Muslim women shunned at Obama event

I do not think that Obama's staff meant to intentionally shun the women, I feel that he has nothing to hide, and he will make for a great president. In fact while surfing the internet this morning I ran into this website that showed how all the presidential candidates are doing according to online rankings, its pretty cool. If you would like, you can check it out at www.spartaninternet.com

Sounds typical. I doubt any Muslim men were excluded. He's not a muslim, he just hates women. Plain and simple.

waitaminute, that's a bs website. what are you trying to advertise?

It sounds to me like you are working for obama with those comments. Obama's camp has shunned people before. Think of when bill orielly wanted to talk to him and was blcked from even getting any footage at all.

Not unusual. Now imagine him running the country like this. Scary.

It's all a show. Politics as usual. I wish we could see politicians for who they really are.

Senator Obama should apologize by firing who ever decided that moving the women was a good idea.

Any info on what was said about governing at the rally or just this fluff?

Had he allowed her to be visible, the right wingers would have been pointing at her as proof that Obama is Muslim. His staff is politically savy enough to recognize that fact.

It's the 21st century. Dumpt the hijab and get with the times. It's a symbol of repression, no matter how you cut it. Just ask any woman who's been forced to wear it.

The woman complaining just happens to be a lawyer?

Sounds like a quick buck trying to be made.

I DON' CARE!!!

At least I won't have to hear the reaction from the right-wing freaks about how "Obama support terrorists" or that he is some secret Muslim.

The GOP is going to straight LIE to their constituency….and hope to spread rumors endlessly of Obama.

…..but I’m used to it now and I hope Americans are too.

It’s the classic response of the fossilized right-wing status quo:

Create a grotesquely distorted caricature, broadcast the delusion at the top of your lungs, and hope that you manage to reinforce just enough cynicism and hopelessness to ensure the election of someone who truly cares only for funneling all of the country's wealth and power into the hands of a tiny, corrupt elite.

After years of attacks and insults from Republicans, I am really going to enjoy watching their implosion. The Republicans have only themselves to blame for their fall from grace. The childish manner at which they insult anyone who disagrees with them, while they rubber stamp any policy that Republicans create shows a true lack of cognitive ability that I think should be required for a position in government.

I don't understand, what exactly happened? Were the women not allowed into the event? Were pictures shown and there were no muslim women with headscarves shown? Did he talk about people and not mention muslim women with headscarves? How were they "shunned"?

These are the Muslims If Obama got to the white house they will pressure him and embarress him to change the face of America, and then ALL the Americans will cry, and blame themselves because they have not learned the lesson from the middle east which are mostly Muslim Countries........... I am not against any one to believe whatever, but Islam in particular is soooooooooo dangerous, Muslim People in the west they don't tell the truth about Islam, they try to cosmetically change The Explanation of the Islam, but once they have the power and people, they will turn the real ugly face. I lived there, and I know for sure, read the history but from trusted sources, because they have lots of fake sources, Google "what the western should know about Islam".

just another day in paradise. these politicans will do anything they can to avert any entanglements with muslims. It will happen again and again.

You Democrat maroons just don't get it. Bring down the house and you will get another 9/11 and at much greater exepnse of lives and our economy. get you bean heads out of the sand and realize what impact that 9/11 had to our economy. Wake up beanheads and think for a moment of another attack on OUR SOIL. wHAT IF YOUR LOVED ONES FALL THE NEXT TIME. gET A LIFE , WAKE UP, SEE THE FALSEHOOD IN THE WHOLE dEMOCRATIC PROCESS. sURE mCcaIN IS NOT THE GREAT ORATOR AND BUTT KISSER YOUR ARE FOLLOWING AND VOTING FOR. pLEASE JUST DO YOUR HOMEWORK WITH AN OPEN MIND. BUT YOU CLOWNS ARE JUST CLOWNS. i PROAY YOU LOOSE IN nOVEMBER, ONLY FOR THE SAKE OF OUR COUNTRY.

The hijab only reminds me of the traditional habit (the wimple, to be specific) of Catholic nuns. Mother Teresa wore one. Mary, mother of Jesus, was often painted with one. What's the big deal?

That's what happens when you have over-zealous volunteers and an election where imagery seems to be everything.

I agree Obama should personally apologize to the women and put this behind him.

If his camp did this, its wrong, but truth be told, had those women been behind him, the republican party would have tried to use that against him. Why deal with unnecessary drama? Clearly it was a political move, albeit, the wrong move. I say, put the women up there, next to a christian, and jewish folk, and a budhist, and a cowboy, and someone old and young, black, white, hispanic, asian, and whoever else isnt covered, then he can honestly say he stands for all americans.

I dont know about that because suspicously I see a lot of white people behind evey campaign gathering for the camera. I dont see a lot of african americans or asian americans. I want to trust Obama, but I am not completely certain at this point in time - not sure if I will really vote this November for either candidate.

If Obama's staff had told two average white American women they could not be on the stage, this would not be an issue. People who embrace their differences should be applauded, but people like the ones in the article are just trying to create racial friction. Stop using your ethnicity as a pity party.

The adjacent post by Ryan Smith is SPAM. It appears that the comments are just a ploy to draw you to the UNRELATED website mentioned in the comment.

Obama will make a great president and will not exclude any race or religion nor will he discriminate against anyone. He IS the american dream!

All of the women attending Obama's next several rallies should show up wearing headscarves, regardless of their personal beliefs. See how he deals with that.

Yes, Obama should apologize to the offended women. Most of the stories state that "the Campaign" apologized - however, a "Campaign" is not a person, so I doubt that that was very satisfactory. "The Campaign" does purport to speak for the Senator, though, so he should apologize for his minions' conduct and promise that it will not occur again.

Either Obama means to include everyone in his "brave new world," or he doesn't. If those women are not welcome, neither are the rest of us. Then again, there were reports during the primaries of blacks being excluded from Obama's photo-ops, so it wouldn't "look like" only blacks supported him. Disturbing.

None of this odious, racist stage-management business speaks well for Obama, but McCain is no better. But isn't Obama supposed to be better than that?

The point is that the first multi-racial presidential candidate either is inclusive or he is not. He fears any of the lables he has given himself being tarnished.

He calls himself black, when he is no more black than I am. He is mult-racial the end. He will not be the first black anything and he shouldn't be trying to take that from the persons who will follow him who are in fact black.

He may not be a muslim so why fear it? That said, why does he fear being called white, or multi-racial as well?

i don't get why it would matter if Obama is a muslim or not. Since when should religion have anything to do with politics? It really is just discrimination and if people are seriously going to look at muslim women with headscarves and decided that that makes Obama a muslim and then decided not to vote for him because of it, they are seriously stupid, ignorant human beings.

Why would anybody who wants to cover their face be offended to not appear on camera? It seems illogical to cover your face and then insist on being seen.

It is probable that Mr. Obama'a campaign people didn't want those women in the picture because of the perception that it would have created. Mr. Obama's been fighting rumors of being muslim for so long, that his handlers probably feared that if those women had been shown, it could potentially be used against him during the November campaign. I think there was a concern by his PR people that this image would somehow that he is being funded or supported by muslims. It is the very thing he's trying to avoid - any muslim affiliation. Ah, political spin at it's best. Unfortunately, it's politics as usual.

A guy like him will do anything to get elected. Loook he's wearing a lapel pin, could it be an American flag? He sold out his spiritual leader. If you look at his backdrops during the primaries, he didn't have a black person in the background. In an election, getting elected is the issuse. All these guys are lying to get elected. Is there any one of them with admirable character? I dobut it. It comes down to which liar do you want to protect your rights and liberties? Only one can win. Neither is more holy than the other.

Typical of his campaign. Political expediency comes first. Seems the more things "change," the more they stay the same.

Steven J. Campbell wrote:
"It sounds to me like you are working for obama with those comments. Obama's camp has shunned people before. Think of when bill orielly wanted to talk to him and was blcked from even getting any footage at all.
Not unusual. Now imagine him running the country like this. Scary. "

Yes, it would be just like the past 8 years.
It's a shame that this had to happen but some posters here nailed it. If there were women in headscarves sitting behind him on the podium, the right wing would be all over it screaming how it's proof that he's a muslim terrorist, which he's not.
Obama 08

Aref is doing a disingenuous riff...she obviously couldn't care less if Obama were to be elected.

She knows very well that the GOP smear brigades will use her image to exploit the emotions of "low information voters".

Want to get Obama elected? Show up to a McCain rally and try to be in HIS camera field.

Yes, she SHOULD be able to be seen anywhere. But she is no Obama supporter if she wants to allow her image to be used AGAINST Obama.

To thoes of you asking what the big deal about this head dress is...

We Americans are next to retarded and for the most part are ignorant sheep. We see a headdress on a woman and we think Muslim, and when we think Muslim we immediately think terrorist. With this mindset come the reasoning that if a Muslim Terrorist supports Obama we don't want that!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6507060456715821899&q=west+virginia+&ei=-2JZSKmpNZDuqwKny-TnDg

A mistake for sure. But everyone knows that the right wing traitors are studying every picture at every rally hoping for too many blacks, some muslims, etc. Just like McCain's people are making sure there are not too many geezers behind him at his rallies.

But, no doubt Sean Insannity would be posting pictures with the Muslim woman prominently displayed and suggest that Obama was a terrorist.

Hopefully after the election and the complete defeat of the republican party this kind of stuff will stop. Probably not....

Walter hanna, Dallas, Dallas cty

Where exactly is Dalls, Dallas city??? Never heard of that state, and I'm pretty good with geography, and history for that matter. History tells me there are 50 states in the US and the state of Dallas isn't one of them. But I guess I'm a clown, because I've lived in one of the 50 states located in the US. I've lived here my whole life, and have been paying attention to what has been going on these last 8 years. Nothing that fool of a president, from Texas, has done has made anyone safer. I feel less safe traveling afar because of him I feel less safe for the future of this country because of the hatred he is stirring in foreign lands. Your the clown my friend and your nonsense. I would like to leave you with the greatest quote ever spoken.

"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." Ben Franklin

I'm glad they moved the muslim women. Islam is a danger to our American lifestyle. Our president, and we, must defend our constitution from enemies both foreign and domestic. I've voted Democrate all my life. Never voted for a Republican, ever. I also voted for Obama in the primary. But if he were to succumb to any tactics used by the muslims, I would have to vote for the Republican because this country is more important than my love for the Democatic party. I hope many other members of the Democratic party would get this message in their heads. We love to be inclusive and liberal. I'm at the top of that. But I'm not stupid. I can spot a group which intends to destroy the way of life I'm commited to protecting.

It is all part of the show. Obama's campaign has to maintain his non-muslim image. I am sure all presidential campaign members follow the similar guidelines that ads do today - show at least one white, one black, one asian, and maybe one latin person to make everyone feel warm and fuzzy inside.

Can you imagine Bill Burton saying it is part of the policy to shun Muslim women wearing head scarves? What else would he say?

It would be hilarious if several women wearing burqa now demanded to be positioned right behind Obama during his speech... just to prove their point.

I am going to continue enjoying this reality tv show.

The campaign OBVIOUSLY does not want to associate Obama with any muslims in any way shape or form.

Please do not sugar coat it. Wake up and be honest with yourself and you will see the Truth.

i think this lady is selfish. we all understand the need for social equality. but if she's been paying any attention she should know the kind of scrutiny and falsehoods placed against obama. if i was a muslim obama supporter i wouldn't make a big deal because i want him to be president. ill make a big deal after he's president. same reason why african americans didnt attack obama for not being overly pro-Black like Tavis Smiley wanted him to be. She's obviously only concerned about herself and not being realistic about what he is up against.

Hebba Aref, get a life, will you?

Obama's campaign has apologized, and now you want a personal apology? Just who the hell are you? Getting televised on television behind a political candidate is not a guarenteed right in the constitution, last time I checked. You should know because you are an alleged lawyer.

And no; just because you are a recent grad of UMichigan law school does not qualify you as anyone important. Let us check back to you 20 years later (if anyone still care) and see if you make anything of your life, other than attending depositions and reviewing documents. Your sense of entitlement is embarrassing; in your grandparents' country you will probably be shot already.

More proof that we need to abolish the political parties and require politicians to undergo a mental evaluasion. Aparently it is more important to look intelligent than to BE intelligent. Stop giving us Eye Candy and Sound Bytes and start using Common Sense.

I, for one, do not really care about the religeous beliefs of the next president. The real issue here is that politicians of today do not think they are bound by the set of rules as the rest of us. They lecture us about the cars we drive, while tooling around in Limos getting 5 mpg. They spend our hard earned money like it grows on trees, while piling away their cash for the next election cycle. Now they are telling us where we can sit, and what questions we can ask them. Well I say SCREW THEM! (both republicans and democrats) We should have power over them, not the other way around. Its time we held our leaders to higher standards, instead of just electing the person with the best spin control.

"It's the 21st century. Dump the hijab and get with the times. It's a symbol of repression, no matter how you cut it. Just ask any woman who's been forced to wear it."

I think the Muslim women should dump the Hijab, and wear the Nuns Habit. I guess it accomplishes the same purpose. Here are some links to what a Habit looks like and a Hijab. Eerily similar. May be NUNs also should dump the Habit? Its a sign of repression... Hmmm?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nun

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=muslim%20women%20wearing%20hijab&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=nun&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

Why did the two women want to deliberately hurt Obama's campaign by getting into the picture? As a lawyer (assuming that is true), she knew that it would create highly negative publicity, as the media do not care about anything important, only what makes press. Their presence in the picture would create an issue for the Bushies to exploit. I suspect they really were not Muslim and were sent by the Republicans. Judging by these comments, it is working. Has their identify been verified, or is the press only taking their word?

When you're twanting the mantle of leadership, you'd better make sure your own staff is on message.

Looks to me like internal communications don't work in the Obama campaign.

Why should I entrust him with responsibility for the mantle of leadership again?

Gee....how about just listening to his points of view and comparing them to the other candidate.........Oh wait...that would take a modicum of intelligence......Nevermind.......

no matter where these woman had been seated it is one of those situations for obama is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't, if they had been seated behind him where the cameras could see them the republications would have come up with that tired old line about him being a muslim, especially seeing one of them is a lawyer she knew he couldn't win, seat her behind him and then mccains people would have a field day, maybe they would have said they were shirttail cousins or something and if they were not seated behind him they he descriminates, GIVE ME A BREAK THIS IS GETTING TO BE JUST PLAIN STUPID AND MCCAINS PARTY WILL DO ANYTHING TO DISCREDIT SOMEONE, AS HE IS JUST A BUSH FOR A THIRD TERM CANIDATE, NOW HE WANTS TO ALLOW OFFSHORE DRILLING DERECTLY OPPOSITE OF WHAT HE SAID BEFORE, WHAT OBAMA NEEDS TO DO TO CUT MCCAIN OFF AT THE KNEES IS TO GET HILLERY ON THE BALLOT ALSO, THAT INSURES THAT HE GETS ALL THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR HER, i had planned on voting for mccain until hillery decided to run, then i started watching this race a whole lot closer and discovered that all he is is another george bush wannabe, people please open your eyes and don't vote for him things will go on the way george bush wanted them to and our enviorment will also be ruined, because we need to get off the oil wagon, not look for more places to get it, then and only then can we start to reverse global warming

This article is really poor quality- how exactly was she shunned? First she doesn't get included in the rally but then she's sitting "elsewhere" in the rally? Was she promised a seat behind Obama, was she already sitting there and was kicked out? Was she just trying to sit there?
Looks like the repubs are trying to play that game of "heads I win, tails you lose" with Obama...AGAIN. Heads, the photograph would have made it into yet more republican spam email as further "proof", tails he gets this pile of steaming vagueness for a criticism. Shame on this paper for such crap reporting.

I personally don't find anything strange about this - all politics is some sort of show. I agree with many of the prior posts that Obama would have been attacked by the GOP machine as being a subversive, a Muslim, etc. --- I haven't seen McCain with any Muslims or Arabs wearing traditional/relgious head dress (whether male or female) in his background audience. The fact is it shouldn't matter whether any of these people are in the audience but the American public is not very well-informed or quite biased. Also, I have to think this "lawyer" was a plant in the audience by the opposition - she very well knew what impression this would lend to a television audience. She was not in fact barred from participating. As for the moronic Hillary supporter that says Obama "hates women" --- He doesn't hate women; in fact, he gives all the credit for his accomplishments to his mother, grandmother and wife. Hillary must hate women too; here she is married to a perpetual philanderer who "owes" his wife something for all the humiliation she endured over the years (and continues to tolerate). As intelligent as she is, she is a doormat for her husband and sets a poor example for the "independent" woman

Why do people keep saying "both candidates" or "the two candidates"? There are more than two people running in this election. You don't have to choose the lesser of two evils. Think Ralph Nader or Ron Paul

I am from a Muslim country, but I don't see anything outrageous. Every candidate has a right to choose the image he wants to reflect on tv. It is not a discrimination to choose one image over another in your “advertisement.” I wish those women thought over before going to media with this non-issue, and they have shown that sensitivity in the areas that mattered, for women and for Muslims. (To tyra who took the opportunity to spread her hate message that Obama hates women: last time i checked there were no Muslim men with their long beards and traditional male head scarves sitting behind Obama.)

Those who think Obama will make a great President definitely smoke the same thing as their idol Obama did and may still does. The entire campaign is based on race, deception, name calling, hiding behind the race, covering the angry wife, and when something like this item comes out, first play like it didn't happen and if it does not die then apologize. So much for CHANGE HE CAN!!!!!

I'm a right winger and I could care less. It doesn't matter what anyone does anymore, someone thinks it's wrong. Everybody in every campaign spends all their time aplogizing for insults, real or imagined, towards anyone who wants to take offense about anything. Let the guy alone. Sheesh!!!

Fossilized Right sounds so appropriate, these people still live in
the 50's "Happy Days are here again" NOT!.
reason, they were happy for only for the elite race.
"The others" were not even human, something wrong with that picture.
The world is evolving, the colonies got their independence long ago,
countries are on the march to a better future, the "third" world countries can't
be abused as easily, think Venezuela, slowly it will be harder and harder for the U.S. to clobber countries at will on the head just because the Military / Industrial Complex desires it. Obama I believe will stand tall against them, that is why I fear they may cut him down. they are so many and are seething like vipers at the thought of the "color" races/countries demanding to be treated as equals.

I am still amazed so many people are rooting for Obama. What is he qualified to lead? The last time a good oral speaker with no credible leadership skills got hold of a nation we had WWII. I'm not saying Obama is Hitler but for crying out loud which one of you Obama supporters would hand over your bank accounts and family security to someone who has no history or experience in managing them? Just because someone can turn a good speech and says he can make change doesn't mean anything. What has he proposed that isn't the same thing we've been doing the past 30 yrs on our march toward socialism? CHANGE, real change would be what McCain proposed yesterday, after 30 yrs it's time to get our OWN oil, build our own Nuclear plants, our own Refineries. THAT would be change.

This is another non-event, which is totally unimportant in terms of the big picture. It will, I suspect be blown out of all proportion by members of the press and by those political forces which seek to undermine Barack Obama's chances in the general election. It's a distraction caused by unthinking campaign staff faced with a no-win situation. What ever they decided, they would have been deemed wrong by someone. Let's face the truth, women with headscarves make most Americans and others in the Western Democracies uncomfortable. They produce a culture clash for complex, but obvious reasons. People who wear them in public should expect that they might receive a negative reaction from others. Frankly, the incident does not change my mind about supporting Barack Obama.

A PLANNED Obama rally...Seats DIRECTLY behind Obama...Seats directly IN FRONT OF the TV cameras. Is anyone - ANYONE - naive enough to believe that the Obama campaign staff had nothing to do with the refusal to seat these two women in that most visible of spots?

Obama spokesman Bill Burton said the action was "offensive and counter to Obama's commitment ...", he said it is "simply not the kind of campaign we run"...and he "apologized for this behavior". Please, PLEASE note what he did not say; he did not say the Obama campaign staff had nothing to do with the decision concerning the seating of these women. That fact alone (what he did not say) means that they DID - and if they did not, then he should be fired for incompetence. Pictures of those particular women, dressed as they were, seated directly behind Obama, would have led the news for days afterwards; and it would have been all negative for Obama.

Politics is a game of untruths, told with words that are factually accurate. Bill Burton did not tell the truth, but neither did he lie. Obama does precisely the same thing. That's why he speaks only in generalities, which can later be slanted or denied. His goal is retribution. His goal is revolution. His goal is to get elected so that he may attempt to transform this country into a socialist state, and I mean that literally.

Churchill said that a man under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart, and a man over 30 who is a liberal has no brain. By saying they had no brain, Churchill didn’t mean they weren’t smart, he meant they were misguided. Obama is well over 30 and he has a brain, a very liberal and elitist brain. And for those who don't know it, liberal elitist think they know how "the masses" should live, and they will use the power of government to enforce their ideological elitism.

Take the stupid rag off your head if you want to be on camera.

As stated in this article, campaigns go to great lengths to manipulate perception with voters. Obama denied his Islamic heritage so he can be more acceptable by the American people. Of course, America will never for a MUSLIM black man, let alone a black man. So it was imperative that the Obama campaign and it's staff push these women to the side, even though it contradicts the message of change Barak has been preaching. It is certainly part of the reason most young Americans could less about the smoke and mirror show call a presidential election. Two Fangaz. Pick one.

Why do Hillary supporters hate men?

I totally understand what the women felt, it was wrong, BUT by the same token, they did know how badly the Republicans are going to attack him on the muslim claim, and a picture of muslim women behind him with scarfs or whatever is going to play right against the politician they support.

If she truely supported him, she would have understood, just like if there ended up being a big group of blacks, and I was one of them, I would go gather up some other races and try to get them positioned behind him, so it doesn't look like only blacks support him. Its politics, like it or not, pictures make the rounds, and can hurt a campaign.

I totally understand what the women felt, it was wrong, BUT by the same token, they did know how badly the Republicans are going to attack him on the muslim claim, and a picture of muslim women behind him with scarfs or whatever is going to play right against the politician they support.

If she truely supported him, she would have understood, just like if there ended up being a big group of blacks, and I was one of them, I would go gather up some other races and try to get them positioned behind him, so it doesn't look like only blacks support him. Its politics, like it or not, pictures make the rounds, and can hurt a campaign.

Has anyone considered that those Muslim women might have had a hidden agenda, or that those calling for an apology now are free of hidden agendas. Enough already!

If a hjab is being worn to make a political and religious statement, the women were inconsiderate to Obama knowing the political battle he has about being soft on radical anti-American Muslins.

If the women are wearing a hjab because they are forced to, or they will suffer some kind of punishment, then living in the U.S. gives them an opportunity to get out of this oppressive situation.

Every culture has some dress codes. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Wear the hjab where and when it is appropriate so you do not offend others and you are not offended.

I am not even remotely Pro-Bama, but I do believe that this was NOT his decision, but something a PR staffer came up with- and that Barak himself would not have been preventing her from sitting behind him.

PR flaks have no soul, or allegiance to anything but the marketing image they create.

Oh, the Right would have had a field day.

Show middle America a mulatto Muslim with commie parents, friend of J. Wright and L. Farrakhan flanked by Arab women in hijabs and bellowing about CHANGE.

lol Libs.

I almost want to call you smart for denying their rights, you means-to-an-end mongers.

CAN'T YOU ALL SEE? HE'S TRYING TO CONVINCE EVERYONE THAT HE DOESNOT SUPPORT ISLAM, CAUSE HE WANTS THE MAJORITY VOTES.
HE WANTS TO GET RID OF THE FACT THAT HE'S A MUSLIM AND THAT HE HAS SUPPORT OF MUSLIMS. ARE WE GONA SELL USA IN THE PALMS OF A MUSLIM MAN?
HE WANTS US ALL TO BELIEVE THAT HE ISNT IN FAVOUR OF MUSLIMS. HE'S TRYING TO PLEASE THE MAJORITY WHO ARE CHRISTIANS.
THERE IS A FOUL PLAY IN THIS!
HE DID ALL THIS ON PURPOSE!

Obama reminds me of a post turtle-- You drive down a country road an notice on the left a turtle sitting balanced on top of a fence post, you know he didn't get up there by himself, you know he doesn't belong there , he does no know what to do up there, you just wonder what kind of dumbass put him up there..

First my comment is to #62 youbetcha: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Wear the hijab where and when it is appropriate so you do not offend others." Well, as Muslims we believe the hijab is a mandate by God and not you or I are to place the foolish sensibilities of others above our maker. Secondly, the problem is not that Muslims do not understand the sensibilities of Americans, rather it is that Americans are fundamentally ignorant about the religion of Islam which is practiced by 1.3 billion people and is the fastest growing religion in the West. Most Americans do not read (and given the fact that the illiteracy rate is increasing a growing number of you cant) and most of you do not own a passport. This means that you neither well read nor well travelled. You are among the most intellectually lazy people on the planet. Paris Hilton is the perfect metaphore for this nation: Rich, Popular, Attractive, and Influencial; yet equally Misquided, Uninformed, and a Danger to herself and Others. Thirdly, to the insipid remark of #56 Ryan who said: "Take the stupid rag of your head if you want to get on camerca." All I can say is: people like you are the reason the Founding Fathers did not allow all white males to vote!

Obama and his always angry but first time proud of America wife remind me of a joke about a man who mistakingly printed a 14 Dollar bill. He decided to go to a small town "Mom and Pop" store and cash it for real money. He found the store, gave the old man the fake bill and asked for change. The old man smiled, took the bill, and gave him two 7 dollar bills.

Now watch out America this 14 Dollar bill and his two 7 Dollar wife may be shopping at a nearby store called USA. The voters would be satisfied by signing God Bless America and pain will continue.

Regards.

Yes we have a wonderful new politician here-one of inclusiveness, where all people can have a voice. What a joke Obama is. Imagine if McCain did this. The lefties would go WILD. Obama is an old school politician that sprang up from the most corrupt system in the country-Chicago politics.

It's the 21st century. All women should not wear any clothes and get with the times. It's a symbol of repression, no matter how you cut it. Just ask any woman who's been forced to wear clothes. Clothing is a sign of male oppression.

I agree with Obama on this part and I'm supporting his decision not to show any negative appearance to his campaign.See I can be nice to Obama especially issues concerning women because Isupport them women of all ages although I'm not a woman but I'm a married father to my wife and we have a lovely daughter.I respect my mother and my sisters and all my nieces and imagine what the press will say about these two women and what they wear.

They did that on purpose. Obama doesn't like women. I would sue him. I voted for Hillary. I don't like Obama. I don't trust him. He is not a nice person. If you vote for him, we are in big trouble. He does not tell the truth. He will do and say anything to be President. He never smiles and I think he's a muslim. God help the U. S. A. and I pray he's not elected.

I PARY TO GOD DAY IN DAY OUT TO SEE OBAMA IN WHITE HOUSE

He goes to great lengths to hide his Muslim heritage. Don't get me wrong I don't believe he is a muslim, nor has he been one for over 20 years, nor was he ever the terrorist or anti-semetic kind. But they REALLY don't want people to associate him with Islaam. Typical politician, his God is the opinion polls and the almighty dollar just like the rest of Washington. To bad for him the European and Israeli media loves interviewing his family from his father's side. (Most of them got jobs with the Kenyan government pretty high up)

Pars,
No one has forced muslim women to wear the hijab. They wear it because their religion requires them to do so. What about nuns and jewish women who wear a head covering? I don't believe they are forced to wear them.

I am a muslim, even though what happened to those women was wrong and Obama campaign needs to appologize, but on the flip side I can understand why it was done. Where a running mate has to prove his religion everyday to the countrymen, his followers will make the mistake of avoiding been seen with Muslims cause they know that republicans would exploite it.

Imagine Obama going to a local Mosque to rally up votes from the muslim community. i can only imagine the headlines in the newspaper. I think, us Muslims if we really wan Obama in the white house then we simply vote for him and avoid his rallys as much as possible.

> He's not a muslim, he just hates women. Plain and simple.

lol, sit down.

to anyone who was crying about the repression of women in islam, many muslim women wear a hijab (which is a headscarf only and DOES NOT cover the face) because they believe it is what god requires of them, not because anybody "forces" them to. it's no different from female members of certain jewish or christian sects wearing long sleeves, skirts, or stockings. it may not seem "right" to you, but it's their belief, so stop trying to liberate them from something they're perfectly happy with--or, at the very least, respect and recognize the importance of.

also, obama was never muslim. you guys claiming that he was and is hiding it need to find a new angle, because this is getting old.

Obama's APAC speech revealed the true obama. he seems to have decided to carry the water for the enemies of islam. Allah give us the victory in this world and reward us in al-akhirah.

LETS LOOK AT THE FACTS HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHO CARES ABOUT LEFT WING OR RIGHT WING.
LETS TALK ABOUT FREEDOM
FOR ALL WHO ARE NOT A THREAT TO HUMAN LIFE.

I WILL NOT SUPPORT A CANDIDATE WHO IS SAYING ONE THING,
WHILE SECRETLY PLOTTING FOR AMERICANS TO BE PLACED
IN THE 356 CONCENTRATION CAMPS ( FORMER US MILITARY BASES )
IN THE NAME OF MARTIAL LAW.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT RACE, GENDER, OR PEACEFUL RELIGIONS.

THIS IS ABOUT EXPOSING PEOPLE WHO ARE FOR ISLAM AND
PROMOTING DEATH TO ANYONE THAT ISNT.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS RADICAL ISLAM.
ISLAM PLAINLY TEACHES THAT IF YOU ARE A PEACEFUL MUSLIM
THAT THE VERY HOTTEST FIRES OF HELL AWAIT YOUR FATE.
BUT IT IS OKAY TO LIE IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, AND SAY YOU ARE NOT
MUSLIM TO ACHIEVE THE PLAN FOR ISLAM, AND DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA.

obama = death to all america.