Posted by fayeroe on February 25, 2009, at 19:24:37
In reply to Re: The Swat Valley, posted by Sigismund on February 25, 2009, at 16:39:43
> This perception that President Obama is a Muslim is particularly interesting, and might say a lot about what the identity of a non-Muslim is made up of?
I asked my brother what he was basing his claim on regarding President Obama. He told me that he heard it on a news program on television. Do you remember that the Repugs tried to paint him with that brush?
I asked him what McCain was and he said "a good ole white boy"......I hung the phone up on that one.
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> I wonder how many people believe this?Many, many, many. Particularly in the red states. I bet I could go into Oklahoma tomorrow and find at least 4 out of 10 who would make that statement.
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> At a level of great abstraction, it might make some sense.
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> It brings to mind Binyamin Netenyahu (sp?) addressing that Christian prayer breakfast thing they have in Washington (The Family?) and saying to them something along the lines of 'Israel has no better friends than those in this room.'I didn't know that.
> It stands out for me because I am just old enough to remember Christian antisemitism.yeah.
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