Right. And then bury it.
It's a loser as far as campaign issue. One may as well use the fact that his middle name is Hussein as an issue.
I absolutely would in a general election. Every GOP campaign commercial should include something like:
Fred Dalton Thompson v. Barack Hussein Obama
Who would you trust to [protect you against terrorist attacks, lower your taxes, secure our border, etc.]
Fair? Perhaps not. But the name drives home the point on trust.
You posted: It’s a loser as far as campaign issue. One may as well use the fact that his middle name is Hussein as an issue.
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I think there are at least a couple of ways the Islam issue could be used with discretion. One is a long shot: let the media cover it. The other is to stress on the campaign trail that this country does NOT discriminate based upon religion, even against those who may practice Islam, the militant variety of which was responsible for 9/11 and other terrorist attacks around the world. If Obama is a Muslim, that is his business...