What if he was a muslim ?
Saw this on Digg. Good to see some level-headed thinking for a change.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/2008/09/29/slideshow_080929_platon?slide=16
These are the pertinent excerpts from Colin Powell's Meet the Press appearance:
I'm also troubled by, not what Senator McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it is permitted to be said such things as, "Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim." Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he's a Christian. He's always been a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is?"
"I feel strongly about this particular point because of a picture I saw in a magazine. It was a photo essay about troops who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. And one picture at the tail end of this photo essay was of a mother in Arlington Cemetery, and she had her head on the headstone of her son's grave. And as the picture focused in, you could see the writing on the headstone. And it gave his awards--Purple Heart, Bronze Star--showed that he died in Iraq, gave his date of birth, date of death. He was 20 years old. And then, at the very top of the headstone, it didn't have a Christian cross, it didn't have the Star of David, it had crescent and a star of the Islamic faith. And his name was Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, and he was an American. He was born in New Jersey. He was 14 years old at the time of 9/11, and he waited until he can go serve his country, and he gave his life. Now, we have got to stop polarizing ourself in this way. And John McCain is as nondiscriminatory as anyone I know. But I'm troubled about the fact that, within the party, we have these kinds of expressions."
Obama should be happy he doesn't have slanted eyes or ol' Johnny McSame would have probably tried to get a bayonet on him at the last debate!
"I hate the gooks," McCain said yesterday in response to a question from reporters aboard his campaign bus. "I will hate them as long as I live."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/02/18/MN32194.DTL
They call it the American dream because you have to be asleep to see it... --George Carlin
Then he would be treated like this on occasions and experience the 3 reactions this woman does....
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VERY interesting video.... Shows you the reality of America...
They call it the American dream because you have to be asleep to see it... --George Carlin
EXACTLY...time will tell!
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He was born to a Muslim father, hence having some muslim origin makes some difference!
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At least with Obama he understands the Muslim world, plus he respects atheists and non-Christian religions. I respect him for that.His actions show me he will at least be a better executive than McCain or BUSH!!
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Proves why America is the richest country in the world, in more terms than just money.