Breaking: Obama Says He's Not A Muslim!
January 23, 2008 -- 5:01 PM EST // //
How's this for a sign of the times? Take a look at what just landed in my inbox:
That's the headline that the wingnut website Newsmax.com put on this AP story about Obama's redoubled efforts to convince folks that he's actually a Christian. The AP's original hed said that Obama's working to correct the "misconception" that he's a Muslim.
But in Newsmax's telling, it's "breaking" news that Obama says he's not a Muslim. I know this is only Newsmax, but this somehow captures a sad larger truth about where we are -- and about what Obama will face should he become the nominee. After all, the fact that Obama says he's not a Muslim -- let alone the fact that he isn't actually one -- probably is news for far more people than we'd care to imagine.
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