Obama Muslim Smear

New Republic Editor Evokes Fringe Email "Clinical Narcissism" Smear

Morgan Warners | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media


Morgan Warners

A famously hawkish supporter of Israel, New Republic editor Marty Peretz's accusations about the president mimic the message of a fringe ring-wing email that I got my hands on.

Jack Shaheen: Obama Delivers a Message of Peace to the Muslim World

Christian Avard | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


Christian Avard

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An Appeal to Insanity

Sean Hartofilis | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Sean Hartofilis

Obama is not a terrorist. But you can call him whatever you'd like -- as long as you call him the President of the United States of America.

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.

Can 23% of Texas Really Be That Stupid?

Disgrasian | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media


Disgrasian

It's too easy to blame certain parts of the country, like Texas, or the South, or the Middle, for all of America's shameful, small-minded, stupid behavior.

Arab Americans Have Substantial Presence in Tuesday's Elections

Ray Hanania | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Ray Hanania

When Americans across the country flock to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, Arab Americans will be standing with them side-by-side in line to vote.

Obama As The Anti Christ?

Ben Cohen | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


Ben Cohen

This is perhaps one of the most disturbing clips I've seen.

OTB Writers Respond to Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab Slurs

Off The Bus | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home


Off The Bus

From smear email campaigns and hectoring rally audiences to hateful YouTubes and candidate equivocations, slurs against Muslims and Arabs have become ...

Slurs Against Muslims a Cover for Racism Against Blacks

Brooke-Sidney Gavins | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home


Brooke-Sidney Gavins

He looks like most Americans, well African Americans. And you definitely can't tell he is a Muslim by his appearance. So, it would be difficult to tar...

Anti-Muslim Heckling Deeply Troubling

E. Joyce Moore | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home


E. Joyce Moore

I have two friends who I chose to reach out to for their view of the ongoing attacks by those associated with the McCain-Palin campaign on Senator Bar...

Battle For The West: Local Republican Leader Calls Obama The "Muslim Socialist"

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home


Ryan Rivera

What is it with local GOP officials in New Mexico? Last month, Bernalillo County Republican Party chairman Fernando C De Baca was forced to resign aft...

GOP Group Head Calls Obama A "Muslim Socialist"

AP | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — County and state GOP officials criticized the head of a New Mexico Republican women's group for calling Democratic presidenti...

It's About Time...

Disgrasian | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics


Disgrasian

...somebody shared this necessary, obvious statement with our big, dumb, xenophobic, pretty-damn-racist country America: "It is permitted to be said...

On Colin Powell

Etan Thomas | Posted 11.21.2008 | Entertainment


Etan Thomas

The Republican Party has transformed what used to be a common thread uniting just about all Americans, into an exclusive department of the GOP.

Dear Bubbe and Zaidy

Howie Greene | Posted 11.21.2008 | Entertainment


Howie Greene

Not voting for Obama because you are afraid is an insult. It's an insult to those who were murdered because of our names and our religion. It's an insult to those of us who came after you.

Today's Boo Radley: Muslim Americans

Wajahat Ali | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics


Wajahat Ali

Naturally, some Muslims grow defensive and cynical, humiliated by the reality that in some sectors "Muslim" is equivalent to a scarlet letter.

Muslim McCain Fans Confront Intolerance At Rally (VIDEO)

ANP | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


At a John McCain rally in Woodbridge, Virginia, three people handed out "Obama for Change" bumper stickers with the Communist sickle and hammer and t...

Powell Stands Against Smears

Jon Soltz | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Jon Soltz

We can only hope that Powell's words shake more Republicans from their electoral daze, and cause them to object to the damage the far-right smear campaign is doing to America.

Weekly Roundup, Readers Drowning in the Mud of McCain's Campaign

Chris Nelson | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home


Chris Nelson

While Obama continues to outspend and outcool his way to national polling margins that are increasingly insurmountable, McCain has latched on to Joe the Plumber as his last vestige of hope while his campaign continues the barrage of negativity through ads and robocalling.

Parents' Racism And Bigotry Rubbing Off On Children This Election

Auburn McCanta | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home


Auburn McCanta

How did our "village" go so wrong that a seven-year old girl would think a respected American senator and presidential candidate is the equivalent of the Bogey Man under the bed? Where did she get the notion that people of the Muslim faith are to be feared rather than embraced?

Conservative Elements Of Muslim Community More Successful At Mobilizing The Vote

Farzana Hassan | Posted 11.14.2008 | Home


Farzana Hassan

The challenge for whoever is elected to the White House lies in recognizing truly moderate voices among Muslims. These are Muslims who applaud American values, as they are staunch advocates of freedom, democracy and pluralism.

Jason Linkins

Times Exposes Anti-Semitic Obama Slanderer, Finally

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics


During this long election season, one of the things that the candidates have had to confront are smear merchants, peddling the most vicious and hatefu...

The Republican Red Scare: The Smearing of Obama

Wajahat Ali | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics


Wajahat Ali

It is no hidden fact that Sarah Palin's husband, Todd, twice registered as a member of the Alaska Independence party, a fierce states' rights group that favors Alaska's secession from the US.

Playing with Matches: John McCain's Game Plan

Les Francis | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics


Les Francis

We are now confronted with a new and more troubling phenomenon: a major party presidential campaign which appears to be predicated on the belief that American voters will be motivated more by fear than by hope.

How Stupid Do They Think Jews Are?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics


MJ Rosenberg

Nonetheless, it is time for Jews to demand that it stop. This constant (and nauseating) pandering on Israel coupled with invoking the Holocaust and bashing Arabs is insulting to us.