Campbell Brown - So what if Obama was a Muslim or an Arab?

Campbell Brown says McCain right to set the record straight about Obama

We've all been too quick to accept that calling someone Muslim is a slur, she says

Brown asks why being an Arab-American should be a disqualifier for higher office

We need to distinguish between radical Muslims and the rest, she says

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[tatiboy77]

i am an Arab and so what ,this people and not all of the Americans ofcaurse are the worst nation in the world ,we arab are too proud ,if you came to us with peace you get same ,you declare war you get worst , big love to all americans with mind

[SudanWarrior]

RangerDanger, there are 1.4 Billion (with a B) Muslims around the world. If most of us were terrorists or resort to violence, we would rule the world by now. Of course, if we do that, we are not Muslims. Who started world wars I and II? Who dropped two nuclear bombs? Who killed the Native Americans? Who started the Spanish war? It was NOT the Muslims. Millitant Islam came to America because millitant America went to the Muslim world.

[alexreid1983]

thanks for the message and yes its really true what even if he was an arab or muslim. Have muslims not contributed any good to this society. a person who knows a little history can really answer this well. but a mentally blank person like mccain and many more like maccain don't even know the fact the all arabs or all muslims are not bad...and they have contributed for huminity in many fields, medicine, anotomy, physics and much more..yes there r few radical muslims as same as you mr mccain

[janansparlai]

Playing games with peoples mind wont win any hearts.truth prevails.lies and coverups never go far.Islam and true muslims were and will be the winners

[ga3ongaya]

@bobbyteb When we speak of Jews in politics, we speak of Israelies dear, not the people who belong to the Jewish religion, so Israelis are involved in politics either by force or by the people running their "territory". I didn't mention "Israel" cuz I don't see it on the map and I don't believe it ever exists, so I was trying to sugarcoat my words by saying "Jews" so that we don't develop another argument.

[bobbyteb]

@ga3ongaya

What I'm saying is, even though there are members of the Jewish faith whose occupation is involved with the media and politics, it is irrational to say that every jew is somehow responsible for that. For example you wrote "...but Jews care cuz politics..."

Just like how it is irrational to think that because many terrorists happen to be a member of the Islamic faith it doesn't make all Muslims bad people. It should not happen the other way too.

[ga3ongaya]

@bobbyteb Thus, Muslims are no hypocrites when it comes to the way we depict most of the Western world :) Was it I or was a priest threatening to burn our holy book in Sept 11 this year because of the planned mosque? Whom are you calling a hypocrite? and how do you expect me to believe you that Westerners aren't hypocrites? :) Muslims aren't terrorists and it's not our religion. We promote peace and fraternity even with other religions. Pls consider your argument and research ur answer well.

[ga3ongaya]

@bobbyteb: I have to ask you this, Sir... You're saying that Jews don't control the politics of the world? It would be unbelievable to follow your argument the way you wrote it. Allow me to say also that you are the one who said that all Jews are Islamophobic not I, thank u :) The way I intend it is that Americans themselves don't care about the religion of their president for as long as he gives them hope of solving their own internal problems, but Jews care cuz politics is religion for them

[bobbyteb]

@kamilonaai3 Amen from a Jew. Keep up the tolerance!

[bobbyteb]

@ga3ongaya

I'm an American Jew and I would have no problem if Obama was a Muslim or not. And I completely agree with Campbell on this one.

You are hypocritical to depict all Jews as Islamaphobes just when we both agree that not all, in fact the overwhelming majority of Muslims are not terrorists.

[zeeshan55]

great speech