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TheCoxwain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-07-08 10:40 AM
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Reader reaction in NYTIMES article
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The article was about how Muslims were afraid to show their support for Obama

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/nyregion/07muslims.html


My wife was talking to Wilma ( name changed) who is from Jamaica -- Wilma, who is of African descent, said that she would go extra mile to be nice and would yield to everyone on the bus or the side walk - just because she did not want to unintentionally anger anyone and cost Obama a vote.

I did not phone bank for Obama because I was afraid my Indian Accent would turn more people off, additionally I did not want to start a rumor mill saying that Obama had outsourced campaign calls to India.

So my Muslim Brothers and sisters - a lot of us share your agony- But have HOPE - things can only improve.
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-07-08 11:17 AM
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1. Sad that we STILL have such a long way to go to the egalitarian society
we were intended to be.......
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