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The GOP war on muslims: Rima Sinclair
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Aziz Poonawalla
I’ve praised president Bush for emphasizing that the war on Terror should not be construed as a war against Islam, but the Republican Party has been enthusiastically waging a war against muslims.Even muslims who are members of the Republican Party are potential targets – consider the case of Rima Sinclair, a Republican in Colorado who…
Barack Obama is not Hitler
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Aziz Poonawalla
I don’t subscribe to the view that any invocation of Hitler in a debate is an automatic defeat (the so-called “Godwin’s Law“) but it is definitely true that equating various people to Hitler appears to be a national pastime in election silly season. Case in point: the Republican Jewish Conference has declared Obama’s presidency would usher in…
Obama’s judgement
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Aziz Poonawalla
There’s a great anecdote by Joe Klein about Obama’s meeting with General Petraeus in Iraq that I think speaks very well of Obama’s judgement and leadership, especially with regard to military matters: Obama had a choice at that moment. He could thank Petraeus for the briefing and promise to take his views “under advisement.” Or…
Barack Obama is a US citizen
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Aziz Poonawalla
I’ve previously addressed the “non-citizen smear”, but as a public service here is a summary for the benefit of anyone who may still doubt the eligibility of Barack Obama for President according to the Constitution: the Obama campaign has already posted a copy of Obama’s birth certificate on his campaign website Snopes.com debunks the “non-citizen…
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