Rove on Obama: "He did real damage to America's standing in the world" by supporting Mosque.

[jefferson_dem]

Un. Fucking. Believable. Irony. Overload.

Karl Rove Slams President on 'No, We Can't' And Islamic Center Comments
Former Bush Adviser Says Obama Did 'Real Damage to America's Standing in the World' By Weighing in on the New York Islamic Center

Aug. 18, 2010

Karl Rove, former adviser to President George W. Bush, today slammed President Obama for chiming in on the New York Islamic center debate and for saying the Republican Party's slogan is "No, we can't."

Rove discusses the president's involvement in Nov. elections and mosque clash."The president was better to have signaled a tone of respect for Islam without engaging in a local controversy, which he previously avoided," Rove said on "Good Morning America" today.

"He did real damage to America's standing in the world," Rove continued, by saying on Friday that he believes Muslims have "the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in Lower Manhattan," and then walking back on his comments Saturday by saying that he would not comment on the "wisdom of making the decision to put a mosque there."

The White House has denied that there was a change in Obama's message. White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton said Saturday that it's not the president's role to "pass judgment on every local project. But it is his responsibility to stand up for the constitutional principle of religious freedom and equal treatment for all Americans."

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/karl-rove-slams-president-obama-islamic-center-comments/story?id=11426509

[rocktivity]

1. After considering the source, I can't figure out

whether to

:puke: or :boring:
rocktivity

[tanyev]

2. America's Standing in World Opinion Poll Hits New Low

07 February 2007

Attitudes towards the United States have become increasingly negative among people in the Middle East and other parts of the world, according to recent international public opinion polls. Experts agree that the war in Iraq is a major reason behind the shift, but they disagree on how to reverse the trend. Some believe a policy change is the answer, while others stress the need to bolster America's public diplomacy.

According to a recent BBC World Service poll of 26,000 people in 25 countries (mostly non-Arab), just 29 percent now feel the United States exerts a mainly positive influence on the world. That compares with 36 percent who felt that way a year ago and 40 percent two years ago. When asked about the U.S. military presence in the Middle East, an average of 68 percent of respondents across the 25 countries answered that it provokes more conflict than it prevents.

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2007-02-07-voa58-66536812.html



STFU, Turdblossom.

[yellerpup]

3. Second. STFU Rove!

:kick:

[Kahuna]

4. ...

:wow:

[Blue Owl]

5. Barack Obama: Harvard Graduate and President of the Harvard Law Review

Karl Rove: High school graduate and professional turdmonger.

[Golden Raisin]

6. Hey Karl! 2 words: Abu Ghraib.

Oh yeah, and raping the Constitution daily for 8 years

[ej510]

7. Why isn't Rove in prison?

[LiberalFighter]

8. He reminds me of the Duke in Dunes

[4lbs]

9. Oh yes, Rove. And the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003 endeared 1.2 billion Muslims to the US.

Yup. :sarcasm:

[Phx_Dem]

10. ROLF! That doesn't even make sense.

[awoke_in_2003]

11. what planet

are these people from?

[KakistocracyHater]

12. Karl Rove helped to knock America onto its' ass, he's hardly capable of

telling the truth. Don't post direct links to that waste of space, just paraphrase please.

[kiranon]

13. If Rove is against it, then you know Obama did the right thing in supporting

the right to build the community center/mosque near Ground Zero.

[book_worm]

14. He has the audacity to talk about "America's standing in the world" when he helped create Bush?

[depakid]

15. One thing for sure- I bet he wishes he kept his mouth shut

on this local matter- ala the Cambridge police/professor deal.

Then again, if he wanted to further a wedge issue that would make life difficult for congressional candidates and cause dissension in the ranks- it would have been tough to find a better one.

So 3d chess? or poor judgment? Either way, Republican strategists have to be just laughing their asses off.

[otohara]

16. Why Didn't I Hit Him w/ My Car When I

had the chance?

motherfucker