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."
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:
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.
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Date: 2008-04-30 02:05 pm (UTC)Take a look at all the urban legends starting about Obama:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/obama.asp
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Date: 2008-04-30 02:46 pm (UTC)"We report, you decide." Feh. *eyeroll*