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how does one advance relations by being insensitive?
we know how obama answers that---those who don't see things his way need to be drug tested
so the president hears the angst of the overwhelming majority of americans and new yorkers, including half of big apple's dems
and he responds by picking mr rauf as his state dept's emissary to muslim donors abroad
characteristic bony finger direct in the eye of american sentiment
when are you gonna move ksm downtown, mr president, before or after the mosque?
when are you gonna meet with the leaders of iran, before or after gitmo closes, dadt ends?
before or after you reachout and change the world?
this mosque will never be built
because, fundamentally, you can't "improve west-muslim relations" by being crass
Prof.... I'm ashamed of you. You missed the best part.
August 9, 2010 - 7:01 PM | by: Jake Gibson
WASHINGTON– State Department officials on Monday confirmed Feisal Abdul Rauf, the Imam of the so-called Ground Zero Mosque, will soon be going on a trip of the Middle East and the U.S. government will be picking up the tab.
The planned construction of a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City has set off a contentious national debate over religious freedom in the U.S., drawing impassioned opposition from some families of 9/11 victims.
Rauf has emerged as a controversial figure because of his refusal to acknowledge Hamas as a terrorist organization, which is how the U.S. government classifies the group. The imam also has been quoted as saying U.S. foreign policy was in part responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
Read more: US State Dept Sends Mosque Imam to Mideast « Liveshots
Where is a "suckers" emoticon when you need one?