Sliming Obama

If a muslim becomes a president of USA,what is the big deal.Is he not a human being or to b a muslim is that shameful.World needs to look into this as the 60 odd muslim countries future is very nasty situation then if we countinue to ignore and look down upon this community.

Most of the people I work with who buy into such obviously outrageous mudslinging are eager to buy into anything negative - even if it is ridiculous to discredit a black man. I am a white man in a red state that voted for the best qualified individual , who happened to be a thoughtfull , intellectual black American who will put his love for all people and his country ahead of party politics or personal convenience. I have learned a great deal about my country and my fellow countrymen during this election cycle. In the year 2008 , the greatest and most freedom loving nation on earth should not even be having a discussion on race. It should not exist as a question. When we reach that point we can truly say we are great & free for all. The second thing I have learned is that old P.T. Barnum quote that no one ever went broke by underestimating the intelligence of the American public. The Republican party plays extremely well to the fears and ignorance of many average citizens.

what makes your country great, is that any one can say the most outrageous comments and nobody gives a damm !! god bless america, dr. david burch, london uk

A reply to Bruce&tennis: Hmm... well it looks to me that YOU did not finish your quote. You stated that Newsweek said, "...we've seen no evidence that he preaches hatred..." but you left out the crucial part of this arguement, "...hatred of or discrimination against whites," Which is in fact true. Read more carefully next time, okay?

As for Jrmurphy8, I totally agree with you. Barack Obama is one of the only candidates to ever bring both parties together, and get a pretty good margin of supporters from the opposite party.

I am surprised that no one mentions that people like me (lifelong repub, college grad, working cl;ass, white senior citizen, military eexperience) will be voting for Obama. Many others feel the way I do -- Repub policies have nearly ruined the country and McCain is too close to Bush. however, if Hillary is the nominee, I will find it difficult to vote for her. and probably settle for the lesser of two evils by going for McCain.

It kills me when someone tells the truth about the racial divide in the US and they're labeled a "racist." Rev. Wright is not the only one who mentioned America's culpability in 9/11...the late Jerry Falwell anyone? But Falwell wasn't considered to be anything less than a patriot, but Wright is? And about AIDS, it might seem ridiculous, but considering the Tuskegee experiments from a number of decades ago in which blacks were deliberately left untreated for illnesses so they could be monitored (but told they were in fact being treated), it's not that much of a leap. America is my country and I'm loyal to it, but loyalty does not mean pretending that everything we do is right and bashing those who disagree. Besides, as a church leader, Wright's job is not to wrap himself in the American flag or make white people (or anyone) feel better. His loyalty is to the word of God...period.

Fact check?? How can you possibly make the statement that this preacher is not a separatist and a racist? I listened to him thundering the following words during a rant about the evils of the United States...
"We believe in white supremacy and black inferiority and believe it more than we believe in God." This was given as part of a list of ten reasons "God is Sick of this Sh_t." And to make the claim that "the United States invented AIDS. Hello??? The overwhelming majority of the scientific community believes that A.I.D.S. originated from somewhere other than the U.S. So not only is he agitating, he is doing it based on falsehoods, accusing the U.S. Govt doing it. You need to start being objective in your reports, and stop being afraid of looking politically incorrect. News flash... The emperor has no clothes.

youre not gonna vote for obama merely because you think it is unamerican to not put your right hand over your heart during the anthem? get over it. seriously. there are more important issues at hand. i dont say the pledge of allegiance. it doesnt mean im ashamed to be american.. but im not proud either... i just am who i am... (back in high school.. saying the pledge of allegiance sounded like brainwashing. the majority of people cant even say it by themselves with a conscious effort... or know exactly what they are even pledging in fact). I cant even fathom receiving one of these emails and actually BELIEVING it.. especially when theres proof right there. one of my coworkers last week was going on about obama being muslim yadda yadda. it was the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard.... and the sad part about it is there are plenty more people in our country who think just like him. thats disgusting and a down right shame.

The author says he has seen no evidence that Rev. Wright preaches hatred of or discrimination against whites. So, when Rev. Wright said that 9/11 was a "wake-up call to white people," I guess the statement must be true, because one cannot accuse the Reverend of directing negativity towards white people. When Rev. Wright made the comment about Natalie Holloway that "one 18-year-old white girl from Alabama gets drunk on a graduation trip to Aruba, goes off and gives it up while in a foreign country, and that stays in the news for months! Maybe I am missing something," I guess that was just his way of showing sympathy for the murdered white girl. Rev. Wright, who preaches Black Liberation Theology, likes to quote James Cone, one the the primary forces behind Black Liberation Theology. James Cone has said that "To be Christian is to be one of those whom God has chosen. God has chosen black people." To suggest that there is no emphasis on black versus white in the statements of Wright and Cone is to ignore the obvious. I suggest that the author do a little more research next time.

Okay I have read every comments posted here to this point. I understand the emails are mostly crap BUT I will not vote for anyone who does not place their hand over their heart for the National Anthem(the real truth as posted on this site). If a person is running for office (especially when that office would be running the country) they should show they are proud of being an American. Yes it is not law BUT it does show every American and even non-Americans where you stand. This has been and always will be an American symbol of faith and belief in America and its values. I actully WAS going to vote for Barack until that happened now I will not be. I am sorry but that to me is unamerican even if the laws say "you should stand at attention and place your hand over your heart"it should say "anyone in office or running for office MUST " as this shows where they stand but Barack found the out(great legal tem there) stil it looks extremely bad on his part.

I have to admit that I have not been a huge fan of Obama, even if the poplar vote "seems" to be going his way and when I heard today that he was not going to attend the event Louisiana today really threw me for a loop. I seriously wonder where his thoughts are on that.

Anyway, I digress.... I have recieved a number of those emails from my cousins and have disputed each one of them, in Barack's favor. I just wanted to let you know that I am disgusted with the whole smear campaign, whoever is doing it. I will most likely vote Democratic whatever way it ends up but I feel that Hillary has answered the questions on her goals much better than Obama has and she has the most diplomatic experience, which is what we need at this point in American history.

I see it the other way. I'd vote McCain over Hilldog any day, but I'd vote Obama over McCain. The democrats will only bring it on themselves if they nominate the most divisive person in politics, against a middle of the road candidate who gets a lot of independant votes.

If Obama if the Dems candidate and McCain is the Republicans candidate.....do you REALLY think this country is going to elect a BLACK MAN over a WHITE MAN? Possibly a WHITE WOMAN over a WHITE MAN.....but NOT a BLACK MAN over a WHITE MAN........be realistic people....we are not that progressive yet so be realy for ANOTHER 8 YEARS OF REPUBLICANS IN THE WHITE HOUSE and remember that you brought it on yourself.

Regardless of these false emails I still won't vote for him. The truth is I wouldn't have voted for him anyways because my decision lies with his opinion on other matters such as homosexual marriage and pulling out troops from Iraq in an extremely short amount of time. I agree that there are changes that need to be made, but I'm afraid that Obama might have too many changes in his agenda.