Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Muslims Barred From Obama Photo

In a photo shoot taken Monday, June 16th at Barack Obama's Detroit rally, two Muslim women wearing headscarves were barred from standing in a picture with the presidential hopeful. This realy doesn't seem like the all-embracing, uniting Obama that has so far been shown to the public. In fact, this is the complete opposite of the image he would want to display.

Called "Barry" by his friends he reverted back to his formal name of Barack during college. Some of those who oppose him do so in part because of his full name, Barack Hussein Obama, giving them reason to fear that he is too Muslim in a time when Islamic extremists threatens the world. He, of course should not be ashamed, but proud of his name and heritage, but here he does an about-face and casts away his Muslim supporters like unwanted relatives coming to stay for the weekend.

One of the (then)supporters, Shimaa Abdelfadeel said she felt, "let down that the Obama campaign continuously perpetuates this attitude towards Muslims and Arabs — as if being merely associated [with] one is a sin.”

Obama, who's book, "Dreams From My Father" explains his quest to find his identity with his father's African culture now shuns both his Muslim supporters and his former Pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Two words: Flip-Flop.

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