politics

Had to share this because it's just so well stated.  Here's a 16 year old American teenager who is a Muslim who is asking, "What's wrong with being a Muslim?"   

I'm sure most of us have seen the viral emails going around that two of the reason why someone should not vote for Barack Obama are 1 - He's a Muslim and 2 - He's an Arab.  Both of which have been debunked, but even two weeks ago I received a forward from someone I consider a friend with those two reasons at the top of the list.   

There are a lot of reasons why one might not want to vote for a person, but religion and race should not be two of them.  It's amazing how a 16 year old kid can bring up the obvious that grown adults just can't see. 

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-114198  

Traveling anytime soon into or out of the United States? Homeland Security is now authorized to detain your laptop for a "reasonable amount of time" with absolutely no warrant and no suspicion whatsoever. From MSNBC.com today:

WASHINGTON - Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed.

Wow, can't wait to travel out of the country again sometime soon. This is just getting ridiculous.

Full story:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25960741/