Barack Obama actually said...

It was offensive, it was hateful, and for him to make that statement here in Manhattan just a little north of Ground Zero where families lost their loved ones, people of all faith, all ethnicities perceive this as the seminal tragedy of this generation.

Context

Background Briefing by a Senior Administration Official on the President's Interview with BBC Persian

09/23/2010

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