The right wing morons REFUSE to give up the 'Obama is a Muslim' lie, why?

[Philosoraptor]

Is that all they have?

[liberal N proud]

1. In America...

If you repeat a lie enough times and prey on peoples phobias it will stick with enough people to be effective.

The phobias in this nation are many and Xenophobia became very popular after 9-11 thanks to the bu$h regime. They are expanding their fear machine to benefit the GOP candidate.

Bottom line, many morons will still fall for it.

[Heidi]

2. It's the worst thing they can think of,

which says a whole lot about own lack of introspection.

[KharmaTrain]

3. It's What Holds Them Together...Racism

Nothing more, nothing less. These bigots think they're hiding their hatred by using the Muslim = Islamofacist bullshit as a disguise. We're seeing on the surface the whispers that have long been the rallying cry of most repugnicans...as stated in the 1968 Souther Strategy.

It's been fun watching these asshats chasing their tails on this Muslim slime...or his birth certificate or his "drug use" or Reverend Wright...they think no one is wise to the game...and maybe few are. Remember, many of these people aren't too crazy about Gramps and thus think they can rationalize their choice in the basest of terms.

Cheers...

[BlooInBloo]

4. Because it works bang-up on white folks.

[Clark2008]

22. You should clarify that as "ignorant" white folks.

I'm white - but I was once married to a (real) Muslim and am now married to a Jew (yes, the West Bank is through my living room. LOL. Kidding).

Even if Obama was a Muslim, I wouldn't care, but the fact that he's not and I know it makes me a non-ignorant white person. :)

[BlooInBloo]

25. If I were going to clarify it, I'd edit to "a large majority of white folks"...

But I doubt that would make you any happier, so I'll leave it as-is.

Well, plus the editing period is over.

Lolz on the "west bank" comment tho... +1 funny points for you! :rofl:

[slackmaster]

27. Well, that's pretty racist of you

:hi:

[BlooInBloo]

31. Totally. My racism is the stuff of legend.

[treestar]

28. Point out to them that the Arabs are Causcasian

So are all the Indians.

[cliffordu]

32. That's right. They can't call him the 'N-word' so the muslim innuendo has to do.

Bummer.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

5. It's a tactic they've used successfully before.

[zanne]

23. Yup. They don't want to mess with success.

Republicans. Scaring the pants off people since 1950.

[peekaloo]

6. Moo-slim Vs. War Hero

their crayolas only come in black and white.

[Philosoraptor]

7. Young, intelligent, hopeful vs. mean old clueless warpig

[peekaloo]

9. My friend

what do you mean by "clueless"?


:D

[SmileyRose]

8. Brain damage.

The one's who actually believe it are the same ones that still think Saddam attacked us on 911. All I can figure is they aren't quite wrapped.

[Frustratedlady]

10. Because, it is safer than saying they don't want to vote for a Black.

They are brave to a point, but generally end up holding onto Momma's apron strings. They are never far from the safety of the womb.

[Philosoraptor]

11. All these racist code words started coming out under reagan

[rucky]

12. Muslims: America's new favorite unprotected minority. n/t

[treestar]

30. Exactly, they whine about how political correctness prevents them

from saying what they want to say without being called on it. 911 was delightful to them in giving them a group they felt they could hate and feel superior to without this "penalty."

[DailyGrind51]

13. They know it sticks with our average American idiots who believe that

professional wrestling is a sport and that Britney Spears is talented. It is much easier not to vote for Obama because you believe he is Muslim, than because he is "black".

[dsotm-wywh]

14. I usually counter it with...

that I heard McCain was a child molester. Then they argue and argue and can't prove me wrong so I tell them that it must be true.

[Historic NY]

15. send them these pictures

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Barack-Obama-Barack-Obama-Jerusalem-Sen-Barack-Obama/ss/events/pl/020807obama/s:/ap/20080723/ap_on_el_pr/obama_mideast/im:/080723/481/0ab8a8a8099f41d2a88d4235643f284b/;_ylt=AuWFtmtesXfNCW43ZQsSoKxh24cA

[Cassandra]

16. I've even heard the wingnuts on C-Span berate the hosts...

for correcting them. A while back, one of the nutters actually objected to the host, saying that even if it's not true, they shouldn't say so. :eyes:

[MotorCityMan]

17. On a recent game show, a contestant made a joke

about how Al Gore invented the internet. I was shocked and furious (good thing I only had a pillow to throw at the tv) that this bullshit lie was STILL, 8-9 years later, being repeated as a fact.

They repeat the "Obama is a muslim" lie because it will sink in and become a "fact". The rethugs can't win with the truth, so they go back to their rovian techniques of lying and attacking their opponent's strengths.

It's like the rethug's trying to paint Obama as an "elitist". Utterly laughable, considering the entitled, arrogant piece of shit in office now. It worked with Gore and Kerry, though.

[old mark]

18. They have found the old truth - If a lie is repeated often

and loud enough, it will be believed.
Hitler did it all the time, as did Newt and George W.

mark

[Juche]

19. Because we are a lazy, dumb people

Only 20% of us know there are 100 senators and about half of americans can't recognize a photo of Dick Cheney. So just throw some bullshit out and most of us will believe it if it is repeated often enough.

[NewJeffCT]

20. No, they don't believe the "MSM" beyond Rush, Savage, and

a few on Fox. Even the ones that admit Fox is biased think the Fox bias is far less than every other MSM outlet.

So, when they hear a debunking of Obama being a Muslim or something about his birth certificate, the source is greeted with skepticism.

[malaise]

21. I hope you heard that hack Andrea Mitchell

a short while ago. She sure isn't giving it up.

[Lorien]

24. Because wihout it they may lose the dumbfuck vote

and they've had a lock on dumbfucks for ages now.

[slackmaster]

26. They know it's BS - The idea is to have you waste your time refuting it

The small percentage of people who are dumb and/or bigoted enough to believe it will never be convinced otherwise.

The best way to address that one is to ignore it.

[Overseas]

29. They gotta "catapult the propaganda." /nt

[Blue_Tires]

33. they have gotten all the mileage they can out of Rev. Wright

the flag lapel pin, 'whitey', 'ashamed of my country', afraid to show his birth certificate, etc etc...

[Iris]

34. They believe if they say something long and loud enough, it will become true.

[Philosoraptor]

35. .............

[librechik]

36. they have a deck of cards and 50 of them are the Fear card

The other two are jokers.

[Burma Jones]

37. Because it's what "Mein Kampf" tells them to do

You just repeat the lie over and over until it doesn't matter whether it's true or not.

[Freddie Stubbs]

38. Probably because it's effective

Why else would the Obama campaign create a website to counteract this and other 'smears.'

[Philosoraptor]

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[Lil Missy]

40. It's worse than that. I know a Democratic woman that ...

supported another Democratic candidate, and is scared half to death of Obama. I have actually heard her discuss with others that she just knows his roots are into terrorism, because he was just born and raised that way. :eyes:

She also insists a Black man cannot be a President. Partially because he would surely be assassinated, and otherwise because she is a total bigot. And freely admits so. There is no way to have a sensible conversation with someone like that.

[ColbertWatcher]

41. I blame myself.

On the Truthiness Encyclopedia, Obama's article still lists him as a Mooslim.

Obviously, the GOP are getting their info from a satirical wiki.