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• Wednesday, November 26, 2008 08:08 PM

  @Klytus

  I am not frightened of anything. I do not know why you say that I am "always frightened." For example, there is a credible threat against the subway in New York during the holiday season and I have no plans to take a cab or walk anywhere. I take the subway to and from work, to my friends' homes, to restaurants, etc., though I am certain that it is only a matter of when, not if, that there will be an attack.

  I know that religious extremists exist in every country. The current occupant of the Oval Office and elected officials all over the country fit that description. If Sarah Palin had been one 72 year old heart attack away from the nuclear codes, I would have been afraid. She would be one to attack another nation in order to bring about the "End of Days."

  One cannot deny that Pakistan has a well earned reputation as being the most dangerous country in the world. Its government is fragile, radical extremists hold considerable sway and they do everything they can to destabilize the Pakistani government. If they had access to nuclear weapons, it would provoke a wave of violence. I do not say that because there are Muslims in that country. Unlike others here, I do not stoop to ad hominem attacks, so I would appreciate it if you would refrain from accusing me of being some unsophisticated rube. I know that you and others think me unstable and stupid because I think we should at least follow Vatican guidelines and wait until at least five years to beatify Obama. Just because I do not like him does not mean I am a bigot. I have not lived for years in the Middle East or other nations in Asia, but I have spent significant time there. When I lived in France, I volunteered in the poorer areas in which Muslims and North Africans are de facto segregated from the rest of the community. No, I do not know everything about Muslims. It would be bigoted to say that one "knows how they are."

  Kindly extend me the courtesy of not looking for bigotry, ignorance, violent subliminal messages (as some other fool did when she said I was suggesting Obama was raping Sen. Clinton by offering her SoS), or whatever. I may not pander to the white people on this board and let them call me "brotha" (or "sistah" because I am a woman), but I am not some sort of fear mongering, anti-Islam, neo-con. I am a very liberal person who just happens to dislike Obama. Yes, I wish he would fall on his face and no I am not grateful for him. I respect your right to feel otherwise and I am truly sorry (no sarcasm) if I gave you the impression that I think that religious extremism and fragile governments are limited to societies with a majority population of Muslims. I was referring strictly to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.

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