My mother and her little kaffee klatch of friends in Palm Beach County Florida were completely convinced Obama was a Muslim
and more than anything -- this was a no-no to many of the elderly Jews in Southern Florida. No matter how many times I tried to convince them of the opposite -- it was falling on deaf ears.
They learned it from the internets.
I was ready to give up.
But then my little fairy godmother from Alaska appeared. And wow did opinions change. Sarah Palin is not a popular figure among the mah jongg crowd of Southern Florida.
My mother cannot believe McCain would pick someone with such little experience - and as she said "this woman can acutally push the button we so fear. Oy vey."
Also her stance on abortion is another driver away from McCain. These women not only believed the Muslim myth, they fell lock, stock and barrel for the McCain is pro-Choice myth.
and finally - my mother said "shouldn't a woman with a special needs infant (this is an infant, not a child) be spending more time with her family rather than going to cabinet meeting, funerals and (are you ready for this) - trashing the constitution. I am voting for Obama"
Go Figure
Yea Mom
PS -- Lieberman as a pick would have been a REAL problem with these ladies - many of them are from the "vote religion" club. don't ask!