As quiet as this board has become, I just hope no one has forgotten all this idiot has done and is doing..............with the help of the diet.......oops!, congress.  The only chance we have is not to re-elect anyone and get this yahoo out of office in 2012 then try him for treason and sedition.  The entire congress only cares about themselves and NOT their constituents...........they gotta go.  If the mosque is built near the 9-11 site, I predict it will be blown up;  most likely before it is completed.

He's only living up yo his middle nane.

Maybe I've just lived too long - nothing is sacred and every thing we thought was good is now bad. Like patriotism, morals, decency.

F___ing Grrrrrr!!!!



Obama Comes Out in Favor of Allowing Mosque Near Ground Zero
Published August 13, 2010 | Associated Press
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President Obama on Friday forcefully endorsed building a mosque near ground zero, saying the country's founding principles demanded no less.
WASHINGTON  -- President Barack Obama on Friday forcefully endorsed building a mosque near ground zero, saying the country's founding principles demanded no less.

"As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country," Obama said, weighing in for the first time on a controversy that has riven New York City and the nation.

"That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances," he said. "This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable."

Obama made the comments at an annual dinner in the White House State Dining Room celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Republicans were quick to pounce on the president's remarks.


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"President Obama is wrong," said Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. "It is insensitive and uncaring for the Muslim community to build a mosque in the shadow of ground zero. While the Muslim community has the right to build the mosque they are abusing that right by needlessly offending so many people who have suffered so much."

The White House had not previously taken a stand on the mosque, which would be part of a $100 million Islamic center to be built two blocks from where nearly 3,000 people perished when hijacked jetliners slammed into the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001. Press secretary Robert Gibbs had insisted it was a local matter.

It was already much more than that, sparking debate around the country as top Republicans including Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich announced their opposition. So did the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish civil rights group.

Obama elevated it to a presidential issue Friday without equivocation.

While insisting that the place where the twin towers once stood was indeed "hallowed ground," Obama said that the proper way to honor it was to apply American values

"Our capacity to show not merely tolerance, but respect to those who are different from us -- a way of life that stands in stark contrast to the nihilism of those who attacked us on that September morning, and who continue to plot against us today," he said.

Entering the highly charged election-year debate, Obama surely knew that his words would not only make headlines but be heard by Muslims worldwide. The president has made it a point to reach out to the global Muslim community, and guests at Friday's dinner included ambassadors and officials from numerous Muslim nations, including Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.

While his pronouncement concerning the mosque might find favor in the Muslim world, Obama's stance runs counter to the opinions of the majority of Americans, according to polls. A CNN/Opinion Research poll released this week found that nearly 70 percent of Americans opposed the mosque plan while just 29 percent approved.

A number of Democratic politicians have shied away from the controversy. New York's mayor, independent Michael Bloomberg, has been a strong supporter of the mosque, which has won approval from local planning boards.

The group behind the $100 million project, the Cordoba Initiative, describes it as a Muslim-themed community center. Early plans call not only for prayer space but for a swimming pool, culinary school, art studios and other features. Developers envision it as a hub for interfaith interaction, as well as a place for Muslims to bridge some of their faith's own schisms.

Opponents, including some Sept. 11 victims' relatives, see the prospect of a mosque so near the destroyed trade center as an insult to the memory of those killed by Islamic terrorists in the 2001 attacks. Some of the Sept. 11 victims' relatives, however, are in favor.

Thanks Booker, they sure do come fast after 40. Being able to communicate with friends via the internet sure makes life more enjoyable.
Stan.

Happy birthday, Stan.  They get here in a hurry nowadays.  Wishing you the best.

Booker

Thanks for replying, guys.  I am truly interested in the tenor of the folks around the country.  I've screamed, begged, pleaded and just about anything else that's legal and moral to get folks to look what's happening to their country.  But here in the Johnstown area, they seem to be waiting for the steel/coal industry to crank up again (any half intelligent person knows this will never happen) and are content to suck on the gov'ts tit and keep electing people who will keep the taxpayer's dollars flowing toward them.  I can't understand why they can't see this money wont/can't last forever.  Someone has to work to pay taxes and in a socialist enviornment there is ZERO growth so we will all eventually end up herding goats for our masters.  Those of us who do care have got to keep the pressure on these folks to at least take a realistic look at what's happening.

Hi Booker! The Tea party on July 13 was just great!!! Many people showed up,even though we had tornado warnings and bad weather all around. The storms went to the north and to the south of Tea party. Didn't get bad weather till 04:00 next day. Guess the Lord, wanted the party to go on.
Stan

We have 2 business women running against the Democratic establishment - Meg Whiman of Ebay against Jerry Brown for governor and Carly Fiorina formerly of HP against Barbara Boxer for Senator.  Both women come wuth baggage regarding their business decisions, but are still polling well, esoecually since we are in California.

Jim Cooper.....anything changed out there?  I keep hoping that even those folks would get a belly full of Pelosi.

Stan....What's the latest on the Tea Party up there?  I know they must be around here, but I haven't found them.

Good to see ya back, Stan.  I'm looking for a rally.  I've read about some that were held around here, but there was ZERO pre-rally notice, so obviously I didn't make them.  Hope that changes soon.

If the country don't turn around in November, JDL may have some company in Mexico.  We ought to be paying them back anyway.