Paul writes: I suppose we should be grateful that McCain “cleared things up” after a woman remarked that Obama was an “Arab” instead of proclaiming: “He sure is! Straight from Arabland, somewhere east of prissy, socialist Europe!” Of course, the two are not mutually exclusive, as this country is home to more than a million Arab Americans. McCain should have mentioned that too, but the Republicans, those nabobs of negativity, are more than happy to encourage people to think that Obama is somehow not wholly American. The ignorance that led this woman to call Obama an “Arab” is understandable, but these hate rallies also have people yelling “traitor.” Where does that come from? What is the justification for that charge?

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