powell on muslims: Stressing that Obama …
Stressing that Obama was a lifelong Christian, Powell denounced Republican tactics that he said were insulting not only to to Obama but also to Muslims.
“The really right answer is what if he is?” Powell said, praising the contributions of millions of Muslim citizens to American society.
Muse 2:34 pm on October 19, 2008 Permalink |
The story of Kareem R. Khan was extremely powerful. Its good to see a high-ranking public official cut through some of the prevalent bs.
Mr Moo 4:11 pm on October 19, 2008 Permalink |
I searched for the full quote – here it is
baraka 5:01 pm on October 19, 2008 Permalink |
Mr Moo – thank you for finding the wonderful quote!
anonymous 9:54 pm on October 19, 2008 Permalink |
the quote is here
and so is the AWESOME picture of the mother.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/19/colin-powell-invokes-imag_n_135977.html
aziz 11:40 pm on October 19, 2008 Permalink |
I couldn’t resist blogging this at Beliefnet, not least because I’ve been saying that Obama should have said that as far back as February.
kaitlin 2:29 pm on October 20, 2008 Permalink |
i agree with aziz. it’s about time someone said it. go Powell.
Mr Moo 10:45 am on October 21, 2008 Permalink |
Err. McCains Muslims not that free to speak (addendum to last comment)