Obama Finally Breaks Silence on Ground Zero Mosque; Update: Obama ‘Clarifies’ Remarks
**Written by Doug Powers
President Obama broke his silence on the Ground Zero mosque debate during a speech at tonight’s Ramadan dinner at the White House. Based on that, can you guess on which side of the issue he falls? I know the suspense is probably just too much, so here you go.
Update: Doug Ross takes issue.
Update II: Read carefully the Associated Press caption under a photo of Obama speaking at the White House’s Ramadan dinner:

Can’t the AP pony up some of those fact-checkers they used for Palin’s book and have them instead proof their own articles?
Update III: Statement from 9/11 Families for a Safe and Strong America
Update IV: Well of course — Obama clarified last night’s remarks to reporters this morning in Florida:
Obama told reporters in Florida that he was speaking strictly on religious freedom, and that “in this country we treat everybody equally and in accordance with the law, regardless of race, regardless of religion.”
“I was not commenting and I will not comment on the wisdom of making the decision to put a mosque there,” Obama said. “I was commenting very specifically on the right people have that dates back to our founding. That’s what our country is about.
Obama has no problem telling Israel they shouldn’t build apartments in East Jerusalem, but he’s withholding his opinion on the wisdom of constructing a mosque next to where Islamofascists murdered thousands in the country of which he’s president?
Update V: I can’t believe Obama hasn’t picked up on this spin yet: It’s not a mosque — it’s basically just a Muslim YMCA.
**Written by Doug Powers
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Actually, guys, there is a lot of law restricting what, how, and where we may worship, or build even a place of worship. Just like other uses of private property.
There is also fairly recent information regarding the ownership of the site for the Cordoba House. I’m not at all certain the promoters DO own the property.
Regardless, as I’ve said many times here, the law is a clumsy hammer. We have scalpels we can use to much better effect.
Two clicks over and one click down and you’ll be dailed in to our 99 cent double cheese burger deal of the day. You’ll scarf em down faster than you can load a 6.5 × 52 mm Italian Carcano M91/38 bolt-action rifle with a six-round magazine.
“I’m not at all certain the promoters DO own the property.”
What I heard was the title for the property was being held in a Nigerian Bank and they only need a check for $2750.00 for it to clear the administrative hurdle to be mailed to the US. Who ever gets the $2750.00 to Nigeria first will recieve the title free and clear in the mail in 4 to 6 weeks.
I have not been able to read all of the comments – there are many and my time is limited.
Perhaps, in order to “celebrate” the mosque there could be a contest – draw an image of the founder of Islam. An exhibit could be mounted nearby. We could see the tolerance and peacefulness of these people who would use our freedoms and rights against us.
Whose first amendment rights would take precedence?
“An exhibit could be mounted nearby.”
Like on the weekends in Hyde Park, London where the local artist hang their art work on the fence that surrounds the park.
Great idea.
Imminent domain? Oh, gee, what a can of worms THAT would be!…oh, wait, they only do that to people when they want to build a shopping mall, highway or port of entry.
Thought some of you might enjoy this…
Remembering FDR’s Famous Shinto Shrine Speech
Perspective…
Be glad you didn’t waste your time.
This statement by Obama, following the disclosure by Imam Rauf that “muslims also died in that tragedy,” makes me wonder…Does Obama consider it “hallowed ground” for muslims, since muslims died in the plane crashes at ground zero?
Rauf’s reference to the “muslim dead” from the acts on 9-11 is true…the hijacking scumbag maggot terrorists were muslim, they died, and are considered martyrs for Islam. Wouldn’t that make the WTC, hallowed ground for muslims, because of the acts propagated in the name of jihad?
We don’t know the truth about this, and as always, probably never will.
Thank goodness your blog is covering this Michelle. Your old property HA has steered away from the subject to the growing dismay of their readership.
This is an important issue, possibly the most grave decision this president has made to date.
Propriety overshadows rights in some cases and this case POTUS missed the point completely.
We stand to become a laughing stock all over Islam by allowing them to build an equivalent of a the real Cordoba mosque in Southern Spain, here.
What beenthere said in post 164 is spot on. I have been thinking the same for some time now.
Yes it would. If Islam ever did conquer San Fran, you would have gays who would magically become straight, marry Muslim women and convert to Islam.
They would hate it and detest it bitterly, but they would stomach it as so many like them have over the last 10 centuries.
Just look at whats happening over in Europe. You have feminist groups that will but heads with Christians and Jews but when it comes to mighty Islam, well, I guess “we” can dress more modestly after all. Oh, and of course you have the liberal women over there who whore themselves out to Muslim men newcomers and then wonder why (some) of these men have no respect for European women.