This item from Paddy made me spit out my coffee:
Our 10-year-old sister, Amani, is in the fifth grade at Lord Baltimore, a public elementary school in Ocean View. Last Tuesday, her teacher "taught" her class that Barack Obama is a Muslim and that she would not vote for him because he does not swear on the Bible, nor recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Her teacher told the class that she is a Republican and that Barack Obama "believes in different things and is scary."
I was alarmed not just because Senator Obama is, in fact, A CHRISTIAN! But also because, my daughter's friend reported to me the exact same story about one of his 9th grade teachers who said, "Oh you're supporting Obama? That black Muslim?" If I was one of "those parents" I would be pounding on the school administration office door tomorrow morning demanding justice. But I'm not.
Here's the key to fighting this whisper campaign. DO NOT WRITE THE WORDS: "Senator Obama is a [you know]" even when refuting this lie. Just repeat "Senator Obama is A CHRISTIAN!" Which, of course, is the truth. Repeat it over and over.