# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/61 "2009-06-05T00:20:08Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > 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. Actually Jihadists and Islamists seem to prefer attacking Muslim nations than non-Muslim ones. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/62 "2009-06-05T00:22:17Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > yet was not at all influenced by the Christian grandparents or agnostic mother he spent far more time with has either an odd view of the human mind or else a belief that twixt Christianity and Islam the latter is by far the more compelling religion. That was something that always perplexed me that Christians I mentioned it to ignored. If the Christian God is the real God then why are you worried about atheists or Muslims taking over? or the corrolary If we are living with God’s providence then aren’t the events of today part of his plan? ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/63 "2009-06-05T00:24:38Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Hmph, there was a time when you could accuse a man of being a Freemason and that was good enough. > What’s happened to society? It’s easy to point to Freemason Presidents that people approve of. Both Roosevelts, Truman, George Washington, and people are pretty fond of that Ben Franklin character. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/64 "2009-06-05T00:26:14Z")
> [@](#): > > …then aren’t the events of today part of his plan? Yes, but this is the same Deity that designed the platypus. We have reason to be concerned. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/65 "2009-06-05T00:50:10Z")
The retort I throw at people who question the authenticity of his Christianity. “So you are saying the Christian conversion process is invalid?” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/66 "2009-06-05T02:05:02Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > I’ve only scanned the thread, but my question is…has ANYONE come in ranting about Obama being a closet Muslim? Are there even any 'dopers who are worked up about this (from the ‘ARRRRGGG! He’s a MMMUUUUSSSSSLLLLIIIIMMMM!’ side of the house)? > > Seriously, this has all the ear marks of someone starting a thread in GD asking for advocates from the Flat Earth Society… > > -XT Reread the OP. It’s not Pitting **Dopers!** ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/67 "2009-06-05T03:54:16Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Yes, but this is the same Deity that designed the platypus. We have reason to be concerned. You misspelled uterine prolapse don’t even get me started on the 5 aortic arches ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/68 "2009-06-05T04:35:14Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > It’s easy to point to Freemason Presidents that people approve of. > > Both Roosevelts, Truman, George Washington, and people are pretty fond of that Ben Franklin character. You weren’t including Franklin as a Mason President, were you? ---
**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 5, 2009, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/69 "2009-06-05T04:52:17Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > You weren’t including Franklin as a Mason President, were you? Yeah, he wasn’t a Mason! ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/70 "2009-06-05T11:47:02Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Yes, but this is the same Deity that designed the platypus. Even deities wake up with hangovers wondering what they did last night. “Seemed like a good idea at the time,” they say. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/71 "2009-06-05T14:01:54Z")
So his roots are emerging. Hasn’t he heard about Grecian Formula yet? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/72 "2009-06-05T14:59:16Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > I’ve only scanned the thread, but my question is…has ANYONE come in ranting about Obama being a closet Muslim? Are there even any 'dopers who are worked up about this (from the ‘ARRRRGGG! He’s a MMMUUUUSSSSSLLLLIIIIMMMM!’ side of the house)? > -XT He’s a zombie! ‘BRAAIIIIIINNNNAAAAANSsssssss!’ ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/73 "2009-06-05T15:02:26Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > “So you are saying the Christian conversion process is invalid?” You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile 😃 ---
**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 5, 2009, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/74 "2009-06-05T15:14:18Z")
> [@steveg1](#): > > you will be assimilated. Resistance is futile :d _ **YOU WILL ALL BECOME ONE WITH THE LORD. YOUR FAITH WILL ADAPT TO SERVICE OURS.** _ Darn auto-decapping. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/75 "2009-06-06T03:07:38Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > _ **YOU WILL ALL BECOME ONE WITH THE LORD. YOUR FAITH WILL ADAPT TO SERVICE OURS.** _ > Darn auto-decapping. Which should work out quite well in a service economy. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/76 "2009-06-06T03:17:59Z")
[quote=“Der\_Trihs, post:74, topic:498628”] _ **YOU WILL ALL BECOME ONE WITH THE LORD. YOUR FAITH WILL ADAPT TO SERVICE OURS.** _ Oye gevalt, you haven’t stolen enough from us already? 🙂 ---
**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 6, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/77 "2009-06-06T03:33:51Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Which should work out quite well in a service economy. \*\*\*WOULD YOU LIKE FRIES WITH YOUR ASSIMILATION ? \*\*\* Darn auto-decapping ( still ). ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/78 "2009-06-06T03:45:18Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > It’s easy to point to Freemason Presidents that people approve of. > > Both Roosevelts, Truman, George Washington, and people are pretty fond of that Ben Franklin character. [Firesign Theater]The only President of the United States of America who was NEVER President of the United States of America.[/Firesign Theater] ---
**Author:** ![straight\_man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straight_man/32/3027_2.png) [@straight\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straight_man)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/79 "2009-06-07T18:58:57Z")
> [@emmaliminal](#): > > \*Muslim \*demons. The term you want is [Djinn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djinn). 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628/80 "2009-06-07T19:48:28Z")
> [@straight\_man](#): > > The term you want is [Djinn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djinn). 😃 Actually, it’s [efreet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efreet). Djinni can be good or bad, efreeti are always bad. And shapechanging, too, so Obama’s got, like, a 99% chance of being one, what with being the Muslim antichrist and all. The very real problem is that, like Keith Richards, conventional weapons can’t harm them, only magic. So it’s probably too late to stop him now, since Christians have burned all the witches. YOU MANIACS ! YOU BURNED THEM UP ! Ah, damn you ! God damn you all to Hell ! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emergence-of-president-obamas-muslim-roots/498628.md?page=5)