#30887 - 08/16/10 12:28 PM
Re: Obama and the Mosque
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If racist idiots are allowed to hijack this issue for political purposes my strike. Racist is an appropriate epithet. Do we hear calls for the banning of Christian churches in certain areas when a Christian kills a doctor or bombs a clinic? Is it considered an "act of war" when a Christian blows up a federal building in Oklahoma City? Anybody objecting to the building of new churches there? What's the difference? Skin color. Public perception amongst the Jethro and Daisy Maes of this country is that Muslims are brown people. Brown people, whether worshippin' one a' them heathen gods or sneakin' acrost the border to take our jeeeobs, are the enemy, according to the denizens of Dogpatch. Hence, racism. They is different from us white folks, therefore they is baaaaaad. BTW--the Imam made some good points. 9/11 wasn't executed in a vacuum, and U.S. foreign policy prior to that date certainly played a role--just as he said.
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#30888 - 08/16/10 12:31 PM
Re: Obama and the Mosque
[Re: ikayak]
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Allowing the mosque to be built at the site of the former Burlington Coat Factory does not mean an endorsement of Islam. There are a lot of religions that I disagree with, or even abhor that have the right to practice under our Constitution. That it is getting hijacked politically disgusts me.
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#30889 - 08/16/10 12:38 PM
Re: Obama and the Mosque
[Re: Beavis H. Christ]
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Racist is an appropriate epithet.
Hence, racism. They is different from us white folks, therefore they is baaaaaad . Then you're calling Harry Reid a racist. He has just called for the mosque to built somewhere else.
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#30890 - 08/16/10 12:43 PM
Re: Obama and the Mosque
[Re: ikayak]
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Then you're calling Harry Reid a racist.
He has just called for the mosque to built somewhere else.
Because of course, I'm supposed to agree with Harry Reid on everything? Republicans are the ones who march in lockstep, Iky.
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#30891 - 08/16/10 12:45 PM
Re: Obama and the Mosque
[Re: Beavis H. Christ]
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Is Harry Reid, in your opinion, a racist? That is the question. Nevermind, I'll answer for you. If this applies to Republicans who oppose the location of Cordoba House (btw, does everyone understand the significance naming it that?), then it must also apply to Democrats who oppose the location, and therefore, Harry Reid: Racist is an appropriate epithet.
Do we hear calls for the banning of Christian churches in certain areas when a Christian kills a doctor or bombs a clinic? Is it considered an "act of war" when a Christian blows up a federal building in Oklahoma City? Anybody objecting to the building of new churches there?
What's the difference? Skin color. Public perception amongst the Jethro and Daisy Maes of this country is that Muslims are brown people. Brown people, whether worshippin' one a' them heathen gods or sneakin' acrost the border to take our jeeeobs, are the enemy, according to the denizens of Dogpatch.
Hence, racism. They is different from us white folks, therefore they is baaaaaad. Hence, by your own words, Harry Reid IS therefore, a racist.
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#30900 - 08/16/10 03:29 PM
Re: Obama and the Mosque
[Re: harborknight]
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Registered: 07/14/08
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That it is getting hijacked politically disgusts me. Do you think politics has anything to do with the original idea of where to place the mosque?
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#30913 - 08/16/10 06:18 PM
Re: Obama and the Mosque
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Registered: 07/09/08
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Uh, Oh. Democrats are against this mosque also. WASHINGTON – The Senate's top Democrat on Monday came out against plans to build a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, moving away from President Barack Obama on the controversial election-year issue.
Locked in a tight race, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid became the highest profile Democrat to respond to Obama, who last week backed the right for the developers to build a mosque near ground zero. Since his comments Friday, the Democratic president and his aides have worked to explain the statement, which drew criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike.
"The First Amendment protects freedom of religion," said Jim Manley, a Reid spokesman. "Senator Reid respects that, but thinks that the mosque should be built some place else."
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#30921 - 08/16/10 09:31 PM
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One of the things I enjoy about being a Democrat are the rousing debates. We don't all agree nor do we take marching orders from those holding leadership positions very well. Of course, that's also why it's so hard to hold a caucus or coalition together in order to get legislation passed. It's a mixed blessing.
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#30924 - 08/16/10 09:49 PM
Re: Obama and the Mosque
[Re: funkycamper]
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I'm sure I have some Dramamine here somewhere... 
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#30926 - 08/16/10 10:27 PM
Re: Obama and the Mosque
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Per Joan Walsh, Harry Reid is a Tower of Jell-o.
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