Baracks Obama says sorry over scarfs

[dragonrider]

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.

dragonrider Reviewed by dragonrider on 06-20-2008. 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 Rating: 5