Reihan ponders the residual effects of the "Obama is a Muslim" rumor:
One of my favorite numbers from that Pew poll is that of voters who approve of Obama's job performance, 7 percent believe that he's a Muslim. They seem to be saying, "Hey man, as long as I get my stimulus, you can worship Allah all day," which is pretty admirable. But does the persistence of the Muslim Obama theory have a more dangerous edge to it? It just might.
Bonus graf at The Scene.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/05/the-conspiracy-theory-that-wont-die/202438/
