Let's put the shoe on the other foot. If Obama staffers were circulating the picture of HRC in a

[yellowcanine]

Muslim headscarf in the context of an Obama staffer having been fired earlier in the campaign for sending an email saying HRC is a Muslim, would the HRC supporters here be crying foul or not?

Maybe someone has the picture I am talking about to illustrate.

[Cant trust em]

1. Why would a campaign be pushing a photo of another candidate?

Putting someone's picture in the media brings attention to that candidate, positively or negatively. Clearly they don't want to give positive exposure to their rival so the obvious purpose here is to smear. There's no other reason to circulate this photo.

[Infinite Hope]

26. Exactly. Clinton campaign smearing. n/t

[scheming daemons]

2. Wouldn't be the same... because there are no "Hillary is a closet muslim" rumors circulating....

An equivalent photo would be something like Hillary hanging out in a lesbian bar.


What makes this photo ONLY able to work is because of the "muslim" whispering campaign against Obama.
That makes it "believable" for some people. A meme of "Hillary is a closet muslim" is not believable, and hence, easily disregarded.

[enid602]

6. no

It patently goes against the 'all dems are heathens' meme.

[napi21]

8. I understand what you're saying, but Barack is going to HAVE TO

find a way to put that rumor to death! I don't know who was/is circulating the Obama pic but if you think the Pubs won't do WORSE than that, you're living in a dream world! I don't know what to suggest to him to put an end to this stuff. Maybe more pics of him attending church services, or picks of his kids being baptized, or something like that from his past history that would show how he & his family worship all the time.

[yellowcanine]

11. No, Obama can do little to combat that rumor. Only the MSM can combat it.

And they do have a responsibility to combat it, as the rumor is news and it has been reported on by the MSM so they should work to set the record straight. Actually I think the people who would believe the rumor are pretty much people who would never vote for Obama or any other Democrat anyway.

[napi21]

13. The MSM won't do that anymore than they put an end to the Swiftboat

stories! You know that! Barack is going to have to find a way! That's just not something the media does. They didn't do it for McCain either.

[yourguide]

17. you are correct

I think I used the lesbian analogy earlier, if a photo of her kissing gloria stenhem was circulated by the obama campaign after a couple of low level bullshit lesbian hit pieces on her the HRC camp would be crying sexism.

[City Lights]

3. Here you go:

[rug]

4. Lovely photo.

[ContinentalOp]

5. "Wouldn't we be seeing this on the cover of every magazine if it were Obama?"

[yellowcanine]

7. You nailed it. This is indeed a better analogy. I stand improved. You should post this as an OP.

[Occam Bandage]

23. You win the discussion.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

9. Let's say, for the sake of argument, they started circulating this one?

[yellowcanine]

10. Good one also but Continental really nailed it.

[RaleighNCDUer]

16. Actually, that's one of the very few good pictures I've seen of her

recently.

Looking loose and relaxed, enjoying herself.

Not a recent picture, is it?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. Exactly.

There's nothing wrong with being Wiccan, is there?

:P

I don't think it's recent, no.

[global1]

12. They're Not - She Is.......nt

[niceypoo]

15. I am still waiting for proof....

Drudge isnt, 'proof.'

[sandnsea]

14. Hillary isn't black, wasn't raised overseas

wasn't accused of going to a Muslim madrassa. There is no comparison and anybody who is honest about it, knows it.

[Alamom]

20. More on honesty. I would think Sen. Obama knew he would be fighting this battle when he decided

to run for president. Every presidential candidate has had to defend their past, regardless.
Lies are told about everyone. I would think this is mild compared to what he would face from the right *if he is the nominee. If he's not prepared, he should be. I hope he is.
I don't want another repuke in office.


*IF


edit spelling

[sandnsea]

25. Wow. Defending a liar. At least you admit it n/t

[Rageneau]

19. The difference is Hillary is not paranoid and her supporters are used to rough and tumble politics.

For Obama to publish a similar photo of Hillary would not damage Hillary one whit, because Hillary is not afraid of the truth and does not try to hide the things she has done.

Apparently, Obama is not only ashamed of wearing the clothes, and of getting his photo taken in them, he is also furious that somone would show that photo to someone else.

Maybe if he had less to be ashamed of, he wouldn't be so overely sensitive?

[Occam Bandage]

22. Which is why she threw that huge shitfit about campaign mailers?

[Occam Bandage]

21. Depends. Has Hillary been fighting off racist "Covert Muslim" smears all campaign?

[Vinca]

24. It just struck me this whole incident is a bit racist.

Because Obama is dark skinned and has had a connection to Islam, the photo is pushed out there to make people "afraid of the terrorist." If he was blond and blue eyed, this wouldn't fly. That's why a similar photo of Hillary would just be a nice travel photo.