So What If He Was?

By now many of you may have heard the "allegations" that presidential candidate Barack Obama is or was a Muslim. This is of course false, and was never even a merited or remotely truthful statement. The claim was on the basis that the senator lived in Indonesia as a child and attended a "madrassa," or radical Muslim school. This was disproved when CNN went to the school only to learn that it was a typical public school that taught reading and math and had a diverse population, including some Muslim students.

I'm not here to argue whether these claims were brought about from Hillary Clinton's campaign or from the Republicans, or anywhere else. Instead, I thought I would explain the insanity of this whole media frenzy. The news discusses this story as if they would discuss a political affair, or a dirty business deal, but in reality the allegations are not even remotely bad. So I could not help but wonder, what if he was?

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Thought of the Day: Our Generation

Hello, my name is Chris. I am a 20 year-old college student and I would rather watch VH1 reruns of Flavor of Love than pay any attention to what is going on in the world right now. I know there are problems in this country and beyond, but I just don't care that much.

Okay, that's not really true, but I promise you that's what many others think of our generation. So why is it that they peg us as being lazy, impatient, and unconcerned?

Well, because we kind of are. Now I know that I am generalizing when I say this. In fact, I know many people our age that are very intelligent and active in politics, but I also know a lot of people who are not, and who could care less.

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Digg Your Canidates - 2008

Not sure who is the right presidential candidate for you? Well look no further because digg.com now has its own election page. On it you can select a candidate and find the most recent news involving them. You can also get their top digged stories and other links for information. You can even become a "friend" of a candidate and support them.

Check it out here.

Cheers!

The College Kids