Clinton: Obama is not a Muslim, “as far as I know”
The ugliest campaign tactics so far this season have been seen in the mailings and internet sites that question Sen. Obama’s Christian faith, and patriotism. It has been a whispered misconception that Obama took the oath of office on the Koran and that Obama doesn’t pledge elegance to the flag, but the favorite fabrication of fanatics, racist and fear-baiter alike is that claims that Obama is secretly a Muslim.
This week on CBS’ 60 Minuets Hillary Clinton had an opportunity to send a signal to anyone in her campaign who might be spreading these reprehensible lies, but she passed on that opportunity. When Steve Kroft asked Clinton if she believe that Obama was secretly a Muslim She said, “No” but when pressed added the caveat, “as far as I know”.
Hillary knows very well that Sen. Obama has been a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago for 20 years. She also knows that this misconception on the part of some voters benefits here politically, so she lets it stand, some might say even encourages it. The Clinton Campaigns “kitchen sink” approach sows the seeds of her destruction when she has this on her hands. It is possible to kneecap the most promising young democrat on the national stage in a generation, it is not possible to do it an simultaneously appear likeable and presidential.
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