GOP Group Head Calls Obama A "Muslim Socialist"

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — County and state GOP officials criticized the head of a New Mexico Republican women's group for calling Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama a "Muslim socialist" and stating that "Muslims are our enemies."

Marcia Stirman, the head of the Republican Women of Otero County, will be asked to step down, Sassy Tinling, the chairwoman of the Otero County Republican Party, said Wednesday.

In a letter published Tuesday in the Alamogordo Daily News, Stirman wrote that she believes "Muslims are our enemies." Stirman told The Associated Press in an interview: "I don't trust them at all. They've sworn across the world that they are our enemies. Why we're trying to elect one is beside me."

Obama, an American-born Christian, has fought false rumors that he is a Muslim throughout the presidential campaign.

Tinling told KOAT-TV that Stirman's opinions do not reflect those of the county GOP or the Republican Women of Otero County. The executive director of the Republican Party of New Mexico, Matthew Kennicott, has said Stirman does not speak for the GOP and that her comments do not reflect its values and beliefs.

Stirman, 56, an interior decorator, wrote in the letter titled "Why I'm a Republican" the 16 reasons for her party affiliation.

Comments

[ElBruce]

03:37 PM on 10/25/2008

Just the kind of nonsense I'd expect to hear from a Raelian Whig like Stirman.

[tedbear]

01:24 PM on 10/25/2008

The GOP can call Obama whatever they want, kids do that all the time and everyone ignores their stupidity. Same thing here. Call him whatever you want, just remember you will be calling him Mr. President soon if there is any justice left on earth.



REMEMBER, EVERYONE MUST VOTE OR OBAMA COULD COME UP SHORT!
EVERYONE NO MATTER HOW FAR AHEAD THE POLLS SAY HE IS - POLLS DON'T VOTE.

[bitterfly77]

04:41 PM on 10/24/2008

For those of you who would like to go to the source of the article, and be more likely to have your voice heard by both Ms. Stirman, and the people of Otero County (which includes Alamagordo), NM, here is the link to the original post: http://www.alamogordonews.com/opinion/ci%5f10772782

There are only 45 comments there so far, so I figure most of you are not aware of where the article exists in its entirety. HuffPosters are usually very quick in getting active at the source. Grassroots, baby!

[Keith52]

02:18 PM on 10/24/2008

He's a radical Christian from the Trinity United Church of Christ, a puritan congregationalist denomination... No Wait... He's a Muslim... Nonono... He's a Socialist.... no Marxist...Nonono wait Anti-Christ.... wait nonono... he's a fellow board member of a conservative right wing foundation founded by a friend of Reagan's... and he has had (board) MEETINGS with a former 60's radical "terrorist" also on the board who is now a professor at a chicago university.... Nooo.... He is not even an American that's it!... No, wait.... he is.... wait wait.... waaaiiiittt..... He's from Mars!!!!!! That's it! He is a Muslim from Mars who has entered the BODY of Bill Ayers and will be morphing shortly after the election into... THE ANTI CHRIST!!!!

[MrKINOKO]

02:12 PM on 10/24/2008

Quick question or 2 for you, Mrs. Inapproprate comment...what "Muslims" are you refering to as enemies? All 1.5 BILLION OF THEM? Including the ones that operate the restaurant in Brooklyn I frequent, and the one in Queens, NY , with the fantastic Arab cuisine? Or the 4 guys who live across the street from me, who I engage in interesting convo's with any chance I get? The ones who flew me from JFK to Hamburg on that Emirates jumbo jet? The guys with the beards, and girls with the Hajibs (look it up, it's Arabic) who slogged out those college years in the seats next to me in Brooklyn? Who? I guess if I lived in, what, Podunk County, NM?, I'd be mad at someone too. What happened, ran out of Mexicans to hate? Have they all gone back over, fleeing the economic meltdown people like you and the GOP created?

Oh, and who is the "our" in your statement? Do you now profess to speak for 350 Americans? or just the coupla million Palinites and other assorted disenfranchised "Americans" who have misdirected their internal hate on any xenophobic enemy within seeing distance, or looped endlessly on FAUX NEWS?

[Obama44thpres]

02:10 PM on 10/24/2008

The facts will remain - Sen. Obama is a Christian who wants to reform the tax code to bring fairness to the American people who are invisible to Bush-McCain. No matter how many times the GOP try to lie about this, it will NOT prevail !

You [ Barack Obama], are from God and have overcome them [the enemy's attacks, schemes, and plots ] , because the one [God] who is in you [ Barack Obama] is greater than the one [the enemy ] who is in the world. - 1 John 4:4

No weapon forged against you [ Barack Obama] will prevail, and you [ Barack Obama] will refute every tongue that accuses you [ Barack Obama] . This is the heritage of the servants [ Barack Obama] of the LORD, and this is their [ Barack Obama] vindication from me," declares the LORD. - Isaiah 54:17

" I [ God ] will send my terror ahead of you [ Barack Obama] and throw into confusion every nation you [ Barack Obama] encounter. I [ God ] will make all your [ Barack Obama] enemies turn their backs and run." - Exodus 23:27

The Lord will rescue me [ Barack Obama] from every evil attack and will bring me [ Barack Obama] safely to his heavenly kingdom. - 2 Timothy 4:18

Amen.

[rfrey]

01:55 PM on 10/24/2008

Even though Obama is neither Muslim or a Socialist, the last time I looked the US allowed people to be Muslims (Freedom of Religion) and Socialists (Freedom of Speech). The Republican Party seems to have forgotten about our inalienable rights as Americans. They better take a look at how diverse this great country has become BECAUSE of these freedoms. The US is no longer a white, Christian bastian of conservatism and thank God it's not...

[syf44]

01:01 PM on 10/24/2008

What is really ironic and slightly humorous in this woman's (and the republican party) is that no radial fundamental islamic terrorist would ever be a socialist! They don't anything to do with the western capitalist system (even a liberal socialist version). They want to set up religious theocracies and would never advocate socialist policies. This woman doesnt understand the definition of socialism, terrorist, or muslim.

[syf44]

12:58 PM on 10/24/2008

b

[syf44]

12:54 PM on 10/24/2008

What is so ironic (and humorous) is that no fundamental islamist terrorist would ever be a socialist! They despise the western/capitalist system, they want to set up theocracies and rule by their interpretation of islam. It is beyond me how one can claim someone is a muslim terrorist and a socialist. It makes absolutely no sense. This women does not understand the definition of socialism, muslim, or terrorist

[rbrinega]

10:57 AM on 10/24/2008

Marcia Stirman on "16 reasons why I am a Republican":
1 Obama is a muslim
2 Obama is a terrorist
3 Obama is a socialist
4 I am an idiot
Repeat these 4 reasons 3 additional times.

[BMS]

09:50 PM on 10/24/2008

I think if she just repeated #4 a dozen times or so, that would explain why she is a repug. IMHO

[KansasWrangler]

10:03 AM on 10/24/2008

Early this morning the FOX "news" site was running a report on Worldnetdaily.com by the notorious Omama hater Aaron Klein that Obama was the member of the Socialist Party in 1996. That report has mysteriously disappeared from FOX with no disclaimer. McCain and the RNC does not need to run hate ads on FOX, the network does it gratis.

[wdw101]

03:31 PM on 10/24/2008

that's nice of them to run the ads

[StillMadMatt]

09:55 AM on 10/24/2008

Good riddance. People like this are not fit to rule. Best be breaking out that bible and reading it instead of talking what it can do for others. GOBAMA/BIDEN

[AlexPB]

09:42 AM on 10/24/2008

gez

this is the only e-mail address I found for the Otero Co. N.M. Repubblican Party:

[e-mail]

We don't want to be LIKE THEM so EVERYBODY please make sure it is specifically addressed to Marcia Stirman, we don't want to offend anybody that has nothing to do with this. Good luck!

[gez]

11:21 AM on 10/24/2008

Thanks!

[Mattyhorn]

09:41 AM on 10/24/2008

Gen. Powell said it best.

"Even if Barack Obama WAS a Muslim, which he isn't. So what?? Why should it matter in the least??"

The GOP just loves pitting Americans against each other; it's what they're best at.

[wdw101]

03:30 PM on 10/24/2008

as long as it works to keep bo's bad policies out.......i'm ok with that