Statement on the Cordoba House from Rand Paul's (R-KY) campaign: "While this is a local matter that should be decided by the people of New York, Dr. Paul does not support a mosque being built two blocks from Ground Zero. In Dr. Paul's opinion, the Muslim community would better serve the healing process by making a donation to the memorial fund for the victims of September 11th."
It's amazing how the Republican party can conjure up a bigoted wedge issue that riles up their base before every election. Of course it's made easier by the fact their base is built with bigots. We also note that when the issue was the Civil Rights Act Rand Paul defended the property owner's rights to do whatever they wanted on their property, including their right to refuse to serve black people. Seems that come election time only white, straight, Christian people have rights.
Rand Paul did say they had a right, subject to the same local zoning laws everyone has to satisfy. He said he prefered they built somewhere else. Not that government had any role in that.
ReplyDeleteDoes the left really so equate their preferences with government action that they can no longer even SEE the difference?
Happens I am more with his father on this - I don't care if it is built, but it is being demagogued by both the left (in blogs like this, against Rand Paul) and by the right.
Tell me, why was their grand opening supposed to be on 9/11? As Colbert said, not even a hot dog stand in NY would have its grand opening on 9/11.