Obama Volunteers Boot Muslims From Stage
I don't think for a second that the freshman Senator is himself anti-Muslim—his father's family and many of his half-siblings are Muslim—but this incident once again shows he is part of anything other than a post-racial campaign:
He can blame the volunteers that forced these Muslim women off stage today in two separate incidents by different Obama volunteers, but these incidents aren't the first and second audience-shaping controversies for Obama's campaign. In April, campaign volunteers issued a directive to "Get me more white people, we need more white people" for Michelle Obama's appearance at Carnegie Mellon.
Two Muslim women at Barack Obama's rally in Detroit Monday were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women's headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate. The campaign has apologized to the women, all Obama supporters who said they felt betrayed by their treatment at the rally. "This is of course not the policy of the campaign. It is offensive and counter to Obama's commitment to bring Americans together and simply not the kind of campaign we run," said Obama spokesman Bill Burton. "We sincerely apologize for the behavior of these volunteers."
Posted by: Confederate Yankee at 11:25 AM
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Well Bob, of course it will be just a matter of time before the official Obama word is:
"Those are not the volunteers I knew before"
"Those are not the volunteers I knew before"
Posted by: Enlightened at June 18, 2008 11:52 AM (CHJ2J)
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If there is anyone to blame in this it is you and bloggers like you.
Posted by: Frederick at June 18, 2008 12:41 PM (vGKYN)
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And he'll be stunned! Stunned and appalled to find out that this sort of racial engineering could occur in his campaign.
My wife? Michelle? Demanding more whites? For PR purposes? I cannot disassociate myself from her any more than I can from my racist grandmother or insane black supremacist pastor, from whom I unreservedly disassociate myself. I disassociate myself from this Michelle, who is not the Michelle I've known for all these years. Now screw off and let me eat my waffle.
My wife? Michelle? Demanding more whites? For PR purposes? I cannot disassociate myself from her any more than I can from my racist grandmother or insane black supremacist pastor, from whom I unreservedly disassociate myself. I disassociate myself from this Michelle, who is not the Michelle I've known for all these years. Now screw off and let me eat my waffle.
Posted by: Darrell at June 18, 2008 01:13 PM (TIbOm)
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Count me in too
Posted by: serfer62 at June 18, 2008 01:15 PM (GfcwE)
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Obama throws muslim women under the bus! (it's getting crowded down there).
Posted by: David at June 18, 2008 02:59 PM (khPxz)
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"If there is anyone to blame in this it is you and bloggers like you...and FoxNews."
There. Fixed that for you.
Apparetnly Fredrick works in Fred Hobbs' office.
There. Fixed that for you.
Apparetnly Fredrick works in Fred Hobbs' office.
Posted by: Lamontyoubigdummy at June 18, 2008 03:08 PM (GrBA3)
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The women were GOP plants trying to create a "photo op" for the GOPigs to used against Obama.
Obama's people were wise to be waiting for such a tactic.
There's plenty of room "under the bus" for more idiots too.
Obama's people were wise to be waiting for such a tactic.
There's plenty of room "under the bus" for more idiots too.
Posted by: captainkona at June 18, 2008 03:21 PM (R/MHt)
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Where are the cell phone pictures and video.
Posted by: davod at June 18, 2008 04:24 PM (llh3A)
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So Obaba is a new kind of politician. The stacking of the TV photos in a campaign event is old school politics. Obama would never stoop to old school politics. That is what staffers are for.
Must be nice to be the Messiah, he gets to do all the scummy political things that every one else is roasted for and it's never his fault. His supporters start shouting about something way over there, it's Blackwater, it's Rove, it's Bush.
Did the Obama campaign do this or not? The answer is not Bush or Blackwater, Pinson.
Must be nice to be the Messiah, he gets to do all the scummy political things that every one else is roasted for and it's never his fault. His supporters start shouting about something way over there, it's Blackwater, it's Rove, it's Bush.
Did the Obama campaign do this or not? The answer is not Bush or Blackwater, Pinson.
Posted by: Peter at June 18, 2008 08:19 PM (GAf+S)
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Baryy Ho Barry OH!.. will you ever present your TRUE Side???
Posted by: redhawk at June 18, 2008 09:06 PM (AfS2M)
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"If there is anyone to blame in this it is you and bloggers like you."
Yes, it's true. Obama and his staff bear no responsibility at all for this action; the bloggers made him do it! The man who wants to be the leader of the most powerful nation in the world is so spineless that he can be bullied and browbeaten into doing things he does not want to do by the overwhelming power of . . . bloggers.
Now that we know the truth, I expect that Bob Owens and his fellow bloggers will start campaigning for Obama. Think about it -- if he wins, the bloggers will control the President!
Yes, it's true. Obama and his staff bear no responsibility at all for this action; the bloggers made him do it! The man who wants to be the leader of the most powerful nation in the world is so spineless that he can be bullied and browbeaten into doing things he does not want to do by the overwhelming power of . . . bloggers.
Now that we know the truth, I expect that Bob Owens and his fellow bloggers will start campaigning for Obama. Think about it -- if he wins, the bloggers will control the President!
Posted by: Pat at June 19, 2008 08:28 AM (0suEp)
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See, she doesn't hate whitey at all.
Posted by: libarbarian at June 19, 2008 09:51 AM (tCYT+)
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Obama already has the radical muslim vote. He needs to get some white people out there, those are the ones he needs to fool.
Posted by: Capitalist Infidel at June 19, 2008 10:18 AM (kNqJV)
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Libarbarian....
It's that M.Obama LUUUVVESSS whitey's money...
As such Obama today passing up on public financing for his Campaign--- so Obama can take the MILLIONS from 'Soros' like people....
The Obamas can be bought folks.....it's all there....all you have to do is look at the bigger picture.....
THAT SMILE YOU SEE ON MICHELLE OBAMA COMES FROM SEEING THE CASHING COMING IN....
sad
It's that M.Obama LUUUVVESSS whitey's money...
As such Obama today passing up on public financing for his Campaign--- so Obama can take the MILLIONS from 'Soros' like people....
The Obamas can be bought folks.....it's all there....all you have to do is look at the bigger picture.....
THAT SMILE YOU SEE ON MICHELLE OBAMA COMES FROM SEEING THE CASHING COMING IN....
sad
Posted by: peter at June 19, 2008 11:20 AM (+/c0N)
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I thought those bescarved ladies were there to represent the coveted Muammar Gadaffi endorsement that Obama snared last weekend. The Libyans can't be happy with this type of development.
Posted by: daleyrocks at June 19, 2008 02:53 PM (i/fLn)
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Also, come to think of it, any real Muslim supporter of Obama--especially women wearing headscarves--would be thoroughly and unfortunately aware of how much many Americans hate and mistrust visibly Muslim people, and of how their being positioned front and center could serve to stoke the rumors of Obama's "secret Muslim" status. Either these two girls were extraordinarily naive, which is possible, or they are not who they say they are. Remember the "Iron my shirt!" guys who turned out to be HRC plants?
Posted by: apikores at June 20, 2008 02:20 AM (YurC9)
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"Also, come to think of it, any real Muslim supporter of Obama--especially women wearing headscarves--would be thoroughly and unfortunately aware of how much many Americans hate and mistrust visibly Muslim people, and of how their being positioned front and center could serve to stoke the rumors of Obama's "secret Muslim" status."
Dexter - It's that secret Islamophobia that is rampant, the rise in hate crimes against Muslims in this country that is always alleged but never seen or proved in any statistics. That must be it. Yeah!
That's why CAIR demanded an apology for the ladies from Obama and Obama complied.
You need to get out more dude.
Dexter - It's that secret Islamophobia that is rampant, the rise in hate crimes against Muslims in this country that is always alleged but never seen or proved in any statistics. That must be it. Yeah!
That's why CAIR demanded an apology for the ladies from Obama and Obama complied.
You need to get out more dude.
Posted by: daleyrocks at June 20, 2008 10:14 AM (i/fLn)
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"The women were GOP plants trying to create a "photo op" for the GOPigs to used against Obama.
Obama's people were wise to be waiting for such a tactic."
When the left starts to get behind in an arguement they turn to 1 or 2 things. Conspiracy or name calling. Soon they will be commenting on ever spelling and grammer mistake that is made.
Obama's people were wise to be waiting for such a tactic."
When the left starts to get behind in an arguement they turn to 1 or 2 things. Conspiracy or name calling. Soon they will be commenting on ever spelling and grammer mistake that is made.
Posted by: whiskey6 at June 21, 2008 02:14 AM (Qk35P)
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Remember the "Iron my shirt!" guys who turned out to be HRC plants?
No, but I remember that they turned out to be employees of a local radio stations morning zoo show.
The women were GOP plants trying to create a "photo op" for the GOPigs to used against Obama.
Yeah, right. Sure they were.
No, but I remember that they turned out to be employees of a local radio stations morning zoo show.
The women were GOP plants trying to create a "photo op" for the GOPigs to used against Obama.
Yeah, right. Sure they were.
Posted by: Pablo at June 21, 2008 11:04 AM (yTndK)
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It's worse than that, Pablo. Apparently, one of the women was in charge of proselytizing at U of Mich from 2000 to 2003. The other woman was the chair of a group called SAFE, which hosted a 2002 conference at which "Annihilate the Jews" was chanted.
The links with the proof are all at the link I provided above. I am sure the lefties will still try to claim that these two were GOP plants, however... they never let the facts get in the way of a good smear.
The links with the proof are all at the link I provided above. I am sure the lefties will still try to claim that these two were GOP plants, however... they never let the facts get in the way of a good smear.
Posted by: C-C-G at June 21, 2008 12:13 PM (Hc4y8)
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