Why do people use Barack Obama's middle name to make him sound bad?

Question

It just sounds like a pathetic attempt to make others dislike him, and it's very childish.

Answer 1

Unfortuantely its because that the way political opponents do business these days. The sad thing is that there are gullible fools who will buy into whatever lies are being spewed about Obama. Anything for an edge.

Answer 2

I just read his Book. "The Audacity of Hope" very good book. He is 20 times smarter than Bush and Cheney added. He is also a very great writer. He will sell millions of that book. Look at it this way. The republicans gave Hillary and Bill nothing but hatred and both of them are now worth millions. They hated them with every fiber of being. The Republicans always hate those that are 20 times smarter than they are. Obama will go a long way if they keep it up.
As far as being President, he lacks Hillarys Money and power. Edwards will be the VP since that will give Democrats * years in the White House in 2008. I am guessing Obama has already been offered a adminstration job with Hillary in 2008 and VP in 2012. BTW, Republicans have no problem with being childish. Look at how they treated Chelsi Clinton, she now makes $250,000 per year.

Answer 3

You are complaining because people call him by his true middle name. I do not like my middle name either, but I do not consider it making me sound bad. With all the ugly names that President Bush gets called, that should be the least of Obama's problems. You are reaching for problems, worry about his voting record or lack of experience.

Answer 4

People put a lot of stock in a name. It's not fair but that's the way it is. In Illinois a man with the last name of Ryan ran against our current governor when he first ran, and lost the race (I think) because of his name. We had just got rid of George Ryan, a criminal governor. A lot of people just couldn't get past the name.

Answer 5

They did the same thing to Michael Dukakis in 1988. They said the name "Dukakis" didn't sound American enough.

Answer 6

The following list shows votes by Barack Obama on the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before the 109th Congress. The list is based on an analysis of the potential impact of the legislation on policy and politics.

Date Vote Position GOP opinion DEM opinion
9/29/06 Vote 262: H R 6061: H.R. 6061; Secure Fence Act of 2006 Yes Yes Yes
9/28/06 Vote 259: S 3930: S. 3930 As Amended; Military Commissions Act of 2006 No Yes No
8/3/06 Vote 229: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.5970; Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006 No Yes No
7/18/06 Vote 206: H R 810: This legislation would allow federal funding for research on stem cell lines derived from embryos that would otherwise be destroyed. Yes No Yes
6/27/06 Vote 189: S J RES 12: This vote would have given Senate approval to a proposed constitutional amendment that would give Congress the authority to ban 'desecration of the American flag.' No Yes No
6/22/06 Vote 182: S 2766: This amendment called on the president to withdraw troops from Iraq, but set no firm deadline. Yes No Yes
6/22/06 Vote 181: S 2766: This amendment to the annual defense appropriations bill would have set a firm deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. No No No
6/7/06 Vote 163: On the Cloture Motion: A Senate cloture vote on the gay marriage amendment failed, effectively killing the amendment. No Yes No
5/25/06 Vote 157: S 2611: Would tighten border security and establish guest worker and "path to citizenship" programs Yes No Yes
5/11/06 Vote 118: H R 4297: Extended the Bush tax cuts. No Yes No
3/2/06 Vote 29: H R 3199: Reauthorized a slightly modified version of the 2001 USA Patriot Act. Yes Yes Yes
1/31/06 Vote 2: On the Nomination: Confirmation of Samuel A. Alito, Jr. to be an Associate Supreme Court Justice. No Yes No
12/21/05 Vote 363: On the Motion: Cut nearly $40 billion from the federal budget by imposing substantial changes on welfare, child support and student lending programs. No Yes No
10/5/05 Vote 249: H R 2863: Supported a ban on cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of detainees held by U.S. forces and to requires the military to follow the Army field manual for interrogations. Yes Yes Yes
9/29/05 Vote 245: On the Nomination: Confirmation of John G. Roberts, Jr., to be Chief Justice of the United States. No Yes
7/29/05 Vote 213: H R 6: Offered tax breaks and incentives in what supporters said was an effort to spur oil and gas companies to provide innovative wasy to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil, conserve resources and reduce pollution. Yes Yes Yes
6/30/05 Vote 170: S 1307: Established a free trade zone between the United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua; a separate agreement with the Dominican Republican was also included in the measure. No Yes No
6/20/05 Vote 142: On the Cloture Motion: Blocked, for the second time, the confirmation President Bush's choice for U.N. Ambassador, John Bolton. Those opposed to the confirmation voted "no" on a measure to limit debate. Those in favor of the confirmation fell short of the 60 votes needed to limit debate and move the nomination process forward. No Yes No
3/10/05 Vote 44: S 256: Made it harder for people to erase debt by declaring bankruptcy. No Yes No
2/10/05 Vote 9: S 5: Sought to curtail the ability of plaintiffs to file class-action lawsuits against corporations by making cases that were filed in multiple states the responsibility of federal courts. Yes Yes No

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Answer 7

It is worse than pathetic, it's an indication of debilitating ignorance. Even some children know that a name doesn't define a person. Just be sure that the idiots who do this are afraid of him and this is the childish way they deal with their fear.

Answer 8

I've hear far more people complaining about his middle name being used against him than I've heard actually using it against him. Most of his opponents are more concerned about his stand on issues.

Answer 9

Probably because they are so ignorant to the origin and meaning of the name, and because he is half black, and because he has more than a 4th grade education. This guy is going places.He has wonderful ideas, is not afraid of the whole Washington DC "cliche" syndrome and unlike GWB, can actually speak the English language.

Answer 10

Well they cannot find any "dirt" on him so they can only use the middle how sad and pathetic.