The Emergence of President Obama’s Muslim Roots
ABC News’ Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report: The other day we heard a comment from a White House aide that never would have been uttered during the primaries or general election campaign.
During a conference call in preparation for President Obama’s trip to Cairo, Egypt, where he will address the Muslim world, deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Denis McDonough said “the President himself experienced Islam on three continents before he was able to — or before he’s been able to visit, really, the heart of the Islamic world — you know, growing up in Indonesia, having a Muslim father — obviously Muslim Americans (are) a key part of Illinois and Chicago.”
Given widespread unease and prejudice against Muslims among Americans, especially in the wake of 9/11, the Obama campaign was perhaps understandably very sensitive during the primaries and general election to downplay the candidate’s Muslim roots.
The candidate was even offended when referred to by his initials ”BHO,” because he considered the use of his middle name, “Hussein,” an attempt to frighten voters.
With insane rumors suggesting he was some sort of Muslim Manchurian candidate, then-Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and his campaign did everything they could to emphasize his Christianity and de-emphasize the fact that his father, Barack Obama Sr., was born Muslim.
The candidate’s comment at a Boca Raton, Florida, town hall meeting on May 22, 2008, was typical: “My father was basically agnostic, as far as I can tell, and I didn’t know him,” he said.
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Why does this come as a shock to anyone. BHO has always, and will always, be a Muslim. He campaigned as a Christian, but apparently does not feel the need to attend a Christian church. He has been on the campaign trail most of his life, and will say and do whatever it takes.
Perhaps if the citizens of this country had bothered to leek at his family life and history, you would have known that he was born to a Muslim father, athiest mother, went to schools where he read the Koran, and registered as a Muslim.
To this very day, he is still fooling the public.
Will you ever learn? Only when we can prove that he is not a natural US citizen, and will have to step down, will we be able to continue building this country to a point where we can live proudly.
HE IS A RADICAL MUSLIM AND IS INTENT ON DESTROYING THIS COUNTRY.