The latest evidence of the effects of the political wallowers are in the new Pew Research study that shows public opinion relating Obama to Muslim beliefs has risen from 11 pct. in March 2009 to 18 pct. in August 2010. But Pew also found that those who said they don't know whether Obama is a Muslim has increased during the same period from 34 pct. to to 43 pct. So when Rush Limbaugh refers to the president as an Imam, he and his kindergarten class know that it's working to damage Obama.
You can add Tom Ganley, the Republican congressional candidate in the Ohio's 13th District, to the "don't know" column, which leaves open the possibility that Obama might very well be you-know-what. When asked by CQ Roll Call, Ganley dodged the question by saying he doesn't "have a position on whether he's a Muslim." (Read: Obama might be - just enough to keep the voters guessing without disturbing the Far Right.)
Thomas Jefferson was a lucky man. There were no well-paid network and cable "news" staffs to advance the issue of whether he was a Deist (he was) nor ask him why he spent so much of his time rewriting the Bible. Wow! Can you possibly imagine how that would go over with the Big Media today?
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If I had to put money on it, I'd say I was almost certain that Obama is not a Muslim. But I do know what Ganley is...a G--damn used car salesman.
Look at the bright side: the more people are talking about Obama's religion, the less they are talking about his disastrous economic policies.
Fawner84 - Please explain your inane comment. Oh that's right, you choose to ignore the reality of the last thirty years.
CCF84, I'm going to ignore the fact that your comment wasnyour stupidest effort so far, and suggest you ask General Motors workers what they think of Obama's economic policies.
I believe you misrepresented this article. Tom Ganley “has no reason to believe Obama is not a Christian.” – This is the first line of the article, clearly not a dodge. In fact, the title states "Ganley Trusts Obama on Religion."
But, I do agree…this religious-centric debacle is becoming more absurd. And, I did not know Jefferson spent time rewriting the Bible, I’d like to read his revisions.
Sorry, but the Congressional Quarterly Roll Call item that was my source was headlined: GOP Candidate Won't Say What He Thinks About Obama;s Religion.
When asked by CQ for his position, Ganley was quoted as responding:
"I don't have a position on whether he's a Muslim."
So I think I'll stand by my blog report.
I apologize. I was referencing the Plain Dealer and Politico.com Sites, which include the facts I've stated above.
Honest man, you are.
The Jefferson Bible can be ordered from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Jefferson-Bible-Thomas/dp/0807077143
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