Cries And Whispers

[Alamom]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/15/politics/animal/main3368163.shtml

Cries And Whispers
By Kevin Drum

CBS News - Oct 15, 2007 - 5:45 pm


CRIES AND WHISPERS....In 2000, the whisper campaign that sunk a candidacy was the South Carolina push poll about John McCain's illegitimate black baby. This year's big whisper campaign might be one that we all thought had run its course months ago: Barack Obama's supposed radical Muslim upbringing. The Politico reports:
Rather than vanish, the whispered smear campaign appears to have gone underground, and in its purest form: Obama himself, according to a pair of widely circulated anonymous e-mails, is a Muslim.

"Barack Hussein Obama has joined the United Church of Christ in an attempt to downplay his Muslim background," warns an e-mail titled "Who Is Barack Obama," that was circulating in South Carolina political circles this summer and sent to Politico by a South Carolina Democrat.

"The Muslims have said they plan on destroying the U.S. from the inside out; what better way to start than at the highest level?"

....There are at least two indications that the whispers are being heard.

First, "barack obama muslim" is the third most popular Google search for the presidential candidate's name, behind "barack obama" and "barack obama biography," according to Google Suggest, which tracks the frequency of word searches.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. They have no shame whatsoever.

[Sparkly]

2. What an outrage

I just reeeeeeeeeeeeally hope this isn't coming from any of the other Democrats' campaigns.

[tularetom]

3. Apparently someone thinks this type of shit will resonate in South Carolina

whatever that implies.

[wyldwolf]

4. I was flamed several months ago for even suggesting the GOP would bring this up

After all, the narrative goes, Republicans like Obama.

[wndycty]

5. If in fact its the GOP that is bringing it up. . .

. . .you know what happens when you assume.

[Tellurian]

8. It's no assumption..

If you read here you may understand how real and committed the Christians are in their undertaking.




http://www.siegeofwesternciv.com/

[Buzz Clik]

6. Yeah, well, Bush became a born-again Christian to play down his drunkenness and drug abuse.

And the knuckledraggers all line up to applaud his strength -- "Praise Jeebus!"

If they weren't hypocrites, they wouldn't be Republicans.

[RubyDuby in GA]

7. "what better way to start than at the highest level?"

Seriously, I think the Muslims will have to get behind all the neocons who are trying their damnedest to destroy everything good about America.

I hate what this country has become. :cry: