Posted on 06/18/2008 8:30:58 AM PDT by homeguard
Two Muslim women at Barack Obama's rally in Detroit Monday were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women's headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate.
The campaign has apologized to the women, all Obama supporters who said they felt betrayed by their treatment at the rally.
"This is of course not the policy of the campaign. It is offensive and counter to Obama's commitment to bring Americans together and simply not the kind of campaign we run," said Obama spokesman Bill Burton, who added that the volunteers were acting contrary to the campaign's policy. "We sincerely apologize for this behavior."
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A link would be nice.
Now wouldn’t that be an ingenious dirty trick - have droves of women in Burkas attend all Obama’s events and make sure they get in all the photos.
He either includes them, and therefore he is always seen with a Muslim supporter, or he excludes them and gets ripped for being insensitive, racist, etc.
Interesting, but not even remotely an activism topic.
I think the word is "buxom".
I'd have to agree with the word healthy.
Look at it this way: They have so much lung capacity that it's got to stick out the front of their chests. :=)
Sounds like racism! Imagine if McCain’s campaign did this. There would be howls of protest.
So are Obama’s people going to charge themselves with some kind of hate crime now?
LOL!
That was MY first thought too!
But that being Detroit, my guess is their ankles are equally well-developed!
Add Muslim women and campaign volunteers to the latest folks thrown under the bus.
LMAO!!!!
Pretty tough to do around Wayne State - Obama's campaign must have brought that one blonde with them from Oakland County.
Quick! Run out and find me some wimmin in headscarfs for me to pose with! Quick! Before the ship sinks!
>>As a woman, wife, mother and grandmother,
>>I choose the picture on the right.
I hear what you’re saying.
I want my daughter to have the freedom to dress that way - but the wisdom, self-respect, and moral integrity not to.
The pornogrification of American society is a sad symptom of our decline. It’s simply the tyranny of another exploitable appetite.
“Am I the only one who finds the whole people-behind-the-podium thing in general to be bogus as hell?”
If by bogus, you mean completely strategized and controlled to give the impression it was not, then yes.
What’s a few more people getting thrown under the bus. LOL.
He’s in deep doo-doo if they pull a Fred Flintstone and pickup the bus in their arms and start heading his way.
I agree 100%.
The pornogrification of American society is a sad symptom of our decline.
Again, I agree 100%.
We are in agreement it seems. lol
Obama did it on purpose. He wants to dissociate himself from Islam.
So now hussein obama is throwing islam under the bus?
Its getting mighty crowded under that bus
Bravo!! LOLz
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