Obama’s ‘My Muslim Faith’ Gaffe Fuels New Round of Rumor-Busting

Foxnews.com ^ | 9 September 2008

[Aussie Dasher]

Barack Obama’s campaign brushed off suggestions Monday that a verbal gaffe the Democratic candidate made during a weekend television interview is anything more than just that.

In an interview Sunday with ABC’s “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos, Obama tried to suggest that FOX News and others “closely allied” to Republicans are promulgating the notion that the Illinois senator is Muslim.

Asked about whether McCain himself has done anything to suggest he’s Muslim, Obama said, “Let’s not play games. What I was suggesting — you’re absolutely right that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith. And you’re absolutely right that that has not come…”

“Christian faith,” Stephanopoulos interrupted, correcting Obama.

“… my Christian faith. Well, what I’m saying is that he hasn’t suggested that I’m a Muslim. And I think that his campaign’s upper echelons have not, either. What I think is fair to say is that, coming out of the Republican camp, there have been efforts to suggest that perhaps I’m not who I say I am when it comes to my faith, something which I find deeply offensive, and that has been going on for a pretty long time,” Obama said.

[Aussie Dasher]

Your "Muslim faith", Senator?????

[Maelstorm]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpUrnZHc0I4

[Tempest]

I saw the interview, he's not Muslim. this is a silly pursuit and it was a gaffe not some secret admission. Can we poke fun at him for tripping over his words instead of trying to decode them into something they weren't.

[Tempest]

ROFL!!! BWHAHAHA!!! That’s hilarious!

[SolidWood]

Why would he gaffe on this one? Sounds more like a freudian slip to me.

[Mojave]

it was a gaffe

Potatoe.

[Maelstorm]

ah but it is fun and he isn’t being straight up about his life in Indonesia. I do agree we have plenty of reasons to not vote for him and attack him without worrying about whether he is a Muslim.

[SMCC1]

He’s not Muslim. But I don’t think he’s Christian either. He’s secularist.

[Maelstorm]

I thought so too. Now I thought Obama wasn’t funny. Comedians couldn’t think of anything to laugh at. Hmmm seems they haven’t been trying too hard.lol

[Question Liberal Authority]

I agree. He was talking about supposed accusations from the McCain camp that he's a Muslim. Stephie compounded the problem by suggesting "Christian Faith" as a substitute, instead of "supposed Muslim Faith" or whatnot.

Obama was unable to provide Stephie with any actual examples of smears coming from the McCain camp, but I think he was trying to blame it all on surrogates like Sean Hannity (who he really has a bug up his butt about).

[Darkwolf377]

I don’t think he’s a Muslim, but he certainly is as gaffe-prone as W, if not moreso. And yet, I’m shocked, shocked! to see the MSM are still treating him as The Most Exhalted High Mumbler.

[expatguy]

"I saw the interview, he's not Muslim. this is a silly pursuit and it was a gaffe not some secret admission. Can we poke fun at him for tripping over his words instead of trying to decode them into something they weren't."

Why would you say he is not Muslim?

Is it because he says that he isn't?

I'm really interested with what you have to say.

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

[Maelstorm]

I believe you are right. Obama does appear to be a Christian secularist.

[expatguy]

Kindly read my post above and answer the same question.

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

[xDGx]

If Hopontopovus had not corrected him, Obama would never have been aware of his Freudian Oopsie.

[ari-freedom]

Well, what I’m saying is that he hasn’t suggested that I’m a Muslim.

he hasn’t but you have
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/summary/900SR0110.html

and...
Mr. Obama recalled the opening lines of the Arabic call to prayer, reciting them with a first-rate accent. In a remark that seemed delightfully uncalculated (it’ll give Alabama voters heart attacks), Mr. Obama described the call to prayer as one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset
-Nicholas Kristof NY Times

[Aussie Dasher]

That is just soooo funny!

[ari-freedom]

isn’t that like a lion that’s a vegetarian?

[Southack]

“My Muslim faith” was not a “slip.”

It was bait.

0bama wants to bait McCain into attacking his faith, thereby breaking a campaign promise.

It’s a trap for suckers.

[ari-freedom]

you sound as if Obama was smart or something