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Muslim McCain Supporters Take On Bigots

It's a relief to see at least one instance of McCain supporters confronting the anti-Muslim sentiment outside GOP rallies. Let's hope there's more of it.

Via Ta-Nehisi Coates

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139532
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Interesting video. I'm glad they got a chance to speak out.

Author
LatashaWillis
Date
2008-10-22T12:21:32-06:00
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139533
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Apparently CNN tried to contact Daniel Zubairi, the McCain campaign worker who took that jerk to task, but the McCain campaign wouldn't give him him permission to speak.

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Ward Schaefer
Date
2008-10-22T12:49:12-06:00
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139544
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If I were Zubairi, I would quit the campaign and, as my mom says, "sing like a songbird." I would talk to every media outlet that asked for an interview. They act like they're ashamed of him or something. Are they afraid that their base will know that a Muslim is working for them? Did they even consider that Muslims who want to vote for McCain may not want to be shoved into the political bell tower like Quasimodo? I wonder how McCain supporters would react if about 20 Muslimahs showed up at a rally wearing burqas and McCain-Palin buttons.

Author
LatashaWillis
Date
2008-10-22T15:12:16-06:00

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