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Obama's verbal slip fuels his critics
Washington Times ^
| September 7, 2008
| Christina Bellantoni
Posted on 09/07/2008 11:17:58 AM PDT by Vision Thing
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Sen. Barack Obama's foes seized Sunday upon a brief slip of the tongue, when the Democratic presidential nominee was outlining his Christianity but accidentally said, "my Muslim faith."
The three words - immediately corrected - were during an exchange with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on This Week, when he was trying to criticize the quiet smear campaign suggesting he is a Muslim.
But illustrating the difficulty of preventing false rumors about his faith from spreading, anti-Obama groups within one hour of the interview had sliced it out of context and were sending it around via email. They also were blogging about it.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; abcnews; fauxchristians; husseinobama; islam; mohammedanism; muslim; mymuslimfaith; obama; obamabiden; obamuslim; religiousleft
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To: Vision Thing
This is the best way to get it out. Let the McCain camp be “above the fray” and let the blogs get it out.
The youtube video is going to be seen by thousands if not more.
To: Vision Thing
Obama needs to come right out and admit it. The teleprompter hung.
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:19:49 AM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(McCain/Palin '08! Real change you won't have to "believe in." You'll be able to see it!!!)
To: Vision Thing
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:19:56 AM PDT
by
Eye of Unk
(14 years living in Wasilla, Alaska, now its in all the news!)
To: Vision Thing
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:20:08 AM PDT
by
henkster
(Sarah Palin; the 2nd coming of Teddy Roosevelt)
To: Eye of Unk
LOL! That picture shows how barack unibama is truly a citizen of the world.
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:20:47 AM PDT
by
Vision Thing
(obambi vs. McZilla)
To: Vision Thing
Trip wire has been tripped.......be wary of traps
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:21:05 AM PDT
by
badpacifist
(Personal attacks on someones opinion of a "news article" you happened to post is asinine.)
To: SunkenCiv; Fred Nerks; Beckwith; Virginia Ridgerunner
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:21:55 AM PDT
by
indcons
(People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news. - A. J. Liebling)
To: Vision Thing
You can't really hide who you are! The American people are catching on.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:22:37 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Vision Thing
The three words - immediately corrected - were during an exchange with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on This WeekLOL. Yeah the three words were immediately corrected...by Snuffy Snuffanopolous.
Yo, Boy George, why don't you follow your fellow "journalist" Linda Douglass's lead and make it official. Become part of the Obama campaign.
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:22:41 AM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(What do Barack Obama and a bowl of chili have in common?)
To: Vision Thing
The three words - immediately corrected - were during an exchange with ABC's George StephanopoulosThe three words - immediately corrected BY GEORGE SNUFFYPOOPOOLUS -
There corrected it!
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:22:58 AM PDT
by
McBuff
To: Vision Thing
It has 1723 Views so far..... lets see what that number gets up to here in a little bit....... that Youtube Video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGdkqfBICw In case you missed it..... IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME IN SEPTEMBER!!!!
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:23:05 AM PDT
by
Danae
(Read my Lipstick: I AM Sarah Palin)
To: Vision Thing
Ain’t going to be any word of this in the Washington Post. Only reaction to it.
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:23:28 AM PDT
by
dr_who
To: Vision Thing
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:23:31 AM PDT
by
VOA
To: Vision Thing
The three words - immediately corrected -The three words - immediately corrected by George Stephanopoulos.
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:24:20 AM PDT
by
syriacus
(FIRST check out the Alaska state webpages. THEN tell me that governing Alaska is easy.)
To: Texas Eagle
Hey Tex.. .great minds think alike!!!!
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:24:50 AM PDT
by
McBuff
To: Vision Thing
If the situations were reversed, there is no possible way I would never mis-speak about my Catholic faith. I can’t believe he actually mis-spoke and said “My Muslim Faith”. That is much more than a slip, you can be assured of this. You don’t mis-speak about such personal things, under any circumstances, national TV or not.
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:25:29 AM PDT
by
Pagey
(Sarah Palin has Mayoral AND Governors' Experience---B. Hussein Obama has NEITHER!!!!! LOLOL)
To: Vision Thing
Obama seems to be his own worst enemy.
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:25:35 AM PDT
by
syriacus
(FIRST check out the Alaska state webpages. THEN tell me that governing Alaska is easy.)
To: badpacifist
Barack Hussein Obama IS a trip wire.
To: Vision Thing
“The three words - immediately corrected...”
But how often would anyone make a mistake of this sort. How often would anyone say, give the wrong home town, or give the wrong place of birth, or give the wrong college from which they graduated, or give the wrong religious faith they follow?
There are some things that people almost never slip up on and give an incorrect answer, because the correct answer is so ingrained and automatic.
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posted on
09/07/2008 11:25:47 AM PDT
by
Will88
(.)
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