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WASHINGTON - Democrats complain they were blindsided when President Obama weighed in on the Ground Zero mosque and handed the GOP a new club to beat them with.
Capitol Hill Democrats, including those facing tough races, were not told in advance before Obama's Friday night speech defending Muslims' rights to build a mosque in lower Manhattan.
While Mayor Bloomberg knew ahead of time what Obama intended to say at the Ramadan dinner at the White House, New York Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand were kept in the dark, sources said.
So was Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who dramatically broke with Obama on the mosque Monday.
Several Democratic campaign operatives complained that without a heads-up, they did not have the time to war-game how to handle questions from the news media or GOP attacks.
"They did the right thing - they just didn't do it the right way," lamented another Democratic source.
White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has spent three days on the phone doing damage control with angry Democrats and urging them not to go public against the President, Democratic sources said.
Obama went ahead with the Ramadan dinner remarks even though his top political advisers had not reached a consensus on what he should do. Emanuel was one of the skeptics.
Source: NY Daily News
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Source: NY Daily News
Kevin Eason is a freelance editorial cartoonist and Illustrator from New Jersey. His brand of satire covers news events in politics, entertainment, sports and much more. Follow him on Facebook.
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By: Alie on 8/17/2010 2:56PM
Obama is a Muslim plain and simple he is hiding behind christianity for for sometime he and his family haven't worshiped in a bible believing church, from what i heard it is the episcal church the same church that gene robinson the gay priest worships at that is the deomonation of the church, what happend to "Rick Warren"?
Know the whitehouse staff is running around doing damage control hello they didn't listen to keith olemann special? the president made it plain as day that he supported the building of the mosque no amount of damage control can change what he said or even spin! since when did any president have a ramadam dinner/meal? i know christians don't celebrate ramadam not if they are a true christians?
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By: R.W. on 8/17/2010 5:36PM
President Obama claimed that he wasn't a Muslim, so where's your proof. When you offer comments to issues of the day, at least offer some proof as to your misguided allegations. When you don't or can't, your display is one of ignorance.
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By: icu on 8/18/2010 9:41PM
You crack me up with your Obama and gay bashing comments! LOL!! just vote for Rand Paul in 2012 he's a Christian! but you'll have to get a job because he won't support lazy slackers who stay on BV all day!! ROFL!!!!
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By: U.D on 8/17/2010 4:35PM
More Window dressing
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By: wha-up on 8/17/2010 3:22PM
obama 4yrs third world country. here comes that CHANGE. HOPE i don't die for not being a muslim
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By: Clinesha18 on 8/17/2010 4:15PM
He stated that they have a right by law to build. He didn't say he was for it. Just like he would have to say that the KKK has the right to assemble and wave a confederate flag. The Klans are murders like some of the muslims.
The question is now raised if they should, even though they could? A commentator said, "Yes, you can build a Catholic Church next to a playground, but should you?"
That would be in poor judgement and taste.
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By: Shellfish789 on 8/17/2010 4:39PM
People has to realize...there are some things everybody is going to agree on and some things people are not going to agree on....and that's the way it is!!!..........I support President Obama on his decisions...and we ALL should support him weather we agree on it or not......ok
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By: hippychick on 8/18/2010 2:41PM
So why exactly should we support him if we don't agree w/ him? Is it b/c he is our President or b/c he is black? If it is b/c he is black, then that's racism. If it is b/c he is our President, then my question is would you or did you support George W. when you disagreed w/ him. If you didn't then that's hypocrisy.
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By: wha-up on 8/17/2010 5:05PM
u guys are thinkin with your eyes and not ur heart, we will all be sorry for that
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By: You Know Who on 8/18/2010 3:09PM
Crime pays, dam right,the criminals in Washington DC, took the taxpayer money and bail-out all their fraternity brothers (gangsters) Inc. They expect the dumb ass tax payers to pay the bills.Presdent Obama is an outstanding liar, the videos, audio, pictures will be around for many years,promise anything you want to hear to get over.Great salesperson, in reality he has not done one dam thing to improve my life.Maybe you got some bail-out money,blacks are losing their ass,bankrupt, where do you live. I am not on drugs,black leadership,go visit a prison, unemployment office,schools, unqualified teachers,just where did the stimulus money go.Hold your breath, hope and change my ass, suckers, who does Obama really represent, he ran an old game on black Americans. What was his mama and daddy really about,I represent fourth generation from slavery in American.Just because someone looks like you, does not mean they are on you team,imposter, fraudulent credentials.Harvard University,wow,special people, do no wrong,try honesty once in a while , it might be the best policy.Stay tuned to the freck-show, under the big top (CIRCUS ) !!!
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