You Know What’s Great About Barack Obama?

Obama is the sum of his missteps, lies, bad ideas, and questionable associations, and that gives Republicans plenty of political fodder. There should be no temptation to manufacture false rumors to undermine his campaign because his history, his positions, and indeed, his very character serve to enfeeble his message.

And yet, people seem to relish taking Obama’s words out of context. Doing so is unfair, hypocritical, and quite frankly, sleazy.

On Sunday the big story was that Obama had admitted his Muslim faith during a televised interview with George Stephanopoulos. Sure, that’s what it sounds like if you artfully truncate the clip at just the right point. Voilà, a viral sound bite!

But as Allahpundit and Ann Althouse point out, if you watch the full segment it’s clear that Obama is addressing a smear, not admitting to lying about his faith.

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And this brings us back to what’s great about Obama. The man spent 20 years attending a Black Liberation Theology church with a hateful, anti-Semitic racist for a pastor. For his opponents and critics, that’s a big fat cherry atop a three scoop sundae. Why bother massaging the truth, when reality is low hanging fruit, ripe for the picking?

Published by Jenn Q. Public on September 8, 2008 at 6:14 am

Filed Under Barack Obama, Election 2008

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3 Responses to “You Know What’s Great About Barack Obama?”

  1. So What Did Obama Have To Say This Weekend? | Right Voices on September 8th, 2008 9:41 am

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  2. Sam Eldridge on September 11th, 2008 2:18 am

    How long do you think it will be before Biden suddenly decides to pull out, so that Hillary can ride in and try to save this election for the Dems?

  3. Jenn Q. Public on September 11th, 2008 4:29 am

    Interesting idea, Sam, and probably a good strategic move. But based on the Obama camp’s track record, I believe he will earn a place in history books for having the most egregiously mishandled campaign ever. It’s been one bad move after another since Sarah Palin was added to the GOP ticket, so there’s little reason to think they’ll do something bold, and dare I say smart, by dropping Biden.

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