Comments on: Khaled Hosseini on the Republicans’ Anti-Muslim Incitement http://southjerusalem.com/2008/10/khaled-hosseini-on-the-republicans-anti-muslim-incitement/ A Progressive, Skeptical Blog on Israel, Judaism, Culture, Politics, and Literature Thu, 10 May 2012 20:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Sterns http://southjerusalem.com/2008/10/khaled-hosseini-on-the-republicans-anti-muslim-incitement/comment-page-1/#comment-3615 John Sterns Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:43:42 +0000 http://southjerusalem.com/?p=361#comment-3615 I think Colin Powell said it best on Meet the Press: “The really right answer is so what if he is?” Powell made it very clear that this prejudicial, anti-Muslim tactic should have no place in American politics and was a significant factor in McCain losing his vote. He pointed out that there are Muslims who paid the ultimate sacrifice and lie buried in our veterans cemeteries, and that a Muslim child in America has every right to dream of growing up to be President one day. I think Colin Powell said it best on Meet the Press: “The really right answer is so what if he is?”

Powell made it very clear that this prejudicial, anti-Muslim tactic should have no place in American politics and was a significant factor in McCain losing his vote. He pointed out that there are Muslims who paid the ultimate sacrifice and lie buried in our veterans cemeteries, and that a Muslim child in America has every right to dream of growing up to be President one day.

]]> By: george a.hilborn http://southjerusalem.com/2008/10/khaled-hosseini-on-the-republicans-anti-muslim-incitement/comment-page-1/#comment-3293 george a.hilborn Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:53:25 +0000 http://southjerusalem.com/?p=361#comment-3293 As a person fully involved in the 2008 campaign at the "grass roots" level I find that John Mc Cain has come to the realization that he has lost control of his own campaign to the Rove( GWB) machine which is steeped in racial hatred and the "bogey man" approach to presidential politics. John is a decent man who is trying to stop this non-stop program of demeaning hysteria He knows if he wins or loses ,he wants his reputation to be one of above the filth level. Karl and the group could care less.I don't believe that Sarah was really John's choice but was pushed on him by the RNC.John's choice was Joe Lieberman. Further Sarah doesn't answer to John but to theRNC when it comes to the tenor and content of her rhetoric . It's obvious that she has one purpose and that is to keep up the bombast As a person fully involved in the 2008 campaign at the “grass roots” level I find that John Mc Cain has come to the realization that he has lost control of his own campaign to the Rove( GWB) machine which is steeped in racial hatred and the “bogey man” approach to presidential politics. John is a decent man who is trying to stop this non-stop program of demeaning hysteria He knows if he wins or loses ,he wants his reputation to be one of above the filth level. Karl and the group could care less.I don’t believe that Sarah was really John’s choice but was pushed on him by the RNC.John’s choice was Joe Lieberman. Further Sarah doesn’t answer to John but to theRNC when it comes to the tenor and content of her rhetoric . It’s obvious that she has one purpose and that is to keep up the bombast

]]> By: Joseph M. Hochstein http://southjerusalem.com/2008/10/khaled-hosseini-on-the-republicans-anti-muslim-incitement/comment-page-1/#comment-3223 Joseph M. Hochstein Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:54:44 +0000 http://southjerusalem.com/?p=361#comment-3223 CORRECTED SUBMISSION Not exactly what you asked for, but here is an excerpt from a statement in which heads of nine U.S. Jewish groups rejected "hateful emails that use falsehood and innuendo to mischaracterize Senator Barack Obama's religious beliefs and who he is as a person." Excerpt: "Attempts of this sort to mislead and inflame voters should not be part of our political discourse and should be rebuffed by all who believe in our democracy. " The full statement, dated Jan. 15, 2008, is at the ADL site: http://www.adl.org/internet/Letter_obama.asp CORRECTED SUBMISSION

Not exactly what you asked for, but here is an excerpt from a statement in which heads of nine U.S. Jewish groups rejected “hateful emails that use falsehood and innuendo to mischaracterize Senator Barack Obama’s religious beliefs and who he is as a person.”

Excerpt:
“Attempts of this sort to mislead and inflame voters should not be part of our political discourse and should be rebuffed by all who believe in our democracy. ”

The full statement, dated Jan. 15, 2008, is at the ADL site:
http://www.adl.org/internet/Letter_obama.asp

]]> By: Joseph M. Hochstein http://southjerusalem.com/2008/10/khaled-hosseini-on-the-republicans-anti-muslim-incitement/comment-page-1/#comment-3222 Joseph M. Hochstein Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:52:00 +0000 http://southjerusalem.com/?p=361#comment-3222 Not exactly what you asked for, but here is a clip from a statement in which heads of nine U.S. Jewish groups rejected "hateful emails that use falsehood and innuendo to mischaracterize Senator Barack Obama's religious beliefs and who he is as a person." Attempts of this sort to mislead and inflame voters should not be part of our political discourse and should be rebuffed by all who believe in our democracy. The full statement, dated Jan. 15, 2008, is at the ADL site: http://www.adl.org/internet/Letter_obama.asp Joseph M. Hochstein, Tel Aviv Not exactly what you asked for, but here is a clip from a statement in which heads of nine U.S. Jewish groups rejected “hateful emails that use falsehood and innuendo to mischaracterize Senator Barack Obama’s religious beliefs and who he is as a person.”

Attempts of this sort to mislead and inflame voters should not be part of our political discourse and should be rebuffed by all who believe in our democracy.

The full statement, dated Jan. 15, 2008, is at the ADL site:
http://www.adl.org/internet/Letter_obama.asp

Joseph M. Hochstein, Tel Aviv

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