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On Drudge: Obama's verbal slip fuels his critics
Washington Times ^
| 9/7/08
| Christina Bellantoni
Posted on 09/07/2008 3:41:19 PM PDT by spacejunkie01
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 Muslim 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 Muslim.
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."
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abcnews; gaffe; husseinobama; muslim; obama; obamaandgod; slip
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To: spacejunkie01
Mr. Obama, who is a Christian and often proudly speaks about how his faith has influenced his public service . . .
Nobody influenced by Christianity, let alone Christians, would be involved with the crowd - or church - that he has lived his life among.
To: WorkingClassFilth
He is his own god and satan is eating it up.
To: FrdmLvr
Being a “closet” muslim is the biggest issue if true. We are in a war with islamic terrorists...and muslim law is incompatible with our Constitution.
To: spacejunkie01
What it does prove is that Obama’s a complete dunce if he doesn’t have a teleprompter to rely on.
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posted on
09/07/2008 4:21:38 PM PDT
by
FormerLib
(Sacrificing our land and our blood cannot buy protection from jihad.-Bishop Artemije of Kosovo)
To: Blue Turtle
I know, I was being sarcastic. I’m wondering where the press is on this. All I hear are crickets chirping.
65
posted on
09/07/2008 4:22:06 PM PDT
by
FrdmLvr
("I don't know of a single thing Obama has done except talk and write". -- Newt Gingrich)
To: Gator_that_eats_Dems
Is this what you're trying to do?
66
posted on
09/07/2008 4:23:51 PM PDT
by
Past Your Eyes
(You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.)
To: RummyChick
Did Quayle wear a potatoe skin around his head ;-)I believe it was a strong influence yet consumed early on in his childhood.
To: FormerLib
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posted on
09/07/2008 4:24:36 PM PDT
by
Peelod
To: spacejunkie01
**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 Muslim faith.” **
Did this really happen?
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posted on
09/07/2008 4:24:37 PM PDT
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: spacejunkie01
To: Tribune7
It deserves no more attention than Dan Quayle’s potato thing.I hope it gets exactly the same attention as Dan Quayle's potato thing.
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posted on
09/07/2008 4:27:00 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(Zero-bama. All this time we thought it was an "O" but, nope, it's just a "0".)
To: Salvation
I’ve been a Christian for fifty years and never accidently said “my muslim faith” or my buddha faith or even anything near it. I can’t think of anyone I talked to that ever did that either. I watched a lot of interviews and never heard anyone “slip up” like that. It definitely means something!
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posted on
09/07/2008 4:29:06 PM PDT
by
Cowgirl
To: Mamzelle
The Golden-tongued Messiah is now Mr. Stumblelips. How's he gonna talk/charm us to Progressive Paradise if he's stuttering and incoherent?Exactly. I just tried Drudge's link, and the server was busy. This is getting a lot of exposure.
73
posted on
09/07/2008 4:30:37 PM PDT
by
stripes1776
("That if gold rust, what hall iron do?" --Chaucer)
To: radiohead
Was the remark about 57 states a slip of the tongue?
Obama is American's biggest enemy..
74
posted on
09/07/2008 4:37:21 PM PDT
by
just me
(Liberals do not like children, and children are one of the reasons I like Sarah Palin.....)
To: OKIEDOC
Didn't Sigmund Freud have something to say about these kind of “slips”
To: Cowgirl
I know it wouldn’t happen with me either. I would come right out and say “my Catholic faith.”
I sure wouldn’t gaffe like that!
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posted on
09/07/2008 4:46:20 PM PDT
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: mabelkitty
Do you have a clip to the youtube video? I can not find it. Was it taken down?
77
posted on
09/07/2008 4:48:01 PM PDT
by
tuckrdout
(~ 'Those who hammer their guns into plows, will plow for those who don't.' ~)
To: roses of sharon
To: spacejunkie01
The thing is, for at least the last two weeks we have been DEEP inside their envelope, they have been able to do NOTHING but react. It was the flags-in-the-trash yesterday and now this today. Let’s keep ‘em off balance guys!
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posted on
09/07/2008 4:48:57 PM PDT
by
Thurifer the Censer
(If you can see the altar, there's not enough smoke)
To: dusttoyou
Didn't Sigmund Freud have something to say about these kind of “slips”
I am beginning to wonder whether all of these "slips" are Freudian slips or Fraud-ian slips.
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posted on
09/07/2008 4:51:08 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
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