Obamas Middle Name

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?

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...

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...

Karl Rove: Don't "Hussein" Obama

The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 03.28.2008 | 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 ...