Obama Campaign and Islam
Pushback and the Politico are both reporting on the actions of two volunteers at a Detroit rally trying to keep two women in hijabs out of camera view.
Though I agree that Obama shouldn’t be held personally responsible for the actions of two of his campaign’s numerous volunteers I am glad to know that I am not the only one who takes issue with the way Barack Obama responded to rumors of him being a Muslim.
As the candidate of purported change both in his rhetoric and the very fact that he is the first official African American presidential nominee from a major party, Obama has the chance to address and challenge many of the nation’s fears and stereotypes of 2.8 million Americans, but he has instead distanced himself from Islam and Muslims.
I don’t think we can or should hold him or his campaign personally responsible for the actions of two of his campaign’s numerous volunteers but I have always been weary of his handling of the rumors that he is or was a Muslim.
He has the opportunity to stand up and make a big statement in a time when such a diverse population has been demonized and grouped together, but has yet to step up to the plate and live up to the change he so eloquently espouses.
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