Barack Obama was originally named “Baraka.” It is not an African name. It's an Arabic word meaning “blessed” and comes directly from the Koran.

BTW, Obama lied about his father's religious denomination during the DNC Convention in 2004. He said his father was a non-practicing Christian. Let's see how the LIBERAL media uncovers this lie, as well. Don't hold your breath.

There's a whole BOATLOAD of info about Obama's father and how it runs totally opposite of what he's telling people.

BTW, notice how Obama's father abandoned him and his mother when he was just a kid (he used Islam's Sharia Law and its tenets about divorce), yet he feels compelled to follow his father's roots while totally neglecting his white mother's heritage and religion. His mother was responsible for who he is today, yet not a peep about her. Not a peep from the LIBERAL media, neither. What a typical, LIBERAL piece of shit he is!

BTW, check out his voting record in the U.S. Senate. The ADA rated him to the left of Kennedy and Hillary. Yet, the media makes no mention of this.

Debbie: can you remove some of these "off-topic" posts, if possible, such as the one before mine.

Obama recently apologized for a sweetheart Chicago real estate deal where he bought a house at a big discount and also bought a neighboring lot for a very small amount. The deal was done with a shady Syrian businessman now under indictment (the Syrian bought the house next door), who brokered the cut-rate deal on Obama's house).

What's even more interesting is that the Syrian is business partners with Elijah Mohammad's son. Is Obama involved with the Nation of Islam in some way?

Obama's mother was a Muslim-loving and highly unstable wackjob who couldn't care for her son. His half-sister is a very, very lefty high school and university teacher here in Hawaii. She really goes for the multiculti and feminist stuff.

At best, Obama as President will give you extreme Muslim pandering and Carteresque hostility to Israel. Given the choice (and I'm a Republican) I'd rather take the Jew-hater that I know in Clinton than the Muslim lefty I don't in Obama.

Oy GEVALT!!!

Since i read you 'column' Torah-tically in "reverse" order, i.e., backwards from your latest post---i HAVE to ask YOU what the same question the Fox "news" dudes refuse to answer---do YOU pay any attention to WHAT you write???

In Judaism, the religious "trait" is passed down from the mother...but in born-again Fourth Reich Jewis fundamentalism, it seems that ANY parent that was a Muslim passes down that tainted blood WORTHY of a final solution...WTF!!!!

It takes a BILLION Muslim exterminations to get rid of the "terrorist" problem, and now you advocate CONVERTED children should be shaked & baked??? E-mail me with your repy/link honey...THIS makes ol' A.H. look like a piker in comparison...HE only final solutionized SIX MILLION Jews, YOU seem to be advocating the genocide of the billion known Muslims AND their relatives who swayed from the path of Satan?

sonomaca,

You vomited;

"Debbie: can you remove some of these "off-topic" posts, if possible, such as the one before mine."

Are you referring to my post? If so, please indicate exactly where my post is off-topic.

And, if you are, you are brain-dead. Debbie's piece was about Obama and his being the son of a Muzlum. Debbie also brought up Obama's mother in the same piece. I also posted about him, his Muzlum father, and his mother. If anyone is posting off-topic, it is YOU (applying your standards) with your "Syrian businessman and the son of Elijah Mohammad" post.

Check your brain at the door.

Glad to see I'm not the only one who has a problem with this column, Em's Revenge. For some reason I'm gonna try to be more diplomatic about it, though.

Debbie, just because the guy has a connection to Islam does not that he's sworn fealty to Bin Laden or anything.

Show us some real evidence that he's engaged in serious wrongdoing, or leave it alone. Don't just shout "Look out, a Muslim, he'll destroy us all! And he's named HUSSEIN!!!"

And I hope you don't send him an e-mail saying "Happy Ramadan, you muslim bastard!"

Bruno: she removed the post in question. Yours then slipped down above mine. I was not referring to yours.

Why does Obama lie or distort his background and beliefs? He'll never be president. He's running for vice-president.
He's half white but calls himself black. That is an affirmative action thing. It pays off big time to get yourself categorized as black.

Obama = Black Osama with a touch of taqiyya, all in the interests of his father's (and his) "religion" of PISS.

Rob Brown - If he becomes President, everyone in the congress will soon be swearing by the shit manual known as koran, and we'll have sharia law everywhere. Its as simple as that - you don't need to be a genius to figure out. Look at Keith Ellison and Dearborn if you need proven examples.

sonomaca,

Thank you for explaining.

Had Debbie not removed that post, I would've understood. Please accept my apologies. I hope you can understand why I posted what I did.

To Rob Brown, a/k/a, the islamic worshipping swine,

It's not; "Happy Ramadan, you Muslim bastard."

It's; "Happy Ramadama-Ding-Dong, you Muzlum bastard."

Please get your fabricated, non-fast, Muzlum holidays in order.

BTW, this is America. We don't celebrate pagan holidays such as; Ramadama-Ding-Dong.

Go back to your Muzlum country buried somewhere among Africa, the Middle East, and Hell.

No offense folks, but why do people even take this guy seriously? He is a complete joke. The info here you all bring up just scratches the surface. His islamic roots are something he wants to run from, but who knows how sincere he is with the muslim name he retains? I mean if you want to disown your muslim-ness--why would you retain such a sickening name? Barak Hssein Obama--I want to be puke.

Beyond everththing else--what happened in New Hampshire a week ago when he thought he was off camera (but wasn't)shows how far-fetched it is that this guy could be a big leaguer--his whining about his ears of all things. (Sorry sensitive ones-- I would NEVER bring this up except that if reveals so much because of his REACTION to a stupid comment) People take pot shots when you are in the public eye--so "welcome Mr. Obama--and get ready." Rush discussed this last week and I could only shake my head--"are you kidding me?" Sad to say Barak's sensitivity to a silly thing like this shows he is a still just little boy emotionally. Presidential candidate--give me a break! Read the Rush transcript here on this link.

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_121406/content/sexy_rock_star_obama_whines_about_his_ears.guest.html

Did I mention that I also don't vote for the arrogant? The Muslims or the Muslims sympathizers?

Before even learning that his middle name is a Muslim name, somehow I never liked watching or listening to that Omama OBanana, or whatever his name is. Somehow, when I come across news about this guy, I switch channels or close the window browser.

I have enough experience, I can tell from the first sight whether I like a person or not, whether a person is a fake or not.

And frankly, I do not like that Banana Hussy Obamba.

I think he's an uncle Tom in the making, butt-kisser, arrogant, fake, opportunist bastard.

And guess what, he still can be something because...you got it...the American voters are the most idiotic voters ever, um, maybe after the Spaniards!

In America, as elsewhere in the stupid Western world, idiot voters vote for the look not for the substance.

That's why this country, and the West in general, will go down the drain and Islam will take over, if the voters don't wise up.

This is America; we don't impugn the sins of the Father against the son. Ron Reagan's father was a serious boozer. JFK's father was an avowed anti-semite; JFK was nothing of the sort.

I probably wouldn't vote for Obama as he's a bit of a lightweight, but last I checked this is America, not Europe(where your Father's station in life is vital).

Who gives a flying camel what the Islamists think about Obama. Obama visited northern israel during the recent Lebanon war, proudly extolling Israel's right to self defence. I would personally trust Barack on Israel as opposed to the Clinton's.

Vote against him because he's too liberal and/or a light weight; not because his Father's ethnicity was Islamic. Of course, I agree 'they' will see it that way, but who gives a flying turd, maybe they'll get angina then next time Barack visits israel, or choke on camel dung.

As a Jew, I would never vote for or against a canidate just on their religion; I'd vote for a Hirsi Ali in a second for President if I got the chance. But don't blame the son for the sins of the Father. It is immaterial.

I agree with Independent Conservative. Can I borrow "Banana Hussy Obamba"-? I can't stop laughing! Unfortunately, I am a political junkie so I happened to catch Banana questioning Condi Rice on C-span. Barbara (leftist freak) Boxer had just finished raking Condi over the coals and being a total bitch. When it was Banana's turn, I listened carefully to get a sense of the guy. He started with a lot of b.s. friendliness and then asked her a few meaningless questions. I really did not get a sense of much thinking going on. Of course he could have been avoiding the appearance of hostility towards Condi, but he still seemed *very* superficial. I keep hearing how he's exciting to listen to, etc. Well, maybe in a prepared speech written for him. I am really thinking he's a lightweight-a well packaged one though. As far as the ears comment, that is another problem. He is going to need to let those things roll off his back and if he can't do that, forget the presidency, he'll lose it during the campaign. IMO, Bill C. will take him out if he is too threatening to Hillary anyway. They will use him if they can or need to, but if they don't, he'll be taken out. Even Oprah won't be able to help him. Also, I have heard some references to some sort of problems he had in his past, anyone know anything about that?

I just read the Rush transcript, thank you BB.
Based on Obama's attempt to dodge the middle name thing, I think he does realize it could be a problem. He's going to say it's meaningless, but I think he knows it's not.

>>I agree with Independent Conservative. Can I borrow "Banana Hussy Obamba"-? I can't stop laughing! -CarpeDiem<<

Yes, you can borrow my "Banana Hussy Obamba."

I should've put a little R next to it, though.

Oh well, it's OK. I don't like that kind of banana anyway.

Borat Hussein Osama ...
Hm-m-m ...

Will he become a president of the United Soviet Socialist States of America in the future?

" ... just because the guy has a connection to Islam does not that he's sworn fealty to Bin Laden or anything."

Be that as it may, beware the charismatic leader who also happens to be an empty suit.

The daily premature Obasms by the media are a real hoot. He DOES fit the MSM-preferred type of Dem politicians - all form and no substance ala BillyJeff Clinton.

Having said THAT, the destruction of all Muslims was recently posited satirically by a blogger who was quickly banished by his server at the insistence of CAIR. Much like J. Swift's "A Modest Proposal", the proposed solution was made tongue in cheek. Good satire however DOES have a grain or two of truth to it.

And NO - I would never vote for a follower of Islam. America will soon enough be overrun with 'em.

~(Ä)~

Right on Debbie! once a Muslim, always a Muslim. You are also right about the way people look at this guy in the Mideast. CAIR and other muslim associations in the US under the motto 'Wahed Minna' meaning 'one of us'. I believe that blogs for the right need to start spreading these facts about him right now to keep him from getting momentum, in addition to fighting off Hillary. It will be so ironic that we spent billions of dollars to remove Saddam HUSSEIN as president of Iraq to have our own President or VP Hussein in two years.

This is a parody, right? Nobody can be this braindead, can they?

OMGZ FUNNY NAME LOL.

seriously though, I think your reactions is a bit ridiculous. But whatever.

And atlas, they're all being serious :\

Biorabbi: "This is America; we don't impugn the sins of the Father against the son."

Hear, hear!

I don't think I'll dignify the posts specifically addressed to me with responses since most of 'em are just too stupid to deserve one.

Rob Brown puked all over his keyboard, then typed;

"I don't think I'll dignify the posts specifically addressed to me with responses since most of 'em are just too stupid to deserve one."

I'm waiting for just ONE of your posts to be accurate or anything but pro-islamist.

BTW, biorabbi said;

"Obama visited northern israel during the recent Lebanon war, proudly extolling Israel's right to self defence."

That's all well and good, but you're talking about someone who already lies like a rug about his father. Most Democraps voice security for Israel, but always end up siding with the Muzlums.

Biorabbi als said;

"Vote against him because he's too liberal and/or a light weight; not because his Father's ethnicity was Islamic."

Again, all well and good, however, this guy is PREOCCUPIED with his dead Muzlum father and is always LYING about him, and about what a wonderful "Kenyan prince" he was. Obama is not running away from his Muzlum roots...he's running towards them because he knows that the LIBERALS in this country are pro-islamic. As I said before; LIBERALS hate religion, but they love Islam.

So, why don't the both of you get off your high horses and smell the coffee.

DS wrote:

" ... if Hillary Clinton offers him the Vice Presidential candidacy on her ticket (which he certainly wouldn't turn down)? "

i'd love to see that ticket,
we could use another Reagan/Mondale election ;-))

exdemexlib

RE: Why does Obama lie or distort his background and beliefs?
He's half white but calls himself black. That is an affirmative action thing. It pays off big time to get yourself categorized as black.

It's only recently i started calling myself Jamaicarican in honour of my Puerto Rican heritage on my mother's side, until recently i either referred to myself as Black or Jamaican!

When i returned to this cuntry in 1965, the only race i knew of was the HUMAN race...Jamaica wasn't into all that crap y'all practice...but when i went to visit my mother in Jersey the following spring i was called NIGGER for the first time in my life, even though i LOOK more Puerto Rican!!!

Didn't even KNOW what the word meant, but quickly learnt that the only 'affirmative action' CRACKERS believe in is a noose.

Lynch Obama and shoot Hillary??? THAT ain't gonna change the fact that the chickens are coming home to roost.

I used to believe, being from a time when balling up under your desk and bracing for a nuclear attack was practiced every week, that communism would slowly but surely overwhelm America ...and that we the people were aiding and abetting the theft of our own freedoms became evident when one day, for no apparent reason, no morning prayer took place, followed by removal of the bible from the classroom and accelerating with abortion on demand being contrived by the supreme court.

It seems weve added one evil after another, continuing down the path of no judgements and acceptance of even the most aberrant behaviour and the same warmed over commies are with us, only lying and hiding behind "the children" or the "opressed:.

After 9/11 when war was the only response left to us and we actually did something about the attack, i was heartened. Now comes the time when the most serious of decisions are to fall, not on Bush, but on the next president of the United States. There is no room for political correctness or acting like a multicultural stooge towards the enemy as im certain Hillary or Obama or any democrat would surely do.

Muslim roots or not, politically speaking Obamas no different than electing any other self righteous leftie narcissist who seeks power only to change America into a utopian communist state. This is reason enough to discard the man.

I read an article by an older man that reminded us not to put pen to paper in a way that would defy explanation years down the road after simmering tempers had cooled. Maybe, maybe not.

But this much is clear..islamic fundamentalism will overwhelm America if the wrong types of people are elected to run our nation. I agree with the person who pointed out that people are stupid and shallow, voting for what looks good disregarding either content or consequence.

I saw a bumper sticker the other day " Home of the free..because of the brave" No truer words have graced a bumper.

You all are idiots. Who cares what his name is, yeah, his voting record is liberal, hate him for that. But who f*cking cares that once upon a time his dad ran into muslims. The man is a self-proclaimed christian. And the ear thing, anyone with half a brain can see that it was only a joke, the man has a sense of humor, are you scared of that more than you are of terrorists coming over here to kill us all?

Get over your racism and bigotry. Dont judge a man by the color of his skin or his ancestral background, just because his dad was a muslim doesnt mean that he was.

Happy Ramadan Everyone

"who feels some sort of psychological need to prove himself to his absent Muslim father, and who is now moving in the direction of his father's heritage"

I won't be voting for a Democrat any time soon, but I think that's a very, very long stretch. Unless you have something concrete to back that up, you should withdraw it and apologize. Or at least drop it entirely until you get hard evidence for it. Pursuing it will only backfire. Stop it right now.

The fact is that with the way Democrats are fawning over him, he'll be President in 2016 if he wants and something really adverse doesn't surface.

Confine your attacks to his real deficiencies, such as his inexperience, even if they don't matter to Democrats.

I agree, Jim C. There's really no proof that this guy is going to bend over backward for Islamic fundamentalism just because his dad was a Muslim.

I also agree with questioning his experience. Just because a guy can deliver a good speech, doesn't mean he's fit to run the country. This guy needs more time in the Senate before anyone should even consider him as a candidate for the presidency.

Here's some light to shed on Obama's lies.

His father was a Muzlum and under Sharia law that makes him a Muzlum in the eyes of Islam -- and subject to the death penalty for apostasy in the eyes of Islamists.

http://ibloga.blogspot.com/2006/10/is-barack-obama-lying-about-his-life.html

Columnist Says Barack Obama 'Lied To The American People;'Asks Publisher to Withdraw Obama's BookTuesday August 10, 9:22 pm ET

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Out2.com's independent contrarian columnist, Andy Martin, will publish a column and hold simultaneous news conferences in New York and London on Wednesday, August 11th to disclose he believes Barack Obama is a political fraud who "lied to the American people." Martin has asked Crown Books to stop sales of Obama's book because of its fraudulent content. Martin says Obama may be a threat to the Jewish community.

NEWS CONFERENCE DETAILS:

New York:Time/date: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 11:00 A.M.Location: Northeast Corner of Fifth Avenue and 65thStreet (Temple Emanu-El)

London:Time/date: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 4:00 P.M.Location: 2 Dryden Mansions, Queens Club Gardens London W14"I feel sad having to expose Barack Obama," says Martin, "but the man is a complete fraud. The truth is going to surprise, and disappoint, and outrage many people who were drawn to him. He has lied to the American people, and he has sought to misrepresent his own heritage.

"Obama's life story is vastly different from the one he portrays. My point: if he will lie about his mother and father, what else is he lying about? Can we expect 'bimbo eruptions?'"

Fiction: Obama stated in his (DNC) Convention speech: 'My father ... grew up herding goats.' The 'goat herder' claim has been repeated endlessly. It is a lie.

Fact: Obama's grandfather, Hussein Onyango Obama was a prominent and wealthy farmer. (His family owned the ranch, a substantial one, on which the goats, among other animals, including a substantial number of cattle, were also "herded”). His son, Obama's father, was a child of privilege, not privation. He was an outstanding student, not a herdsman.

Fiction: Obama was given an 'African' name.

Fact: Obama is a Muslim who has concealed his religion. I am a strong supporter of the Muslim community, and I believe Muslims have been scapegoated. Obama has a great opportunity to be forthright. Instead, he has treated his Muslim heritage as a dark secret. His grandfather was named 'Hussein.' That is an Arabic-Muslim, not African, name. Hussein was a devout Muslim and named his son, Barack Senior, 'Baraka.' Baraka is an Arabic word meaning 'blessed.' Baraka comes out of the Koran and Arabic, not Africa.

"Barack Senior was also a devoted Muslim, and also chose a Muslim name for his son, our own Barack Obama, Junior. Again, his name was an Arabic and Koranic.

Obama has spent a lifetime running from his family heritage and religious heritage. Would his father have given his son a Koranic name if the father was not a devout Muslim? Obama's stepfather was also a Muslim. Obama will be the first Muslim-heritage senator; he should be proud of that fact. There is nothing to be ashamed of in any of the three great Abrahamic religions.

"Fiction: Obama Senior was a harmless student 'immigrant' who came to the United States only to study.

Fact: Obama was part of one of the most corrupt and violent organizations in Africa: the Kenyatta regime. Obama's father ran back to Kenya soon after the British left. It is likely Obama's father had Mau Mau sympathies or connections, or he would not have been welcomed into the murderous inner circle of rapists, murderers, and arsonists.

I believe Obama's secret shame at his family history of rape, murder and arson is what actualizes him. Our research is not yet complete. We are seeking to examine British colonial records. Our investigation to date has drawn on information on three continents.

"And what about Obama's beloved Kenyan brothers and sisters? None of his family was invited to Boston to share his prominence. Are his relatives being kept in the closet? Where are they? More secrecy, more prevarication.

"It is time for Barack Obama to stop presenting a fantasy to the American people. We are forgiving and many would still support him. It may well be that his concealment is meant to endanger Israel. His Muslim religion would obviously raise serious questions in many Jewish circles where Obama now enjoys support," Martin states.

"Our investigation is continuing. In he meantime, Crown Books should stop selling Obama's novelization of his life. We have asked Crown to do that. Obama is living a lie."

RESOURCES: Martin's columns at Out2.com (Govt & Politics); E-mail: andy@andymartin.com

"Be that as it may, beware the charismatic leader who also happens to be an empty suit."

Agreed, Rocketman.

Many people claim to be Christians -- that doesn't make it so. Obama apparently is lying about key points in his background. So what is he trying to cover up? There have been Muslim groups who have trained young Muslim men to act like Christian converts, even sending these young men to Christian universities, to aid their ability to infiltrate American society. So a Muslim claiming to be a Christian is not unheard of. The pertinent question is, Is Obama actually a Muslim practicing the well-known art of taqqiyah (lying to infidels) in order to infiltrate the halls of American power? It's a relevant question not because of the "sins of the father" as several liberal posters have claimed, but because of Obama's own lies (anybody remember any other Democrats who lied?) about his past. And it's a question that needs to be taken seriously if Americans are seriously thinking about handing this man a key to the Oval Office. As usual, the liberals will bury their heads in the sand because it's politically incorrect to impugn black Muslim orphans, but the question must be answered.

wow, is this all you got? i thought obama was a sellout for supporting the bankruptcy bill, but looking at this kind of reaction, i like him more all the time. (hillary supported dear leader's iraq catastrophuck, so i got no use for her.)

"As usual, the liberals will bury their heads in the sand because it's politically incorrect to impugn black Muslim orphans, but the question must be answered."

Oh it must? Ok:

"Is Obama actually a Muslim practicing the well-known art of taqqiyah (lying to infidels) in order to infiltrate the halls of American power?"

No.

Anyone else need an easy answer for a mind-boggilingly racist and stupid question?

What an incredibly stupid article. And (with a very small number of exceptions) what an incredibly stupid bunch of comments.

America? You can't handle America. Deal with it.

oops, just saw the rest of the site. i'll leave you to your rubber room [tiptoes out backwards]

I normally don't respond to these sorts of articles, but this one made me take the time to register for a user ID just so I could say the following.

Are you serious? This has got to be one of the stupidest, least logical arguments I have heard in a long time. How in the world do all of you who are responding approvingly to this article take yourselves seriously?

Barak can never stop being a Muslim? Is he Sunni or Shia? Do both of then view him as a crypto-muslim on their side? Did the muslim groups training young muslim men to act like christians and infiltrate our western democracy's to cause harm get trained in the old soviet sleeper agent camps? Can we all say ridiculous conspiracy theory? Has the right sunk so low that it has to draw tenuous conclusions from a person's name? If this what you have to offer it is not a wonder that you all lost so badly in the last elections. Please, please, please continue writing this crap because it only helps alienate the majority of this country.

Notice how all of these posters who are bashing the article about Obama and his lies can't refute ANY one of the article's valid points. Notice how they're all blindly supporting Obama and his lies, but attack the person who exposed his lies.

These are the same people who defended Clinton for 8 years by attacking those who spoke the truth about him.

Obama said all those things at the DNC convention and have since been proven to be LIES!!!!!!!!!!!

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're all disingenuous, duplicitous, hypocritical LIBERALS!!!

BWWWAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.......

Most of you people here are like extras from the cast of "Deliverance."

So Debbie, Schlussel is in all likelyhood a German name, which if we apply the same logic to you that you applied to Obama, makes you a dangerous National Socialist, and thus not to be trusted.

It's a deeply disengenous little piece, why (for instance) did you not mention that he left the Muslim school he attended in Indonesia to attend a Catholic school for two years? That information was after all in the same article you quoted from.

Put simply, here is a black man, who has a commanding presence and a true opportunity to actually make significant progress towards the presidency of the US. Personally (as a black male), i doubt obama would win...the only way he could win is to get ALL of the BLACK, HISPANIC and ASIAN vote. BLack, Hispanic -- he could probably get; Asian -- doubtful; White -- he would probably get some white females to vote for him..in the end, he would not win; but his running would make a significant point.
Bottom line, Ms. Schlusel, you, like MANY other white people, despite refuting it to the core, have racist feelings and tendencies. For you to harp on the fact that the man has a muslim name or father; and that disqualifies him...frankly i believe you are looking for an excuse why this BLACK man SHOULD NOT be president. I would have MUCH more respect for you, were you to simply come up front and state point blank "Obama should not be president because america SHOULD NOT have a black president"

AAAAHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

I just love these pious LIBERALS who are having conniptions and hissy fits over Osama Obama getting exposed for the lying piece of shit that he is.

The LIBERALS are climbing out of the woodwork on this blog employing the same old tired tactics of calling people "racist", "intolerant", "crackers from Deliverance", "islamophobes", etc. But, you know what? Those old tired tricks just don't work anymore. Your Osama Obama is a lying fraud, just as your other hero, Bill Clinton, is a lying fraud. But, you LIBERALS have ALWAYS loved liars becuase they feign to love America, yet do everything they can to destroy it.

The person responsible for that article, Andy Martin, is pro-muzlum, yet even he has had it with Osama Obama' lies.

Another lie from Osama Obama's speech during the DNC Convention, which was not included in that article, was that Obama said his father was a non-practicing Christian. Well, we all know THAT was a lie, also. But, you LIBERALS keep hiding your heads in the sand - the rest of America will not.

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....

3 points to comment upon. Little Mr Thee_Bruno is akin to an ostrich with its head in the sand. but no matter how much you deceive yourself, the truth is rampant. i won't get into this liberal conservative shit...for all intents and purposes, we can see how eminently intelligent your republican hero (george 'silver spoon' bush) is. probably the only president in american history to absolutely destroy another country, and yet be absolutely clueless as to what to do next.
Back to the matter at hand, which is recognizing ignorance for what it is and dispelling it.
1. Islam has been in Africa for much, much longer than Christianity has been. There have been Islam converts in Africa much longer than CHristian converts. The national language of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda is Swahili, which is derived from a mixture of Bantu languages and Arabic. Thus, to say that an African with an Arabic sounding name is somehow taking on another culture, is to admit your utter ignorance of history.
2. Jomo Kenyatta, though a dictator, while president of Africa, presided over one of the most economically succesful and peaceful countries on African soil. Despite all other African countries experiencing coups, Kenya never saw one under Kenyatta. So where do the rapists, et al come from? The Mau Mau was a revolutionary movement designed to rid Kenya of her colonial masters. The Mau Mau was composed mostly of Kikuyu and Akamba tribes, who dwelt in the Central Province of Kenya (where most of the British settlers lived); Obama's father and grandfather are Luo..hence the possibility of any of Obama's ancestors being involved in the Mau Mau are very remote. In addition, prior to pointing fingers at the Mau Mau, why not point fingers at the white colonists and all the atrocities they visited on the black Africans. Why not mention the countless amputees in LIberia, Congo, etc who lost limbs because they did not tap enough rubber, or mine enough gold or diamonds. Why not mention the injustices visited upon the black in SOuth Africa...or maybe in your little racist mind, it is perfectly okay for a black man to be defacated upon by a white man?
3. If, as you say, Obama's grandfather was a wealthy rancher in Kenya prior to independence; then i honeslty have to ask "What Kenya are you talking about?". Prior to independence, land ownership in Kenya was not a right, it was a priviledge afforded to very few white people. Thus, the probability of Obama's grandfather owning a vast ranch as you say, is highly unlikely. Second, even if he did own a vast ranch..let me pose a question: If I own Wal-Mart, am i not a store keeper? If I own a ranch, am i not a cattle herder? Thus if Obama's father or grandfather or whatever owned 1000 cows, 600 chickens and 400 goats, could he not be a goat herder?
Your intelligence disappoints me. I should stay away from you, your stupidity and ignorance could be contagious.

Dear menstrual cycle;

You vomited;

"Islam has been in Africa for much, much longer than Christianity has been."

Wrong. Islam was invented in the 7th century a.d. Christianity was already spreading to Africa before mohammadans started their terror raids. (BTW, mohammadans spread islam through raids, forced conversions, and massacres). The apostles and their followers went to all parts of the world spreading the Word immediately after Christ's crucifixtion. ALSO, the Jews (believers in Judaism) lived in Egypt (north Africa) as guests of the pharoahs building cities about a couple thousand years before mohammad was spawned.

Now who's showing his ignorance of history?

"Jomo Kenyatta, though a dictator, while president of Africa, presided over one of the most economically succesful and peaceful countries on African soil."

Although Kenya, under Kenyatta, was prosperous by African standards, and he adopted some pro-western foreign policy initiatives, Kenyatta was intolerant of dissent, outlawing some opposition parties in 1969 and establishing a one-party state in 1974. During the rest of his presidency, Kenya was effectively a one-party state, and Kenyatta made use of detention, appeals to ethnic loyalties, and careful appointment of government jobs to maintain his commanding position in Kenya’s political system. You don't believe he used rape as a weapon, just as muzlums do? Were you there? Because all the reports suggest otherwise.

"Despite all other African countries experiencing coups, Kenya never saw one under Kenyatta."

That's because he turned Kenya into a one-party state, outlawing dissent and political opposition.

" If, as you say, Obama's grandfather was a wealthy rancher in Kenya prior to independence; then i honeslty have to ask "What Kenya are you talking about? ...Prior to independence, land ownership in Kenya was not a right, it was a priviledge afforded to very few white people."

Wrong. You're engaging in what is called "revisionist history". Osama Obama's grandfather DID own a very prosperous ranch.

Osama Obama's father was also involved with the Mau Mau terrorist movement after the British left Kenya. That's why he divorced and abandoned Osama and his mother, fled the U.S., then went back to Kenya to engage in the overthrow of Kenya's fragile independence. That's one of the reasons for Kenyatta's turning the country into a one-party state in order to prevent a coup.

Enough of your revisionism and your attempts at trying to baffle people with your bullshit. You threw in every African country trying to confuse people and you only resulted in confusing yourself. Leave now, and never darken this blog with your presence.

Stepping aside from what is the "substance" of this article and the following comments for a second, are you guys kidding me with the "Banana Hussy Obamba" stuff? Does that actually qualify as humor to some people? "I can't stop laughing!"? Are you serious? How old are you, 9? I don't know any adults who still find funny the type of joke where you change someone's name around (usually a name that is foreign and, thus, unfamiliar) to something like "Banana Hussy Obamba".

Don't get me wrong, I like offensive and politically incorrect humor as much as the next guy. My problem with this isn't that it's offensive or politically incorrect. It's just plain stupid.

The Mau Mau uprising as you call it, (actualy Muingi is the correct name) was not a terrorist movement but a Liberational movement. I know you extreme-right types like to label anyone who disagrees with you as a 'terrorist' - but down here on planet Earth, we don't use such idiotic generalizations.

Even so, it's highly unlikely that Obama senior was part of the Liberation movement (much as I would like to think so) because he was not a Kikuyu.

Congratulations, Ms. Schlussel, on attracting a wide range of racists, bigots, and ostriches to your site.

Just one point: This whole time, I was under the impression that we were 'fighting the war of our lives' against Terra, not Islam. Where did you glean this information, and can you point me to a source?

Best regards.

Here's an idea for all to consider both left and right. Religion should have NOTHING to do with politics. This is a hit piece on him that had misleading and inaccurate information. This is known as a info war. regardless of your wing, left right center or cook you have to start looking at that. If he is a follower of Islam and a liar about his faith so be it. but you should always find at least 3 sources outside of where you first read or hear or watch a story before you even think about it being fact. Infowars are happening now in this country. The media is owned by a select when and they push thier agendas (left and right) by dividing people and stopping rational thought. Politicans have always been liars and self inportant and centered. Granted some go in well intentioned but in the end thier own self interest does take some kind of greater priority.

At any rate I'm not going to say she's wroug but I ask you to question her motives.

Well I see this site is in true propoganda fashion. all my comments have be removed from this site.

Who gives a fuck if he is Muslim but not technically, shit our constitution is built on freedoms and religion is one of them!

"Osama Obama's father was also involved with the Mau Mau terrorist movement after the British left Kenya."

Just so that you know Thee_Bruno, the Mau Mau uprising was well and truly over many years before the British left Kenya

friend680 writes:

"...are you guys kidding me with the 'Banana Hussy Obamba' stuff? Does that actually qualify as humor to some people? 'I can't stop laughing!'? Are you serious?"

You just don't get it, friend680. See, Obama is black. Many of our more Confederate-minded citizens like to compare black people to monkeys. Monkeys eat bananas. I bet calling him "Banana Hussy Obamba" brings down the house at your average GOP or Klan meeting.

mamusa, you are right, except the Coptic church in east Africa is older that Islam.

All I can see that its about blackness,too. We have had no perfect candidate to run for any party. But a black person still has to be a super negro; more qualified and more pure than any white. This sounds like we are still in the fifties. Genetically any half black is as black as any other. Black is a state of race perpetrated by whites to define how blacks must be treated. Islam is the Red Herring in this case.

Considering how well our nation's most recent anti-Hussein effort has been handled, Obama's middle name will most likely work in his favor.

BTW, to whoever said Obama supported the bankruptcy bill: you should try looking at the actual roll call vote.

I'm not for everything posted on this site--but I will call a clown a clown--Obama is a clown. You supporters of this clown were the same ones rooting for Dean and Kerry last round. Hang in there, you still have Hillary as a plan B.

One of the weakest excuses for a column I've read in my 44.8 years. If this is the best the "opposition" to a presumed DNC candidate for the White House can do by way of muckraking, Obama's stint as Commander-in-Chief is all but a slam-dunk.

I hate to engage in back and forth with little babies...but the truth needs to be told.
This is in response to Thee-Bruno:
Christianity was spread into Africa via Missionaries (first came the explorers, Livingston, et al.); they saw the minerals, then the kings of europe decided to conquer africa (the white man's burden they called it), but they needed to pacify the masses -- so they introduced christianity -- by FORCE -- because the natives were hesitant to adopt a foreign ideology, so they had to be given incentive. Islam was spreading in Africa LONG, LONG before christiantiy -- Thee_Bruno -- do some research, go to a library (know what that is??) and read on the history of religion and the history of africa..enlighten yourself and stop sounding like an idiot
Kenya under Kenyatta was not only prosperous by African standards, but by global standards as defined by the World Bank. Go check the world bank standards definitions for countries -- between 1963 - about 1976 -- and you will notice that Kenya was considered a 2nd class country -- not 3rd world, not 1st world..Kenya was on par with countries such as South Korea... i agree there was an element of corruption in Kenyatta's regime (just like no bid contracts to Haliburton -- the VPs former company) .. but rape??? please, where do you get your information from (Rush LImbaugh, Hitler, KKK???).You ask if i was there?? NO, but i know people who were there, were you there??? as for coups...you are indeed a fool... most (i'd say over 90%) of arfican countries were one-party states, yet most of these saw coups...thus Kenya being a one party state and not experiencing coups as a result of that is an illogical conclusion ... take some time and take some college courses on logic and critical thinking
i can not valdate that obama's grandpa owned a huge ranch, all i can say is that at that time, kenya was like south africa, wherein the british imposed apertheid -- africans could not own certain tracts of land, africans were second class citizens (well, i guess Thee_Bruno likes the black people where they belong...behind white people, right??)
as for obama's father being part of mau Mau -- there my friend you have proven without the slightest doubt how ignorant you are. Mau Mau was disbanded after Kenya's independence (actually slightly prior to that). It was an independence movement, so why maintain it after idependence? Thus to say that Obama's father was part of mau mau and as part of mau mau attempted to overthrow Kenyatta, is like saying that George Washingont commanded the confederate troops against Lincoln.
SO my dear little friend .. for your mind is feeble.. i am not a revisionist .. you are the revisionist..and for your info, i have grad degrees in philosophy and economics....
Get a life, get your facts straight, and stop being such a bigot!!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year...make it your resolution to learn to get along with others Mr. Buno.

Who cares what Obama's religion is.

There are no religious tests for public office in the US and there should be no political tests either.

But that's exactly what the far right is attempting to impose.

The right wants to make adherence to some vague form of Protestantism a sort of political test for holding office.

If Obama is willing to support and defend the Constitution, that's good enough for me.

Now. What about 'once a Muslim, always a Muslim'? What kind of nonsense is that? People change their minds about religion all the time. It's part of being American.

This making unfounded assumptions based on names looks like fun, can I play too?

Let's see, Debbie's last name is Schlussel, which is German for key. Since her last name is German, she obviously must be a Nazi. Oh, wait. That probably doesn't count as an unfounded assumption, since her ramblings above certainly make her look like she really is a Nazi.

Wait, let me try again...

I've got it, since her first name is Debbie, and she's a blonde, at least in the picture above, she's obviously brainless. No, that doesn't hold up as an unfounded assumption for the same reasons, she really does appear to be brainless.

Give me time, I'll come up with something...

While all you idiot so called conservatives are worrying about muslims, your stolen utopia is being reclaimed by native indigenous people from so called latin america and you can't do anything about it. Within 20 years the majority in this land will be non white. And soon DNA will prove most of you so called whites are really 30% black. For years you have hidden behind the white mask when really most of you are poor southern white octoroon surfs trying to prove that you are better than others by being racists. The future is here.

No matter how much you try to obscure things by blowing smoke, you cannot refute ONE aspect of those arguments that exposed Osama Obama as a liar!

I love all you LIBERALS who came out of the woodwork to defend another LYING LEFTIST politician just as you defended Bill "Convicted of Perjury" Clinton.

All of you LIBERALS love to defend those who would tear down America!!!!

LIBERALS Hate Religion, But They Love Islam!

LIBERALS Hate America!

You LIBERALS have ALWAYS sided with America's enemies and those Democrap politicians who were useful idiots to their cause.

Democraps have always wanted to placate Communists of yesteryear and Muzlums of today.

No matter how much you try to obscure things by blowing smoke, you cannot refute ONE aspect of those arguments that exposed Osama Obama as a liar!

BWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....

"you cannot refute ONE aspect of those arguments that exposed Osama Obama as a liar!"

errrr yes we can, dimbulb. Obama has not been exposed as a liar.

Wow... I got as far as the very first post and found utter nonsense:

"Barack Obama was originally named "Baraka." It is not an African name. It's an Arabic word meaning "blessed" and comes directly from the Koran."

Barack was originally named Barack -- same spelling as his father's name (He's a jr., his father was Sr.) It IS an African name. The only part you are correct about is that it means "Blessed."

"BTW, Obama lied about his father's religious denomination during the DNC Convention in 2004. He said his father was a non-practicing Christian. Let's see how the LIBERAL media uncovers this lie, as well. Don't hold your breath."

The reason you won't hear the media - "LIBERAL" or otherwise - report this is because it's a lie. Anyone with an internet connection can find the transcript of his speech and see that he made absolutely no mention of his father's religion.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2004/demconvention/speeches/obama.html

"Barack Obama was originally named 'Baraka.' It is not an African name. It's an Arabic word meaning 'blessed' and comes directly from the Koran.
Thee_Bruno"

Right. 'Baraka' is an Arabic word meaning 'prayer' or 'blessing.' Guess what -- it didn't originate in the Koran. A cognate can be found in many related Semitic-Hamitic languages, used by many religions in the Middle East and North Africa, e.g.:

*Hebrew (i.e., Judaism): 'Baruch' (blessed), 'brucha'/'berakha' (prayer/blessing)
*Coptic (NOTE: Christian!): 'baraka' (blessing)
*Aramaic (NOTE: Christian!): 'baraka'/'birkah' (prayer/blessing), 'bereikh' (praise)
*Hausa (Nigeria and most of Western Africa): 'barka' (prayer/blessing)
*Swahili: 'baraka' (blessing)
*and the list could go on and on.

As for the spelling -- these are all mostly transliterations from languages not normally written in the Roman alphabet, so I wouldn't read anything sinister into the Barack/Baraka distinction.

It's interesting to note that bereikhah is an old Hebrew word for a pool of water -- which certainly is a blessing!

Can't we all just get along??!!

"Can't we all just get along??!!"

No, because thee-bruno is a racist pig, I for one, would not want to get along with him.

IWHAT A PICKLE

Obama is a Dem, and the Muslims consider him one of them. Since Dems pander to Muslims for their votes, and Obama has to please both (or switch parties?), he's really in a bind.

"Obama is a Dem..."

No shit, sherlock.

".. and the Muslims consider him one of them."

no they don't.

" Since Dems pander to Muslims for their votes.."

No they don't.

".. and Obama has to please both (or switch parties?)"

No he doesn't.

".. he's really in a bind."

no he's not.

34 word post with 4 untruths and 1 statement of the totaly obvious. Must be some kind of record even for the average extreme-right nutjob.

About me:

I am an ex-Muslim, having left Islam after spending 11 years in its fold. One thing I am completely against, is extremism in any guise. I consider extremeism for anyone to promote something as fact without having verified the statements. That having been said

1. Hussein is a Muslim name

Hussein is an Arabic name. The name itself is not intrinsically Islamic anymore than the name Thomas is Christian, or Caesar is pagan.

One of our chief warfighters, General John Abizaid, has an Arabic last name which literally means "Father of Zaid." Simply possesing the name indicates nothing of his religious preference.

Similarly, the former Atlanta Falcons runningback Jamal Lewis was not somehow Muslim by default just because his given name of Jamal is Arabic.

2. And while Obama may not identify as a Muslim, that's not how the Arab and Muslim Streets see it.

It is common knowledge in the Muslim community that what makes a person Muslim is that the person declares him or herself as one by uttering "there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger."

3. In Arab culture and under Islamic law, if your father is a Muslim, so are you. And once a Muslim, always a Muslim. You cannot go back.

In Islamic law, in the event that a Muslim mand and his wife are divorced, the children go with the father - the rationale being that it is the father's responsibility to raise the children and ensure that they grow up to be good Muslims. There is no concept, as exists in Jewish thought regarding the Jewishness of the child being dependent on the faith of the mother, wherein a child is automatically Muslim by virtue of the faith of the father. As for there being no going back - were this true, then Islam's abhorrent laws against apostasy would not exist!

4. As best-selling author Scott Turow wrote in Salon, Obama went to a Muslim school for two years in Indonesia. His mother, Anna, married an Indonesian man (likely another Muslim, as Indonesia is Muslim-dominated and has the largest Islamic population in the world).

Joe stuck candy in his diaper as a child and left without him or his parents having paid for it. Later, his mother married a man who was once arrested for shoplifting. The obvious conclusion is that Joe, now 31, must necessarily be a thief. Please tell me you're kidding.

5. And Obama has a "born-again" affinity for the nation of his Muslim father.

Did I miss something? Nothing presented in the article suggested any "born-again" affinity as you term it, unless that is what is meant by simply having a desire to see where one half of your parentage came from. In that case, I guess I must have a "born-again" affinity for Puerto Rico sense I wanted to see where my biological father came from.

6. is a man who Muslims think is a Muslim

I'd be really curious as to how many Muslims you've discussed this opinion with, or perhaps, is this is an attempt to pawn of your own opinions as belonging to others.

7. who feels some sort of psychological need to prove himself to his absent Muslim father, and who is now moving in the direction of his father's heritage

Um, again, where did this come from? I can't say that there's nothing that suggests this, but there is certainly no proof of this in the article other than you simply saying it is so.

Now lest anyone get the purpose of my statements confused, this is not a defense of Barack Obama, and it definitely isn't defense of Islam - but just an objective look at what was stated.

Remember, extremists usually view objective statements that do not buy into their own views as being extremists statements for the other side.

God bless America, her people, her friends, and keep her safe.

I'M WELL AWARE THAT HUSSEIN IS AN ARABIC WORD, BUT AS YOU WELL KNOW, IT IS A MUSLIM NAME. YOU WILL BE HARD-PRESSED TO FIND TO MANY CHRISTIAN ARABS WITH THAT NAME. AND FYI, OBAMA IS NOT AN ARAB, NOR WAS HIS FATHER. HIS FATHER CHOSE THE NAME, NOT BECAUSE IT IS AN ARABIC WORD, BUT BECAUSE HE IS A MUSLIM. AS YOU WELL KNOW, NOT MANY NON-MUSLIMS WANT TO NAME THEIR KIDS AFTER ALI'S SON. AS FOR THE REST, I DON'T SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR FALSE PREMISES AND FAILED LOGIC, AND SIMPLY DON'T HAVE TIME TO RESPOND TO IT ALL. BUT YOU ARE WRONG.
DEBBIE SCHLUSSEL

Thank you for your attention and response to my post. Please, there is no need to "shout." I can "hear" you just fine.

1. I'M WELL AWARE THAT HUSSEIN IS AN ARABIC WORD, BUT AS YOU WELL KNOW, IT IS A MUSLIM NAME. YOU WILL BE HARD-PRESSED TO FIND TO MANY CHRISTIAN ARABS WITH THAT NAME. AND FYI, OBAMA IS NOT AN ARAB, NOR WAS HIS FATHER. HIS FATHER CHOSE THE NAME, NOT BECAUSE IT IS AN ARABIC WORD, BUT BECAUSE HE IS A MUSLIM.

Your logic is still very much flawed. There are many people whom, according to the declarations of faith that they have uttered, are Muslims but have the name 'Isa, which is the Arabic form of the name Jesus. By your logic, simply having the name should make them Christian; or is it your contention that the "having a name automatically makes you a member of a particular faith" game is a only works if the outcome makes a Muslim?

Again, even if his father was Muslim, that does NOT, in regards to Islamic law, or just plain common sense automatically make him one.

2. YOU WILL BE HARD-PRESSED TO FIND TO MANY CHRISTIAN ARABS WITH THAT NAME.

And your point is? I personally have a friend who is white, his wife black, and of course their children are biracial. He and his family, like myself, were Muslims. They named their four daughters with Arabic names, one of them being Fatimah, which is a popular name among Muslims because it was the name of one of the Prophet Muhammad's daughters.

After leaving Islam for Christianity they did not rename themselves or their daughters.

Now these girls are Christians, have Arabic and by your call Islamic names. Their parents named them such because they WERE Muslims at the time of the births of their daughters.

How does any of that necessitate that they, the girls or their parents, MUST necessarily be Muslims now?

2. AS FOR THE REST, I DON'T SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR FALSE PREMISES AND FAILED LOGIC, AND SIMPLY DON'T HAVE TIME TO RESPOND TO IT ALL. BUT YOU ARE WRONG.

I don't claim to have all the answers and am certainly aware of my own propensity to be mistaken. Alas, it is a shortcoming I accept due to acknowledgement of the frailty of human nature as all other than God fall far short of God's perfection.

That being said, in regards to what I mentioned above, I guess I MUST be wrong, because you said I am.

I suppose you are the proof and no corroborating evidence need be provided.

Take care and God bless.

Oh and for the record, I know more non-Muslims named Fatimah than I do Muslims!

Oops, I meant to say that I know more Muslims who do not know that they are Muslims because they have that name, than I do Muslims who know they are Muslims because they have that name.

من اين تعلمت اللغة العربية؟

Please forgive the lack of shaddah and other diacritical marks, the online keyboard at http://www.al-islam.com/key.htm does not accomodate them all.

But I trust that from context you know what I'm asking. Just curious.

Hah! Debbie.... let me ask you something.. If you are able to put up an obviously misleading picture of yourself up on your website (let's face it.. it stinks of photoshop or whatever the hell touch-ups you did to it) then why can't Barack Obama polish up his image? :) Now... you'll probably accuse me of fighting dirty and tell me what I just stated is irrelevant to the subject... well... so is your warped reasoning and wishy washy links and connections that your bigoted mind has come up with. broad, sweeping statements, and being uncultured doesn't win the day my dear.

Let's say he is Muslim...obviously he has some African blood in him. So what?! What are you afraid of! He's an American...through and through! Not to mention he IS a practicing Christian.

Get rid of your irrational fears.

Independents for Obama

The first permanent European colony in the modern U.S. was founded by people seeking freedom from religious persecution. It is amazing to see how far we have come nearly 400 years since then. There seem to be many people [trolls?] posting here that are so cavalier about using strong and hateful language with regard to Islam. Leading politicians (including the president) from both major parties have insisted that we are not in a war against Muslim people. I think some of the readers here missed that message. Isn't freedom of religion one of the bedrock values that once made America "morally superior" and the envy of other nations? Why should a candidate's religion matter in a free country? Did the terrorists win? The signs point to yes because here there are scores of comments here by people who are terrified that a guy with a funny name could be president. Maybe I was raised with some screwy branch of Christianity, but I was taught to love all of God's children--regardless of their race, religion, or political affiliation.

Hi, any voter or potential voter should be concerned if ANY politician lies, paticuarly about himself.

For the information of those ignoramous revisionists who claim that islam spread in Africa before Christianity...in his early days mohammad was given refuge in Ethopia by a CHRISTIAN king. How did that happen if Christianity was not in Africa? btw Ethiopia was and is an African (Christian) country. Christianity was ALSO spread throughout the Middle East by the time mohammad was born or are you going to deny that too? The Coptic church was THE national church of Africa till the 7th century when the muslims began to invade. Islam was spread by force in Africa and Europe,Christianity was not.
Now if you are going to deny what I have posted please give us a reference instead of endlessly repeating your opinion.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index_section8.shtml
http://www.allaboutreligion.org/history-of-christianity-in-africa-faq.htm

I dont? understand why you use the logic of assumption for example� So Debbie, Schlussel is in all likelihood a German name, which if we apply the same logic� Schlussel is a polish Jewish name not a German name. Your logic has imbedded an ignorant assumption based on an error. Seems to me that this type of rationalization is nebulous. I take personal offence of this as I am Jewish. If Obama is and identifies himself as Christian then he is Christian period. Would you like people calling you a Zionist even though you are not and you�re merely Jewish? Like �Debbie is a Zionist even thought she does not know it?� Debbie this is America. Anyone who wants to pursue their dreams is going to. This country does not belong to a particular ethnic group including Polish Jews, It belongs to all of us and we all participate in it. Some will fail some will lose based on there ideas and their success but not based on their religion! God knows I would not like the tables turned and people like you could be personally attacking someone because they are Jewish!

In other words grow up you�re a 50+ year old women, common don�t embarrass your family.

I dont? understand why you use the logic of assumption for example� So Debbie, Schlussel is in all likelihood a German name, which if we apply the same logic� Schlussel is a polish Jewish name not a German name. Your logic has imbedded an ignorant assumption based on an error. Seems to me that this type of rationalization is nebulous. I take personal offence of this as I am Jewish. If Obama is and identifies himself as Christian then he is Christian period. Would you like people calling you a Zionist even though you are not and you�re merely Jewish? Like �Debbie is a Zionist even thought she does not know it?� Debbie this is America. Anyone who wants to pursue their dreams is going to. This country does not belong to a particular ethnic group including Polish Jews, It belongs to all of us and we all participate in it. Some will fail some will lose based on there ideas and their success but not based on their religion! God knows I would not like the tables turned and people like you could be personally attacking someone because they are Jewish!

In other words grow up you�re a 50+ year old women, common don�t embarrass your family.

Thanks for the great article. I would strongly urge you and your readers to remember that in the Islamic faith that it is perfectly acceptalbe to lie to infidels. As for Obama's "Christian" faith, the United Church of Christ is a very liberal organization and is the church home of a Who's Who of hard line leftys with Howard Dean at the top of the pile. Jesus said in Luke 6:43-44 "For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes."
At the very least with Obama's stances on abortion, "gay marriage", anti-Israeli stance, as well as other issues, his fruits make him anything but a true Christian. Myself, being a Christian pastor, I am offended by his actions and his claim to be a Christian. The world has way too many part time Christians as it is, but wolves in sheeps clothing must not be tolerated. Whether or not Obama is a Muslim, I can't say, but I can say that his fruits and his ambitions are anything but Christ-like or in the interest of the betterment of our society or culture. Ideals and beliefs like these have been systematically destroying our country and our society for the past fifty years and if there is any hope to save our way of life, people like this must be exposed and stopped.
Please keep Shining and Buy No Lie

Debbie loves to toss out the word "radical" as an adjective to describe people she disagrees with. Let's call Debbie a radical illogician.

I wrote the following email to her, but thought I'd share it with you folks. (By the way, Purple Cow rocks!)

Dearest Debbie,
Are you so desperate for attention that you'll just say anything, no matter how dangerous or hurtful or illogical? Do you feel so badly about yourself that you have to mock other religions and cultures? What's funny to me is that you make fun of the names Jos� and Hussein -- and your name's Debbie. Debbie? As in "Debbie Does Dallas"? Are you for real? You make me as embarrassed of being white as Osama Bin Laden makes my friend Mahia embarrassed of being Muslim. Fortunately, neither you nor Bin Ladin reflect the rich and beautiful cultures you come from. You two both come from one culture -- the culture of hate.
I really don't understand people like you. What's the point of your divisive commentary? Why are you so wedded to hate. Your type was much more interesting when you still wore hoods and burned crosses. Now you dress well. You wear makeup. You speak well. But you're still just as ugly and ignorant as ever. Please put your hood back on. It's awfully embarrassing for you to go out so exposed.
I pray you find compassion. When you do, I'll find some in my heart for you. Until then, your chatter is just more noise amid the cacaphony.
Best to you and your recovery...

Baraka is a Swahili word meaning "blessing" and is derived from Arabic. Much of Swahili is derived from Arabic, but Swahili is one of the two national languages of Kenya. Regardless of the origin of the man's name, it's the name of his father. Period. Did you pick your name?

And Muslims are free to pretend that Senator Obama is a Muslim, but if he doesn't think he is, I'd say he's right. Or, is what one is CALLED by others supposed to alter what one actually is? If someone calls me a kangaroo, I don't magically become a kangaroo.

Oh, and for those who say Senator Obama should embrace his mother's religion, Ann Dunham is listed as an atheist in several biographical documents. Senator Obama merely says she is spiritual, but has a skepticism of organized religion.

So, should the Senator embrace atheism? If religion is so bloody important to his politics, wouldn't that be a death knell in this country?

Has our population been "dumbed down" enough to believe that "no judgment" is "good judgment?" If that's the case, what the heck is "poor judgment?" Using facts set before you to come to logical conclusions?

I find it extremely disturbing how susceptible people are to propaganda. If the media hyped it long enough, they could easily convince many that it is prejudiced and hateful to hold it against any candidate if he/she has a history of affiliation with white supremacy groups, pedophile organizations, etc.

It reminds me of a family member of mine who, after being warned repeatedly of the violent and cruel history of a certain male, believed everyone was being unfair and judgmental. Ignoring all warnings, she married the man. She was actually surprised when he cursed, abused, financially raped, and cheated on her.

There are times when one definitely must err on the side of caution - electing a president is definitely one of them.

I challenge any and everyone who has not done so to pick up unbiased reference books, to read up on the current nations run by Muslim governments, and to GET A CLUE!

Just out of curiosity, what makes Islam a "worse" religion than Christianity/Judaism? Everyone (including Ms. Schlussel) seems to assume that Islam is in itself a bad thing, but I fail to see any evidence of this. Until someone shows me definitive proof that (a) Obama is truly Muslim and (b) Islam is inferior to Christianity, I will have a problem with this article.

To rostra,

What makes Islam "worse" than Christianity/Judaism? That is not a pertinent question. This article and the ensuing discussions are in the context of current political affairs. The correct question would be: What makes Islamic connections a problem in American politics.

Politically speaking, there is CURRENTLY a wealth of difference between the politics of Muslim vs. non-Muslim nations. Do you have no access to reference materials? Just READ! Read non-partisan, regular ENCYCLOPEDIAS; find articles in mags such as National Geographic (pre-dating the war are best), etc.

Ask yourself a few questions. What freedoms do you expect/enjoy that you are unwilling to give up? The right to be non-religious? The right to speak your mind on ALL accounts? Make a list, then check and compare every Muslim nation's laws/rights (note: they are indeed literally "Muslim governments", but America/United Kingdom/Israel, etc. are NOT literally religious governments) and answer for yourself why many freedom-loving people have a problem with the Muslim ideology seeping into our political system.

BACK AWAY FROM THE T.V.! READ, THINK, AND PROCESS FOR YOURSELF

Why dont we judge people on their merit, what they stand for.. lets not reduce multifaceted individuals to a singular identity which is religion

I have a couple of questions in response. The first is, what makes you think that Obama being elected is going to allow "Muslim ideology to seep into our political system?" Secondly, one of the rights you mentioned was the freedom to choose my religion. Why should my president not have the same right?

Anyone that calls him "Osama Obama" or "Banana" or any of the other stupid shit people are saying on here don't deserve to be on the internet. It's a wonder people like you manage to provide for yourselves. Are you really so caught up in your partisan world that you sit around stupid blogs like this circle-jerking with other dipshits? This is the same kind of mentality we've had to put up with from extreme liberal teenagers who think that 'omg bush=hitler'. Maybe you all should rethink things. When you're ready to act like an adult (not to mention a responsible American citizen), the rest of us will be waiting.

In his autobiography Mr. Obama admitted that his Indonesian stepfather (Sutoro) was a non-practising Muslim. However, 'non-practising' Muslim only means that one does not pray five times a day. It does not at all mean that one is opposed to Islamic terrorism and/or other radical Islamic teaching.

It is quite easy to test whether or not Mr. Obama is a closet Muslim: Just observe whether or not Mr. Obama eats PORK. Practically ALL non-practising Muslims of Indonesia do not eat pork, just like their devout Muslim brothers. This fact can be generalized to all Muslims in the world, and can be very easily tested, e.g., during Democrat Party convention meetings.

If Mr. Obama eats pork, than it is true what he said, that he is not a Muslim. However, if Mr. Obama avoids eating pork, then he is a true Muslim in his heart. Thus, if Mr. Obama does not eat pork, he reveals himself as a dangerous threat to all Americans; he is practising the notorious Koran tactics 'al-Taqiyya'.

to deepskirt,

your analysis of whether christianity is better than islam is DEEPLY flawed. If you really read history, you would realise that Islam is now what Chritianity was for most of western civilization since its adoption as the state regime of Constantine. In early america politics was deeply tied with religion. Thing such as fornication, alcoholism, and Christamas were against the law and punishable by law. Let's not forget the incident of the hangings of the "Salem witches" who were not really witches but were probably halucinating thanks to a bacteria in the year's crops. Let's remember the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisitions that resulted in the death of an untold multitude for being "heretics." Deaths due to the inquisitions are estimated to be from "600000 to as high as 9000000" and "the total number of deaths due to the crusades had been estimated at around nine million." Let us also not forget the worst genocide of all history, that which the so-called Christian nations inflicted on the native americans and african slaves. All of this was supported by the Christian church in the name of "saving the heathens." One could even be killed by law for trying to translate the Bible into the vernacular in certain European countries of the time. These are just a few of the killings that happened in the name of Christianity as supported by the "Christian" nations of the time.

The real issue is not muslim vs other religions. Rather, it is religious government vs atheistic or agnostic government. The form of government that we feel is so "just" has nothing to do with religion. It is based on the French Revolution and french concepts of enlightenment. In the French Revolution, religion was actually turned upon and the Catholic Chruch was forced outside of government. One work says on the French Revolution:

"Philosophés, rejecting the church and embracing Deism, Agnosticism or Atheism, had a good deal of historical rationale for their attacks on the church. And many who occupied high positions within the Revolution thought as they did. "

So the ideal government as Americans see it is really scientific rather than religious. The French succeeded in throwing religion of it's back. Eventually I think this same concept will be used to throw religion out of the bed and crush its political influence all-together. Modern western politics is particularly
areligious.

So to condemn muslim as a bad religion is wrong and faulty. History already attests to the fact that the christian clergy in power is, to date, worse than the muslim clergy in power. The real condemnation is in "religion" affecting politics. All of the presidents of the US have been religious only in name. The government of the US and other nations is based firmly on secularism.

my mother was a Jew. that makes me a Jew.

i accepted Jesus Christ as the Messiah. that makes me a CHristian.

a man is who he believes he is, bloodline aside.

if Obama says he's a Christian, it's a slippery slope to say otherwise.

Sorry state of affairs, first we have to worry about the Dems electing DYKE Hillary, now we have to worry about a rag head in the US Senate. Man those bastards will do anything for power. Maybe Bill Clinton will become a rag head. He already likes head......
cchotard

In the interest of fairness and balance, I'd like to say: who cares what his religion is? He can worship whatever or whoever he wants to as long as he can get the job done! Apparently, to some petty and hateful people, the works and policies of a candidate are not nearly as important as having a facade of faith, white skin, and a feigned folksiness.

Disagreeing with someones political views is one thing, but to hate them is something different. Many people on this site have stated that they are christian and that they hate Obama. Being born into a christian family and raised as such, I dont see how that is christian like at all. It shouldnt matter what religious back ground they come from, what the color of ones skin is, or what the origin of thier name is. We should be treating each other with respect. There are many political things that I disagree with but I dont hate the person for it. I just disagree with thier politics. Having an arabic name doesnt make you arabic, nor does it make you a muslim. And if it did then so what? My parents gave me an arabic name because they liked the name. My family heritage is primarily from England. Does this mean that I cant be christian because of my name? And if it did would it make me a different person? It makes me really sad to see people hating each other for where they come from. If you believe that Obama is a wrong canidate to lead our country then say why he is and being muslim has nothing at all to do with if he is going to make our country better and stronger. Im a republican and seeing this attitude towards a fellow American distrubs me.

So, you will believe this muslim that he is a non-practicing muslim. Then what will you do if you vote him in and he gets to the white house and then says, "I fooled you all, I am a muslim. I was schooled in wahibism, I hate all Americans and I now have control of the white house. I will now see it lay in crumbles. Islam will control the world. Just like no one checked the background of the congressional candidate who refused to take the oath of congress unless he put his hand on the koran instead of the Bible. Now we have a islam in congress.
Something ironic? Took my son to the airport to leave for boot camp... our country was attacked by radical islam... you wouldn't believe how many muslims work at Louisville International Airport. They are so smart... they are putting themselves into the places where they will be able to attack us easily. Thanks to the ACLU, we have to continue to be civil to the people who attack us. We, the citizens of the US have to keep losing our rights and keep our mouths shut about it. Well, I'm tired of keeping my mouth shut. If you're not a citizen, then if you don't like the way things are done here, then go home. IF my American flag offends you... then go home. If you don't want to speak the official language ENGLISH, then GO HOME!!! If you don't want to accept that this country was founded on CHRISTIAN principles then GO HOME!!!! Marriage is between a man and a woman... just because you make it across the border, illegally, to give birth in this country, your baby should not be a US citizen and it give you a right to stay here and get benefits afforded by my hard earned tax dollars... don't want to be here by legal due process... then GO HOME!!! I'm sick of losing my rights all in the name of being POLITICAL CORRECTNESS... if you don't like my attitude, then GO HOME! If this is your home and your a liberal and don't like it... then that's your right for being a citizen of the United States. However, you might be too blind to see it now, but all of those people who pretend to be your friend and are shaking your hand right now to get you to help fight to get them the rights they don't deserve for not being a citizen here, well do you remember your history and what happened between the U.S. and Japan in WWII???? When Japan was pretending to have talks with the US and were shaking our hand with the right while stabbing us in the back with the left? When they attacked us at Pearl Harbor???? History does repeat itself... they will not protect you or remember you when it comes time for them to take over for what they want.

"Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep; it starts when you're always afraid; you step out of line the man comes and takes you away."

'Nuff said.

JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE BLIND, DEAF, AND DUMB, DOESN'T MEAN YOU'LL BE SAVED FROM THOSE THAT WOULD HARM AMERICA.

OH, AND JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE PARANOID, DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE NOT OUT TO GET YOU.
'NUFF SAID.
DEBBIE SCHLUSSEL

I'm still recovering from NCN saying that all the information about Barack Hussien Obama being muslin educated in a Madrassa School is false with no basis in truth. I guess we are just to believe that 180 degrees is telling us the truth and go back to sleep. So lets again think about NCN and its statement knowing that NCN and 180 have actually no understanding of the Islamic faith and have tried to always be PC at every turn. When has NCN ever not put their particular spin on the news for their political bent. I would say that Hussien Obama is ignoring this whole controversy allowing others to say its false-BTW why dosn't he state this clearly. I have also heard that when a person who is non-muslim converts to Islam they immediately get a new islamic name. There are hundreds of examples from a very famous boxer to others. I think Obama needs to maybe change his name to David or Thomas. Seriously though, when he continues to hide his name and his past and his Father from the public by lying ...especially when he wants to be the President of the US( Highest Office in the USA)- which is not exactly a low profile job there's something not quite right. Out and Out Deception is a quality of the muslims when dealing with the infidels ( US Ameicans ). He could be practicing al-Taqiya-outright denying one's faith in order to protect themselves primarily while living with infidels (americans). This is in the Quran-Surah 16;106. This is an accepted position. I would go on to say that even if he stated that muslims and their phophet are false I would like to see something of an action that speaks louder than words.. and not just words that state a position. Lastly, we need some very courageous journelists to do a very good background examination of Hussien Obama before we get any closer to the 08 election.

Both of my parents were devout Jews but I renounced Judaism and am a devout Episcopalian. Thus, I really don't understand why Barrack's father, born in an Arabic speaking part of the world, could not have been born a Muslim while Barrack, who was born in the United States to a black man from Kenya and a Christian White Woman from Kansas, attended Catholic Schools for several years while young, and lived a good portion of his lifew with his maternal grandparents, could not be a completely and utterly devout Christian. Heck, the story of my own conversion is much starker and more dramatic, especially given my parent's reaction.

In any case, I really don't understand how Obama's faith is material or relevant to anything substantive.

But the subtle racism that pervades Ms. Schlussel's blog entry is both amazing and frightening to me. As if being a Muslim (which Obama obviously is not) is a bad thing, something that we should be automatically be mistrustful of. What small-mindedness! People said the same kinds of ridiculous things about JFK before he was elected, only it was because he was Catholic and would presumably be taking orders from the Vatican.

A wise man once said in a sermon on a mountaintop in the middle east that we should judge not, that we be not judged.

I've never heard of Debbie Schlussel but, given that a devoutly Christian man (who I voted for, by the way) has lead us into the biggest blunder in U.S. foreign policy history, it appears to me that no faith has a monopoly on wisdom --- or foolishness.

May God bless all of you.

I AM AN INDONESIAN MAN

I ABSOLUTELY KNOW WHAT SCHOOL HE ENTERED IN INDONESIA.
IT'S REALLY A PUBLIC SCHOOL, NOT A MUSLIM'S SCHOOL.
HOWEVER,,,
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIS ISLAM BACKGROUND? IF HE CAN BRING PEACE IN THE WORLD ESPECIALLY IN AMERICA?
THE ONE WHO DOESN'T WANT TO VOTE FOR HIM JUST BECAUSE HE HAS THE BACKGROUND OF ISLAM,, IS COMPLETELY A FOOL AND SELFISH...
HE/SHE ONLY THINK ABOUT RACISM NOT ABOUT PEACE AND NOT A LITTLE ABOUT THE COUNTRY....

To Mr. Chipta Perdana, the Indonesian Man ....

I agree with you, it is not a madrassa, but it is still a public school that teaches Islamic religion and probably al Qur'an (although Arabic is unlikely). Today, most Indonesian schools are teaching anti-American attitude and celebrating Osama bin Laden, our arch-enemy, as a hero.

You asked, what's wrong with Obama's Muslim background? The answer is, YES, it is very wrong to have a Muslim background and want to run for president. Why? Because we are at WAR with Muslim extremists and Islamofascists. With his Muslim background, which covers all parts of his family (father as well as stepfather), Mr. Obama is most likely to be an undercover enemy for us, Americans. As such, he will NOT bring PEACE as you thought, but instead, a WORLD WAR, because even his camouflage Christian church, i.e., the Trinity United Church of Christ, is well known as anti-Israel, anti-Jew and pro-Arab. How can he bring peace with all the background?

I am pretty sure, Mr. Obama will never become US President; but Vice President may be possible, i.e., if Hillary Clinton is forced by the Democratic Party to accept Obama against her personal will. Even as Vice president Obama might still be able to reverse our Middle East policy and let Iran become regional nuclear power that soon will wipe out Israel from the map. HOW CAN THAT BE CALLED PEACE???

Fortunately you are Indonesian, not American. Otherwise, it is YOU YOURSELF who is A FOOL AND SELFISH, for voting for Obama. However, for your being an Indonesian, I completely understand your anti-American attitude, also your al Taqiyya tactic, since I suppose you donot eat pork and donot drink beer, which I suspect to be also the case with Senator Obama.

Reply to 'Dance with Possum' dated 1/28/2007.

Dear Possum:
Converting from Judaism to Christianity is quite natural, because that is just what Jesus Christ�s teaching is all about. Thus, Christianity can be considered as a perfection of Judaism, at least from the standpoint of Christians, although Jesus is still rejected by Judaism until today. In contrast, Islam is a direct antipode of both Judaism and Christianity. To come to this conclusion, you have to study Islam a little bit further in order to free yourself from prejudice. Although Islam acknowledges Jesus as a prophet, it rejects Him of being son of God and that Jesus died on the cross. In fact, Islam considers Jews as pigs and Christians apes, as recited in a number of verses in the Qur'an, specifically Suras 5:60-65, 2:65 and 7:166.

Obama�s faith is totally immaterial. It is his lying and concealing his Islamic faith that really matter. We do not reject Keith Ellison for being a first Muslim congressman, since he did not try to conceal his faith, so other congress members exactly know where he stands.

Islam as religion is acceptable, but Islam as ideology is to be rejected, even if it does not directly support terrorists and Islamofascists. This is because Islam not only is a religion but also a law system and a state ideology, both being in direct opposite to our democracy. As such, Islam does not fit into our law system, since - just like Communism - it seeks to destroy our democratic state and replace it by their theocratic state.

You are wrong Mr. Possum � Our state is NOT based on Christianity, but on REASON, the latter being the fundament of modern democracy. The same thing with European states. To come to this conclusion you should delve a little bit into the history. Medieval Europe was based on the Bible scripture, i.e., by definition a Christian state. This has been radically transformed by the Enlightenment based on reason beginning with the 17th century. While Europe had to overcome a lot of difficulties in their transformation to a democratic state (e.g., the French revolution 1789), our founding fathers were first in establishing a fully functioning state based reason (American revolution 1776) To be noted is here the fact that at least two of our founding fathers, i.e., Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, were strong supporters of the French revolution.

In comparison, the Islamic concept of state is at least 1400 years old and has not changed even a little bit until today. So, according to you, Mr. Possum, we should give this 1400-year old �wisdom� a chance to govern us all? The truth is, Islam as a pre-medieval ideology is against REASON (i.e., IRRATIONAL) and fundamentally ANTI DEMOCRATIC. So, according to you, Mr. Possum, this irrational �wisdom� should control our lives?

It is not any faith having a monopoly of wisdom, as you said, but wisdom can be only achieved by reason. History has shown that faith only foments hate and produces war, not wisdom. Reason does not abolish faith, but puts faith in its proper position, i.e., as a personal matter. As such, our reason does not allow any faith to be enforced to any person, as the Islamic religion has been trying 1400 years long. This is the basis for freedom of religion, and also the basis for rejecting Islam as an ideology, philosophy, and/or state law. We can only accept Islam as a religion that is 100% private matter.

May God bless you all.

Posts on this site making fun of his name and calling him a "banana" are excellent, what amazes me is how does a black man have the temerity to stand for election for president when there are obviously more qaulified people on this site, why dont we just hang him from the nearest tree

the reason the bigots on this site are upset about his name is that they did not get to name him, they are use to being the slave owning class and giving them jewish or christian names. How dare a black man decide a religion or name for himself. I am so appalled that jewish people with our history are really expressing such biggoted views.

Hey, y'all...

Lots of preconceived notions flying around in this discussion.

I'm about as Republican as they come, and I too had my reservations about Obama.

So I actually (gasp!) decided to read his book, The Audacity of Hope, and see what Obama had to say for himself.

Sure, he's to the left of most of the commenters here... but if he represents a real danger to America, he's done a DAMNED fine job of covering it up.

We need to somehow differentiate between a New Deal Democrat and a spawn-of-Satan Islamic antichrist.

Read the man in his own words and don't let Rush (God love him) tell you what to think.

He's got my vote, just to piss off people like you.

Dear Debbie,

I am a white-male american, and I happened to come across your website. I see you had a lot to say, and seem to have gotten people extremely frustrated. There is only one problem though Debbie, are you aware that your facts are not facts? It is obvious you are only doing this to get muslims to act a certain way, so you have every reason to justify every bad thing you ever said about them. I (personally) am not muslim, but know a little bit about the religion, and it is surely not what you and the media make it out to be.

Islam is a peaceful religion. The term Islam even means peace. So your bias accusations are morally incorrect. In politics, they use the terms: "Radical Islam" or "Islamic Fascism". They also label all people who object the government policy overseas (and even in America), "Terrorists". In reality, Americans all over the U.S. are blinded by what the media says. Americans who watch the news, believe they understand everything that is going on, when in reality, they dont! They only know what the media tells them, and believe what the media wants them to believe! Every American knows there is information hidden from them, and it is wrong how the media brainwashes them to believe they are bringing out the truth.

America uses the term terrorist only to keep emotions and fears of Americans alive. The government wants all americans to support the war they are planning in the middle east, and need something that will make all Americans emotionally support them. Do you even know what a terrorist is Debbie? The media claims a terrorist is anyone who fights to support their country (against America), anyone who opposes america, anyone who opposes domination of the world (from America), or an act of violence which is claimed to be justified by radical religion. Americans around the U.S. are being brainwashed, and its a shame that some of the freeist, finest people in the world can be easily manipulated. Ariel Sharon seemed to have a definition of terrorism, "One who leads an armed group that kills civilians as a means of political intimidation". Is Sharon calling he, and his supporters terrorists? Because if I am not mistaken, it is Israel who specializes in killing innocent civilians, even children. There is horrific evidence of Israel doing such things, and its sad that America (the land of the free, and home of the brave)supported terrorism! Sharon also believes, "If it is strictly military combat, it is not terrorism". So once again, is he calling himself a terrorist? Becuase if he is trying to critiize Hezbollah, he has no argument, since Hezbollah only has confrontations with the greedy Israely Army. So once again, he and everyone who agrees with him, is proven wrong! Check out these videos please, http://youtube.com/watch?v=-8k170Z-DNU
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cy9XtKDuSOQ

Now America's story is they are only trying to bring democracy to the world, and will do it one country at a time. They do not tell you what they are actually doing overseas, and what is driving the muslims crazy enough to act a certain way. If I kill your brother, would you now wish death upon me? America does not show the killing of the brother, they only show the reaction. When they show the reaction, they use it in such a way to show that muslims are Radical and will kill for no reason. Yes, it obviously is meant to scare Americans and keep supporting the policy. Islam only opposes those who support the devil or evil. If muslims are acting a certain way, it is not because they interpret their books that killing people is ok. The Quaran does not wish death to America, and surely only opposes the forces of evil. Since Islam is a peaceful religion, think about how much evil it will take to get them to act this way. America must be hiding a lot, but its a common thing for people overseas to say America is raping muslim women and torturing muslims. O