Barack Obama Muslim Smear

My Parent's Obama Sign Was Vandalized In Omaha Today

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics


Matthew Filipowicz

My dad hates having political signs in his yard. But, this year he's so fed up with the way things have been going that he agreed put an Obama sign in his yard.

Hey John McCain -- Is Your Daughter "Decent" Too?

Marissa Moss | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics


Marissa Moss

Whether it's from McCain's lips or his scary campaign mouthpieces, it doesn't matter much: he's simply not doing enough to stop these lies.

"But He's a Muslim!"

Marty Kaplan | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Marty Kaplan

I'm not shocked by Americans' ability to think untrue things. But to enough voters that it matters for the outcome of this election, Muslims are as other, if not more so, as blacks.

Some Muslims Upset With Obama's Anti-Smear Site

Wall Street Journal | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics


It is inaccurate to call Barack Obama a Muslim. Is it a slur? The Obama campaign suggests it is. A new campaign Web site designed to air and rebut p...

Obama Recruiting Senior Staff To Combat Viral Smears

Guardian | Ewan MacAskill | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama is recruiting senior staff to a new unit which will combat virulent rumour campaigns on the internet that threaten to cost him votes in t...

Obama Blames Fox News, Email Smears For Likely Kentucky Loss

McClatchy | Ryan Alessi | Posted 05.26.2008 | Politics


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, facing a likely defeat in next Tuesday's primary election, won't travel to Kentucky before the voting,...

Eric Boehlert Is Right About The 60 Minutes Clinton Flap

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


When I point out that the media often makes misstatements and unfair characterizations with respect to Hillary Clinton, that's less about me supporting Clinton than it is me supporting, well, accuracy.

Sam Stein

Rep. Ellison: Clinton Trying To Reap Benefit Of Obama-Muslim Smear

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Clinton campaign flatly denies any hand in the Obama-is-a-Muslim smear campaign that has bubbled beneath the media surface, but it is more than w...

Clinton: "As Far As I Know" Nothing To Base Obama Muslim Rumor On

Huffington Post | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics


Ben Smith at the Politico writes: A weird moment of TV, partially captured in the clip above. Clinton denies she thinks Obama's a Muslim, but her den...

Ohio Voter On 60 Minutes: I Hear Obama Is Muslim, Doesn't Know National Anthem

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


CBS 60 Minutes reporter traveled to Ohio to speak with voters ahead of Tuesday's crucial primary. Kroft found that one of the more malicious smear cam...

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

Politico.com | Ben Smith and Carrie Budoff Brown | Posted 03.28.2008 | 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...