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Pelosi clarifies call for look at funding of anti-mosque
critics
Nancy Pelosi kicked off a bit of controversy on the ...
Pelosi clarifies call for look at funding of anti-mosque
critics
Nancy Pelosi kicked off a bit of controversy on the right
this morning when the news broke that she had told a local San
Francisco radio station that she agreed with those calling for a
look at how the groups opposing the Ground Zero mosque are being
funded.
It was a bit unclear what she was referring to, and now
her office sends over a statement from her clarifying what she meant
and sort of standing by what she said
The freedom of
religion is a Constitutional right. Where a place of worship is
located is a local decision.
I support the statement made by
the Interfaith Alliance that We agree with the ADL that there is a
need for transparency about who is funding the effort to build this
Islamic center. At the same time, we should also ask who is funding
the attacks against the construction of the center.
For all
of those expressing concern about the 9/11 families, we call upon
them to join us in support of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and
Compensation Act when Congress returns in September.
So Pelosi
wants transparency about who is funding the center, too. As for a
look at the opposition, we should also ask who is funding the
attacks is a bit of a walkback, but not much of one. Its unclear, to
me at least, exactly what this means. The attacks on the center are
coming from various quarters. There are outside groups like Liz
Cheneys Keep America Safe, who presumably do get their funding from
somewhere, though it doesnt take much money to blast out Liz Cheney
statements and to cut ominous sounding Web videos.
There are the
GOP party committees, I suppose, but while they may be offering
general guidance, it seems unlikely that theyre directly
choreographing these attacks in any meaningful sense.
Either way,
Pelosi doesnt seem to be calling for some kind of government
investigation into the mosques critics, as thrilling as that would
be to some on the right.
By Greg Sargent | August 18, 2010;
1221 PM ET
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