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Obama’s Muslim Ties
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06/03/09 04:22 AM ET
On the television screen before me, Air Force One has just landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and President Obama has just descended the stairs, where he was met by King Abdullah.
Was that President Barack Hussein Obama? I only ask because the White House aides traveling with the president stressed Mr. Obama's ties to the Muslim world: His father and uncles were Muslims and the young Obama lived in Indonesia, the largest population of Muslims in the world, until he was 5 years old.
Doesn't this strike anyone as being a bit strange? Hypocritical, perhaps? Not more than eight months ago on the campaign trail, the same campaign aides to Mr. Obama told everyone who would listen that drawing a connection to his ties to the Muslim world was racist. Now the president's people are out there trumpeting such ties.
I find the president's crass political opportunism particularly revealing. During the campaign he apparently thought that having an association with the Muslim world wouldn't advance his political career. Now the same man, not a year later, will give remarks at the University of Cairo tomorrow in which he will highlight such ties.
Once again, this brings into bright focus my overarching problem with President Barack Obama: I don't know what he genuinely believes — I only believe he acts when he genuinely thinks adoring crowds or press coverage will follow.
Was that President Barack Hussein Obama? I only ask because the White House aides traveling with the president stressed Mr. Obama's ties to the Muslim world: His father and uncles were Muslims and the young Obama lived in Indonesia, the largest population of Muslims in the world, until he was 5 years old.
Doesn't this strike anyone as being a bit strange? Hypocritical, perhaps? Not more than eight months ago on the campaign trail, the same campaign aides to Mr. Obama told everyone who would listen that drawing a connection to his ties to the Muslim world was racist. Now the president's people are out there trumpeting such ties.
I find the president's crass political opportunism particularly revealing. During the campaign he apparently thought that having an association with the Muslim world wouldn't advance his political career. Now the same man, not a year later, will give remarks at the University of Cairo tomorrow in which he will highlight such ties.
Once again, this brings into bright focus my overarching problem with President Barack Obama: I don't know what he genuinely believes — I only believe he acts when he genuinely thinks adoring crowds or press coverage will follow.
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Comments (39)
Give it up. You repub have screwed up so badly that Obama has a big job to do. Everything is not black and white and Isreal is not always the good guy. Peace has to come when sensible people sit down and talk and not using fear to get there way. After 8 years of failure, why don't we try something else.BY Mike Coleman on 06/03/2009 at 09:43
Keep up the hard work sensationalizin g trivial minutiae while the democratic party walks waaaaay over you on the way to fixing up what your former paper doll cut-out of a boss ruined.BY jim larkin on 06/03/2009 at 11:59
Let me see if I have this right. You are a Muslim hating religious bigot who's also racist, anti-minority, fear mongering, a total right wing extremist republican, and you're black. That's so unbelievably rare… Where the HELL did those guys find you??? It would be easier finding a Jackalope on Mars!BY Jeff on 06/03/2009 at 12:02
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