Colin Powell's Tribute to Muslim-American War Hero, Kareem R. Khan

I believe most muslims have gotten a bad wrap and i happen to know we have alot of muslim polititions in WASHINGTON that havent been speaking up or maybe just arent being heard,to be predudice againtst ones religion should eqaul racism and should never be tolerated in AMERICA.I share the upmost respect for COLLIN POWEL and trust his endorsment of OBAMA and reasoning,we have to move beond bias and seperation to unity and occomplishment to stand behind our leaders nomatter what race creed,religion they are i believe they both have nothing but the best interest of the nation in mind and should be prooven with swift/decisive action apon election.

I want to really thank Colin Powell, on behalf of all Americans, for seeking to elevate the discourse in this way. I have been sickened and disheartened by the clips from McCain/Palin rallies exposing the bald hatred and predjudice of their following. I will be so thankful to have an Administration that I can support and be proud of come January, and I hope that this can hope to heal us as a country and move beyond the lower base instincts so exploited by the neconservative fringe of the Republican party. Thank you Powell for helping to make this happen, and especially for this reminder of we really are as Americans - a nation of immigrants based in a respect of all religions and beliefs. I pray that we can grow to show more tolerance and respect of difference and our unique and hopefully more positive role of our nation in the future. Obama/Biden '08

Someone had to say what he said about U.S. Muslims - but no one has up to now. He will be remembered for those remarks longer than his endorsement. I wonder how the McCain camp can slam this one!

What a statement! I am so proud and honored by General Powell's endorsement of Senator Barack Obama. Most especially, the reasons he gave. This is the " "UNITED" States of America" not the divided States of America. I am proud of this country. Go Obama.

Soon the United States will no longer be the greatest country to live in, but will instead be compared to third-world countries. These countries enjoy paganism as their leading religions, while currently the United States is a Christian country. We have had the opportunity to enjoy wealth and prosperity in our country, but if we throw God out, then the people of the United States will face the reprecussions. You might want to visit some third-world countries just so you can be prepared when it does happen!!

Michael, I think your comment is typical of what Colin Powell is talking about. In that your fed half truths about Islam in this case, and then attempt to pass those off as facts and consequently demonise the religion! Your statement could not be further from the truth, as there is no punishment of any sort for leaving Islam, not in this life anyway. Furthermore, your argument that a woman is obligated to marry a Muslim man whereas a man can marry who he pleases is also simply not true! Every man and woman has the right to marry who he or she pleases according to Islam.

The notion that a Muslim would not be able to run the country because he would bring religion into play is ludicrous, especially seen as the current president said religion played a big role in his policy decisions! In fact, I cant remember the last time a non-religious man ran for office in this country! I would like to think a Muslim ruling a nation of non Muslims would rule in a more secular way than anyone, as is the case in countries like India!

I am honored by the comments made by Gen. Powell on Meet The Press Sunday. Islam is a beautiful religion. I agree there are people who are extremists and they do things wrong big time, but Republicans making the religion a slur is horrible and does not have any place in American politics. Go Obama '08.

I went to vote yesterday, but the polls had closed and I'm going back next weekend. I was going to vote for Bob Barr, but after Colin Powell's appeal, I may follow his suggestion. I can trust a Muslim as much as a Methodist. Its fundamentalist that I have a problem with.

"I would rather be ruled by a wise Turk (Muslin) than an incompetant Christian." --Martin Luther ( the founder of Protestantism)

The only thing that matters is that Obama is an American, born in the United States of America and is old enough by law to hold the office. The fact that he is smarter, more stable and kinder than McCain is a plus.

Tina Fey said that Palin is as smart as she is but that is not enough to be president. It is good to know your limitations. I just wish that Palin acted more like the Christian she claims to be and stop the hate mongering. The letter of James the brother of Christ should be read daily by the "God's Own Party" so they know how to behave as Christians.

Dear All.

In our journey of self realization in a world which is constantly changing, I have found the words of Colin Powell yesterday on meet the press is a testament to the greatness of this man, not only because of his boldness in supporting Obama, crossing his party lines , rebuking cronyism of his party in a form of choosing Sarah Palins despite her clear lacking of qualifications on so many fronts, but also his timely and very surprising statements of denouncing the politics of fear, racisms and challenging the American culture to denounce Islamo phobia.

His statements in my opinion is by far the biggest bomb shell to all hat mongers and is rectification to his previous stand with the current administration regarding the war in Iraq.

Live is the best documentary film for our own values and believes. Collin Powell's interview will be one of those pivotal ones in the history of Muslims in a America, because it opened the doors of the subconscious mind of the American society to something probable and may be in the realm of possible which is a Muslim man or women could be the next president of the United States of America and I quote ( what is wrong with a 7 years old Muslim boy or girl who wants to be the president of united states). what a powerful statement in a very tumultuous time for Muslims.

The prophet (pbah) once ask Allah (SWT), to glorify and strengthen the Islam with two men, Omar Ben Khatab or Omar Ben Hesham, it happened that non of them were Muslims. and the wisdom behind the prophet's asking is the personal characters and attributes of both men. Having said that , I am not suggesting that Colin Powell becomes Muslim because its something in ALLAH's hand, but its worth noticing that , admiring someone positions and attributes is an Islamic etiquette and value we have to embrace.

I would like to end with this ( culture is a living thing, we can borrow from and it does appear to the layman as a triumph of of his culture on somebody else's culture or as a clash of civilization but for the wiseman, it is a triumph of humanity, like our great ancestor understood it and that is how they dominated the earth with JUSTUS and PEACE FOR ALL.)
By the way, the time people where planning to bomb the WTC, I was in the hospital helping the sick as a part of my duty as a Muslim American.

Hussein M.D

Islam is an ideology and for those that do not research it and accept what Our favorite Political Figures/Media-Shows are telling us will be guilty of helping destroy this Country. Check out this Documentary
Islam: What the West Needs to Know http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-871902797772997781

"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it."-- Martin Luther King Jr.-- http://stubblejumpingredneck.blogspot.com/2008/04/republicans-and-ku-kluk-klan.html

I agree with Colin Powell regarding the the danger of fear mongering along the lines of religion, however I see hate mongering among the democrats against the wealthy in this country for no reason other than their wealth. Ther can be no middle class without an upper and a lower class. So called "spreading the wealth" by taking from one group and giving to another has not worked anywhere on earth, and it is called. It is called Communism. Read the "Communist Manifesto" by Karl Marx. We should be encouraging productivity, not penalizing it. Blaming and inciting hatred for any group of people because of race, religion, sex, class, or any other segregating factor is just wrong.
Abraham Lincoln said "You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift up the wage earner by puling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves."

"What if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country?"

i think the answer to that is not that there is something wrong with being muslim in this country, but something wrong with not wanting the world to know if u are running for president. I have no problem with standing up for your religion, but if one was to denounce their life-long religion for pr, there is a problem.