McCain's slurs against Arabs was NOT his best moment, But Brokaw and Tweety think so!

[FrenchieCat]

"Since Barack Obama began his presidential run, hatred toward Arabs and Muslims has become a normal part of our language. Imagine for a minute if the person in the audience had used the word “Jew” or “black” or “Latino.” Would this interaction be overlooked by the media and the public? I am sure McCain was not demonizing “Arabs” on purpose, but while defending Obama, he let bigots off the hook.

Since it is politically incorrect to say anything publicly about his race, many find it permissible and actually beneficial to interchangeably equate Obama with the negative “Arab” or “Muslim.” Miscues such as “Osama … Oops, Obama …” are seen as slips of the tongue. Some use his middle name as a negative. I have become accustomed to the demonizing of Arabs in both the media and political circles. However, I am concerned about the disenfranchisement of more than six million Americans who are of Arab descent for the sake of gaining a few more votes.
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Arab Americans are decent, family-oriented citizens. The only thing wrong with calling Obama by either of these modifiers is that it would be incorrect. He is not an Arab ethnically, but rather half northern European and half African.

McCain's insinuation, intentional or not, that Arabs are not decent and not family-oriented and not citizens is obscene. More obscene, though, is the silence about it. As an Arab American, I can understand hate based on ignorance. But I find it very offensive when a population or group is scape-goated in a presidential campaign."
http://www.freep.com/article/20081013/OPINION05/81013036/1068/OPINION

MCCAIN IS NOT FIT TO LEAD!
MCCAIN WOULD NOT BE PRESIDENT OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE!

[CLANG]

1. K & EFing R !!!

[my2sense]

2. I noticed this as well

It seems they just don't get it.

[political_Dem]

3. Thank you for posting this.

If people can see the discrepancy there, why can't they engage in a truthful, intelligent discussion about culture, race and ethnicity in this society?

It is all about fear and loathing, that's why. There are a lot of people who are afraid of looking at themselves in the mirror, especially after September 11th.

There's been a lot of ugliness for a long time that has been festering because it has been "ignored" and "written off".

[FrenchieCat]

4. a really sad revelation of the truth......

Chris Matthews and Brokjaw have proven themselves to be a bigots with their assessement and affirmation in reference to John McCain's quote about "He's not an Arab, he's a decent family person".

Really sad.

[FrenchieCat]

5. Kick!

[WinkyDink]

6. This was what McCain suddenly thought of, so as NOT to call Barack an American! (He doesn't.)

[genna]

7. I noticed this problem in the primary. I was watching Lehrer News Hour

There was a voter conversation from Michigan or Illinois. There were a few Arab/Muslim Americans in the voter group (around the time of the Obama campaign people who kicked the Muslim women who were standing behind him who had head scarves on) who asked what is so wrong with us that it is an insult that he'd be labeled Arab or Muslim?

There were a few threads on it on DU and I recall most of the comments centered on THAT BEING THE WAY IT IS. I thought it was b.s. then and I think it is still b.s.


How many people have felt that way about black people? Hey, that was the way it was then but with hard work, blood, and many tears it isn't the same now. Why should any of us go for the okie doke (I spelled that by the way it sounds) for Muslims now?

[AtomicKitten]

8. It's amazing watching some pundits show their true colors.

McCain just doesn't measure up and some seem loathe to say it's name.

[No Elephants]

9. Um, no. The words "Arab" and "Muslim" did not become hate words only when Obama

began his campaign. They have been that way since 911. It is horribly unfair to all Arabs, a minority of whom are not even Muslim, but Christian or Jewish, and to 1.4 billion Muslims, most of whom would never fly a plane into a building or commit any act of violence. The author has to know that this did not start with Obama.

[FrenchieCat]

10. Did you read the whole post from that Arab-American blogger?

at the link?

[Phx_Dem]

11. In defense of Matthews (there is no defending of Browkaw)

he reported on the represensible signs two GOP bigots were holding at a Palin rally today and said, (paraphrased), "they are comparing Barack Obama, American. Patriotto a terrorist!" and then went on to comdent it.

Barack Obama = American patriot. :patriot: That sounds pretty damn good -- and it's about time!

Me thinks Tweety dug riding on the Obama bus.

:headbang:

EDITED FOR CORRECTION: Matthews was referring to the represensible comments made by GOP party leader in Virginia, comparing Barack Obama to Bin Laden. It wasn't the two bigots holding the signs at Palin's rally. There are soo many lunatics and bigots in GOP, it's hard to keep track of who said what.

[Virginia Dare]

12. Agreed,he's been pretty strong in his condemnation of this tactic..

I liked his sarcastic remark this evening, saying that these people are shocked that America is actually working the way it's supposed to, i.e. electing Barack Obama to the Presidency.

[whistler162]

13. Of course for every 10,000 decent Arab Americans there is

a Sununu.

[FrenchieCat]

14. Lol!

True!