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The Hillary Clinton team seems to be looking....
into an aspect of Obama's past you left out......some of the latest information circulating around the blogesphere........
Hillary’s team has questions about Obama’s Muslim background......
Are the American people ready for an elected president who was educated in a Madrassa as a young boy and has not been forthcoming about his Muslim heritage?
This is the question Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s camp is asking about Sen. Barack Obama.
An investigation of Mr. Obama by political opponents within the Democratic Party has discovered that Mr. Obama was raised as a Muslim by his stepfather in Indonesia. Sources close to the background check, which has not yet been released, said Mr. Obama, 45, spent at least four years in a so-called Madrassa, or Muslim seminary, in Indonesia.
In Indonesia, the young Obama was enrolled in a Madrassa and was raised and educated as a Muslim. Although Indonesia is regarded as a moderate Muslim state, the U.S. intelligence community has determined that today most of these schools are financed by the Saudi Arabian government and they teach a Wahhabi doctrine that denies the rights of non-Muslims.
Although the background check has not confirmed that the specific Madrassa Mr. Obama attended was espousing Wahhabism, the sources said his Democratic opponents believe this to be the case—and are seeking to prove it. The sources said the opponents are searching for evidence that Mr. Obama is still a Muslim or has ties to Islam.
“He was a Muslim, but he concealed it,” the source said. “His opponents within the Democrats hope this will become a major issue in the campaign.”
When contacted by Insight, Mr. Obama’s press secretary said he would consult with “his boss” and call back. He did not.
Sources said the background check, conducted by researchers connected to Senator Clinton, disclosed details of Mr. Obama’s Muslim past. The sources said the Clinton camp concluded the Illinois Democrat concealed his prior Muslim faith and education.
“The background investigation will provide major ammunition to his opponents,” the source said. “The idea is to show Obama as deceptive.”
In his book......Obama briefly addresses his education in Indonesia. "During the five years that we would live with my stepfather in Indonesia, I was sent first to a neighborhood Catholic school and then to a predominantly Muslim school......
It will be Hillary that brings Obama down...........
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on January 18, 2007 at 6:09 PM
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davideskin
I'm excited about his candidacy. I think his inexperience will be a slight liability, but not too drastic. After all, the only person that truly has experience as president is one running for a second term. His stances on issues and his ability to convey the messages will be of utmost importance, an area where he has refreshing skill. The race thing (combined with the fact it's so similar to you-know-whose) will be his biggest stumbling block. We'll have a black president one day (a woman too), but I don't think that time is now. Personally, I would love to see a John Edwards/Obama ticket. At this moment, this is the best the party has to offer both idealistically and pragmatically.
posted by
Talion
on January 18, 2007 at 1:07 PM
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