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Tired, Stressed or Distracted?

By Larry Johnson on September 7, 2008 at 1:31 PM in Barack Obama, Barry Soetoro, Christianity, Current Affairs, Muslim

I am sure that John McCain, Joe Biden, and Sarah Palin will have their share of misstatements and verbal faux pas. And there is no denying Barack Obama has had more than his share–i.e., his comment about having visited 57 states with one to go comes to mind. But what the hell was he thinking today during his interview with George Stephanopolus?

His muslim faith? So far he has refused to acknowledge that he was raised as a muslim while a child in Indonesia. His mom was agnostic/atheist. She did not take him to church. We do not know whether his stepfather, Lolo Soetoro, was a devout muslim. Barack did learn the call to prayer in grade school but there is no evidence he maintained any allegiance or commitment to Islam when he returned to Hawaii as an eleven year old boy. Furthermore, he appears not to have had any particular religious faith until deciding to become a congregant of Jeremiah Wright.

So, why does he refer to his muslim faith and why does Stephanopolus have to remind him, “you mean your Christian faith.” The rightwing is going to have a field day with this. I think he was stressed and his mind wandered. He is not a muslim by virtue of confession or practice, but the matter sure seems to weigh on him. What do you think?

http://leftandrightpolitics.com Joanne

I think it’s even more telling that he finally admitted that McCain never said anything about him being Muslim.

Lochos Vestu

You don’t simply learn the Muslim call to prayer if you don’t attend Muslim studies classes. And why would you be attending Muslim studies classes in a Catholic school? Why not attend Catholic classes instead?

Only people who are Muslim learn the Muslim call to prayer. Obama was a Muslim as a child, it is nothing to be ashamed about as Islam is one of the world’s major religions. He is hiding this fact because it is simply not politically expedient.

wonderwoman

One of my cousins argued with me about this. Now I’m Catholic-I’ve never been to Indonesia, but I have a hard time believing ther are many Catholic schools there.
Think about the kids we’ve seen on Tv. It’s my understanding it takes them years to learn the call to prayer.

NOBAMA

To all my adoring fans please excuse my slip of the tongue for I accidentally let out the TRUTH.

Sincerely,
Barrack Obama

http://www.youtube.com/user/PaulFVillarreal Paul F. Villarreal

I just made a remix of the “my Muslim faith” Obama statement from this morning. Check it out, and pass it on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00YDleLx3Pw

socalannie

Love it! Also really liked the choice of music.

Monet

Catholicism arrived in Indonesiain the 16th century when the Portuguese were looking for the Spice Islands. The Catholic missionaries soon followed them. Today, Catholicism is one of the six approved religions in Indonesia and 3% of the population is Catholic. Which is approximately 6.5 million people. There are 10 archdioceses and 27 dioceses. Jakarta has 57 Catholic churches, serving a half million Catholics.

A quick google turned up there are at least five Catholic universities: Atma Jaya University – established 1960, Parahyangan Catholic University (1955), Soegijapranoto Catholic University (1982), Widya MandalaCatholic University and Sanata Dharma University (1955).

According to Indonesia Logue:

http://www.indonesialogue.com/best-of/catholic-churches-jakarta-west-java.html

“Among other contributions to the city, the Catholic church is heavily involved in the development of education.

In accordance with its European heritage, the church has set up schools as part of its service to the community. The fact Catholicism is a well established religion in Jakarta contributes to the renowned reputation of these schools.

Private Catholic schools such as Canisius, Santa Ursula and Tarakanita are among the best schools in the capital amid criticism they have became institutions for the elite. ”

It doesn’t look like Indonesia has a shortage of Catholic schools.

Hope Floats

That was my conclusion when I first heard of Obama responding to the madrassa rumors in February. He said he went to a Catholic school, but it turned out to be a public school, he was registered as a Muslim but that was a clerical error… I thought this was an awful lot of record-keeping mistakes in a police state or a lot of trouble for a non-issue. But why would Obama’s atheist radical mother and his Muslim stepfather raise Obama as a Catholic? It makes more sense they would want him to have either a top-notch secular education or assimilate with the culture.

Lochos Vestu

I now understand what Hillary meant when she said during the primaries in an interview when asked if Obama was a Muslim, she said “No, no, no, Sen Obama is not a Muslim, as far as I know”.

Hillary was well justified in saying that (the Obamabots smeared her for implying Obama could be a Muslim when in fact he was as a child before becoming a Christin in the racist church of Rev Jeremiah “God D AmeriKKKa” Wright), because Obama is so secretive and dishonest, we can never really tell what is the TRUTH or FICTION about Obama.
Monet

Everything I’ve read about Ann Soetoro indicates she valued education and strived to give her children the best education she could. In the mid-1960′s, Jakarta wouldn’t have been a city brimming over with an excellent education system.. Public schools probably did not provide the level of education that a Catholic school would have. I wouldn’t find it unusual that Ann Dunham Soetoro would have chosen a Catholic school if it provided the best education at the time.

Marian

My cousin who was there at that time also said that many of the top people of the area attend the school as in the states they offer religious release time. They had an American section in the area but his mother never went there.
truthtelling007

“You don’t simply learn the Muslim call to prayer if you don’t attend Muslim studies classes. ”

This is not accurate, and if it were, it would be insufficient.

I learned the Muslim call to prayer, not because I attended Muslim studies classes, but because of music background that brought me close to Arab and Turkish friends who had both explained and taught me the adhan.

Yet…I’m not muslim. Would never associate myself with Islam outside some scholastic examination of the religion and cultural distinctions.

Obama’s issue, in my belief, is he’s a wandering fool who isn’t ready to be president. He’s full of shit, and that is the causal source of his issues with bad judgement, arrogance, and aloof behavior.

But knowing the Muslim call to prayer isn’t so out of the ordinary. Going to a mosque isn’t a big deal if you are a politician, because Muslims are part of the community.

Dawnelle Leona Del Puma

Tired, Smug & unintentionally ratting himself out!!!

perfectly Freudian, no?

I am Backtrack Oblahblah and approved this message

perfect yes!
bemused

Exactly, his guard was down for the first two reasons and he ratted himself out, because–in his most impressionable years he was surrounded by Muslims, Muslim culture, he is a “Muslim” in some core way he will never shake whether he practices it or not. He can become a monk and move into an abbey tomorrow and at the end of his life there will still be that little Muslim kernel.

NoBamaNoWay

exactly; half his family is muslim; he was raised in a muslim country for several formative years; his mother obviously had an affinity for muslims. he is WAY TOO CLOSE to islma, and yes, it DOES matter; the majority of muslims have no respect for democracy, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, women’s equality, even basic human rights as we understand them. no way in heck do i want america moving one inch in that direction.

I Like Middleclassness

it was a matter of time

Kathy

I can’t stand Obama but I think what he’s saying here is just as Joanne says: he’s admitting that McCain hasn’t gone after him about being a Muslim; in other words McCain isn’t playing the Muslim card, even though Obama is now playing it–”People are afraid of me because they think I’m Muslim.” It’s just a variation of the race card that didn’t work. I don’t think he meant to say Christian faith–I think he meant to say Muslim. Just my thought.

Deep Truths

he’s admitting that McCain hasn’t gone after him about being a Muslim; in other words

Well, at least not yet. Has Obama ever catagorically denied he’d ever been a muslim, or is he so nuanced – or so protected by the MSM – that the possibility exists but technically…ah, forget it.

His excuse: I’m not the muslim I used to know.

LookingForwardTo2012

Yes, and even though George tried to help him out by correcting him, why on earth would John McCain go after him for his Christian faith? None of that makes sense. It sounds like the ultimate freudian slip. BTW, IMO George should have let BO’s comment stand…after all, he uttered the words…let him corrrect it, if he in fact intended to do so. Kind of like “I don’t trade ideas with him (Ayers) on a regular basis“.

rightagain

Just an observation. Very conservative dress. Wears collars up to the neck. Shows little skin. Hig value on modesty?

John House

He took off his bowtie before the interview.

http://penitent-thief.blogspot.com/ LBJ’s Love Child

Bingo.

Linda

BREAKING!!!
Even GALLUP has John McCain now leading Obama

September 7, 2008
Gallup Daily: McCain Moves Ahead, 48% to 45%

TALK ABOUT A BOUNCE…and this isn’t even that long after the Republican convention.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/110050/Gallup-Daily-McCain-Moves-Ahead-48-45.aspx

Dan

And when “the Bradley effect” is taken into account, McCain is probably really about 6 or 7 points ahead.

But don’t worry, Obamatrons. Just like clockwork, somebody like NBC, CBS, the Washington Post, or the NY Times will soon come out with a new poll showing that The Messiah is, in fact, still ahead.

Some things in life are just SO predictable.

fluffy bunny

Larry, here’s my take. I think he’s just reciting the template he’s been fed, and changes a word or two over the months.

The muslim thing is just a reworking of his tired old race card. Here’s the formulation on June 20:

By Caren Bohan

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said on Friday he expects Republicans to highlight the fact that he is black as part of an effort to make voters afraid of him.

“It is going to be very difficult for Republicans to run on their stewardship of the economy or their outstanding foreign policy,” Obama told a fundraiser in Jacksonville, Florida. “We know what kind of campaign they’re going to run. They’re going to try to make you afraid.

“They’re going to try to make you afraid of me. He’s young and inexperienced and he’s got a funny name. And did I mention he’s black?”

He said he was also set for Republicans to say “he’s got a feisty wife,” in trying to attack his wife Michelle.

Here’s the formulation from Friday:

“I know that I’m not your typical presidential candidate,” Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., told executives and employees of the Schott glass company Friday afternoon, “and I just want to be honest with you. I know that.”
“And I know that the temptation is to say, ‘You know what? …The guy hasn’t been there that long in Washington.,’ You know, ‘he’s got funny name,’ You know, ‘we’re not sure about him,’” Obama continued. “And that’s what the Republicans, when they say, ‘This isn’t about issues, it’s about personalities,’ what they’re really saying is, ‘We’re going to try to scare people about Barack. So we’re going to say that you know, maybe he’s got Muslim connections or we’re going to say that, you know, he hangs out with radicals or he’s not patriotic.’

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/obama-says-mcca.html

And remember the “dollar bills” thing. It was the same spiel too. Yet another example that this guy doesn’t function off script too well.

And it seems his handlers are worried about his ability to learn a new script when the old one quits working.

Kathy

He’s changing the talking point because he knows his associations are about to be brought up again. Stanley Kurtz has gone after him, and Bill O’Reilly claims Obama reacts strongly during the “associations” segment of their interview.

http://investigatebarackobama.wordpress.com/about/ kat in your hat

I know Bill O’Reilly brings up Wright and Ayers.

But I am wondering if Bill is just going to bring up the Woods Fund.

I want someone to say “Chicago Annenberg Challenge” to his face.

Meanwhile, Obama will pull his whole BS out: Bill Ayers did those things when I was 8 years old, Ayers is a teacher now…blah blah.

Never getting into what there were actually doing and the ideology behind it all.

Meanwhile, Steve Diamond has now named the DONOR of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge papers. He’s heavily connected to Ayers and Obama of course.

I don’t want to give it all up here in case No Quarter will run Steve Diamond’s story. Anyway, I am glad more of the truth will come out, because Obama won’t be offering it up.

Irish1139

Obama is a whining pussy. I can’t vote for him because I have visions of him whining at all the leaders in the middle east. I don’t think this is the man we need at this time. Anyone but Obama. Anyone.

To think the dems passed on Hillary. I feel like I am living in some kind of parallel universe where everyone is stupid. I know there is a world somewhere inhabited by smart people.

baby_puppy

Why does he keep playing the race card!? Drives me bonkers.

What if Hillary or Palin keeps saying; ‘oh by the way did you notice I’m a woman?’. I mean America *must* be sick of this bullying by now. Geez.

Donkey Brazziere

Obama appears tired and/or bored. His real self is showing.

pbsc

He has seemed bored since the media first introduced him to us. He isn’t up for the demands of the US Presidency, plain and simple. If the media goes off script he also looks annoyed. The dems blew it big time. What a shame.

Chicago Joe

Remember Will Ferrell as George W? This presidential stuff is haaaaaard. All this hopey change is haaarrrd.

Susan1968

It only shows how easily he can be rattled.

He is not ready to be president.

HE could have been Hillary’s VP and learned from political mastery from the Clintons.

Instead he arrogantly believed he was better than the Clintons.

I think this shows Obama didn’t work that hard for his previous political.

Chicago powerbrokers paved the way for him. He expected to win the presidency just as easily.

If he didn;t have his head up his egotistic butt he would have seen that fooling all the people all the time was not going to happen.

pbsc

I think the media was complicit in paving the way for him, too.
brooklynlou

Wanna see rattled? Segment from tonights O’reilly interview part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTSiq90zYSk

“Beautiful real estate …”. He’s losing it.

May

At the very end you can see him try to touch O’Reilly’s knee. He did this Thursday night too. He puts his hand up in Bill’s face, points his finger and touches his knee. That is very odd behavior to me. I’d probably slap him if he tried to touch me…haha

Arabella Trefoil

Dubya liked to rub bald heads and polish his eyeglasses on the clothing of innocent by-standers.

Obama is Bush III, except he probably can’t cut brush.

street_parade

Thank you for that, it’s always good to burst out laughing!

hank

Bill Clinton poked Chris twinky Matthews’ knee over and over again when Chris tried to accuse him of not going after Bin Laden. It was Bill being very aggressive, violating the man’s personal space. And it was effective. But … in Obama’s case — as with everything else about Obama — it’s not so clear.

hank

Oops … meant “Chris twinky Wallace” (sorry, get those two confused).

Zee

OMFG….Bush did this, too.

He kept poking Matt Lauer when Matt questioned him!!

Steven Mather

On the points, Obama seemed to do ok.

O’Reilly’s oversimplification of the ANWAR issue is unsurprisingly disappointing. It reminded me of what I don’t like about his politics or his style. I prefer to see Obama dissected by calm, deliberate, logical argumentation.
Boxer Mum 06

why is he constantly reaching out and trying to touch O’Reilly? Has anyone else noticed this? He is leaning out in his seat so far, I’m surprised he doesn’t fall out of it.

I think it’s obvious that they are shaking right now. Anyone catch Biden on meet the press? I can’t wait for all the trash that comes out about his son and the money he’s been raking in as a lobbyist – even though Obama states in his ads that he’s not in bed with the lobbyist – he only has the father of one as his ‘right hand’ man.

Kathy

I watched a bit of Biden on Meet the Press. I want the fact that his other son abused the power of his office to have Larry Sinclair arrested brought out. Whether the rest of Sinclair’s story is credible or not, the fact that Obama, Biden and Co. had him arrested to silence and discredit him is indisputable.

It’s Not Me

And, no doubt, Biden being chosen as VP is payback for the help with the Sinclair “matter.” When I heard Biden’s son helped in getting Sinclair arrested, I knew then that Biden would be VP and said so at the time.

DC elites have become so predictable.
misstickly

Kathy, I agree so much on this. I can’t get a single post on this matter on a MSM blog even if I add that Larry’s story may be completely false.

Andy

What was he talking about re. “we have some beautiful real estate” ???

karen for Clinton (sigh, McPalin now)

He obviously hasn’t seen the part of anwr’s proposed drilling site. It is a barren frozen plain in the winter and a barren grassy plain in the summer.

Nothing beautiful about it. There are gorgeous parts of anwr but not descriptive of the drill site.

StrawberrybitesBarky

Being from Alaska, I beg to differ. During the summer it is quite beautiful. Tons of wildlife, wild flowers, every colour of the rainbow on display. Because the growing season is so short, the summers are mindblowing. It’s kinds like the short lived blooming of the desert. BAM! The only thing that TOTALLY sucks are the mosquitoes big enough to carry off small unruly children.

Zeke

The mosquitos of Alaska are part of the Alaska Air National Guard. They have large numbers on their sides and big American flags on their tails.
Many squadrons have nicknames.
The Tourists Be Tasty wing has been decorated twice by Gov. Palin for keeping the north slope free of bipedal pests.

StrawberrybitesBarky

OMG Zeke. Too funny. You just brought back a memory. When we were kids, we used to play outside til the wee hours 1 or 2 in the morning. The sun never really set. And when the mosquitoes came out, you could HEAR them. A loud droning sound. We used to yell “Incoming!” and make for the house to drown ourselves in Off.

Diana

Hillary is part of the establishment. The man. She would never have been his VP and allowed him to move forward with this National Security project. You know the establishment of “White Supremecy” that Ayers, Farrakhan, Wright have taught him to loathe. She nor Bill caved in to the various radical groups. With Biden he got the experience he need for his ticket. Biden is a drunk we all know it, all he has to is keep him drunk and happy while he goes through with his plans. Biden proved his loyalty with Sinclair. Biden is well known for telling people(just do a google search)if I do this for you, you owe ME. Like Larry or not. Believe Larry or not. There are laws in this country that prevent people in power from abusing that power. What happened to Larry should never have happened to any American.

Luis

Sen. Obama was raised a Muslim. Why does George help this guy out? MSM has died. Since 2000, we can not rely on anything they say.
Crystal

Wow
oowawa

Freudian slip?
Inhumancannonball

Everything that comes out of Obama’s mouth is getting OLD. All he ever seems to talk about is himself, or what he perceives to be others’ perception of himself.
jjran

Tell tell signs things are looking might BAD for Obama… Obama is sinking.
pal3

You can tell he sank inside when George corrected him.

TexasBuckeye

Exactly.

Personally, I think he is exhausted and beaten down from the O’Reilly interview. I cannot wait to see it this week.

I bet that little tingle going up Chris Matthews’ leg is starting to feel more like an annoying, little electric shock.

Pink Panther

Obama supporters in my area are saying O’Reilly is getting ready to announce his support for Obama.

Linda

Oh, and I hate to bring this up, but, isn’t it just another “odd” coincidence that Barry said he visited 57 states….while we’re discussing his other “slip” of his “muslim faith”.

You do know there are 57 states in the Organisation of the Islamic Conference.

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is an international organization with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. It groups 57 member states, from the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Caucasus, Balkan, Southeast Asia, South Asia and South America.

Map of OIC member states (green) and observers (blue).
Headquarters Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Official languages Arabic, English, French
Membership 57 member states
Leaders
– Secretary-General Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu
Website
http://www.oic-oci.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_of_the_Islamic_Conference

Linda

And to answer your question Larry on my thoughts.

No, I don’t think he is a practicing Muslim. But, I think him lying about him growing up with it is weighing on him. He should never have tried to say “he never was” and demonize the Muslim faith as he did.

Barry keeps digging a further hole for himself-HIS OWN DOING.

How will it look if he now admits his early muslim years after working so hard to deny it?

It’s the cover up.

wonderwoman

I agree with you Linda, I think he knows he has Muslims in his family-that he can’t run away from. He knows people won’t vote for somebody even related to a Muslim. So he vehemetly denies it, saying he’s made his own life. It’s sort of like his middle name. It seems to bother him, why didn’t he change it.

Hope Floats

He didn’t change his middle name, because his whole name is Arabic. They like that in Hyde Park and in his Chicago district. His supporters during the primaries ate it up.

NoBamaNoWay

correct; that’s what i find so scary. islam is the preferred religion of touble-makers, malcontents, and professional whiners worldwide, and it apparently seems to be preferred by obama supporters as well. (may be a little redundant). did you notice that obama’s whitebread terrorist friend bill ayres named his two kids Malik and Zayd? two arabic/muslim names. jeezus christ. also notice that people who choose to join the nation of islam here in the US are usually no lovers of america.
nevermind that most muslims have no concept of democracy, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, equal rights for women, etc., and it makes it all the more scary that so many obamacrats embrace islam while criticizing christianity every which way.

Bellevue_NW_Voter

The thing is, some Muslims don’t like Muslim apostates (former Muslims). See this (NQ’s software won’t let me create a link today): http://www.answering-islam.org/Hahn/Mawdudi/

If someone states that he or she WAS Muslim, and isn’t now, well, some say that the penalty for that under Islamic law is death. It appears to be somewhat up for interpretation, just as many laws of other religions also require interpretation (like, how do you know the person was originally truly of the faith, which might be an effective argument to excuse someone who only followed the faith as a child), but that does appear to be one interpretation of it.

Obama is between a rock and a hard place on this issue. Both answers are problematic for him. “No” is, at the very least, misleading about his participation in activities like education about the faith. “Yes” opens him up to questions about leaving the faith, albeit likely before he even had a mature understanding about it.

And yes, he and the DNC should have thought about that before going after the 2008 nomination.

Obama’s religious background is not one of those issues that loses me sleep at night. I know many, many kids raised in their parents’ faith who distanced themselves from it once they were in a position to make their own life decisions. It’s OK with me if he’s a former childhood Muslim, evangelical Christian, Catholic, Unitarian, Wiccan, etc.

The only reasons I can think of for Obama obscuring his past are concerns about discrimination against someone like himself with a Muslim background (as a true Democrat against all forms of discrimination, I hope that is not the case in our country) and concerns about the reaction of Muslims themselves.

hank

I don’t give a flip if Obama used to be a Muslim but I do care that he’s been lying about it to the American people AND attending an America-hating church.

I mean, get real people! That’s a deal breaker combination.

http://www.theindependentview.com Matthew Weaver

It is an interesting coincidence but likely just that. I’ve listened to his comment and when he said it he also mentioned a few other states to visit. Thus, I think he just made a error. But who knows as it is a very odd and unlikely one to mix up the number of U.S. states.

hank48188

I don’t think they covered the U.S. States in Indonesia, that is where Obama went to 3rd Grade

fluffy bunny

By Juliet Eilperin and Jonathan Weisman
Raising a politically-explosive issue for the first time this election, Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) campaign accused Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) this morning of invoking the specter of race in order to bolster his electoral prospects.

The charge came in reaction to comments the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee had made at three separate stops in Missouri Wednesday, where Obama suggested Republicans were trying to scare voters away from him.

“So nobody really thinks that Bush or McCain have a real answer for the challenges we face, so what they’re going to try to do is make you scared of me,” he told voters in Springfield. “You know, he’s not patriotic enough. He’s got a funny name. You know, he doesn’t look like all those other Presidents on those dollar bills, you know. He’s risky. That’s essentially the argument they’re making.”

McCain campaign manager Rick Davis countered this morning with a terse but harsh statement: “Barack Obama has played the race card, and he played it from the bottom of the deck. It’s divisive, negative, shameful and wrong.”

From July 31.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/07/31/mccain_camp_obama_has_played_t.html

baby_puppy

Is Barack still the “presumptive” nominee?

Irish1139

Does the Obama campaign think all of the American people are stupid? We know Obama has been playing the race card when it suits him from the beginning of his campaign. How can his people stand there and deny it. Do they really think we are all stupid?

It is infuriating. I wouldn’t vote for him if someone had a gun to my head. I guess I have reached a point where I would die for my country before I would let him govern. I have finally found a cause greater than myself and it is stopping this SOB from becoming president. I wish I was younger. I would go out and stand on a corner with a sign or something. It is frustrating to be unable to do nothing but blog.

misstickly

Would/could any of you accidentally call youself Muslim?

Astra14

I usually call myself a Methodist.

oy

And I usually call myself a Catholic. At most a Christian. This is not a mere “slip of the tongue”, this is the confession of an exhausted man caught off-guard.

wonderwoman

Kind of like when he almost said he didn’t think Clarence Thomas had enough experience to sit on the Supreme Court, but caught himselef Clarence Thomas was a judge going to be another judge. He’s a 3 year Senator trying to be the POTHUS. LOL

Linda

lol
Dawnelle Leona Del Puma

I used to use the generic “I’m a Christian” term even though I grew up Methodist, Presbyterian then AoG and finally to what I call a more scientific enlightenment……

but I’d never trip up and call myself Muslim, nope

some days I’ll call myself more spiritual than usual and other days I feel NOTHING!!! LOL
fluffy bunny

If I had been coached to play the “McCain’s gonna say I’m a muslim card” for hours before the interview, possibly.

first it was “They’re gonna scare you because I’m black”

then it was “They’re gonna scare you because I don’t look like those other guys on the dollar bills”

now it’s “They’re gonna scare you by calling me a muslim”

He had it on the tip of his tongue ready to drop, and, well, it definitely dropped.

Deep Truths

But ‘my muslim faith’ is so out of left field. I think he was trying so hard to sell the race card that he relaxed and forgot to focus on his ‘secret’.

This is the reason why he is a kept politician. Can’t wing all those lies by himself.

Hope Floats

Very smart comment.

hank

He could’ve said “my so-called/alleged Muslim faith”.

Kato

There is a longer video of this interview that people are saying shows that this clip is out of context…just to be fair. I haven’t watched it, but have to wonder why he would correct himself if it were out of context.

Postmaster

when I viewed the video, my first thought was that he is so busy denying anything muslim, and his last few campaign stops he has mentioned that McCain will say he’s muslim, that his mouth got ahead of his brain……I just wish he would cry Uncle and go back to the Senate.
Chicago Joe

i saw it myself. He made the slip, then George corrected him. It was sort of a shocker the way he said it, and then he was quickly helped to correct himself.

C.S.

Yes, that correction given by the media when they lie in wait for Senators Clinton, McCain and Palin to say one wrong word proves that they are biased.

Soetoror/Obama makes too many errors like this to trust him with the presidency. If he’s that tired from an easy campaign (the Democratic party handed the nomination to him on that proverbial silver platter) he’ll never make it through the first year. How would he ever survive the rigors of a confrontation with Russia or Chins.

Zee

Exactly, CS—-but both the media AND the Dem elite cover for him, so we can’t afford Obama even moreso than McCain.

http://nobho.blogspot.com/ Johnny at Work

I saw the ABC interview. The clip is nowhere out of context.

Obama let the cat out, and did not even realize it. George S corrected Obama, but with a somewhat questioning tone and expression.

It looked for a moment that George wanted to take that further, but realized he let (allowed) the opportunity to slip by.

Steven Mather

I think he was saying that the McCain camp has not said that he is a muslim. Obama, wrapped in his thoughts, was not helped by George’s interjection. Why would Obama need to claim that the McCain camp has not said he is a Christian?

I think it’s a funny slip of the tongue. I like how he keeps digging a hole for himself.

Kato

If that’s what he was saying (as supposedly supported by the longer clip of the interview) then what’s really funny is that the gaffe was actually when he corrected himself and said “christian faith”.

Just goes to show that he doesn’t speak from the heart. He wouldn’t need to get wrapped up in his thoughts so much.

hank

Exactly. Stephanopoulos clearly interpreted it as a confession of faith, because he CORRECTED him with “Christian” RATHER THAN correcting him with “so-called” or “alleged”. And Obama reveals that is a confession by ACCEPTING Step’s correction RATHER THAN correcting himself with “so-called” or “alleged”.

Q.E.D.

Elizabeth

Yet another in a never ending series of gaffes by “the (supposedly) SMARTEST Man in the race !”…
The mistake doesn’t even register right away which makes me think it’s either on some level true or he’s just too lame to handle the pressure.

And the words do slip VERY easily off his tongue, like he says it everyday, although the backpedeling cleary shows what was meant to say was that McCain has not referred to him being a muslim.

Still he should have reiterated what he was trying to say when George interrupted him instead of playing up the error by substituting Christian faith.
IronMan

Snap!
Crackle!
Pop!

Dawnelle Leona Del Puma

rut roh, LOL

ford

I tell you what, this is just another piece of evidence that BO is very rattled by the Palin problem….

He has been quoted whining about how he deserves to be president, due to all the hotels , being away from home and campaigning for the last 19 months…and now I think he can see that it might be possible that he will lose.

He should be concerned, I think Mac is in a better position right now.

cdo

you are correct sir
hank48188

He now sees that he screwed-up big time by not picking Hillary for the #2 spot, he didn’t think McCain would pick Palin, put him into shock

HC

I really dont care if he IS or WAS a Muslim.

I do care that as usual we get the runaround and a ton of straw-manning from Sen. Obama.

Does Sen. Obama think there is something wrong about being a law abiding non radical Muslim?

Is this man genetically unable to answer a straight question with a brief and clear answer?

Dawnelle Leona Del Puma

yeap

so go MOST Senators (wind bags all)

catherine

All I can say is that it is very sad that the DNC thought this man was the best the Democrats could do to try to win back the White House in November. He is a weaker candidate than George Bush. Sad. Very sad. And who will pay for the DNC’s ways and the media’s love affair with Obama? The American people who are looking for real leadership. There is no question- without Hillary we can only look to the war hero and maverick- John McCain.

Deep Truths

The DNC and the MSM will pay.

I’m perfectly fine with have REFORMERS in the White House.

yttik

LOl, that’s funny. This gaffe is not going to lower those poll numbers that still show a percentage of people believe he really is a secret Muslim.

I said long ago Obama was acting too defensive, to weak, too secretive over the Muslim thing. There doesn’t even have to be any truth to it, by virtue of his behavior he has created his own smear.

We got Keith Ellison elected to congress, an actual Muslim. He handled it properly and turned it into a non issue.

CoCo Joe

Being Muslim isn’t bad. Lying about it is.

http://www.dwarfhamster.com dst

One of the many mass media event episodes, any one enough being enough prevent me from voting for BO, was that period during the debates when the media decided that it was HC’s responsibility to all of us to be responsible for making it “FACT”, “110% CERTAIN” that BO was wasn’t in the past and isn’t now a Muslim. Hey what was she supposed to do, get right into his brain and extract the real truth? Anyone remember that week+ period talking point directed attacks on her when she didn’t do what is really not humanly possible to do. Hey let the man take a lie detector test.

http://mmb silverfox

dst…

he would short out the machine.

Diana

So, why does he refer to his muslim faith

Because if you listen to James Cone speak about Black Liberation Theology and it’s teachings, he tells you “It is a combination of Malcom X’s early Muslim teachings and MLK’s Christianity.” With Malcom X’s Muslim teaching being first, not what he came to try and spread before the end of his life. When he realized he wasn’t being taught Islam, but some radical theology. That sums it up in a nutshell, what exactly was being taught within the walls of his church. Except for one thing, they distorted MLK’s Christianity to make it work within Malcom’s early teachings.

Dawnelle Leona Del Puma

this kid bambi must have some HELLACIOUS inner turmoil going on

how could he not?

Bambi, stay FAR FAR AWAY from the White House

you are a red flag blazing (warning, warning)

reminds me of that child in the movie FIRESTARTER

(needing to learn to control the inner burn BEFORE you ignite the populous)

key fk up here was the BEFORE thing! Too late now the woods are ablaze. And the Phoenix from Mt. ~~McCain~~ Kinley has risen from the Obamafirestarter.

PUMA W00T!!!
CoCo Joe

Oh please. If it took him 20 years of God D*** America to realize something was amiss then his learning curve is WAY to great.

fluffy bunny

LOL

NotBrainwashed

But he went to Hah-vahd. Sort of like how Bush is a genius for attending Yale, huh?

Zee

Wright was originally a Muslim. Obama chose this church when laughed out of the community for being a clueless outsider.

Andy

I think he mis-spoke; seriously. I think he meant finally admit that McCain never accused him of being a Muslim; ie. McCain never said he was of “Muslim faith”. Stephanopoulos didn’t get it and his correction made no sense in the context of what Obama was trying to finally admit.

hank

True, but so then why did Obama accept Steph’s “correction” so eagerly?

Crystal

So will Barack put out a statement demanding an apology from himself? How dare he call himself a Muslim!? *giggles*

Thinker

lol,

Barry Soetoro said that’s not the Barack Obama he knows.

Crystal

LMAO!

hank

LOL!

pal3

Why can’t he say, “I was once a Muslin and now I’m a Christian”

At least that’s believable.

http://mmb silverfox

pal3

because to admit you were a Muslim at any time, particularly in the lineage from father to son, is to reveal that you are still considered a Muslim by other Muslims.

this would not fare well for him. he knows this. so do all of his handlers.

he will never say he is, or was at any time, a Muslim.

he has hidden in the religion of Christianity, specifically that sect represented by Rev Jeremiah Wright’s church…

now he has nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.

Wright is under the bus, and so is the Muslim religion.

mr obama is a sad sad fellow indeed.

can you hear my tiny little violin?

poor poor little falling despot.

Mac/Cuda in ’08
Hillary in ’12.

Hope Floats

I think he was told in the beginning not to say he was a Muslim, because he would lose votes from many Jews, evangelicals and rural working class voters.

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Objective analysis

Great Freudian slip Barack America (or Obama). What an idiot – my muslim faith. WOW!

I thought you said you were christian sincee birth?

PUMA 2008!

TI says it best “Bring em out, bring em out” the tapes that is.

Zeke

Slip ups I recall which support the “closet muslim” argument include this new one, “Muslim Faith,” but also the classic “57 states” gaffe and the big closer, “He recited the Muslim call to prayer and claimed it was the most beautiful sound…”
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and so thus must it also lie in the ear, but that sound, to me, resembles a cat being pulled by the tail through a keyhole…

just sayin’

No Mo, Bo or Stumblin Jo

He’s gotten plenty of endorsements from the middle east–probably to his dismay. He WANTS them to believe he’s muslim and he WANTS us to believe he isn’t. Rorschach. Wouldn’t it be nice if he was somehow compelled to speak the truth for one interview (i.e., like Jim Carrey in Liar Liar)?

CoCo Joe

“There’s your sign”, Dr. Sigmund Freud.
Michelle Obama Hates AmeriKKKa

I personally believe he is a Muslim.

misstickly

I do too. There’s a clear pattern finally forming.

LilRod

I don’t think that Obama is capable in believing anything but himself..

He might identify with the Muslim faith of his father..but he is not man enough to owe up too it.

Obama is a psychological case that needs studying…AND NOT ELECTED AS POTUS

LilRod

own up to…

proudOHmom

my neighbor told me he is a muslim. now i know it is true.

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!

it is really true. it is not a rumor. a muslim named hussein wants to be my president? HELL NO.

Paul3triple

Obama’s registration in Indonesia said he was muslim.
I really do not get how he manipulates the press to NEVER question him.

His life at Columbia is a complete mystery and the only guy who they know from that period is a guy who haS had mental breakdowns and refuses to speak with the media. He is from Pakistan and Obama has said the guy and him loved doing coke.

This guy is the biggest liar in american politics and somehow gets away with it.
This should be our motivation. It is clear he has some really powerful poeple behind his camp.
He must be stopped.
cdo

Obama isn’t a muslim or a christian.
he is an opportunist.

Deep Truths

An Obamist. The religion of Obama.
Kim

Exactly!
Chicago Joe

Yeah, he’d be a scientologist if he thought it would get him elected. You are spot on with that comment.

Elizabeth

When you spend as much time to rewrite your personal history it has to be pretty draining emotionally.

The fact that Obama doesn’t campaign nearly as vigorously as others but is always tired and looks it.

I think when you live a lie 24/7 under stress it’s going to catch up with you. How do you keep the lies straight under pressure? Well I think Obama just isn’t able to do it.

His unclear answers to direct questions has to make the viewers really question : “Is this Guy really up to the job of dealing with our enemies?”

No wonder he avoids debates and interviews. But going forward won’t be able to do that when McCain and Palin will do the interviews and answer tough questions.

I think people are beginning to see the “Real Obama “.
CoCo Joe

USweekly.com – A single page One-Stop-Shop on Obama. If you have a fence sitter send them there.

Kathy

I tore up the cover of my US Weekly and sent it back to them with a note to cancel my subscription. Reports are that up to 10,000 people have canceled their subscriptions. Someone else had the idea to shake out all those subscription cards from US at the newstands and write on them that you will NEVER buy their magazine after the Palin cover. Then drop them in your mailbox and let US pay the postage.

fluffy bunny

ha
Hope Floats

Wow.

Postmaster

What, I want to know WHAT the DNC was thinking!
usaproud

We need to spread this video around…Obama finally admits he is a Muslim..but then what is another lie to him

Fred

Send everyone you know to No Quarter — they will thank you later! The more people know the truth, the better!

No Mo, Bo or Stumblin Jo

But why isn’t the MSM telling us? What else have they been lying to us about?

Zee

The New York Times TOLD us that Obama could recite the Muslim call to prayer in perfect inflection AND that he told them it was the PRETTIEST SOUND ON EARTH.

wonderwoman

He’s flip flopping on taxes already. I guess he realizes the American people are not as stupid to believe if people aren’t hiring now the rich aren’t going to hire if you raise their taxes.

I am Backtrack Oblahblah and approved this message

Oblahblah is like a weather vane. He moves his positions at the slightest breeze.

No Mo, Bo or Stumblin Jo

The internet is the bain of Obama’s existence. If he was running 100 years ago, he could really do his flip-flopping for every locale and no one would be the wiser. Then again, he wouldn’t be responsible for our nuclear arsenal either so I’m glad we at least have the internet and youtube.

Shiloh

I think what he intended to say was McCain had never addressed his “alleged” muslim faith. But the fact that he left out alleged means it was a freudian slip. Try it yourself, say “my muslim faith.” If you aren’t muslim it just doesn’t want to come out. it was no accident. The only thing better is if he had said, “I did not mean that freudian slip.”
Elizabeth

It’s a trap.

He’s trying to draw the fire of the right and play the innocent victim to their trumped up religious bigotry. The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced he knew exactly what he was saying. You can even see the pause before the word “Muslim.”

Hope Floats

I think you’re maybe right. Btw, have you noticed he kind of croaks like a frog? I wonder if he does that while he puts his thoughts in order, just a habit for preparing his speaking voice. He deliberately lowers it when he gives speeches and interviews.
Karma

I was thinking the same thing.

He wants his race card back from the Republicans.

Even the selection of George is interesting to make this slip…or intentional gaffe.

Either way, fake or real mistake, after the flak they got for the debate questions.

He is daring ABC or the Reps to use it against him, while claiming they already have.

Like you said…it’s a trap!

AnnieO

I found this interesting. Call to Allah compare to the Call to Obama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhA8jvytE3g
rickrickrick

Where is Michelle? Has she gone into hiding? Did Axlerod give up on trying make her likeable, and told her to avoid the public. I miss seeing Mrs. O’angry.

Hope Floats

As Pastor Manning would say, “WHERE. IS. MICHELLE FIST BUMPER OBAMA? WHERE IS SHE?!!”

Zee

She’s teaching her girls that “RIDIN DIRTY” IS THE SCRIPTURE.

Newsmax Story About Iran & Obama

Just received this in the mail…You gotta hate this for him:

Iranians Hoping for ‘Muslim’ Obama Victory

Iran’s leadership has expressed “great pleasure” at the prospect of a Barack Obama victory in November, according to Menashe Amir, the Iranian-born head of Radio Israel’s Persian language service.

But Iranian President Ahmadinejad has said he doubts that the American establishment “will allow” Obama to win.

“One of the Iranian religious leaders said if Obama will enter the White House, then Islam will conquer the heart of the American nation,” Amir told Isracast.com.

The Iranian leadership likes Obama “mainly because he is a Muslim,” according to Amir. His first name, Barack, comes from “al-baraq,” which is the name of the horse that Muslims believe Muhammad rode on his way to paradise.

His middle name Hussein is also a Muslim name, and he was “born in a Muslim family,” said Amir.

From Newsmax

Hope Floats

We could elect OBL, and our Middle East foreign policy would not changer dramatically. The Muslims over there know it, too. Our enemies like Obama, because he’s an idiot and has little national experience. Not a leader.
http://home.comcast.net/~vincep312 Vince P

That’s not all Iran is wishing for:

1Commandant of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, said on state television. “God willing, the 21st century will see the defeat of the U.S. and the Zionists, and the victory of freedom-seeking nations of the world. The final goal of the [1979] revolution is to create global Islamic rule and a regime of law to be led by the Imam Mahdi”.

2The [Iranians] President’s chief strategist, Hassan Abbassi, has come up with a war plan based on the premise that “Britain is the mother of all evils” – the evils being America, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, the Gulf states and even Canada, all of whom are the malign progeny of the British Empire. “We have a strategy drawn up for the destruction of Anglo-Saxon civilization,” says Mr Abbassi. “There are 29 sensitive sites in the U.S. and in the West. We have already spied on these sites and we know how we are going to attack them… Once we have defeated the Anglo-Saxons the rest will run for cover.”

3 The IRGC chief warned that Iran was seeing through “critical days” and “fate-determining years”. He described the purpose of Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution as the “Salvation of Muslims” from the hands of the “oppressive U.S. and Israel”.
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American Sawbuck

I went too Hebrew School for 5 years until my Bat Mitzvah.(Ages 8-13)..
the first thing I was taught was “THE” prayer called the Shama ..to this day I can still sing/chant it. I have forgotten a lot of things in the last 60 years since I learned it but I have never forgotten to say it each day……
it translates to :[ Hear Oh Israel the Lord our God the Lord is ONE ]….
I learned this because of a religious education..
obama had a religious education also that is why he knows what he knows…He may well have adopted Christianity but I doubt he start out with it .. It makes no difference, only that it could be another LIE.

Irish1139

When you say that prayer in the morning, please add for me “dear God,please don’t let Obama win the presidency.”

American Sawbuck

It was already included for me but I will happily say it for you too and the rest of the country…..never hurts to ask

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http://dianej.wordpress.com DianeJ

Intersting………..VERY interesting.
tillthen

Is Ahmadinkyjaaadhh gay? Not that there’s anything wrong with it.

Hope Floats

Doncha know? Nobody’s gay in Iran.

tillthen

Doncha know? Nobody’s gay in Iran.

Pleeze fahgive me, I beeseeech you, I fahgaht.

PewL

I think he actually admitted to the truth…If a person is of faith…One wouldn’t make a slip up like that unless it was true.imo..Sorry I believe he’s a muslim,,,,Truth always prevails lying.imo
Knowing your religion is like knowing your name,it comes easily to remember.imo
beverly leslie

I don’t doubt for one second that Barack [REMOVED and EDITED BY ADMINISTRATOR] obambi is a muslim and uses faux christianity as a cover.

[ADMINISTRATOR: SO WHAT IF HE WERE ACTUALLY A MUSLIM? THIS IS A PREJUDICED POST. BEVERLY, I AM PLACING YOU ON MODERATION.]

proudOHmom

i don’t doubt it for a second. he is a muslim, and his wife hates america. he is really scary.

this democrat is voting mccain/palin. osama must be stopped.

tillthen

The Iranian leadership likes Obama “mainly because he is a Muslim,” according to Amir. His first name, Barack, comes from “al-baraq,” which is the name of the horse that Muslims believe Muhammad rode on his way to paradise.

Awwwh, isn’t that precious. If I ever get or a horse I’m gonna call it Barky. Hmmm, maybe I’ll get a donkey instead. It would suit Barky better.

You see! I’m not racist and I don’t hold a grudge.

El

I actually had a donkey. His name was Berry. (but he wasn’t a real good speller) He was terrified of his water-trough. Took him all day to sneak up on it.

tillthen

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Cate

Well … it is Ramadan. Perhaps the mid day fast got to him?

Zee

lolol!

We know that he’s already constantly starving himself from that time he broke down and stole someone else’s chicken wings (they took down that picture, btw!)

hank

You know, there’s something else that sounds strange in this interview. Obama says “these guys love to throw a rock and hide their hand.”

I’ve never heard that saying before: “Throw a rock and hide your hand.” Anyone else? I mean, lots of American kids threw rocks when I was growing up in the 1950s, but no one ever said anything about hiding their hand, in my crowd. Sounds kind of … you know … shall I say … Palestinian comes to mind.

Here is the transcript:

STEPHANOPOULOS: You mention your Christian faith. Yesterday you took off after the Republicans for suggesting you have Muslim connections. Just a few minutes ago, Rick Davis, John McCain’s campaign manager, said they’ve never done that. This is a false and cynical attempt to play victim. OBAMA: You know what? I mean, these guys love to throw a rock and hide their hand. The…

STEPHANOPOULOS: The McCain campaign has never suggested you have Muslim connections.

OBAMA: No, no, no. But the — I don’t think that when you look at what is being promulgated on Fox News, let’s say, and Republican commentators who are closely allied to these folks–

STEPHANOPOULOS: But John McCain said that’s wrong.

OBAMA: Now, well, look. Listen. You and I both know that the minute that Governor Palin was forced to talk about her daughter, I immediately said that’s off limits. And–

STEPHANOPOULOS: But John McCain said the same thing about questioning your faith.

OBAMA: And what was the first thing the McCain?s campaign went out and did? They said, look, these liberal blogs that support Obama are out there attacking Governor Palin.

Let’s not play games. What I was suggesting — you’re absolutely right that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith. And you’re absolutely right that that has not come–

STEPHANOPOULOS: Christian faith.

OBAMA: — my Christian faith. Well, what I’m saying is that he hasn’t suggested–

STEPHANOPOULOS: Has connections, right.

OBAMA: — that I’m a Muslim. And I think that his campaign’s upper echelons have not, either.

What I think is fair to say is that, coming out of the Republican camp, there have been efforts to suggest that perhaps I’m not who I say I am when it comes to my faith — something which I find deeply offensive, and that has been going on for a pretty long time.

donna brazile hatin on two timer and Fran-arse

Okay, I’ll admit it! I don’t know what the frak Obama is trying to say in this interview:-)

Stop the hate Obama!

Ferd McBerfle

He can’t even answer a simple question. God help us all if he gets into office and gets asked some real questions concerning issues of vital importance. How can anyone vote for this poser?

tillthen

OBAMA: — that I’m a Muslim. And I think that his campaign’s upper echelons have not, either.

What I think is fair to say is that, coming out of the Republican camp, there have been efforts to suggest that perhaps I’m not who I say I am when it comes to my faith — something which I find deeply offensive, and that has been going on for a pretty long time.

I have always found you, your wife and your firends offensive and that’s got to stop Nov 4…and, asshole, we know you’re not who you say you are.
http://www.nysun.com/comments/11742 No Mo, Bo or Stumblin Jo

Oops…sorry, Hank, didn’t realize you had this. I just typed part of it from my DVR.

hank

Found it at Israel insider, which BTW called it “…one of the most astonishing gaffes in American political history…”

But thanks!

Zee

Hank, you didn’t make your case….very annoying. I even googled it to no avail.

We can read the damned transcript anywhere…if you have a connection between the rock-throwing and hiding hands and Palestinians, spell it out.

Larse12

Isn’t it kinda sad that the media has to babysit Obama and cover up his mistakes as he is talking to them in an interview. How could this man be Commander and Chief?
http://www.nysun.com/comments/11742 No Mo, Bo or Stumblin Jo

GS: You mention your Christian faith, yesterday you took off after the repbs for suggesting your Muslim connections. Just a few mins ago, Rick Davis, umm.. John McCain’s campaign manager said they’ve never done that, this is a false and cynical attempt to play victim.
BO: You.. you.. you know what? I.. I… I mean, these guys love to throw a rock and.. and… and hide.. hide their hand the …
GS: The McCain campaign has never suggested you have Muslim connections.
BO: No.. no.. no… but.. but.. but the, I don’t think that when you look at what is being promulgated, on Fox news let’s say, and Republican commentators who are closely aligned to these folks
GS: but John mccain said thats wrong
BO: Well look…..listen, you and I both know, the minute that Gov. Palin was…uh… was …uh… forced to talk about her daughter, I immediately said, thats off limits
GS: John Mccain said the same thing about a question about your faith
BO: ….and… and …and what was the first thing the McCain campaign came out and did. They said…(voice change) …’look..these liberal blogs…….that support Obama (laugh) are out there attacking Gov. Palin.
BO: I… I…e…Lets not play games, what I was suggesting…you’re absolutely right that John McCain has not… uh… talked about my Muslim faith and you’re absolutely right that has not come…
GS: Your Christian faith
BO: My Christian faith and………….well, what I’m saying is he hasn’t suggested that I’m that I’m a Muslim…..and I think that his uh.. his campaign.. uh… upper echelons have not either either. What I think is fair to say is that coming out of the Republican camp there have been efforts to suggest that perhaps I ‘m not… uhhh…who I say I am when it comes to my faith. Something which I find deeply offensive and that has been going on for a pretty long time.

Partial transcript from 9/7/08 interview with George Stephanopolis

donna brazile hatin on two timer and Fran-arse

I find it highly offensive that you’re still campaigning:-)

Stop the hate, Obama!
beverly leslie

Still not sure what he’s saying. The only sense he made is when he referred to his muslim faith. This guy is rattled so easily it’s scary.

If you connect the dots and logic nothing could be more clear than knowing Obambi lies about who he is. Rev. Wright used to be a member of the nation of Islam and went off to start his own “christian” church, which out of all church’s to attend Obambi choose.
hank

Thank you for transcribing it exactly. I’ve noticed since way back in the early primaries, that the MSM took out all the uhs and ums for Obama, but they were leaving in Hillary’s. Bastards.

http://www.nysun.com/comments/11742 No Mo, Bo or Stumblin Jo

I know! I rewound for a few of them because I thought they may be important but there were probably a lot more. I found two parts of this piece interesting: His accusation about throwing rocks and hiding their hands (something we’ve seen him do against Hill for months) and the part about being a Muslim. When I saw it this morning, my immediate sense was that it rolled off his tongue so naturally there and I kept replaying it. I wish someone would post a longer section of this interview so everyone can get their own sense about it. Yeah, I’m sure it was a gaffe, but I think it said volumes. I also don’t think it was a deliberate playing of the Muslim card but that’s JMO. What’s irritating is that there are so many Obama’s! Whatever he is, he should have just owned it.

NoTrollZone

“yeah, muslim, christian, whatever”
street_parade

I think Obama is paranoid and truly believes he is constantly under attack because a. he is black (sort of) and b. people think he is a Muslim. He needs to get a grip, if he is rattled by the stress of the campaign how does he expect to be President?

Correct me if I’m wrong, but when Jesse Jackson Sr. made a very credible run for the Democratic nomination did he go on and on about people trying to scare you into not voting for him? I didn’t think so, maybe because he was secure in his race and in his religion.

This man’s insecurity is EPIC.
fluffy bunny

George Stephanopolis does a good interview. Very professional.

No wonder the Obama camapaign made sure ABC doesn’t get to host a debate.
Pink Panther

So, Obama’s half-brother Malik was being truthful when he told the newspaper about Obama’s Muslim background. Too bad Obama wasn’t as truthful upfront.

It’s not about ones religious faith; it’s about lying about ones religious faith. Why hide it? Obama could have provided the much needed bridge between the Muslim world and America but instead he chose to play games.
sjc-tx

Wow… I note alot of defensive posture and body lanquage!

http://www.nysun.com/comments/11742 No Mo, Bo or Stumblin Jo

I hope that body language expert on O’Reilly looks at that.

fluffy bunny

Clinton Says Obama Muslim Rumor Not True “As Far As I Know”
March 02, 2008 11:03 PM

Interesting item starting to circulate on the web tonight like on AndrewSullivan.com…

On 60 Minutes, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, was asked about rumors that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, is a Muslim.

She took a hardline stance against the rumor…then seemed to walk it back, injecting a note of ambivalence.

Watch it HERE.

Here’s how the exchange went.

STEVE KROFT: You don’t believe that Senator Obama’s a Muslim?

HILLARY CLINTON: Of course not. I mean that’s, you know, that, there is no basis for that. You know, I take him on the basis of what he says, and, you know, there isn’t any reason to doubt that.

KROFT: You said you take Sen. Obama at his word that he’s not a Muslim…

CLINTON: Right, right..

KROFT: …you don’t believe that he’s a Muslim.

CLINTON: No! No! Why would I? There’s nothing to base that on. As far as I know.

“As far as I know”?

To be fair, Clinton went on to say that having “been the target of so many ridiculous rumors… I have a great deal of sympathy for anybody who gets, you know, smeared with the kind of rumors that go on all the time.”

That said, it’s the “as far as I know” that has some Obama supporters up in arms.

same crap, different day

Pink Panther

Tell this to his brother Malik.

glennmcgahee

I just received a call here in Florida from a campaign worker asking me for Obama’support.I explained that I was a Hillary supporter and after what I saw happen in the primaries and how Obama gamed the caucus to win the nomination and the fact that there was no true, credible roll call vote, that I had registered as Independent and would be voting for McCain. After she explained that she too, had been a Hillary supporter, we talked a bit more. I told her things that she was unaware of about the roll call vote and the delegates that weren’t able to vote on the floor and previous actions by his campaign and I think she may not be supporting Obama herself after the call was finished. She was totally unaware of what has transpired.

No Mo, Bo or Stumblin Jo

Good for you! LOL
I think they keep the Obama people too busy to watch Fox. Maybe we should all sign up with the Obama campaign just so we can expose their people with the truth.

TeakwoodKite

Mr. Johnson if a in the court of public opinion, testimony is introduced that opens up a line of inquiry, you can be dam sure the other party will pursue it.

It Obama wants to attempt to get out in front of the interview with O’Reilly, he is not doing himself any favors.

My dad chewed me out many a time, telling me to “think before you speak”.
I am greatful for it now.

BO was never taught this.
http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm Hillary’sSimplytheBest

Sounds like O made a freudian slip…
Kim

One way to find out if Obama is a Muslim is to find out what he eats. Muslims, like Jews have dietary laws that they have to follow. They don’t eat pork or drink alcohol. Animals have to be slaughtered in a certain way. I think that Muslims are safe eating Kosher food or food that have “Parve” on the package. He seems to be “funny” about what he eats.

Retired

Not really true. Muslims of Arab descent and NOI members adhere to these rules. Other Muslims, principally in east Asia, may take a different view. Obama declares that he is currently a Christian. OK, he may well be, no one truly knows what is in another’s heart. But why can’t just say that he was raised as a Muslim in Indonesia when he was a kid?

Retired

I think, based on what I have seen so far, that there is more solidarity between the Trinity United Church of Christ (TUCC) and the Nation of Islam (NOI) then there is between TUCC and other Christian peoples who are not black nationalists. Let’s face it, TUCC and NOI are close philosophically, TUCC believing in Black Liberation Theology and NOI believing in the primacy of a black Islamic community. The common factor is loyalty to the interests of one race above all else. This is why Obama’s personal staff has a considerable number of NOI members, and why TUCC consistently honors NOI dignitaries.

Obama was born as a Muslim (just ask his family, which has be strangely ignored in all of this) and then raised as a Muslim by his Muslim stepfather. This is a matter of record. Why doesn’t he just admit this and move on?

When Barack and Michelle Obama chose the church in whose values they would raise their family, they chose TUCC. TUCC’s (and Barack Obama’s self-admitted) spiritual leader, recently retired, has demonstrated to all Americans through his words what he and the church are all about. Barack and Michelle attended this church, sat through these sermons and participated in activities that reinforced the African-centric (i.e., racist) values of TUCC for twenty years until political expediency forced them to temporarily forsake their chosen values in the hopes of Barack being elected.

Given this, is it any wonder that Barack can so easily say, “my Muslim faith,” only to be corrected by Stephanopoulis well after the fact? A previous poster quipped, “What is nearest to the heart flows easiest off the lips.” I could never, ever in a million years utter the words “my Muslim faith” no matter how tired I was simply becuase my faith has never, ever been Muslim. Can Barack Obama truly make the same claim?

The facade is starting to unravel.
http://TIPPY TIPPY

I definitely believe obama to be a muslim masquarading as a Christian. Do any of you recall in the CNN’s expose about obama. He said his mother would wake him every morning at 4:30 for homework. I do not believe this, he was awaken early so he could pray the first of five prayers, of Islamic religion. Being, the first prayer had to be prayed before sunrise!!

Brendy

…yeah, like PARENTS would wake their kids at 4:30 a.m. to do ‘homework’, when they could’ve done it the night before? Is there ANYBODY on Earth who would wake their kids (and THEMSELVES) at 4:30 IN THE MORNING to do homework? If anything, it would be 6:00-6:30 a.m., – NOT 4:30 a.m.!!!!

Diana L. C.

A person’s religion shouldn’t be part of American politics. I am old enough to remember the fear that JFK would take orders from the Pope. I don’t care if Obama is Muslim because I know there are very good Muslims. I don’t care if he is Christian. We have a Catholic governor, who is opposed to abortion but who says he will uphold the laws of the land.

What I care about it that HE (Obama) brought this discussion into the race, thinking it was a good ploy to counter the neo-con fundamentalists. Now he is whining about how people make assumptions about his relition.

Now he is paying for what he did to himself. I didn’t see Hillary making a deal about her religion, simply mentioned attending a Methodist church growing up. Her faith did not become a big talking point in her campaign–as it was for “praising Jesus” Obama.

What I care about is anyone using religiion in politics. We have freedom of religiion in this country for a reason. Leave it out of the debate unless you belong to some religion that is totally opposed to the political system in our country.

HE brought this discussion on himself, and now it is backfiring on him and he is crying about it.

He’s just a baby in the political arena, and I am angry as a hornet that the Dem elites pushed this onto us.

No Mo, Bo or Stumblin Jo

I agree. I’m not voting for a pastor but I sure don’t want to vote for a liar. Obama is all things to all people, likening himself to a Rorschach test. There’s very good reason for Obama talking about bitter folks clinging to religion in one place and then going on Saddleback the next. He’s a fake.

Why is the MSM afraid to report even half of what we know? They know he’s a fake too. Rev. Wright exposed Obama when he said that he knew he would have to distance himself because he’s a politician. If the guy knew Obama 20 years I would tend to believe him.

Zeke

I caught Chris Wallace taking hacks at Sarah’s “failure to do interviews” with the MSM. The guy said something like…
After the personal attacks and lies about her from the MSM, that she would do interviews when the strategist talk with her and she is ready. Probably assembling some good stuff to grind on Barry with. I also heard Barry claiming the same old shit lies about Gov. Palin seeking out pork from Washington as did Wallace with the Republican guy. (sorry, Republican guy, didn’t see your name.)
These lies have already been put to rest but the Dem’s are so desperate to come up with something against Sarah that they’ll cling to this one until someone forces them to shut up.
Just heard she will talk to ABC on Thursday.

Seattle Moss

No doubt in my mind…
Manchurian candidate.
You can’t get the states wrong!!
You can’t get your faith wrong!!

No Mo, Bo or Stumblin Jo

Maybe he’s an android? We never really did get a look at his birth certificate. LOL

eleana

#1.Columnist Nicholas Kristof of the New Your Times asked Obama about his Islamic education.
After acknowledging taking Koran study classes at his school in Indonesia, Obama The opening lines of the Adhan [Muslim call to prayer], translated, read as follows:
Allah is supreme ! Allah is supreme !
Allah is supreme ! Allah is supreme !
I witness that there is no God but Allah.
I witness that there is no God but Allah.
I witness that Muhammad is his prophet.
Kristof said Obama recited the prayer”with a first rate accent,” and that, “Mr. Obama described the Muslim call to prayer as “one of the prettiest sounds on earth at sunset.”

#2.Obmas’s father and step-father were Muslims.

#3.He attended a Muslim school where he took Koran study classes while in living in Indonesia.

#4.Kieth Ellison (D-MN)took his oath on Thomas Jefferson’s Koran…

NO BIG DEAL……SO WHY THE COVERUP?
No Mo, Bo or Stumblin Jo

“If God is not for us and against white people,” writes Cone, “then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is to kill gods who do not belong to the black community.”

No Mo, Bo or Stumblin Jo

Rev. Wright brought up the theology of James Cone. Is this directly conflicting with the muslim prayer?

tamerlane

Real men don’t cross their legs that way.

You can cover up your guts/
But when you cover up your nuts/
You’re admitting that there must be something wrong

– The Who, “Naked Eye”
Mr.Murder

You’ll have to forgive Barack’s political career, it was born with a silver spoon in its nose…
MaggiefromMichigan

Gaffe or Fredian Slip? Who knows? What’s one to do when there’s no teleprompter to read from?
El

If the puppy is so “stressed” by a standard teevee interview that he can’t keep his own religion straight, he isn’t cut out to be president of the United States.
Spring

Also, what about O saying he would have gone to Vietnam but the was was winding down???? He was what 10 when the war was ending?

Another boldfaced lie!
Brendy

You would think Obama would’ve said “McCain hasn’t attacked me about THINKING I’m a Muslim” INSTEAD OF SAYING “MCain hasn’t attacked me because of MY Muslin faith” – how VERY TELLING!
http://www.http://unityindiversity-spiritedpolitics.blogspot.com anonymous

Larry, since you asked us what we think: the evidence of obama’s muslim/islamic terrorist connections are staggering. Among a long string of them is his trip at age 20 into Pakistan- where Americans weren’t welcome but an Indonesian citizen would be – which connects to him stealing his own passport records during the primaries- to cover his trail. Here is a deeper view of this picture:

The preoccupation with Palin is a DIVERSION. Here is what is going on behind the scenes of the MSM endless regurgitation of ‘up-to-the-minute storm reports, interspersed with Palin gossip: As if there is nothing else going on in the world!

———-

As referred to in Part 3 “Connect the Dots” in the “Obama ODM Candidate for President” article (which can be found – with document/video links – at logisticsmonster blog) here’s today’s news (courtesy of Fox low key banner notes only);

Recap from article in brief: obama has been acting like he already has Presidential authority which is outrageous. Sent Gov Richardson discreetly few months back to Venezuela to meet with Chavez – only report of this in Caribbean (not US) press. Then shortly thereafter Chavez went to Cuba to meet with Castro. What a coincidence!

Not long after Cuba announced it is planning oil deal in the sea just off the FLA. Coast.

Month later goodie-goodie (lol) Chavez pressed New Hampshire to accept his generous offer of free fuel for heat this winter. NH was the last Eastern state left that hadn’t already capitulated to Chavez suspicious hand out.

As of today, September 7, Chavez has announced he is making some similar deal himself with Russia off the coast of Venezuela. Just to be sure we got the point he threw in one of his demeaning anti-American insults. Notice these wheels have been in motion – spurred on by obama – since May of this year.

Also today Cuba demanded that US lift the embargo on Cuba. Another well timed coincidence

Hmmmm…. so we’ve got China coming in off the coast of FLA……Russia coming in off the coast of Venezuela..and Chavez blackmailing the US East Coast with free fuel….. while Cuba demands end to US embargo.

Let’s be clear – we have absolute IDIOTS running our government. . . and obama going behind our officials backs, playing connect the dots – on his own and through his ‘emmissaries’ across the international terrorism network right under everyone’s noses and no one even seeming to notice!

Americans had better WAKE UP before we are taken over from our borders offshore- and inland on Mexican border where the drug thug circuit has pretty much free reign and last we heard GW was removing the Nat’l Guard there.
Not sure what role obama plays there- except for his original foot-in-mouth that we don’t really need Mex border security that much (like Iran and North Korea are tiny countries and all).

We MUSTelect McCaine and defeat obama and pay attention to this underbelly of obama’s connect the dots anti-American activities while we still have a democracy!

NQ readers – Share this info to help others be aware. These are not trivial matters.
http://www.http://unityindiversity-spiritedpolitics.blogspot.com unity

Obama meant exactly what he said- just like the 57 states – which the Muslims have. His slips are not meaningless – they are subconscious responses to actual facts – which tend to happen when he is fatigued and stressed.

This is a MASTERPIECE of truth- trust the 527′s will pick it up and make it mainstream in their ads. The American people are being duped dangerously.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qotHTtr30I Jeremiah God Damn Barrack Amerikkka Wrightopolis

Larry,

This thread needs to be retitled from:

Tired, Stressed or Distracted?

to:

Tired, Stressed, Distracted or BUSTED?
Monet

“So, why does he refer to his muslim faith and why does Stephanopolus have to remind him, “you mean your Christian faith.” The rightwing is going to have a field day with this. I think he was stressed and his mind wandered. He is not a muslim by virtue of confession or practice, but the matter sure seems to weigh on him. What do you think?”

I don’t know what to think anymore. The Democrats have a presidential candidate who attended for most of his adult life an extreme African American church that doesn’t like other races. As a child he attended a Catholic school, his step father was Islamic and his mother an agnostic. For at least five years of his childhood he lived in a country where the dominant religion is Islam. It would be normal for the religion to have made some kind of impression on him, even if his father was a non-practicing Muslim since his friends and neighbors were Muslims. Why he tries so hard to pretend the religion made no impressions on him in his childhood is beyond me and denies he was introduced to Islam as a child. Instead of embracing his multi-religious influences as a child to show he wouldn’t favor one religion over another as a leader, he is so bothered by his Islamic influences he misspeaks.

The Republicans have chosen a vice president candidate who three months ago told a youth missionary group at the Wasilla Assembly of God, an extreme Pentecostal church that Alaskans’ “hearts have to be right with God” to get a natural gas pipeline built and the Iraqi war is a task from God. She was baptized in this church at age twelve and switched to the non-denominational Wasilla Bible Church in 2002. The Wasilla Assembly of God Church conducts seminars to turn gay people straight and thinks the end of the world is coming soon and it will happen in stages. When it starts, refugees will flee to Alaska and the Wasilla Assembly of God will help save them before the final end that will happen in Alaska. Her more recent church, the Wasilla Bible Church had a guest speaker three weeks ago, she was in attendance. The speaker was David Brickner who leads Jews for Jesus. He told the congregation that terrorist bombs in Israel are God’s judgment on the Jews. The vice president candidate isn’t responsible for guest speakers in her church and her press secretary confirms she’s pro-Israel, keeping an Israeli flag in her governor’s office.

On the left, we have a candidate who attended an extreme African American church and doesn’t remember hearing the racist sermons and denies his childhood in a country where most people are Islamic had an impression or influence on him. On the right, we have a candidate who tells youth missionaries the citizens of the state need to get their hearts right with God to pray for a pipeline and attends a church where the pastor told CNN that he would invite David Brickner back to speak again.

I give up. I don’t know what to think anymore. You can’t make up stuff like this, no one would believe it or find it realistic.

At this point, if McCain and Biden turn out to be closet moonies, I probably won’t react with any disbelief.