Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Do not say "Ground Zero Mosque" in front of these guys

This is beginning to sound like the Monty Python Mattress Skit.Each time someone asks a politician about the Ground Zero Mosque, said politician dons the Paper Bag of Stupidity.
This time, according this morning's Telegram article, GOP hopefuls oppose mosque, four of the five Republican candidates for the 3rd congressional district seat added the following to the public discourse about which we need not have an opinion:

  • Candidate Michael P. Stopa of Holliston said he wouldn’t oppose construction if he knew the mosque would be under FBI surveillance once it opened.
  • Brian J. Herr of Hopkinton magnanimously declared there is no need to spy on a house of worship. But he opposes the plan to build the Islamic center, saying it is insensitive to 9-11 families and to people who live and work near ground zero. 
  • Robert A. Delle of Paxton, formerly of Westboro, said he was concerned that the growth of Islam is the greater threat. “We’re just passively watching as Islam is expanding,” he said.
  • Robert J. Chipman of Plainville and Martin A. Lamb of Holliston were offered surprisingly temperate remarks, saying that  two blocks from ground zero is the wrong location for an Islamic center.
I've not been able to locate any public comment by the current office-holden, Rep. Jim McGovern, regarding this or any other mosque. Congressman, your silence is appreciated.

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