I Am Professor Khalidi (David Quigg / HuffPo)

[struggle4progress]

Why John McCain Doesn't Get to Pick My Halloween Costume
David Quigg
Posted October 31, 2008 | 03:25 PM (EST)

... And so Professor Khalidi gets forced to wear this radical, anti-Semitic, PLO spokesman costume McCain picked for him. Here's a quote from our supposed PLO spokesman, commenting in 2007 on the fighting between the two major Palestinian factions: "It's the same kind of blind, shortsighted, irresponsible action that Hamas took in the Gaza Strip. It shows that neither of these groups, I think, really represents the deepest aspirations of the Palestinians. They've become sort of vehicles for personal and group ambitions, rather than what one could honestly call a leadership of the Palestinian National Movement. I think the Palestinian National Movement is in grave, grave crisis, frankly."

What a spokesman! ...

Professor Khalidi's forced costuming at the hands of McCain would be laughable if it weren't so dangerous. Guarded by the best professionals in the world, McCain may not appreciate what it means to paint a giant target on the back of someone who doesn't enjoy the protection of the Secret Service. He is damn lucky nobody is dead because of the brainless hate he and Palin have incited.

McCain gets to slap these costumes on people, in part, because we let him do it. It's time to stand up, to stand alongside people like Professor Khalidi, whether we agree with all of his views or not. Because McCain would paint this same target on any one of us if he thought it would help him win. You. Me. Anyone. Absolutely anyone ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-quigg/i-am-professor-khalidi-wh_b_139780.html

[LeftishBrit]

1. Excellent points

It seems that according to the Right, all Arabs and all Muslims are terrorists.

And yes, the Right would be prepared to smear anyone to make a point. Not just an American phenomenon - read any British right-wing tabloid (or rather, don't if you value your digestive system).

[Karenina]

2. You betcha!

K and fucking R!!!