Barack Hussein Obama

Get Off Obama's Back: Second Thoughts From Michael Moore

Michael Moore | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics


Michael Moore

Obama is moving too slow for most of us -- but he needs to know we are with him and we stand beside him as he attempts to turn eight years of sheer madness around.

Obama Declares Jihad on America by Wishing Muslims a Happy Ramadan

Julie Farby | Posted 09.25.2009 | Comedy


Julie Farby

Rather than reassuring the jittery citizens of this great nation that their President is not a migrant Kenyan who praises Allah instead of Jesus, fifty million white grandmothers are freaking the f**k out!

Liz Cheney: Favorite Pretty Princess (VIDEO)

Warren Holstein | Posted 09.14.2009 | Comedy


Warren Holstein

Liz Cheney: Birther of Crazier Conspiracies

Warren Holstein | Posted 08.24.2009 | Comedy


Warren Holstein

Dick's progeny didn't fall far from the gnarled, twisted tree. Liz Cheney has unfurled her writhing power-hungry roots, burrowing deep beneath the dirt filled with assorted creepy crawlies to feed her political prospects.

Obama 2012

Daniel Bruno Sanz | Posted 08.16.2009 | Home


Daniel Bruno Sanz

I went to New York to meet Obama the candidate, and in a Soho apartment he told a small group of us that his middle name was Hussein. I thought he was telling a joke.

Iran's Fine Green Line Between a People's Right to Protest and Violence

Patt Cottingham | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living


Patt Cottingham

Although the US is a nation of immigrants that came here to escape repressive regimes or governments, as a society, we have largely forgotten what it is like to put our lives on the line to call forth change.

June 8 2009: news update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Richard Valeriani

Obama makes first stop on trip in Saudi Arabia, saying he wanted to visit place where "Islam began." Does not mention it's also place where 9/11 began.

Friday Talking Points [80] -- Parsing Obama's Cairo Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


Chris Weigant

This is an interesting and refreshing subtext in Obama's entire speech -- he says things are "facts" and not opinions. Considering the lunacy that passes for "political debate" on American television screens -- where there are always two points of view, and every "fact" is subject to spin from one side or another -- it is a breath of fresh air.

Barack Hussein Obama: Born To Be Hurt?

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.03.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Henry Adams

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Why the Obamas are Political Black Swans

Megan Harris | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics


Megan Harris

The First Family have quickly emerged as positive role models for a generation that seemed adrift. They are poised to systematically realign how Americans view themselves and country.

Moderate Muslims are the World's Swing Voters

Steven Hill | Posted 03.06.2009 | World


Steven Hill

There are millions of moderate Muslims in the world, and they, too, are looking for a "new deal." A president with the name of Barack Hussein Obama presents an opportunity, but the opening may not last long.

Obama Used the Word Muslims Want to Hear: Respect

Deepak Chopra | Posted 03.01.2009 | World


Deepak Chopra

Muslims may seem too eager to seize on Obama's middle name, but Hussein is more than a symbol -- it's a crack in the wall that has kept Islam apart for so long.

A New Era for Muslims in America

Shahed Amanullah | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


Shahed Amanullah

As one of many Muslims participating in the inaugural ceremonies this week, I felt what I can only describe as a healing embrace.

Ahmadinejad's Letter To Obama, His Response, and Its Impact on the Islamic World

Omid Memarian | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


Omid Memarian

Obama's response to Ahmadinejad's congratulations letter could be the first step toward drawing a new foreign policy framework in order to bring the United States on the right track.

Desmond Tutu Compares Obama to Nelson Mandela; Calls Him "Post-Racial" President

Sean Jacobs | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Sean Jacobs

Tutu counsels that Obama "could squander the goodwill that his election has generated if he does not move quickly and decisively on the international front."

Obama Proves Equality of Opportunity

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

No matter what your name or race is you can make it here. America is for real. The hope is real.

Sam Stein

GOP Turns To Rabid Anti-Obama Comedian To Go After Franken

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics


The National Republican Senatorial Committee has been launching an all out ad campaign against Al Franken in an effort to protect Norm Coleman's Senat...

We Should Embrace Obama's Middle Name

Jane Devin | Posted 11.15.2008 | Home


Jane Devin

When are we -- as progressives and liberals -- going to stop pandering to the obvious racism of others and stand up in defense of our candidate's full name? When are we going to be able to say Barack Obama's full name with pride, and not with trepidation?

Rejected "Snaps!" Submissions: Election Edition

Jon Friedman | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


Jon Friedman

Your grandfather is so old that he could very well die in the next few years because although he is in his early 70's a decent chunk of his life was spent being tortured and malnourished.

Sam Stein

Another McCain-Palin Introducer Declares "Barack Hussein Obama"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


For the second time in three days, the speaker at a McCain campaign rally used Barack Obama's middle name "Hussein" in a demeaning fashion to ignite t...

Florida Palin Rally's Introductory Speaker Drops A "Hussein" Bomb

CBS | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics


Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott took the stage moments ago as one of the introductory speakers at a rally here for Sarah Palin. After delivering brief r...

That "Barack HUSSEIN" Business -- Put a Sock In It

Patt Morrison | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


Patt Morrison

In an L.A. Times column today, one Coloradan told Ron Brownstein something we've been hearing across the country: "I can't vote for a guy whose middle name is Hussein.''

Obama Supporters Adopting Middle Name "Hussein" As Their Own

New York Times | Jodi Kantor | Posted 07.06.2008 | 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 04.29.2008 | 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.

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

The Swamp | Mark Silva | Posted 03.28.2008 | 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...