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Pres. Obama Has “No Regrets” Over Commenting On ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Controversy

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Since Pres. Barack Obama made his initial comments about the Islamic Center near Ground Zero last Friday, the politicization of the debate has been upped significantly (even one ridiculous politician now think it is his mosque.)

Today, at the conclusion of an event in Ohio, Pres. Obama was asked about whether he regrets jumping into the debate. He doesn’t.

A reporter yelled, “Any regrets jumping into the Islamic Center?” After a few seconds of posing for pictures, Pres. Obama turned around and said: “The answer is, no regrets.”

The cable news networks all covered parts of the speech and Q&A session – but the closest thing to real news was made in the very last minute.

Here’s the clip from Fox News, discussing the exchange:

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  • notsofast

    Yes, his “I was for it before I was against it” statement is something he should be so proud of!

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Obama is the gift that keeps on giving. LOL.

    The Mosque will NEVER be built. You lost. I win.

  • stoogedudes

    “Pres. Obama Has “No Regrets” Over Commenting On ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Controversy”

    Nor should he.

    Bippity Boppity Boop.

  • Azarkhan

    “Pres. Obama Has “No Regrets” Over Commenting On ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Controversy”

    That’s because he’s not up for election this November.

  • writer

    The teleprompter was broken, so the safe bet was to be on both sides.

  • http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

    Regrets ? I’ve had a few , but then again , too few to mention .

  • http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

    He did it Soros’ way .

  • More Liberty

    “The answer is, no regrets.”

    LOL…yeah right dude.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Hey Steve, are you listening to Rush. He just pointed out a lot of these folks supporting the mosque opposed Dubai running the ports in New York. They said they opposed them because of the 911 families.
    Remember all the hand wringing about those Muslims running the port. They could not be trusted.

    The Mosque will not be built. You lose. I win.

  • stoogedudes

    Hmm…O/T…I should be outside while it’s nice instead of commenting on this site. Beautiful day. Too much rain lately.

  • Iris

    You right wing old farts are such cowardly little girls…..oooo we’re scared of the muslims, ooowe’re scared of babies, the anchor babies are scary , boohoo the terror babries are scarier, the babies and muslims are coming , oh government save us….
    Its no wonder you sit here all day and never leave your houses you’re so scared of evrything you cringy cowardly hatemongers, are you scared of the shower too?

  • Moderate

    Come November, he will be regretting his awkward comments. He is becoming good at pissing off the Left, Right and Moderates.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Poor Iris, it was the dumbocrats like you that blocked the Muslims from running the ports in N.Y. Hillary was on of the leading fearmongers. If this site was around at that time I am sure you would have been one of the biggest followers of Hillary on that one. You low life racist you.

  • Iris

    gordonblows , good for you old fart you’re still playin with the internets that your grandkids showed you how to do, hows that intertubes traffic goin, HA, HA
    GORDONBLOWS=EPIC FAIL!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Hogan/179500970 Stephen Hogan

    gordonbloyershow said:
    The Mosque will not be built. You lose. I win.

    Really? ‘You lose, I win’? Really?

    This isn’t about you, Gordon.

    The mosque will be built. That is, of course, unless the financiers have a change of heart.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Hogan/179500970 Stephen Hogan

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Hey Steve, are you listening to Rush. He just pointed out a lot of these folks supporting the mosque opposed Dubai running the ports in New York. They said they opposed them because of the 911 families.
    Remember all the hand wringing about those Muslims running the port. They could not be trusted.

    The Mosque will not be built. You lose. I win.

    There’s a difference between having a UAE-owned company managing major American ports and the building of a center of worship.

  • Azarkhan

    “The mosque will be built. That is, of course, unless the financiers have a change of heart.” SHogan

    Pray to Allah that they don’t have a change of heart until Nov. 3.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Hogan, notice I don’t have any excuses or qualifiers, like unless.

    The Mosque will NOT be built. I am right and you are wrong. You better believe I will remind you over and over and over. This not rocket science it is easy. Only FOOLS don’t see the writing on the wall.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Hogan/179500970 Stephen Hogan

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Hogan, notice I don’t have any excuses or qualifiers, like unless.

    And because of that, the construction of the mosque will make you look like a failed soothsayer. I’m sorry, but you simply do not know what may or may not happen.

    gordonbloyershow said:
    The Mosque will NOT be built. I am right and you are wrong. You better believe I will remind you over and over and over. This not rocket science it is easy. Only FOOLS don’t see the writing on the wall.

    Once again, this isn’t about you.

  • http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

    Iris said:
    You right wing old farts are such cowardly little girls…..oooo we’re scared of the muslims, ooowe’re scared of babies, the anchor babies are scary , boohoo the terror babries are scarier, the babies and muslims are coming , oh government save us….Its no wonder you sit here all day and never leave your houses you’re so scared of evrything you cringy cowardly hatemongers, are you scared of the shower too?

    Iris said:
    gordonblows , good for you old fart you’re still playin with the internets that your grandkids showed you how to do, hows that intertubes traffic goin, HA, HAGORDONBLOWS=EPIC FAIL!

    Moochelle Obama ! Quit playing around using that name on the internet again .

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    Good job, Mr. President. Sometimes the right decision isn’t the popular one.

  • notsofast

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    Good job, Mr. President. Sometimes the right decision isn’t the popular one.

    LOL

    Just what decision did he make? There was no decision for him to to make- all he did was flip-flop like John Kerry!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Hogan/179500970 Stephen Hogan

    notsofast said:
    LOL

    Just what decision did he make? There was no decision for him to to make- all he did was flip-flop like John Kerry!

    He didn’t flip-flop. He only said that they have every legal right to build, he never said it was a good idea.

  • notsofast

    Stephen Hogan said:
    He only said that they have every legal right to build,

    And just who said they did not have a legal right to build it?

    I’ll wait-

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Hogan/179500970 Stephen Hogan

    notsofast said:
    And just who said they did not have a legal right to build it?

    I’ll wait-

    No one, to my knowledge. He was just reiterating that they do have a legal right to build it.

    He has not stated that he thinks it’s a good idea. Conversely, he has not stated that he thinks it’s a bad idea. Therefore, he has not flip-flopped.

  • notsofast

    Stephen Hogan said:
    No one, to my knowledge. He was just reiterating that they do have a legal right to build it.

    And no one asked him to weigh in anymore than anyone asked him to weigh in on his friend, Skip Gates. In other words, he said nothing that was not self-evident.

    I do appreciate him giving the GOP another issue for Americans to keep in mind when they vote in November- and with NP asking for an investigation into those opposing the mosque, the Dems are the gift that keeps on giving.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Hogan/179500970 Stephen Hogan

    notsofast said:
    And no one asked him to weigh in anymore than anyone asked him to weigh in on his friend, Skip Gates.

    Well, not exactly. He was asked about the Gates incident by a reporter.

    Still, he did not ‘flip-flop’, as you originally contended.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Hogan, you are just like Gen. Custer with his 200 men looking at those 3,000 Indians and he thinks he can still win. I am like a weather forecaster looking out the window when it is raining. I can predict it is going to rain.

    The Mosque will NEVER be built. Look at all those Indians Hogan, you lose. I WIN.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Hogan/179500970 Stephen Hogan

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Hogan, you are just like Gen. Custer with his 200 men looking at those 3,000 Indians and he thinks he can still win. I am like a weather forecaster looking out the window when it is raining. I can predict it is going to rain.

    The Mosque will NEVER be built. Look at all those Indians Hogan, you lose. I WIN.

    Once again, this isn’t about you and it isn’t a competition. I don’t care about ‘winning’, whatever you take it to mean in this case.

    By the way, you can’t ‘predict’ it is going to rain when it is presently raining. That’s not a prediction, that’s empirical knowledge.

  • NORBIT

    What time is today’s clarification???

    lol!!

    Hate to say it, but with the Dems shooting themselves in the foot every other day, maybe the GOP should just stay out of the way!!!!

    To paraphrase Tawana Sharpton, “Keep Mosque Alive”!!

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Hogan, that is the point.

    The Mosque will not be built is not a prediction it is a done deal, YOU just are blind to it. You still see clothes on the Emporer. All the people backing the Mosque can’t see what is coming, Custer.

    It is over. It is done. It is toast. It is finished. What part of that don’t you get?

  • Azarkhan

    “It’s not over until it’s over.” Yogi Berra

  • Hugo Daun

    gordonbloitoutyerass said:
    You lose. I win.

    Dude, just take a look in the mirror….you lost at life, a LONG time ago.
    And everyone her knows it.

  • Cecelia

    If he had made his statement and had been man enough to later overtly expound that there was no “wisdom” behind any effort to block the mosque, he’d most certainly have given his supporters “no regrets” as to his statement.

    Unfortunately for them, he behaved in a way that had them twisting themselves into pretzels and resorting to making arguments that (to follow their logic) made even the 9/11 family members out to be anti-constitution fear-mongering xenophobes.

    The president most certainly should have some regrets.

  • NORBIT

    No Regrets for WHICH CLARIFICATION????

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Trouble ahead, Howard Dean is taking the side of the good guys. He could screw everything up.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Hogan/179500970 Stephen Hogan

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Hogan, that is the point.

    The Mosque will not be built is not a prediction it is a done deal, YOU just are blind to it. You still see clothes on the Emporer. All the people backing the Mosque can’t see what is coming, Custer.

    It is over. It is done. It is toast. It is finished. What part of that don’t you get?

    I, personally, am not betting on anything, as you are. It may or may not be built.

  • Morgan

    As Obama is playing out his cards and his race card is not working…it’s leaving him only with his “Wag the Dog” card as a surefire bet to get all the Right-wingers on his side. Whether it’s the USofA or the Israelis that play it, I don’t know.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Hugo, your brain died a long time ago. When do you go on parole?

  • http://sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/ GlennBeckReview

    gordonbloyershow says: “Hey Steve, are you listening to Rush. He just pointed out….”

    How am I not surprised that you listen to and believe anything that liar has to say. You’re like a Limbaugh/Beck clone. Ever have an original thought Gordon, aside for your typical right wing ad hominem arguments that we see you make on these pages?

  • http://none pyrope

    He’s blaming the negative comments on George W. Bush.

  • http://none pyrope

    Generally speaking, only 3 kinds of personalities never have regrets: Narcissists, Megalomaniacs, and Psychopaths.

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