Some of his ancestors were Muslim so he has “Muslim roots?” So McCain, whose background is Scots-Irish and English, has “Druid roots?”
Well, to be fair, with Obama we’re talking about his dad; with McCain, we’d be talking about his great (x whatever) grandpa. That would be a reasonable comparison if they accused Obama of having “Baal-worshipping roots” or somesuch.
But yeah, this “Obama is a Muslim” bull is tiresome. Even moreso when it makes everyone who’s pro-Obama say, “No he isn’t,” when what we should be saying is, “so what if he is?”
Seriously, people. When Kennedy was present, AFAIK he didn’t make everyone attend Mass.
What? Obama is a Muslim?
That tears it for me!
Well, it’s not the influence I had hoped to exert on the political system, but I’ll take it. 
Obama’s father had abandoned Islam before Barack was born. His grandfather had converted to Islam, but his father became an atheist as an adult. I don’t think that’s enough to qualify Obama as having Muslim roots. It’s not an ethnicity. My mother is Southern Baptist. That doesn’t mean my kids (who are being raised Catholic) have Baptist roots.
Do you expect Fox to carry the whole burdin? Dammit, Man! Shoulder your load!