Barack Hussein Obama

Obama Supporters Adopting Middle Name "Hussein" As Their Own

New York Times | Jodi Kantor | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics


Emily Nordling has never met a Muslim, at least not to her knowledge. But this spring, Ms. Nordling, a 19-year-old student from Fort Thomas, Ky., gave...

There ISN'T anything wrong with that

Mariangela Anzalone | Posted 04.22.2008 | Home


Mariangela Anzalone

Obama is not Muslim. He's not a terrorist, either. He has said so many, many times. Yet the internet campaign continues. Addressing the matter again this week, he at last said what I wanted to hear.

Words Matter

James Zogby | Posted 03.14.2008 | Politics


James Zogby

Rep. Steve King should be formally censured by the Congress, so as to make it clear that bigoted remarks such are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

Steve King: We All Look Alike to Him

John Ridley | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics


John Ridley

In his rush to link Obama with "those people," Rep. King ignores a fact that Al-Qaeda makes over and over again: their ideological hatred cuts across racial and religious divides.

GOP Rep. Slimes Obama, John McCain Fails Leadership Test

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

The rank and unrepentant racism of GOP Rep. Steve King has presented John McCain with his first test of leadership since securing the Republican nomination. And he's failing miserably.

Rep. S. Arnold King in Gruntville

Sherman Yellen | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics


Sherman Yellen

What better source for stating that the election of Obama would be a triumph for Al Qaeda, given Obama's Muslim middle name, than Rep. Steven Arnold King, the unstoppable Republican of Iowa?

If Barack Obama Is Assassinated Will Coulter Think It's Funny?: The Middle Name Gambit

Steve Young | Posted 03.08.2008 | Media


Steve Young

The conservative radio hosts are hoping is that using "Hussein" will scare their patriotic fans into not voting for Obama. Sophomoric maybe. But no one ever accused talk radio of complex thought.

Obama Flak

Caryl Rivers | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics


Caryl Rivers

The media is nothing if not fickle, and will turn on you faster than an aggrieved Rotweiller, especially if they get an attack of buyers's remorse.

His Middle Name's Hussein -- Deal With It

Matt Littman | Posted 03.02.2008 | Politics


Matt Littman

On the world stage, I can't think of a better message to send than one that exhibits the tolerance that we are supposed to have for people of all different faiths.

Obama, Being Called a Muslim Is Not a Smear - Updated

Naomi Klein | Posted 02.29.2008 | Politics


Naomi Klein

Obama's supporters often say they are being "Swiftboated," casually accepting the idea that being accused of Muslimhood is tantamount to being accused of treason.

Fear Bombs of 2008

Dave Winer | Posted 02.29.2008 | Politics


Dave Winer

I don't get people who are old enough to remember swiftboating, and still willing to wait to "see what happens." There's no waiting. They're using exactly the same play that worked so well in 2004.

Michelle Obama: Using Hussein Is "The Ultimate Fear Bomb"

The Swamp | Mark Silva | Posted 02.28.2008 | Politics


Michelle Obama, who often has decried "the fear bomb'' that opponents have used against her husband for his middle name -- Barack Hussein Obama -- sai...

Jason Linkins

Dan Abrams Nails Rep. Jack Kingston On 'Lapel Pin' Hypocrisy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.28.2008 | Politics


It remains idiotic to suggest that any of the people who are running for president lack the necessary patriotism to do the job, but in this great land...

McCain Again Forced To Rebuke Allies Over "Hussein" Attack

Fox News | Mosheh Oinounou | Posted 02.28.2008 | Politics


For the second time in as many days, Sen. John McCain was forced to rebuke members of his own party for over-the-top attacks on Democratic rival, Sen....

Chyron of the Day: Bill Cunnigham: Not Crazy, Just Excitedly Flirtateous

Alex Leo | Posted 02.27.2008 | Media


Alex Leo

Jason Linkins

GOP Strategist: Obama Needs To 'Address' His Middle Name

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics


Is Cheri Jacobus suggesting there was some sort of secret plan hatched by Obama's psychic parents forty-seven years ago to provide a minor stumbling block to his presidential ambitions?

Bill Cunningham Defends Controversial Obama Comments, Offers To Endorse Clinton

Politico | Jonathan Martin | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics


So after dropping three "Barack Hussein Obama" bombs at a McCain event, Cincinnati talk show host Bill Cunningham appeared on "Hannity & Colmes" to ex...

Karl Rove: Don't "Hussein" Obama

The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics


No less an authority figure than Karl Rove has warned Republican operatives from demagoguing Barack Obama's middle name. At a closed door meeting of ...

McCain Supporter Repeatedly Refers To Barack "Hussein" Obama

Huffington Post | Posted 02.26.2008 | Politics


UPDATE: Bob Cunningham is now angry at McCain, and is questioning McCain's claim that he and Cunningham had never met: Mr. Cunningham later posted a ...

Coulter: "I Think It's Funny" To Call Barack "B. Hussein"

MediaMatters | Posted 02.15.2008 | Media


On Hannity & Colmes, Alan Colmes asked Ann Coulter, "Why do you keep emphasizing his [Sen. Barack Obama's] middle name as if you're trying to associat...

The Kennedy Heir

David Kuo | Posted 01.28.2008 | Politics


David Kuo

Now Edward Kennedy, the patriarch, and Caroline Kennedy, that little girl from Camelot, are handing their mantle to a man who bears little resemblance to the Kennedy clan.

Obama Camp Buys Google Ads To Debunk Email Smear

Politico.com | Ben Smith | Posted 01.26.2008 | Media


Carrie and I wrote today about the technical aspects of fighting a viral e-mail smear, and Tim Tagaris writes approvingly of an Obama campaign move we...

Obama Campaign's Intense Effort To Combat E-Mail Smear

Politico.com | Ben Smith and Carrie Budoff Brown | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics


For over a year, largely out of the media glare, Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign has been fighting a determined, low-intensity conflict a...

Robocall Trashes "Barack Hussein Obama"

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 01.19.2008 | Politics


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 t...

Restoring Respect for America

Jerome Karabel and Andrei Markovits | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics


Jerome Karabel and Andrei Markovits

The United States is now considered the country that poses the most severe threat to world peace. The increasing global hostility to the U.S. is a serious threat to both our influence in world affairs and our national security.


 

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