Kind words concerning the junior senator from the great state of New York are rarely written in these pages, but Senator Hillary Clinton has made the right (and politically advantageous) decision in opposing the “International Freedom Center,” an anti-American “historical” display masquerading as an educational exhibit that was to be placed near Ground Zero. From the New York Post: (thanks to natskvi)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday dealt a crushing blow to the International Freedom Center planned for Ground Zero, saying she wants the project canned for failing to listen to the 9/11 families.
“I cannot support the IFC,” Clinton declared last night in a strongly worded statement in response to an inquiry from The Post.
Her tough comments are Clinton’s first significant remarks about the controversy raging at Ground Zero over the Freedom Center, which 9/11 families and other critics fear will become a center of anti-Americanism.
“While I want to ensure that development and rebuilding in lower Manhattan move forward expeditiously, I am troubled by the serious concerns family members and first responders have expressed to me,” Clinton said.
“The LMDC [Lower Manhattan Development Corp.] has authority over the site and I do not believe we can move forward until it heeds and addresses their concerns.”