UPDATE, 11:42 a.m.: Sharron Angle tries to introduce the mosque issue into the Nevada Senate race, sending out this statement:
"Our forefathers made it very clear in the U.S. Constitution that people of all faiths have the right to practice their religion here in America. As with all religions, Muslims have the right to worship in New York or Nevada or any state in our nation.
However, by supporting the construction of a mosque at Ground Zero, President Obama has once again ignored the wishes of the American people, this time at the expense of victims of 9/11 and their families. They have said overwhelmingly that the location of this mosque is an affront to the memories of their loved ones who were murdered by Islamic extremists on 9/11. Their wishes should be respected.
As the Majority Leader, Harry Reid is usually President Obama's mouthpiece in the U.S. Senate, and yet he remains silent on this issue. Reid has a responsibility to stand up and say no to the mosque at Ground Zero or once again side with President Obama---this time against the families of 9/11 victims. America is waiting."
Angle's position, apparently, is that the group has the right to build the center but Obama is wrong to have voiced support for that right. After all, he didn't directly endorse the project anywhere, nor should he have. I would like to hear Reid break his silence on the issue, though.
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