The Sliming of Senator Obama

[The Wicker Man]

January 10, 2008

Dueling chain e-mails claim he's a radical Muslim or a 'racist' Christian. Both can't be right. We find both are false.

Summary

If these two nasty e-mail messages are any indication, the 2008 presidential campaign is becoming a very dirty one.

One claims that Obama is "certainly a racist" by virtue of belonging to Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, which it says "will accept only black parishoners" and espouses a commitment to Africa. Actually, a white theology professor says he's been "welcomed enthusiastically" at the church, as have other non-blacks.

Another e-mail claims that Obama "is a Muslim," attended a "Wahabi" school in Indonesia, took his Senate oath on the Koran, refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and is part of an Islamic plot to take over the U.S. Each of these statements is false.

These false appeals to bigotry and fear remind us of the infamous whispering campaign of eight years ago, when anonymous messages just before the South Carolina primary falsely accused Republican candidate John McCain of fathering an illegitimate child by a black woman.AnalysisWe turn first to the most recent of these Internet whispering campaigns: a widely forwarded e-mail that says Barack Obama’s church, the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, is anti-American, will only accept black parishioners and tilts toward Africa at the expense of the United States. The e-mail claims Obama is therefore "certainly a racist" and "desires to rule over America while his loyalty is totally vested in a Black Africa."

We've had scores of queries about the accuracy of this one. It's bunk. For one thing, the church welcomes whites, according to a University of Chicago professor of divinity who says he has attended. And while its controversial pastor is a fiery advocate for blacks and liberal causes and a fierce critic of anti-black discrimination, we've seen no evidence that he preaches hatred of or discrimination against whites.

There a lot more, read here: http://www.factcheck.org/elect....html

[AZhitman]

Repost.

[The Wicker Man]

Doesn't matter, since I couldn't have known bc I didn't even know about this site then.

[AZhitman]

Ignorance is no excuse.



Trust me, I've heard that from more than a few State Troopers, right after "Drivers' license and insurance, please."

[The Wicker Man]

not an excuse, just pointing out your mistake.

[audtatious]

You must be a Democrat as you don't make mistakes.

[The Wicker Man]

Nope. Registered Independent right here.

[audtatious]

You talk like a Democrat.

Go you.

[AZhitman]

not an excuse, just pointing out your mistake.

No mistake. The search button is pretty easy to see. Use it.

[AZhitman]

And while its controversial pastor is a fiery advocate for blacks and liberal causes and a fierce critic of anti-black discrimination, we've seen no evidence that he preaches hatred of or discrimination against whites.

Apparently they missed him calling America "the U.S. of KKK A."

He's a loon, and if he's an advocate, he sets the "cause" back several decades.

[The Wicker Man]

No mistake. The search button is pretty easy to see. Use it.

Don't need to use it when you're ready to type in repost

[szh]

Don't need to use it when you're ready to type in repost

Then don't repost. It is a waste of time.

Z

[The Wicker Man]

Is it a coincidence that the only people who are here criticizing me for "reposting" and other things are republicans?

[szh]

Is it a coincidence that the only people who are here criticizing me for "reposting" and other things are republicans?

Ummm ... what is the point of that? Reposts are reposts, regardless of who is pointing it out to you.

Z

[The Wicker Man]

I couldn't find the repost...

[dusred]

Mr Wicker, one thing you will learn here is that you don't argue with the mods. You are already being watched closely because of your shady identity, don't push your luck.