And here I thought that running for public office was a dead giveaway that he was, in fact, a politician.

Thanks, detectivemitter!

No, that's not shameless pandering. Not at all.

Damnit. We Fark atheists thought for sure that our groupthink choice could get elected to USA president on an anti-Xtianity platform. Curses! Foiled again!

I'll just repeat what I posted in another thread...

Personally, I think it's because morons seem to not know (or are willfully ignorant to the fact) that he's actually a Christian and not a Muslim. This to me says "Hey, I love God too".

i thought the fact that he is a politician was proof enough that he's a politician.

I, for one, will not support a candidate unless he lives under the same anthropocentric delusions that I do.

Wait a minute...Obama's a Christian?

Why has the drive-by MSM lamestream media kept this under wraps until now?

You mean the man who devoted an entire section of his book on politics to his faith--and gave special emphasis to the idea that the Democratic Party is wrong in its general indifference toward religious people--is going to try and capture a portion of the religious-issues voters?

zOMG NO WAI!!11!1!!1!

Weren't people just outraged that he was too tied to his church? And now they're complaining that he's pretending to be religious?

Ok, gotcha.

Car_Ramrod: Weren't people just outraged that he was too tied to his church? And now they're complaining that he's pretending to be religious?

Ok, gotcha.

These people were simultaneously scared that he was a Muslim while taking offense that he'd gone to church with a 'racist' pastor for 20 years.

Doublethink must be comforting.

BKITU: You mean the man who devoted an entire section of his book on politics to his faith--and gave special emphasis to the idea that the Democratic Party is wrong in its general indifference toward religious people--is going to try and capture a portion of the religious-issues voters?

THIS. Submitter obviously has not been following Senator Obama's campaign for the last year. Perhaps Subby also needs to be informed that Senator Obama is a UCC Christian, has attended the same church in Chicago for two decades, is heavily influenced by the Protestant theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, and at times has been linked to a liberation theology pastor and biblical scholar Jeremiah Wright. Here's an article from September of 2007 discussing Obama's religious influences. (new window)

Or you could check out this May 2007 article as well. (new window)

dgc360: I'll just repeat what I posted in another thread...

Personally, I think it's because morons seem to not know (or are willfully ignorant to the fact) that he's actually a Christian and not a Muslim. This to me says "Hey, I love God too".

Didja happen to catch the real interviews with West Virginians on the Daily show a night or two ago?

and he is a secret muslim time traveling hitler that is backed by the taliban... dont give up Mcain, there is no way the public cant be scared into at least 4 more for big oil.

Oh no! An almost anti-Obama Greenlight? I bet the local hippies are sending around a petition to have a mod fired.

Anyone who's watching CNN or MSNBC right know also knows that he just simultaneously kicked Bush and McCain's ass on foreign policy. Wasn't quite an Andrew Shepard moment, but it's coming.

/this is going to be a landslide victory

danlpoon: Oh no! An almost anti-Obama Greenlight? I bet the local hippies are sending around a petition to have a mod fired.

God you guys are good at fabricating offended righteousness out of thin air. What the hell is wrong with you hippie?

Who ever claimed he wasn't a politician?

He's just against certain old style politics.

If people attack him and claim he's a Muslim, showing his Christian side and values is the SMART thing to do, subby.

He is just clinging to his religion out of disillusionment

So Obama should just bend over like Gore or Kerry and let the smear go unchallenged, i.e. "HE'S AN EVIL MUSLIM SLEEPER WITH AN AMERICA-HATING CHRISTIAN PASTOR!", or else he's "pandering."

Exxxxxcellent.

The guy has been promoting his faith for awhile now. I'm now sure why this is news all of a sudden.

Nabb1

Oh great, it's Bizarro Mike Huckabee.

Thats a rather odd looking star and crescent of Islam in that pic though.

Fart_Machine: The guy has been promoting his faith for awhile now. I'm now sure why this is news all of a sudden.

I suspect it's because certain people are more afraid of him winning then they were a while ago.

this is going to be a landslide victory

The black, junior senator, extreme liberal, anti-gun candidate with the un-patriotic wife and the muslim sounding name who hasn't won a single "battleground" state against a WOMAN has no chance, friend.

Sorry but you're letting your hopes cloud your reality.

Of course Obama is pandering to the Christians. You can't win the general election without the Christian vote. Over the next 5 months, watch as Obama does everything within his power to pretend like the Democrats are not the party of Secularism, who would love nothing more than to eliminate god from every aspect of our lives, up to and including expelling students from public schools who pray.

The difference being that this time, Obama actually is a Christian.

Allow me to amend this slightly.

The black, junior senator, extreme liberal, anti-gun candidate with the un-patriotic wife and the muslim sounding name who hasn't won a single "battleground" state against a WOMAN and has ties to religious extremists and supports appeasement as a defense policy has no chance, friend.

I still hear people on both left and right leaning radio stations call in express apprehension about Obama because he hasn't flatly declared that he is not a Muslim (unless there's a quote out there I'm not privy to).

I'm an intensely secular dude so I could less than a shiat if he was a Pagan but maybe he should throw the fence sitters a bone and just clearly and plainly state the obvious without insulting people who actually are practicing Muslims.

danlpoon: The black, junior senator, extreme liberal, anti-gun candidate with the un-patriotic wife and the muslim sounding name who hasn't won a single "battleground" state against a WOMAN and has ties to religious extremists and supports appeasement as a defense policy has no chance, friend.

You forgot that he was born a muslim and attended a muslim school, sometimes doesn't wear a flag pin on his lapel, and was sworn in on the Koran.

Car_Ramrod: Weren't people just outraged that he was too tied to his church? And now they're complaining that he's pretending to be religious?

Ok, gotcha.

I think it points to his attempts to grab the religious vote after he, as Bruce Campbell vs Army of Farkness pointed out, pissed off the religious by lumping them in with gun nuts as sad, disillusioned little people. By coming out now, and stating he is doing God's Will is indeed pandering.

Dagnabbit, please indulge me one more edit. Thanks.

The black, junior senator, extreme liberal, anti-gun candidate with the un-patriotic wife and the muslim sounding name who hasn't won a single "battleground" state against a WOMAN and has ties to religious extremists and supports appeasement as a defense policy has no chance winning the Presidency on a "Tax and Spend" platform during a recession.

That should do it.

Contrary to popular belief Democrats are not soulless,Godless sub humans and the GOP doesn't have a monopoly on faith.

danlpoon
The black, junior senator, extreme liberal, anti-gun candidate with the un-patriotic wife and the muslim sounding name who hasn't won a single "battleground" state against a WOMAN has no chance, friend.

Sorry but you're letting your hopes cloud your reality.

The fact that, no matter how Hillary tries to spin the numbers, Obama has the popular vote means nothing to you. The fact that he has the lead in delegates and that Hillary, even if she wins the 4 remaining states and gets MI and FL counted she'll still lose means nothing to you. S'okay. Don't let the little things like FACTS get in your way of your Obama hatred.

Nabb1: No, that's not shameless pandering. Not at all.

But it was OK to point out Jeremaiah Wright ad infinitum.

The Homer Tax: You forgot that he was born a muslim and attended a muslim school, sometimes doesn't wear a flag pin on his lapel, and was sworn in on the Koran.

OneBrightMonkey: I still hear people on both left and right leaning radio stations call in express apprehension about Obama because he hasn't flatly declared that he is not a Muslim (unless there's a quote out there I'm not privy to).

I'm an intensely secular dude so I could less than a shiat if he was a Pagan but maybe he should throw the fence sitters a bone and just clearly and plainly state the obvious without insulting people who actually are practicing Muslims.

I think he was on 60 Minutes late last year and said something to the effect of "I am not, but so what if I was. You are insulting a large amount of the global population with your ignorant associations." It was pretty great actually.

This actually a better "list" than paragraph.

Reasons why Obama isn't going to be President

Black
Inexperienced Jr. State Senator.
Anti-gun
Weak on Crime
Unpatriotic wife
Muslim sounding name
Can't win swing voters
Ties to religious and racial extremists
supports Appeasement as defense policy
Weak on Israel
New Taxes for larger government during a recession.

What the fark is wrong with being a Muslim?

Savage

Your tears bring honor to my family. Thank you.

The Homer Tax: You forgot that he was born a muslim and attended a muslim school, sometimes doesn't wear a flag pin on his lapel, and was sworn in on the Koran.

Homer needs to check his facts. Keith Ellison took the oath on the Koran. Obama took the oath on a plain 'ol Bible.

/Care to mention his middle name to get a kneejerk reaction again?

I thought Farkers hated religious people.

danlpoon Not a tear was shed in the typing of my previous comments. But your tears of bitterness and defeat in November will be relished and savored.

Link (new window)

Care to mention his middle name to get a kneejerk reaction again?

Ha-ha! The Hippy is strong with this one! He must be a "have-not" hoping for the big wealth redistribution payday Obama is promising.

Savage Belief: Homer needs to check his facts. Keith Ellison took the oath on the Koran. Obama took the oath on a plain 'ol Bible.

Facts? We're talking about why he won't win the presidency. Facts have nothing to do with it.

Another one for danlpoon's list. Obama is a smoker who will encourage our children to smoke and ban lawsuits against tobacco companies.

Savage Belief: The Homer Tax: You forgot that he was born a muslim and attended a muslim school, sometimes doesn't wear a flag pin on his lapel, and was sworn in on the Koran.

Homer needs to check his facts. Keith Ellison took the oath on the Koran. Obama took the oath on a plain 'ol Bible.

The other three are true. Well, two, since he's just happened to start wearing a flag pin again.

Not a tear was shed

Okay, Kipling.

zoomddy: Car_Ramrod: Weren't people just outraged that he was too tied to his church? And now they're complaining that he's pretending to be religious?

Ok, gotcha.

I think it points to his attempts to grab the religious vote after he, as Bruce Campbell vs Army of Farkness pointed out, pissed off the religious by lumping them in with gun nuts as sad, disillusioned little people. By coming out now, and stating he is doing God's Will is indeed pandering.

How is it pandering? I believe it's just letting them know, "Look, you idiots, I'm not anti-religion. I'm a religious person, too. You and I have a lot more in common than you think. Stop being reactionary dopes." Albeit he's saying it better than that.

And I'm going to assume your "gun nuts as sad, disillusioned little people" thing was sarcasm.

danlpoon: this is going to be a landslide victory

The black, junior senator, extreme liberal, anti-gun candidate with the un-patriotic wife and the muslim sounding name who hasn't won a single "battleground" state against a WOMAN has no chance, friend.

Sorry but you're letting your hopes cloud your reality.

Keep jabbering, hippie. I'll get back to you in November.

Black
Inexperienced Jr. State Senator.
Anti-gun
Weak on Crime
Unpatriotic wife
Muslim sounding name
Can't win swing voters
Ties to religious and racial extremists
supports Appeasement as defense policy
Weak on Israel
New Taxes for larger government during a recession
Smoker

All this duplicitous nattering, intentional ignorance and shout-down tactics in an attempt to gain and hold power make me want to buy a rifle and dig in.