Muslims barred from picture at Obama event

Politico ^ | 6/18/08 | Ben Smith

[homeguard]

Two Muslim women at Barack Obama's rally in Detroit Monday were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women's headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate.

The campaign has apologized to the women, all Obama supporters who said they felt betrayed by their treatment at the rally.

"This is of course not the policy of the campaign. It is offensive and counter to Obama's commitment to bring Americans together and simply not the kind of campaign we run," said Obama spokesman Bill Burton, who added that the volunteers were acting contrary to the campaign's policy. "We sincerely apologize for this behavior."

[Gay State Conservative]

Sounds like Osama’s willing to do ***whatever*** it takes to get elected.Even to the point of dissing his sisters of the mosque.One wonders if he's also taking campaign $$$ from China.....or Iran.

[EagleUSA]

Maybe just some ole groupies from Hussein’s madrassa!!!

[King_Corey]

If any Republican (Let alone a Conservative) did this it would be wall to wall coverage for months! Bah, the media will never hold them to the same standards.

[rocksblues]

Bill Burton, who added that the volunteers were acting contrary to the campaign's policy.

Sorry I don't believe you Bill.

[neodad]

"I was coming to support him, and I felt like I was discriminated against by the very person who was supposed to be bringing this change, who I could really relate to," said Hebba Aref, a 25-year-old lawyer who lives in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills. "The message that I thought was delivered to us was that they do not want him associated with Muslims or Muslim supporters."

Uh oh Obamma.

[top 2 toe red]

The two were probably clinton plants...I seriously doubt she has given up trying to sink him.

[DannyTN]

Diversity meets political reality meets Obama’s religious skeletons

[COUNTrecount]

Aref and her friends complained to the campaign, and after those complaints and an inquiry from Politico, Obama's director of advance, Emmett S. Beliveau, called her to apologize.

An Obama aide also noted that the campaign has no policy against the candidate's appearing with women in headscarves: The next morning at Wayne State University, Obama posed for a picture with a student wearing a hijab.

[weegee]

“This is of course not the policy of the campaign.”

These are not the campaign staffers I knew.

[wideawake]

There are some very . . . healthy women in that photo.

[weegee]

Waiting for the CAIR press conference. Waiting. Waiting.

[A_Former_Democrat]

PC is fine . . . as long as it doesn’t hit too close to home, eh, Hussein?

[johnny7]

[43north]

Whoa! Those female students look a LOT hotter than the ones I went to school with at Mad Anthony Wayne State U in the 70’s.

Too bad they have such poor taste in presidential candidates.

[Lizavetta]

Wow. Muslims supporting a Christian. Considering what the Koran says a Muslim must do to Christians they are in danger of being stoned, beaten, or beheaded.

Unless, of course, the "Christian" part of Obama-lama-ding-dong is a facade.

[Miss Didi]

Why is this not surprising...I mean, Barry Hussein has a page on his website which declares he is not, nor was he ever a Muslim.

[jmc813]

Am I the only one who finds the whole people-behind-the-podium thing in general to be bogus as hell?

[SueRae]

smirk. Getting real crowded under that bus, isn’t it?

[CharlesWayneCT]

That’s what they call “posing for a picture with a student wearing a hijab”? Could they have put her any FURTHER from the candidate and still got her in the picture (Well yes, I guess she could have been one over).

Heck, Obama’s even leaning AWAY from her, like he is scared to be too close.