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>> speaks to how we as american will honor the memory of those who were killed, murdered by -- by terrorists on september 11th. and the fact that the president, again, is showing a deafness, if you will, to what those feelings are, what that sentiment is, it's just, quite frankly, frums traiting. and i think it's part of a prp broader agenda that will come back to bite this november. >> if we shut down -- shout down a mosque and community center because it is two blocks away from the site where freedom was attacked, i think it would be a sad day for america. i think that standing up for americ...

Cycle. the white house political operation probably should have given the leadership up on the hill maybe a heads up that the president was going to make those comments. but they didn't. so that's why rahm emanuel's been on the phone, working the phones, talking to democrats, saying simmer down, let's ride this thing out. let's not make it a bigger deal than it is. you saw harry reid's spokesman had to put out this comment yesterday essentially saying he respects the first amendment but thinks the mosque should be built elsewhere. it will be interesting to see how other democrats in really tig...

Senate race, that he needs to comment about a mosque thousands of miles away. a lot to talk about today. other than the mosque, as well. and to do it we're going to bring in some friends. of course, mike barnicle. he of depends-wear, according to what he said on "way too early." in washington, msnbc political analyst pat buchanan. and also msnbc chief washington correspondent norah o'donnell. pat, you are looking good. back from your monaco vacation. we had e-mails yesterday of people talking about you in monaco. you've got back just in time, pat. because, gee, things are controversial enough ...

This as a wedge issue for democrats leading up to november. they say they're 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, what's 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 is not islam. and now you have a party that is really embracing a very vitriolic, divisive stance. >> how far do they want to go with it? because it is a tinder box. anti-muslim violen...

Almost could not avoid the subject. my feeling was that if he had put together what he said saturday and friday together on friday night, i think he would be better off. he would say, look, this is their decision up there whether they should do it or not, but certainly they've got a constitutional right to do it. i think right now what's going to happen, joe, is that the democratic candidates in all kinds of districts are going to take the harry reid road. they're going to say they've got a right to do it, but i don't think it should be there and they're going to try to get it behind them. but...