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The Water Cooler Title: Scarborough: 'Screw' GOP If I’m Booted For Mosque Defense White House claims politics played no role in Obama's mosque remarks At least two prominent Republicans are going against the bulk of their party to say that Muslims have every right to build an Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero. Monday morning, conservative MSNBC host Joe Scarborough found himself agreeing with former Bush advisor Mark MicKimmon that Muslims have a right to build the controversial mosque. "When I was in Congress in 1994, when I got elected in '94, I was considered to be one of the more conservative guys up there," Scarborough said. "I am feeling further and further distant from the people who are running my party." Scarborough pointed to comments potential GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich made earlier that morning accusing President Barack Obama of "pandering" to muslims. The president had spoken out Friday in favor of the right to build the mosque, though he also noted the strong feelings opponents have against it. "Nazis don't have the right to put up a sign next to the Holocaust Museum in Washington," Gingrich said on Fox News. "We would never accept the Japanese putting up a site next to Pearl Harbor. There is no reason for us to accept a mosque next to the World Trade Center," he said. Reflecting on Gingrich's comments, Scarborough didn't know where to begin. "To suggest that someone trying to build a -- a tolerant center for moderate Muslims in New York is the equivalent of killing six million Jews is stunning to me," he said. "It's stunning and it is so contrary to our country's principle and the Republican party," McKimmon agreed, then added, "I'm glad to see we're together on this and unfortunately I think we may get our membership revoked at the Pachyderm Club." "Screw 'em," interrupted Scarborough. "I agree," said McKimmon. A poll taken by Fox News Aug. 10 - Aug. 11 found that 64 percent of respondents thought it would be wrong to build a mosque near Ground Zero. However, a recent Quinnipiac poll "found that 46 percent of Manhattanites support the 13-story mosque and community center, called Cordoba House. Thirty-six percent of Manhattan voters oppose the proposal and 18 percent are undecided." The Associated Press reports, "A White House spokesman says politics wasn't a factor in President Barack Obama's remarks about building a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City."
Fox News adds, "White House spokesman Bill Burton said that he 'can't speak to the politics of what the Republicans are doing,' but the president was not looking to make political hay with his remarks, which he reportedly considered carefully before delivering them at a White House dinner on Friday night."
This video is from MSNBC's Morning Joe, broadcast Aug. 16, 2010. G Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest We would never accept the Japanese putting up a site next to Pearl Harbor. The park ranger conducting our tour of the USS Arizona Memorial was a Japanese American.
#2. To: Brian S (#0) Piss on Scar. He's not even a conservative. Being a Democratic shill means you check your humanity at the door. #3. To: Brian S (#0) Reflecting on Gingrich's comments, Scarborough didn't know where to begin. "To suggest that someone trying to build a -- a tolerant center for moderate Muslims in New York is the equivalent of killing six million Jews is stunning to me," he said. I've noticed Scarborough has become willingly ignorant of topics discussed on his leftwing morning wake up show. That Muslims are one of the most INTOLERANT gatherins of humans on this planet does seem to escape him. The fact they would cheerfully slaughter every single guest he's ever had that refuses to convert to Islam doesn't seem to penetrate his increasingly small brain pan. Or every person of color that refuses to convert. Or Mika who dares to drive, read, and speak her mind - such as it is. Tell me Joey, when is that Jewish 'tolerance center' going up in Saudi Arabia, Iran, etc? I've heard and read several times groundbreaking for this 'tolerance center' is scheduled for 9/11? Gee, a coincidence, huh joey? Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. #4. To: lucysmom (#1) (Edited) The park ranger conducting our tour of the USS Arizona Memorial was a Japanese American. We defeated Japan in a declared war. It was in all the papers. There was a surrender ceremony on a battleship and everything. If we ever defeat radical Islam IN A DECLARED WAR (radical Islam being a political movement seeking conquest just as much as the Japanese were in the 30s and 40s), then I'll be all for "making nice" with them. Until then, piss on them. ______________________________________________________________________________ Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest |
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