fuck yeah colin powell

[papergreen]

"Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim." Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he's a Christian. He's always been a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-

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[jessebeller]

is it me, or is it kinda shocking that it had to be colin powell who had to say it, and a mere two weeks before the convention at that?

don't get me wrong, powell gets crazy props from me for that alone, but its pretty shameful there werent more people standing up (chris buckley, im looking at you)

[jdtnirvana]

I know! I read the same damn thing and was like HOT DAMN! Somebody's bringing the conversation back to what it should be. I even read it to D. Still reading Jhampa Lahiri, btw, and still loving it.