Dr. Ben Carson, the retired doctor seeking the Republican nomination for President, declared that he believed that no Muslim should become President. A majority of Americans believe that too.
Well.... When Kennedy ran for office, it was accepted that a Catholic could never be President.
Before Obama, it was accepted that an African American could never become President.
Before John Paul II, it was always accepted that only Italians could become Pope.
Before Pope Francis, it was conceded that only Europeans could become Pope.
Before Shirley Muldowney, it was commonly believed that women couldn't drive Top Fuel Dragsters. She won three National Championships in her career.
Before Angelle Sampey, owners would never pick a female for driving Pro Stock Bikes. Somebody gambled and she carted off 41 trophies
Before the French Revolution, it was conceded that a foreign born person would never rise to become the head of France. No one told that to Bonaparte.
Before 1930, no German would imagine that an Austrian born politician would rise to become the Fuehrer.
Paradoxically, his major opponent, the one who actually won the war, became the dominant man in Russia, he too wasn't born in Russia, but in Georgia (country, not the US State).
Further another true paradox, the Allied Supreme Leader who led the western Allies against Germany was descended from, and had a German name.
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Point is that never presume anything. Think on this. The United States has fought Islam for the last long 15 years with devout Christians in the President's office. Perhaps, just perhaps, the smartest thing that the United States people could ever do, would actually defy bigot idiots like Carson and look around for a smart Islamic person to assume the post of President. You might actually solve that long war on terror.
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