[Beckwith]

Obama is protective of civil rights for Muslims in the U.S., saying, “In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging,” he laments.

“I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”

Obama is just keeping his promise.

[Dinah Lord]

“In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging,” he laments.

God, I think my head exploded a little when I read that, Beckwith. Is that from the Boy King's Manifesto - the Audacity of Hope?

Meanwhile that whole 'backlash against Muslims' thing is nothing but a huge myth. (Although, I honestly wonder how long that's going to last with all the stuff that's been going down...)