Cnn just did a good fact check on this Rashid Khalidi business, said it was just misleading

[AlCzervik]

and basically bullshit. Btw i've Khalidi several times on the Charlie Rose show, many people have talked with him and had him on as a guest.

one more thing Dana Bash asked some McCain tool about why they are bringing it now it the answer was "He's one week away from being the president"=Desperate!

[jonnyblitz]

1. like I said in another thread, there is NOTHING wrong with

Rashid Khalidi. Advocates for the Palestinians ALWAYS get demonized. Look what happened to Jimmy Carter.

[AlCzervik]

5. i saw him a few times on Charlie Rose debating another guy both times and i thought

it was a good conversation, i didn't find him inflammatory. Lapsed jew here with a family of jews voting for Obama.

[jonnyblitz]

12. it annoys me seeing the RW framing of Khalidi being a bad

person accepted by pro-Obama folks as they try to minimize Obama's dealings with him in defense. Perhaps Obama has no ties or their past association was inflated by the RW. either way, so the fuck what? :shrug: Khalidi has quite the impressive resume, he is no slouch.

[AlCzervik]

13. As the Sister in law of an Iranian and muslim who is now a us citizen and the aunt

of 2 nieces that are half persian the constant demonetization of all things muslim piss me off and affect my family on a very personal level.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. CNN did a nice job of debunking.

Called it flat-out false.

[AlCzervik]

6. yup, i was---surprised, yes i was!

[justiceischeap]

3. I think the point of this whole exercise is...

to link to "Muslim" sounding names together. They couldn't get people to care about a bland anglo-name Ayers, so now they're trotting out Khalidi.

More to the point... Khalidi and Obama = Terrorist Muslims

[grannylib]

8. That's exactly right...notice the Palinized all booing the minute she

said his name in her sneering tone...they didn't HAVE to know who he was...just the fact that he had a Muslim-sounding name is enough. All they need.
What a pathetic statement about the intelligence (or lack thereof) of the rePigliCon-inclined electorate.

[stillcool]

9. all she has to do is say sic 'em

and they're off like a pack of rabid dogs.

[grannylib]

11. Rabid is the word...these people are truly frightening. Hate plus stupidity

is a really lethal combination.

[firedupdem]

4. Wow! CNN did that? Just when I had written them off.... n/t

[Thrill]

7. Same thing Powell has been saying. People need to stop this nonsense

Demonizing people because of what ethnic background they are or what their name is

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. read it too. Glad they debunked it, not that it matters to Palin