Stewart: Gingrich wants US to descend to Saudi Arabia’s standards of tolerance
Comedy Central's Jon Stewart on Tuesday took on Newt Gingrich for the tenor of his opposition to the Mosque slated to be built near Ground Zero in New York City.
Gingrich weeks ago argued that the Mosque shouldn't be considered until Saudi Arabia warms up to Christianity.
"I don't want to be lectured by them about religious liberty at a time where there is not a single church or a single synagogue in Saudi Arabia," Gingrich said.
"Exactly!" jested Stewart. "Why should we as Americans have higher standards of religious liberty than Saudi Arabia?"
Stewart went on to mock opponents of the Mosque for complaining about its proximity to Ground Zero. "It's not technically being built at Ground Zero," he said. "It's adjacent. It's not technically a mosque. It's an Islamic cultural center.
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