Another McCain-Palin Introducer Declares "Barack Hussein Obama"

[sabra]

Source: Huffington Post

For the second time in three days, the speaker at a McCain campaign rally used Barack Obama's middle name "Hussein" in a demeaning fashion to ignite the crowd.

Speaking in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Bill Platt, the GOP chair of Lehigh County, twice referred to "Barack Hussein Obama" minutes before John McCain and Sarah Palin were set to take the stage.

On Monday, a local Florida sheriff preceded Palin's speech by declaring: "On Nov. 4, let's leave Barack Hussein Obama wondering what happened."

McCain has distanced itself from the deliberate and malicious use of Obama's middle name in the past. When a conservative radio talk show host first discussed Barack "Hussein" Obama in February, the campaign said it was inappropriate and not reflective of the race they are seeking to run.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/08/another-mccain-palin-intr_n_132996.html

[beachmom]

1. Disgusting.

[indio55555]

57. Obama shoud start the next debate with.....

"I Barak HUSSAIN Obama" I mean that's his name and what's wrong with that... Atleast he didn't give the real Hussain the key to Detroit and shake Osama's hand.

[Barbara2423]

71. I like Barack's Middle Name

We should not get upset when someone uses Barack’s middle name. The enlightened people know he did not choose the name and kept the name out of respect for his mother. We should all say his middle name 100 times and move on. People who are going to vote Democrat will not change their vote because of Republican nonsense.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

2. It's all they've got.

And it's already been used and abused to the point of no longer having any real impact on the average voter. All this does at this stage in the campaign is help rally their hate voters. Who they already own.

[depakid]

17. "All this does at this stage in the campaign is help rally their hate voters."

Who are diminishing in numbers.

Most folks aren't like that- though like people anywhere, they can get riled up in a crowd by a few.

More often, they're like the Durham family:


Presidential hopeful Barack Obama, in 1979 gets a hug during his high school graduation in Hawaii from his maternal grandparents, Stanley Armour Dunham and Madelyn Payne, both natives of Kansas.

[EFerrari]

51. Agreed. Most people are not haters and don't want to associate with haters.

We'll be fine.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

3. There are some real knuckledraggers in the Lehigh Valley.

Go read the LTTE's in the Easton Express-Times sometime. Some of them are too dumb to breathe.

[NashVegas]

4. People (ie, "We") Are Going To Have To Freaking Deal With It

We saw this last winter and this spring from Freeper trolls and faux HC supporters on DU, so it's not like we didn't know it was coming.

Also, when Obama brought out "lipstick on a pig," he opened the door to this. I would have to imagine there is a plan to deal with this crap.

[cottonseed]

59. Why would "lipstick on a pig" open the door to this?

[NashVegas]

67. It's Called "Being Coy"

Obama knew exactly what he was doing, exactly what he was setting McCain up for when he used that phrase. McCain fell straight into it, and now he's returning it.

[Dems4me]

75. Whats so sickening about the "Lipstick On a Pig "comment ..

at the rally was the repugs totally took it out of context.
Obama really truly wasn't even talking about Palin.
He said it as an example of one of Mccains policies.
Mccain trying to make his policy be something it wasn't to the
public and Barack said something to the effect of comparing it to a silk purse and sows
ear and the lipstick on the pig was just another example of the comparison.

I was there at the rally and the repugs totally took it
out of context. They jumped on nothing, like a fly on poop.

Their just a bunch of vultures looking for kill.

[NashVegas]

76. He Knew What He Was Doing

Just as he knew what he was doing last spring when he said Clinton "periodically" goes on the attack when she's feeling down. Just as Clinton knew what she was doing when she said Obama hadn't done the "spadework" to be worthy of the nom, last winter. It's a game. They know it.

[aquart]

5. It's his name.

Just one more reason why parents need to stop and think before scribbling on that birth certificate.

[wysimdnwyg]

9. Poor argument

His parents could hardly have known in the early '60s that the name Hussein would be the anathema it is today. It is a common name in Africa and the Middle East.

[polmaven]

11. Well, but....

Stop and think about what? I am quite sure Saddam was not a well known figure when Barack was born.

[JonLP24]

28. Why?? What's wrong with Hussein?

In arabic it means good, handsome, or beautiful.

on edit: I meant to reply to the poster you replied to sorry :hi:

[polmaven]

40. In that case,

they got it exactly right, I'd say! :hi:

[aquart]

61. Yeah. It does. In arabic.

His wonderful, free-spirited beloved mother gave him an entirely non-English name. Non-Irish, too. Was she planning to have him live in Arabia? Kenya? Cloud cuckoo land? Nothing from HER family in his name? How about Barack Kearney Obama?

She should have thought for two seconds about all the places her son might have to or want to go. But she didn't. And now that middle name is a millstone around his neck. We won't touch it and we get offended if they do. So don't tell me how nice a name it is. If it's such a nice name, why don't we use it? It was as thoughtless as that idiot actor who named his son Peanut Rademacher.

[TankLV]

68. oh - goody - now you're blaming the MOTHER...

yet we're still waiting for you to CONDEMN the REPUKES who obviously mean it as a SMEAR...

you're certainly a piece of work...

[JonLP24]

69. I have no problem using his name

I oppose the CONTEXT of how they are using his. How was his mother supposed to know that his middle name would soon be similar to that of a dictator?

[Zodiak]

14. His parents were supposed to predict the rise of Saddam Hussein?

What degree of prescience does a parent need to predict the future 20 years ahead of time?

Saddam rose to power in 1979.

The name means "good; small and handsome one".

[frylock]

36. saddam was installed in 1979 by the CIA..

just wanted to clarify.

[Zodiak]

78. Very true n/t

[Quantess]

15. Looks like the Hollywood babies already have some doors closed for them, in that case.

[aquart]

62. Those babies have trust funds. And party invitations.

They could be named "Shit" and people would still suck up to them.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

23. By my tally, you're in the top spot for "stupidest post of the day"

[cyndensco]

60. I won't quite call it stupid.

Maybe telling? I cringed when I read it.

[TankLV]

65. exactly...things that make you go hmmm...

notice the posters who do this...

[ET Awful]

25. Hussein is a name with significant religious and cultural history, based on his fathers

culture and history, it's a very common name. It's no different than having a child named Timothy based on the "Timothy" in the Bible. It doesn't denote a connection to Timothy McVeigh any more than Obama's middle name denotes a connection to Saddam.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

39. Yeah, why do those German idiots name their kids Adolf?

:eyes:

[Virginia Dare]

43. It was his grandfather's name...n/t

[Terran]

50. Stop and think

before you post. :think:

[TankLV]

66. yeah - sure - they mean nothing by emphasizing that...

why do you always post such indefensible things - like now - trying to make it like THE REPUKES didn't really mean anything by it when they clearly did and justifiably CONDEMNING THEM instead of a cutsy "its his name" crap?

We're sick of your comments...

[angstlessk]

6. YES and like last time, every liberal should insert Hussein as their middle names

Hello, my name is Charlotte Hussein Smith, how do you do?

[dubyaD40web]

8. How about...

Jesus Hussein Christ?

[dubyaD40web]

7. They might as well call him the "N" word...

Fuggin' racists!

[paparush]

10. Then We should refer to John Sidney McCain III to remind the hockey moms

joe six packs that McCain is a well healed, spoiled, rich, brat of a daddy's boy just like W was.

[LuckyLib]

18. Exactly. John Sidney McCain III -- each and every time.

[JaneQPublic]

19. S = "Sidney"? I thought it was "Songbird" (nt)

[MidwestTransplant]

12. This is a non issue. They look stupid because everybody knows his middle name. Obviously most are

over it.

[CitizenPatriot]

13. I disagree

I self-deleted post sorry

[bluestateguy]

16. "Oh, oops, pardon me. Did I say that. I shouldn't have said that" (Tee hee)

And then a lame "apology" follows, but the message was conveyed that they wanted.

[Juche]

20. His middle name is Hussein?

Holy shit, I had no idea. There is no way I'm voting for him now. For you see I have been living on Mars for the past decade. Under a rock in a cave. With my eyes shutand my fingers in my ears.

If this is what the GOP wants to talk about while the economy implodes and more and more peopel can't afford to see a doctor have at it. All it does is cement what a bigoted, redneck, violent agenda the GOP has in the minds of all the undecideds and moderates out there.

[undeterred]

21. We need to get over this.

I realize why they are doing it, but the more the name Hussein is heard, the more normal it becomes and the less strange it sounds. We should start naming our children and our pets Hussein, for gods sake, and Barack Hussein Obama should use his full name proudly during every moment of his two term presidency. His name is nothing to be ashamed of.

[peace13]

22. It is the man's name.

There are an ignorant few who will react to this. I think that it is a slam to Obama to be upset that people use his whole name. Why do these threads keep coming up. Give it up people. These folks who think like Palin are brain dead. Be thankful that there are so few of them. Peace, Kim

[cyndensco]

63. I agree.

I think we should not even give them the satisfaction of outrage. It does probably cause fear and loathing among their supporters, but who cares? Fortunately, they are dwindling in numbers, not growing.

Barack Hussein Obama/Biden '08

[peace13]

64. I hear you!

Peace, Kim Hussein

[pegleg]

24. I have a middle name I'm not too proud of either,but that's my name

and if people are going to make fun of someone's middle name then it simply shows that's all they have - NO SUBSTANCE! It is simply a non issue.

[dipsydoodle]

32. Woldn't worry about it too much

John Wayne was christened Marion - try dealing with that. :)

[pegleg]

34. Now I would certainly worry if Barack Marion Obama was his name

[wtmusic]

26. Sidney bin Laden has to put up with that same crap every day nt

[TerribleLarryDingle]

27. So they admit he's The Handsome One?

After all that's the meaning of the name Hussein.

Hussein male Arabic handsome one

[Bluenorthwest]

29. John Sidney McCain the Third

Was raised in Washington DC, and it shows.

[dipsydoodle]

30. WTF

Next you'll be telling me he's black too. :sarcasm:

[HopeHoops]

35. He's black?

Hadn't noticed, but why would that matter?

[HopeHoops]

31. OBVIOUSLY his terrorist-loving parents named him after a premonition 48 years ago - It would be evil

Okay, so they got the Hussein part right, long before Saddam was on the scene. And they almost got the OSAMA part right, but the clouds started to close in on the premonition before they could notice the difference and file for a change in their last names. Barack was chosen like most other popular names, from a character on a soap opera.

How freakin' desperate can McCain get? Are they really dumb enough to think this will help when the only people these attacks appeal to are ones that wouldn't vote for Obama if his name was Ronald Reagan. Obama had it right a month or so ago when he said, "they must think you're stupid."

Good grief.

[brindis_desala]

33. Our Hussein Shows Class not Moose

Queen Noor al-Hussein

[madmom]

37. "A rose by any other name smells as sweet."

[Plucketeer]

38. I'm sorta surprized that it's taken this long to

come to this. When you've got nothing but flag-waving and the novelty of a vagina-toter to offer, you're bound to get desperate as voting day draws near.

[RoccoR5955]

41. Maybe the Dems should refer to their candidates as

Sarah "Shoots wolves from helicopter" Pailin, and John "The REAL Manchurian Candidate" McCain.

or

Sarah "Mooselini" Pailin, and "Panama" John Benedict Arnold McCain

[jb5150]

42. This tactic is bound to backfire

sure it plays to his already racist choir, but I think it is turning off undecided voters...

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[EFerrari]

45. Does your mother know you're out of school today?

[Virginia Dare]

47. Maybe Liberty U has another holiday today...n/t

[EFerrari]

49. Or, Whatsamatta U.

[Virginia Dare]

46. It comes down to idiots and the rest of us...

guess which side you're on?

[wtmusic]

52. Aw get back on your knees and pray for McCain.

He needs all the help he can get.

:rofl:

[Terran]

54. Run along child...

The adults are having a conversation.

[NoodleyAppendage]

48. John "Racist Dickhead" McCain & Sarah "Dumbshit Fascist" Palin

I'm all for using middle names.

J

[warriorusa]

55. I love these names for these two shit head

[NoodleyAppendage]

70. That would be "shit headi" I think. ;) n/t

J

[GoddessOfGuinness]

53. Hussein is a pretty common name...

The first Hussein who comes to my mind is King Hussein of Jordan, who worked with Yitzhak Rabin to negotiate a peace treat between their two countries.

Then there's Sayyed Hussein el-Husseini, a Lebanese politician who helped end the Lebanese civil war in 1990, and propelled the disarmament of sectarian militias.

Another Hussein, not quite as well known as these two, is Taha Hussein (1889-1973), an Egyptian author. The loss of his eyesight at an early age did not affect his visionary mind. One of his books, On Pre-Islamic Poetry, which suggested that the Quran might not be the most objective historical reference, was banned until re-edited. He believed in free education, sought an end to poverty and ignorance in his country, and was supportive of the emancipation of women during his lifetime.

If only we could see an end to bigotry and ignorance in this country.

[DrZeeLit]

56. Repub Meme: Decry the practice. Do it. Then Apologize. (lather, rinse, repeat)

[SunDrop23]

58. And THAT'S the best they have...THAT'S their strategy. Hahahahaha.

Landslide in November.

[classysassy]

72. "Whats in a name?"

It seem most of our good mericans(hypocrit's)hate the name Hussien,but they embrace the name Robert E. Lee.

[LynnTheDem]

73. Royal name in Jordan; "beautiful one". No need for Obama to be ashamed

of his name.

No need for anyone to be ashamed of their name; it's their behaviour that should determine that.

Obama has no need for shame there, either.

Paliban & mccain sure can't same the same.

[Alamuti Lotus]

74. Husayn--one of the most common and revered names in the world

They're stupid and shallow for thinking it's a point to score. Not to say that it isn't going to get a few winks & nods in some quarters, but it remains stupid.

[Doctor_J]

77. So?

The ship has sailed on that particular "slur". Stop keeping it alive.