Comments on: Obama Dogged By Muslim Rumors

Washington Post: Foes Use Candidate's Muslim Ties To Fuel Speculation About His Faith

[antinaacp]

so since he is a blackie will he pander to white voters the way white politicians pander to blacks?where is the candidate that addresses white concerns ?
where is the candidate that says he/she will stop all entitlement programs ?you know the one that says stand on your own two feet ?dont look for a handout ?just for the record defining yourself as a black first and an american second is decidely rascist in and of itself !any that use the term african american is wrong unless they use it to classify from where they immigrated from its not a classification of race
white =caucasion black = negro

[closethippy1]

for those who say his faith does not matter I ask this: what if he were a voodoo witch doctor, would you vote for him then? you see faith does matter to about 99.99% of the people out there!
Posted by glidescube

What a s.tupid question. Of course I would vote for a "voodoo witch doctor" if the guy is smart enough for politics.
Who cares what his religious beliefs are? They''re all based on mythology and have the same kind of irrational beliefs.
It''s totally ridiculous to say one religion is better than another. What matters is how a person conducts himself and what his ideas are.

[ioweign]

#1 risk to American security: The DNC

Posted by badaxmofo at 06:26 PM : Nov 29, 2007

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You can''t knock Bush out of First Place

"The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." George Bush - Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001

"I don''t know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don''t care. It''s not that important. It''s not our priority." George Bush - Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002

"Can we win? I don''t think you can win it." George Bush - after being asked whether the war on terror was winnable, "Today" show interview, Aug. 30, 2004

"If this were a dictatorship, it''d be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I''m the dictator." George Bush - Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000

[glidescube]

for those who say his faith does not matter I ask this: what if he were a voodoo witch doctor, would you vote for him then? you see faith does matter to about 99.99% of the people out there!

[dogsoul]

"Have you ever seriously asked the question, why does the international community dislike Americans?"

Well, despite a very recent setback - up until very recently Austrailia elected pro American conservative administration - as did Germany, Canada, Britain, and oh my Gosh.... FRANCE! Hmmmm.... interesting...

Besides, it''s very popular to dislike the best -

you liberals ought to relate to that - whiny b*tches

[gkc99]

"Liberals - cowards to the end "--Posted by dogsoul


They''d have to take lessons from your snivelling cowardly Bushit president now wouldn''t they? Bushit was a big backer of the Vietnam war at Yale but did he go fight? No he hid in the Champagne Squadron until it came time to desert. And Cheney? Easier to knock up Lynne than to stand up for his beliefs.

In fact all neoconscum are cowardly little buggers, now aren''t they?

[rohink-2009]

Boy Hillary must really be worried about Obama. I wouldn''t doubt for a minute that her campaign isn''t behind this. CBS is doing her biding.

[krazykat2525]

only 3 years in Congress means not in pockets of big business & corporations which is a welcome change from the rest of Congress who has been deafened to the voice of the people by the ka''ching of money. How refreshing to have someone who might listen & act responsibly.I am actually going to listen more to him but he looks good to me, & quite frankly, i don''t really care if he is a Moslem or a Christian, but if he is a GOOD LEADER. Otherwise what I see happening unfortunately is a civil war. When the highest courts, legislative bodies, Govenor''s offices, etc, just tune out the voice of the people, something has gotta give.

[fredgrad2000]

I personally will not be voting for Obama; but of the "top tier" Dem candidates he is the only one who when he speaks, I believe he means what he says and is speaking from his true principles rather than polling numbers. Clinton and Edwards are complete political calculations; I don''t believe a word they say isn''t based on polling data first; and I''m not just bashing them; same goes for Romney in particular on the GOP side. I believe Obama is speaking his mind when he speaks. However, I believe the most truthful, qualified candidate from each party is Biden for the Dems; McCain for the GOP; I believe they speak their minds and I respect that - I have yet to understand how the Dems in particular, more so than the GOP this go-round, have decided to put 3 completely unqualified candidates in their "top tier" (none has any executive experience, military experience, or real foreign policy experience - sorry Hill, trips to 82 countries as first lady; having tea and doing photo ops with other first ladies is not foreign policy experience; you have never been in the Pentagon situation room, made a late night, tension filled call to Chinese or Russian leader, nor negotiated a treaty; you have had tea with those leaders'' wives), when they have 2 of the most experienced and qualified people on either side of the aisle running as well (Richardson and Biden). Choosing Hill, Obama, or Pretty Boy Edwards over either of those two just shows the victory of style over substance.

[tburzio]

General Benedict Arnold was a smart and well liked man, who would have done well at debates...

[kailumego1]

Seafang, obviously you have little knowledge about the history of this country and Western European, e.g. the Puritans and the "witch hunts", along with European burning supposed witches at the stake, Protestantism and the "Enlightenment", as well as the "Christian Crusades"..

During Puritanism people were forced to take membership of a church or risk being accused of "witchcraft"..

Individuals were killed, brutalized, and ostracized, in European, for speaking out against the Catholic Church''s dogmatism.

Where do you people come up with this "holier than thou" attitude about Christianity, only to castigate Islam..

All religions foster dogmatism and teach "jihadist" principles to non-conformers.

[gretagreen]

I really like Obama.
I''m leaning toward supporting him in the primaries. He''s very smart, more honest than most of the other candidates, and has some great ideas. I think he''ll be a very good president.

Hope my fellow Americans don''t drink the kool-aid. We need a good leader right now more than ever. Vote smart.

[rudy654-2009]

Barack Hussein Obama according to sharia law IS a moslem, since his father was a moslem, and that is what determines it forever. Posted by Seafang at 07:09 PM

Well, fortunately he isn''t under Shariah laws and can be the religion of his choice. He is an American and he doesn''t have to follow any prescribed ideas from somewhere else. Unless, you plan to implement Shariah laws here, you have no basis in fact.

[seafang]

Barack Hussein Obama according to sharia law IS a moslem, since his father was a moslem, and that is what determines it forever. Whether his Kenyan father was a practicing moslem or not is irrelevent, as is my opinion of his status, the Koran provides for no mechanism for a moslem to become not a moslem, and even dictates a death penalty for any moslem wanting to escape from that "peaceful" religion. His father certainly practiced bigamy as provided for in the Koran, so who are we to deny what that book says about the issue.

As to what Christians adhere to; nowhere does the bible prescribe death for any who would choose another faith; in fact Islam seems to be entirely alone in that strict attitude; and that is the stone age society they would like us all to return to; or have our throats cut.

[kailumego1]

Dogsoul watch the documentary "To Die in Jerusalem", with an objective mind and view the "refugee camp" in which Palestinians have been forced to live, with a dividing wall, forced curfews, etc., along with having their rights stripped from them...

All religious extremist groups are "animals", not just Islamic, and that''s the problem, ALL groups have a huge degree of intolerance for the others.

Although I disagree with the methods, by which Islamic extremist use to attempt to solve their problems, e.g. terrorist acts of violence, I understand the vehemence and you need to look "outside the box", in order to comprehend...

"To die in Jerusalem" is an excellent example, through which to learn the other side''s point of view, two sides thrown together out of tragedy, one, the family of "Martyrdom", while the other, a victim of terrorism, neither side could really comprehend the other''s pain...

Individuals have long been desensitized to the other''s pain, that''s why a Hitler, a Stalin, a Roman conquest, a Christian Crusades, an Islamic Jihad and invasions in Indonesia, Western, Eastern, and various parts of Africa, and a European imperialism/colonialism of North and South America, Africa, Philippines, Cuba, Caribbean Islands etc., and this isn''t a partisan issue, but an issue of humanity.

[kailumego1]

Have you ever seriously asked the question, why does the international community dislike Americans?

Or are you so self-aggrandized or malignantly narcissistic to even care?

Certainly the majority of conquest have been out of "greed, resources, and hegemony", and religion is only a euphemism, for "hegemonic and imperialist ideologies", but it''s individuals like you that continue to reduce this barbaric behavior into a partisanship campaign, which simply isn''t true.

While I deplore Islamic extremism, I also despise the oxymoronic ideology drilled into collective consciousness of many within this society, you can''t have it both ways.

And we need a president that understands all sides or points of view, a real diplomat, because forging wars for corporate greed isn''t going to win "brownie points", with international communities.

The Republican and Democratic parties are merely on a smear campaign to eliminate and discredit the competition, e.g. Obama, "dirty politics"...

[dogsoul]

"Oh, and let''''s not forget the innocent, dead Iraqi CIVILIANS numbering from 100,000 to 1,000,000"

Ahhh yes, not a WORD about any of the radical Islamics who ACTUALLY did most of the killing of our soldiers - not a word about Saddam & sons - THEY are simply called CIVILIANS - heck, 3,000 in American losses while killing off upwards of a million Islamic enemies??? That''s pretty impressive - looks like it''s working... The war on terror isn''t cheap, it''s not safe, and it isn''t quick... like all wars, it''s hell - and luckily we''re delivering more hell to THEM than they are to US... YOU may want to run & hide away under your bed & hope it all goes away - or hope the next time they attack they don''t kill YOU, or YOUR son or daughter.... but I''m glad we''re taking a stand & doing something that''ll change the face of the MiddleEast for the long haul - one day, hopefully America will defeat radical Islam & their liberal allies - and if Iraq is a free & prosperous country - Democracy is spreading in the MiddleEast & radical Islam is reduced to but a whisper of what it once was... we''ll all be able to remember the sacrifice of those who gave their lives, their money & their support for this cause...

And hopefully we''ll also remember those liberal cowards like yourself - who sabotaged this effort every step of the way... just as they did when Ronald Reagan defeated Communism & won the Cold War.

Liberals - cowards to the end

[actornaught]

Posted by dogsoul at 05:31 PM : Nov 29, 2007

Snorting the catnip again? Your hallucinations of ''liberals'' everywhere are going to give you a stroke.

[andor3]

Why don''t we talk more about Sen. Obama''s views and philosophies? This talk about what he is not or what some liars have said about him says nothing about him (it does say quite a lot about his opponents).

And geez if all you can do is rant against some fictional strawman "liberal" or "Muslim"or whatever, please just shut up--talk about people not labels.

[larry_geater]

GreatDriveW

Your point 6 is redundant in light of your point 5. You are also feeding the trolls. otherwise it is an excelent post.