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Originally Posted by aceventura3
This is funny stuff, becasue of the following:
*On any given day anyone can find someone making some extreme charge against Obama or any public figure.
*The extreme charges that get traction are the ones most vociferously defended by Obama and his supporters.
*The more the extreme chrages get defended the more publicity they get.
*The more publicity the charges get the more credibility they get.
*The more credibility they get the more people believe them.
When people say Obama has thin skin and acts in ways beneath the dignity of the office, look at the above cycle and see if it gives you a better understanding. Example, I could care less if Obama is a Muslim, it ain't relevant, but the more time he spends saying what he is not, makes me think he really does not know what he is - and that is the biggest problem I have with Obama. And, relative to Bush, who clearly is who he is, I don't understand people like Obama. It is not a liberal or conservative issue for me, my favorite liberal is Dennis Kuchinich - I disagree with him, but he is a man of conviction and I like him and on the other-hand I have never like McCain.
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When was the last time Obama denied being a Muslim?
I know that part of the (more 'mainstream') right-wing narrative is how thin-skinned Obama is, but I don't see it.
Instead of your narrative, I hear:
** Crazy right-wingers: OBAMA IS A MUSLIM
** Obama: Uh, no, actually I'm a Christian, and I pray every day.
** Crazy right-wingers: OBAMA IS A MUSLIM, AND WAS BORN IN KENYA
** Obama: So, uh, about this economy...
** Crazy right-wingers: OBAMA IS A MUSLIM, AND WAS BORN IN KENYA. SHOW US YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE, BOY!
** Rest of the country: Uh...I think he said he was a Christian.
** Obama: We, uh, passed this healthcare bill. I know it isn't perfect, but it's kinda ok...
** Media: 'Obama a Muslim' claims on the rise.
** Obama: So, uh, the economy is getting a little better...
** Fox News: 'Obama a Muslim? What do you think?'
** Obama: Well, I think we're going to start getting out of Iraq now...
** Slightly less-crazy right-wingers: Obama is soooo thin-skinned!
In other words, we have the crazy right-wing spouting nonsense, the slightly less crazy right-wing repeating the nonsense and then adding their own level of irrelevancy, innuendo, and projection, the mainstream media treating it as a circus, and virtually no legitimate debate.