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Kathy — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:35:03 GMT

Looks like Hillary's dirty tricks are working for her, how many people will actually get the answer to the question of whether or not Obama is a Muslim. Just throwing the question out there works for her because so many people are gullible. Many times on the MSNBC boards I have read people claiming they could never vote for Obama because he is a Muslim. What a shame that Hillary's campaign has sunk so low.

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ain't no joke — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:36:58 GMT

i'm glad someone asked instead of just saying they were going to believe the lies.

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Susan, Tampa, FL — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:40:42 GMT

Thanks to Bob Kerrey, one of Hillary's henchmen, Obama is having to answer questions like this. Sounds like it was a lovely exchange and possibly, he was able to clear this up, once and for all. Hope it is replayed often on Iowa TV and covered in the papers. Thanks for sharing it here!

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Paul, NY, NY — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:41:49 GMT

Any other discussion of religion was quickly put to a close by campaign staffers, who ushered in a ruddy-cheeked little girl to talk with Obama.

Just like all the others, his handlers do NOT want any unfavorable press this close to the caucus - so what makes him so "new and fresh" uh, NOTHING - Just another phony with no substance. He likes to tout all his "advisors" - just like Bush did in 2000. We all know where that put the country!

HILLARY '08

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alonzo — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:52:00 GMT

Either Hilliary is trying to exploit this stuff
or some Nazi /KKK types..Osama is a product of
two different cultures who appears to understand
both,,,this is good,,,it is not negative,,,

exposure to other kinds of people or other types
of religion is not necessarily negative,,,

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alonzo — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:52:02 GMT

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Joseph — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:54:54 GMT

Barack Hussein Obama

“A quarter of his own supporters think he’s not qualified to be president.”

Barack Hussein Obama lack of experience to be President.Why he dont use His full name????

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David, Oxford, MD — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:55:33 GMT

It's so embarrassing that he is forced to keep doing this. Wake up, America.

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Des Moines, DM, Iowa — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:00:14 GMT

If Obama had jewish ancestry, these questions would have been labeled as antisemitic. Have we degenerated to muslimhatred like the jew-hatred of Hitler days in America? I hope NOT. We need the 1,5 billion muslims to establish democracy and freedom in the world. Fighting them will destroy us more than them.

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Des Moines, DM, Iowa — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:00:23 GMT

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Juciy Lucy, Edinburgh — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:30:17 GMT

Re #1. I don't think that people won't vote for Obama because they think he his a muslin......I think they won't vote for him becasue he his black and we are not ready for a balck cheif of staff. Maybe he can try again in about 25 years and see what happens.

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I. W — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:41:41 GMT

It looks to me that Obama was born a Muslim, just as you were born a Christian, or born a Jew, or a Hindu or a Buddist. When you reach full age you can renounce one religion for another, but it's different for a Muslim. Amuslim who converts to another religion is then charged with apostacy. I don't know if Obama has ever renounced Islam or is just riding with the two religions. If he hasn't renounce Islamthen he would still be a Muslim in the eyes of Islam, but if he did or does now he would be accused of apostacy and the penalty is death for rejection of Islam.

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Dover, NH — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:53:49 GMT

dear des moines.. his father was islamic, had an islamic funeral, as was reported when he died.
yet barak runs in shame from this.

It's not that his dad was islamic,that's no big deal, it's that barak lies about it.

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S.K.M. Mass — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:59:44 GMT

Congratulations, Hillary. After throwing enough of your filthy mud, you have managed to smear Barack Obama.

Hillary is Hillarious.

Barack '08

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S.K.M. Mass — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:04:46 GMT

Juicy Lucy, if that is your real name!
You again. As I said before, YOU are the one who's not ready for a black president.

I.W.,
Technically speaking from an Islamic perspective, Barack Obama was born a Muslim. Islam passes down from the father's side. HOWEVER, he was not raised Islamic. He was raised by his mother, who is Christian.
In Judaism, the religion is considered by Jews to pass down from the mother's side. It's a religious-centric law. Imagine if a Muslim man and a Jewish woman married, and weren't shot to death by their parents. The poor children would be screwed! One family would say he's "this", the other side would say he's "that". It'd be like mixing matter with anti-matter, pasta and antipasta. Barack Obama was RAISED by a Christian, he learned nothing about Islam. He formerly converted to a different church, so no, technically he is not a Muslim even by Muslim standards.

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ERZUAH SIAM — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:05:55 GMT

It's sickening and totally crazy for so-called christians to lie with their eyes wide open and with grinning teeth about Obama's faith. They know deep in their heart of hearts that the guy is a christian, and the christian religion tells them not to lie but they are lying about Obama because they hate him. Seriously, if Obama's ancestery was jewish, all hell would have broken loose with loud claims of anti semitism. Its pathetic that responsible people are sitting down whilst this nonsense is being peddled around. Those of us who know the truth will vote for him regardless of all the lies being thrown around

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ERZUAH SIAM — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:06:17 GMT

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Pope, Houston, TX — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:07:38 GMT

Love Obama, He gives us so much hope in the future of Our Great Nation.

LIKE EVERY OTHER RARE TALENT, MANY EXIST THAT WANTS TO SHOOT HIM DOWN. JFK was shoot, so was MLK, even Reagan.

I'm not suprised to see so many trying to shoot down this rare talent with their hateful, unthoughtful and fanatical spews.

They invoke, his kindergarten essays, admitted youthful indiscretions, attack his faith, whats next? His race?

( for the record Obama is a Christian and there are so many good muslims in this country)

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Pope, Houston. TX — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:09:59 GMT

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Des Moines, DM, Iowa — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:10:46 GMT

Dear Dover,

the issue at stake is that it shouldn't and oughtn't matter what religion one has. Romney is a mormon, mormons are polygamous, Huckabee is a Christian, he opposes condoms, etc etc. What's more important is..can the candidate give us back perspective after the dark years of Bush...can the candidate give priority to our interests instead of Israels for example...can the candidate mend Medicare instead of fighting trillion dollar wars based on Israeli lies about wmd...etc etc...can the candidate give back America's future to our people..THOSE are the important questions, not these hatemongering muslim questions...

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Pope, Houston, Texas — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:11:19 GMT

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pearll elliott-Elizabethtown,Ky. — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:18:05 GMT

he went to the same school that the terriosts go to till he was ten, do you remeber the boy about ten asking him a question? what would he do about terriorist attacking our country?he finally gave an answer but not the correct one-after 9-11- the word was the next attack would come from the inside- what better way than from the white house?he is not what you folks think he is

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mike oh — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:26:54 GMT

I don't really care if we elect a muslim, or a black man or a white woman, or a black woman, or a homosexual, or a cripple - which we did with FDR - I'm a Democrat who believes the person best suited to the job should be doing it.

That said, I don't care about his muslim heritage, but I know enough people out there in the good ol' U.S. of A will care, and the Republicans will make sure they keep caring all the way up to election day. He won't be elected.

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voter Mesa, az — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:34:20 GMT

He is not a muslim but check out the church he belongs to and the belief they have about caucasians. You notice he doesn't mention this. His church pushes an agenda against caucasians.

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sonya, atlanta, ga — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:58:22 GMT

Final word. Obama is a Christian. Was raised by his white mother and grandparents, his father was not very religious and left the family when Obama was a baby. He saw his father only once on when his father returned to Hawaii. Get it thru your brains, promoting fear of a black man is not a value of the Democratic party. Stop acting like racist republicans or if you can't just go and join them!

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diane — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:02:06 GMT

Alonzo put the situation perfect. A product of two cultures.
He is a product of his father who lived in a muslim country and even though was an atheist, his family practices.
He is a product of his mother who is American and christian. He is also a member of a protestant church.
When you are from two different cultures you can understand the part you are not with everyday. I am half french. I have alot of sympathy for the country and am interested in things about france.
But, I was born American and am American.
Why is this so hard for people to understand?
But, I will tell you that if you come from two different cultures you do get a perspective that those who do not have.
You just see it different and understand certain things.

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Ted G. — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:36:05 GMT

OBAMA is a Christian.

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Peter J. — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 01:03:26 GMT

There was a time when I was, Look forward to hear the wisdom of Bill Clinton. His wife has never impressed me. the only reason I voted for her in New York was because of Bill Clinton. She has lied to the people in New York and in reality the only Senator that we have in New York State is New York Senators,Charles Schumer

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Peter J. — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 01:14:09 GMT

There was a time when I would Look forward to hear the wisdom of Bill Clinton, now he reminds me of Bush. His wife has never impressed me, she told New Yorker that she would represent New York and She has Not. The only reason I voted for her for the US Senate to represent New York was because of Bill Clinton. She has lied to the people in New York and in reality the only US Senator that we have in New York is US Senators,Charles Schumer. To me this man is a winner, he will always have my vote.

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Mark, NC — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 01:16:47 GMT

Some of you people are fools. The amount of hate spewed by IW, Paul, Dover is the real problem. These are the same people that want war but never enlist in the US Armed Forces. And another thing, how many people on the street would know any of the candidates' whole name without looking it up? And stop the birthright BS unless you can back it up. I'm tired trying to reason with 12 yr old posters. SO STFU.

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POLpursun — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 01:44:15 GMT

Well, so one of Sen. Clinton's goals for the presidency is "to restore America's leadership in the world."

So what is it that is happening? Among the elements which have made her campaign very unattractive is the "Obama is a muslim" deception. Leadership? Lead? Restore? Where?: In world?

Experienced? Ready to lead from day 1? So what is she "saying" (implying)? That winning the presidency is all important? It matters not how? After winning the election she is going to sally forth to restore America's leadership having acquired that position by, inter alia, letting it be known that if the muslim bogeyman, whether or not appropriately applied, gets her what she wants then that's what it will be. Sounds like more of the same to me.

There are two ways to lead, by inspiration and by example and they are not mutually exclusive. Security?: Proffering pretensions of leadership while inappropriately invoking fear and bogeymen begets less security unless one is not looking beyond one's nose. Not much of a vision is it? ------ not inspiring; bad example. Trust that the world is not watching in vain for something other than do what we say do, not what we do.

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Marbw — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 01:58:08 GMT

November 12, 2007
OBAMA IS NOT AND HAS NEVER BEEN A MUSLIM
Open Letter from Religious Leaders Supporting ObamaLos Angeles Times: The Rumors About Obama Are "False And Vile." The Los Angeles Times wrote in an editorial, "That the rumors are false and vile is self-evident...Presidential candidates of both parties have a duty to denounce not only the smear against Obama but the bigotry that underlies it." [Los Angeles Times, 12/3/07]

Barack Obama Is Not and Has Never Been a Muslim. Obama never prayed in a mosque. He has never been a Muslim, was not raised a Muslim, and is a committed Christian who attends the United Church of Christ.

Obama's Step-Father Saw Religion "As Not Particularly Useful," But Followed "A Brand of Islam" That Made Room for Animist and Hindu Faiths. Obama wrote in the Audacity of Hope, "When my mother remarried, it was to an Indonesian with an equally skeptical bent, a man who saw religion as not particularly useful in the practical business of making one's way in the world, and who had grown up in a country that easily blended its Islamic faith with remnants of Hinduism, Buddhism, and ancient animist traditions." Obama wrote in Dreams from My Father, "Like many Indonesians, Lolo followed a brand of Islam that could make room for the remnants of more ancient animist and Hindu faiths." [Audacity of Hope, p 204; Dreams From My Father, p 37]

Obama Found Faith During Community Organizing Days. "It was at Trinity United Church of Christ here, in the late 1980s, that Senator Obama says he found religion. Raised in a secular household, with ancestral roots running from Islam to Baptist to atheist, Obama had grown up a skeptic. But Mr. Wright's blend of scripture and social action resonated with Obama, then a young community organizer in black neighborhoods ravaged by steel-mill closings." [Christian Science Monitor, 7/16/07]

HE NEVER ATTENDED A RADICAL MUSLIM SCHOOL
CNN Reporter: I've Been to Madrassas in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and Obama's Indonesian Elementary School Is Nothing Like That. On January 22, CNN Reporter John Vause reported, "I came here to Barack Obama's elementary school in Jakarta, looking for what some are calling an Islamic Madrassa, like the ones that teach hate and violence in Pakistan and Afghanistan.. I've been to those Madrassas in Pakistan and Wolf, this school is nothing like that." [CNN, Situation Room, 1/22/07]

Indonesian Embassy Says That Besuki School Attended by Barack Obama "Has Never Been an Islamic Madrassah Type of School." A letter from the Indonesian Embassy stated that "Sekolah Dasar Negeri Besuki in Menteng, Jakarta, Indonesia has always been a public school. It has never been an Islamic madrassa type of school." [Letter From Ambassador Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat to Senator Barack Obama, 1/25/07]

Time's Joe Klein: Attacks On Obama's Elementary School Are "Laughable" Given the Moderate Form of Islam Practiced in Indonesia, Especially in Those Days." Time's Joe Klein wrote, "The effort to slime Barack Obama has begun in the slimiest possible way." Describing attacks on Obama's elementary school, Klein wrote, "Now, this is nonsense of course. Obama's stepfather was not a Muslim extremist (among other things, he worked for Shell Oil). Obama attended public school for two years in Indonesia, in addition to the two years he spent in catholic schools--although, as Obama's staff points out, Indonesia is a Muslim country, so the public schools undoubtedly reflect the dominant relgious culture. The notion that the Obama's school was a Wahabi madrasa is laughable, given the moderate form of Islam practiced in Indonesia, especially in those days." [Time Blog, 1/22/07]

OBAMA IS A PRACTICING CHRISTIAN
Obama Has Been A Member Of Trinity United Church Of Christ For Twenty Years. Monroe Anderson stands up for Reverend Wright's ministry, "For the past two decades, Barack Obama has been a faithful member of the congregation at Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ." [Chicago Sun-Times, Monroe Anderson, 3/25/07]

Obama Was Baptized And Attends Church Once a Week When He is Able. In the Audacity of Hope, Obama wrote, "I was finally able to walk down the aisle of Trinity United Church of Christ one day and be baptized." In 2004, he "attend[ed] the 11 a.m. Sunday service at Trinity in the Brainerd neighborhood every week -- or at least as many weeks as he is able. His pastor, Wright, has become a close confidant." When asked about his decision to be baptized, Obama said "Kneeling beneath that cross on the South Side of Chicago, I felt I heard God's spirit beckoning me," he said of his walk down the aisle of the Trinity United Church of Christ. "I submitted myself to his will and dedicated myself to discovering his truth." [Audacity of Hope, p.208, Chicago Sun Times, 4/5/04; AP 6/28/06]

Obama Reads The Bible, Finds Time to Pray On Campaign Trail. The Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "Obama says he reads the Bible, though not as regularly as he'd like, now that he's on the campaign trail. But he does find time to pray. 'It's not formal, me getting on my knees,' he says. 'I think I have an ongoing conversation with God... I'm constantly asking myself questions about what I'm doing, why I am doing it.'" [Chicago Sun Times, 4/5/04]

Obama Held His Personal Bible When He Was Sworn-In As A U.S. Senator. "...Even before the makeshift office was up and running in the basement of a Senate building, even before he raised his hand Tuesday to take the oath of office as the junior senator from Illinois, Barack Obama was already a political rock star and a celebrated new face in Congress. He arrived Tuesday, his first official day in the Capitol.... In the circles he runs in now, celebrity status is checked at the cloakroom door...When it was finally time to take the oath, he held his personal Bible, as family from as far away as Kenya watched from the visitors' gallery above. His daughters, Malia, 6, and Sasha, 3, in velvet dresses and patent leather shoes, bounced in their chairs when he looked up and waved." [Los Angeles Times, 1/5/05]

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John B, Des Moines, IA — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:48:56 GMT

"ERZUAH SIAM (Sent Saturday, December 22, 2007 6:06 PM)" Yup. I can't add anything to that.

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tony doroski,hood river, oregon — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:15:52 GMT

makes no nevermind to me whether its black white or purple, we need a leader who can take us out of this mess. no more texans or californians. lets replace this scrawny bush with a really big tree prefarably an oak.

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james b — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:25:24 GMT

as a white man that lived for thirty years in oakland california and experiencing racism directed against me firsthand obamas connection with dr wright and principles of Kawaida and kuji salawi frighten the heck out of me .Racists come in all colors if he was a white man he would be run out of this election in a minute . White separatism is a public facade adopted by white supremacists.Obamas church is run by a black separatist I know its neat hes black and all but wake up !do some research before you get led like a bunch of sheep

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J.B.H. Louisville, KY — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:30:22 GMT

AFTER READING THE OLD LADY QUESTION TO OBAMA ABOUT HIS ISLAMIC RELIGION, I FOUND IT "INTERESTING" THE WAY HE SEEMS TO HAVE CONVENIENTLY OMITTED THAT WHEN HE ATTENDED A (CATHOLIC) SCHOOL IN INDONESIA, HE WAS REGISTERED AS "MUSLIM".
HILLARY GETS MY VOTE.

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james b portland oregon — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:46:12 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXS_YrYp07Q heres a video of obamas church where The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan received the "Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright,Jr. Lifetime Achievement Trumpeteer" award .Farrakhan has made several controversial statements about race, including "White people are potential humans — they haven't evolved yet" Murder and lying comes easy for white people'Louis Farrakhan is the acting head of the Nation of Islam

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Just Wondering — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:22:44 GMT

Apostacy

What does apostacy mean?

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A Poem — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:24:11 GMT

The Obama campaign

With no middle name

Nor talk of cocaine

Is now in the domain

Of political correctness

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Kath Nelson, San Francisco CA — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:32:18 GMT

The older woman should go ask the Clinton Klan about Obama being Muslim. They are the ones that started the gossip. The Clintons have no problem using racism as a wedge issue.

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dustin, tampa , florida — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:40:58 GMT

People, i see the support for obama and i also see the discord people are feeling towards the man, me personally i think he is the only person to change the look of america in the eyes of everyone in the world. i am a military member stationed overseas in japan right now. i see more soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines going to the desert day in and day out.
our way of thinking has to change. the way we choose our leaders have to change. dont listen to the media.
the media views are skewed in so many different directions that news is basically opinions. research the man yourself, watch his speeches live if possible or on youtube. read his books. be educated about being for or agains obama. i believe next year there will be a historical turning point in america and i can't wait to be part of it.

OBAMA 08

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Mitchell Feldman, Vestal, NY — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:50:29 GMT

Erzuah Siam: As a Jew, I agree completely. I must add that we can thank the Hillary campaign for all of this controversy. What a cage of slime throwers this HRC team represent. If the American people are wise, they'll realize the fool for which they're being played, by participating in this unveiled (no pun) racism. We are so much better than that. And if Hillary proves that we aren't, that we are indeed, as racist as she and Bill have tried to show us to be, then shame on all of us! This tawdry Republican technique is exactly what we are trying to distance ouselves from.
Obama '08

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RobK, Seattle, Wash. — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:56:36 GMT

God, protect me from your followers!

They are hypocrites and do not follow your teachings whatsoever!

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DEMOCRAT — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 05:04:11 GMT

"I went to school. But I didn't practice."

So he did go to a madrassa? Maybe not a fundamentalist one, but there are reports that there was religion taught in the PUBLIC school he went to. When he was impressionable, as a young child.

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Stacey Blankenship, St. Louis, MO — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 05:37:22 GMT

Let me get this one right.
Obama's father and grand father were Muslims but
Obama's mother was a Christian.
Strike 1 Because of his mixed religious heritage.
Obama is a Christ loving Christian
Strike 2 The radical muslims hate him because he accepts Jesus Christ who was a Jew.
Obama is a black man.
Strike 3 Those racist people who don't like blacks
hate him because he's the wrong skin color.
I like Obama he's got guts.

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MK, Los Angeles, California — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:01:25 GMT

Paul your post is disgusting. Hilliary Clinton should be ashamed of what she is doing, but then again she would have to have a moral compass in the first place to even know when she does wrong. You know that Senator Obama is a Christian and has been for a long time. The fact that you relish in the fact that he has to confront the false and vile rumors Senator Clinton and her supporters have been putting out goes a long way in showing your true colors. You are a slave to Hilliary, not a patriot of your country or even your party. Unless and until you admit that these rumors are false, I will not retract my above characterization of you.

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Walter M — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:00:02 GMT

I agree with James b, when the Cherokee Nation was accused of bigotry California's senator Diane Watson and the black caucus group played the racist card against my northern American Indian brothers. I a Pocomam member of Salvadoran Mayan, angered at how much political clout African Americans have in Turtle Island. If the person in question, would have been White or American Indian, he would have been pointed out with impunity. it is time that the American public denounce any form of separatist groups. It seems ironic for me to be talking about African Americans; since, Native American are disbursed throughout the states; yet my northern brothers have legal treaty agreements that have been in effect partially, and yet, we are not as assimilated as the African American population. How can a group of people want equality when they themselves want to form their own states, make-up feel good history, and form their own exclusive political parties. Can anyone see the fallacy that the Afro-centric community has.

Please, wake up folks!

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Slo-Joe, Tempe, AZ — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:21:42 GMT

james b --- Obama is half black and half white. The only racists i see in this blog only consider an all-white person as white....would some one who is half Irish and half German be considered as only of one half or the other? Get real you right wing bigots, the man is a Christian man of 2 different cultures who has the unique advantage to see both sides of the equation, to BE OF multiple experiences has to be a benefit. Enter into the 21st century or just crawl back into your holes.....

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W.D.Russell East Liverpool Ohio — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:55:24 GMT

***Why he dont use His full name????***
Well Joseph, other than the bad grammar, why should he be expected to use his full name?
Last election how many political signs did you see with George Walker Bush, of John(I don't even know his middle name)Kerry?
Why should Sen. Obama be held to a different standard?

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Linda, Creve Couer, MO — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:28:55 GMT

Did you Obama bashers read the above quotation from yesterday? Obama stated that his father was a Kenyan who was not religious and who did NOT practice Islam. His mother was a white woman from Kansas who was a practicing Christian. His father walked out of his life when Obama was a youngster. He was raised by his mother and her parents - all of whom were Christians. Apparently Bob Kerrey's lies are being spread by bloggers here. This is a continuation of the smear campaign being conducted by the Clintons. Iowans are too smart and decent to fall for these tactics.

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KI HOUSTON — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:02:21 GMT

Joseph, WHY DONT YOU USE YOUR FULL NAME

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sonya, atlanta, ga — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:14:08 GMT

Keep pushing this racism my fellow democrats and see blacks sit out this election and turn to a third party canididate such as Bloomberg/Hagel if they should run. We supported the Democratic Party and Clintons for years and this is what it has come down too. Let's see what happens to the grand old party once black flight has taken place, then the Democrats in most places wouldn't be elected for even a dog catcher post. Keep it up, you reap what you sow.

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Windy City Girl, Chicago IL — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:15:02 GMT

Obama wrote a book that talks about everything you have ever heard in the news. None of this is new.

Maybe more Americans should read books.

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Harmony — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:23:31 GMT

Joseph - most people do not use their middle names, so why should Obama?

It doesn't matter what religion someone is BORN into. What matters is how they conduct themselves and the choices they make. Obama actually made the effort to chose Christianity, if that happpens to mattter to you.

Only a very small percentaage of people in this world are terrorists. They are of many different religions, including Protestant, Catholic, Baptist, Muslim and many others. If you knew anything about the rest of the world, you would know this.

Most people in the world do not hate black people. Most people do not hate Muslims, in fact there are probably more Muslims in the world than there are Chrstians. People that lack education and the ability to think for themselves are usually the ones who discriminate because they cannot make intelligient distinctions between the appearance of a person at birth versus the ability of that person to become an individual beyond his stereotype. They also do not take the time to learn about other ways of thinking or cultures.

When I hear people that claim to be intelligient spewing garbage about another's race or religion, it causes me to doubt the validity of what they say. They are simply advertising their inability to think for themselves and that they base their opinions on archaic and simpleminded stereotypes instead of basing their opinion on what an individual stands for as a human, what they have accomplished, and their abilities. These are the same simpletons that beleive the rhetoric spewed by unscrupulous politicians in order to acheive their mischeif.

These are often the same people that think nobody else has the ability to be right.

If you can't think for yourselves, if you must rely on race or religion to choose a president - please don't waste my time~!

Does anyone else feel the same way?

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Els Martin, St. Paul MN — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:46:26 GMT

<<Maybe more Americans should read books. >>

We do, but it's the Democrats who struggle with it. They are more into communication via sock puppets.

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John B, Des Moines, IA — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:22:53 GMT

OK, the "Obama is Muslim" lie is being put to rest, now it's time to attack his Christianity as being somehow suspect. If you want to know that the United Church of Christ REALLY stands for the place is www.ucc.org .

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Joe Lisboa, Detroit, Mich. — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:58:36 GMT

If this forum represents the cultural-political-racial literacy of Americans across the board, then it doesn't matter who wins the White House in '08: we're all screwed.

That said, Obama's got my vote.

Two questions: (A) Who is so bent on keeping you afraid? and (B) What's in it for them?

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Jeff Myhre — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:32:28 GMT

What nonsense. The man is named Barry O'Bama - surely he's a good Irish Catholic.

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AC,Boston MA — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:45:20 GMT

haha............haaha.......jeff myhre

Obama asked about connection to Islam

hayward, ca — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:58:17 GMT

wow. the debate here is whether he is or isn't a muslim. why does it matter? even if he was a muslim, why would that be a problem? to those of you who raise this concern, would you be against any muslim running for office in america? I thought all religions were treated equally here... read the first amendment! this paranoia of islam has got to stop.

Obama asked about connection to Islam

leon houston — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:30:36 GMT

the name Barrack actually appears in the Old Testament of the King James version of the Bible. so it is a Christians name.

worry more about 4000 dead American boys and girls and the lies bush and co. have spread, worry more about the destruction of American middle class, worry more about children hurting and dying because our healthcare system is so expensive and corrupt.

to see true evil witness petty men that will tarnish and lie about good men's records without any conscience:

bush at press club dinner looking for wmd as a joke while our boys and girls are dying. real funny.

republicans wearing band aids to their convention to mock a double purple heart winner.

republicans running ads comparing max cleland from georgia to osama bin laden.

these are vicious,hate filled evils of souless people and may God have mercy on their souls,

the news media has been co-conspirators in the process.

Obama asked about connection to Islam

Issa Mousa, Toronto, Canada — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:54:09 GMT

The American people are ignorant about our great religion Islam and the Quran. 1/4th of the world population follow Islam. The Quran contains the latest version of God's messages.

Typical Americans are brain washed a lot by the propaganda channels CNN and FOX day and night. Add to that the fact that most Americans are still racists.

Obama has two weak points. His Color and his connection to Islam because of 9/11. Beware America! Obama may order to drop a nuclear bomb on New York City. This is going to be the CNN and FOX propaganda if Obama gets closer and closer to winning.

Obama asked about connection to Islam

Noor Mohideen, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:06:28 GMT

What does it matter whether Obama is a Muslim or a Christian or a Jew? Does it really matter? Being a US citizen, he is eligible to run for Presidency. The question we should really ask is whether he would make a good President and bring back the respect and admiration the people all over the world had for the US which were destroyed by Bush and his cronies.

Obama asked about connection to Islam

db, new york, ny — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:26:42 GMT

"***Why he dont use His full name????***
Well Joseph, other than the bad grammar, why should he be expected to use his full name?
Last election how many political signs did you see with George Walker Bush, of John(I don't even know his middle name)Kerry?
Why should Sen. Obama be held to a different standard? "

Exactly. What's Kerry's middle name? What's Al Gore's middle name? John Edwards' middle name? What's Rudy Giuliani's name? What about Mitt Romney?

Barack Obama does not use his name any differently than any other candidate. If he was trying to hide his name he would have changed it before running.

Obama asked about connection to Islam

APOSAL PAUL — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:25:12 GMT

i wish to speak for GOD. you folks talk about being a christian. let me or god set you strait. if you can read ROMANS 6CH AND VERSES 1-17, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CALL YOURSELF A CHRISTIAN SAYS GOD READ IT I DARE YA

Obama asked about connection to Islam

Dode , Saudi arabia , Ex-muslim — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:44:20 GMT

if he was muslim or christian or jewish or atheist !
so what ?

don't be silly. guys , we need a president for america how make our world safer place for our children in future , how could you people do this. and discuss the religions for your president when every body in the world look at you as educated people and never look at these thing which are the depth of interesting for third world ?!
if american people start acting like this , this earth will burn very soon .

the president of america must be atheist .

Obama asked about connection to Islam

Dode , Saudi arabia , Ex-muslim — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:48:31 GMT

Obama asked about connection to Islam

jj , nyc, ny — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:48:43 GMT

so he was Muslim untill
15 years ago

Obama asked about connection to Islam

Jesse Zebec — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:08:11 GMT

From the execerpts from his books, Obama says that his mother was an athiest, and the very model of a secular humanist. His father was a militant Muslim, moved the family to Indonesia, but left the family for Kenya when Barack was 2. His mother then married another Muslim, who worked as a manager for an oil company. Barack was schooled in Muslin public school for two years, then a catholic school. Barack's sister says that he did pray in the local mosque as a child. Barack's mother divorced this second husband and settled in Hawaii. Barack adopted christianity in his 20's, joining a black church that has been accussed of being racist in its teaching. The fact that Barack left his muslim religion makes him a "murtadd", an apostate (one who leaves the Islam religion). The penalty for this can be death, but in cases when the apostate is someone who leaves before puberty, Islam usually will not seek death.

The point here is (1) Barack is untruthful about his personal history, and (2) his church affiliation presents serious doubts about his alligience to American principles. It's a much bigger story than Romney's Mormanism but hardly a peep has been said in the mainstream press. Any other candidate would had their ties to such a church fully exposed.

Before I can vote for this man as president, I need him to come clean on these issues. The last two presidents are best known for their lies to the American people, do we really want another one?

Obama asked about connection to Islam

Jerry Mathew — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:33:23 GMT

I have serious reservations regarding Senator Obama's religious background. However, my real concern is his own written words, " I feel deep hatred for my mother's people". As you well know, if was his campaign which started the racial comments and for which Bill Clinton was falsely accused. It's stunning to see the media in this country completely giving this man a free rein. The GOP will not be so lenient. McCain will blow him away if he is the nominee. I'm hoping the American people will wake up to fact that they need to take a real close look at this man. For many you will uncover a man whose background is suspect, his accomplishments inconsequential and his experience lacking.

Obama asked about connection to Islam

roy spears kimper ky — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:45:02 GMT

wasnt he endorsed by someone from islam,i have heard so much about this and his religon,but i know me and alot of other people will not vote for him.to much being told. like that old saying.where theres smoke theres a flame some where.