Slog - Comments on On Facebook, Everyone's a Hussein

Comment by vooodooo84

vooodooo84 — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:58:53 -0800

Oh the Bold. It burns my eyes.

Comment by huppty dooo

huppty dooo — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:09:34 -0800

I'm tired of all this reporting on Obama... it's the cult of personality.

IF he does become our next president I suspect plenty will be dissapointed as he will have to bend in the DC wind and we will in fact have no change what so ever --

Same as it always was....

Comment by flamingbanjo

flamingbanjo — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:40:23 -0800

I don't think there's any risk of drawing more attention to his middle name.

Comment by The Artist Formerly Known As Sigourney Beaver

The Artist Formerly Known As Sigourney Beaver — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:41:26 -0800

Fuck cynicism.

Comment by Reverse Polarity

Reverse Polarity — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:56:40 -0800

I don't think it increases the risk of drawing more attention to his middle name. I think it's brilliant. The right wingers are already trying to make his name all scary sounding, implying he is muslim and/or a terrorist just by name association. The repeated Faux News "accidentally" calling him Osama instead of Obama, and so on.

If enough obviously non-muslim people take on the middle-name of Hussein, then it takes away the scary connotations, and points out the absurdity of the implied name association. They effectively disarm it.

Comment by LMSW

LMSW — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:37:58 -0800

With enough repetition and mockery of the idea of judging a candidate by his name, it seems likely that the novelty of Obama's middle name, will wear off and many people will get bored with the non-issue. Perhaps they will then move on and focus on other things, such as issues that actually mean something to them.

Comment by danfansarewarmongersupporters

danfansarewarmongersupporters — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:23:46 -0800

Say "YES" to War on Iraq by Dan Savage Oct. 2002

"War may be bad for children and other living things, but there are times when peace is worse for children and other living things, and this is one of those times."

"The War on Iraq will make it clear to our friends and enemies in the Middle East (and elsewhere) that we mean business: Free your people, reform your societies, liberalize, and democratize... or we're going to come over there, remove you from power, free your people, and reform your societies for ourselves."

Washington Post June 27, 2008

"Bomb Kills Marines, Iraqi Tribal Leaders
At Least 40 Die in Two Separate Attacks"

Comment by high and bi

high and bi — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:52:05 -0800

I broke the dam!

Comment by Gurldoggie

Gurldoggie — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:55:36 -0800

From now on it's Gurl Ayatollah Dogg.

Comment by herbert browne

herbert browne — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:45:55 -0800

RE: .."�but, um, doesn�t this just run the risk of drawing more attention to a middle name that the Obama campaign itself doesn�t much want to talk about?"

Um, isn't that the Point? ie, the Obama campaign won't Have to talk about it... just like the Emperor (& his stick-ass court) don't have to discuss what The Fool babbles about... and, if they do, it has the tinge of absurdity... which disarms the implied stigma of its power to infect the minds of those pre-disposed to prejudice. ^..^