tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post8006404748324045134..comments2024-02-19T13:11:04.970-05:00Comments on Ponderings on a Faith Journey: Religious Leaders Condemn Obama Smear CampaignRobert Cornwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-22315280755232361962007-01-27T13:59:00.000-05:002007-01-27T13:59:00.000-05:00Fair enough.Fair enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-92083905617997628532007-01-26T01:31:00.000-05:002007-01-26T01:31:00.000-05:00If Hillary is the one being worried about, what be...If Hillary is the one being worried about, what better way to target her as front runner, than to tar her with mudslinging at such an early point. Why not knock out the two leading candidates early on. But the question is source. It's still Washington Times related Insight Mag and Fox News. These aren't usual Hillary allies. It's possible it's Hillary, but at this time with such a big lead in the early polls, the only person on the left who stands to benefit is John Edwards. So should the finger pointed there? Still seems fishy to me. In the end, it's likely we'll never know. Hopefully it will blow over, people will realize that Obama isn't a covert Muslim terrorist and the conversation will move on.Robert Cornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-85199931882093520962007-01-25T21:56:00.000-05:002007-01-25T21:56:00.000-05:00Pastor Bob... don't get sucked into the partisansh...Pastor Bob... don't get sucked into the partisanship that is fueling this and use some common sense. Even John Kerry didn't get "swiftboated" until he was the nominee. <br /><br />Think of it this way if you were a Republican - the Republicans are not worried about Obama, they are worried about Hillary. There is no logical reason at this point for the right-wing hatchet men to go after Obama. Common sense says this was done by Hillary's campaign who is the only one (at this point) to benefit from smearing Obama .... Seriously, what good does it do for right wing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-52065310722748001922007-01-25T21:12:00.000-05:002007-01-25T21:12:00.000-05:00It's not that political candidates of the same par...It's not that political candidates of the same party wouldn't slime one of their own, but I think you need to consider the sources of the information, all of which is from pretty rightwing sources, who stand to benefit from causing grief for both prospective candidates. <br /><br />Mud throwing is an equal opportunity employer, but it just doesn't "smell" right this time.Robert Cornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-4384361115953974402007-01-25T16:07:00.000-05:002007-01-25T16:07:00.000-05:00You are right Pastor Bob... Political candidates f...You are right Pastor Bob... Political candidates for office <I>would never</I> try to slime opponents from their own party. Silly me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-13325110243839004962007-01-25T01:42:00.000-05:002007-01-25T01:42:00.000-05:00The charges about Obama's "Muslim" background have...The charges about Obama's "Muslim" background have appeared only among right wing outlets like Insight Magazine, which is affiliated with the Unification Church's Washington Times, and then re-broadcast on Fox News, which never bothered to check the facts. As for Christian Right groups, that's hard to tell.Robert Cornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-40649248787764630342007-01-25T00:06:00.000-05:002007-01-25T00:06:00.000-05:00One thing I notice is the absence of any group tha...One thing I notice is the absence of any group that might represent a "Christian Right" perspective. I'd feel a lot better if I knew this was circulating there too. Do you know if it is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-21888109912670416992007-01-24T20:11:00.000-05:002007-01-24T20:11:00.000-05:00I must say, I'm not sure where this comes from exc...I must say, I'm not sure where this comes from except from a far right groupie, maybe of similar mindset as those who have created this story about Obama. Some unnamed source quoted by a right wing magazine and then made part of stories by Fox News, which has never shown much interest in being either fair or balanced in its telling of the news.Robert Cornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-25819889018931223182007-01-24T17:22:00.000-05:002007-01-24T17:22:00.000-05:00From National Council of Churches Blog:
The Natio...From <A HREF="http://www.nationalcouncilofchurches.org/2007/01/bob-edgar-finding-it-harder-to-tell.html">National Council of Churches Blog</A>:<br /><br />The National Council of Churches is going bananas because the Fox News morning show discussed an article in Insight Magazine about an investigation Hillary Clinton's campaign was conducting to determine if Barack Obama attended a radical Muslim school as a child. Instead of raising the obvious concern about a politically motivated religious witch-hunt by presidential candidates, NCC General Secretary Bob Edgar chose to exclusively focus his contempt on Fox News:<br /><br /><B><br />"I've been saying for awhile now that we must not let fear, fundamentalism and Fox News set our nation's agenda," said NCC's Edgar separately. "Now it appears Fox News is using a political candidate to further foment a fear of fundamentalism in hopes of dividing Americans and pitting people of faith against one another. Faithful Americans must stand up and say no to such sinful behavior," Edgar said.<br /><br /></B><br />As usual, Edgar would rather play political games than address the actual issue. The article in doubt focused exclusively on the activities of political candidates:<br /><br /><B><br />Are the American people ready for an elected president who was educated in a Madrassa as a young boy and has not been forthcoming about his Muslim heritage?<br /><br />This is the question Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s camp is asking about Sen. Barack Obama.<br /><br />An investigation of Mr. Obama by political opponents within the Democratic Party has discovered that Mr. Obama was raised as a Muslim by his stepfather in Indonesia. Sources close to the background check, which has not yet been released, said Mr. Obama, 45, spent at least four years in a so-called Madrassa, or Muslim seminary, in Indonesia.<br /><br />"He was a Muslim, but he concealed it," the source said. "His opponents within the Democrats hope this will become a major issue in the campaign."<br /><br />When contacted by Insight, Mr. Obama’s press secretary said he would consult with “his boss” and call back. He did not.<br /></B><br /><br />Heaven forbid Edgar would actually challenge his own political party to not pursue these types of campaigns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com