I heard on MSNBC today that the current turmoil in the Middle East has reignited the Obama birther controversy, especially among those who think he is a Muslim Manchurian-candidate-type sleeper agent intent on destroying America. Ask yourself, would a Muslim sleeper-agent go by a Muslim name?
Still, I could wish that Obama would take a more militant stance toward the current attacks on our embassies and consulates. I was particularly concerned to hear one demonstrator quoted as saying that the demonstrations would continue until everyone involved in the making of the that anti-Muslim film is punished. Obama needs to make clear, in no uncertain terms, that we are not going to apologize for, and will defend, our core values, especially freedom of expression. The problem is that we are dealing with the force of ignorance--with people who can't conceive of a separation of church and state and who consider divergent points of view to be an affront to their beliefs. Frankly, I don't know what the solution is in the Middle East, but I think there is a lesson in all this for our religious right. --EFP
Still, I could wish that Obama would take a more militant stance toward the current attacks on our embassies and consulates. I was particularly concerned to hear one demonstrator quoted as saying that the demonstrations would continue until everyone involved in the making of the that anti-Muslim film is punished. Obama needs to make clear, in no uncertain terms, that we are not going to apologize for, and will defend, our core values, especially freedom of expression. The problem is that we are dealing with the force of ignorance--with people who can't conceive of a separation of church and state and who consider divergent points of view to be an affront to their beliefs. Frankly, I don't know what the solution is in the Middle East, but I think there is a lesson in all this for our religious right. --EFP
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