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

[turkeyneck]

I think Kerrey forgot to mention that he admitted assassinated Vietnamese civilians back in the day.

But his given names are impeccable!

[Robinsong]

Well that tears it for me. This vile Clinton campaign which is win at any cost and as evidenced by this thread stimulates every white supremacist racist in the country is beyond forgiveness. So let me make it clear that if Sleasy Hilly ends up the Democratic nominee I will not vote for her in the general election under any circumstances. The Clinton's and their bigoted hanger ons like Senseless American have destroyed any opportunity for Democratic unity and if they get away with it I guarantee you there will be a Republican president elected in 2008.

[camanoone]

Why is it that anytime anyone mentions a true fact about Obama, that the Obama cry babies don't want to hear about, they brand it as either racist or sleeze? So liberalrebutal why don't you run and join the Huckabee campaign right now? Because I will promise you Obama is not going to get a free pass just because he is black. If he wants this nomination he better be able to take whatever is thrown at him and quit hiding behind Oprah's name and all you apologists who want to make this into a race issue.

[itsnotmyfault]

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

ITS HIS NAME>>>ask me a hard one. If he has a problem with his name, he's a lawyer...I'm sure he can handle the paperwork to have it changed. When are you people going to get serious. If he is the nominee you better believe Hussein will be the nicest name he is called. There I said it..Hussein, Hussein, Hussein, Hussein, Hussein, Hussein, Hussein, Hussein, Hussein, Hussein, Hussein, Hussein, Hussein, Hussein, Hussein, etc. and so forth............

[Countess]

First Shaheen puts out a racist smear inuendo that Obama could be selling crack cocaine now we have Kerrey puting out this slur that he is tainted by having Muslim roots. I have said all along that Mrs. Clinton's campaign would be as dirty if not dirtier than any republican campaign. This person does not deserve to be president of anything. The entire democratic establishment who supports her is rotten to the core.

[PKSSK]

The point that must be sited in this article is the reference Kerrey makes to his treating Bill Clinton the same way in their initial primary. He blatantly called him a liar and made other derogatory references to his lack of experience and proceeded to come in third in the primary and Billy boy went on to become President.

I would caution the Clinton's to be careful what and who they use to do their dirty tricks because it will come back and bite them, as it did Kerrey. Additionally, he goes on to mention that his support has nothing to do with the fact that he needs her to sign off on issues concerning the NY school where he works, which I think is Columbia, explains everything...MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!!!!

[StephenDedalus82]

Why would Senator Obama have a problem with someone using his middle name? If he's ashamed of it he should change it. If not, then his supporter should stop whining.

The anti-Clinton BS on this site has jumped the shark. Now they're attacking her surrogates for using the other guy's name.

P.S. Don't you think Democrats ought to consider EVERY aspect of Obama's potential electability in the primary season?

[RusStyles]

Slick n' Sleazy...That should be HRC's new campaign slogan.

[geobushono]

geeez, I don't know Jake....why do you think he mentioned his middle name?
We're all just fucking idiots out here and we need the provocative/infantile musings of an overpaid hack to keep up our interest.

[camanoone]

If a Iowa snowstorm stops the Obama campaign bus from getting somewhere in the next weeks. These Obama cribabies will fing some way to make it a Clinton plot. What a shame that this clown is even being considered for the office.

[camanoone]

Cry. cry. cry. Whine, whine, whine.

[nuglet304]

who cares? this is getting ridiculous.

[kainen]

wow...isn't bob kerry jewish? which would make him a semite...in other words arabic

[liberalrebuttal]

If Barack Obama is not the nominee due to the racist tactics by Clinton and Edwards, this African American will vote for Huckabee.

[m4rk0]

Lets face it. As a Clinton supporter he is trying to plant a seed to those who are uncomfortable with something that sounds possibly Muslim. It's this sort of fear mongering that Rove and Bush Co has been feasting on. Utterly despicable.