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Franklin Graham is a disgrace with his comments on Obama

Posted on Friday, August 20, 2010 at 09:21 PM
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The Rev. Franklin Graham has disgraced himself as surely as his father Billy did when the old man's anti-Semitism became clear.

Now Graham is proclaiming that Barack Obama is a Muslim because his father was born one.

As the Duke of Wellington used to say 'if a a man is born in a stable does that make him a horse?'

Given that Jesus was born in one according to the Gospels, I'd hardly say so.

Of course not, and Graham is just cozying up to the right wing nuts who have launched a major effort to portray Obama as somehow outside the mainstream in America.

Having failed to convince Americans that Obama was born outside the country the effort is now underway to portray him as some kind of alien, connected in some way to the Islamist extremist world.

It is a sad reflection on American life that apparently about one in five now perceive him as such and believe this claptrap.

Obama has tried to avoid the issu,e saying religion is a private matter between him and his Christian pastor, but the right wingers will not leave this alone.

Now comes Graham, joining the latest crusade with more bullying rhetoric.

For a man of God he should be ashamed of himself.



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jamieLM | Aug 27, 2010, 09:46 AM EDT
NO ONE forced her to take a job where there were uniforms and restrictions on hair and jewelry, etc. Disney has always tried to promote a "clean-cut" mage. People go to Disney to see the characters and to be entertained - not to be bombarded with every employee's religious and political beliefs, no matter what they are. Disney has always tried to promote a clean-cut image with no political or religious agenda. Now a Muslim expects the entire Disney company to change their rules to accomodate her, making an exception for her when all the Christians, Jews, and non-religious employees have followed Disney's rules for decades. Typical.

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maireadinmelb | Aug 27, 2010, 06:01 AM EDT
NO ONE is forcing america into Sharia law an employee of an american company wants to exercise her democratic right to freely follow a religion!!!!!

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maireadinmelb | Aug 27, 2010, 06:00 AM EDT
All the carry on about building a mosque? all the carry on about migration? All the carry on about what religion the president is?? All the fear of muslims and the automatic acceptance of Israel's illegal acts!! States of America passing laws in violation of Federal laws based on Fear!! I remember 1 further line of american history "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"

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Monsoonman | Aug 27, 2010, 12:23 AM EDT
Lad??? She is suing on behalf of all muslims to bend Disneys longstanding company rules and policies regarding the wearing of uniforms that enhance the ambiance of the parks. They want to force Disney to submit to sharia law. You're a freaking atheist and a non US citizen me boyo, you really don't have a dog in this game.

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seanomelbourne | Aug 26, 2010, 11:47 PM EDT
Moonsoonman "they" ;;; one person is suing Disney for the right to wear a veil,an American citizen i might add. Why blow minor scenarios out of proportion,is it because it is Muslim?.I do believe that Mairead was a little over zealous, maybe she should have said that she was referring to the 40% of the GOP who are racist bigots.

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hancock | Aug 26, 2010, 11:04 AM EDT
Sorry, why dont you check with moderate Moslem countries aropunf the world and see their concepts of freedom.

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hancock | Aug 26, 2010, 10:08 AM EDT
As far as I can tell America is bending over backwards for miroities. Why dont you check with moderate

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Monsoonman | Aug 26, 2010, 09:59 AM EDT
Just who is getting "persecuted" here in the USA? You people throw these inflammatory words around without any thought. How much more tolerant can this society get for its minorities, we have a negro as president, bulldykes on the supreme court, the presidents cabinet looks like the bar scene from Star Wars, have you been into a post office lately?....How can anyone dare say the US is persecuting minorities and have an ounce of believability? I am incredulous. Now the muslims are suing Disneyland, for their civil "right" to wear burkhas during their work hours as employees. Just what I want to see when I visit Disneyland a burkha wearing Daisy Duck....Head hurt!

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maireadinmelb | Aug 26, 2010, 06:07 AM EDT
Hancock, isnt that the name of a signatory to teh Declaration of Independence, a document talking about how all people are equal. A founding document of america wants all to be treated equal, so therefore why are americans continually persecuting those who are different, religion, race belief???? I am sure the original signatories are rolling in their graves!!

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hancock | Aug 24, 2010, 11:48 PM EDT
Yeah thats never happened before, glad to see you're only sensible when you agree with Obama and the Aussie

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seanomelbourne | Aug 24, 2010, 08:31 PM EDT
Nice common sense article Irishlassred.Unfortunately the naysayers are waiting to pounce on anyone with a sensible point of view. they are not interested in doing what is best for the U.S. only in demonizing the President and his administration. "Rather he fail and we gain power" is their mantra regardless of the consequences for the American public.

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Irishlassred | Aug 24, 2010, 12:57 PM EDT
The article posted earlier - wondering if America is becoming a third world country - makes its point in the comments written here. What a sad, depressed and demoralized lot of people we've become where you can't even have a discussion without name calling and bashing. Me, personally, I don't care who the President prays to, just so long as he prays. To me all religions, at their core, are the same. How has it that one man - one man! has become such a lightening rod? Is it more because we, as a nation, became comfortable with our cars, houses, toys, etc. and lost sight of what America really means? Now we're afraid of everything and everyone. Doesn't this remind anyone of the 1930's and all the madness that followed? How come people who post here so profoundly dislike the editor, but keep posting and reading (and posting and reading?) If you don't like these opinions (and no one, Mr.O'Dowd, should call anyone names, starting with you) why do you both to read and then post? Surely there are sites more comfortable for you and your opinions just as easily found as this one. The name calling and trashing is exactly what this country's enemies are counting on: we can't keep a civil discourse going, how in heavens name are we suppose to keep up an defense - against anyone - when we can't keep a civil tongue in our heads? I read this site because I relish all that is Irish in me. Except for this: I disliked the former President intensly but I never, ever, called him a bad name. (or an alien or anything else). You don't have to respect the person in office but you must, as Americans, respect the office. That's the ONY way we'll survive any attack from aliens or anyone else.

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hancock | Aug 24, 2010, 11:30 AM EDT
Which way do you want it? i cant tell.

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maireadinmelb | Aug 24, 2010, 08:28 AM EDT
So americans attempting to conquer Iraq, Afghanistan, taking land from Mexico, taking parts of the carribean, vietnam AND attempt to convert them to be american ( I cannot say democratic cause teh discussion forums here make me question the commitment of americans to the basics of democracy) is OK!! But if any one else wants to conquer or convert well that's bad?? WHich way do you want it guys!! What is good for the goose is good for the gander!!

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IrishAndProud | Aug 24, 2010, 05:15 AM EDT
And thank goodness Reagan did what he did in Afghanistan. Perhaps you were not born at that point in time susanna and/or you're just a bit unaware of the reality back then, but Afghanistan in the 1980's had been invaded by over 100,000 Soviet troops to prop up its communist government (that happened in '79), and the mujahadeen were the resistance to it. Reagan was not content to merely 'contain' the cancer of Soviet expansionism but to actually fight it and roll it back -- which he did. The mistake the USA made was in abandoning Afghanistan after the Soviets left and communism fell...and the Taliban eventually filled that vacuum. I'm no neocon but the USA could have at least supported a more moderate Muslim government there (like, for instance, composed of those who'd fought the Soviets) and then the Taliban -- and bin-Laden -- wouldn't likely have had the opening that they did, and the USA might not be there, today. American short-sightedness in the post-Soviet world is largely to blame, here.

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