Irresponsible Republican Statements on New York Mosque Endanger American Security

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from Robert Creamer at HuffPo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-creamer/irresponsible-republican_b_684932.html


IT is obvious to many Americans who believe strongly in our Constitutional values that the Republican attempt to use the "New York Mosque" as an electoral issue is a direct assault on the constitutional protection for freedom of religion -- one of the most fundamental principles that lie at the foundation of our country.

It is also obvious that this is yet one more in a string of attempts by mainstream Republican leaders to win elections by dividing Americans against each other. The attack on Democrats who support the right of Muslim Americans to build a place of worship two blocks from Ground Zero in New York lies squarely in the tradition of the Republican "southern strategy" that fanned the fires of racial resentment and scapegoated black "welfare queens." And of course it's hot on the heels of Republican attempts to whip up fear of gay Americans and their right to marry, or depicting Latino Americans as encouraging pregnant Hispanic mothers to sneak across the border in order to "drop anchor babies" to guarantee American citizenship.


Perhaps they haven't noticed that America is still involved -- at one level or the other -- in two ground wars in Muslim countries that General Petraeus has correctly defined as battles for the hearts and minds of their Muslim citizens. Perhaps they forget the long struggle to prevent young Muslim men and women from becoming suicide bombers and fundamentalist extremists that endanger our country.

Every time one of them attacks mainstream Islam in the United States by saying that it would defile "sacred ground" for Muslims to build a house of worship near Ground Zero, they legitimate the claims of Osama Bin Laden to young impressionable Muslims across the world.

What do they think Muslims around the world hear when they say it would "defile sacred ground" for them to worship within two blocks of a sacred American site? They hear contempt and disrespect . . .


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[bigbaddan]

2. Did you really think Republican's would pass up this white trash issue?

THis is WIllie Horton, and the pledge of aleginace all over again.

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3. ooh, scary

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I think the ignoramus base of the 'no' party has never produced more than a weak 40% in national elections - much less off-term. Telling that they need to rally their sludge vote.

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4. Maybe it suits their overall purpose - prevail over Dems and keep the war machine going

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5. it's a familiar tactic

Mid-terms attract 'anti' voters who are motivated to the polls to oppose something, more than 'pro' voters show up to vote. The republican 'base' is mostly made up of those types who respond to the bottom-feeding appeals.

Our Democratic base of reliable voters is made up of older Americans and an expanding mix of minority and ethnic American interests. It's much harder to sell a defense of policy than is to peddle the nonsense, but I think our party appeal has the advantage of attracting independents we need to provide the margin in close races.

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7. K & R

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