Rep. Ellison: Clinton Trying To Reap Benefit Of Obama-Muslim Smear

[NYCGirl]

Opinion of the first Muslim senator. The guy who really took his oath of office on the Koran (albeit the one from Thomas Jefferson's library)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/05/rep-ellison-clinton-try_n_90024.html

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Rep. Keith Ellison, in an interview with The Huffington Post, said the Clinton camp was "opportunistically trying to reap the benefit" of voter concerns about Obama's religious beliefs. Ellison, who is a declared supporter of Senator Barack Obama, faced fierce religious attacks in his election to congress two years ago.

"People are going to throw some stuff on the wall and see what sticks and at this point the Clinton camp is trying to do whatever it can to be successful," said the Minnesota Democrat. "And if that means benefiting from political bigotry, I don't think they will try to put a stop to it."

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For Ellison, the qualifiers in both Clinton statements demonstrated at least a partial attempt to further seed voter doubts. While he rejected the idea that Clinton campaign was behind the smear, he wasn't expecting the Clinton camp to thoroughly denounce it either.

"I think that Barack Obama' s Democratic opponents will say and do anything to try and win," he said. "I don't think there's much doubt of that. And so, I think that pretty much would explain comments."

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[bleowheels]

1. I think you mean "smears" as in plural. Clinton's campaign has been...

smearing Obama since day one.

[JimGinPA]

2. I Have No Doubt It Was Intentional...

"But I'm a victim too" as she slips the knife deeper into Barack's back.

[Beausoir]

3. Nonsense.

It was a stupid question and she answered it just fine.

Next controversy!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. So Mrs Clinton thinks it's bad to be a Muslim?

She must not think much of Muslims to smear a devote Christian like Obama!

It's like going back to the 1930s Germany 'oh he's he's really a Jew'.

I think Clinton should clean up her act!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. Well, duh.

:crazy:

[rinsd]

6. Yeah because just the other day Obama defended Hillary from vicious RW smears.

Oh wait no he didn't.

Instead, he's incorporated them into his talking points.

[Cha]

7. How ironic that mccain is running

a cleaner campaign so far than the guttersnipe hilary.

"I think that Barack Obama' s Democratic opponents will say and do anything to try and win," he said. "I don't think there's much doubt of that. And so, I think that pretty much would explain comments."

[Saturday]

8. Another Obama supporter complaining? It never ends. nt

[anigbrowl]

9. C'mon, everyone knows Osama is for Obama

Check it out, k & r (it's not my thread btw):
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4903995&mesg_id=4903995