Obama: "The theory was, we're all Hussein."

[sabra]

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/06/obama_wary_of_helmet_photo_wor.html#more

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At one point, according to the pool report, Obama looked around a room for Rick Fizdale, a contributor who five minutes earlier had quietly slipped outside and left. Fizdale, a former Leo Burnett executive, had left wearing a homemade nametag bearing the words "Rick Hussein Fizdale."

"They have these wonderful stickers that said, 'Rick Hussein Fizdale,'" Mr. Obama said. "The theory was, we're all Hussein."

"But that accurately captures, I think, the strategy,'' Obama said of his opponents. "They're going to try to make me into a scary guy. They're even trying to make Michelle into a scary person. Right? And so that drumbeat - we're not sure if he's patriotic or not, we're not sure if he is too black. I don't know, before I wasn't black enough. Now he might be too black. We don't know whether he's going to socialize - well, who knows what."

[TwilightGardener]

1. Bwahh! He admits he looked like Urkel!

[deadmessengers]

2. hey, we could do worse

It's been years since I've seen that show, but from what I remember, Urkel was smart, earnest, and in the end a genuinely decent guy.

Sounds Presidential to me, don't you think?!


:bounce:

[TwilightGardener]

3. I have nothing against dorks, being one myself!

[lurky]

4. At least he doesn't talk like Urkel...

That would be a deal-breaker for me.

[JackORoses]

5. I am Hussein Spartacus!!

[Cha]

6. Do they read DU? Remember when we

had that thread where we were all Husseins during the primary when certain people were trying to highlight Hussein?

zidzi hussein

[sabra]

8. LOL - I was thinking the same thing

sabra "hussein" :-)

[FredScuttle]

7. They call me Fred HUSSEIN Scuttle

[Cha]

9. Hey Fred!

:hi:

[FredScuttle]

10. Hello there

:hi:

[Alter Ego]

11. I like his frankness.

It's what endears Joe Biden to me--that he doesn't use ultra-flowery language when he doesn't need to and just says what he's thinking.