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Two Muslim women at Barack Obama's rally in Detroit Monday were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women's headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate.
The campaign has apologized to the women, both Obama supporters who said they felt betrayed by their treatment at the rally.
Originally posted by TruthWithin
And what if they had been i the picture? I can see the post now.
Obama rallies Muslim supporters to forward Muslim Agenda because Obama is a Muslim (and probably a terrorist).
Originally posted by Rook1545
reply to post by centurion1211
What I see is people like you chomping at the bit to decry anything Obama.
Originally posted by centurion1211
If they had been allowed to be in the picture, and Obama had been attacked over it as you suggest, it would have allowed him to show that he is bigger than those that would attack him.
Originally posted by joecamel
You know what, this still leaves Obama a villain in my eyes, because he's NOT HONEST. He didn't talk to those women privately to discuss with them what would happen if the manipulative media could exploit such an innocent photograph.
The volunteer "explained to me that because of the political climate and what's going on in the world and what's going on with Muslim Americans, it's not good for [Aref] to be seen on TV or associated with Obama," said Koussan, who is a law student at Wayne State University.
Both Koussan and Miller said they specifically recalled the volunteer citing the "political climate" in telling them they couldn't sit behind Obama.
Originally posted by SaviorComplex
Originally posted by centurion1211
If they had been allowed to be in the picture, and Obama had been attacked over it as you suggest, it would have allowed him to show that he is bigger than those that would attack him.
That is a load of bunk, and you know it. If there had been even the hint that someone in that picture had even heard of the religion of Islam, certain idiots would have jumped on it as proof that he is a closet Muslim, just waiting to convert every good white Christian.
Originally posted by centurion1211
The load of bunk belongs to the people who will not step back and see that Obama could have used those "idiots" to reinforce his campaign position. Are barackophiles really that afraid of the muslim issue?
Originally posted by SaviorComplex
Originally posted by centurion1211
The load of bunk belongs to the people who will not step back and see that Obama could have used those "idiots" to reinforce his campaign position. Are barackophiles really that afraid of the muslim issue?
Again, as Neformore pointed out, you are employing reverse-switch propaganda. If he had used it to reinforced his campaign position, you would have accused him of being afraid of "the Muslim" non-issue. If they attack "the issue," you claim they are scared of it. If they ignore it, you claim they are scared of it. If they try to minimize it, you claim they are scared of it. No matter what position he takes, you will find fault with it, and you know it.
[edit on 18-6-2008 by SaviorComplex]
Originally posted by centurion1211
Barackophiles, please re-read my posts to avoid putting words in my mouth.
I didn't say even half of what you've attributed to me. I merely suggested that handling this in the opposite way could have been turned into a positive for Obama's campaign, and likely we wouldn't be having this discussion...