tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post7094943166202995511..comments2024-03-24T23:41:23.944-07:00Comments on Talk Wisdom: The Name Game?Christinewjchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18434229284833642438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-46632406498295724912008-02-28T10:20:00.000-08:002008-02-28T10:20:00.000-08:00"What??? What is so wrong with informing people ab..."What??? What is so wrong with informing people about the middle name of a potential presidential candidate?"<BR/><BR/>It's the intent that makes all the difference. Those emphasizing the middle name, including this blog, want to drive home the heritage of Obama, specifically his father. It seeks to extend the urban myth of Obama's supposed Muslim identity. Something I've seen perpetuated on this blog several times now...for pete's sake do some research. The name "Hussein" has other connotations as well, a not-so-subtle link to Saddam Hussein, one of the worst dictators in recent times. I hardly think that's accidental.<BR/><BR/>None of this is subtle, and anyone professing innocence of these intentions are either lying to us or lying to themselves, and personally I think it's the former. It's called "Swift-Boating" something those on the right fringe have become the masters of. <BR/><BR/>If we need to refer to Obama, don't you think his last name would suffice, or Senator Obama, or Barack Obama. Do we even know John McCain's or Mike Huckabee's middle name? Let alone use them 3 or 4 times in an introduction to a campaign speech? Please! Using Barack Obama's full name three times in an introduction is not simply "informing people about the middle name of a potential presidential candidate". It's just plain disingenuous, and frankly ignorant, to say otherwise. It's makes it quite clear that the speaker wanted to invoke a less-than-intellectual response to the likely Democratic nominee. Particularly considering the tone of Mr Cunningham's speech. Just dirty politics from the right...as usual. Who would Jesus Swift-Boat?<BR/><BR/>Just asking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-13962426892872213232008-02-27T11:46:00.000-08:002008-02-27T11:46:00.000-08:00At the gym today, one TV had a morning talk show. ...At the gym today, one TV had a morning talk show. I don't know the name of the show or the two people on it. <BR/><BR/>What I found interesting was the comment that they loved all the choices, i.e., Obama, Clinton, and McCain. In fact, they wished they could vote for all three!<BR/><BR/>Now, does that tell you something about the candidates or what? They all pretty much have the same worldview - ultra liberal.Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.com