Every night, one of the last things I do before turning the computer off is check the New York Times website. Living at the other end of the country gives me the advantage of seeing the newest edition of the paper late at night rather than waking up to it. It also means that no one has commented on the op-ed articles yet. I have this burning desire to be the first to comment. But I haven't done it yet. There are two very simple reasons for this; (1) I have nothing much to say in response, and (2) I prefer well-thought out comments which have correct facts in them.
Why am I talking about this? Well, I just saw a comment claiming that Lousiana governor Bobby Jindal was a Muslim. This, coming from a university teacher, was sort of funny and ridiculous. Funny because Gov. Jindal is actually Roman Catholic! His family hails from India and he was born Hindu and converted in high school. But he has never been a Muslim. Ridiculous, in a sad kind of way, because the person making the claim should have been better informed.
I should have added that the comment was responding to an article regarding Colin Powell's defense of Muslims in America and the mistaken claim of Obama's being a Muslim. Irony, my friend, we meet again...
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