GOP Must Fear Obama 2008 .... Already Playing The Race Card

[JABBS]

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The conservative spinmeisters must fear Obama, even though he is so new to national politics that most Democrats don't know his stance on most issues. GOP strategist Ed Rogers ridiculed Obama on MSNBC's Hardball Tuesday, making sure to note that Obama's middle name is "Hussein."

Ah yes, the race card. It worked so well in Tennessee, where the "Harold, Call Me" television advertisement from the Republican National Committee clearly had racial undertones.

Should Obama actually run for president or vice president, I have no doubt that the RNC will make sure every American knows, and fears, Obama's middle name.

[Phredicles]

1. Obama's already well-known nationwide;

His book's a best-seller, and he does a great interview. He's the same person he was before we found out his middle same was Hussein.

We knew it would get ugly; remember who we're dealing with. Obama shouldn't back away from his ambitions on that account, and neither should his party.

[JABBS]

3. I disagree

He may have decent name recognition, but I would bet 80%-plus of the electorate doesn't know much of anything about him.

The fact that he has written two best sellers means that maybe 1 or 2 million people -- mostly people who already were enamored with him -- know a lot about him. He's a blank slate to the vast majority of Americans.

[noonwitch]

4. King Hussein of Jordan was a good man and a US ally

I'm sure that is who he was named for. I knew who he was long before I had ever heard of Saddam, if for no other reason than because he married an american (Queen Noor).

[JABBS]

5. are you being serious?

you can't be serious.

[beaconess]

8. Barack Obama was named after his own father

Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. - whom I doubt was named after either Saddam or King Hussein.

Now can we talk about something else?

:-)

[IndianaGreen]

16. Thank you for repeating the latest Faux News meme on Obama

Racist crap!

[bowens43]

2. I've seen people HERE play the race card

to discourage support of Obama. Comments like 'America won't vote for a black president' etc

[beaconess]

9. Ain't that the truth>

Pot calling the kettle black, I'd say.

[IndianaGreen]

17. The latest attack is that Obama's name ain't "American enough"

Perhaps Obama should adopt a Teutonic name and change the colour of his skin to appeal to all those "angry white men" with small penises.

:mad:

[raysr]

6. First thing I saw on

TV this morning, Nora and "Evangelicals against Obama" Why don't you Evangelicals get back in the fucking closet where you belong?

[JABBS]

7. they're scared

and as we've learned, scared conservatives lash out, name-call, make hyperbolic statements, etc.

[beaconess]

10. That sort of thing may actually help him . . .

It shows he's not afraid to go into hostile territory and stand his ground for what he believes in.

[Le Taz Hot]

11. That race card has been played

on this board. I and others who do not support Obama have been labeled as racists by a few way over-zealous Obama supporters. I believe in cleaning up one's own back yard before cleaning someone else's.

[EstimatedProphet]

12. Nah

Their real strategy is to attack anyone with a D behind their name, as unfairly and viciously as possible.

[Bullet1987]

13. Because...

on this board. I and others who do not support Obama have been labeled as racists by a few way over-zealous Obama supporters. I believe in cleaning up one's own back yard before cleaning someone else's.

Point out someone's middle name as if he's some muslim extremist IS very...something, I won't say it's racist, but it's something.

[EstimatedProphet]

14. I agree, but

what the Repigs have been doing so far is to attack everyone that is a Democrat. They're not afraid of Obama - that's what they do all the time. If it weren't him it would be whoever is getting attention in the Democratic party.

[IndianaGreen]

15. GOP and Hillaristas are fearful of an Obama run for the Presidency

It will ruin all their plans for 2008!

[Generic Brad]

18. The GOP is scared of everything

Terrorists, other religions, changing times, people choosing for themselves how they want to live, etc...Just add Obama to the long list.

[nebula]

19. Democrats would have to be crazy to run someone named Hussein.

Seriously. WTF.