YES WE CAN! YES WE CAN!

A chant that has been made famous by Barack Obama after his speach in New Hampshire. Obama's campaign is thriving because of the optimism of it. Until he dropped out I was an Edwards supporter, but with him gone I have been captivated by Barack.
I would like to take this time to clear up a few rumors.
1-Barack is a Muslim
This comes from his middle name "Hussein." It is extremely ironic that the man running for President has the middle name of an evil dictator and that his last name sounds like the leader of al'queda. Although ironic it doesn't mean anything! It is just a huge coincidence.
2-Barck refuses to say the pledge of allegience
If I hear this one more time I think I might need to be put in an insane asylum. Not really, but this rumor is driving me up the wall. At a convention the democratic candidates were photographed during the Star Spangled Banner. In the picture all the other candidates have their hands on their hearts while Barack has his together in front of himself.
After this happened is when the Muslim rumor started, but what people need to know is that...

1. We don't know when this picture was taken before/during/after.
2. There are hundreds of other photos and videos of him saying the pledge of allegience with his hand on his heart.
3. Barack has spoken on this rumor saying something along the lines of, "My grandfather taught me to stand still and sing during the Star Spangled Banner and to have my hand over my hear and recite during the Pledge" Research what he does and you won't find it to be so unusual.

Barack Obama is running a campaign full of hope. People are easily captivated by his optimism (myself included). He has been gaining a lot of momentum and with momentum comes insane amounts of criticism including rumors. So all I ask is that when you hear the criticism you research it for yourself instead of jumping to insane assumptions!

Over and Out,

Alexis Lopez