As far as I read it was a Clinton leak. I guess the Clintons hope the average American will be fooled and frieghtend by Obama wearing this gift he got while he was visiting Kenya.

Shame on you Bilderberg Hillary! Shame on you!

Actually this is a picture of Obama getting in touch with his African roots. Certainly nothing wrong with that.... A lot of people do that when they go back to their country of family origin, weather it be Scotland, Germany, Mexico, Israel and so on.

What is disturbing about this is that if it was released by the Clinton Campaign, then it was released to create more fear-mongering.

If true, then the character of her campaign has stooped to a new low! What a xenophobic ploy!

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Or it was released by the Obama campaign in hopes that people would think the Clintons did it with the intent of further demonizing the Clinton Campaign.

Follow that?

the pic honestly looks like a fake to me


the lines on the clothes just look un-natural thats just the way i see it though

Originally posted by Tinhatman
Or it was released by the Obama campaign in hopes that people would think the Clintons did it with the intent of further demonizing the Clinton Campaign.

Follow that?

It doesn't matter to me who started this or where the pic. came from, I still would not vote for Hillary Clinton for all the money in America!

In fact, I plan on switching my vote over to Obama in November (I'm a registered republican but not any more)!

I have never understood the need for slamming in these campaigns. Personally, A true potential president should not lower him or herself to this pathetic level.

I would really like to know who took the damn picture. How does something like that get out? I mean, you'd expect it to be someone with close family ties.

One of the weirdest things I've heard about in any political campaign in recent memory... Besides all the stuff that goes on!!!

I didn't realize there was already a thread on this. Mods...you can close my thread and I will post my rationale as to why this photo is showing the undercurrents of a political strategy which both parties will use if, in fact, Obama becomes the nominee on this thread. The photo is an AP photo taken much earlier. It has just re-emerged.

Talk to the "average joe schmo voter on the street". Most voters, in my experience, will come across one or two "facts" and that becomes their unshakable opinion of a candidate. I have heard people say, "Well I heard that Obama was a Muslim." "I heard he won't enter a church."

There is a fear out there of anything unknown. Obama is currently viewed as "black" by the average American. If he can be painted as something feared such as a Muslim extremist in sheeple clothing....your average vote will be motivated by fear not knowledge. Once that curtain is closed in the voting booth...in our current culture...it can easily become fear which determines that final vote.

Enough tidbits like this...strategically placed, can indeed infect the minds of joe schmo. The culture we live in now is very different from the culture eight, even four years ago. People want change, but the average person is so misinformed by MSM that while they want change...they don't want "too" much change. John McCain is banking on this I believe. The "dangerous world" mentality will only be enhanced by economic insecurity among the lower and middle classes. People want a lot of things....but most of all, they don't want to be afraid. Do not underestimate the courage which an informed mind gives you. Those less informed, grasp one or two "facts" to shape their opinion, in my humble opinion.


Peace

Personally, I think this maneuver has a Karl Rove-esque feel to it......Now who would he be working for this time around??

Surely Hillary and her people would know if were they who released the photo, it would make them look far worse than Obama, who would simply look as if he was being a polite guest in a foreign country??

This would only benefit the Republicans, IMHO.