Oh. My. Word. I’m writing a paper and listening to various TV shows that are discussing the Wisconsin primary results. There is a woman who called into C-Span declaring that Obama is a Muslim and because of that, and what our country has gone through, “We need to do our homework.” The host of the show informed the caller that Obama is not a Muslim, but a member of the United Church of Christ. She replies that, “He might be now…,” at which point the host informed her that he was never a Muslim, but that his father was a Muslim. The difference between his father and Obama obviously meant nothing to this woman, as she replied, rather indignantly: “Well, his father’s blood is running through his veins…”
Must I comment?
Doctor Mama Esquire 
The caller sounds like a Republican.
In which case there’s no point worrying about her.
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Republican or not, it shouldn’t even be a point of contention. He’s never been muslim. It’s actually even scary to see how many posts a day people have on Obama being muslim. He’s not…give it a rest.
I almost want to add, what if he was? Is it that wrong, but that’s a whole other story… A woman and an african american is a big step already!
Ignorance…ignorance… no comment there… It’s just sad.
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Assuming she is Christian…why is she judging so harshly in the first place? Politics drive me crazy!
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Christopher – you know, I think she said she was voting Democratic. But even if she is a republican, I’m sure there are a lot of democrats saying the same thing…
Amayel – you are right – the real question is “so what?” but, if he was Muslim, i think the conversation would be more difficult, even if it’s still irrelevant.
Andrea – i would assume she’s Christian too. Showing my bias against Christianity (even though I am one, thinking about joining a church too), i think her harsh judgment is not that surprising.
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