Why Did Bob Kerrey Mention Obama's Middle Name -- Hussein?

ABC's Political Punch:

Some Obama supporters have asked why former Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., who endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., today, mentioned her opponent Sen. Barack Hussein Obama's middle name in remarks published in The Washington Post. (LINK)

"I like the fact that his name is Barack Hussein Obama, and that his father was a Muslim and that his paternal grandmother is a Muslim," Kerrey is quoted as saying. "There's a billion people on the planet that are Muslims, and I think that experience is a big deal."

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Comments

[HumbleTruthSeeker]

I worked for Bob Kerrey and he has been my favorite politician since 1988. I have prayed that he would be elected President ever since then. I am shocked to find that today, with his underhanded smear of Obama, that I will never trust anything he says again. I imagine the Clinton's purchased his subtle smear for a high price. Karl Rove could have written the same comments. I feel like a naive child who just found out his hero is the opposite of a hero. Maybe I should seek counseling at a cult awareness group. I hope there is a limit to the number of Robert Hansen's in the Democratic Party. http://humbletruthseeker.blogspot.com/

[SCharb]

Passive aggressive enough for you?

"Hey, his name makes him sound like a Muslim terrorist dude. I don't know about you, but I think that's just terrific!"

[MRb1000]

BOB KERRY IS JUST AN EVERYDAY LIBERAL BIGOT. YEAH HE IS A BIGOT. NOW, HILLARY AND HER MACHINE ARE SHOWING HER TRUE COLORS. THIS IS CLEAR BIGOTRY!!! HILLARY CLINTON AND BILL CLINTON I THOUGHT I NEVER SAY THIS BUT YOU ARE BIGOTS DRESS IN SHEEPS CLOTHING. CANNOT DEBATE THE ISSUES SO LET'S TRY BIGOTRY.

AMERICA IF YOU DO NOT CALL THEM ON THIS ONE IT IS OVER

HILLARY WILL DO ANYTHING TO WIN

WHAT IS GOING ON.

REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO BE ALL OVER THIS ONE

IF YOU ARE BLACK OR A PERSON OF COLOR VOTING FOR HILLARY IS A VOTE FOR A BIGOT. I THOUGHT THE REPUBLICANS BAD. I DO NOT THINK THEY WOULD TRY THIS ONE.

LIBERAL BIGOTS HAVE NOT PLACE IN AMERICA
CONSERVATIVE BIGOTS HAVE NO PLACE IN AMERICA
BIGOTS HAVE NO PLACE IN AMERICA

AMERICA WILL RISE ABOVE THIS BIGOTRY!!!!!!!

[Qbear]

Bob Kerrey = WORST PERSON in the WORLD

Slimier than Bill Clinton in a vat of fat girls

[Qbear]

Huckabee and Hillary STOMPING and doing high kicks in the Gutter

Do I smell a remake of Singing in the Rain?


Bob Kerrey is reading for Donald O'Connor's role

[jschragel]

If there is any doubt about whether this is racist and prejudiced, then replace all of the Muslim comments with Jewish:

"I think [Insert Jewish name here]'s name may be a weakness to Republicans, but I think it is a strength. First, he is [Jewish], and he can speak to [young Jews] in a way that no white person can. I mean there are hundreds of millions of [Jews] in the world and he can speak to them in a way that no one can"

"lead with it as a strength. There's this nonsense out there about him being a [Jewish] Manchurian candidate. He should do a commercial, look the camera straight in the eye, and say, 'My wife Michelle and I are Christians, but my father was a {Jew] and my paternal grandfather was a [Jew], and that fact and my name means I can speak to [millions of] people around the world who need to hear from the United States."

[camanoone]

Thank you for making my point Robinsong. I point out a couple of facts and now I am a racist sleezeball. That is the real story of you Obama cry babies, don't address the issues, just name call and cry, cry cry and whine whine whine. This is the reason your guy is a loser before the real race ever gets started.

[itsnotmyfault]

Everyone is so bent about Obama and his Muslim heritage. Look at it this way, at least he's not a Mormon who drinks the blood of human babies. (see Andy Borowitz post)

[sarnold49]

I suggest that no one, not the media, other candidates, voters, or anyone else mention anything at all about that other candidate besides Edwards and Clinton in the Democratic party's top 3 candidates to make sure no one hurts his feelings again. You don't suppose it will hurt his feelings that I called him "that other candidate" or "him", do you?

[TWOSHORT]

I've heard it called the big game,The run for the White House.The damage they are doing to this man concerns me[BLACK VOTER]After she win what does she say to me the Black Voter[White are better at running America then Minority and we had to point out to racist white voters that america would have a MUSLIM running this nation.The people who voted the muslim in to office must fill unamerican in his state.

[RusStyles]

Yea, he sprayed some cheap perfume on it, but some shit stinks too bad to cover-up..­.I hope the Janus-faced one continues to throw cheap shots via her sycophantic shills.

[Truth789]

I don't think Obama is a Muslim, he does have a partial of background to Muslim right? Can we agree on that?

[Truth789]

If that's his middle name that is his middle name. My middle name is Seth, you can state my middle name when addressing me, I don't mind.

[Qbear]

Bob Kerry go endorse Huckabee..­..attackin­g people with AIDS and calling LGBTs the same as necrophile­s...seems right up your gutter.

[Qbear]

I don't support Obama...bu­t Kerry just made himself slimier than Bill Clinton in a hot oil vat of fat girls.


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