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merrily

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59. Factually incorrect on several points.

Sun Sep 20, 2015, 07:06 AM

Sep 2015

Obama was born in Hawaii and, AFAIK, he never lived in Kansas. His grandparents had moved from there well before he was born. His mom and Dad met in Hawaii.He and his mother lived with his grandparents when he was very young, she being very young, and probably technically unwed as well given that Obama Sr had a wife in Kenya when he came here to study. Obama and his mom were on welfare for a time during this period.

At some point, his mom married one Soetero, and they all went to live in Indonesia, when Obama was six. He lived there between the ages of six and 10. I believe, but am not 100% certain, that age 10 is when he went to live with his grandparents, but his mother did not. (Check his wiki.)

Age 10 would have been the youngest he lived with his grandparents, but without his mom.

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15 percent of Democrats believe Obama is a Muslim [View all] oberliner Sep 2015 OP

I don't believe he's a Muslim, Blue_In_AK Sep 2015 #1

One of my daughter's friends said yesterday because Obama's middle name is Hussein he's Muslim. GreenEyedLefty Sep 2015 #2

"Hussein" means "Good Looking." It's not an inherently religious name. MADem Sep 2015 #16

And Barack is based on the Hebrew Baruch, I believe oberliner Sep 2015 #35

Mohamad Hosi MUBARACK had it as a last name--it gets around~! nt MADem Sep 2015 #39

There are definitely Muslim names Reter Sep 2015 #38

In Lebanon especially, a lot of kids have a "Christian" and a "Muslim" name. MADem Sep 2015 #40

and where born??? elleng Sep 2015 #3

And 1 percent think he is Jewish? oberliner Sep 2015 #8

LOVE IT! elleng Sep 2015 #9

Many consider Obama to be the first Jewish POTUS in the same way that B. Clinton was first AA POTUS Gothmog Sep 2015 #21

Well, he does have a Jewish ex-stepmother and a Jewish half-brother, who lives in China and is LeftishBrit Sep 2015 #44

In other news, large numbers of Americans are utter morons. n/t A HERETIC I AM Sep 2015 #4

Hahaha... Liberal Jesus Freak Sep 2015 #34

You poor dear! A HERETIC I AM Sep 2015 #36

Yep. Garrett78 Sep 2015 #46

Moronic being an end stage of profound dishonesty maybe? Hortensis Sep 2015 #54

Approximating the same percentage of "Kim Davis Democrats" who believe Obama is the anti-Christ. Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #5

People can be ignorant as fuck. GreenEyedLefty Sep 2015 #6

Obama is a Muslim. He's just really fucking terrible at it. Glassunion Sep 2015 #7

Well, some might aver he has it down to a science!!! MADem Sep 2015 #13

Well, of COURSE Obummer fails at being a Mooselim krispos42 Sep 2015 #45

Obviously these people Turbineguy Sep 2015 #10

I hate to say it, but I hope not yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #15

Too much man. Kingofalldems Sep 2015 #31

Are any of the fifteen percent Muslim, themselves? MADem Sep 2015 #11

People are ignorant TeddyR Sep 2015 #12

Pretty sad isn't it Jappleseed Sep 2015 #14

�As far as I know.� GeorgeGist Sep 2015 #17

Kim Davis is a Democrat, so what. Some people are really stupid. Rex Sep 2015 #18

I've never heard a Democrat promoting the idea that Obama was a Muslim oberliner Sep 2015 #19

I am surprised at the number, was hoping it would be closer to 5%. Rex Sep 2015 #20

Apparently only an American born person can be president. RichGirl Sep 2015 #25

Lots of people ARE both "American born" AND "Muslim." MADem Sep 2015 #41

. merrily Sep 2015 #55

That Wikipedia uses this Politico article as the source of their claim oberliner Sep 2015 #56

I remember when this came out during the 2008 primary. merrily Sep 2015 #58

That link does not say what you claim it says. Did you post the correct link or are you riffing? Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #22

See page 32. Mosby Sep 2015 #27

Yes it does oberliner Sep 2015 #28

I'm fine with that. truebluegreen Sep 2015 #23

Obama's mother was an Athiest... RichGirl Sep 2015 #24

Factually incorrect on several points. merrily Sep 2015 #59

I read "Dreams from my Father" RichGirl Sep 2015 #64

I don't think we know if his grandparents were churchgoers or that they would have taken him against merrily Sep 2015 #65

I read it too loyalsister Sep 2015 #66

They are really republicans who never got around to changing parties kydo Sep 2015 #26

FFS! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #29

Most likely just polling noise. Drunken Irishman Sep 2015 #30

What percentage of those were just yanking the chain? Fumesucker Sep 2015 #32

I did wonder about that oberliner Sep 2015 #33

I know a Muslim who says Obama is a Muslim Reter Sep 2015 #37

People like that couldn't be LESS helpful... branford Sep 2015 #42

Well, he doesn't go to mosque, and doesn't pray 5 times a day, and doesn't avoid all alcohol or pork LeftishBrit Sep 2015 #43

Aren't there secular Muslims who do not do those things? oberliner Sep 2015 #53

I don't care one way or the other what he is... Contrary1 Sep 2015 #47

This is mind boggling! 14% of liberals believe that President Obama is akbacchus_BC Sep 2015 #48

Not all Democrats are liberal, branford Sep 2015 #49

IF you read the survey at the link, it breaks it down by liberal/conservative/moderate oberliner Sep 2015 #52

That's nearly as racist as you are! Codeine Sep 2015 #63

Must be the Reagan Dems, I wonder if that is an accurate percentage of them in the Dem Party? YabaDabaNoDinoNo Sep 2015 #50

But 14 percent who call themselves "liberals" also have this belief oberliner Sep 2015 #51

People self ID in polls heck I have been known to make up answers when I get the calls just to YabaDabaNoDinoNo Sep 2015 #60

Yeah I thought of that too oberliner Sep 2015 #61

Look, most recent polling shows about 26% of Democrats oppose marriage equality, on DU those Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #62

I would ask them what he's done to display that, then ask what Christian ethic has been orpupilofnature57 Sep 2015 #57