Obama Islam

Conservatives and Off-Base Lefties: Can You Top This?

Norman Lear | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics


Norman Lear

Obama stunned the world by reaching out to Islam -- not from Washington, not by way of TV or the Internet -- no, he traveled to Egypt and spoke to Islam as he would speak to us. And who topped that this year?

Meet the Muslims: Obama in Cairo

Wajahat Ali | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


Wajahat Ali

Obama's speech, which was meticulously and strategically crafted as if penned by a chess master, had to simultaneously appease millions humiliated and dejected by a hypocritical and brutal U.S. foreign policy, and also justify U.S. objectives without appearing imperialistic or apologetic.

Analysis: Obama's Islam Success Depends On Israel

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 07.05.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's speech to Muslims also had a huge and attentive Jewish audience, attuned to any suggestion that he might s...

Jason Linkins

Republican Caller Tells Limbaugh: "You're A Brainwashed Nazi" (AUDIO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


Media Monitor Cathy Talbot tipped us off to an on-air smackdown that transpired today between Rush Limbaugh and one of his callers, who criticized the...

Jason Linkins

Washington Post: Obama "Helped Fuel" Rumors That He's A Secret Muslim

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.08.2009 | Media


I'd call it hysterical, if it weren't simply more indicative of a lazy attempt at provocation. The idea that Obama caused these particular smears to come into being is nonsensical.

Media Expert Elaborates on Election 2008 Arab and Muslim Stereotypes

Christian Avard | Posted 12.24.2008 | Home


Christian Avard

Jack Shaheen, a sort of one-man anti-defamation league, is the author of the groundbreaking work "Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People," wh...

Clinton Supporters For McCain Trumpet False Claims; "Congressional Report" Cited On Hardball Discredited

Elizabeth Rauber | Posted 10.10.2008 | Home


Elizabeth Rauber

Confronted with expert opinions as to the doubtful authority of the documents and the flimsy and biased arguments made by the authors, Clintons4Mccain leaders Adkins and Adams seemed genuinely shocked.

How Obama Can Reach Out To Muslims (Without Hurting His Campaign)

Boston Globe | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics


Last week, two Muslim women in headscarves were moved from their seats behind Senator Barack Obama's stage where they would have been visible on video...

NYT Public Editor Blasts Op-Ed That Tied Obama To Islam

New York Times | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics


ON May 12, The Times published an Op-Ed article by Edward N. Luttwak, a military historian, who argued that any hopes that a President Barack Obama mi...

Obama Camp Buys Google Ads To Debunk Email Smear

Politico.com | Ben Smith | Posted 06.25.2008 | 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...