Sunday, May 25, 2008

Real News: Fear of Islam Hurts Obama in KY



It’s astonishing how resistant to facts this meme has proven to be, especially in the rural backwaters of the south and parts of the industrial northeast. The truly unfortunate thing is that the Republicans, some hysterical right-wing bloggers and even more than a few Clinton supporters cultivate these baseless fears and cynically pander to them for their own political advantage.