here's the cnn take on President Obama upholding the Constitution

'By weighing in on a proposed Islamic center near ground zero, President Obama gave the GOP an attack vehicle and diverted attention from fellow Democrats' campaign themes. Sen. Harry Reid broke with the president. '

GOP seeks political gain from ground zero Islamic center issue
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/16/obama.islamic.center.politics/index.html?hpt=C1

www.cnn.com

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Ted Turner would roll over in his grave if only he was dead.

time to here from the mouth from the south is long overdue

morning show, and that was all they were talking about--not whether there was a Constitutional issue, not whether there was a question of what was right, but what the polls say and what the optics were. "What's Obama thinking bringing up this issue--it's not a winner?"

Gee, I don't know. He took something like an oath to protect and defend the Constitution and is the president of Muslim-American just as much as any other Hyphen-Americans--maybe he thought he had a responsibility to do it? He has a responsibility not just to the public reaction here, but how this country is represented abroad. It would be really neat if instead of discussing a meta-issue and opinion, the media went in for journalism: here's the issue from both sides, this is what got said, here's the facts. Maybe see if there is actually a context regarding this issue that is above campaign-politicking and gamesmanship. Maybe some points need to be made even if they are unpopular.

I really think the media needs a runaway bride or some sharks or something they can cover more effectively....

ground zero it would be appropriate to build a mosque? 1000 feet, 2000 feet, a mile, 10 miles, let's have a number or shut the fuck up.

According to some people, at least 900 miles. The "fine" people of Murfreesboro, Tennessee are fighting plans to build a similar community center there. I think the "Ground Zero" argument is just a front for the same old bigotry.:shrug:

www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/15/tennessee.mosque.controversy/index.html

Note: Sorry to link CNN, but I'm lazy this morning.