Message #160

[GordMay]

Obviously Mike didn’t read these books, or even a book review of them.  Instead he likes to copy his opinions from some right-wing hate group.

First of all he never wrote the exact words that are being attributed to him.
Secondon of all, he indicated that when ANY people are discriminated against, he intends to stand with them.

"The actual quote from the book "Audacity of Hope" is from page 261 and is as follows:
"Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."


Obama did not say he would side with "the Muslims". He did say they needed reassurances that he would side with "them," referring back to his mention of immigrant communities and specifically to "Arab and Pakistani Americans." Furthermore, he was speaking of an "ugly direction" like the mass internment of Japanese Americans.

Now, lets hope you and your hack leaders don't have a reading comprehension problem as well...