Obama, Guns, and Jesus

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February 04, 2008

Obama fights back with guns and Jesus

DEMOCRATIC presidential hopeful Barack Obama has assured Western voters he believes in Jesus as well as the rights of gun owners.

Campaigning in conservative Idaho, Senator Obama warned about hoax emails saying he was secretly a Muslim who might want to destroy the US.

"I've been going to the same church for 20 years, praising Jesus," the Illinois senator told 10,000 people packed into a basketball arena. He is a member of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.

Senator Obama urged those at the rally not to believe everything they heard about him.

"They send out these e-mails saying, 'You know Obama; he's a Muslim and he doesn't pledge allegiance to the flag'," he said.

"Don't try to just insult not just me but people of the Islamic faith by playing on people's fears. I know who I am.

"And then there are people who say, 'well, he doesn't believe in the Second Amendment (right to bear arms)', even though I come from a state - we've got a lot of hunters in downstate Illinois. And I have no intention of taking away folks' guns."

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23153365-663,00.html

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1. Did Jesus indeed have an AK-47? Kudos to Jesus.....Praise Jesus

[Tellurian]

2. Obama supports Separation of Church and State.. um..today, anyway..

[DainBramaged]

3. This is quoted in an Australian newspaper?

No Domestic sources???? They have a reporter following him around???

[madrchsod]

5. this has been reported by the us press

he`s just telling the folks that that "muslim stuff" is bullshit and contrary to popular opinion he`s not going to "take away" their right to own a gun.....

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6. Clinton unloaded against Obama over gun control yesterday

"(Clinton) unloaded against Mr. Obama over gun control; he said on Saturday that he supported the rights of gun owners, but the Clinton camp pointed to a 1996 questionnaire on which Mr. Obama said he opposed the manufacture and sale of handguns.

“My understanding is that really within the space of 4 or 5 years, he’s had several positions on a number of really challenging issues,” she said.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/clinton-lays-out-differences-with-obama/

[City Lights]

10. The source from the US press was posted here yesterday. eom

[reality based]

4. BHO, we hardly know you. n/t

[KittyWampus]

7. and DU'ers trash Kerry for not countering Swiftboat Liars. Obama confronts the smears & you whine?

or try to twist it around.

There's a sick contingent amongst the Hillary supporters here.

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8. the only sickness is your attempt to twist my motivations into something sinister or harmful

Lighten up.

[GoldieAZ49]

9. I am glad he addressed both

It does counter the muslim email sent to incite fear that is nothing but a lie

The 2nd amendment - no surprise there, Obama is a constitutional lawyer, he teaches the constitution, he knows it, he will uphold it.

What is the problem with either of these?

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11. This forum isn't really the place for nuance

but you can see the dimensions of Obama in his response to these old political mudpies. He did fine. But it struck me how the new guy to all of this chose to fall back on expressing his affinity with god and guns. It's not a competitive observation, but something to measure, nonetheless. He seems so 'moderate' to have the support of so many progressives.

Then, here comes Hillary with a curious criticism of his harder line on guns in the past . . . Its just amazing how these confrontations twist and turn.