Kerrey Says Obama Attended a Secular Madrassa. Filmclip:

[NYCGirl]

With "praise" like his, who needs enemies?

FILMCLIP AT LINK:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/17/kerrey-says-obama-attende_n_77209.html


Former senator Bob Kerrey, who recently endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, said during a television appearance on Monday that her primary opponent, Sen, Barack Obama, attended a "secular madrassa" as a child.

Kerrey was in the process of lauding Obama's capacity to connect with the Muslim world when he made the claim, which has been discredited.

"I've watched the blogs try to say that you can't trust because he spent a little bit of time in a secular madrassa," the Nebraska Democrat said on the Situation Room with John King. "I feel quite opposite. I think it's a tremendous strength whether he's in the United States Senate or whether he's in the White House."

In January, CNN reported that allegations that Obama was educated in a madrassa were inaccurate, after Insight Magazine had first spread the rumors. Weeks ago, the Washington Post resurfaced the story in a front page article that painted the madrassa rumors as part of a greater smear campaign against Obama. The paper was widely criticized for failing to point out that the allegations were proven false.

[jefferson_dem]

1. The NYT puts Kerrey's remarks in context - an orchestrated whispering campaign by Hillary's camp...?

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/17/kerrey-tries-to-explain-obama-muslim-remarks/

[NYCGirl]

2. Fascinating. NT

[K Gardner]

3. Good grief.. he managed to fit "manchurian candidate" in there too !

"In January, CNN reported that allegations that Obama was educated in a madrassa were inaccurate, after Insight Magazine had first spread the rumors. Weeks ago, the Washington Post resurfaced the story in a front page article that painted the madrassa rumors as part of a greater smear campaign against Obama. The paper was widely criticized for failing to point out that the allegations were proven false."

[NYCGirl]

4. I guess that must be third in the Clinton campaign trifecta? NT

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

5. Please note that Kerrey has said all of this several times before while boosting Obama

These words are his sincere observations in high praise of Obama. One can object to his remarks on several levels, but cannot rationally say they are dictated by the Clinton campaign, or that Kerrey was trying to perpetuate a smear of any kind.

He really truly thinks it is awesome that Obama has Muslim family members. He has been discussing this as a wonderful aspect of Obama and his candidacy since at least May. If you read his remarks over time, it is a real stretch to find malice in them today:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3854233&mesg_id=3854233

[antiimperialist]

7. self-delete n/t

[NYCGirl]

8. Oh, please. Maybe someone should come forward to say, "What a wonderful

man Bill Clinton was to pardon Marc Rich. How sweet and forgiving he is."


;-)

[fascisthunter]

6. Bob Kerrey is a Real Piece of Work