Posted on 02/27/2008 6:35:46 AM PST by pissant
No less an authority figure than Karl Rove has warned Republican operatives from demagoguing Barack Obama's middle name.
At a closed door meeting of GOP state executive directors in late January, Rove said the safest way to refer to Obama would be to use his honorific, "Sen. Obama."
"The context was, you're not going to stimatize this guy. You shouldn't underestimate him," one of the executive directors said. Rove said that the use of "Barack Hussein Obama" would perpetuate the notion that Republicans were bigoted and would hurt the party.
Rove also said that Republicans should refer to Hillary Clinton as "Sen. Clinton," rather than "Hillary."
Right wing figures are set to ignore Rove's advice. Rush Limbaugh used Obama's middle name more than a year ago, and Ann Coulter regularly uses the middle name, once calling him "President Hussein." So does Michael Savage, who once asked whether Obama was a "so-called friendly Muslim" or one more "radical."
(Excerpt) Read more at marcambinder.theatlantic.com ...
I see every reason to associate a potential POTUS, whose policies would favor sending $'s to the palistinian cause, with the former president, with the same name, who funneled $25,000 to each and every homicide bomber family.
What signing?
I’ll do as I please, Don Karlo.
Obama is going to be the most liberal person to ever waltz into the White House and it’s all because the Republicans are too busy ripping each other to shreds.
The Dims must be loving this.
Oh please! An election year with McCain and Hussein is insane and completely lame, and now we aren’t allowed to call these twits a name, even when Hussein is his name. It’s not like we are calling him McHussein or the other HuCain, not that it should make a difference, because they don’t. Vote for someone who isn’t Hussein or McCain, someone who isn’t a Hillary with pants instead of a pantsuit. I CAN’T VOTE FOR THESE CLOWNS.
Obama had as much influence in naming himself as you and I did. Diverting the focus away from Obama’s deeds and political philosophy is foolish. It is no different than attacking him for his skin color. Choose your battles wisely, my FRiend.
Americans DON'T?? Where have you been the past seven years while our leaders were beating Bush like a dog every single day, assassinating his character, eviscerating his administration and aiding and abetting terrorists?
Your pro-Hussein argument only works if you'd find the above scenario acceptable. It looks like you'd not.
Next January, the entire world will hear the following:
‘I, Barack HUESSIN Obama, do solemnly swear....’
Like she has any respect for President Bush you fool. Doesn't she refer to John McCain not Senator McCain?
What's next? We can't call Satan, Hillary Rodham Clinton. Jeez.
McCain is doing the right thing. Have SOMEONE ELSE do it, then condemn it.
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I don’t think that is what is happening here unfortunately. The radio guy was honestly pissed at McCain.
‘This is how Rove lost us the Republican majority. He is really out of touch.’
Yep. Its also how he came to believe giving Amnesty to Illegals was a smart move politically.
“Barack Hussein Obama”
IT IS HIS NAME, Karl! What should we call him? Barry?
Obie? Michelle’s baby-daddy?
HUSSEIN OBAMA just look muslims with too sympathetic eyes during a war against islamists...That’s straight clear and simple to understand.
He has clear ties and supports from muslim personnalities and associations.
If this is highlighted OBAMA should be FINISHED and i guess that MSM know that....
BTW is there some obama’s troll aroud here?
I can tell you it wasn't Rove. The SBVFT was a real 527 that even the WH wanted to shut down. McCain called them "dishonest and dishonorable." There is a new book out written by a fellow Freeper, To Set The Record Straight: How Swift Boat Veterans, POWs and the New Media Defeated John Kerry by Scott Swett and Tim Ziegler I suggest you read it.
Rove refused to go after Kerry's phony war record or his traitorous antiwar activities, mainly because Kerry had intimidated the Bush campaign by attacking Bush's National Guard record and comparing it with Kerry's war record. Remember Kerry's "Reporting for Duty" charade at the Dem National Convention, including arriving at the convention by boat with his swift boat crew?
HUSSEIN OBAMA just look muslims with too sympathetic eyes during a war against islamists...That’s straight clear and simple to understand.
He has clear ties and supports from muslim personnalities and associations.
If this is highlighted OBAMA should be FINISHED and i guess that MSM know that....
BTW is there some obama’s troll aroud here?
HUSSEIN OBAMA just look muslims with too sympathetic eyes during a war against islamists...That’s straight clear and simple to understand.
He has clear ties and supports from muslim personnalities and associations.
If this is highlighted OBAMA should be FINISHED and i guess that MSM know that....
BTW is there some obama’s troll aroud here?
Did you see this FR thread?
Islamic Links on Obama Web Site Stir Criticism
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200802/NAT20080225a.html
LOL to post 93.
Yep. Kinda like: "I withdraw the question, your Honor. I ask that his muslim past be stricken from the record."
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