I just blew up on a friend who posted a MySpace bulletin claiming Obama is Muslim.

[PresidentObama]

I support Hillary, but this disgusts me.

It reminds me of the lies the Swift Boaters told in 2004.

Doesn't matter if it's true, throw the mud, and hope it sticks.

Here's what they posted:

Who is Barack Obama?

Probable U. S. presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a MUSLIM from Nyangoma-Kogel, Kenya and Ann Dunham, an ATHIEST from Wichita, Kansas.

Obama's parents met at the University of Hawaii. When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced. His father returned to Kenya. His mother then married Lolo Soetoro, a RADICAL Muslim from Indonesia. When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocated to Indonesia. Obama attended a MUSLIM school in Jakarta. He also spent two years in a Catholic school.

Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he is a Muslim. He is quick to point out that, "He was once a Muslim, but that he also attended Catholic school."

Obama's political handlers are attempting to make it appear that Obama's introduction to Islam came via his father, and that this influence was temporary at best. In reality, the senior Obama returned to Kenya soon after the divorce, and never again had any direct influence over his son's education.

Lolo Soetoro, the second husband of Obama's mother, Ann Dunham, introduced his, stepson to Islam. Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta. Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world. Since it is politically expedient to be a CHRISTIAN when seeking Major public office in the United States, Barack Hussein Obama hasm joined the United Church of Christ in an attempt to downplay his Muslim background.

ALSO, keep in mind that when he was sworn into office he DID NOT use the Holy Bible, but instead the Kuran (Their equivalency to our Bible, but very Different beliefs)

Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected presidential candidacy. The Muslims have said they plan on destroying the US from the inside out, What better way to start than at the highest level - through the President of the United States, one of their own!!!!

Please forward to everyone you know. Would you want this man leading America?...... NOT ME!!

If you do not ever forward anything else, please forward this to all your contacts.........

This is very scary to think of what lies ahead in the United States........ better heed this and pray about it and share it.


P.S. What kind of presidental candidate really has time to meet with teen star Hayden Panetierre to talk about whales? I mean, REALLY! What an idiot.

THIS DEFINITELY WARRANTS LOOKING INTO. AMERICA WAS FOUNDED, "ONE NATION UNDER GOD". ALMIGHTY GOD, NOT THE GOD OF THE KORAN.

What's even sicker is the fact this is being sent out with the tag line to re-post it. So many voters, Democratic and Republican, are getting the wrong opinion and wrong idea about Barack Obama.

The claims he's a muslim make me wanna...

:puke:

[Skittles]

1. be careful of falling into the "all Muslims are terrorists" trap

which is the REAL sentiment behind such hideous propaganda

[Iris]

3. bingo.

[Iris]

2. Don't MySpace users know about Snopes?

Who would put something like this up for everyone to see without verifying it first?

[LittleClarkie]

4. Tell him to go to Snopes.com

unless he's too far gone, that is.

[avrdream]

5. I'm for Hillary as well and had that same reaction when I got that e-mail.

It was actually circulating around here in Oz.

I hate lies and liars.

[babylonsister]

6. If you want to, this would be a good response (not mine) that

addresses the hideous lies:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=4032401

[rox63]

7. Send him this Snopes link debunking these lies

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/obama.asp

[thevoiceofreason]

8. Good for you

And, to reiterate, although I support Barack, I'll back Hillary if she is the nominee.

[Cronus Protagonist]

9. Get used to it, Barack Hussein Obama is going to get this with this all the time

Truth is not a factor in an election, lies, however, when plausible, are like dynamite and expect the GOP and the media to blow Obama into as many pieces as a suicide bomber, just after they blew him in the primaries.

[NMMNG]

10. Oh FFS!

Probable U. S. presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a MUSLIM from Nyangoma-Kogel, Kenya and Ann Dunham, an ATHIEST from Wichita, Kansas.

Somebody needs to tell these asshats that this is not a "Christian Nation" and that there is no religious test for political candidates. Therefore who gives a flying fart in a jar if Barack Obama or his parents were Muslim, Atheist, Scientologist, Hindu, Buddhist, Rastafarian, Jain, Shinto or whatever? :banghead:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

11. good on you!

[FrenchieCat]

12. Boy.........I can tell you are disgusted, since we haven't enough of these threads!

Thanks for one more. What would we do around here without you. :eyes:

[PresidentObama]

15. Excuse me, but who shit in your Cheerios?

[Hoof Hearted]

24. The cat probably.

Happens a lot.

[Adelante]

13. Here is a good link to send

Political Smears and the Internet
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/401/political-smears.html

[PresidentObama]

34. Thank you. Bookmarked. I doubt this is the last I've heard of this Obama muslim rumor. Urgh.

[nonconformist]

14. Yeah, that is making the serious rounds on MySpace and in email

Seriously - it's ALL OVER THE PLACE.

I too support Hillary, but find this disgusting.

[Bucky]

16. Careful. Remember that by "blowing up" you're only showing that terrorists support Obama

:hide:

[PresidentObama]

17. I posted the Snopes link, and he blocked/deleted me. Wow.

Ignorance is bliss.

[HughMoran]

19. Makes you wanna go kick his ass, doesn't it?

Fucking ignorant ass holes in this world.

[PresidentObama]

22. I went to his profile, and he posted it as a blog as well.

What an asshole.

[Hoof Hearted]

28. Why not let us have a crack at it?

:evilgrin:

I'm not doing anything tonight. I love ripping into racist bullshit Freepers.

[PresidentObama]

29. Here's his profile:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=60174124

You should send him that Snopes link, because I don't know if he got it before he blocked me. If he didn't, it would be sweet to make him look like a fool for spreading these lies.

[Hoof Hearted]

31. I'll make it a sneak attack! :-)

[PresidentObama]

32. ;) Very nice. Go get em'

[HughMoran]

18. Fucking Myspace bulletins - a friend of mine posted some racist chain email shit like that recently

Oh, I meant to say "former" friend :(

[Kermitt Gribble]

20. repubes are going nuts over this.

I've had to defend him 3 or 4 times from my repube family members claiming this.

Good for you for blowing up on your friend who did this.

[HughMoran]

25. I've stuck up for Obama on numerous occasions myself

As I was reading your post, I had to wonder (I know this is stirring up the shit pot) if Obama supporters are sticking up for Hillary against RW maggots when she is attacked with the usual lies.

[nonconformist]

27. This is the 2008 version of the swift boat attacks.

As we learned then, it doesn't have to be true, just repeated a bunch and passed around.

[libertee]

40. Republicans heck..the Evangelicals are having a hayday with this!

[Hoof Hearted]

21. Good for you for blowing up! I do the same thing. These IDIOTS need it - in their face

or they won't pay attention.

Thanks for debunking stupid, racist, totally inaccurate bull-shit.

[Madam Mossfern]

26. When I'm faced with such an issue

I respond calmly and let them know the facts. Usually they end up being a bit shamed. As a matter of fact someone who e-mailed me one of these smear messages ended up voting for Obama in our primary.

[Hoof Hearted]

30. You must encounter a better class of fools than I.

The ones I've had to deal with don't hear a word till you blow your top and then blast them with facts with vigor and abandon. Anger is the only thing they can relate to.

[Crunchy Frog]

23. Here's a link to a youtube with the CNN debunking of the madrassa smear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pMgsbMcpOE

Has some good footage of the "madrassa" as well. Might be a good thing to spread around.

[hill08]

33. by November, every person over 18

will be wondering if Obama really was a Muslim the first half of his life. Which is why we can't take this chance and risk the last minute "anti-muslim" backlash in GE by running Obama

[PresidentObama]

35. Bullshit.

I'll make the case for Hillary.

But using the anti-muslim talking point to bring Obama down isn't something I'm interested in doing.

[Whisp]

36. someone else here was peddling this shit today. nt

[PresidentObama]

37. On DU? Lovely. My head is spinning.

[parasim]

38. I only wish we wouldn't keep posting the damn email itself.

Don't get me wrong, I know you are disgusted with your friend and all, and I'm glad that you are, but posting the actual content of the email or bulletin (or slight variations of it) in a post only helps the meme spread.

I wish we'd post our rebuttals or snopes' debunkings as opposed to the content of the hoaxes themselves. Even though you couch it with your personal disdain, just the fact that it has now appeared on yet another message board gives the meme strength.

[libertee]

41. this thing has recycled for a year and the evangelicals..are dissecting it!

[parasim]

43. Yeah, well, the evangelicals notwithstanding...

every time this meme is copied and pasted it gains strength and longevity.

Whomever started it can rest assured that it will have to be defended against for a long long time, thanks to it being posted time and time again on messageboards, blogs, etc.

[K Gardner]

39. Thanks for posting the ENTIRE EMAIL here for the 200th time. Makes one

wonder.

[DUyellow]

42. Thank you!

[Tom Rinaldo]

44. Good or you! If it was a friend who posted it that may have been hard to do

but it was the right thing to do. All of us, no matter who we support, must unite to fight lies against any of our candidates.