I have heard Obama stated that he grew up in a non-religous household with his father being an atheist. But I recently read when he was a small child grew up in the muslim faith. Some of the elders were extremist. If this is found to be true, what does that say for hid political future?
2007-01-20 08:19:19 · 11 answers · asked by tim g 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Janet, why should I trust his books? Anything can be written. I want definitive verification.
2007-01-20 08:41:20 · update #1
unfortunately in the end. i dont think this country is tolerant enough to elect a female or a black person into office yet.
15-20 years down the road will probably be when we first see it happen
2007-01-20 08:24:05 · answer #1 · answered by Justin S 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When I was a small child my parents drank and smoke pot. News flash Obama isn't running as a small child and oh by the way he isn't running as his parents or his faith.
If people want to oppose Obama then fine oppose him, but do so because you believe he doesn't have the experience to be president. Or, and here is a leap of faith for liberals and conservatives, just be honest and say you won't support him because he is black.
Making up stuff, scarring up stuff that isn't moving America anywhere. If you are being genuinely curious go to the bookstore and buy his two best selling books and let him tell you about him.
And what if he is a Muslim, Lieberman is Jewish, Kennedy was catholic and I believe the Republicans have a Mormon thinking about entering. Who care? Is this America or Iran? Are we electing a president or a mullah?
Oh by the way he also is a smoker (cigarettes) and that habit, like being a Muslim (which by the way he isn't) is legal.
I wasn't even going to support him but I am now. You know why? Because he is Black. Maybe that illogical action will balance out those who will oppose him for the same reason.
2007-01-20 16:28:21 · answer #2 · answered by larry.fowler40 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Barack Obamas father was a Muslim. None of his elders were extremists. If you want to know the truth about him read his books, Dreams from My Father and The Audacity To Hope. The first book is a personal description of his life where he lived in Indonesia for 3 years but was mostly raised by his white grandparents. The second book is about his political views. Both books are very informative and interesting. Since he will probably run for President you may want to read these books to answer correctly all of your questions.
jw
2007-01-20 16:38:08 · answer #3 · answered by Janet lw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hillary Just started, wait at least a day before the Clinton mafia begins gearing up for the kill!
OOOwee, they'll gonna have an obama fry!
didn't you see her begin sharpening her claws on the Internet. It was a subtle message to little Obama. Mommy Dearest is entering the game!
Joan you've met your match!
2007-01-20 16:25:31 · answer #4 · answered by Lives7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is not presidential.
Maybe in two years he will mature but at this time he is only a Senator from Illinois.
One the same note Bush isn't presidential either
Go big Red Go
2007-01-20 16:26:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do me a favor... go look at the people president clinton pardoned...After Roger Clinton, Bill's half brother, was charged with drunk driving and disorderly conduct in 2 seperate occasions, Bill granted him amnesty. Carlos Vignali and Almon Glenn Basswell both paid Hillary's brother, Hugh Rodman, $200,000 to defend them. After both lost their cases and were sent to prison, President Clinton took office and granted them amnesty!!! Wow tapping each other on the back!!
Don't frget the whitewater scandal, where everyone but Bill and Hillary got sent to prison b/c they were friends with the prosecutor. And later they pardoned their friends.
President Clinton cut soldirrs wages and many needed to go on food stamps. His policy of no loaded guns on navy ships led to the USS Cole bombing.
We all know of Monica, Bill's under the table lover :)... but have any of you heard of over the 30 other incidents of Bill committing sexual assualt. Eileen Wellstone, a 19 year old accused Bill of sexually assualting her near a pub in Oxford. In 1972 Yale campus police had a report of Bill assualting a 22 year old girl. During Bill's first term as govenor, he had over 9 complaints to state troopers about him sexually assualting women. Paula Corbin filed sexual assualt charges against Bill and he paid her $850,000 to keep it quiet.
A FBI agent named Coleen Rowley, along with some newsweek articles, claimed that the FBI asked for a warrent to invade a believed terrorists house. When they got ready, President Clinton stopped the warrent. This suspected terrorist was later on one of the planes that hit the twin towers on 9/11....IT COULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED!!!!!!!!!
President clinton also pardoned a senator, named Melvin J. Reynold, after he was convicted of bank fraud, 12 counts of sexual assualt, obstruction of justice and some other smaller crimes.
CLINTON IS A BUMMMMMM
2007-01-20 16:22:38 · answer #6 · answered by Wendy 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The American voters are STUPID, BUSH? CLINTON? Obaba louie is scary only because voters say "he shurrr got smo purtee teeth ain't eee? Some will vote just because he's not white, and that's STUPID ( i almost didn't say that but seeing readers are that stupid I couldn't resist. Non-religous, we could only hope for someone that had the groups to shove the fear tactics about God's gonna gitcha up their a-s-s and actually make an intelligent discision.
2007-01-20 16:38:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
People have been saying for some time now the Dem/libs have been embracing the enemy! I don't like the sounds of this guy and I think it's in poor taste that we even consider him. If he was Republican can you imagine the tirade!!
2007-01-20 16:32:20 · answer #8 · answered by Brianne 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm a Democrat, and I don't think Obama or Hilary are electable. I don't think the country is ready.
2007-01-20 16:24:19 · answer #9 · answered by Feathery 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's Christian. Married with two daughters. Earned scholarships to pay for his education. he's a self made man. What's wrong with that?
2007-01-20 16:23:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋