NPR: At Rally, Muslim McCain Supporters Meet Intolerance

At Rally, Muslim McCain Supporters Meet Intolerance

What happens when Muslim McCain supporters go to a rally and encounter other McCain fans making anti-Muslim comments and handing out modified Obama bumper stickers with an Islamic crescent? And what happens when a McCain staffer intervenes in said encounter?

The American News Project found out at a McCain rally in northern Virginia. And they filmed the whole thing:

-- Thomas Pierce

(h/t Andy Carvin)

4:15 PM ET | 10-20-2008 | permalink

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