"I can't stand him,'' he said. "He's a Muslim. He's not even pro-American as far as I'm concerned.''

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/05/obama_accused_of_being_a_musli.html

--snip--

One of his first encounters went poorly. He approached a man sitting
alone at a table and was waved away. The man told me afterward he had no
interest in meeting Obama.
"I can't stand him,'' he said. "He's a Muslim. He's not even
pro-American as far as I'm concerned.''

--snip--

How can people still believe this shit? I just don't get it.

Information is the enemy.

was a damn Muslim. He didn't take to kindly to be called ignorant and I don't give a shit! I'm sick of their bullshit smears!

and not just dismiss them and make excuses for them. Its going to be a fight, but i think its worth it.

It's unfortunate that people who should naturally deserve respect force you to take that respect away.

And it also predicts what sort of news they will find trustworthy and what they will dismiss as propaganda. Reverend Wright was just a reason for people looking for a reason, any reason, not to like him.

White people (still, sadly) look for excuses to hate and fear a black man.

In many respects, it is becoming increasingly clear to me that for one reason among many others it might be a true blessing for this country for Obama to be elected President: It would demonstrate once and for all to white people that they don't need to FEAR black men.

This is coming from a white Southern 51-years-old male, FWIW.

From Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Fox News and the Clintons.

What about the, uh, people who still think that Saddam was behind 9/11? They're either idiots or suffer from profound mental illness.

They're going to call him a Muslim AND criticize him for his 20 year relationship with his Christian pastor?

I'm confused.

My main regret is that Dale Earnhardt isn't alive now to become President. He'd get things done. ;-)

then we have some folks with really broken sarcasm detectors.

:sarcasm: I'll use this

Seriously:No, I do not think Reverend Wright planned 9-11, nor do I think he was part of the Earnhardt conspiracy. I do think there may be a secret Jeff Burton-Obama connection, however.

ok, I didn't read the Earnhardt comment before I responded.
ya got me

The flip side is that I have no doubt he would have enjoyed meeting Clinton since Rush has been pushing her.

they still abound.

the "he's a muslim" is just a cover for "that dirty n---"

See the game they're playing? Act stupid or you're a latte sipping volvo driving hoity-toity effete pansy.

We're going to play this game forever.

If that makes me an elitist, then I guess I am one.

Newt and his ilk took Congress that year...

But you know, honestly, sometimes I wish I could look at things in the same way that this person does. Life would be **so** much simpler.

Oldest and most successful conspiracy in the book!

I'd think that would have made them at least realize he's Christian. Personally, I think it is a smokescreen for racism.

Oh, and BTW--when people say they won't have anything to do with Muslims, I ask them if that means they'll refuse the heart surgery from Dr. Ali, our local cardiologist. Shuts them right up.

or some stupid shit like that... i mean, not liking Bobama for legitimate reasons is fine, but stupid ones are, well, stupid, but I am not shocked.

is a closet Mooslin. Why else would he be so admiring of that Loose Faracon guy? And what would a reasonable comeback be to someone whose brain is that gummed up with racial stereotypes?

I'm a middle aged white woman who is eligible for DAR--in other words, I look like a WASP. But I'm one the THEM. Don't dare say it amongst some folks, like my boss, who said he'd fire anyone who worked for him and wasn't a Christian.

They are wrong. They don't see that bigotry IS their religion.

but i guess i could be wrong.

I'm always disappointed when someone chooses ignorance over information. It's not often you get to meet a presidential candidate in person, and this guy passed up a chance to challenge Obama about matters on which he disagreed with him, but turned it down. Oh well, you can't please everyone.

Some people cannot be swayed. I am glad Obama did not have to spend a second of his time kowtowing to that man. The man simply was not worth it...move on to someone with a more open mind.

I much prefer someone to tell me they don't like me than to smile in my face.

:eyes:

.. has to live with it. "Bah Gawd, ma! The country elected a Muslim! Let's leave!"

I agree, he was probably a Republican anyway.

that says more about you.

I can find plenty of ignorant things said by Obama supporters - right here in this forum. But I wouldn't presume that every ignorant person is an Obama supporter.

not all supporters are equal, we all have our fair share of idiots.

I just finished replying to someone who said "Obama will crush the shrew" in NC, and now this. So much for unity.

... for Clinton supporters to say and think what the OP yahoo does. And just after we saw it daily in PA. And after we see KY people whining about white folks being enslaved by a nigger.

You guys crack me up.

We can't take it personally. These people will always be there.

at least that's what my boss told me. Refuses to this day to listen to reason and sanity.

and the church definitely has a huge influence on people when it comes to politics.

These people are caricatures of themselves, I assume thanks to Fox & Friends and Rush Limbaugh.

:crazy:

I didn't mention some guy who walked by my Obama table this past weekend. You could spot him a mile away. The dude just had insanity in his eyes and was muttering something to himself...it caught the attention of some mother nearby who grabbed her kid toward her. He was glaring right at me and as he walked away he turned around to look back practically baring his teeth. We're talking a nutjob.

So nothing surprises me with this poor guy at the diner. No shortage of twits...

while wearing their jam jams and sucking their binky.


They are not capable of thinking for themselves. They need to be spoonfed warmed up spew daily.

Leave them in the dust, they can choke on it for all I care. Your right, there are alot of twits out here.

...like one of those bigoted assholes who is rude to Obama campaign callers on the telephone--but got caught in public..."

Don't really have the cognitive ability to discern the finer points between a man's name and his religion, and they also view all Muslims with rabid suspicion. They also don't have the reading comprehension beyond a 2nd grade level to read "Dreams From My Father" or "The Audacity of Hope." These pork chewers will never realize what a brilliant man their next president is. They will only see color. And they are all the poorer for their profoundly ignorant view of the world.

I used to say back in 2000 and 2004 that Americans get the president they deserve, but the idiot Rednecks are getting a much much better president then they deserve.

to wrestle this country back from. These troglodytes have been running the show, stuck on stupid for waaaay to fucking long.

Proud Elitist Here

for his racism and ignorance.

has been just enough doubt sown that the bigoted have been given permission to openly engage in this.

the "as far as i know" statement and her body language left just enough doubt for those that want to believe its true... its damn sad that she didn't forcefully put an end to it when she had the chance.

"he's a Muslim and has that Reverend Wright problem.":rofl:

Most Likely his Screen Name over there is something like ShootEmAllLetGodSortEmOut or some such.

It was a good read!

but that guy is,

People believe all sorts of crazy stuff.

:hide:

As the saying goes, he's gonna be pissed!

When I was young, I thought you had to be brilliant to be President. Now, I realize the standard is not as high as I once believed.

We have little room to ridicule low information voters.

You can insult people all you want. It's not always THEIR fault if they're misinformed. Insulting them isn't going to get them to vote for your candidate.

Bake

This idiot in the diner has no excuse.

As in, to make fun of. What a jerk!!
This whole Muslim "thing" is ridiculous.
WHO CARES?

1. He isn't Muslim
2. EVEN IF HE WAS it would still be a NON ISSUE!!

on DU that think it is impossible for the Dems to lose in November...just remember his low-brows comments. How do you think Bush got elected?

I am so tired of the radical supporters on this board telling the rest of us that we are "gloom" and "doom" when it comes to Obama's electability. They don't seem to understand that America has been dumbed down so far that it won't take much to completely invalidate Obama. Those on the right are gearing up the smear machine...this was too important to take this kind of risk.

And if you are wondering...they would completely dismantle Hillary too.

Just imagine if we had someone like Joe Biden as out nominee. Just what could the right-wing smear machine do to him? Nothing!

You blew it America. Can you say: "President McCain?"


-P

Why even try? We blew it with Hillary and Obama so we should just submit and not even try to work for the Democratic nominee?

Bullshit. You suck.

think about it. Actually there are some wonderful Hoosiers out there in Indy and the college towns, but some are scary.

Indiana is a fairly "diverse" state when it comes to demographics. And not along the traditional lines either. You have the Amish and other Pennsylvania folks in the NE, the mini Chicago in the NW, the mini Illinois in the West, the mini KKK capital of the world in Martinsville, a thriving black community in Indianapolis along with a bunch of yuppies, a little Kalamazoo in Bloomington, and more than a little taste of Appalachia in surrounding southern Indiana.

There are ALOT of gomer piles in Indiana as well as a lot of other types. But there's little chance of a Dem victory in Indiana this November.

What can I say? Just absolute scum.

It's freeper shittards like that who've been dictating terms in this country for the past few decades.

Fucking hillbilly...

Move over, Punjab.