Voters

I read the most interesting article today. Click on the title to read it.

"Fatema Biviji, 32, had never given much thought to politics until she received an e-mail earlier this year that said -- falsely -- that Sen. Barack Obama is a Muslim. The Internet hoax, its origin unknown, was apparently intended to tie Obama to terrorism and swing support to his opponent, Republican Sen. John McCain......'We're America, the melting pot, the land of diversity, and that Americans would be buying into that psychology [of the e-mails] was upsetting,' said the New Jersey-born Muslim, whose parents are from India. 'The e-mail offended my American ideals."

The article went on to talk about what Colin Powell said after he had thrown his support behind Obama, "'Those kinds of images going out on Al-Jazeera are killing us around the world,' Powell continued. 'And we have got to say to the world, it doesn't make any difference who you are or what you are. If you're an American, you're an American. That was over the top. It was beyond just good political fighting back and forth,' he said. 'And to sort of throw in this little Muslim connection, you know, 'He's a Muslim and, my goodness, he's a terrorist' -- it was taking root. And we can't judge our people and we can't hold our elections on that kind of basis."

What touched me most was this, "'Powell also referred to a photo essay from a magazine featuring a photo of a mother resting her head on the tombstone of her son at Arlington National Cemetery. The tombstone lists the soldier's awards, including a Purple Heart, that were earned in Iraq. The solider was Kareem Khan, a 20-year-old Muslim from New Jersey. The soldier's father, Feroze Khan, said he wants to personally thank Powell for his statement. 'All my son wanted to do was serve his country,' he told CNN. 'Since he was a boy, he wanted to be in the Army. That was his dream. That's the only thing he ever wanted. It was not about how he was Muslim, it was about who he was and what he stood for,' Feroze Khan said. 'He told me, 'I am going to fight for my faith, not against it.'"

Lets try not to forget it!