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Senate majority leader harry reid who has supported this president on virtually every other major issue over the last 19 months breaking with the president today on this mosque issue. his spokesman telling cnn, quote, the first amendment protects freedom of religion. senator reid respects that but thinks that the mosque should be built someplace else. now, the context here of course is the fact that harry reid is fighting for his political life in nevada right now. his republican opponent sharron angle has been pushing and prodding trying to get him to comment on this controversy. he finally d...
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He would resolve that by answering the simple question, do you believe that it is smart and wise for new york to go ahead and american muslims to go ahead and build this mosque? the answer is yes. that's certainly the suggestion that was left to us on friday. now we're not so sure. he stands behind the right, as many republicans do to build it, but is it wise? he needs to say of course it's wise. >> before i bring republicans into the issue, is it an issue, this one for the president, whatever his position, or this one leavie it up no new york? >> politically he could leave it up to the locals...
Place where 3,000 americans were killed by radical islamists, those folks don't have any interest in reaching out to the community. they're trying to make a case about supremacy. this happens all the time in america. nazis don't have the 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. >> right. >> there's no reason for us to accept a mosque next to the world trade center. >> welcome to "morning joe." we are live in los angeles. listening to words that continue to, well, just clutter the airwaves, to b...