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Poll: 1 in 5 Americans thinks Obama is a Muslim
Washington Post ^ | Wednesday, August 18, 2010; 9:53 PM | By Jon Cohen and Michael D. Shear

Posted on 08/18/2010 9:21:46 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

The number of Americans who believe -- wrongly -- that President Obama is a Muslim has increased significantly since his inauguration and now account for nearly 20 percent of the nation's population.

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Those results, from a new Pew Research Center survey, were drawn from interviews done before the president's comments about the construction of an Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero, and they suggest that there could be serious political danger for the White House as the debate continues.

The president's religion, like his place of birth, has been the subject of Internet-spread rumors and falsehoods since before he began his presidential campaign, and the poll indicates that those rumors have gained currency since Obama took office. The number of people who now correctly identify Obama as a Christian has dropped to 34 percent, down from nearly half when he took office.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2010polls; 911victorymosque; husseinobama; islam; muslim; obama; obamagroundzero; zerogroundzero
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White House officials expressed dismay over the poll results. Faith adviser Joshua DuBois blamed "misinformation campaigns" by the president's opponents.
1 posted on 08/18/2010 9:21:49 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The number of Americans who believe -- wrongly -- that President Obama is a Muslim

What's this "wrongly" stuff?
2 posted on 08/18/2010 9:25:30 PM PDT by Question Liberal Authority (Worst. Post-Racial President. EVER.)
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To: Question Liberal Authority

That is where I quit reading it.


3 posted on 08/18/2010 9:27:10 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

He WAS a firm member of Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s UCC in Chicago, but once he learned Muslims also preach “God Damn America!” Obama now isn’t sure which one he likes better.


4 posted on 08/18/2010 9:28:20 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I’m still trying to figure out what’s Christian about Rev. Wright’s “hate whitey” church.


5 posted on 08/18/2010 9:28:22 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

We need to resurrect that New Yorker cover from July 2008 - bet the guy who drew it and the editor who approved it are having seller’s remorse now.


6 posted on 08/18/2010 9:28:27 PM PDT by decal (The Key To Flexibility is Indecision)
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To: Question Liberal Authority

If he’s a Christian, who’s his pastor, and what church is he a member of?


7 posted on 08/18/2010 9:29:07 PM PDT by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Obama Is Jihad.


8 posted on 08/18/2010 9:29:17 PM PDT by roses of sharon (I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

“Poll: 1 in 5 Americans thinks Obama is a Muslim”

Well, at least twenty percent have it right.


9 posted on 08/18/2010 9:29:42 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The number of Americans who believe -- wrongly -- that President Obama is a Muslim has increased significantly since his inauguration and now account for nearly 20 percent of the nation's population.

Being accused of "believing wrongly" by the Washington Post is encouragement, in my view. This being the same Washington Post, which, along with the rest of the "mainstream media" continued to promote the "man-made global warming" hoax long after it was obvious to anyone with a room-temperature IQ that it was politically-motived drivel. For all I know they're still pushing the party line on AGW, but I don't know, because I've never read their ridiculous newspaper in my life.

11 posted on 08/18/2010 9:32:57 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

4 in 5 Americans are brain dead!


12 posted on 08/18/2010 9:33:48 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Nine out of ten Americans think the Washington Post blows.


13 posted on 08/18/2010 9:34:02 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

And 3 out of 5 of them voted for him...


14 posted on 08/18/2010 9:34:18 PM PDT by angelcindy ("If you follow the crowd,you get no further than the crowd")
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

And 3 out of 5 of them voted for him...


15 posted on 08/18/2010 9:34:20 PM PDT by angelcindy ("If you follow the crowd,you get no further than the crowd")
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To: Rome2000
If he’s a Christian, who’s his pastor, and what church is he a member of?

Having a home church and a pastor are not prerequisites for being a Christian. Just sayin'... :)

16 posted on 08/18/2010 9:34:57 PM PDT by LaineyDee (Don't mess with Texas wimmen!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Faith adviser Joshua DuBois blamed "misinformation campaigns" by the president's opponents.

Right. His own words and actions have nothing to do with it.

/s

17 posted on 08/18/2010 9:35:33 PM PDT by freespirited (There are a lot of bad Republicans but there are no good Democrats.--Ann Coulter)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

20% of Americans can fill in the blanks. His birth father was a ______. His adoptive father was a _______. He went to a ______ school growing up.


18 posted on 08/18/2010 9:36:34 PM PDT by scottinoc
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To: Steely Tom
Thread regarding Gore and his enterprises:

Carbon-trading supertanker adrift ( Gore getting desperate )

19 posted on 08/18/2010 9:39:25 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

In the name of God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Muslims say not. No Jesus, redeemer of sins. Only their god- allah- , the deceiver, the most proud. As an older Christian, I’m ready to go. Let’s see what the president has to say about Easter.


20 posted on 08/18/2010 9:40:26 PM PDT by calico_thompson
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