Well, What Do You know? Obama is a Muslim After All
According to one of his aides…
Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller of ABC News report that they overheard some interesting discussion on a conference call regarding Obama’s upcoming trip to Egypt…
“The other day we heard a comment from a White House aide that never would have been uttered during the primaries or general election campaign.”
“During a conference call in preparation for President Obama’s trip to Cairo, Egypt, where he will address the Muslim world, deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Denis McDonough said “the President himself experienced Islam on three continents before he was able to — or before he’s been able to visit, really, the heart of the Islamic world — you know, growing up in Indonesia, having a Muslim father — obviously Muslim Americans (are) a key part of Illinois and Chicago.”
Fascinating.
Tapper and Miller go on to remind us of Obama’s attempt to derail such “smears” as being labeled a Muslim.
“In September 2008, candidate Obama told a Pennsylvania crowd, “I know that I’m not your typical presidential candidate and I just want to be honest with you. I know that the temptation is to say, ‘You know what? The guy hasn’t been there that long in Washington. You know, he’s got a funny name. You know, we’re not sure about him.’ And that’s what the Republicans when they say this isn’t about issues, it’s about personalities, what they’re really saying is, ‘We’re going to try to scare people about Barack. So we’re going to say that, you know, maybe he’s got Muslim connections.’…Just making stuff up.”
Just making stuff up? How can anyone know for sure who is telling the truth now?
UPDATE: Allahpundit at Hot Air reminds us we won’t be able to discuss any of this in 2012.
UPDATE II: Michael Goldfarb at The Weekly Standard points out that Obama is undertaking a very significant reorientation of American foreign policy…
UPDATE III: Flopping Aces says It’s Now O.K. to Hint At Obama’s Muslim Roots
