And you accuse T and XO of question avoidance.
When Xo & T are criticized, its because they failed to answer a direct question from the start. Not sure what my repeating of the same answer provides in the way of debate. Folks who mutate the message of either the Koran or the Bible, are the ones that are responsible for their acts, and them alone. The fact remains that the folks who took down the WTC towers, acted in the name of Islam. Putting up an Islamic Mosque, in full view of the WTC site, makes the circle complete.
And apparently, I'm not the only one who thinks this. A vast majority of folks have a similar disagreement, including a majority of Democrats.
This isn't a legal or Constitutional issue. Nor is it some Religious intolerance issue. No one is saying that Muslims don't have a right to practice their religion, here in America, or build a mosque on private property. The issue is the location. The issue is the overt insensitivity and slap in the face of the families of the 911 victims.
And a subsequent issue, upon the building's completion will be the firestorm of condemnation if any such further terrorist acts are performed by anyone that attended of was connected to the Mosque, or the effort very likely to be made by radicals here in the U.S. that'd take direct aim at the Mosque, and its worshippers. No wonder Reid has come out to denounce the idea
And on a related note, the President had a great opportunity to demonstrate Presidential leadership at the Ramadan dinner last week. He could have rhetorically referenced the greatness of the Constitution, of the Country, and the right we all have to the freedom of religion, including that of Muslime being able to practice their religion and build mosques all across this great country. He could have then added, that as President of the U.S. the wisdom of placing an Islamic Mosque, so close to ground zero, is perhaps inappropriate. Not illegal, not unconstitutional, simply inappropriate.
Instead he placated the Muslim audience with his support of the idea, then tried to backpedal and say something along the lines that its a legal issue, and he wasn't going to opine on the wisdom of such a location. Exactly the opposite of what he should have done. It's never been about the legality of the Mosque, it's always been about the wisdom of the location, and the overt insensitivity to thousands of families who lost loved ones
And probably why his poll #'s will soon be dropping into the 30's
