But then...They were attracted to his message of diversity and unity, but two Muslim women who went to Barack Obama's rally at Joe Louis Arena on Monday went home feeling left out.
They were barred from prime seats behind the stage because of their traditional Muslim head scarves, after campaign volunteers had invited their non-Muslim friends to the seats.
That's getting action from a politician when he needs you. Got to stay on top of these guys when they run for office.Barack Obama personally apologized over the phone today to the two Muslim women from Michigan who were barred from sitting next to him during a campaign rally because they wore Islamic headscarves.
Obama spoke over the phone to Shimaa Abdelfadeel and apologized to her...Obama left a voicemail for the other woman, Hebba Aref, 25, a Bloomfield Hills resident...
The local chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations publicized the insult to the two women.
Huh.
ReplyDeleteAny ideas on how to get Obama to step up and apologize to all of us for standing quietly by as the Democratic leadership rolls us back to Nixonland tomorrow with the FISA capitulation?
Nell: Don't I wish I had an idea. Like many of us, I contacted his campaign yesterday about the FISA capitulation.
ReplyDeleteHe does better at the identity issues than the more core issues of money and power. Guess that makes him a true Amurrican?
Nonetheless, have to keep hammering at these people.