Attempt to save the world #1

My dear friends, I've come across an article and I just had to publish it in my blog. Please have the patience to read the whole thing, otherwise you might misunderstand me.


"Obama's verbal slip fuels his critics"
By Christina Bellantoni (Contact)
The Washington Post, September 7, 2008

"ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Sen. Barack Obama's foes seized Sunday upon a brief slip of the tongue, when the Democratic presidential nominee was outlining his Christianity but accidentally said, "my Jewish faith."
The three words -- immediately corrected -- were during an exchange with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on "This Week," when he was trying to criticize the quiet smear campaign suggesting he is a Jew.
But illustrating the difficulty of preventing false rumors about his faith from spreading, anti-Obama groups within one hour of the interview had sliced it out of context and were sending it around via email. They also were blogging about it.
Mr. Obama, who is a Christian and often proudly speaks about how his faith has influenced his public service, said he finds it "deeply offensive" that there are efforts "coming out of the Republican camp to suggest that perhaps I'm not who I say I am when it comes to my faith."
The exchange came after Mr. Obama said that Republicans are attempting to scare voters by suggesting he is not Christian, which McCain campaign manager Rick Davis said was "cynical."
Asked about it on ABC, Mr. Obama said, "These guys love to throw a rock and hide their hand."
"The McCain campaign has never suggested you have Jewish connections," said Mr. Stephanopoulos, who repeatedly interrupted Mr. Obama during the interview.
"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," Mr Obama responded, and Mr. Stephanopoulos interrupted: "But John McCain said that's wrong."
Mr. Obama noted that when Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin "was forced" to talk about her pregnant 17-year-old daughter, he issued a forceful statement to reporters that the line of inquiry was "off limits." But he said the McCain campaign tried to tie him to "liberal blogs that support Obama" and are "attacking Governor Palin."
"Let's not play games," he said. "What I was suggesting -- you're absolutely right that John McCain has not talked about my Jewish faith. And you're absolutely right that that has not come."
Mr. Stephanopoulos interrupted with, "Christian faith."
"My Christian faith," Mr. Obama said quickly. "Well, what I'm saying is that he hasn't suggested that I'm a Jew. 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."
Asked to comment on the accidental misstatement illustrating the difficulty of the issue, Obama spokesman Bill Burton offered this comment: "I'm not surprised that the only outlet doing this story is The Washington Times."
You can view the full context of Mr. Obama's comments on ABC here.




This is the original text, except for the word "Muslim", which I replaced with the word "Jew". Why? Because I want to provoke you. I want you to realize what you are reading, writing, thinking. I chose "Jew", because about 70 years ago you could read similar things in German newspapers. A race almost extinct. Do we want history to repeat itself? What is even more absurd are the comments to the article (selected randomly below, unaltered). Islam is a sexually transmitting disease. Not only do you need to be cured, you are morally depraved just for being infected.
I respect Obama, Christian or Muslim, but I don't understand the defensive behaviour. "I am not a Muslim", as if it's a bad word. Sounds a little like Bill. However, I do find web pages such as isobamamuslim.com and moremuslimthanobama.com very amusing.

Enjoy further reading.




Comments 1 - 20 of 34

By: tonykub
For those that are voting for Obama because he is black, I ask that you look objectively. I am a 38 year old caucausion male raised in northern Florida, I am more black than Obama. Now if you are voting for him to support Muslims then you would be correct. Do your own research & don't rely on T.V. shows to give you your information. God Bless America.
September 11, 2008 at 11:55 a.m. | Mark as Offensive

By: tonykub
If you don't think religion has any bearing, think again. It was'nt Christians who piloted planes into the Word Trade Center or slaughter our Soldiers with road side bombs everyday-It's MUSLIMS. Obama has a long history of being aquainted with muslim & racial extremist groups (Black Panthers)as well as socialist/communists. We are again at odds with Russian Communists, do we want a Muslim decidng our fate?
September 11, 2008 at 11:49 a.m. | Mark as Offensive


By: Crystiannia
I get 2 things out of these responses I am reading: it's bad to be a Muslim & it's okay to judge someone by their name. Well, where ignorance is bliss... you must be in America!
September 10, 2008 at 6:52 p.m. | Mark as Offensive


By: Hoot1984
One quick point I think is interesting... if Obama really is a Muslim he is permitted to lie about it to cover it up. In order to further the jihadist agenda Muslims are allowed by the Quran to lie to "infidels" about their Muslim faith. It does not violate Islamic law to live as a christian as long as you are secretly a Muslim seeking jihad.
September 10, 2008 at 3:12 p.m. | Mark as Offensive


By: rpettegrew@mchsi.com
Now, when he slips and admits he's a socialist we will just begin to know the candidate.
September 9, 2008 at 11:29 p.m. | Mark as Offensive


By: repairs67
I have read several of these comments from different ones. I dont understand how people can think that Mr. Obama is not a muslim when so much of what he says is telling us that he is. In the Bible the old lady told Peter that his speech betrayed him. Peter was trying to tell the lady that he was not a follower of Jesus Christ the son of God, she knew differently. So when a man has come to live with us as a Christian country after having lived and practiced as a muslim his speech betrays him. One last thing if he has come to decieve America as I believe he has he would not think anything of telling people that he has become a Christian
September 9, 2008 at 9:28 p.m. | Mark as Offensive