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Home Front: Politix
Hillary's team has questions about Obama's Muslim background
2007-01-19
Are the American people ready for an elected president who was educated in a Madrassa as a young boy and has not been forthcoming about his Muslim heritage? This is the question Sen. Hillary Rodham ClintonÂ’s camp is asking about Sen. Barack Obama.
If a Republican asked the question, he'd be hounded out of town. If Saint Hillary asks, it's time for a thoughful investigative story.
An investigation of Mr. Obama by political opponents within the Democratic Party has discovered that Mr. Obama was raised as a Muslim by his stepfather in Indonesia. Sources close to the background check, which has not yet been released, said Mr. Obama, 45, spent at least four years in a so-called Madrassa, or Muslim seminary, in Indonesia.
That perks my interest
"He was a Muslim, but he concealed it," the source said. "His opponents within the Democrats hope this will become a major issue in the campaign."
Let the bloodletting begin!
When contacted by Insight, Mr. Obama’s press secretary said he would consult with “his boss” and call back. He did not.
I'll take that as a "Yes"
Sources said the background check, conducted by FBI agents researchers connected to Senator Clinton, disclosed details of Mr. Obama's Muslim past. The sources said the Clinton camp concluded the Illinois Democrat concealed his prior Muslim faith and education. "The background investigation will provide major ammunition to his opponents," the source said. "The idea is to show Obama as deceptive."
Posted by:Steve

#9  We've watched him from up here in Wisconsin for a few years. He says a lot of "normal" stuff, but his actions put him only VERY slightly more moderate than our own Progressive/Socialist/Communist Senator "Rusty" Feingold (Yeah, call him Rusty. We used to do that in grade school just to make him mad. Appearance is everything to this type of person).
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2007-01-19 15:58  

#8  He's a socialist and a gun-grabber.
Posted by: anonymous2u   2007-01-19 11:18  

#7  Good cover if one were a mole.
Posted by: Mark Z   2007-01-19 11:15  

#6  I don't care about his ancestry, either, Mike., but I do wonder whether that madrassah experience might lend a "they're only human" slant to his approach to the WoT. His being pro-choice/pro-abortion will only take conservative, pro-family votes away from him-votes he was not destined to have, anyway. Libertarians and middle of the roaders won't be turned away by his stance on abortion. This election will still depend on those folks.
Posted by: Jules   2007-01-19 10:45  

#5  This guy's all flash right now. Can't believe Hillary's jumping on him already. Could be an interesting lil' civil war within the Donk party we're watching unfold, although we all knew it would happen. There's no way he's nominated, even with the current hype if Hillary's still around in 2008!
Posted by: BA   2007-01-19 10:19  

#4  Clintons get out long knives, go after opponents. In other news, dog bites man, sun rises in east, and Francisco Fanco is still dead.

Thing is, I wonder if all those Democrats who are (so the MSM tells us) so giddy with Obamamania! will take offense when their own party's power elite starts cheap-shotting the black guy.

(FWIW, IMNTBHO Obama's ancestry and whether or not he spent any time in a madrassa in Indoneisa is irrelevant to whether on not you should vote for him. I won't, but that's because he's pro-abort and anti-WOT. I do give him credit for being more of an adult than Kos or Hillary! or Reid or Kennedy.)
Posted by: Mike   2007-01-19 09:45  

#3  Oh, Jeez. If he were EVER a Muslim and he became US president who is also now a Christian, where would that land him, in terms of apostate bounty hunters? Mr. Obama, please be careful and stay safe. Think this run through fully and ask someone besides a Democrat on risks. In our times, there are Abdul Rahmans.
Posted by: Jules   2007-01-19 09:38  

#2  And so it begins.
Welcome to the real world, Barack...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-01-19 09:37  

#1  Someone call Jack Bauer!
Posted by: Excalibur   2007-01-19 09:32  

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