Untraceable Emails Spread False Obama Rumor

Politico:

When Fox News aired a report in January claiming that Sen. Barack Obama had been educated at a radical Muslim madrassa, his campaign beat the story back -- hard -- with the candidate himself going on television to call it "ludicrous" and a "smear."

And his aggressive defense worked, or so it seemed at the time: The notion that Obama has secret Muslim roots faded from the mainstream media, and even from most conservative blogs and magazines.

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Comments

[MAGLATINA]

By the way, all the Clinton haters are going to get sick because of all the spouting of their bile...

[MAGLATINA]

I will not vote for Obama because I believe he is inexperienced. Furthermore, it seems to me that he is "uppity" in running for president when he is just a junior senator. All along I have thought, what makes him think that he is qualified for the presidency? As a matter of fact, I couldn't even finish reading his book about hope...anyway, it is obvious that hillary is really going ahead of him... I just hope no one thinks of him as vice pres...I have no doubts that H will get the nomination and that she'll have the good sense of looking for a more experienced vp...

[Steamboater]

Republicans up to their dirty tricks again.

[armadillious2002]

I received the email about Obama several months ago. I corrected it and sent it back. The rethugs are just a bunch of hateful liars and will stop at nothing to advance their agenda. I honestly believe that lying or being a liar is viewed as a good thing to rethugs.

[SensibleAmerican]

... and now he is Cheney's 8th cousin!!! Way to go Barack Hussein ...

[Dandy12]

Barack is like a breath of fresh air, and too fresh for many. He has been running quite a bit of interference for Hillary (who appears more centrist). In many respects, Barack is probably too honest, outspoken, and good for his own good. Perhaps Americans are not ready yet, even though the country just may be.

[SensibleAmerican]

"Perhaps Americans are not ready yet, even though the country just may be"?!
OK, try to make sense of this if you can. See what I mean?! That "fresh air" you are inhaling is really Helium!!!

[magen]

More hatred and racism from the wingnuts.

Even if Barack was a Muslim, Muslims are not all terrorists.

In a country that has separation of church and state religion should not be an issue in elections, whichever one you believe in.

Muslim groups should protest this.

[stargazer13]

you are all being side tracked from the real problems that we all have don,t chew on the bait spit it out or you will be poisoned

[SeanGardner]

Contrary to what SensibleAmerican would have unthinking people believe, the rumor that Senator Obama is a muslim has been proven FALSE. In fact, the website SNOPES (which debunks urban legends), did a lengthy piece on the rumor which can be seen right here: http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp

Go Barack!

[SensibleAmerican]

Yeah "Go Barack" ... just GO ... away ...

Again, these are facts and undeniable ...

[SeanGardner]

"these are facts and undeniable"...

You're absolutely right SensibleAmerican:

Barack Obama is a christian, not a muslim - he just has an "arabic" middle name.

Barack Obama is a man of substance, so Ariana knew what she was doing when she endorsed him..

Barack Obama has co-written and/or co-sponsored more bills than any U.S. Senator in the past 3 years.

Obama was the go to guy for Republicans and Democrats when he was in the Illinois State Senate.

Barack Obama is an action-oriented visionary.

Barack Obama stands a great chance a winning Iowa and the presidency because he can walk with kings and queens without losing "the common touch".

Barack Obama's campaign is about addressing the color- and ethinic-specific differences that make us unique, and the color- and ethnic-specific commonalities that bring us together.

I never thought I would say it SensibleAmerican but you're right: "these are facts and undeniable".

On behalf of SensibleAmerican (xenophobic lovechild of David Duke and Tom tancredo), go Barack!

[SeanGardner]

As everyone on Huffington knows, the poster/blogger by the name of "SensibleAmerican" always refers to Senator Obama as "Barack Hussein". What SensibleAmerican is doing is directly tied to the effort to brand Obama as a muslim, hoping that people will tap into the xenophobic (anti-arab and anti-arabic name) strain in our country that was heightened after 9/11.

So when you see the name "Sensible American", know that he is apart of that effort to derail Obama by branding him a muslim.

[SensibleAmerican]

Look at my comments just two below yours SG. To reiterate: "The REAL reason he is spiralling downward is that a majority of people are now realizing that he is just fluff and hot air, no substance ..."

As for his name, blame his parents, not me!!!

[Kansas Evans]

Then why are you always referring to him as Barack Hussein? Honestly.

[SeanGardner]

You're a bigoted, xenophobic a-hole, as evidenced by your ubiquitous "Barack Hussein" comments. You can't tel me that your "Barack Hussein" comments aren't related to this e-mail hoax in SOuth Carolina, because they are.

And your "just fluff and hot air, no substance" comments about Obama have less to do with him, and more to do with you.

You're feeling inadequate in some area, and feel the need to increase your self-esteem by trying to derail Senator Obama with your bigoted crap.

You may be American, but you're anything but sensible.

[Jericho]

Okay, read...my...lips... there is no such thing as an "untraceable email". All emails CAN be traced, just because this administrations watercarriers use these terms together - like they use the internets and the google - doesn't mean that what they're saying makes any more sense than fighting TERROR by starting a bloody false WAR.

[SensibleAmerican]

His middle name is Hussein and his last name is a letter away from the most wanted fanatic in the world! CNN and Dick Durban have conflated the two names before, actually CNN kept showing Osama while constantly announcing Obama

This had to happen, unfortunate but not surprising! On the flip side, this has not really affected him. The reason he is spiralling downward is that a majority of people are now realizing that he is just fluff and hot air, no substance ...

[Prolix247]

HRC and Obama are in statistical ties in all the early primaries. The HRC camps attempts to ROVE a good american do not seem to be working...

[MrBritesnide]

You know what? Sen. Obama entered this race knowing that he would be prone to racist attack, thanks for bearing that fact out, and since you've smeared two races to do that ... a double bingo bonus for you. So how's that racist smear attack thiong working for you? As well as the swiftboating?

[stargazer13]

I bet some good japan es techs could find out where there coming from .data retrieval is an art form now more then ever

[LIR]

Just an example what Obama is up against...and it is barely the beginning...

Leave the smear pushback to a pro...Hillary has been there, done that, and she can defend herself from stupid smears better than Obama ever will be able to defend the onslaught of racist BS sure to come his way if he is nominated...sad, but a reality of America's still strong racist tendencies.

[Prolix247]

See Above

[Merg]

It kind of makes me wonder if this kind of unattributed smear is why Barack is falling in the polls. And no, I don't think it has anything to do with any Democratic campaign

[CaveatMagnusFrater]

...First, “barack obama muslim” is the third most popular Google search for the presidential candidate's name, behind “barack obama” and “barack obama biography,” according to Google ...

I googled to find out if, as an ardent right-wing co-worker said, "He's Muslim".

Not a thing I said or could say would dissuade him from believing that Obama is Muslim. He then took it one step further and concluded the Barack hates whites and Christians. I think labeling him Muslim is just a way of avoiding the racist right's true belief that a black man simply cannot be the President of the good ole' boys U.S.A.

[definitelyNOTmisterRIGHT]

why is he always referred to as black? why not white? is he more black than white? WHO CARES? he is a viable candidate and would make a heckuva president! GO BARACK!

[loki]

Dang, I just went to you Hillary44 sight. If its pretty hard core.
Doesnt really matter to me anyway as I wouldnt support her if I were the last bra left in the world. Right now, I am hard pressed to find anyone in the bunch of two faced liars who would deserve clean the toilets in the white house much less sit in the oval office. Thats republican and Democrats. They are all part of the same machine moving forward to destroy America in the name of wealth. And if we look at the always repeating cycles in history , we see its the wealthy leaches who always get rich on the backs and sweet of the "working people". Its the wealthy leaches who get overly greedy and fall, followed by the "working people" they stomped on who build anew, only to be stomped on again by some lying , power hungry greedy scum.

History also shows us that not all of the wealthy are this way. Its mostly the ones who destroy things for everyone else because they value their power and wealth over everything else, including their fellow human beings.

[loki]

It doesnt matter what he is, its what he is , or can be made to be, perceived as. I was taught a long time ago that in business its not so much what you are, its what your perceived to be that gets you in the door. And in politics, once you find out who they are, its almost impossible to get them out the door. Just look at Bush.

[ang4ever]

Barack Hussein Obama is a PROTESTANT. I don't care less if his religion, faith or upbringing are from the Muslim or Islamic world.
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Nor is the reason why he does not garner my vote. His inexperience in GOVERNANCE, is.
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As a best selling author, and an electrifying speaker, he was propelled to stardom, then further launch him to a Senate seat. Yes, stardom.

The good Senator was virtually unknown until his election to the Senate. He was sworn on Jan 2005, and barely 2 1/2 years in the Senate.
Barack Obama is on-the-job-trainee.
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So far, his Senate attendance is abysmal, missing 90 votes so far. The Senator is busy pandering his bio flick, mingling with celebrities to determine who will best portray him. Tacky to say the least. Otherwise, his time is devoted to campaigning. What ever happen to the Nation's business ? In GOVERNANCE, he is very much a FAILURE and deserving of - F.
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When asked how he would handle Pakistan, his gallant retort is frightening - he has no qualm in using nuclear weapon against Pakistan. Not a good sign.
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I should not really begrudge him of this naive and frightening response. I should remember he is a "trainee", hardly experience in foreign affairs. Worse, he gets another - F for FLOP.
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Plain and simple, a Senator "trainee" is hardly qualified to be the next President of the United States.
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This is why Mr. Obama, Muslim or otherwise, does not get my vote.

[RogerHWerner]

Nixon's dirty tricksters had a name for this sort ofthing. They called it ratfucking. Obama can deal with it effectively.

[PhillyQuaker]

Nixon, the birthright Quaker who maintained his membership in the Whittier, CA meeting? Oh dear!