Despite his denials, rumors and e-mails circulating on the Internet continue to allege that Obama (D-Ill.) is a Muslim, a "Muslim plant" in a conspiracy against America, and that, if elected president, he would take the oath of office using a Koran, rather than a Bible, as did Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), the only Muslim in Congress, when he was sworn in earlier this year.

A friend of mine stated last week that if Obama wins the Democratic nomination, his GOP rival will do everything in his power to associate Obama's name (Obama Bin Laden, for example) with extreme Muslim terrorists -- resorting to the same old worn-out scare tactics Bush used in 2004. And because Americans are gullible, they'll fall for it.