His Name is Hussein Isn't It?
Apr. 29th, 2008 10:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
webfarmerCripes. If anyone wants to see the insidious power of right-wing talk radio to spew un-countered bullcrap to the rural masses, this is a perfect example. I wouldn't doubt that some of the fundi churches weren't echoing it too.
Religion Issue Hurting Obama With Indiana Cafe Patrons - Reuters - 29 Apr 08
"'Obama has great ideas but his background scares me,' said Chris Leighton, 60, a secretary having lunch at the Chaperral Cafe in Shelbyville, in southeast Indiana. 'Everyone talks about him being a Muslim and having ties to terrorism, but how do people really find out?' The incorrect belief that the Illinois senator is a Muslim was shared by half a dozen others in the restaurant — a sign that dirty campaign tactics and Internet innuendo has taken root among some voters in Indiana, the next state to vote."
Religion Issue Hurting Obama With Indiana Cafe Patrons - Reuters - 29 Apr 08
"'Obama has great ideas but his background scares me,' said Chris Leighton, 60, a secretary having lunch at the Chaperral Cafe in Shelbyville, in southeast Indiana. 'Everyone talks about him being a Muslim and having ties to terrorism, but how do people really find out?' The incorrect belief that the Illinois senator is a Muslim was shared by half a dozen others in the restaurant — a sign that dirty campaign tactics and Internet innuendo has taken root among some voters in Indiana, the next state to vote."
