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Country does not stand up for democracy. >> 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 marks 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. >> there w...

I think that we, actually our discussion is healthy for our democracy and a healthy debate. we have to work out where this should go. the idea of putting a mosque on the 9/11 site is offensive to many. were having an open democratic debate about it. i think the presidents imply case on friday night he thought 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 toget...

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 veridy vis i be and polarizing and offensive to the 9/11 families. >> hold on. i need to challenge you on that. im holding the statement in my hands. ive read it multiple ...

Poll. well look at whats happening in florida and other hot races across the country. and theyre calling it a cost cutting measure. the teachers union in milwaukee wants viagra covered under the health insurance plan. thats in the sideshow tonight. but we begin with president obama and the mosque controversy. scott stringer is the bureau president of manhattan. michael faulkner is a republican running for congress here in new york. gentlemen, here is the president on friday night speaking of...

Gods, ive been to your church. 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 about 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 is...

Middle east. look, theres this example in the 1980s when a group of nuns took over an abandoned building on the edge of auschwitz. >> right. >> and they had the legal right to do so. >> i know, the same kind of argument. >> and they had good motives and good intentions and the pope ultimately stepped in and said you probably have the right to do this but it doesnt mean its the right thing to do. scott, you know, you and i probably agree that there are national political figures in this country t...

Meeting, and then after that meeting is over, what do you want to do? >> when he says no, what are you going to say? >> i just think there is the potential -- >> whats the next step? >> for leaders across the political spectrum in new york to come together, sit down with the imam and say your motives are good. >> and then what? >> some even believe your motives are pure. >> okay, fine. a meeting is fine. can you have your meetings. im just asking, dan -- >> palin and the political operatives tha...

Tolerance, about social acceptance. this proposal is just simply about how to create a wedge issue in this country. >> scott, thats -- >> and i have to tell you something. >> youre dismissing -- >> let me finish. im a fan of yours and starting your book tonight but i have to tell you something you are now becoming a divisive force because the reality is this is about land use and zoning. this is about a group that owns their own property. they have been down there for 27 years. they have been th...

Were worried about the 9/11 responders, the bill in congress that didnt pass. thats what we should be talking about. >> scott. >> youre wasting everybodys time on this issue when we should bring more police and more security in this country and resources into new york city and lower manhattan so we can protect our city. thats the issue that we have to face. >> why dont you and i -- why dont you and i get together, and there are a lot of leaders, business leaders, political leaders, civic leaders...

Extremist groups around the world and they celebrate symbolic emotional events as they interpret as setbacks for america. >> you mean in a free country where we tolerate religious freedom. >> let me finish. >> let me ask you a question. you keep talking. the simple question is how can tolerance be seen as a defeat? >> let me tell you something -- >> chris, youve got to let me answer. its like two-on-one here guy. >> the terrorists win if we become like them, and whats happening with gingrich and...