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Dec 10, 2008 14:03

Barack Obama plans to reach out to Muslim world


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neverinbloom December 10 2008, 21:20:18 UTC
One simple matter comes down to three little words, and on them he has made up his mind: he won't shrink from using his full name when he takes the oath of office.

During the campaign, Obama's detractors would often invoke his middle name, Hussein, in an attempt to falsely paint him as a Muslim. Obama, a Christian, doesn't care.

"I think the tradition is that they use all three names, and I will follow the tradition," he said. "I'm not trying to make a statement one way or another. I'll do what everybody else does.''

I love him even more for this.

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suzycat December 10 2008, 21:36:48 UTC
Yeah. It's HIS NAME. Why shouldn't he use it?

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neverinbloom December 10 2008, 21:52:08 UTC
Exactly. The fact that there was such a big shitstorm over his fucking name drives me up a wall, and I'm glad that he's not shrinking away from it or anything because it's, well, his name.

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fly December 10 2008, 21:27:29 UTC
amman, jordan please.

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LOL 3crookedhearts December 10 2008, 21:29:03 UTC
Muslin?

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ruby_stevens December 10 2008, 22:11:22 UTC
Now I'm reminded of Kristen Wiig wandering around Weekend Update as Crazy McCain Rally Lady muttering that Obama is a "muslin".

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bluetooth16 December 10 2008, 22:34:11 UTC
I hope Obama follows this through. We need more allies on the War on Terror.

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