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In a recent column for the Washington Post, Khaled Hosseini lays out an erudite and eloquent argument against the ugly ad hominem attacks in this Presidential Election.

The real affront is the lack of firm response from either McCain or Palin. Neither has had the moral courage, when taking the stage, to grasp the microphone, turn to the presenter and, right then and there, denounce the use of Obama's middle name as an insult. Instead, they have simply delivered their stump speeches, lacing into Obama as if nothing out-of-bounds had just happened. The McCain-Palin ticket has given toxic speeches accusing Obama of being a friend of terrorists, then released short, meek repudiations of some of the rough stuff, including McCain's call Friday to "be respectful." Back in February, the Arizona senator apologized for the "disparaging remarks" from a talk-radio host who sneered repeatedly about "Barack Hussein Obama" before a McCain rally. "We will have a respectful debate," McCain insisted afterward. But pretending to douse flames that you are busy fanning does not qualify as straight talk.

Read the article here. It's an excellent piece.

Keith Ellison, a Muslim a Blackamerican Muslim at that, has been elected to congress!

Let's give our brother support and prayers. Most of all, I would like to suggest that we do not bury him under our expectations and then inevitable disappointments. We can disagree with his positions and let him know through sensible critique, but I hope we can refrain from projecting our deepest disappointments onto him that can only result in his inevitable failure. If we want more brothers and sisters to join in the process, then we have to let them know we will not punish them for it through our expectations. Support and critique good, unreasonable expectations and dismissal not good.

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