Video: Of course Obama’s not a Muslim — “as far as I know”; Update: Don’t blame me for her failures, says Hillary’s Rove
posted at 10:10 am on March 3, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Probably just an idle qualifier but so perfectly in keeping with her devious image that you can’t help but laugh. Are we going to lose her tomorrow, my friends? The long conservative love affair with the Clintons, over at the stroke of midnight? I can’t bear the thought. And neither can she:
Mrs. Clinton herself has privately told advisers that she has a hard time imagining ending her campaign if she wins Ohio and narrowly loses Texas, given that she has money in the bank and that she believes she would have an edge in the next big vote, Pennsylvania on April 22, because its demographics are similar to Ohio’s.
The good news: The only poll that has Obama ahead in Ohio is (giggle) Zogby. The bad news: Even respectable polls show him closing.
AmSpec’s putting on a brave face but the big A feels his Clinton-hatin’ heart starting to break just a little. Exit question: What will we do without her?
Update: The Glacier’s chief pollster and strategist prepares to abandon ship. Heart-ache.
As the campaign faces a make-or-break moment, some high-level officials are trying to play down their role in the campaign. Penn said in an e-mail over the weekend that he had “no direct authority in the campaign,” describing himself as merely “an outside message advisor with no campaign staff reporting to me.”
“I have had no say or involvement in four key areas — the financial budget and resource allocation, political or organizational sides. Those were the responsibility of Patti Solis Doyle, Harold Ickes and Mike Henry, and they met separately on all matters relating to those areas.”
Howard Wolfson, the campaign’s communications chief, answered that it was Penn who had top responsibility for both its strategy and message. Another aide said Penn spoke to Clinton routinely about the campaign’s message and ran daily meetings on the topic.
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Hussein Barack is a Muslim as far as I’m concerned.
Indy Conservative on March 3, 2008 at 10:13 AM
I do not know if he is Muslim, but f you read his speeches and other comments, it is clear that he worships at the church of Marxism.
JayHaw Phrenzie on March 3, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Rosie revival!
I dunno about Ohio but she will get a thumping in Texas.
The pollsters are going to have egg on their face down here.
Limerick on March 3, 2008 at 10:15 AM
She could have always said “Gee, I don’t know if he’s Muslim or not! Why don’t you go ask Bill?”
pilamaye on March 3, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Oh, tough. This bs that the Obama camp is spinning that she should get out when she is only 100 delegates behind is nonsense. If Obama can’t take it, he shouldn’t be dishing it out.
Blake on March 3, 2008 at 10:17 AM
If we want to find out if he is a muslim, just ask his kids what their favorite TV show is. If they saw the Jew Eating Rabbit, then he’s a muslim.
THE CHOSEN ONE on March 3, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Typical Clintonesque talking - depends on what the meaning of the word “is” is.
TooTall on March 3, 2008 at 10:19 AM
What might off-set that gloomy out-look of yours will be the fun we’ll all have watching the nutty Barak supporters going back to swooning for (and defending) her when she endorses Bambam.
Don’t hang your head too low, man …. the fun’s just about to start.
yo on March 3, 2008 at 10:20 AM
Of course he’s not Muslim.
paultevis on March 3, 2008 at 10:20 AM
An extension of the fighting until at least the end of April? Me likey.
amerpundit on March 3, 2008 at 10:22 AM
We’re playing with fire with the whole Hussein is a Muslim thing. There’s going to be so much stuff to hit Obama with during the general that we can’t afford to have the media pushing the idea that conservatives are all bigots. It will distract from the issues, which is the only way to beat a guy like Obama.
BadgerHawk on March 3, 2008 at 10:24 AM
Tomorrow’s a big day for the ice queen…But truly, as I see it, each is vying for the top of a dual ticket. The two of them running against McCain would shore up, and unite (just give Obama a couple of speeches…THEY’LL unite) and hope the GOP won’t unite behind McCain the same way.
JetBoy on March 3, 2008 at 10:26 AM
Muslim . . . who knows? Marxist . . . you bet!
rplat on March 3, 2008 at 10:26 AM
No. If she carries even Rhode Island tonight she’ll give a victory speech and vow to continue fighting.
fourstringfuror on March 3, 2008 at 10:27 AM
tonighttomorrowFreudian slip.
fourstringfuror on March 3, 2008 at 10:28 AM
That’s because she is dissing on B.O.’s message of hope, and that is why he’s hoping that she’ll throw in the towel. He doesn’t seem to realize that in the Grown-Up World Of Politics, you start making goofy statements that this to your opponent, they start seeing blood in the water. I doubt at this stage she is going to pull off an upset, but at the same time, if she goes down, it’s a sure bet she is going to take a piece of B.O. with her.
pilamaye on March 3, 2008 at 10:28 AM
Work for Diebold do you? :)
Limerick on March 3, 2008 at 10:29 AM
I think she’ll pull an upset in Texas. I think the polls are understating her support among Hispanics.
Mike Honcho on March 3, 2008 at 10:30 AM
I wouldn’t have admitted my error if I did ;)
fourstringfuror on March 3, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Re the update. Success has many fathers, failure has but one. This doesn’t look good strategically for the good guys, but it sure is entertaining. I so wish the Florida/Michigan thigy could come into play. I did enjoy watching Ickes explain why he was against the delegates before he was for them.
a capella on March 3, 2008 at 10:31 AM
If Hillary loses…will her operatives sneak into the White House and pop all the “O”s off the keyboards?
JetBoy on March 3, 2008 at 10:32 AM
They’ll send Sandy Burger in to do the job. He’ll just stick all the ‘O’ keys in his socks.
pilamaye on March 3, 2008 at 10:36 AM
The Obama camp and supporters are pushing this Muslim issue to deflect any real analysis of Obama’s statements. The right needs to completely drop any religious insinuation and go after his actual statements. Obama’s followers are similar to the Global Warming fanatics and refuse to actually analyze his statements. Confrontation of this candidate must be direct and involve statements and promises he has made. Anything else only gives his supporters cover from actually facing the truth.
trs on March 3, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Check out these numbers.
http://thepage.time.com/2008/03/03/new-ohio-numbers-3/
From Quinnipiac University poll: Clinton 49, Obama 45
Dates conducted: Feb. 27-March 2. Error margin: 3.5 points. Read more here.
From University of Cincinnati Ohio poll: Clinton 51, Obama 42.
Dates conducted: Feb. 28-March 2. Error margin: 3.9 points. Read more here.
From Suffolk University poll: Clinton 52, Obama 40.
Dates conducted: March 1-2. Read more here. Permalink
ninjapirate on March 3, 2008 at 10:41 AM
No one who supports partial-birth abortion is Christian either. I put Obama’s “spiritual” beliefs squarely in the New Age relativism of the Oprah/Kerry camp where you are your own god.
Connie on March 3, 2008 at 10:42 AM
Just saw this posted at another site:
NYTimes says: Obama says “the Muslim call to prayer is one of the prettiest sounds on Earth” and that he “recited, “with a first-class Arabic accent,” the opening lines of this prayer: “Allah is Supreme! Allah is Supreme!”
see: http://select.nytimes.com/2007/03/06/opinion/06kristof.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
faraway on March 3, 2008 at 10:44 AM
This is a letter to the editor in the Miami Herald that made me laugh out loud.
First of all, she is divisive and second of all, it was not “unwitting”!
Ann on March 3, 2008 at 10:47 AM
Gee, it couldn’t have anything to do with the fact that not many people really like her, could it?
drjohn on March 3, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Hillary only has 110 less delegates than The O. Why should she give up now?
Buy Danish on March 3, 2008 at 10:52 AM
Did he take the Shahada (fatally-binding oath to become Muslim) as a child,
Somebody needs to ask him.
profitsbeard on March 3, 2008 at 11:01 AM
One only needs to see how his wife spouts off in public to see that his Muslim creds are questionable.
Now his commie creds, that is another story….
bbz123 on March 3, 2008 at 11:04 AM
I don’t agree that we’ve seen the last of her.
She is just 60; unless Osama scores an unlikely victory, she’ll be back in 4 years.
Labamigo on March 3, 2008 at 11:05 AM
Wow… I had not seen that. It’s surprising that he would actually say that, but Kristof sure spins like a top to try to make this look like a good thing! I get a little more scared each day that he will actually end up being our C-in-C.
Lan Astaslem on March 3, 2008 at 11:05 AM
Clinton aides now insist losses in Texas and Ohio tomorrow will not force her to quit race
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23446835-details/Clinton+aides+now+insist+losses+in+Texas+and+Ohio+tomorrow+will+not+force+her+to+quit+race/article.do
ninjapirate on March 3, 2008 at 11:08 AM
Who paid for Obama’s education in elite schools since childhood and who paid for his father’s education?
How much money did the bin Laden family give to Harvard Law School and how much of that money financed Obama?
Did Obama’s Harvard Law Review presidential status lead to the millions from the bin Ladens going to the Harvard Law School soon after?
The best question that Obama could be asked: “Have you ever visited Mecca?”.
Buddahpundit on March 3, 2008 at 11:09 AM
Don’t count the Clintons out yet-this Penn rope a dope may be just that-a feint, an apparent rat jumping ship…right before the races in Texas and Ohio where she wins. Mr. Barack Momentum will have two failures in a row to explain. It ain’t over till the dressed-in-canary-yellow woman sings farewell.
Doug on March 3, 2008 at 11:12 AM
No we’re not.
Anyone who listened to Carville and Wolfson on the Sunday morning talk show circuit can conclude, without a doubt, that Hillary’s in it for the long haul. Win, lose or draw, in Texas or Ohio, she’s not going down for an eight count.
That’s wonderful news for our side. If Penn bows out and someone like Ickes comes into the fold, expect a bloodbath all the way to the convention, litigation for inclusion of Michigan and Florida delegates, contesting of Texas Caucus procedures and maybe a few demands for recounts. The sky’s the limit.
Such fun, Hill whacking Barry for six more months. Sit back and watch the fireworks Johnny boy.
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends.
fogw on March 3, 2008 at 11:14 AM
Of course he’s not a Muslim. Despite having a Muslim father. Living in a Muslim country. Going to a Muslim school. And having a Muslim name. He’s all about Jesus.
SoulGlo on March 3, 2008 at 11:22 AM
I always though Zogby was fairly decent as far as polls go. At least they poll registered voters instead of homeless, hippies, bon bon eating, section 8, 3rd generation, welfare hacks and unregistered college students.
Alden Pyle on March 3, 2008 at 11:27 AM
The bottle of champaign I’ve saved ever since these “two” decided to re-run for C in C will be consumed with the understanding that this means “one socialist down — one to go”
Rovin on March 3, 2008 at 11:34 AM
I got a real charge out of that waiting for it.
She’s a piece of work.
benrand on March 3, 2008 at 11:47 AM
Well, the version of Jesus that was a black-power racist….
DaveHusseinS on March 3, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Can’t say for sure who’s going to be the Democrat candidate yet. I think it’s probably going to be Obama, but the Clinton machine may get it in gear before this is over and done with. The prize is still up for grabs and this is the most fun campaign I’ve seen in many years. It’s a hoot watching this soap opera unfold. I’m thinking that either one will be creamed in the general, even if all they’re put up against is a bail of rags and a bunny rabbit.
Oldnuke on March 3, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Which polls specifically are understating their findings or tell us with which poll’s findings are you disagreeing.
Is judging another person’s relationship with God a good model for Christian behavior? Are you telling me there are no Christians who have committed greater sins? Did God forgive those people? Is one a Christian because of his sins or because of his redemption?
Saying he’s not really a Christian is probably no less offensive to Sen. Obama than calling him a Muslim.
I know it’s all the rage to insult and attack the man, but you’re only adding to the dung heap of race-related baggage we Republicans must lug around.
Also, if you’re going to point out that religious bigotry does not qualify as racism, save it. You get my point. It’s that type of tone deaf, gotcha equivocating that makes Republicans seem more racially-challenged than Dems, when we should have the moral highground.
The Race Card on March 3, 2008 at 12:40 PM
not a muslim? maybe not.
influenced by muslim culture. probably so.
his family background and influences is very checkered.
from hawaii, to africa, to indonesia, back to the states.
moving up through the ranks, prodded by a black separatist priest, pals with a ex-domestic terrorist. hmmm.
a comprehensive backgrounder should be assembled on Barry Sotero (aka BHO) and his wife, Michelle.
who are these people, really?
jimmer on March 3, 2008 at 12:48 PM
The passage about judging is the most abused text of the Bible. Jesus taught us to judge–discern–about people, but not hypocritically. Read “judge not, lest you be judged” in it’s context. Don’t accuse someone of something you’re guilty of.
jgapinoy on March 3, 2008 at 12:53 PM
I don’t think sin is the issue here. He is Christian, but his brand of Christianity has a lot of affection for Louis Farrakhan, the man who leads the Nation of Islam.
As for “race related baggage”, Obama chose to go to an afro-centric church, so he has considerable baggage in that department which is a bit difficult to blame on others.
Buy Danish on March 3, 2008 at 12:55 PM
When I posted that it was little more than a gut feeling. Then I saw this.
Mike Honcho on March 3, 2008 at 1:14 PM
I am sticking to my guns and going with Rove on this one, calling him a Muslim helps him and makes you look like you just fell off the turnip truck on some road in some backwater out of touch holler called Dimwittson.
He’s not a Muslim, he goes to a Christian Church, twisted and far our allbeit, but not a mosque by any stretch.
AprilOrit on March 3, 2008 at 1:33 PM
Obama’s brand of Christianity is Church of Christ. His church is a member church of that Christian sect. I think it’s going to ring hollow at some point trying to paint Obama as a racist, when most people do not believe him to be.
Do you really think he is a racist? Have you ever been Harvard? Would you even think to suggest a white person who attended a predominantly black college was racist?
Was every white person whose church justified non-miscegenation a racist? Is every white dad who wants their daughter to date a white guy a bigot? Is John Gibson a racist for urging whites to have more white babies to offset immigrant birth numbers?
I think Obama’s pastor is a nutbird. By focusing on Obama’s spirituality we leave ourselves vulnerable to similar attack. Do we really want to dig into all of our politician’s religious lives?
Furthermore, Republicans were all but ready to nominate Mitt Rommney. (I’d take Mitt over McCain any day.) His church doctrine, not just his personal house of worship, was more racist than Obama’s. That was in all of our lifetimes. Should Mitt get a pass for not denouncing racist Mormon leaders more forcefully?
What about George Allen? Was his office decor less offensive than Obama’s church? Is the confederate flag less offensive to blacks than Obama’s church is to whites? Many southerners and many Republicans seem OK with the confederate battle flag.
I think Obama’s racial baggage will reveal itself to be one of the odd quirks that can manifest in the lives of mainstreamed minoriites. (Shelby Steele is a great source on such matters. John McWhorter is also interesting.)
Lately, Republicans have been trying to match or equate our party’s shortcomings with similar dynamics in other groups. We are quick to point out perceived double-standards. What I rarely see is anyone on the right willing to ID and own real racism on our side. It’s that kind of two-stepping that makes us look like we are full of shit to the everyone else.
Democrats know they are racial tricksters. But they also know that Republicans will screw up every chance to pass the torch of racial agitation to its rightful holder…the Democratic Party. The second we can be honest about the bigots in our midst and about the perils of our backlash against racial grievances, we will take their advantage away.
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Yeah, I get that. Connie is not guilty of being a fake-Christian, so she can accuse Obama of being one. That’s between you and Connie and God.
I am personally not comfortable judging another person’s Christianity. If we are all sinners, what makes me, you or Connie any better than Obama?
Attack him on the issues. He’s vulnerable.
The Race Card on March 3, 2008 at 1:47 PM
What is your point here?
Buy Danish on March 3, 2008 at 2:00 PM
So the Clintons, at this point, only have a very slim chance of squeaking through…otherwise they are taking their final bow. And the conservatives will miss them??? I guess no one thought that an opponent even to the left of her could take her down. To think, she was once deemed Mrs. Inevitable. Politics is a funny game…
mattyj86 on March 3, 2008 at 2:25 PM
Excellent post Race card!!
AprilOrit on March 3, 2008 at 2:27 PM
I saw on Fox, Bam saying he’s been a Christian for the last 20+ years.
So, what transpired before that?
yo on March 3, 2008 at 2:34 PM
He was probably like everyone else, he didn’t attend services and fell out of touch with religion.
Aren’t many Evangelicals born again after years of not attending services?
AprilOrit on March 3, 2008 at 2:37 PM
Probably. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not on the Obama = muslim bandwagon, and it irks me to see the “Hussein” bit still lingering; but for a guy who wants to put these issues to rest, he needs to plug the holes.
yo on March 3, 2008 at 2:40 PM
See I think this whole vote for Hillary is going to blow up in the GOPs face. I think Obama is much easier to beat on so many levels.
I never underestimate the Clintons and their dirty pack of underlings. They make Rove look like Spanky McFarland. I think she will do all kinds of things to take McCain out that Obama is just not capable of, either mentally or spiritually.
And Hillary is to the Right of McCain on many issues as we have been reminded by Coulter.
Oh well if it happens Rush can give his sober carrying water speech yet again.
AprilOrit on March 3, 2008 at 2:56 PM
My point is that many Republicans are tone-deaf on issues of race. The fact that we are really trying to paint afrocentrism as racism is laughable.
My greater point is that it is becoming apparent that the only times we get collectively exercised against racism is when it supports our double standard paradigm. Just about every day on every conservative website I visit, I read somehing that is offensive about blacks, muslims, gays and/or Mexicans. Surely, a lot of what is communicated is true. But, a lot of it is simply rude and bigoted filth.
Many of those comments pass without raising one hackle. But I have yet to see any post involving a minority wherein their minority status or race did not become “fair game.”
In scrambling to constantly remind the world that there are indeed black racists and liberal bigots, many Republicans supplanted the real effects of historical racism with their own victim narrative. Republicans do this better than any minority group and that is obvious to me.
So you can act like there is no right-wing race problem nor at least the perception thereof. You can ignore the daily rants of some of your favorite HotAir heads. But you do so at the peril of conservativism.
Thank you. I know I can be a little hard on the Beaver. But I have higher expectations for my party than others.
The Race Card on March 3, 2008 at 3:29 PM
I have your back and I am right there next to you in the foxhole.
AprilOrit on March 3, 2008 at 3:55 PM
Is Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. a Christian?
Red Pill on March 3, 2008 at 4:09 PM
What does the fact that Obama went to Harvard have to do with his choice of a spiritual advisor, mentor and church?
Rev. Wright’s friendship with, and praise of, Farrakhan is akin to one of our candidates going to a church whose pastor called David Duke a “great man” (not to mention traveling with him to meet Khadafi).
Buy Danish on March 3, 2008 at 5:20 PM
And it appears that John McCain endorsement is a nightmare.
AprilOrit on March 3, 2008 at 10:12 PM
http://www.catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1398
AprilOrit on March 3, 2008 at 10:56 PM