Barack Obama, the junior US Senator from Illinois and possible Democratic candidate for president, has not been forthcoming about his Muslim past, according to Insight magazine. The magazine cites sources within the camp of Hillary Clinton. A madrassa is an Islamic religious school. Some of these schools have been accused of fostering anti-western sentiment in recent years.

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Obama is the early and clear challenger to Clinton's bid for the presidency. This is an attempt by the Clinton camp to tie Obama to madrassas, and by association, terrorism. This will prove to be a very messy campaign, it seems.

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i hope she keeps spouting out crap like this. the (deleted pig latin term) is going to shoot herself in the foot with propaganda like this.....keep it up hillary!!!! dont forget your white sheet!!!!

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[edit on 1/19/07 by FredT]

Already damn..let the games begin. How can she use this when we already know all the scandal her husband pulled? This will only diffuse her campaign. And especially as a woman some crazies out there may assassinate her and Obama. Better be careful...

Ive said it once and I will say it again. 2008 Is the Democrats year to lose, and saddens me that its business as usuall for both parties in Washington

Nice to see Ms. Clinton's hypocricy is in full campaign mode already...not. So much for not pulling out the fear card. Wish I could say I was surprised.

They'll dig, and dig, and dig, until they find something. Or until they have to make it up.

Not a big Mr. Obama fan, but even less of a Ms. Clinton fan. I sincerely, and with malice aforethought, hope this turns on her.

The problem is, the Clintons seem to be immune to ramifications from their past. Hillary is seen as a victim of Bill's peccadilloes, and as for Bill, the sincere lower-lip bite gets 'em every time.

JsoBecky. Yes I know, but damn it got old, geeze is it fourteen years already?, long long ago.

Saint Bill, and seemingly be extention Ms. Clinton, can do no wrong in the eyes of the dinosaur media.

And when the dust clears in November, 2008 the next president will be a Republican.

How could that be possible?

The democrat's primary campaign will be terribly vicious and leave no man (or woman) standing with enough strength or money left over to take on whomever the Republican is.

And if this Obama - madrassa thing is true and it can be made to look like Obama (what an unfortunate name!) was trying to hide that fact, he might as well just quit the race now.


[edit on 1/19/2007 by centurion1211]

I don't think he was hiding it, as much as he probably thought it wasn't an issue of great importance...seriously, how many of us care what school anyone went to when they were ten years old?

Mountains out of molehills. But never underestimate the Clinton machines ability to read and influence the public.

It's already time for the smear tactics? Shame on you, Hilary. I wag my finger violently at this!

Obamanate 2008!

And the issues get left in the dust yet again. Who wins? S/he that can sling the most poo.

I weep. *need a smiley for that*

Will the Rep's stand above this tripe?

One of the Republicans should. Unfortunately, they probably won't. The possibility of using this against Mr. Obama, should he win the nomination, will be too great.

God, we need a third party alternative so very badly.

This is true, but Here is a site where they have some of the Clinton's questionable dealings, if your interested.

Anybody But Hillary

Cattlegate

Hillary and the Black Panthers: The Real Story

Untangling Whitewater

What the President Knew and When He Knew It

If her campaign is going to be a smear campaign, she's not choosing wisely.

I hate when politicians use these tactics, everybody's beliefs, morals, and personalities change as they mature. Politicians should be judged on their accomplishments, their goals, and their vision on the way they think the government can be changed/run for the better of the whole country.

How does that saying go about casting stones again?

Hillary must REALLY feel threatened by Obama. As well she should.

Madrassa means school in Arabic, whether it's secular or Muslim.

My response to this issue is here:
www.abovepolitics.com...

So the man went to school. I think this is a Good Thing.

Yep. He went to school. I agree that's a good thing....

Ms. Clinton, and/or her people, must really be worried. This could get real dirty, real fast.

Hopefully, Mr. Obama won't try to match the Clinton machine tit for tat, he'll lose. No one plays the dirty tricks game with quite the skill and enthusiasm as the Clintons.

Oh come on. You're living on hope now.

First there's his name which sounds so much like "Osama" that good old dem Ted Kennedy even called him "Osama" in the Senate. Tell me millions of Americans aren't going to even sub-consciously make that connection, too.

Then in the news, we've all been hearing for quite awhile that madrassa = school for radical muslims. Millions of Americans will also make that conscious or sub-conscious connection.

Hillary is both clever and vicious. If any of this is true, Obama is a walking dead man as far as his candidacy is concerned. Which is kind of unfortunate from my point of view, since I was hoping for a slugfest in the democratic primary campaign.

[edit on 1/19/2007 by centurion1211]

Yes, and one for the ages.

Let's think about this.

Obama, looks good, speaks well, lots of people like him.

But he's risen up, virtually out of nowhere - in a very short period of time.

Now the muslim madrassa issue ...

Do I dare say it?

Could Obama actually be?


a Manchurian candidate


The movies made us think that threat might come from the far east, as in China. No one was paying attention to the near east.

This bears repeating. The Clinton's dirty laundry has been aired and reaired over and over, definitely making her a bit immune since what's left that hasn't been said?

She can throw all the mud she wants because she's already covered in it but people don't seem to care.

Maybe some will indeed make that sort of stupid connection "Obama sounds alot like Osama, and he went to a muslim school for a short time as a child; therefor he must be a terrorist".

That's what Ms. Clinton will want us to think. Sorry, I'll make my own choices. Mr. Obama may not get my vote 'tis true, but it won't be because of where he went to school when he was a boy, or what his name may vaguely resemble. It'll be because I either agree or disagree with his stance on issues pertaining to todays world not where he went to school two decades ago.

i think more people are tired of the clinton bs than are gullible enough to fall for the obama osama crap. look at his illinois campaign....i seriously doubt that you are going to see tit for tat, and that will work to his advantage. many many people on both sides of the aisle are threatened by this man, because of his rapid rise to power....and they will all most likely use the muslim card....and it's going to bite them in the rear.

has anyone here actually read up on this man? i have always leaned conservative, but i vote my conscience. this man's ideals are above and beyond in my opinion. he actually wants to make a difference...and he keeps his campaign promises. when was the last time you saw a politician on either side of the aisle keep his or her campaign promises?

from one of obama's speaches:



the man is like a breath of fresh air. hillary should be very afraid because she has nothing to offer the country next to him....except her habitual lies.