| When we last left the Costco Coulter from Canton, she was applauding her successful lobbying of the McCain campaign to sever its ties to a prominent Arab American with ties to Hezbollah. Today ... for every action there is a reaction. DEARBORN — The McCain presidential campaign made a major strategic error this week insulting the Arab American community when it cut a community leader and politically active Arab American Republican from its Michigan finance committee. The decision to remove Mr. Ali Jawad from the campaign effort came after protestations from a discredited blogger known for her hate language and ignorant rants against Arab Americans, American Muslims, the religion of Islam and American officals and public figures with whom she disagrees.
All of it undeniabily true, especially the part about the Costco Coulter's regular tirades against Muslims, which is why my original post included a standard accuracy disclaimer. The bigger point, however, is how often the McCain will insult the Arab American community over the next six months. Siding with the Costco Coulter over someone who's given them a lot of money in the past may serve as a useful predictor in this case. In a state expected to be close, like Michigan, and with a significant Arab American population, like Michigan, it could be an important development. |
