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I respect the work, the great work that you do. >> mr. stringer, isnt a better analogy -- i know you took issue with what newt gingrich had to say vis-a-vis the holocaust. we all remember when pope john paul ii asked the carmelite nuns to retreat from proximity to auschwitz. was that the right thing for him to do? if so, isnt it equally correct for there to be a request that this mosque not move forward? >> theres no question that people have strong feelings on this issue. everyone can make a re...

Not stand up to -- >> i think we have common ground among the three of us that if people will take the time to read what the president actually said on friday night instead of relying on sound bites and spin, theyll find agreement with it. because the friday night remarks were spot on. it was a defense of the constitution and a big vote for religious independence and freedom in this country. >> there was one church -- >> saturday morning, things changed. thank you. i -- >> there was a greece ort...

Should reject that. i think reverend faulkner, who i respect a lot, republicans and democrats should take a time out, blow the whistle and say shouldnt we now focus our attention on getting -- >> scott, mr. stringer -- hang on. scott stringer, i want you to see what sarah palin wrote on her facebook page. i think she will asks a reasonable question in asking the president to take a definitive stance. mr. president, should they or should they not build a mosque steps away from where radical islam...

Were having an open democratic debate about it. i think the presidents implication on friday night that he thought that they should put the mosque there now he backed away from that. i think the fact of the matter is show some leadership, mr. president. tell us where, you know, if you can bring people together on this his statement on friday, i thought was very divisive and polarizing and offensive to the 9/11 families. >> hold on. i need to challenge you on that. im holding the statement in my ...

York city, sho. sure people have feelings about this. were debating it in a cleej yal manner. but when you get people like newt gingrich who thinks he can create a national hysteria, i think we should reject that. i think reverend faulkner, who i respect a lot, republicans and democrats should take a time out, blow the whistle and say shouldnt we now focus our attention on getting -- >> scott, mr. stringer -- hang on. scott stringer, i want you to see what sarah palin wrote on her facebook page....

You see, the problem was talking about wisdom. i agree with the president on the constitutional rights. i agree with the president as it relates to religious freedom. but this is not an issue of religious freedom. this is an issue of sensitivity. if islam is truly a religion of peace, then they should want to promote peace and build a bridge of harmony and fellowship in the -- between the entire new york community. this proposed mosque does not do that. in fact, its the anti-thesis of that. >> s...

Hysteria going back to where he was in power in 1994 when he divided this country, i think we should reject that. i think reverend faulkner, who i respect a lot, republicans and democrats should take a time out, blow the whistle and say shouldnt we now focus our attention on getting -- >> scott, mr. stringer -- hang on. scott stringer, i want you to see what sarah palin wrote on her facebook page. i think she will asks a reasonable question in asking the president to take a definitive stance. mr...

During the civil rights movement. this is not about republicans versus democrats. these are americans. these are people expressing their view ls. i support islam being able to worship anywhere they choose. there are over 100 mosques in manhattan. we have religious tolerance and religious freedom. i support that. i promote that. thats a core american value. >> reverend -- >> however, the wisdom of this, and to politicize it the way it has been is wrong. it sways the mind of people. we need to und...

We have religious tolerance and religious freedom. i support that. i promote that. that is a core american value. however. >> reverend. >> however, the wisdom of this, and to politicize it the way it has been is wrong. it sways the mind of people. we need to understand 3,000 americans lost their lives, republicans and democrats. >> and by the way -- >> go ahead, scott stringer. >> and jews and muslims also lost their lives. quite frankly, as an american jew, im offended that will newt gingrich w...

Im hard pressed to find a single sentence in the speech that a rational person would find objectionable. am i mistaken? >> no, absolutely not. except that he did not say what he said on saturday. you see, the problem was talking about wisdom. i agree with the president on the constitutional rights. i agree with the president as it relates to religious freedom. but this is not an issue of religious freedom. this is an issue of sensitivity. if islam is truly a religion of peace, then they should w...