Posted on 06/02/2009 4:25:37 PM PDT by markedmannerf
Edited on 06/02/2009 4:52:25 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
June 02, 2009 6:58 PM
ABC News' Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report: The other day we heard a comment from a White House aide that never would have been uttered during the primaries or general election campaign.
During a conference call in preparation for President Obama's trip to Cairo, Egypt, where he will address the Muslim world, deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Denis McDonough said "the President himself experienced Islam on three continents before he was able to -- or before he's been able to visit, really, the heart of the Islamic world -- you know, growing up in Indonesia, having a Muslim father -- obviously Muslim Americans (are) a key part of Illinois and Chicago."
Given widespread unease and prejudice against Muslims among Americans, especially in the wake of 9/11, the Obama campaign was perhaps understandably very sensitive during the primaries and general election to downplay the candidate's Muslim roots.
The candidate was even offended when referred to by his initials "BHO," because he considered the use of his middle name, "Hussein," an attempt to frighten voters.
With insane rumors suggesting he was some sort of Muslim Manchurian candidate, then-Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and his campaign did everything they could to emphasize his Christianity and de-emphasize the fact that his father, Barack Obama Sr., was born Muslim.
The candidate's comment at a Boca Raton, Florida, town hall meeting on May 22, 2008, was typical: "My father was basically agnostic, as far as I can tell, and I didn't know him," he said.
In September 2008, candidate Obama told a Pennsylvania crowd, "I know that I'm not your typical presidential candidate and I just want to be honest with you. I know that the temptation is to say, 'You know what? The guy hasn't been there that long in Washington. You know, he's got a funny name. You know, we're not sure about him.' And that's what the Republicans when they say this isn't about issues, it's about personalities, what they're really saying is, 'We're going to try to scare people about Barack. So we're going to say that, you know, maybe he's got Muslim connections.'...Just making stuff up."
Back then, the campaign's "Fight the Smears" website addressed the candidate's faith without mentioning his father's religion:
"Barack Obama is a committed Christian. He was sworn into the Senate on his family Bible. He has regularly attended church with his wife and daughters for years. But shameful, shadowy attackers have been lying about Barack’s religion, claiming he is a Muslim instead of a committed Christian. When people fabricate stories about someone’s faith to denigrate them politically, that’s an attack on people of all faiths. Make sure everyone you know is aware of this deception."
The website also provided quotes from the Boston Globe and Newsweek mentioning his father's roots.
Since the election, however, with the threat of the rumors at least somewhat abated, the White House has been increasingly forthcoming about the president's roots. Especially when reaching out to the
Muslim world.
In his April 6 address to the Turkish Parliament, President Obama referenced how many "Americans have Muslims in their families or have lived in a Muslim majority country. I know, because I am one of them."
- Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller
” “the President himself experienced Islam on three continents ..”
Wow. What did the White House just admit ???!!!
Continents ??
Experienced Islam ??
Experiencing Islam implies an active and deep participation.
What continent besides Asia did Obama experience Islam ?
Africa ? North America ? Antarctica ?
I’m sure the love sick media drones will get right on it.
Daniel Pipes did a great job in 2008 of documenting BHO’s Muslim roots at the same time that Barry was disavowing his Muslim roots.
http://www.meforum.org/pipes/5544/barack-obamas-muslim-childhood
Barry’s childhood home in Jakarta ,where he now admits experiencing Islam ,but,
continued to practice his life long belief in Christianity ( sarc ) was part of a compound that included a large mosque.
If you believe USA Today.
“The small colonial-style house Barack Obama lived in as a child..”
“..noting that the property, sequestered between a large mosque and park...”
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-10-28-obama-home_N.htm
I say again, we need to run the current socialists out of Washington and take our country back before it's too late and we have nothing left but bomb craters littering the landscape.
This is exactly what we have been saying. The latest murder of the Army solder in Little Rock and no comment from the WH along with the dismissal of charges against the black thugs for voter intimidation and attacks just reinforced his being Muslim.
The Muslim could care less about this Country except to tank the US and is a FRAUD. Have you noticed the USSS around the President now? I trusted the Bush USSS completely.
If Charlie (The Tuna) Gibson and Gay Stephie have their way, poor Jake is going to be looking for a job at FOX in the near future!
With insane rumors suggesting he was some sort of Muslim Manchurian candidate
Gotta go, the men in white coats are at my door.
And a bigoted, non-egalitarian POTUS, too.
This will end similarly.
The highest level of the United States Government have been infiltrated by foreign agents.
Even the liars, con men, and thieves who participated in the fraud to elect a foreign born communist crypto-muslim are rapidly becoming astounded at the chaos they have wrought.
Thus always to tyrants.
Rev Wright (former Muslim) and his Church is where Muslims in Chicago went so they could pass themselves off as Christians. ZERO is Muslim — all the signs are there and he is proud of it from the arrogant look on his face most of the time.
The United States of America elected a Muslim as President because the vast majority of the MSM did not do their job. A lot of people that voted for him are getting angry right along with us because they are slowly realizing they were duped. Seeing more and more comments about he is a fraud. After this trip, we will be seeing even more. He won’t be able to help himself but play up to his fellow Mulsims.
He has only held one cabinet meeting. Can you imagine if Pres Bush had done that. Why only one?
Is going at breakneck speed because he knows he will be found to be a fraud sooner or later?
Two Muslim fathers and traveled on an Indonesian passport after 18 — did he ever declare allegiance to the United States or is he still Indonesian. This Inquring Mind wants to know.
Barry Soetoro had a MUSLIM FATHER and a Devout Muslim Step Father who Listed Barry as a Muslim and provided him with a Top Rated MUSLIM LIFE and Upbringing! Barry tries to LIE and Deny that Fact! That confirms that Barry is a confirmed LIAR as well. A Key question: What is Barry Soetoro’s Legal Name? Why did Barry Soetoro LIE and commit Perjury on His Application for a Law License? Why has Barry spent upward of $ 2 MILLION DOLLARS in Legal Fees to HIDE His Legal Birth Certificate? Is Barry Soetoro the FRAUD he so eminently appears to be? Did Barry take his Wife to Manhattan on so critical a weekend for a “DATE”, because he knows his PONZI SCHEME is nearing IT’s Discovery? Is BARRY SOETORO REALLY BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, Jr.? or do we not even know that? Its like Barack Obama is the GENIE that popped out of the Bottle or more likely out of Pandora’s Box? His HISTORY has been purposely Erased and Obfuscated! That is DANGEROUS!
Yeah, those rumors seem quite "insane" now, don't they?
If Barry went to Mecca and declared himself the Mahdi who will now head the new Caliphate, the MSM would harangue us for profiling him as a Muslim.
I do hope there are some coming out of their dazed state. I'm not seeing it around here but then they never were the sharpest knives in the drawer.
Well now, he doesn’t report how BO performed salaam to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia—we’re all supposed to think this is all so cool, having a liar in the White House, because he lied to get in and wouldn’t have gotten there if he had been honest.
It also explains why he thinks there are 57 states!!!!!!!
Malcolm X, says the Mossad
“I voted for a black AND a Muslim,” they'll say. “I am so much better than the rest of you.”
It is ironic that this story breaks the day Hussein sells Israel out.
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