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Barack Obama is a Muslim, and other stories The Democratic nominee's campaign is working overtime to combat rumors -- yet misinformation is still running rampant across the Internet.
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  • Maybe I'm Confused....

    Isn't Senator O'Bama a nice Irish lad from Chicago? Not that it matters, of course....

  • Barack Obama is a Muslim?

    It is quite obvious that Salon.com is in love with Barack Obama but what is amusing is that the Muslim tag is still stuck to him, when, after his groveling performance before AIPAC a few weeks ago, it would be more fitting to suspect Mr. Obama is actually Jewish.

  • HEY - - - - - PSSSSSSST - - - -

    b. hussein obama is a muslim person . . .

    - - - pass it down

  • Religion matters for America presidency.

    The democratic party is favor, credited for championing the progress of human rights, civil rights and freedom of speech unlike the republican party, well i hate to disappoint those who think religion is not a big deal, for the Arabs, muslims and the republican party have similarity in their policies and drives to surpress the progress of human rights, civil rights, and freedom of speech. America have enemies all over the world especially the arab muslims. It is justify, fair enough to question Obama's denial of his muslim religion considering his lack of foreign policies,inexperience,association with radical muslims, his initial statements regarding Iran etc.The safety and future of America can not be compromise for politicians election vain promises including Obama's fake, fantacy CHANGE is not new to politicians. Glenn's article on Obama's support of the spying bill and Barrow was a surprise to most of his fans, he is a politician,he will play the game like others.

  • Religion is not Genetic

    is it? After the Muslim thing is disproved and the not born in America thing is disproved and the Marxist thing is disproved and the unpatriotic wife thing is disproved we'll be left a solid minority who will be reduced to screaming "Nigger Nigger Nigger" in a fit of true honesty.

  • Barack Obama and religion

    With all the nonsense flying around about Obama being a Muslim, and all the speculation about how a guy of his background could even be religious, I thought it might be relevant here to let the man speak for himself, since he does so very clearly on the subject - here's a link to a relevant chapter from "The Audacity of Hope".

    http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1546298,00.html

    (Also linked to on my signature)

  • Tupac Barama?

    Now I know Biggie shot him.

  • Obama's biggest problem

    Obama and his supporters may not admit it but the prolong division of the party is their selfish desire to win, denial of obama's problems and attacks to protect Obama. When the media attacks the republicans or Hillary his supporters are all for that media, but any media or editor states the obvious they are all over them. The first change that America needs urgently is to be free to call the blacks racist when they practice it,especially the media. It is okay for a black to cry racism, use the N word but if a white do the same it is all over the news. One of the reasons Obama went to Wright's church is to be accepted by the Africa americans. Obama and the Africa Americans knows that a black or parents born in Africa are consider Africans, whislt a black with parent born in America are Africa Americans. My point is both blacks and whites have racist among their race. I am black,90% of blacks will vote for a black regardless to have a black president.

  • Muslims

    If I were Muslim, I would be very insulted by the fact that this rumor is being treated as though being called a member of their religion is the most terrible thing that can be said about a person.

  • @maureenodonnell

    How have I missed your comments after all these months? NYShooter made a comment about you and then I read the latest 18 pages of your submissions. (It's late and I am getting tired, but I will read more later.) The best parts...the Nuola O'Faolain remembrance. I heard Ms. O'Faolain a few years ago on the CBC's 'Writers and Company'. An hour long radio interview. I was driving from Prince Edward County to Toronto on a summer Sunday afternoon. God she made me laugh and cry during that hour. What a marvelous woman. Something in the way she spoke, her stories of coming of age in Ireland, her voice. I read her obituary several weeks ago and felt sad that she was gone.

    I am very impressed that you have taken on some of the contributors to salon.com. Your braver than me. Sometimes I write a few comments, but realized that this forum is not for me. I am still surprised by the hateful, vile comments written about Senator Clinton.

    When she announced her candidacy in January 2007, I did not want her to do it. I thought don't give them the satisfaction of trying to take you down. Little did I realize then the worst offenders would come from the 'left' and not the 'right'. And now that she has exited the race, they still can't stop. Those idiots who jeered when her name was mentioned at an Obama rally in Detroit earlier this week. Have these people no shame or are they just so blatantly immature?

    Thanks for the postings....they are wonderful to read.

  • Welcome to the nation of rednecks

    At least half of Americans are lazy, morbidly obese ignoramuses who can't wait to hear the worst about anyone, then spread it without regard to the truth. They pose as good Christians but are anything but. I was raised by these willfully-ignorant rednecks and fled at the earliest opportunity, but before long they came waddling along on the AM radio dial, spurred by GOP tricksters to take over and wreck the country. There is no force more at odds with civilization than the American redneck. They resent having to pay any taxes, and of course taxes are the price you pay for civilization.

  • Nice job with the headline

    Nice going with the headline, Salon. I can see it brought in a bunch of mouth-breathers with a load of "non US born, he IS a Muslim, he's crooked because he knew Rezko, blah, blah, blah".

    Here's a real verified thing to accuse him of...

    HE FATHERED TWO BLACK CHILDREN!

    Oh, jebus, what ever will we do?!?!

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