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Brk says building a mosque at ground zero is about tolerance. hes wrong. its about truth. the truth, muslim fanatics murdered thousands of innocent americans on 9/11. just yards from the proposed mosque. the truth, the leader of the ground zero mosque refuses to admit that muslim extremists used terror tactics. the truth, the fight against terrorism isnt over. mr. president, ground zero is the wrong place for a mosque. >> yikes. >> okay. >> seriously. >> im -- >> chris, i think were going to go ...

Heard a lot of knife sharpening on the side of the right. they say theyre going to use this as a wedge issue for democrats leading up to november. they say theyre going to put them in the hot seat and make them publicly say whether they support or disavow the building of the community center/ground zero mosque. i think, you know, whats striking is how far the right has come since the days of even george bush, who, you know, in the aftermath of 9/11 said, look, we have to understand that al qaeda...

Series of abortion clinic bombings by people who said they were blowing up churches and shooting people for, quote, baby jesus. and i remember that hostility towards christians, that contempt towards christians, and so i guess i was angry when everybody painted evangelicals and pentecostals with one broad brush and i see the same thing happening now to muslims. when newt gingrich compares a muslim, a person of muslim faith, to a nazi. and i just wonder if some conservative evangelicals, some con...

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Movement, that still believe osama bin laden is a hero, but muslim extremists did an absolutely horrific thing on 9/11. i can understand why families dont want a mosque a couple of blocks away, thats fine. but when you have newt gingrich comparing -- >> oh, my gosh, i saw that. >> -- to nazis. which is what hes doing. and when we have this guy, this self-funder in florida saying because were still on a war -- since were still fighting a war against terror, which i believe we are, but since were ...

Solidifying its reputation for intolerance, and this year for any -- for almost any kind of difference in american society, is going down a very dangerous long-term road. and they might see some short-term things, although i think the american people are better than that. >> anita, let me ask you about this word tolerance. i mean, what about toll rabs for the views of the thousands of families of those who died on 9/11? the hundreds thousands of new yorkers are saying, please, you have a right t...

Boy. thats radical in 2010? >> yeah, joe, this is both depressing and, i guess, predictable in terms of the way our politics plays out. not only this year, but for the past several years. listening to newt gingrich was very, very difficult. to think that this guy was once taken seriously by numbers of american citizens, once he was speaker of the house. to listen to him speak is really, really upsetting because of what hes doing. he indicated yesterday this is nothing more than political pyroman...

>> boom, religious freedom. boom, there you go. you cant be any more clear than that. this was the principle guy that people -- im sorry, theres more? okay. >> i was not commenting, and i will not comment on the wisdom of making a decision to put a mosque there. >> well, thats walking it back a little bit there. kind of reminds me a little bit of his campaign slogan. yes, we can. but should we? you know. >> you think thats funny. thats making me tired. >> look at that beautiful shot of new york ...

Different opinions on this issue. senator reid is a fiercely independent individual and the president believes that is one of his strengths as a leader. of course, reid now just one of many elected officials taking sides on the divisive issue ahead of the midterm elections. >> it speaks to how we, as americans, will honor the memory of those who were killed, murdered by terrorists on september 11th. and the fact that the president, again, is showing a deafness, if you will, to what those feeling...

But where does the president stand on what he thinks should happen with this cultural center? >> you know, mark, i do have correct one thing, which senator reid, you know, great democratic leader, but not a client of mine. so i should -- >> oh, sorry. >> the reality is, the president -- the president, you know the president made it very clear that this is, and i think the white house has made it clear, theres a local issue here, which is around the mosque. but theres a broader issue here, which ...