This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever read... Kristof is a hack...
Kristof flashback:
http://select.nytimes.com/2007/03/06/opinion/06kristof.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Mr. Obama recalled the opening lines of the Arabic call to prayer, reciting them with a first-rate accent. In a remark that seemed delightfully uncalculated (it’ll give Alabama voters heart attacks), Mr. Obama described the call to prayer as “one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.”
“Allah is Supreme! Allah is Supreme!
Allah is Supreme! Allah is Supreme!
I witness that there is no god but Allah
I witness that there is no god but Allah
I witness that Muhammad is his prophet... “
“What is happening, I think, is this: religious prejudice is becoming a proxy for racial prejudice.”
It doesn’t matter. After the election, win,lose or draw, white America will still be accused of racism. We might as well win.