[pissant]

Well, Barrack Hussein Sinclair Obama just needs to be treated with respect, like all communists should be.

[yldstrk]

I totally agree. When she called him “barack” last night it appeared peevish. Mr. Obama is bad enough...Senator Barrack Hussein Obama is totally accurate but to just say Hussein.......hmmmmmmmmmm course the Democrats did call George W. Bush “W” but the Republicans turned it around on them........ha ha ha........that was something...........

[MEGoody]

I do agree that continuing to make a huge deal about Obama’s middle name makes us come across as juvenile.

[FreedomProtector]

Rove is brilliant. It gets the story out about his Muslim past, yet Republicans can run on higher ground.

[Tigercap]

I think Rove is right. Using his middle name, although not really “unfair”, will give the perception that we are trying to exploit this - and it won’t change any minds.

It will also give the message that we cannot defeat his ideas (or lack of ideas) - which we can!!!

[Constitution Day]

Wow.

So using an actual photo of him in Muslim garb is out of bounds, and so is referring to his actual middle name.

Got it.

[HawaiianGecko]

My bet is that Americans don't like hearing someone being disrespectful of any other American and especially don't want to hear quasi-leaders of their party acting and talking like twelve year olds. Grown people will make decisions on the issue. To think Karl Rove is out of touch is a bit laughable.

Just reading this thread reminds me of 'slam' books in junior high 40 years ago. They were as foolish then as now.

[Swordfished]

This shows how dumb the electorate has become (or has always been).

Shall we ban the names of other former dictators’ and bad people: Adolf, Karl, Joseph, etc.?

Karl’s right - the Hussein business just appeals to people who are either bigoted or too dumb to bother with a regular analysis of the issues.

[TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl]

McCain’s taking Rove’s advice, as we saw yesterday when he ran from Bill Cunningham’s introduction at the Cincy rally. I thus expect to see the following introducing him at future sparsely attended rallies: Bennett, who will deliver a rousing speech about K-12; Lugar, who will squeek in his inimitable way about the glorious U.N; Hernandez, who will speak mesmerizingly about La Raza; or how about Forbes, who will recount what it’s like to have a gay albeit rich father.

[Arrowhead1952]

Changing tag line now.

[firewalk]

WHY IS HIS MIDDLE NAME HUSSEIN SUCH AN ISSUE???
WHO DOES HUSSEIN ASSOCIATE WITH???

WHO ATTACKED US ON SEPTEMBER 11 2001???
WHO ATTACKED US EVEN BEFORE SEPTEMBER 11 2001????

...

[C210N]

This middle name IS policy related.

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.

[metesky]

I’ll do as I please, Don Karlo.

[pallis]

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.

[Badeye]

Next January, the entire world will hear the following:

‘I, Barack HUESSIN Obama, do solemnly swear....’

[McGruff]

Rove also said that Republicans should refer to Hillary Clinton as "Sen. Clinton," rather than "Hillary."

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.

[Polyxene]

“Barack Hussein Obama”

IT IS HIS NAME, Karl! What should we call him? Barry?
Obie? Michelle’s baby-daddy?

[Miss Didi]

RUSH:… Okay, so his name is off limits, can't use Hussein. You can't call him a liberal. What other fact about Obama are we not going to be allowed to talk about? That's right, can't talk about his ears, either, because when Maureen Dowd made some comment about his ears, he went straight into the crowd and said, "I'm very sensitive about my ears." She said, "We're trying to toughen you up." Well, it hasn't worked. Can't use the name Hussein, can't call him a liberal, and this is the kind of thing -- look, it's brilliant on Obama's part. He's setting the rules, and everybody's going to abide by them. Republican National Committee, "Okay, we can't call him a liberal because he's going to tear into us, we don't want him tearing into us." Well, I don't know how you're going to characterize his policies if you don't call him a liberal. And, by the way, what's so bad about being a liberal? How come none of these liberals want to be called liberals?

See, Obama's no different than any of the rest of them, folks. No different at all. Nothing new here. The only thing new is the Democrats have now made it official that their guiding principle is "America sucks." But they have to mask who they are, they have to disguise themselves, camouflage themselves, whatever, you call them a liberal, and it's a personal attack. So Obama's now said liberal is off limits, can't do it. What will Republicans do? Your guess is as good as mine, but I hope they don't shy away from that. This Hussein business, that could backfire. It's so charged. It's almost one of those things that could arouse sympathy for Obama, but regardless, I can't believe that somebody's name is off limits. I just don't believe it.

Don't Call Him Hussein or Liberal

[Steve_Seattle]

A couple of years ago, weren’t the Dems derisively using the middle name of a prominent Republican - I forget which one - who had an unusual middle name?

[Mr. Mojo]

I see, so saying "Hillary Rodham Clinton" is perfectly acceptable but "Barack Hussein Obama" isn't.

I sure hope Rove never "darkens the doors of the White House ever again."

[Hatteras]

I’m kind of partial to “Malcolm O”...