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>> okay. let him make his comments. dan, your proposal is for another meeting. after the meeting is over, what do you want to do? >> lets just -- >> i think there is the potential for leaders across the political spectrum in new york to say your motives are gad. some believe your motives are pure. >> okay. a meeting is fine. >> palin and the political operatives that are making -- >> people who live in my neighborhood, scott. >> they were invited to meetings. hundreds of people came to the local...

Go ahead. mr. president, is that true, that theres any problem, any terrorist group involved with this, any difficulty with this in terms of security issues involved at all with this group? mr. stringer. >> let me maybe put this into a different perspective. the reality is this issue has been grabbed by tea party extremists who want to divide this country. they dont really have a way to bring people together. in fact, the tea party leader called me a jewish uncle tom and tried to divide my own c...

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Peace. if that is truly my aim, it is to draw people in and not to push people away. >> we want you to build a church in jewish communities. thats how we all get along here. even though we may serve different 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 nuns to retreat. was that the right thing for...

Controversy. scott stringer is the borough president of manhattan. the reverend michael faulkner is a republican running for congress here in new york. gentlemen, here is the president on friday night speaking of the contemplated mosque in lower manhattan. >> let me be clear. as a citizen, and as president, i believe that muslims have the right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private proper...

Controversy. scott stringer is the borough president of manhattan. the reverend michael faulkner is a republican running for congress here in new york. gentlemen, here is the president on friday night speaking of the contemplated mosque in lower manhattan. >> let me be clear. as a citizen, and as president, i believe that muslims have the right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private proper...

Thanks scott stringer and reverend michael faulkner for joining us. so what are the politics of the proposed mosque near ground zero? is there a consciousious effort to use the mosque and the ending birthright citizenship to drive the party base to the polls in november. if so, which party benefits in the long run?

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 between the entire new york community. this proposed mosque does not do that. in fact, it is the antithsis of that. >> scott stringer, the implication at least to ...