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Have done at that event. was he going to question the wisdom of -- which it is absolutely fair to say, you know what, it's an emotional issue. i could see why some people wouldn't want it. but why would he say it at the event where he was? >> it's a ramadan -- >> it's a no-win situation. and people are taking advantage of it. and taking it further. and bringing in words like nazi. >> yeah. >> that's a joke. >> it's unbelievable. >> that's a joke. >> let's read our must-read op-ed. republican pander over ground zero mosque by gene robinson. sarah palin wrote on twitter that, quote, ground zero ...

Comment on the fake hysteria, but the real danger of intolerance at 45 park place, new york, new york. now on "countdown." good evening from new york. 72 hours since the president defended the constitution and the rights of those who would build an islamic community center a few blocks from ground zero. in our fifth story, the president's shrillest political opponents, having gotten it wrong on principle and on the facts, now say the president is ouof touch. while sadly the leading senate democrat, majority leader harry reid, has blinked. and at the end of this news hour, a special comment o...

And if he were doing that, i think that's the best situation. i don't know if he can get back in to that position, but if i were him, i would try to work with others. but i think mayor bloomberg and the president may have their feet in concrete on this one, in which case, we're going to have ourselves a real cultural war. >> well, norah, pat just said that the president is now the main voice behind the building of this. of course, in politics, as pat knows, perception is reality. and that may be the perception. the reality is, of course, much less. that he just said they have a right. and expl...

Right to put up a sign next to the holocaust museum in washington. we would never accept the japanese putting up a site next to pearl harbor. there's no reason for us to accept a mosque next to the world trade center. >> so, so newt gingrich, this is stunning to me. mike barnicle -- by the way, the new york daily news is reporting today that democrats are complaining that they weren't told in advance that this was going to happen. that president obama was going to weigh in on the mosque controversy. and according to the daily news, rahm has been on the phone for the past three days urging demo...

I mean you wonder where the white house staff was over the weekend? it's one thing to say what he said on friday night, which is something that every american can agree with. they have a right to practice their faith. we have enough fights going on in this country, joe, without injecting the mosque dispute into our politics. which is now exploded and has become so ugly. so disappointing on so many levels. but i still think that the president and the democrats' best hope is a little space between right now this period of time, when we're all talking about the mosque, and the fall elections when...