And a shiny and happy good morning to you, too.

[apocalypsos]

Ah, nothing like starting my four-day weekend by hearing one of my best friends, an avowed Republican, refer to my personal favorite presidential candidate as "Hussein Obama."

*sigh*

The fail, it attacks Tokyo.

Comments

[gehayi.livejournal.com]

Clinton's the only one with a better middle name than a first name. Her middle name is Diane.

[kurukami.livejournal.com]

Seriously, what's up with the American political arena when people are judged by their middle names or what their names sound vaguely like, rather that the content of their policies?

*sigh* "Soundbite America" sucks.

[gehayi.livejournal.com]

In Obama's case, I think it's just the neocons trying to scare America into believing that a characteristically Islamic middle name = Islamic faith = sympathy with Arabs = terrorist. Some of the fundies have even gone one better than that and have started an e-mail proclaiming the man to be the prophesied Antichrist.

Take a look at all the urban legends starting about Obama:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/obama.asp

[kurukami.livejournal.com]

Trust me, I think I've heard most of 'em, given that I've been an Obama supporter almost since before Edwards dropped out of the race. Typical neocon tactics -- use fear and distortion to spook those who don't have the time or interest to follow politics all that closely into the viewpoints they want.

"We report, you decide." Feh. *eyeroll*