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Robocall Trashes "Barack Hussein Obama"

Politico   |  Ben Smith   |   January 19, 2008 03:10 PM


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The Obama campaign has released a recording (mp3) it says came from a Nevadan's answering machine of an anonymous robocall that criticizes Obama for taking money from special interests while repeating, four times, his rarely used middle name: "Hussein."

"I'm calling with some important information about Barack Hussein Obama," the call begins, before saying that "Barack Hussein Obama says he doesn't take money from Washington lobbyists or special interest groups but the record is clear that he does."

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Barack Obama's middle name is Hussein, isn't it?

Perhaps the politician who adores "change" so much should've changed his middle name if he didn't like hearing it during his campaigns. But Hussein IS his name.

Barack Hussein Obama gets lots of applause when he says there aren't red states and blue states -- only the United States. If that's true, then no Obama supporter should fear that his name is Hussein or have a problem hearing it repeated during a political ad.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:55 PM on 01/21/2008

Poor Obama thought that he was dealing with Ladies and Gentlemen. The Clintons are neither. They are a festering wound of lies and corruption.

"She was practiced at the art of deception. Well I could tell by her blood stained hands" - Mick Jagger

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:29 AM on 01/21/2008

Unfortunately, it doesn't matter if Hillary is connected to this or not. The point is this. Once again we have a perfect opportunity to have an actual "mature?" discussion about race. But instead, the neocon MSM will hype this strictly for ratings and then kill it. More racist crap against Obama is coming.

And FYI: CNN is banning Kucinich once again from participating in their next Democratic "debate." How much do you wanna bet both the FCC and the MSM will totally bury Kucinich's FCC complaint?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:52 PM on 01/20/2008

define good white folks...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:56 PM on 01/20/2008

If voters believe this crap they deserve Hillary Clinton along with her "FRIENDLY" surragates or John McCain (Another Bush) as their president.

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    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:39 PM on 01/20/2008
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All this crap does is make me want to defend Obama. Same when Hillary is trashed for being a woman. I'm not going to vote for either of them, but the more slander I hear about them, the more sympathy I have for them. This stuff has no place in a civilized campaign and whoever's doing it needs to be stopped.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:26 AM on 01/20/2008
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LOL, this is some stupid sh t, upset with the middle name being used but the substance of the call, lobbyist cash....oh well.

let's look at the premise the obama people want to call a foul on. that our own democratic voters are going to fall for some horse sh t elementary school tactic. putting lots of trust in the voters there, not too condescending huh?

then blame it clinton because they're nothing but sore losers.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:43 AM on 01/20/2008
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I am less likely today to vote for Hillary if she wins the Dem nomination.

It would take a lot of convincing with evidence for me to belive the Republicans were behind the Robocalls.

1) Who sent out Obama is a muslim e-mails? The Recubs? No, Clinton!!!

2) Who made references to his drug use and pretend not to say it? Clintons!!!

3) Who is accusing a fellow democrat of voter suppression w/o evidence? Clinton!!!

4) Who said to train our attacks on Recubs and not Dems? Clinton!!!

5) Who is running the dirtiest campaign that risk putting a Republican or Mr Bloom in the W.H.? Clintons!!!

6) Who was crying wolf that has the resemblance and the DNA of a wolf? BILL CLINTON!!! There goes my respect for him.

Unlike what Hillary suggested that " we would be united in November", I want to say DREAM ON my lady DREAM ON!!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:35 PM on 01/19/2008

Did you guys read the lengthy article on today's NY Times Magazine about how 96% girls in Indonesia were forced to have female circumcision? Here is the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/magazine/20circumcision-t.html?ref=magazine

What did Obama learn in Indonesia from age 6 to age 10, besides muslin morning prayers everyday as his sister said in the same NYT magazine today? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/magazine/20wwln-Q4-t.html?ref=magazine
Children here have pledge of allegiance everyday at school. Indonesians have muslin morning prayers everyday. No wonder he did not know much about what to do with your hand during singing or pledging in this country. If Obama is so proud of his multi-racial heritage, why one can"t mention his middle name?

It"s time for America to have a woman president so that all those countries (especially muslin countries) can learn a little bit about how women and girls should be treated and respected.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:12 PM on 01/19/2008

T. S. Eliot wrote in his last "Quartet" that: "The end of our exploring will be to arrive where we started and see the place for the first time."

This hopefully last hurrah of the Clintons has him devaluing the image of the former president by playing apoplectic hack on the stump, while she--the putative breaker of glass ceilings--shows that other than genitalia she is little different from, say, Richard Nixon in her pursuit of power.

We see them now as if for the first time.

Martin Edwin "Mick" Andersen

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:20 PM on 01/19/2008

If Hillary or her campaign had anything to do with this I'll eat my hat. There is no way. The benefits of such a robo-call are dubious, but the risk of getting caught, and losing so much is very high. On the other hand, for a Republican, i.e. a member of the party of dirty tricks, it is a win-win strategy.

I guarantee, this was a Republican dirty trick.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:59 PM on 01/19/2008
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WTF, It's his name. If he can't play in the major leagues,go back it Illinois. BTW, He has accepted money from special interest groups. One of them is Exelon, the Yucca Mountain people that he claims he does not support. Yeah,right.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:49 PM on 01/19/2008

I am so disappointed in the Clinton campaign. I was a strong supporter of Bill Clinton in '92 and '96, but may very well sit out this election if Hillary is elected in the primary. If this kind of campaign tactic can be traced to the Hillary campaign, she should be exiled out of the Democratic Party. She lied her way into this win. She has disgraced herself as a candidate, a senator, and a Democrat that is suppose to believe in higher ideals.

She certainly has learned from the Republican machine. I don't think that's what the Democratic Party should be all about.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:19 PM on 01/19/2008
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As a former Republican, now Independent voter I was heavily favoring Obama. If the Democrats put the Clintons on the ticket I will be voting for Bloomberg or any Republican not named Rudy. I truly believe this is a serious tactical mistake by the Democrats and don't be surprised if ya'll lose the White House. That would be sad considering how bad Bush has been for the past 8 years.

I don't agree on every issue with Obama but what a leader he would be for our country. It's sad that racism continues to cripple our nation.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:18 PM on 01/19/2008
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"criticizes Obama for taking money from special interests" ???

He DID take money from special interests, didn't he? That's what I care about. I don't care if his middle name is used or not.

Barack Obama has taken money from the health INSURANCE industry. That means we will NOT get a single-payer NOT for PROFIT health care system if he is elected.

Barack Obama has taken money from "clean coal", so that says he is NOT a green candidate. That is what I care about, not that he has an unusual name (to our ears).

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:15 PM on 01/19/2008
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