Barack Obama actually said...

I was not commenting and I will not comment on the wisdom of making a decision to put the mosque there. I was commenting very specifically on the right the people had that dates back to our founding.

Context

Obama clarifies that his comments were about the right to build the mosque, not the decision itself.

08/15/2010

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