Now that their Rev. Wright smear has failed, are repubs back to spreading...

[john H]

...rumors that Obama is a Muslim?

He either is a Christian who spent 20 years at a church listening to the sermons of Rev. Wright, or he is a Muslim to went to a Madrassa.

Repubs just can't up their minds, can they?

[indianaflywheels]

1- Clinton, not the Republicans, lead the Rev. Wright attack.

2- I have heard many black ministers say essentially the same thing as Wright. Besides being taken out of context, his job is not to provide the guidance of Jesus to the masses, his job is to "put butts in the pews."

3- I am white.

4- I voted for Bush the first time, voted Libertarian last time, and I will vote for Obama in the Indiana primary in May. I will await the choosing of running mates to decide who to vote for in November.

[TruthBeToldGarlicNose]

He was one before he was the other and that is a FACT. Personally, i think the 20 years at the separatist church was the worst. And he can't separate himself from it. Mainstream America will not go for it. Wright was no smear, and it DID work. Watch and see.

[dwndubois]

Republicans haven't even started yet. Waiting until he gets the nomination.

[John W]

The Reverend Wright factor has popped up again as Wright made the news last night by making an appearance at his former church. I expect the good Reverend will make a good club for McCain to use to hit Obama over the head in the general election.

[Bearkat]

No, they can't make up their minds.

Obama as a Muslim:

This is like a dog chasing its tail. This has been gone over time and time and time again.

Obama is not a Muslim.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp

Regarding Obama "swearing in" on the Koran--wrong.
http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2007/dec/20/chain-email-gets-obama-religion-wrong/
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_obama.html

It was Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison, not Obama.

And in fact, congressmen don't swear on any religious text. They just raise their right hand. Some carry religious texts with them.
I cannot believe that all these right wingers refuse to believe that someone can be brought out of the muslim faith or from a muslim area and no longer be even influenced by it.

http://www.cbn.com/700club/Guests/Interviews/David_Nasser041006.aspx

Guess they're only willing to listen when Pat Robertson or one of his cronies says it. Or were they secretly afraid he was going to pull a bomb on them, too? Was his conversion genuine? Do you believe the 700 Club, Conservatives?

The "Obama is a Muslim" story came from the Republican side.

It was originated from Obama's opponent in the 2004 Illinois Senate campaign, Andy Martin.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1189687/posts

BEGIN QUOTE

"I feel sad having to expose Barack Obama," says Martin, "but the man is a complete fraud. The truth is going to surprise, and disappoint, and outrage many people who were drawn to him. He has lied to the American people, and he has sought to misrepresent his own heritage.

Fiction: Obama was given an 'African' name. Fact: Obama is a Muslim who has concealed his religion....he has treated his Muslim heritage as a dark secret. His grandfather was named 'Hussein.' That is an Arabic-Muslim, not African, name. Hussein was a devout Muslim and named his son, Barack Senior, 'Baraka.'

END QUOTE

The email began circulating not long after Martin's news conference, and was propagated in Debbie Schussel's opinion column.

See Schussel's column here:

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/12/barack_hussein.html

[Wendy B]

It's democrats. Watch the news.

[woody_allen324]

Who cares if he was a Muslim. However, we should care if he believes in liberation black theology. If he has been going to that church for 20 years, something is wrong.

But hey, if that doesn't bother you then maybe these will:

Continue the war in Iraq and start wars with Pakistan, Iran and Latin America.
Bankrupt the country by bringing in universal health care and raising taxes.
Continue the way to the North American Union.
Not addressing the real issues of monetary policy.
Continue the Socialist policies that have been happening for many decades.

[black leopard]

it's not a smear, it's the revelation of the truth.

[captainobvious_lj]

black liberation theology has many similarities to islamic teachings. this would be a reason Trinity church honored Luis Farakhan as a great leader. Its not a surprise the two have been easily interchanged.