Some conservative Christian churches really push the envelope at election time, but we don't hear about that so much (unless Jeremiah Wright is doing the talking).
But now the right-wing news outlet OneNewsNow.com is shaking things up and warning the sheep that a group called Muslim Americans for Obama (MAFO) is organizing voter registration drives in mosques in order to elect Obama the next president of the United States of America.
Never mind the fact that MAFO's website specifically states the following:
In situations where the event is being hosted at a mosque or other institutions with nonprofit status, MAFO plays no role other than as a clearinghouse for details.No, the right-wing crazies know that they cannot compete on the issues, so they have to appeal to people's fears -- fears that (gasp!) Muslims will turn out en masse to vote in this election, and that an Obama presidency will result in this country being overrun with Ay-rabs.
This fear tactic seems to be particularly effective when used along with repeated emphasis on Obama's full name -- Barack Hussein Obama.
I know there are people out there who will fall for this nonsense. I just hope there aren't too many of them.
Isn't this the pot calling the kettle black?
ReplyDeleteI was waiting for the Bigot Brigade to up the ante on anti-Muslim rhetoric.