry is the Texas version of Chris Christie.
The RINO has another layer.
He should have dropped everything, flown to New York and chained himself to something until the locals relented.
He’s just trying to convert them to Rickstianity.
I know. How very anti-conservative of him to 1. oppose building the obamanation near Ground Zero but 2. recognize the Constitutional limits of the Federal Government. /S
Is that kind of like how he was for gay marriage before he was against it?
Wow, and we used to think FLIP-FLOPPING was bad when Kerry did it.
Now, if the mosque were in the way of his NAFTA superhighway, then he would find a reason to oppose it.
(Yes, this is a place where Perry’s actions and Perry’s words meld.)
* * AGA KHAN is the founder and CHAIRMAN of AKDN
* * AGA KHAN visit to SYRIA - witnesses signing agreement between AKDN and Syrian Government
* * SYRIA is a - State Sponsor of Terrorism
If you think that's bad, then you don't want to keep on reading...
* * GROVER NORQUIST / (from Free Republic - Nov 11, 2001): GROVER NORQUIST'S STRANGE ALLIANCE WITH RADICAL ISLAM
- GROVER NORQUIST Is president of Americans for Tax Reform, but one his lesser-known projects over the last few years has been bringing American Muslims into the Republican Party. Norquist helped orchestrate various post-September 11 events that brought together Muslim leaders and administration officials. "He worked with Muslim leaders to engineer [Bush]'s prominent visit to the Mosque," says the Arab-American pollster John Zogby, referring to the president's September 17 trip to the Islamic Center of Washington. Says Zogby, who counts Norquist among his clients.
* * GROVER NORQUIST ... Rick Perry's Side-kick
• * GROVER NORQUIST ... Perry's Problematic
What specifically about the article and/or Perry do you think national voters should know? That he believes it's a local issue and not something the feral government should stick its nose in?
Don’t you get it....Americans BOTTOM LINE are jobs and the economy...the rest they DO NOT CARE about...
I’ll tell you what stinks here.
The fact that Tempest chose to post this 13 month old bit of crap, a week before the anniversary of 911 for maximum emotional effect.
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