Abstract:
At a recent McCain rally in Minnesota an elderly lady exclaimed, "I've read about him and he's an Arab!" I think at this point in the game anyone who's been paying even mild attention to the Presidential race knows that Barack Obama is a Christian. But so what if he was an Arab? What's the big deal? That's like saying "Oh my God, he's black!" News flash, we know Obama's not your typical candidate, and honestly that's one of the many powerful forces driving his supporters....
Originally posted byDave
Alright, so first of all, I cannot believe that this opinion got published, and I know that the comment faithfully distances itself from all of its writers with a disclaimer about the opinions, but honestly, I believe that this is an abomination of journalism. It pains me to think that Monteiro is PAID to write for this paper, when her editing skills are sub-par, and her opinions are all crackpot theory and speculation.
She has a MAJOR problem with the issue that Arab and "good family man? are not mutually exclusive, but then presents the idea that Arab and Christian are. For her to write that he is not an Arab, but a Christian, is the exact same reason that McCain got in hot water for saying what he said. Anyone with any basic knowledge of the world should know that Arab is a race, and Christian is a religion, and therefore; it is possible for an Arab to be a Christian, in the same way that it is possible for an Arab to be a "Good family man". If one is going to utilize a counter argument against a form, do not use the same form! Besides plain idiocy, it is self-defeating to do so.
She also decides to take the article, which plainly started out as political statement about her bias against McCain, into a race issue. McCain's simple grammar slip up created a whole bunch of controversy; if he simply inserted "but" after he said "No, Ma'am" there would not have been any issue other than those who are LOOKING for a reason to hate him. Monteiro was just lucky enough to join the cause of McCain haters, without actually getting anything to back up her argument.
Now, I am not a republican and will most likely vote for Obama in the upcoming election, but I think that anyone with half a brain, and who knows anything about politics and argumentation, could see right through Monteiro?s argument, and will write their outrage.
Dave
posted 10/25/08 @ 12:42 PM EST
She has a MAJOR problem with the issue that Arab and "good family man? are not mutually exclusive, but then presents the idea that Arab and Christian are. For her to write that he is not an Arab, but a Christian, is the exact same reason that McCain got in hot water for saying what he said. Anyone with any basic knowledge of the world should know that Arab is a race, and Christian is a religion, and therefore; it is possible for an Arab to be a Christian, in the same way that it is possible for an Arab to be a "Good family man". If one is going to utilize a counter argument against a form, do not use the same form! Besides plain idiocy, it is self-defeating to do so.
She also decides to take the article, which plainly started out as political statement about her bias against McCain, into a race issue. McCain's simple grammar slip up created a whole bunch of controversy; if he simply inserted "but" after he said "No, Ma'am" there would not have been any issue other than those who are LOOKING for a reason to hate him. Monteiro was just lucky enough to join the cause of McCain haters, without actually getting anything to back up her argument.
Now, I am not a republican and will most likely vote for Obama in the upcoming election, but I think that anyone with half a brain, and who knows anything about politics and argumentation, could see right through Monteiro?s argument, and will write their outrage.