Had a relative tell me tonight Obama was

[Tribetime]

not sworn in on the bible..I told him was an email scam. He wouldn't believe it and challenged me to prove him wrong. I can't believe I'm arguing him about this but where can I find out info to prove him wrong...... sorry I had a few tonight.

[cliffordu]

1. snopes

[Tribetime]

2. snopes?

[DerekJ]

5. here:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/obama.asp

[tularetom]

3. I don't give a flyin fuck if he was sworn in on a Superman comic book

or a copy of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe.

That sworn in on the bible bullshit was debunked several years ago in the Rep Ellison incident.

[Tribetime]

10. lmao I told him to f.o. ... thanks

[kevinbgoode]

38. For godsakes. . .if the person is still so gullible

that they'll believe anything coming out of a con-artist, con-servative mouth, they deserve to vote for four more years of skyrocketing prices, jobs leaving the country, etc.

[Tribetime]

41. believe it or not he has a masters degree

just doesn't have any common since and imagine he only watches fox. He's from a rural area of Ohio...there seems to be areas of Ohio , Pa., West Virginia , Kentucky, that try to find excuses not to vote for him. I'll just leave it at that. I'm sure he wouldn't vote for him anyway, and also wouldn't vote Clinton if she were the nominee. I'm really wasting my time trying to convince this guy but will print out this info anyway to show him.

[cliffordu]

12. I use the Hitchhiker's guide for ALL my heavy duty swearing in's....

Or a copy of Gravity's Rainbow...

[donheld]

13. They should ALL be sworn in on the U. S. Constitution!

[cliffordu]

14. DING DING DING We have a winner!!! That's right.

[shadowknows69]

42. Word

[Emit]

4. Take your pick here

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c2coff=1&safe=active&q=obama+sworn+in+on+bible

It's really that simple

[anonymous171]

6. Has this person heard of a Rev. Wright?

[PretzelWarrior]

here's the snopes link

this is like shooting fish in a barrel. when you have truth on your side this stuff is easier.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp

[sojourner]

7. snopes.com is a site that debunks emailed scams and rumors

when false, or verifies validity if/when true

[AspenRose]

8. Sounds like he's confusing him with Keith Ellison

Does he think all black men look alike or something? :sarcasm:


Seriously, though, Ellison was sworn in on Thomas Jefferson's copy of the Koran I believe.

[Kool Kitty]

15. You're right.

[JustinL]

19. you mean some bigot confused a black guy with another black guy

what a surprise :sarcasm:

[Kool Kitty]

28. No, I meant that Ellison was sworn in using

Thomas Jefferson's copy of the Koran. But the other statement could have been true, too. Complete morons do wander among us.

[Arrowhead2k1]

9. Was this the pathetic emailer?

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp

[rwenos]

11. Roger That - Keith Ellison

You might recall Dennis Praeger went on and on about how Representative Ellison swore himself in on the Koran. (Ellison is a Muslim.) Somehow Dennis forgot the Constitution's prescription that "there will be no religious test for any office under the United States."

The Big Lie Theory at work once again, sounds like. Gotta love "the Mighty Wurlitzer" (i.e., Pubbie Propaganda Machine.)

[JustinL]

16. pics

Here's Obama swearing on the Bible:



Here's Obama with his hand over his heart, if your relative brings up that nonsense:

[Tribetime]

17. THANK YOU ALL WHO REPLIED

I can't believe he wouldn't take my word for it. I have friends here!!!

[Berry Cool]

33. You need to go out drinking with some new friends.

Doesn't Drinking Liberally meet on the West Side on Sundays? I'd go, but I live on the East Side, and I don't have a passport. :-(

[ossman]

18. My GOP aunt thinks he is the anti-christ! But that is better than "Edwards the trial lawyer"

Ahhh family.

[Catherina]

20. Obama sworn in on his Bible

Obama sworn in on his Bible

An anonymous e-mail says Barack Obama took the oath of office for the U.S. Senate on a Koran, the holy book of Islam. We thought it would be odd if that were true, since Obama is a Christian. In fact, it is wrong.

The e-mail also spells the book's name "Kuran," though usually it is spelled Koran or Quran.

Two press reports from Obama's swearing-in ceremony in January 2005 mention specifically that Obama took the oath of office by placing his hand on his own copy of the Bible. The Barack Obama campaign also confirmed that it was a Bible and that the book belonged to Obama. Vice President Dick Cheney, in his role as president of the Senate, administered the oath.

After being raised outside of any particular faith tradition, Obama became a Christian in his mid 20s and is a member of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. (Obama gave what are arguably his most extended remarks on his faith at the "Call to Renewal" religious conference in 2006; read the speech here.)

We suspect this false claim was inspired by the 2007 swearing-in of Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., an American convert to Islam and the first Muslim elected to Congress. Ellison used a Koran that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson, borrowing the rare book from the Library of Congress.

It goes without saying that Ellison is not Obama. And with its intent to inflame, we find the e-mail's allegation not only false, but Pants-on-Fire wrong.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/238/





The conservatives dealt with that here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960186/posts

[DerekJ]

27. "The fact is that if women were not allowed to vote, we would have a much more conservative group of

people in government."

Why did you send me to that website. :(

[Catherina]

29. Oh no. You weren't supposed to go there! That was for the conservative friend

in the OP. I should have warned you, sorry.

[Jensen]

31. Not only with his Bible but with his cousin ...Darth Dick Cheney! LOL

[Tribetime]

21. You guys are great Thanks

[mckeown1128]

22. Update please.....

what did he say when you proved him wrong.

[Tribetime]

23. Not there now

had to leave for now.

[JohnnyCougar]

24. Ha...

I was waiting for this, too.

It happens all the time. Conservatives are so misinformed. They usually just give you some dumbfounded, confused look, and then say "well, I still don't like him" or some excuse like that.

[Tribetime]

25. I was ready to fight

[graycem]

26. I think some of us should

come up with a viral e-mail of our own filled with the truth, so that when we receive emails like this from people, we can provide a list of the true facts with links to the proof. Maybe we'll change a few minds at a time. Make it easy for them so they don't have to think for themselves. *sigh*

[mystieus]

30. Here you go, Tribetime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svo9mutE6TM

[barack the house]

32. Erm Rev Wright is a big clue. The big brother world requires the proles to hold 2 truths at the same

time. Ultimately leading to insanity.

[JerseygirlCT]

34. That would be Keith Ellison the e-mail confuses him with-

you know, all those black guys looking alike (add that sarcasm icon here).

He had his picture taken sweaing in on a Koran - Thomas Jefferson's!

Obama, however is of course, a Christian, not Muslim and chose to be sworn in using a Bible.

[iamthebandfanman]

35. i know , arguing spam email poltics is rediculous

just like the ones going around that hes a secret muslim


racism knows no bounds.

[intaglio]

36. No Congressperson is sworn in on the bible

The photo afterwards is staged. Try saying that you don't know about Obama but you are certain McCain did not have a bible when sworn in. Then say why ...

[Swamp Rat]

37. Dubya was sworn in on a cook book: "How to Serve Man."

It was made to look like a bible to fool dumb x-tians into becoming his next meal.

Now, tell your relative to prove it was not a recipe book, inside the fake cover, on how to cook human beings.

If your relative ever supported Bushler, Jeebus will hate him if he does not prove it was not a cook book. :D

[crankychatter]

39. dupe delete - someone already answered and better n/t

.

[Blarch]

40. try punching him in the mouth.