Hijab=Muslim?

Recently, pictures of Barack Obama have been buzzing around the Internet. In these photographs Obama is standing in front of a Somali elder, dressed in some Somali traditional clothing. Notice how he’s still dressed in his Polo and Khaki pants. (See Below)

Of course, people are going hysterical over these photos. Leave it to the right-wing spin machine to label this as proof that he’s a Muslim. I suppose that Condoleezza Rice is a Muslim in disguise as well?

Or, Laura Bush, the First Lady?

It’s honestly time to quit the racist slurs against Obama. If Obama is a Muslim for putting on the ceremonial dress that the natives of Somalia gave him, then shouldn’t Rice or Mrs. Bush be labeled as such? It’s all about respect, as Rice and Mrs. Bush has. When you’re in someone’s country, you pay respect to their customs and cultures, which is all that Obama did. So it’s time to shut the hell up, and grow up.

Also, enough with the “Obama” rhymes with “Osama”, which means that he cannot be President. Again, grow up. If you’re judging him because his name SOUNDS like (His name isn’t even Osama, it just rhymes) Osama, then you need to go back to Middle School where shit like that used to matter. As well as the OMG HIS NAME IS HUSSEIN! I. Don’t. Care. His name could be Osama Bin Laden, and I would still vote for him. He is his own person. It’s just his name. Grow up, and judge people on who they are, not because they sound like other people.

Ralph Nader, Bah.

While, I do agree with many things that Ralph Nader says and stands for, I cannot believe that he is running for President yet again. I'm not sure what exactly he runs for, because I'm sure he knows he won't become President, as well as the rest of us.

I'm so paranoid that it's going to come down like it did in 2000, that had Nader not ran, and all or at least a majority of his votes went to Gore, then the world would be a totally different place.

My Endorsement: Obama.

So, I've officially switched my support to Barack Obama. I voted for him the Virginia primary recently. Here are the main reasons I now support him.

1) He's Black
2) He's a Muslim
3) He belongs to a church that preaches against da white man.
4) He's a man


But seriously, seeing as I'm not a racist and intolerable prick, I support him for substance. I support Obama because he's the next generation of politics. He's clean and sharp, to quote Joe Biden. He can actually do a speech on the spot, and not screw it all up. Yes, he speaks of ideals. But they are new ideals. People like to point out that. "He's only ideals, and doesn't have anything to actually implement those ideals". Ideals are the first part of the solution. You actually have to have these ideas in order to create change. Quite honestly, I'd rather flock to a candidate that preaches ideals, and not about promises that will never happen.

I still wish that Edwards wouldn't have dropped, but maybe we'll see an Obama/Edwards ticket. I can only hope.