[beckysueb]

And my point is that it should be sufficient to discuss Obama's radicalism without dragging his dead mother into it. It doesn't add anything to the case against him. Is it the position of some of the Freepers here that people will be convinced to vote against him because his mother was an atheist?

You don't get it. What his mother was has a lot to do with who and what he is.

[G.Love]

You don't get it. What his mother was has a lot to do with who and what he is.

How do you know that? If my parents were an indication of who I am, I would be an atheist, Marxist, Kucinich supporter.

I never said facts about Obama's family background should be off limits. What I object to is wild speculation about his mother's parenting skills, drug use, political philosophy, etc., and blaming the woman for everything that's wrong with him. Barack Obama is a big boy now, and can take responsibility for his own behavior.