President Obama has tried to put all this into perspective, although being somewhat confusing at times over the constitutionality of the Mosque planned at Ground Zero. The Washington Post, critical over this in earlier coverage, once again on Friday covered his comments. What the President did try to define was what it means to be an American by describing what is un-American.
And that amounts to one word, according to Mr. Obama: prejudice. Whether it is anti-Muslim, or anti-anybody, and I might add, anti-Hispanic, it is purely un-American. He talked about the millions of Muslims in the U.S. that are our neighbors, friends, and co-workers that are the brunt of this prejudice. They are also helping us to fight the war in Afghanistan. It’s not us against them, it’s just us, as Obama put it.
Peace on 9/11!
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