Dinesh D’Souza’s Attack On Michelle Obama

What is a rule of the political game according to Dinesh D’Souza? The number one rule must be to belittle the wife of a presidential candidate. That is exactly what he did here. According to Dinesh, Michelle Obama is a racist who probably has a negative influence over Obama:

Could Obama’s wife be largely responsible for the candidate’s damaging associations with crackpot race-baiters like the Reverend Jeremiah Wright and the Reverend Michael Pfleger? In sum, could Obama’s wife be a large part of his political problem?

He diatribe goes much further:

Will Barack Obama be ultimately forced to distance himself not just from the Reverend Wright and the Reverend Pfleger but also from his own wife?

Distance himself from his wife? Should D’Souza’s wife distance herself from him? What we have here is clearly a malicious and desperate attack on D’Souza’s part. When you have no real argument against a political candidate, by all means attack his wife. He could have taken Obama to task on the abortion issue or the war in Iraq. That would obviously have been too much of a right thing to do. We all no, there are no ethics in politics.

–Lorraine M. Nowlin

Laila Al-Arian On The “So-Called” Oppressed Women Of The Middle East

One does not have to look very hard if they want to find examples of misogynistic brutality in the Middle East. No one can deny that there are human rights issues unique to that part of the world. Journalist Laila Al-Arian might prefer to downplay that fact. When I attended a panel discussion called, True Crimes: The Untold Story Behind The Devastation of Iraq, Ms. Al-Arian used a phrase that did not sit well with me. She referenced the “so-called” oppressed women of the Middle East. She is correct in her assertion that women are brutalized throughout the world. But it is quite disingenuous to dismiss them as the “so called oppressed women.” After all, she had no problem speaking of the horrors afflicted upon the Iraqi people as a result of the war. It is only fair that she should not ignore the problems that exist within Islamic nations. On the other hand, I admire the fact that she is a Muslim woman who appeared to have sympathy for the men and women currently serving in Iraq. They too are victims of this unjust war.

–Lorraine M. Nowlin