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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."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abcnews; gaffe; husseinobama; muslim; obama; obamaandgod; slip
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To: imfrmdixie

This video of Mohammar Khaddafi in your post is just a reflection of what the muslim world knows to be true.
I recently returned from Pakistan and Oman... all the locals I spoke with believe and know that Obama is a muslim. There is no doubt in their minds. Obama can say all he wants that he is not muslim... but Barack Hussein Obama had a muslim father therefore he is muslim.


81 posted on 09/07/2008 4:54:13 PM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals Crazy!)
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To: mabelkitty

“However, I do understand what people ACTUALLY say, and I support Obama completely when he says ‘WORDS MATTER’. Therefore, all I can surmise is that Obama meant WHAT HE SAID this a.m., and we should believe him.”
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I am with you 1000% on that statement. Can we get an “allah is great” or whatever suffices for “Amen” in Islam?

I plan on getting this video to everyone I know with a minimum of comment. They can judge it for themselves. I know I did.


82 posted on 09/07/2008 4:54:43 PM PDT by lovesdogs (Obama isn't half the man Sara Palin is -Rush Limbaugh)
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To: spacejunkie01
when he was trying to criticize the quiet smear campaign

Unlike to 100 or so deafeningly loud smear campaigns the dems have going on Palin. The have blown out both my eardrums.

83 posted on 09/07/2008 4:55:08 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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To: nmh

In a recent interview that appeared in People Magazine Michelle revealed that their family did not exchange Christmas presents nor give birthday presents, not even to the children.

Jehovah’s witnesses don’t do this - guess which other religion doesn’t...


84 posted on 09/07/2008 4:55:38 PM PDT by Wil H
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To: Truth is a Weapon

;-)


85 posted on 09/07/2008 4:58:26 PM PDT by Fox_Mulder77
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To: spacejunkie01

“Out of context” here obviously means they don’t like it that it happened. S they should provide the “context” to show us how wrong we are in hearing what what we hear. Actually I can’t figure out any but a highly stilted and contorted verbal “context” that might render the quote harmless and there is enough before the slip to preclude much saving context and Stephanopolous’(sp?) correction immediately after shows again that “context” won’t save him.


86 posted on 09/07/2008 5:01:37 PM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: InterceptPoint

Good looking weapon.
Obama is a fraud on MANY levels.


87 posted on 09/07/2008 5:02:16 PM PDT by sonic109
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To: Salvation

You bet it happened. Supposedly he was talking about McCain not calling him a muslim(although he had said earlier that McCain had called him a muslim)but what he said was “McCain hasn’t mentioned....my,my muslim faith and then the interviewer corrected him on it.


88 posted on 09/07/2008 5:03:30 PM PDT by calex59
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To: just me
The 57 states when there are 57 Islamic states, now this. Mmmm.

However I believe the anti-Judeo-Christian beliefs of the church that he was in for 20 years will hit him harder.

"Nowhere is the promise of organizing more apparent than in the traditional black churches. Possessing tremendous financial resources, membership and - most importantly - values and biblical traditions that call for empowerment and liberation, the black church is clearly a slumbering giant in the political and economic landscape of cities like Chicago." - http://www.edwoj.com/Alinsky/AlinskyObamaChapter1990.htm

Spotted by bw17 at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2075109/posts?page=21#7

This shows 0bama acknowledging Black Liberation Theology goals, empowerment and liberation, as far back as 17 years.

89 posted on 09/07/2008 5:03:44 PM PDT by igoramus08
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To: spacejunkie01
Within Shi'ite Islamic tradition,[1] the concept of Taqiyya (التقية - 'fear, guard against') refers to a dispensation allowing believers to conceal their faith when under threat, persecution or compulsion.

The word "al-Taqiyya" literally means: "Concealing or disguising one's beliefs, convictions, ideas, feelings, opinions, and/or strategies at a time of imminent danger, whether now or later in time, to save oneself from physical and/or mental injury." A one-word translation would be "Dissimulation."

90 posted on 09/07/2008 5:03:46 PM PDT by rednesss (Fred Thompson - 2008)
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To: FrdmLvr

The press is absent as usual...can we call this muslim-gate?


91 posted on 09/07/2008 5:04:14 PM PDT by Blue Turtle (I)
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To: spacejunkie01

Yes, and the proudest moment of his life is when his brother converted to ISLAM, and the prettiest words on earth are the MUSLIM call to prayer which is also the MUSLIM creed, and he never “practiced” Islam although he went to MOSQUE, memorized the QURAN, and studied ISLAM in Indonesia, and his favorite friends and contributors are HAMAS and other MUSLIMS, and he chooses to live in the same neighborhood as Nation of ISLAM’s leader. Just a paranoid delusion of those who are “clinging to their guns and religion.” Nothing to see here. Move along.


92 posted on 09/07/2008 5:09:09 PM PDT by Missouri gal
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To: spacejunkie01

The real question is this:

Would YOU have made this mistake and talking about YOUR Muslim Faith?


93 posted on 09/07/2008 5:10:35 PM PDT by Waywardson (Carry on! Nothing equals the splendor!)
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To: Tribune7

“Potatoe” has no implications about one’s character or consequences for one’s accession to office. “My Muslim faith...” has implications.


94 posted on 09/07/2008 5:11:33 PM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: Blue Turtle

I don’t like Obama but I think he is getting a bum rap on this one. (ducking while you hurl things at me).

He didn’t have a telepromter. He was trying to explain something and was getting it screwed up. George tried to help him but only screwed it up more because it makes no sense to insert the words “christian faith” in to the sentence.

Is he a closet Muslim?

Maybe

He was definitely a Muslim at one point.

But after hearing the whole excerpt I really think he was trying to communicate something and was just inept at doing so.

Just my opinion.


95 posted on 09/07/2008 5:13:54 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: skimask
I think it deserves the same amount of time as the Dan Quale slip up.

and not a second more

or less.

96 posted on 09/07/2008 5:14:00 PM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: imfrmdixie

Thank you, I had not seen that. Why is the media, including Right Wing media, talking about Sarah Palin’s kids, when this needs to be investigated?!

A world leader, leader of another nation, says that Obama is a muslim brother, and that he is lying about many things! Now the newsmedia certainly put the Leader of France’s comment on Obama, on tv. Why not Libya’s?


97 posted on 09/07/2008 5:18:01 PM PDT by tuckrdout (~ 'Those who hammer their guns into plows, will plow for those who don't.' ~)
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To: TitansAFC

It doesn’t seem to require any editing. It looks good just as it is. The short clip can be run for effect, then a much longer clip can be run for ‘context.” It won’t help him.If we push it hard enough maybe KOS will start running declarations that Hussein is not a Moslem but even if he were, it wouldn’t matter and maybe it would be good for “diversity.”


98 posted on 09/07/2008 5:18:29 PM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: TribalPrincess2U
"You could see the “oh shit” look in his eyes. LOL"

In Barry's eyes or George's eyes? Mr. Stepinawfulstuff damn near pulled a muscle correcting the slip so fast.

99 posted on 09/07/2008 5:26:02 PM PDT by yooling
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To: spacejunkie01

See, they think where not listening. Obama and Joe can’t remember what they said yesterday. This is getting better by the minute


100 posted on 09/07/2008 5:30:19 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (IF YOU ARE NOT CONSERVATIVE BY 35 YOU HAVE NO BRAIN. W CHURCHILL)
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