Comments on: The obligatory “Obama volunteers bar women in headscarves from stage” post

By: Cheesestick

Cheesestick — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:49:42 +0000

I don’t get it…Isn’t the whole point of wearing a hijab? To not be seen?

By: 91Veteran

91Veteran — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:09:07 +0000

“Barack Obama is not the Barack I knew”, Barack Obama.

By: PattyJ

PattyJ — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:47:32 +0000

Meet Hebba Aref of the MSA. Same woman? I dunno. But I wouldn't be surprised.

By: PattyJ

PattyJ — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:30:40 +0000

Obama also met with “community leaders” in an off the record meeting.

Why no press? Could it be it’s because one of them is a Hezbollah supporter? No headscarves, but private meeting with radicals. Which is worse?
Private Meeting

By: THE GUN TOTING LIBERAL™

THE GUN TOTING LIBERAL™ — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:09:54 +0000

Shocker: Barack Obama Steered Away From Photo-Op With Muslim Women…

Surprise, Surprise — Barack Obama Is Not Above Playing “Politics” In His Quest For The Oval Office
Guess what, “offended” Righties — EVERYBODY does it. That’s right, if it could cost votes, advisers are likely…

By: loganthompson

loganthompson — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:08:47 +0000

They should’ve asked them to fake a faint … two birds, one stone.

Tony737 on June 18, 2008 at 1:53 PM

Ha! True story.

By: palefaced

palefaced — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:03:23 +0000

i bet there will be at least one within a week.

By: Connie

Connie — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:34:48 +0000

“I was coming to support him, and I felt like I was discriminated against by the very person who was supposed to be bringing this change, who I could really relate to,” said Hebba Aref, a 25-year-old lawyer who lives in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

Hurt feelings? Nah. Testing…testing…

By: BL@KBIRD

BL@KBIRD — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:02:58 +0000

Practicing Muslims do not soil themselves with democratic behavior unless instructed by an Imam on what to ask for and who to vote for. I watched the Liberal leadership convention. The Muslims stood around in small blocks like British squares at Waterloo awash in infidel cavalry. They were voting as a unified block and were pandered to by the candidates as a block. One of their apparent mission was to spread the rumour that one of the front runners had a wife that was a Jew. It came to light when one of the Moops whispered this in the ear of said Jew wife. One of those awkward gaffes that Moops tend to make.

Obamas people were operating on gut instinct. Moops are political poison for anyone to be seen with. No one will say it but the majority of non Muslims with common sense know that Islam is not a healthy/safe companion on this planet.

By: Travis1

Travis1 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:31:22 +0000

Will they let you wear beanies? Cause I’ve got a neat beanie.

By: MB4

MB4 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:30:58 +0000

It’s an ideology. Not a very nice one either.

dogsoldier on June 18, 2008 at 3:24 PM

It is a cancer which is metastasizing. Women should start wearing mini skirts again in protest.

By: dogsoldier

dogsoldier — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:24:33 +0000

She was grateful that the group she was with at the rally, which included her brother, Sharif, as well as non-Muslim colleagues of his, declined the invitation to take seats behind Obama after she was refuse

Uh these people need to be woken up to the fact that Islam is not a race. It’s an ideology. Not a very nice one either.

By: MB4

MB4 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:20:59 +0000

I have a suggestion. In the spirit of bringing Americans together, diversity and inclusion, for every woman in the audience who is wearing a head scarf there should be one who is wearing a mini skirt.

By: MB4

MB4 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:12:41 +0000

Actually, while they did this in public, behind the scenes, Obama met with Hezbollah’s top American propagandist, whose brother works for Al-Manar.

Debbie Schlussel on June 18, 2008 at 2:53 PM

Obama’s got Hezbollah’s top American propagandist and McCain has got La Raza/Aztlan’s top American propagandist, Juan Hernandez.

We are so scroomed.

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:06:42 +0000

And never look directly into his eyes, for his omnipotence will overtake you and cause you to say, “Change we can believe in”.

fogw on June 18, 2008 at 3:01 PM

I’m pretty sure you know me to be stronger than that :)

By: tomas

tomas — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:06:22 +0000

So they are trying to protect the campaign from people who won’t vote for him anyway by discriminating against Muslim women…Pass me a smooth ale please.

By: Terp Mole

Terp Mole — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:05:42 +0000

Flashback: “Get me more white people, we need more white people!”

By: MB4

MB4 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:04:20 +0000

“This is of course not the policy of the campaign. It is offensive and counter to Obama’s commitment to bring Americans together and simply not the kind of campaign we run

Yah like that's something that will really bring all ~~Muslims~~ Americans together, ~~property~~ women being covered.

By: Anita

Anita — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:01:38 +0000

Actually, while they did this in public, behind the scenes, Obama met with Hezbollah’s top American propagandist, whose brother works for Al-Manar. Debbie Schlussel on June 18, 2008 at 2:53 PM

Muslim and Gay are the same? - Apparently, Marc Ambinder thinks so.

By: fogw

fogw — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:01:22 +0000

If you don’t like it you suffer of Barackaphobia.

I don’t know what the clinical antidote is for that, yet.

Entelechy on June 18, 2008 at 1:56 PM

I find ignoring him to be therapeutic. And never look directly into his eyes, for his omnipotence will overtake you and cause you to say, “Change we can believe in”.

By: Akzed

Akzed — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:00:25 +0000

It’s the ol’, “Methinks the lady doth protest too much” scenario, the same reason that the “whitey” rumor got traction. Muslim women would be evidence of “diversity” behind McCain, but it’s a problem for Hussein because it plays to perceptions. No one would believe that Cindy McCain would use the n-word, but it’s plausible that Michelle would use the w-word.

Perception is reality, and usually for good reason.

By: TheBigOldDog

TheBigOldDog — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:56:23 +0000

If a Republican candidate’s campaign staff did this…well, as my grandma used to say, “Katie, bar the door!” The media would be going full-tilt ape-shi* right about now. It would be a HUGE, HUGE story, with CAIR reps all over the talk shows. When Obama’s people do it? Not so much.

Rational Thought on June 18, 2008 at 2:11 PM

Come on now! All the Lefty bloggers and media would obviously be saying, “In fairness, I doubt this is official campaign policy.”

By: capitalist piglet

capitalist piglet — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:55:50 +0000

But McCain could have a woman in a hijab behind him during a television appearance, and people wouldn’t wonder if he’d sell the country out to radical Islam (I’m not suggesting there’s anything radical about this woman – it’s just the image I’m talking about). Obama, on the other hand – you just never know what he’s really thinking about all this, and I get the feeling he’d like to keep it that way.

By: Debbie Schlussel

Debbie Schlussel — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:53:40 +0000

Actually, while they did this in public, behind the scenes, Obama met with Hezbollah's top American propagandist, whose brother works for Al-Manar.

By: fogw

fogw — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:51:29 +0000

“This is of course not the policy of the campaign.”

More Obumbling.

Of course.