so what?

Reader comment on item: Confirmed: Barack Obama Practiced Islam

Submitted by Harry (United States), Jan 7, 2008 at 11:53

So Obama was a Muslim. Mazal Tov. So what? What possible implications could this have on his candidacy? Why bring it up? I consider myself open minded, but I'm having a hard time understanding how raising this issue can be anything ...

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