An Un-American Question and Answer

In an non-discriminatory, democratic and secular country, one of the pertinent (and legitimate) questions that needs to be asked of its running presidential candidates, would be whether they are genuine citizens of the country they are seeking to govern.

For instance, if a running candidate had dual citizenship, that of an Israeli and United States citizenship as an example, a legitimate question could be: Are you an American, and can we trust you to govern with our interests at heart?

On “60 Minutes,” Steve Kroft showed Senator Clinton a clip on the program of a voter in Ohio who said that he’d heard that Senator Obama didn’t know the national anthem, “wouldn’t use the Holy Bible,” and was a Muslim. Then he asked her is she believed that Senator Obama was a Muslim. This was her reply: “No. No. Why would I? No, there is nothing to base that on. As far as I know.”

Never mind her answer that was intended to play on certain racist voters' discriminatory feelings against Muslims by casting doubts on Senator's Obama's identity. That is all too apparent to an educated person. Senator Clinton is nothing more than a bigot.

But why in the first place was the question even posed on a mainstream television documentary show? The question of Senator Obama's religious identity should not even be a factor in this election, if America is a democratic and secular country. It is beyond me why it is acceptable for a journalist to even ask such a question in such a manner. It is a blatantly un-American question.

America is supposed to be a secular democratic country, and a non-discriminatory country.

And a candidate to the highest office of this country should embody all of its characteristics.

A true American should never ask that question if he subcribes to the US constitution.