I am usually quite proud of being a conservative. I know in my heart that the only way to enjoying liberty under the law AND equality of justice is through the application of conservative principles to government and society. And I am usually proud of the rational, reasonable basis on which most conservatives see the world and evaluate people and events.
That’s why it embarrasses me to no end to see fellow conservatives who actually believe that Barack Obama is some kind of “Manchurian Candidate” sent by Muslims to undermine American society. Or that Obama is a closet Muslim just waiting to take power before unmasking himself. Or perhaps most bizarrely, since Obama was born to a Muslim father, he is a Muslim whether he wants to be or not and that Muslims elsewhere will not let him forget his heritage.
There are other permutations to this theme involving Obama’s middle name of Hussein which to some of my fellow conservatives is a dead giveaway that he is Muslim. And there are no end of theories, rumors, tall tales, and outright lies about Obama’s Muslim childhood spent at this madrass (sic) or that mosque which “proves” him to be a son of Islam.
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And that’s why I find charges that Obama is some kind of closet Muslim so absurd. The candidate may have been trained as a grass roots organizer using the playbook written by radical Saul Alinsky. And he may have been involved in radical lefist politics early in his career. But a man who has so carefully crafted a political resume by conveniently being absent for key votes or voting “Present” on controversial bills – all the better to obscure how far left his politics go or what his true politics are – it is not beyond imagining that whatever his religious beliefs, they are calculated to effortlessly merge with the rest of this image Obama is presenting to the world. There is no room for Islam in this image nor is there anything in the public record that would indicate Obama has even given his Muslim heritage – if indeed his father was a member of the Islamic faith – a second thought as an adult.
Read the whole thing. As Moran and many others… including YrHmblScrb… have noted, there are many reasons to disagree with Senator Obama, and no lack of reasons why he shouldn’t be the next Commander-in-Chief. His middle name and his parentage ain’t part of ‘em.
Just frickin’ stop it.
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More of the same. And it’s getting tiresome, Gentle Reader.
Today’s Pics: More from Sinop. Today... street scenes, and both shots were taken from the city wall once again. The conical objects in the second picture are part of the town’s hammam, which I never visited. Kinda strange, that, since I loved the public baths in
Back in a bit. I was up waaay too late, yet again. Sometimes it bees like that.
but...its so dang fun! I know, i know...its promoting a falsehood...something i am radically against, but, man...its so easy to have fun with it! I suppose the cheek crammed with tongue should be obvious, but to some (most?) apparently that isn't the case.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you and Ricj...
ReplyDeleteI have plenty of reasons not to like Obama - I've read his policy positions - grrr - but this is not one of them and it makes conservatives look like idiots.
I lost one of my lawnchairs this morning. Could you catch it as it flies by your RV? Careful you don't get whacked by it in the process.
ReplyDeleteAh, spring on the high plains...and it's not even March yet!
I love black and white photos - so artsy, but in these, I cry for color. I want to see color exploding from the scene with the boats and the people - maybe I could make it up...
ReplyDeleteActually I think the Clinton Gang put out the "Obama in Muzzie Drag" photos....I could care less if Barack is a Islamic, what he is, is weak on defense, and would gut the military and our options for protecting ourselves...when he says he's for "a no nuclear world" he's a damn naive fool(and dangerous).
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about Obama. The accusations are ridiculous! I think the Muslim accusations are just a campaign scheme.
ReplyDeleteThe pics are great.
Jay sez: I suppose the cheek crammed with tongue should be obvious...
ReplyDeleteMy problem is some of the stuff (most, actually) has been deadly serious. And that is just silly.
Cynthia sez: ...it makes conservatives look like idiots.
Eggs-zactly!
Jenny sez: I lost one of my lawnchairs this morning. Could you catch it as it flies by your RV?
Was that the blue/white one, the green floral print one, or the all-white set (with table)? Missed 'em all, unfortunately. And had to walk three doors down to retrieve mine. Today is a little better, no?
Lou sez: I love black and white photos - so artsy, but in these, I cry for color.
I didn't shoot much color that year. First, our color film was processed off-site somewhere and there was about a ten-day turnaround, IIRC. Second, we had a dark room in the base hobby shop, so processing was as quick as you wanted it to be... it was both free and fun, too. But I see your point, Lou. I wish I could deliver.
Pat sez: ...when he says he's for "a no nuclear world" he's a damn naive fool(and dangerous).
That's one of my biggest issues with him, if not THE biggest.
Ashley sez: I think the Muslim accusations are just a campaign scheme.
I think so too, where Her Hillaryness is concerned. But I've seen crap circulating around about how Obama will implement Shari'a Law (among other things), and that's just frickin' idiotic.