Freudian Slip - "My Muslim faith..." - Obama

NBC | 9-7-2008 | NBC

[Do Be]

I’d love to have it asked of him:

“When was the last time you recited the shahada, and will you now unequivocally renounce it?”

Bingo.

[snowsislander]

What exactly is the significance of the his recitation of the shahada?

Inquiring minds want to know.

I did a search on google and nearly every link I clicked redirected to goofy sites with recipes, video games or online dating info.

Is it like when a christian heeds the altar call and confesses his acceptance of Jesus before all?

The shahada is the Islamic creed; a single sincere recitation of it makes one a Muslim.

Indeed, a single public recitation of it, such as Senator Obama did with the New York Times, is in some ways very much like answering an altar call to publicly profess one's faith. However, instead of the often free-form version used in Christianity, in Islam it is a set formulation.

Currently, the Wikipedia article seems to be reasonably accurate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada. However, it is subject to completely random edits, so while it may now be acceptable, unfortunately it may not stay so.

There is currently a reference in the Wikipedia article to http://www.al-islam.org/reflectionsnewmuslim/8.htm; this is an Islamic website, and it repeats the same information ("You must state this belief to God. This is called Shahada and is stated as follows: [ ... ] If you state those two things with belief and conviction, you are Muslim"); nor is this somehow unique --- the significance of reciting the shahada is very old (history records many instances of forced conversions by simply having a prisoner recite the shahada, such as was done during the Crusades.)

But in Senator Obama's case, it goes beyond anything like that. On his own initiative, as described by Nichola Kristoff in this way:

Mr. Obama recalled the opening lines of the Arabic call to prayer, reciting them with a first-rate accent. In a remark that seemed delightfully uncalculated (it’ll give Alabama voters heart attacks), Mr. Obama described the call to prayer as “one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.”

(From Nicholas Kristof's column Obama: Man of the World in the New York Times of March 6th, 2007.)

Now here's something interesting: this column is currently not available from the New York Times. I have to wonder if they have decided to try to scrub this damning interview?

[floriduh voter]

Bingo AND Yatsi!

[CHICAGOFARMER]

I hope someone has a “video-catcher” that can keep this
snippet. I would, but don’t know how to do that at this time!

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

We have it do not worry

[CHICAGOFARMER]

I hope someone has a “video-catcher” that can keep this
snippet. I would, but don’t know how to do that at this time!

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

We have it do not worry

[floriduh voter]

imo parkinson’s early onset. (Adolph had it)

[mkmensinger]

“The Devil, the prowde spirit, cannot endure to be mocked”

St Thomas More

[zeebee]

But can you see a McCain ad repeating his words over and over, like GHW Bush’s, “Read my lips...”?

I just don’t think he can make that fly.

[Fred Nerks]

thanks, I’ve added the link to the video to this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040486/posts?q=1&;page=5654#5653

[null and void]

Worth repeating:

When I was growing up, I was told the one thing the Devil cannot tolerate is being laughed at.

I have observed that the worse a man's character is, the more he hates being ridiculed.

To men of good character, being laughed at is something to laugh about.

[Fred Nerks]

It never rains but it pours, LOL!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076851/posts

“...One of the Iranian religious leaders said if Obama will enter the White House, then Islam will conquer the heart of the American nation,” Amir told Isracast.com...

[klb1]

I may have missed it (imagine that!) but has anyone compiled a list of ALL of Nobamas “Muslim Slips”.
I would appreciate if anyone knows. Thanks!

[swheats]

bump

[flyfree]

Drudge has linked to this article:

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/07/obama-verbal-slip-fuels-his-critics/

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

[Reason for my tag line.] Harry Potter, Sorcerer’s Stone.
Ollivander: We do not speak his name! The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. Potter. It’s not always clear why. But I think it is clear that we can expect great things from you. After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things. Terrible! Yes. But great.

[sageb1]

“Jason Mason = Fabulous! Thanks for posting the link. I just put it on my facebook.”

Good lord, I just realized I wrote that. Jackie Mason, obviously.

[zeebee]

It's on Drudge, with a link to the Washington Times article:

Asked to comment on the accidental misstatement illustrating the difficulty of the issue, Obama spokesman Bill Burton offered this comment: "I'm not surprised that the only outlet doing this story is The Washington Times."

Hehheh. Of course. All the other media outlets are in the tank for obama.

[null and void]

Are you on the Harry Potter ping list?

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

And even when the Washington Times bends over backwards to criticize BO’s critics, the BO camp smacks the Washington Times:

‘Asked to comment on the accidental misstatement illustrating the difficulty of the issue, Obama spokesman Bill Burton offered this comment: “I’m not surprised that the only outlet doing this story is The Washington Times.” ‘

[Califreak]

Thank you.

That’s exactly what I thought.