Reply #35: She talks of how the Muslim rumor is a smear job-Did you forget that comment in your hate? [View All]

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Forum Name General Discussion: Primaries
Topic subject SHAME ON YOU, Steve Kroft, for asking Hillary about Obama's religion!
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4856180#4856180
4856180, SHAME ON YOU, Steve Kroft, for asking Hillary about Obama's religion!
Posted by Apollo11 on Mon Mar-03-08 05:08 AM

AND SHAME ON YOU, Obama supporters, for accusing Hillary of trying to gain some kind of political advantage by supposedly encouraging voters to be fearful of the possibility that Obama might be a Muslim.

PLUS PROPS to Hillary for dealing with this question with clarity and truthfulness! B-)


Hillary Clinton on CBS - 60 Minutes - March 2nd, 2008 (my transcript)

KROFT: You don't believe that Senator Obama's a Muslim?

HILLARY: Of course not. I mean that's, you know, there is no basis for that. You know, I take him on the basis of what he says. And, you know, there isn't any reason to doubt that.

KROFT: You said you take Senator Obama at his word that he's not a Muslim.

HILLARY: Right. Right.

KROFT: You don't believe that he's a Muslim?

HILLARY: No. No. Why would I? There's no ... No. There's nothing to base that on - as far as I know.

KROFT: It's just scurillous ...

HILLARY: Look, I have been the target of so many ridiculous rumours. I have a great deal of sympathy for anyone who gets, you know, smeared by the kind of rumours that go on all the time.