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Interview or heard about my interview. we tried to get her on the factor tonight she wouldnt come. he is in malaysia and he is in bahrain doing this work. but dont you think if you are a bridge builder and going to be an important force you should probably come back to the united states and answer some of these growing concerns. its not incumbent upon us to prove our good motives here. >> he should and he will. but to answer your question, yes, i would give somebody the benefit of the doubt. wha...

Talking about the mosque or raising support for it while he is there. how is that trip playing out with new yorkers there? it is taxpayer funded. >> if he is claiming he is a bridge builder then i got a bridge to sell you. >> shannon: andy sullivan live on the scene of the successful rally you have put together there. thank you for taking a break to talk with us. >> shannon, we got a crush on you over here in new york. >> shannon: the feeling is mutual. thanks, andy. >> thanks. >> shannon: later...

That hamas is a terrorist organization. >> im not a politician i tried to avoid the issue of terrorism is a very complex question. and im a bridge-builder. >> is hamas a terrorist organization? >> my work, i defined my work as a bridge-builder. i do not want to be placed neither will i accept to be placed in a position of being put in a position where i am the target of one side or another. >> sean: why cant he label hamas what it is? >> hes a religious leader. when do we see religious people en...

The republicans have any idea where park place is or west 4th street is. >> gentlemen, hang on, hang on. let me just stick with this for one moment. mr. stringer, if indeed the intent of the mosque is to be a bridge builder, then wouldnt lower manhattan saying it took the hit for the rest of the country saying its okay for this to proceed. the president of the united states had a way in because it has become a national issue. i think these republicans have

I got to tell you, i dont think the republicans have any idea where park place is or west 4th street is. >> gentlemen, hang on, hang on. let me just stick with this for one moment. mr. stringer, if indeed the intent of the mosque is to be a bridge builder, then wouldnt the hue and cry reaction -- i mean, theres a cnn poll that says seven in ten americans object to this. wouldnt the reaction to that data and this outcry be for the organizers to back off and say maybe were mistaken in this regard?...

Was spe-- he was speaking to th muslim community and then the following day backed off of them to the rest -- to the rest of the u.s., but he was specifically speaking to the muslim community. thats what president obama does. hes actually flying this controversial imam around the world on a continued apology tour to the muslim world for all the wrongs that america has put upon them and, you know, we completely disagree with that. this imam is not a bridge builder. he is not the wonderful interfa...

>> absolutely. i think its unfortunate that the republican strategy for the november elections is to put democrats with difficult races in a position of having to decide on what street corner in new york city a mosque is located. i got to tell you, i dont think the republicans have any idea where park place is or west 4th street is. >> hang on, let me stick with this for one moment. mr. stringer, if indeed the intent of the mosque is to be a bridge builder, then wouldnt the reaction -- i mean, t...

We are doing it because we believe in american principles. he clearly denies those principles and clearly is in favor of a draconian form of islamic law. >> sean: michael is there anything here not condemning hamas, anything that bothers you about this imam? >> i think imam rauf said something interesting. hes a bridge builder. >> sean: forget the bridge building stuff, im not interested in that. is america is access to 9/11 michael? >> absolutely not. >> sean: is osama bin laden made in the u.s...

-- the issue of terrorism is a very complex question. and im a bridge building. >> is hamas a terrorist organization? >> my work, i define my work as a bridge-builder. i do not want to be placed neither will i accept to be placed in a position of being put in a position where i am the target of one said or another. >> sean: even more troubling his views on 9/11. 19 days after attacks he was asked if the united states deserved what happened? he said "i wouldnt say the united states dessert evered...

Against the mosque. we are doing it because we believe in american principles. he clearly denies those principles and clearly is in favor of a draconian form of islamic law. >> sean: michael is there anything here not condemning hamas, anything that bothers you about this imam? >> i think imam rauf said something interesting. hes a bridge builder. >> sean: forget the bridge building stuff, im not interested in that. is america is access to 9/11 michael? >> absolutely not. >> sean: is osama bin l...