Baracks Obama says sorry over scarfs
Sen. Barack Obama extended his personal apologies Thursday to two Muslim women who were nixed from sitting behind him at a Michigan event because they wore head scarfs.
Campaign volunteers barred Hebba Aref and Shimaa Abdelfadeel from appearing behind Obama at a Detroit rally because they feared the women's traditional head coverings would create a negative impression of the candidate on national TV.
The Democratic White House hopeful spoke with Abdelfadeel directly and left Aref a voicemail. "I spoke with Ms. Abdelfadeel, and expressed my deepest apologies for the incident that occurred," Obama said in a statement.
Obama, a Christian, has been the subject of rumors that he is a Muslim.The presidential candidate said the volunteers' actions "were unacceptable and in no way reflect any policy of my campaign. I take deepest offense to and will continue to fight against discrimination against people of any religious group or background."
Dawud Walid of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said the calls were a good move. "We welcome the senator's personal apology, and we hope that he continues to address bigotry wherever he sees it," he said.
Baracks Obama says sorry over scarfs
Now if he would have had these ladies behind him some people, and some of the press, would have been shocked. So what were these volenteers to do? It's one of those "damned if ya do, damned if you don't" scenarios.
I do like the fact that he called with an apology. We are suppose to be the melting pot of the world which includes Muslim women.
MY GOD...I just spoke up for Obama?:sorry1:
Have a good one!:s4:
Baracks Obama says sorry over scarfs
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Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
Now if he would have had these ladies behind him some people, and some of the press, would have been shocked. So what were these volenteers to do? It's one of those "damned if ya do, damned if you don't" scenarios.
I do like the fact that he called with an apology. We are suppose to be the melting pot of the world which includes Muslim women.
MY GOD...I just spoke up for Obama?:sorry1:
Have a good one!:s4:
Ha ha! Are you going soft on us, P4B?
I agree though --- he was screwed either way when he has one set of critics rumoring that he is Muslim and another rumoring that he is racist.
Image is important to a politician, but should not get in the way of principles. He did the right thing to apologize.
Baracks Obama says sorry over scarfs
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Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
We are suppose to be the melting pot of the world which includes Muslim women.
Have a good one!:s4:
Aren't we referred to as the tossed salad now?
Because the effective thing about a tossed salad is that you can push the cherry tomatoes out of the way if you don't like them.
