The McCain attempt to connect race and terror

in his advertising, while projecting an image of taking the high road

crashed and burned on Friday when he did not notice he was engaging in racist hate speech:

another supporter told McCain, "I don't trust Obama...He's an Arab."

"No, ma'am," he said. "He's a decent, family man, a citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with." '

Arab is a linguistic identity whereas Muslim is a religious one. Not all Arabs are Muslims

only a minority of Muslims is Arab

Mr. McCain, Arab-Americans and Muslim-Americans are decent, family-oriented citizens. The only thing wrong with calling Obama by either of these modifiers is that it would be incorrect. He is not an Arab ethnically, but rather northern European and Luo (Nilotic). He is not a Muslim but a Christian

As with his self-professed "hatred" of "gooks," McCain's

attitude

is

troubling