Powell endorses Obama
Powell endorses Obama.
This makes me happy. I've always really admired and respected him. In this clip, he says something that makes me feel very guilty (in the defense of Obama as 'not a Muslim'); no one is stopping to say that, It's okay to be a Muslim. This is America. Why can't a seven year old boy who is a Muslim dream of being president one day? Then he mentioned a decorated soldier who died in Iraq and was a Muslim. He's right. We hear denials of Obama being a Muslim from both parties, but never, 'and if he was, why should it matter in America? And I've never even stopped to think about it once....
I bummed this image from scalzi.com today. John has a brief but succinct post entitled 'who is American.'
Edit: It's very sad to see so many commenters (at Fox news and other conservative news sites) saying it's just because Colin Powell is black.
This makes me happy. I've always really admired and respected him. In this clip, he says something that makes me feel very guilty (in the defense of Obama as 'not a Muslim'); no one is stopping to say that, It's okay to be a Muslim. This is America. Why can't a seven year old boy who is a Muslim dream of being president one day? Then he mentioned a decorated soldier who died in Iraq and was a Muslim. He's right. We hear denials of Obama being a Muslim from both parties, but never, 'and if he was, why should it matter in America? And I've never even stopped to think about it once....
I bummed this image from scalzi.com today. John has a brief but succinct post entitled 'who is American.'
Edit: It's very sad to see so many commenters (at Fox news and other conservative news sites) saying it's just because Colin Powell is black.