Ron Paul Repudiates Republican Response to "Ground Zero Mosque"

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Yeah, I know, not at Ground Zero, not a mosque. Not the point. What is interesting here is that--crazy as he can be--Ron Paul got this one right. Or, correct, rather.

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Ron Paul breaks with GOP on New York mosque: The opposition ‘is all about hate and Islamaphobia.’

In strongly-worded statement released today, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), a tea party favorite and perennial GOP presidential candidate, strongly condemned his “fellow conservatives” for opposing the proposed Park 51 Islamic community center near Ground Zero. The outcry over the mosque “implies that Islam alone was responsible for the 9/11 attacks,” Paul said, explaining that the rights of minorities must be protected, even when it’s unpopular. Ultimately, Paul argues that the opposition to the mosque “is all about hate and Islamaphobia,” stoked by “neo-conservatives” who “never miss a chance to use hatred toward Muslims to rally support for the ill conceived preventative wars”. . .

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