Is he a bamboozler or Muslim?
First, I really do not care if Mr. Obama was a Muslim. He should not be discriminated against because of his past religious beliefs. Second, I think if someone asks him if he was a Muslim, he should tell the truth. Third, if he wants to be taken seriously, he must be truthful when asked simple questions. Fourth, there is evidence that Mr. Obama has not told the truth on this subject. The following is interesting.
On December 22nd, in a small-town café in Pleasantville, Omaha, Obama was asked a question that typically only circulates on the Internet. As he sat down to have a slice of pie with a small group of potential voters and an elderly woman asked him about being Muslim.
In his autobiography, "Dreams From My Father," Obama mentions studying the Quran. He was enrolled in two Jakarta schools as a Muslim. His teacher Tine Hahiyary said that she remembered that he had studied "mengaji" (recitation of the Quran)." Classmate Rony Amiris described Obama as being a very devout Muslim, saying, "Barry was previously quite religious in Islam." Another classmate, Emirsyah Satar, now the CEO of Garuda Indonesia, was quoted as saying, "He (Obama) was often in the prayer room wearing a 'sarong.'" (See Obama's Education.)
"I've always been a Christian," the Illinois Democrat responded. "I have never practiced [Islam]."
Note: The newspaper editors had to add the word, "Islam."Yet, on his official campaign website, Obama has posted this statement, "Barack has never been a Muslim or practiced any other faith besides Christianity."
Obama's grandfather was a Muslim. Obama's father was a Muslim. Obama's stepfather was a Muslim. His African relatives are Muslims. What was he for the 27 years before his alleged conversion if he wasn't a Muslim?
It appears that Mr Obama is trying to bamboozle us into thinking that he never was a Muslim.
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Also, Sarah, could you tell your Air America buddies to lay off the coffee. Gosh, they are so anti-Clinton, they give me a headache. They are raging and emotional all the time about some goofy issue. They hate Hillary so much. They need to tone it down and be more rational and intellectual in their arguments.