# The Emergence of President Obama's Muslim Roots **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 3, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628 "2009-06-03T21:12:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/1 "2009-06-03T21:12:36Z")
That’s the headline that screams from Drudge’s page. This isn’t his typical insidious para/rephrasing, though, it’s the actual headline from ABC’s Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller. The article? Ten of its twelve short paragraphs discuss Obama’s downplaying potential connections to Islam during the campaign (even noting that there were “insane rumors suggesting he was some sort of Muslim Manchurian candidate”). In the end, it notes that “[s] ince the election, however, with the threat of the rumors at least somewhat abated, the White House has been increasingly forthcoming about the president’s roots. Especially when reaching out to the Muslim world.” The rumors have been _somewhat_ abated? Only _ **somewhat** _?! You mean because some pissant journalists are trying to get attention by continuing to feed the trolls? Lastly, it says that “\*n his April 6 address to the Turkish Parliament, President Obama referenced how many ‘Americans have Muslims in their families or have lived in a Muslim majority country. I know, because I am one of them.’" So, on a peace-making/diplomatic expedition his acknowledgement that (GASP!) he has a Muslim in his family _ **or** _ that he lived in a Muslim majority country (GASP!) is tantamount to the _Emergence of President Obama’s Muslim Roots_? You know, at any given time in the world, millions of intellectually honest people who disagree with Obama’s policies and directions sit down to take a dump. Out of their mouths emerge worthwhile criticisms and observations worthy of discussion. Unfortunately, at the same time a million disingenuous fucks are squatting at the same time. Emerging out of their assholes are PlayDoh-like strings of fetid, habanero-infused shit. Guess which one made it to ABC News’ [Political Punch](http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/abc-news-jake-tapper-and-sunlen-miller-report-the-other-day-we-heard-a-comment-from-a-white-house-aide-that-neverwould-have.html) Anyone think the Obama-as-secret-Muslim crap will ever go away? Not if there’re pageviews to be garnered by pandering to it. I think I need to go watch some Full House or Brady Bunch in order to _re_grow brain cells. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/2 "2009-06-03T21:28:03Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Anyone think the Obama-as-secret-Muslim crap will ever go away? January 20, 2012? Or maybe 2016? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/3 "2009-06-03T21:28:08Z")
In before the “Saddam Husein Obama” crowd shows up. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/4 "2009-06-03T21:29:28Z")
I used to live in a majority Muslim area. It was like HELL, what with the, uh, people, and the stuff and the…I don’t know. I liked hearing the call to prayer. Oops, did I type that aloud? Guess I’ll never be president. These rumors are so stupid I can’t even get annoyed. I can only roll my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/5 "2009-06-03T21:30:36Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > I used to live in a majority Muslim area. It was like HELL, what with the, uh, people, and the stuff and the…I don’t know. It’s not the heat, it’s the humanity 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/6 "2009-06-03T21:47:10Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > It’s not the heat, it’s the humanity 😃 It’s not the hate, it’s the stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![Furious\_Marmot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/7 "2009-06-03T21:48:30Z")
They left out the part where he’s controlled by demons. ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/8 "2009-06-03T21:49:07Z")
> [@Furious\_Marmot](#): > > They left out the part where he’s controlled by demons. \*Muslim \*demons. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/9 "2009-06-03T21:55:37Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > In before the “Saddam Husein Obama” crowd shows up. nitpick, Hussein. It sounds more evil with the hissing sound. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/10 "2009-06-03T22:23:53Z")
> [@emmaliminal](#): > > \*Muslim \*demons. Redundant. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/11 "2009-06-03T22:27:19Z")
I can’t tell what the OP is pitting, the story is discussing an actual phenomenon and seems pretty accurate. Obama downplayed his Muslim connection during the campaign because he was worried the Republicans would use it to start a bunch of smear rumors, and is now playing it up somewhat to reach out to the Muslim world so that they’ll be less likely to blow up our buildings. I don’t think it even reflects badly on Obama, he isn’t changing his story or anything, just emphasizing different parts of his past for different reasons. Most politicians (and even most non-politicians) do the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/12 "2009-06-03T22:40:42Z")
Hey, what if he really was a muslim? Wouldn’t that, like, inoculate us against against more of them there terrierist attacks? ETA: er, so what **Simplicio** said, more or less. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/13 "2009-06-03T23:14:13Z")
He’s a secret Muslim _and_ a socialist Nazi _and_ a Commie. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/14 "2009-06-03T23:23:26Z")
> [@Fish](#): > > He’s a secret Muslim _and_ a socialist Nazi _and_ a Commie. Entertainingly, Al-Zawahiri (Al-Queda higher-up) released a video accusing him of being a secret Jew because he said a prayer at the Wailing Wall. No accusations of being a crypto-Confucian yet, but he’s only at the beginning of his first term. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/15 "2009-06-03T23:40:51Z")
> [@Fish](#): > > He’s a secret Muslim _and_ a socialist Nazi _and_ a Commie. …and a dessert topping and a floor wax! ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/16 "2009-06-03T23:41:58Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Hey, what if he really was a muslim? Wouldn’t that, like, inoculate us against against more of them there terrierist attacks? Maybe, but it would cause God to smite us, so we’re breaking even at best. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/17 "2009-06-04T00:00:51Z")
> [@emmaliminal](#): > > [QUOTE=Furious\_Marmot] > They left out the part where he’s controlled by demons. \*Muslim \*demons. [/QUOTE] _Gay_ Muslim demons with a socialist agenda. Who are illegal immigrants on welfare. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/18 "2009-06-04T00:19:09Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > _Gay_ Muslim demons with a socialist agenda. Who are illegal immigrants on welfare. You need to throw an abortion in there somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/19 "2009-06-04T00:28:05Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > You need to throw an abortion in there somewhere… Hmm. Okay. Gay Muslim illegal immigrant weafare cheat demons with a socialist agenda. Who perform abortions on unmarried women who have recreational sex while they seek assisted suicide (_ETA: from evolution-teaching atheists_). ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/20 "2009-06-04T00:36:14Z")
> [@emmaliminal](#): > > \*Muslim \*demons. Aha!, a shape shifting djinn, that explains everything! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628.md?page=2)