Muslim Women Barred From Being Seen In Photo With Obama

Politico Reports: Two Muslim women at Barack Obama’s rally in Detroit on Monday were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women’s headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate...Advance staffers typically pick supporters out of a crowd to reflect the candidate’s message. When Obama won the North Carolina primary amid questions about his ability to connect with white voters, for instance, he stood in front of a group of middle-aged white women waving small American flags.

The Obama campaign denoucned the blocking of the Islamic women from sitting behind the podium. I wonder if there would be as little outrage as there is about this if it were done by staffers on McCain's payroll. As a matter of fact, if I were working for McCain it might strengthen his image to show that there are a couple of Muslims backing him despite the fact that he wants to continue in Iraq and not meet with Iran. What does it say about Obama's campaign staffers and Obama's positions that they immediately felt Muslims in a shot would reflect poorly on Obama?


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