"I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction," says Obama. UPDATED AND CORRECTED.
UPDATE AND CORRECTION: From reader Dan, with thanks:
The actual quote from the book is from page 261 and is as follows: "Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
Ted Belman of Israpundant predicts: “Obama will win the nomination but lose the election.” You can go read the entire article, but here is the finale:
... we can’t forget this quote from Obama’s book Audacity of Hope
“I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
Whatever did he mean by that?
Obama is not legally African-American as he claims but Arab-American and Islam still considers him to be a Muslim. Surely Americans are entitled to take this into account when they are voting for the next President of America.
And lets NOT forget Debbie Schlussel’s exclusive Obama’s Nation of Islam Staffers, Edward Said & “Inflexible Jews” Causing Mid-East Conflict: An Obama Insider Reveals the Real Barack
No, Obama is going down and rightly so.
Was that sentence taken out of context? What was the context? Does it need a context, or does it speak for itself? I report, you decide.
UPDATE: I challenge you to read "The Chicago Delusion" at The Strategic Failure. Here's a taste:
For these reasons, Barack Obama is a perfect symbol of Chicago. Arrogant and motivated, he is a natural self-promoter. A practicing Christian, he bears a Muslim name. Identifying himself as an African-American, Obama is the offspring of a man from Kenya and a woman from Kansas. A self-proclaimed son of Chicago, he attended school overseas and spent most of his childhood in Hawaii, the last state, the state that doesn't appear on most maps. Obama, like Chicago, is from everywhere, and he is from nowhere. And he promises great, ambiguous things: change, hope, unity. His critics call him messianic, and there is no doubt that he is peddling his own religion. Five days before the Texas and Ohio primaries, the questions about Obama do not concern his intelligence, his judgment, his oratory, or his political acumen. No, the questions are more basic: Who is he? Where did he come from? What does he believe in? What does he want?
THIS IS ALL STUFF..THE REAL POWER IS SOMETHING ELSE...THE FACTS ARE BEING KEPT HIDDEN FROM THE PEOPLE AND ONLY RIOTS ARE BEING SPREAD BY ALL POLITICANS OF AMERICA...
Posted by: SHAKOOR AHMAD BAZAZ | March 21, 2009 at 03:13 AM
To those of you who cannot find the quote, it's just because you do not "want" to find it.
Posted by: Marion | February 19, 2009 at 04:25 PM
OBAMA-REAL CHANGE or A CON GAME
WHAT the MEDIA DOES NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW?
On the ISSUES- YOU READ and DECIDE from the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
FALLACIE
Senator Clinton and Obama’s voting record are not the same .Out of the 13 amndt or bills mentioned, Senator Clinton had a 10 yes and 3 no votes, while Sen. Obama had 13 no’s. Senator McCain had 8 yes to 5 no’s.
We blame the Republican Party for our mess but as you will see by the vote count, it takes a bi-partisan vote to get anything passed
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The economy being our number one issue is discussed first. Out of the plans proposed, Sen. Obama recently had the endorsement of former secretary of state Colin Powell, and he said it was primarily on how he is handling the economy, as can be read on the Obama site. What handling? First he did not want to take the time to make sure the bailout plan was approved, while Sen. McCain was crossing partly lines to push for its approval. Second, when asked what he would do, Sen.Obama said he would have to wait and see what the others came up with first. Next, Let us look at Colin Powell credentials .The former joint chief of staff and secretary of state under President Bush. Is Colin Powell an economist? NO. But he is the one who sat in front of the United Nations Security Council and misled them about weapons of mass destruction .The only man that has less credibility then George Bush because Colin Powell did not have the moral fortitude or courage and come out in front of the American People, and admit he was duped by civilians into it, and in coming out early could have saved countless lives. His pride was more important than his country .It was not until Colin Powell’s aide came out with it that the story broke, after Colin Powell finished out the rest of his term in office. Sen. Obama has told us countless times how the senators who voted for war were not too smart, and none of them were a former Joint Chief, so what does that say for Colin Powell? Sen. Obama wants to make him one of his top advisers.
The endorsements on Sen. McCain’s proposal come from economists and economic professors from all over the country. They are not politicians. They range from Harvard, Princeton, Michigan and Ohio State University and so many more. A total of 39 economic scholars have endorsed his plan.
Health insurance and tax credits:
McCain’s is easy to figure out. Take the yearly employer based insurance premiums (eg. $400 a month X 12 months = $4800 per year) multiply by the income bracket percentage. If the family makes a total of $40,000 in income they would fall into the 15% bracket .So 15% x $4800= $720 This $720 is then deducted from the healthcare tax credit of $5000, so this family would receive a $4280 credit on their tax return to use in any matter they see fit. Simple and easy for everyone to figure out .If your are a low income family, let us say making $18,000 a year with no insurance, then you inform the government on your return who you prefer your coverage to be with and they will send the $5,000 strait to the insurance provider to guarantee that the premiums are paid and the family has coverage. It is untrue the way the Obama campaign makes it out, that it is more taxes for a family to pay.
This same family with a max deduction of joint filing, children expense, $80000 mortgage on the Obama website calculator gets a $2023 credit/savings. If they had no children or mortgage they would get $1000 .A far cry from McCain’s health care credit without the extra other tax savings and credits. Obama’s health care is a bunch of promise and wait and see. Nothing simple
The Obama Promises of change in Washington on lobbyists, tax relief, health care, energy independence, immigration and other reforms to bi-partisanship. His promises are from his website and his voting record is from www.senate.gov. , .On entire bills to amendments on, what Sen. Obama said was important to the American people.
I will first mention this amendment that was Roll Call Vote 20 on 3/3/2005. This is to show Senator Obama’s play on words. Its description was: To limit the amount of interest that can be charged on any extension of credit to 30 percent. The entire text is:
SA 31. Mr. DAYTON proposed an amendment to the bill S. 256, to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. TERMS OF CONSUMER CREDIT.
(a) Cap on Interest Chargeable.--A creditor who extends credit to any consumer shall not impose a rate of interest in excess of an annual rate of 30 percent with respect to the credit extended.
(b) Preemption of State Law.--The provisions governing rates of interest under subsection (a) shall preempt all State usury laws.
(c) Exemption to Preemption.--If a State imposes a limit on the rate of interest chargeable to an extension of credit that is less than the limit imposed under subsection (a), that State law shall not be preempted and shall remain in full force and effect in that State.
In numbers, this is what it meant to the low income .If you are one of the less fortunate and can only get a cash advance loan or one of those 99% interest loans, then these are how the numbers crunch. On a $2000 loan at 99% interest, a person pays back almost $4000 for the loan. ($2000 interest and $2000 principal) On a $500 cash advance loan, a person pays back $550 after two weeks, turns out to be approximately 250% interest over the year .So the $500 turns into a $3000 pay back -$2500 in interest.
Had this bill passed, it would have taken the $2000 loan down to a pay back of $2600,a saving of $1400.The cash advance loan after 2 weeks would have been $507.Over the year, it would have taken the payment to a total of $650.A total saving on interest of $2350.
Sen. Obama and Sen. Biden voted NO. Sen. Clinton voted yes. It was a democratic sponsored bill.
Sen. Obama was asked twice why he voted No. The first time he said it had add ons he did not approve of. When he was called on it, after someone researched it and found out Sen. Obama miss spoke, his next response was that it was not good enough, Senator Obama wanted 20%. Why not ask the low income person what he thinks ?
1) On trade
HIS PROMISE to implement trade policies that benefit American workers and increase the export of American goods
Obama promises one way and votes the other.
9/15/2005-Roll Call Vote232-S. Amdt 1665-To prohibit weakening any law that provides safeguards from unfair foreign trade practices
The entire text of the Amdt is as follows;
SEC. 522. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to negotiate or enter into a trade agreement that modifies or amends any law of the United States that provides safeguards from unfair foreign trade practices to United States businesses or workers, including (1) imposition of countervailing and antidumping duties (title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; 19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.); (2) protection from unfair methods of competition and unfair acts in the importation of articles (section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930; 19 U.S.C. 1337); (3) relief from injury caused by import competition (title II of the Trade Act of 1974; 19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.); (4) relief from unfair trade practices (title III of the Trade Act of 1974; 19 U.S.C. 2411 et seq.); or (5) national security import restrictions (section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962; 19 U.S.C. 1862).
HIS VOTE-NO (REJECTED 39 yes- 60 no). There were 11 democrats who voted against it , otherwise it would have passed 50-49 . Senator Clinton voted for it.
2) On the lobbyists and special interests issues
HIS PROMISE is to limit lobbyist’s influence, shine sunlight into the earmark process and promote open government.
Obama promises one way and votes the other.
3/29/2006-Roll Call vote 82-S.2349 -To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes
. HIS VOTE – NO (passed 90 yes-8 no) There were 39 democrats who voted yes but not Senator Obama. Senator Clinton voted for it.
6/28/2005-Roll Call Vote 160-S. Amdt 1003-To require conference report inclusion of limitations, directives, and earmarks.
The entire text of the amdt is as follows: SEC. __. Any limitation, directive, or earmarking contained in either the House or Senate report must also be included in the conference report in order to be considered as having been approved by both Houses of Congress.
HIS VOTE-NO (rejected 33 yes-59 no) there were 20 democrats who voted against it or it would have passed 53-39. Senator Clinton and McCain voted for it
3) On the tax issue
HIS PROMISE is broad tax relief for middle class families and a higher education tax deduction
Obama promises one way and votes the other.
First on 11/18/2005, S. 2020 – Roll Call Vote 347,Tax Relief Act of 2005, which includes relief packages under Title 1 of the bill for Katrina, Rita, and Wilma affected areas. This bill also includes many other provisions for a) increasing the alternative tax exemption for single and joint filings, b) safe guards against weakening trade laws c) provisions that curtail tax loopholes and shelters and many other provisions
The second bill on 2/2/2006, HR 4297 –Roll Call Vote 10 of the 109th Congress which is listed as Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 includes the following a) $70 billion in tax cuts and credits b) $21.9 billion for health care for veterans, disability compensation, and hospital infrastructure for veterans from 2006 until 2010 c) provisions for exempting an individual filling a single return of $42500 and a joint return of $62500 from the alternative minimum tax d) a higher education tax deduction e) a provision that changes the tax on oil companies that produce over 500,000 barrels so that if oil prices increase over what they paid for it , then the oil company ‘s taxable gross income will be adjusted to the difference and many other provisions.(this would increase revenues to the government and, or keep prices down.)
HIS VOTE on HR 4297-NO (passed 66 yes-31 no) There were 17 democrats who voted for it but both Sen. Obama and Biden voted no and Sen. Clinton and McCain voted yes .
HIS VOTE on S.2020-NO (passed 64 yes- 33 no) There were 15 democrats who voted for it , including Sen. Clinton and McCain , but both Sen. Obama and Biden voted no .
4) On clean air and alternative fuels
HIS PROMISE is to give $150 billion for clean air technology over the next 10 years and to cut our dependence on foreign oil
Obama promises one way and votes the other.
6/21/2005-Roll Call Vote 144-S.Amdt 817-To provide for the conduct of activities that promote the adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas intensity in the United States and in developing countries and to provide credit-based financial assistance and investment protection for projects that employ advanced climate technologies or systems in the United States.
HIS VOTE-NO (passed 66 yes-29 no) 19 democrats voted yes including Sen. Clinton but again Sen. Obama and Biden voted no.
8/01/2006-Roll Call Vote 219-S.3711-A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.
HIS VOTE-NO (passed 71 yes- 25 no) 18 democrats voted for it including Sen. Clinton and McCain but Sen. Obama and Biden voted no.
5) On helping veterans
HIS PROMISE is committed to helping the heroes who defended our nation today and the veterans who fought in past years
Obama promises one way and votes the other.
2/2/2006-Roll Call Vote 10-HR 4297-authorizes $21.9 billion for veteran’s health care, disability compensation, and hospital infrastructure from 2006t to 2010.
HIS VOTE-NO (passed 66 yes- 31 no) There were 17 democrats who voted for it but both Sen. Obama and Biden voted no and Sen. Clinton and McCain voted yes.
6) On Immigration
HIS PROMISE is a) create secure borders b) improve our immigration system
Obama promises one way and votes the other.
5/17/2006-Roll Call Vote 126- S. Amdt 3979-To increase the amount of fencing and improve vehicle barriers installed along the southwest border of the U.S.
HIS VOTE-NO (passed 83 yes-16 no) 27 democrats voted yes including Sen. Clinton and McCain.
4/26/2006-Roll Call Vote 94-S. Amdt 3594-bill includes funds for salaries and vehicles for border patrols, customs, and immigration enforcement
HIS VOTE –NO (passed 59 yes-39 no) 7 democrats voted for it .
5/18/2006-Roll Call Vote 134-S. Amdt 4038- To require aliens seeking adjustment of status under section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act or Deferred Mandatory Departure status under section 245C of such Act to pay a supplemental application fee, which shall be used to provide financial assistance to States for health and educational services for non-citizens.(This would generate revenue for the states and make non-citizens repay some of the funds of the American tax payer.)
HIS VOTE –NO (passed 64 yes-32 no) 19 democrats voted for it to pass Including Sen. Clinton
6/6/2007-Roll Call Vote 192- Sessions Amdt. No. 1234; To save American taxpayers up to $24 billion in the 10 years after passage of this Act, by preventing the earned income tax credit, which is, according to the Congressional Research Service, the largest anti-poverty entitlement program of the Federal Government, from being claimed by Y temporary workers or illegal aliens given status by this Act until they adjust to legal permanent resident status.
HIS VOTE-NO (passed 56 yes-41 no) 14 democrats voted for it to pass.
6/6/2007-Roll Call Vote 189- Bingaman Amdt. No. 1267 As Modified; To remove the requirement that Y-1 nonimmigrant visa holders leave the United States before they are able to renew their visa. (Had this bill passed, it would have allowed an increase of illegal aliens in the U.S.)
HIS VOTE-YES (rejected 41 yes-57 no) 13 democrats voted against it Including Sen. Clinton and McCain.
Summary,
13 no votes across all party lines. Shows no bi-partisanship or concern for anyone’s welfare. For me, its more of the same .My way or the highway .Is it not what they criticize President Bush for, him thinking his ideas are the only right ones. What is his real agenda?
Obama voted No on every single issue he is promising the American People
Remember Joe Plumber and how the Obama’s media goons tried to dissect him for disagreeing with the plan. Reminds me of the ones that did not go along with good old George. Where are they all now? More of the same?
The media goons have not researched or questioned any connections between the big donations of Freddie Mac & Fannie May to Obama and the legislation that was dropped that could have prevented the housing crisis, Obama’s ties to Ayers, Obama’s $800,00 donation to Acorn and his connection as their attorney and staff trainer. They have not even done any background research on Acorn who are under FBI and justice department investigations.
What is his secrecy behind his not putting out his medical records? CNN reported that Sen. McCain has put out a whole lot more. (CNN is one of Sen.Obama’s media goon patrols) Is it executive privilege yet?
Why stop with Colin Powell, the rest of President Bush’s advisers need new jobs.
A billion dollar political war chest did not come from the little people!
MOST OF ALL, how can the American People want to elect a man who has no respect for life, and would not allow any legislation, while on the Illinois State Judiciary Committee, to protect born babies from being thrown in the trash to die. Senator Obama would not allow adoption of legislation to protect the lives of babies that were mistakenly born alive during abortions.
Posted by: cff | October 23, 2008 at 11:56 AM
No matter what Obama said in his book Israel fears him as a President!
Posted by: Lee S Gliddon Jr | October 15, 2008 at 07:29 PM
There is one thing that I have notice. Every time Obama address the people when he is done NEVER I have heard him say GOD BLESS AMERICA is this the kind of president we should have? I dont think so he dont even respect when the National Hymn is been played very RARELY or NEVER he put his hand in his chest. How can a "MAN" who dont have pride for HIS country can lead? sure he have good ideas (some of them but not all) but if he dont love his country I wounder who he will lead? What is his purpose for presidency? I have seen Athletes cry when they play the Pledge of Alliagance for the respect and proud of their country I dont see that in OBAMA and his immigration efforts i doubt it will be fair for everyone his expectations are in other palce other than His "country"
Posted by: Lorie | October 03, 2008 at 10:00 AM
I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.
This statement is a rewording of a passage from page 261 of The Audacity of Hope, in which Barack Obama spoke of the importance of not allowing inflamed public opinion to result in innocent members of immigrant groups being stripped of their rights, denied their due as American citizens, or placed into confinement, as was done with Japanese-Americans during World War II. The original contains no specific mention of "Muslims":
In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.
Posted by: Roy Brinlee | September 01, 2008 at 02:19 PM
I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.
This statement is a rewording of a passage from page 261 of The Audacity of Hope, in which Barack Obama spoke of the importance of not allowing inflamed public opinion to result in innocent members of immigrant groups being stripped of their rights, denied their due as American citizens, or placed into confinement, as was done with Japanese-Americans during World War II. The original contains no specific mention of "Muslims":
In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.
Posted by: Roy Brinlee | September 01, 2008 at 02:18 PM
Well Miss quoting is par for the course. Our nation preaches Freedom of religion but then we persecute those of other religions. as far as the best man for the job, well that is up to each of you to decide for yourselves. Some points I want to address, The war in Iraq was a mistake but we are there now, it has cost the lives of over 4000 of our men in women and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi men,women and children. I don't believe that either Obama or McCain have a clue as to what is needed. I am former military and my wife is military, I held a position that allowed me to talk with people high up, the word is this war will not be won in four years like McCain claims ... none of the top Military believes it ... neither does McCain it is a political promise that can't be kept. the Georgian Russia conflict, the Georgian president called McCain out because their government believes that McCain's statements and Idle words about the Russian Georgian problems were what provoked Russia to invade (they believe .. I don't know). On the other hand Obama (and Clinton) wanting to just cut and run in Iraq would be devastating to our reputation and integrity. We are there now, whats done is done, we need to see it through to the end. Our nation needs some drastic policy changes, it is this promise of change that has Obama running with so much popularity .. before we critisise Obama supporters for supporting him keep in mind that they (probably all of us) are tired of the pocket lining, people ignoring politics of the past, it has gotten old and we need someone in the office who will put the people first ... I don't know if Obama is the one to do that but he is promising it to us. McCain is a hero, showed that he can put his brothers in arms before his own intrests, had in my opinion a more than honorable military career (1958 - 81) but in all those years he had less than one years combat experience (minus the 5 1/5 years in a POW camp) upon his reintegration back into the military after his release he was given a desk job and obtained the rank of Captain, turned down a promotion to Rear Admiral to run for Congress, but he was never given a command. He has never actually lead men in combat ... nor did bush. I don't really think it is a fair or good thing to compare Bush and McCain but McCain does seem to want many of the same policies. I think we need to stop worrying about Parties and start worrying about what it will take to get our nation out of the hole we have dug ourselves into and who can get our out of it ... it isn't going to be Republican or Democrat ... it is going to be a level headed Man (woman) who knows that we need to take care of our own before trying to take care of the world and not just hand us words but act and act fast.
Posted by: JustAThought | August 22, 2008 at 07:15 AM
Hey red states!!
Your comments above are hilarious.
So much mis-information, propoganda and smear in one place.
Guess you must be REALLY scared that a black man actually has a chance..
Here is my take:
Its red team vs blue team.
Does not matter who the "captains" are.
Red team had full control and screwed us royally.
For the first time in our history, invaded a foreign country without provocation.
Brought shame and disgrace to this great nation of ours.
Raided our national treasury for personal gain.
Fostered ill will all over the free world.
Emboldened our enemies.
Destabilized our economy.
Its abundantly clear GWB is not on the right side of the Lord after all.
Think of all the poor innocent brown people lying dead in the desert, their blood on the hands of the NeoCons that YOU elected.
So guess what. Now its blue teams turn.
God Bless BARRACK OBAMA 08
A soldier of peace in a war against evil.
Posted by: STARCHY | August 22, 2008 at 12:20 AM
Wow, this is really a good and positive thing he is saying. When he stands with the Muslims, he is talking about standing up for their rights. He is talking about standing up for the rights of those Muslims that have come to this country to do right. Somebody has to stand up for their rights, and he is not saying he is favoring them over any other religion, he is standing up for their rights. This is what our President Bush did right after 9/11. On the same day of the attack, Bush made an announcement that we do not go after the Muslims living here. So I guess Bush stood by the Muslims, too.
Posted by: TR | August 14, 2008 at 09:53 AM
John Mccain gave more for America in his years as a POW than any other member of the US Congress. I have no doubt about his loyalty and his dedication to this country. Most of his critics do not have to guts that would allow them to lick his boots. Every one of the left's greatest criticisms of the last 8 years belie their intense support of action against Iraq and I have seen each one of them, from Mrs QAlbright to Ms Pelosi, to Mr Rockefeller, to Mr Reid and yea even Hillary and Monica's boyfriend. You support your country when you are at war. It is treason to give aid and comfort to the enemy. By the way, the mantra we are being taught to repaet viz. "Bush's failed presidency" dosen't wash everywhere. The president has the guts to stick by his guns and his policies are succeeding. America dosen't need B.O.. It will do just fine with Mr Mccain. David
Posted by: David E. Mouton | August 01, 2008 at 04:20 PM
All ye like sheep! It is still incredible to me that people will believe anything and everything they read or hear from some ignorant misguided individuals. I won't tell anyone how to vote but I think you should at least do the research yourself instead of letting ignorance rule your way. Oh and yes, his comments were taken out of context (go figure) because dirty is the only way those local yolkels know how to play!
Posted by: Mel | July 28, 2008 at 10:03 AM
In response to the article which said Obama said he would stand with the Muslims, etc. Well, even if he HAD said that, which he didn't, what would the big deal have been?? The word Muslim refers to their religion. Would you have been so up in arms if he had said I will stand for the Catholics, or the Christians? I just do not understand your logic, it just seems so ignorant.
Posted by: Amy | July 16, 2008 at 01:13 PM
lord hanuman
Obama carries "a miniature Hanuman idol in his pocket for luck." That is very interesting. Also this article is very amazing. I appreciate you sharing this information, because I had not heard this.
Posted by: Debbie | June 30, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama can now expect help from an unexpected quarter — Lord Hanuman.
All-India Congress Committee member Brij Mohan Bhama has organised a 11-day religious ceremony at Karol Bagh here for his success in the U.S. elections.
The idea of sending an idol of Hanuman dawned on him after friends in the United States mentioned a “prominent American politician who carried a miniature Hanuman idol in his pocket for luck,” Mr. Bhama said speaking on the first day of the ceremony on Tuesday.
“After hearing that, I decided to gift Mr. Obama a larger, gold-plated version along with the wishes of thousands of his supporters in this country,” said the leader struggling to lift the 15 kg, 21-inch brass idol.
The first-day ceremony, pranapratishta, or infusion of divine life into an idol, was performed by a dozen priests reciting mantras in tandem. It was attended by Democrats Abroad India chairperson Carolyn Sauvage, who spent over an hour at the venue.
The idol was later kept in the sanctum sanctorum of the Sankat Mochan Dham, where it will be kept for 10 more days. Mr. Bhama said several temples in New Delhi had already expressed an interest in keeping the idol for worship on their premises before it begins its journey across the Atlantic.
Along with the idol, a copy of Hanuman Chalisa, a compilation of hymns in praise of the Lord, would be sent.
“We will ensure that Mr. Obama receives the idol by August 24, a day before the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado,” said Mr. Bhama
Posted by: lord hanuman | June 30, 2008 at 08:12 AM
Good post. There is such an inversion between the MSM and the truth. What sort of president would Obama be if he was elected after openly lying on MSM TV while his lies were exposed already on the Internet?
Posted by: Old Atlantic | June 22, 2008 at 09:02 AM
If America wants a true patriot for President look at Ron Paul. He has an exemplary record and is against the North American Union (which Hillary, McCain and Obama want), he is against amnesty, for deportation of ALL illegal aliens, for THE CONSTITUTION! If he's not on the ballot WRITE HIM IN!! We can take America back to it's original values. Support Ron Paul www.ronpaulrevolution.com and let everyone know that our only hope for this country i truly patriotic President. He loves America!
Posted by: Beverly sydney | June 21, 2008 at 04:34 PM
Liberals know nothing of history when they spew crap pf Republicans burning crosses on black peoples lawn. Reminder; It was Republican whites who opposed and went to war to free slaves. It was republicans who supported reconstruction in the south. The first black elected officials were republicans. It was republicans who opposed Jim Crow Laws. Republicans by the most part are the true party of equality. The Democrats on the other hand always have been and always will be the party which truly supports slavery. Only now it is in the form of socialism which is slowly making more and more dependent on their government programs. Wake up and come home black America to the party who welcomes you and does not pander to you with a seductive set of chains!!!
Posted by: Rocky | June 21, 2008 at 09:41 AM
""Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
Posted by: SanskritG | June 16, 2008 at 02:11 PM
With these exposes about Barack, McCain will win.But McCain will continue the Iraq war. Hillary should run.She too will end the war. Versus McCain, Hilary will win. Pls tell Hillary to run. More delegates voted for Barack because these things about him are not yet exposed then.
Posted by: JONES | June 14, 2008 at 02:47 AM
My God you people are so frightened it is very sad. After 8 years of George W. Bush who was unequivocally your man and seeing his failed policies, you're shaking in your books because of a quote in a book (one that has been taken out of context by the way. Obama was simply stating that he was not going to allow people of foreign ancestry to be put in INTERNMENT CAMPS if things got out of hand politically. He never said anything specific about Muslims. I'm looking at the book which has been MISQUOTED on this site over and over.) You people claim that Obama followers need to do their homework but yet and still believe any anti-Obama rhetoric that anyone dreams up. Yes, it is a scary time for you indeed because your small minded world is dying. It's called EVOLUTION people. Get with it.
Posted by: JK Hobson | June 13, 2008 at 06:17 PM
Spiess, you make an interesting comment about education. I agree, it is going down the tubes. The President that has been in charge of it for the last 7 years ought to be ashamed.
Wow, I'm amazed that I agree with these guys on something.
Posted by: John Seymore | June 09, 2008 at 02:53 AM
Actually, Ron spiess. Republicans try to underfund education so that they limit people who think for themselves. It's their own way of keeping themselves in power. Democrats would prefer much more money spent on education (what you guys mistakenly call welfare).
The welfare in Iraq is far more expensive than any social program we've done in recent history. The amount welfare sent to corporations there is just staggering. And we're going to be there e100 years! Yee haw!
Let's go burn a cross in front of a black guys house! Yeee haw!! Come on guys that's how Republicans get'er done!!
Posted by: John Seymore | June 09, 2008 at 01:46 AM
Yeah that's crazy. it's almost like he respects other human beings and follows the true tenets of Christianity. Unlike the false prophets on this site.
Please don't be concerned when you see Christians disappear (real ones) and you are left behind with Bush, and the others. because we all know God favors certain races, and we're all equal just some of us are more equal than others!
Yeee Hawww, get 'er done!
Posted by: John Seymore | June 09, 2008 at 01:42 AM
Although, I can't stand McC he can beat Obama, no problem, because there is so much to expose Obama on.
If McC loses then he snatched defeat out of the jaws of success.
Most of America would be appalled at Obama's racism, muslim appeasment, and how the taxes on every family will be sky high during the first year of his "presidency." All McC has to do is take Obama's OWN WORDS and expose it to the voters.
We'll all see how McCain handles this Utopian Marxist Obama.
Posted by: no Compromises | June 08, 2008 at 06:57 PM
Ron Spiess:
Thanks for that comment. I agree. It's a very sad situation for the United States, and many of us feel helpless to stop it.
Posted by: Debbie | June 07, 2008 at 01:37 PM
We are a nation doomed by the ignorance we encourage. Our educational system no longer encourages the achiever but is geared for the lowest performer. We discourage excellence by passing students who can't even read and write the English language!! Now these people are voting and breeding. They will become the new majority and guess who they will be voting for? The candidate who promises to "take care of all their needs" by taxing the shrinking productive segment of our country into submission. Witness how our country has gone backwards under the miserable performance of the Democrat Representatives elected in 2006. This also explains the disastrous candidates we now have for President of the USA. Since there doesn't appear to be any sign of correcting this situation, I suggest we kiss this way of life (FREEDOM) good bye and start shopping for a Burka or Turban.
Posted by: Ron Spiess | June 07, 2008 at 09:28 AM
I ask that Mr Obama not use Japanese-Americans during WWII as a “right” lesson under these circumstances. There were no acts of treason and no acts of aggression from people of Japanese decent either citizens or not during the war. There was a lot of disappointment and some outrage but these folks, rightly or wrongly stood by America and were thus shepherded into internment/concentration camps for the duration of the war. No such outrage has been inflicted on Arab or Muslim populations today. Likewise little or no outrage is seen from this community about the terrorism exhibited in the name of Islam. There is a difference, Mr Obama and I would hope that as a candidate for President of these United States, that you might just recognize this.
Kei Narimatsu
Posted by: Kei Narimatsu | June 06, 2008 at 03:03 PM
Isabel: Yes we are aware of that picture. Obama is a very disturbing prospect for President of the United States. And think about him in charge of our military. What a shame. I pray he does not get elected.
Posted by: Debbie | June 03, 2008 at 10:23 PM
has anybody seen the picture of obama not putting his hand on his heart during the pledge? its a disgrace. if he isnt patriotic to America, why IS he running for president?
Posted by: isabel | June 03, 2008 at 08:19 PM
As for his comments, even taken IN context, people will find offense, IF THEY ARE LOOKING FOR IT.
I see that more people would vote for Obama over Billary, simply because we already had enough of the Clintons and what comes with them. (Hillary just wants her "fun in the Oval Office"??? What? does SHE get to pick which brand of Cigar?)
Either way, from everyone I have known and met over my 40+ years roaming this country, McCain will unfortunately be our next president. I sincerely believe the majority of this country is not ready to see anything other than a caucasian male as President. So it really doesnt matter who wins on the jackass side. I just wish the Elephants could have come up with a much better candidate.
Maybe time to move Libertarian..... Do they have anyone but half-wits running yet?
Posted by: jim | May 29, 2008 at 12:31 PM
It is true that no current political candidate of either party will represent people (legal Americans) who go to work every day and take good care of their families.
BUT THERE IS NO REASON WE CAN'T REGISTER A PROTEST VOTE ON A WEBSITE BY VOTING FOR OUR OWN CANDIDATES (neither Republican or Democrat)
We have a great example at ImpeachBushNow.....
Posted by: Mary Chamberlain | May 29, 2008 at 04:03 AM
The corrected quote (not the false one, but the one that Obama actually wrote in his book) is essentially the exact same position that George W. Bush announced just after the 9/11 attacks. So, I guess my question for many of the posters here is this: Why do you not support our president on not scapegoating Arab Americans and Pakistani Americans?
Posted by: Charly Gardel | May 28, 2008 at 04:31 PM
The bottom line is that Obama is a Marxist
Posted by: Wingo | May 24, 2008 at 04:04 PM
Greg: I'm with you. The longer this goes on the more worried I get. I don't think Washington sees the same threat they did in WWII
Posted by: Debbie | May 23, 2008 at 08:12 PM
I believe we won the war of defense against the Japanese attacks and we used isolation camps as part of the winning stategy. Today we are still under attack and there are no Muslim isolation camps. Perhaps we should just put a bullet through our heads now and save ourselves from the decades of bloody misery and insanity we have in store, due to our moderates and liberals and their illogical and suicidal "compassion".
Posted by: Greg | May 23, 2008 at 07:33 PM
Wow... reading the comments brings a great sense of shame that our great, inclusive country has devolved into this writhing mass of hysterical racism. I am deeply disappointed by what I see, and I hope for the sake of my country that this represents the views of a few self-selected sociopaths, rather than the majority, but I despair that my hopes are in vain.
Posted by: Michael | May 19, 2008 at 10:13 PM
I have heard all I'm going to listen to about this Obama guy. Somebody with a Muslim name like this is not even going to get my vote in this country and certainly does not belong running the US. Send this guy back to the Arab states where he belongs!
Posted by: Sue | May 14, 2008 at 09:25 PM
All of this sympathy towards this "victim" of racism is appalling seeing that he has had the opportunity to run for president of the most powerful country in the world!
When he stated that his sympathy would be with the immigrants, who are mainly Muslims now, "if the political winds shift in an ugly direction he would stand by them" is frightening to say the least.
He is a racist and a threat to the U.S. in any form of political leadership ,considering that the U.S. has allowed thousands of his "own" people a home plus the thousands of illegals.
He has made it very clear where his loyalty is and it is NOT with Americans.
Unbelievable for a man who will not debate, has achieved little if nothing in his political career other than his ability to impress listeners with his vacuous speeches rather than state factual policies he would impliment thus allowing Americans to really know what he's referring to as "change".
Posted by: Helen Nuss | May 14, 2008 at 09:07 AM
There is an old adage that we would be wise to consider..."were their is smoke there is fire".There is a lot of smoke in the Obama camp. Another adage is if it looks like a uck and it walks like a duck then it probably is a duck.
Posted by: Eric | May 09, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Saying it's a lie about Obama being proud of his brother for converting to Islam is a LIE itself; notice the paragraph of Obamas, he said he was proud of ALL he had done, including the ISLAM conversion.
You should read more clearly.
Posted by: Joe B | April 23, 2008 at 07:20 PM
Much of this invective about "Obama is a closet Muslim" , along with the highly selective quotes taken out of context are copied nearly verbatim from individuals working for or associated with JTF.org. In fact, this is probably where Israpundit also got the info posted here.
Not only that, I'm willing to bet that this person is definitely a major figure in the Jewish Task Force, a neo-Kahanist organization that has been openly condemned as a racist organization by the ADL and Simon Wiesenthal Center.
The founder, Victor Vancier aka "Chaim Ben Pesach", was formerly a member of the Jewish Defense League, the organization founded by the late terrorist Meir Kahane. It may very well be that the alias "Cyberella", "patriot08" among others posting this saem stuff word for word on boards across the country is likely none other than Victor Vancier aka "Chaim Ben Pesach". This man is a convicted terrorist! In 1987, he was sentenced to 10 years in Federal prison for taking part in a series of ''terrorist bombings'' in the New York area since 1984.
Why form your opinion about Obama based on the words from a convicted terrorist?
Here is a list of the fabricated and/or grossly out of context Obama "quotes" (Hat tip to "McSweeny").
Alleged quote:
"The person who made me proudest of all, though, was [half brother] Roy...He converted to Islam."
Real quote and/or context of quote:
"The person who made me proudest of all, though, was Roy. Actually, now we call him Abongo, his Luo name, for two years ago he decided to reassert his African heritage. He converted to Islam, and has sworn off pork and tobacco and alcohol. He still works at his accounting firm, but talks about moving back to Kenya once he has enough money. In fact, when we saw each other...he was building a hut for himself and his mother...in accordance with Luo tradition."
>>>An honest conversation about race begins with just that: HONESTY. The paraphrased quote implies Obama is happy for his half-brother because he converted to Islam, which is of course a lie. When Obama first meets his half-brother, Roy is an obese, hard-drinking man whose life is in a downward spiral. Obama is proud of his brother for turning his life around, as we all would be.
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Alleged quote:
"In Indonesia, I had spent two years at a Muslim school...I studied the Koran..."
Real quote and/or context of quote:
"In Indonesia, I had spent to years at a Muslim school, two years at a Catholic school. In the Muslim school, the teacher wrote to tell my mother that I made faces during Koranic studies. My mother wasn't overly concerned. 'Be respectful,' she'd said. In the Catholic school, when it came time to pray, I would pretend to close my eyes, then peek around the room. Nothing happened. No angels descended. Just a parched old nun and thirty brown children, muttering words. Sometimes the nun would catch me, and her stern look would force my lids back shut."
>>>This paraphrased quote is not just misleading, it's deceitful. You're obviously implying that Obama was indoctrinated into the Muslim faith as a little boy. But the full quote, taken in context, depicts nothing more than your average precocious kid bored silly in religion class.
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Alleged quote:
"Lolo (Obama's step father) followed a brand of Islam ...."I looked to Lolo for guidance".
"Real quote and/or context of quote:
"Like many Indonesians, Lolo followed a brand of Islam that could make room for remnants of more ancient animist and Hindu faiths...[two paragraphs later]The world was violent, I was learning, unpredictable and often cruel. My grandparents knew nothing about such a world, I decided; there was no point in disturbing them with questions they couldn't answer. Sometimes, when my mother came home from work, I would tell her the things I had seen or heard, and she would stroke my forehead, listening intently, trying her best to explain what she could, and I always appreciated the attention--her voice, the touch of her hand, defined all that was secure. But her knowledge of [Indonesian] floods and exorcisms and cockfights left much to be desired. Everything was as new to her as it was to me, and I would leave such conversations feeling that my questions had only given her unnecessary cause for concern. So it was to Lolo I turned for guidance and instruction."
>>>It's becoming painfully obvious you haven't read a single word of Obama's books. The paraphrased quote would have you believe that Obama looks to this stern Muslim as his mentor, when in the full, contextual quote, NOTHING like that is said or inferred. Obama mentions offhand that his stepfather is Muslim--even better, that he adheres to an ecumenical brand of Islam. What follows after that is a full page of text and two expository paragraphs on Indonesian life, and then Obama says he turns to his stepfather for guidance about Indonesian customs and history because his grandparents and mother are relatively clueless.
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Alleged quote:
"I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
Real quote and/or context of quote:
"In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
>>>This is truly a thing of beauty here. Obama creates this carefully nuanced portrait of Arab and Pakistani Americans unlawfully imprisoned in post-9/11 America, and he vows to defend their freedoms as Americans. And what does the paraphrased "quote" imply? That come the next Holy War, Obama is joining the Jihadists.
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Alleged quote:
"I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites."
Real quote and/or context of quote:
"[We] know too much, we have all seen too much, to take my parents' brief union--a black man and white woman, an African and an American--at face value. As a result, some people have a hard time taking me at face value. When people who don't know me well, black or white, discover my background (and it usually is a discovery, for I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of twelve or thirteen, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites), I see the split-second adjustments they have to make, the searching of my eyes for some tell-tale sign. They no longer know who I am. Privately, they guess at my troubled heart, I suppose--the mixed blood, the divided soul, the ghostly image of the tragic mulatto trapped between two worlds. And if I were to explain that no, the tragedy is not mine, or at least not mine alone, it is yours, daughter of Plymouth Rock and Ellis Island, it is yours, children of Africa, it's on the nightly news for all to see, and that if we could acknowledge at least that much then the tragic cycle begins to break down...well, I suspect that I sound incurably naive, wedded to lost hopes....Or worse, I sound like I'm trying to hide from myself."
>>>Wow, stunning editorial journalism here. A sprawling paragraph about a young man's inner conflict with his multi-racial heritage, and the paraphrased quote dispenses with the parenthetical reference, and devoid of context, morphs into the rough equivalent of, "KILL, WHITEY!"
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Alleged quote:
"never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself..."
Real quote and/or context of quote:
"Yes, I'd seen weaknesses in other men--[my grandfather] and his disappointments, [my stepfather] and his compromise. But these men had become object lessons for me, men I might love but never emulate, white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, the son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela. And if later I saw that the black men I knew...fell short of such lofty standards; if I had learned to respect these men for the struggles they went through, recognizing them as my own--my father's voice had nevertheless remained untainted, inspiring, rebuking, granting or withholding approval. You don not work hard enough, Barry. You must help in your people's struggle. Wake up, black man!
"Now, as I sat in the glow of a single light bulb, rocking slightly on a hard-backed chair, that image had suddenly vanished. Replaced by...what? A bitter drunk? An abusive husband? A defeated, lonely bureaucrat? To think that all my life I had been wrestling with nothing more than a ghost! For a moment I felt giddy...The king is overthrown, I thought. The emerald curtain is pulled aside. The rabble of my head is free to run riot; I can do what I damn well please. For what man, if not my own father, has the power to tell me otherwise? What I do, it seems, I won't do much worse than he did."
>>>I barely know where to begin with this one. Here we have Obama wrestling with the legacy of his dead father, and with how much he had WRONGLY invested himself in the myth of his father and by extension the myth of his racial heritage. And what does the altered quote suggest? BLACK POWER! BLACK POWER!
Posted by: jaikie | April 15, 2008 at 09:41 PM
Oh, I was looking at the comments backwards. The oldest ones are on the bottom. Good.
Posted by: A little less confused | April 11, 2008 at 11:57 AM
I'm not quite sure if I understand you people's viewpoint. To me, the context of Obama's quote seems to refute the negative meaning some ascribe to it. "Look," people say, "He says he'll side with Muslims instead of america!!" Well, no, he wasn't saying he'd side with Islam in Islam vs. America or even in Islam vs. Christianity. What he said was he would stand up for AMERICAN Muslims if the general population should turn against them. If, for example, we decided we needed to lock all Muslims/Arabs up in camps to protect ourselves from enemies...like we did once to the Japanese. That's all Obama is saying, is that he'll stand for human rights.
Yet even after seeing the context, most of the posters here seem convinced Barak is an Islamofascist who wants to destroy america. I'm confused.
Posted by: A little bit confused | April 11, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Hillary will win PA and then Indidana, and it will be all over for Obama after that.
And I am NOT a Hillary supporter. It's just so obvious that Obama is a flash in the pan, a novelty item.
He is the one that is going to pull out of the race, mark my words.
Posted by: monique alponte | April 07, 2008 at 10:33 PM
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Posted by: Robert Griffin | April 03, 2008 at 05:58 PM
That rumor has been circulating the internet for a while now. The fact that people accept it as true without checking its validity is extremely destructive to our democracy. The quote is wrong. What you're posting is a lie.
The actual quote from the book is from page 261 and is as follows:
"Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
Posted by: Dan | March 25, 2008 at 11:28 PM
I have contacted Israpundit, who I quoted above about Obama's comment. When I get the page number I will post it here. I should have requested that before I posted.
Posted by: Debbie | March 04, 2008 at 07:02 PM
I have also been searching the book, the Audacity of Hope, for the quote that is attributed to being there.
I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
Can someone on this blog share that information? It is all over the Internet, yet, the page number is not being revealed.
Posted by: Ronald G. Ross | March 04, 2008 at 06:31 PM
Mark: Thank you for that distinction.
Roger, Aurora, Angel: Thanks, I miss Fred too. I still have his sticker on my car. I really need to remove it.
Jack, Skunkfeathers: I agree.
TX CHL Instructor: Thanks for that, I needed a laugh.
Faisal.K: The following Obama has is amazing. There is no explanation for it, since he really has no experience. I don't get it.
Ben: Very interesting. I'm headed over to read your article. I wish we could dump McCain. There is always talk of another political party, Conservatives would love that. But we wouldn't stand a chance.
Posted by: Debbie | February 29, 2008 at 04:56 PM