“I have read about him, and he’s not… he’s not… he’s an Arab.”
“No ma’am. He’s a decent family man, citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues.”
Am I the only one who sees the problem with this juxtaposition? What if his name were Ahmed Hussein and he were in fact a Muslim instead of Barack Hussein Obama the Christian – would that render McCain completely unable to defend him as decent, a family man or a citizen?
There was a Daily Show episode last week that I believe brought up the same point (tastefully done with their Middle Eastern correspondent)