There's been many comments about ethnicity of Barack Obama's name. Do we have to entertain bigoted attitudes that are based on nothing else than a person's name?
Remember Joseph Lieberman and the challenge he faced dealing w/ anti-semitism because of his name. If Hillary or any other candidate receives endorsements from people who are willing to make such comments, it says what they may inspire as a leader.
2007-12-21 06:43:21 · 5 answers · asked by AILENE 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
What's in a name? The same thing that's in war. War, huh, what is it good for? Absolutly nothing!
2007-12-21 06:53:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The name just makes Obama more of a target for smears.
Like Obama and Lieberman, John Kennedy faced criticism and smears because of his religion; never before (or since) had there been a Catholic president.
2007-12-21 20:17:31 · answer #2 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We've commercialized politic's by creating plastic candidates that fit a media mold, there has always been dirt in politics, and if Abe Lincoln was alive today, he would be stomped on by guys like Giullian Romney McCain and Huckabee for his views, and yet we have a candidate who dares to break that mold and return us to that fundamental blueprint in the constitution, and it's the man with two first names......Ron Paul !
2007-12-21 15:01:59 · answer #3 · answered by Al 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Obama and Joe would have had the problem with bigotry even if their names were John Smith
2007-12-21 15:00:09 · answer #4 · answered by Larry B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess you don't see muslim as wolf under sheep clothing huh?
he grew up as muslim and claim to be christian, OK..show us the pastor for we can prove obama..as well who is JESUS to you obama? son of GOD or ?
if muslim rule as president in this nation, and terrorism became active here, what are you going to do? denouce the president you voted in?
duh..too late!
2007-12-21 14:51:18 · answer #5 · answered by blessedrobert 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋