Palin to Obama on Ground Zero Mosque: "This Is Not Above Your Pay Grade"

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Palin to Obama on Ground Zero Mosque: "This Is Not Above Your Pay Grade" BY John McCormack August 14, 2010 6:58 PM

Sarah Palin responds to the president's comments on the Ground Zero mosque:

Mr. President, should they or should they not build a mosque steps away from where radical Islamists killed 3000 people? Please tell us your position. We all know that they have the right to do it, but should they? And, no, this is not above your pay grade. If those who wish to build this Ground Zero mosque are sincerely interested in encouraging positive "cross-cultural engagement" and dialogue to show a moderate and tolerant face of Islam, then why haven't they recognized that the decision to build a mosque at this particular location is doing just the opposite? Mr. President, why aren't you encouraging the mosque developers to accept Governor Paterson's generous offer of assistance in finding a new location for the mosque on state land if they move it away from Ground Zero? Why haven't they jumped at this offer? Why are they apparently so set on building a mosque steps from what you have described, in agreement with me, as "hallowed ground"? I believe these are legitimate questions to ask.

[Keith in Iowa]

The pic on this article says it all

[airborne]

Some wisdom here from Calvin Coolidge...it’s best to just stay back and out of affairs that don’t require your services. If the house isn’t burning...don’t get involved.

And if this was the 1920's it might be a little more relevent.

But I think we're way past that point.

[airborne]

Some wisdom here from Calvin Coolidge...it’s best to just stay back and out of affairs that don’t require your services. If the house isn’t burning...don’t get involved.

And if this was the 1920's it might be a little more relevant.

But I think we're way past that point.

[airborne]

Sorry for the double post, but I did spell ‘relevant’ correctly on the second one. ;^)

[ballplayer]

How about asking the Former senator from New York Hillary Rotten Clinton Her Opinion

[Bratch]

Evidently pepsionice watched Glenn Beck's show yesterday. ;)

[Cobra64]

The K-Car was on a totally different platform. The Cordoba was much larger.

[airborne]

Evidently pepsionice watched Glenn Beck's show yesterday. ;)

And I infer from your comment that you did also. ;^)

(FWIW - I didn't)

[Windflier]

I just posted over at Sarah’s facebook sight about B.O. and all of his hidden documents and either she or the powers that be over a facebook yanked the posts.

Hmmm.... Both interesting, and a bit disturbing.

[chris_bdba]

Hit him Sarah! Hit him hard.The B@lless Wonder truly has no cajones! Says one thing clearly then runs away from what he said.Own up to it Obama.

[Chaguito]

Was it there before 9/11? I don’t know, but if it was, your comment/question is non-operable.

[smalltownslick]

Did she really say “This is not above your pay grade?” WOW!! This is why I hope she doesn’t run for President - if she did, she’d have to tone that kind of stuff down. We NEED her to keep telling the truth.

[meyer]

A Cordoba. With Rich Corinthian Leather!

[Iron Munro]

Will the Jewish Trans-sexual Swim Team be welcome to practice at this “Community Center”?

[vaudine]

Actually, I believe it is named after Cordoba because that was the first foothold the Moors(Muslims) won in Spain; thus the Cordoba in NYC is the symbol of the Muslims first victory in their war to conquer the US. THAT reason is why they should not be allowed to gloat and recruit with a Muslim victory monument at Ground Zero.

vaudine

[Cobra64]

[PsyOps]

I kind of like her line of questioning. Why tone it down...I’m sick and tired of the PC crap that is destroying our Country. We need leaders that will say what they mean and mean what they say and TO HELL with the PC CRAP.

[Lou Budvis]

“I just posted over at Sarah’s facebook sight about B.O. and all of his hidden documents and either she or the powers that be over a facebook yanked the posts.”

Any birther comments are pulled by SP’s fb team, along with various other topics, including those that over-praise SP. She wants to keep that page mainstream.

[Pearls Before Swine]

The K-Car was on a totally different platform.

My bad, although it was the K-car era. What really mattered was the "corinthian leather."

[maggief]

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