. Look, bottom line is that we Democrats can't afford to not get in the WHite House. NOBODY, and I MEAN NOBODY has ever won the Presidency without winning in the South, and you don't honestly think that the Southern states are going to elect a person who is black and an ARAB, do you? Has everyone gone crazy???? This election is too important to throw away. We can't take a chance on him right now. We need a change alright, let's give a woman a chance. That's a huge change. Hillary is the only electable candidate,

YOU ALL ARE MISSING THE POINT

He HAS MUSLIM NAME= HE WILL NOT WIN in AMERICAN think about what you are saying?

What states are going to vote for him? NY,CA,PA,MASS,MA=Thats about it.=He loses= Same for adultery family of CLINTONS=will lose. Why using HILLARY and not CLINTON?

Republicans want Obama or Clinton=Easy WIN !!!!

Oprah=Please had her on a flight and RUDE RUDE and Rude to us, like we were her slaves=nothing but a great actress, that is why most of her audience is poor white women.

Listen, Barack Hussein Obama's campain has sent nasty emilt to me about Hillary. They have spread rumor that Hillary is lesbian, she killed people yara yara…
Obama is desperate to win Iowa, Iowa people make sure you stop Obama right Iowa.
Hillary is not perfect but Obama and Edward are worse person to be the president of this great nation.
Hillary will be better president than Bill because she is very through and organized person.

Posted By Uma, mpls, MN : December 6, 2007 4:00 pm

Uma, can you post the e-mail for all of us to see.

This is a huge story about to be broken by Uma…………

I just hope that Clintonista Sandy Berger does not help you back up your hard drive.

Be careful what you wish for when defending Hillary. I predicted this all along…the moment Obama became a threat to her, every tactic would be used. She is capable of so much corruption to the point of creating adversity herself to make him look bad. Putting her in office would be a HUGE mistake. As a response to the person who said Obama was guilty of push polling …. here is the truth…I personally find things more believable when there is a name attached to the accusation. Anyone who understands guilty accusations knows it holds more water having facts to back things up!

The Clinton campaign didn't provide the names of their aggrieved supporters.

UPDATE: Jen Psaki of Camp O denies — with ooomph: "This flat-out falsehood of accusing Obama of push polling is the latest attack in a silly season where our opponents have promised to stop at nothing in an effort to tarnish Barack Obama's character. Push polling or tactics of confusion have no place in this campaign and we don't or won't engage in them. Unlike some other campaigns, we want every potential Iowa caucus-goer to participate in the process, no matter who they support."

Great Clinton!
Get her to send it then git rid of her.
Polotics as usual for Shrillary! No dirt is too low for her to scoop up.

I’m with Obama. I like his ideas and we must stop the Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton mafia…

I suppose that I’m not the only one that is wondering that this country “owns” 2 families since 20 years… If Hillary wins this democracy will be worse than in Venezuela…

Go Barack!

First of all, I have the utmost respect for all religions. However, our constitution and our country were predicated on the fact that government and religion should be completely separate. Therefore, I base my opinions on reading as much factual information as I can about each candidate and their views about topics that I feel are most important to our country. I do not make my opinions based on party lines, but based on lines of individual candidates.

That being said, let me clarify Obama's religion and upbringing. He is a member of the United Church of Christ. His father, who was from Kenya, was raised as a Muslim, but became an atheist early on in life. His step-father was not religious. His mother is a "non-practicing" Christian. He spent five years of his childhood living in Indonesia. During that time, he attended a Catholic school for three years and a public (non-religious) school for one year. He describes himself as a committed Christian, but strongly believes in the separation of church and state, which I touched on previously as the basis of our constitution.

Why is there even a problem with his religion in his first place? America is a country of immigrants; diversity is what makes America, America in the first place. I hope for America's sake, that most of you do not ever have the chance to vote (At least research some of this stuff before posting it!)

It's sad to see so much hate and bigotry in the year 2007 on this blog. I don't care what religion any of the canidates are. I'm more concerned about the future of this country. And when i vote I will vote for the canidate that will move us forward. Why is it that the Obama supporters speak with intelligence and respect, and the Clinton supporters sound like grade school kids in a schoolyard calling each other names. Geesh even if i wanted to vote for Hilary, I would never want to associate myself with such an uneducated and ignorant class of people. And another thing why do Clinton supporters hang so much on her "experience" when she only has 6 years in the senate, and 3 other canidates running againest her have 20 + years in public office. I dont care where you went to school 20+ years is always greater than 6 years.

Listen, Barack Hussein Obama's campain has sent nasty emilt to me about Hillary. They have spread rumor that Hillary is lesbian, she killed people yara yara…
Obama is desperate to win Iowa, Iowa people make sure you stop Obama right Iowa.
Hillary is not perfect but Obama and Edward are worse person to be the president of this great nation.
Hillary will be better president than Bill because she is very through and organized person.

It is all about John Edwards, let Obama and Hillary fight, no good will come of it.

"The e-mail — one of several hoaxes that have been circulating since the Illinois senator announced his candidacy — claims that Obama is a Muslim whose campaign is part of a plot to destroy the United States. Obama is not, and never has been, a Muslim."

Can you go out on a limb and also include a sentence to the effect of "Obama is not part of a plot to desroy the United States."? Seems that by denying one charge and accepting the other you imply that he is on a plot.

Posted By Les WA : December 6, 2007 10:19 am

OK, you know his mother was atheist …how? Actually his fatherwas an atheist and his stepfather was a religious skeptic with a more practical outlook on life.
Religion is a choice, it's not something in your DNA.
There was not a RACE of people that atacked this country on 9/11. It was 19 members of a radical islamofascist group of terrorists, that overall may comprise appr. 1% of Islam.
You should do a little research before spouting off. You should also watch you words a little more carefully, your racism is showing.

This reeks of desparation on the part of the Clinton campaign. I will be voting for Senator Obama, however, I once had respect for what Senator Clinton was attempting to accomplish. That sentiment is rapidly eroding as it appears she is becoming as devious as some of her male counterparts representing the GOP hopefuls. I did not think you would sink to this level, Hillary!!!

Hill fans are now making excuses saying, "how s she supposed to be responsible for her campagn staffers"

OK- I will give you that. But remember, others have the right to use the same argument. If I remember correctly, most of you have lashed out at other campaign staffers and bamed the candidate for the misdeeds.

Hypocrites!

Clinton killed Vince Foster now she's trying to do it to the rest of the democratic field.

Obama aka Osama was a Muslim, has Muslim parents, and trained at Djakarta, one of the most militant Muslim gulags in the world. The contention that he was not a Muslim is patently false. I believe he still is a Muslim.

ABH…Anyone But Hillary. If she is so organized, she certainly is aware of what is sent from her campaign.She would be a lousy leader that no one could trust. PLus…she wants to send more jobs overseas, & flip-flop her stances each week, having 2-3 stances on each issue. And experence?…..she has been a first lady…wow.

its sad but true the way hillary and obama are fighting neither of them will actually stand a chance in the election the republicans will walk all over them. They wont have to sling mud due to the democrats are already waist high in it. you have to love childish acts

As one of the daughters of Judy Rose, I was on the short list of recipiants of this "malicious" email. This was not a smear campaign, it was not meant to be malicious, she received it from a childhood friend who is fully aware of her dedication to the Clinton campaign. It was forwarded as a FYI on what it being said out there, and how hard others are trying to smear opponents. Sometimes people read way too much into things and blow it out of proportion. Take this at face value, there is too much finger pointing and blaming going on which is avoiding the actual issues.

People find any little thing to attack Hillary these days. And how do you know that the girl really wasn't just forwarding the message to show people what was going on. It seems like someone just twisted this to favor Barack.

I have always voted for the woman/man and not the party. Ballots that allow one to vote the Republican or Democrat ticket pander to an America that is demonstrating less and less intelligence.

The only two individuals from either party that are not politics as usual are Barak Obama and Ron Paul. If neither of these two are on the final ticket I won't even waste the time to vote. Nothing will change.

Arnold Flick La Jolla CA USA
Let's take Obama's word that he is not a Muslim now, but at one point he certainly was: natural father a Muslim, Stepfather a Muslim, educated in Muslim schools in a Muslim country. By Muslim rules, his father alone makes Obama a Muslim, to say nothing of what followed. If it's fair to question Romney on Mormonism, then it's fair to ask Obama why he left the Muslim faith, and how he feels about it now; he has said he became a Christian without an epiphany. We are, after all, talking about the Presidency, and we are war with a significant portion of the Muslim world. The relationship of the President to the Muslim faith of his childhood is a matter of national interest, and needs to be spelled out.

Posted By Arnold Flick, La Jolla CA : December 6, 200

so what if he is muslim? we all know what the christians in the white house did, did their faith guard them ?guess we all know the aswer to that one.

Don Imus returned on the air Dec. 3. One of the first things that came out of his mouth was, "…and Hillary Clinton is still Satan." With crap like this from Hillary and her campaign, what else can one wonder? And as has been asked before, to what lengths will Clinton and her campaign go? They're rotten to the core, and something should be done about this, they should not be allowed to get away with it.

Why do people support Obama? He has no tangible quality that is comparable to every other single candidate. First of all, he has no monopoly over hope. Hope is just a word. Since he doesn't have any other quality except for his law career to support his presidential run he has to use these intangible qualities. Second, he doesnt bring change, he brings uncertainty. The only change he is going to bring is a promise of change? Change can be bad and good, after all, Bush promised "change" 8 years ago. Why are people so afraid of bringing up race when that is one of the obvious reasons why some people are supporting Obama. Oprah = case in point. Oprah started an all womens school in Africa. She has been a victim of abuse and has shown how women can raise the ceiling in professionalism…tell me why she is choosing a man over a woman who has exceptionally more experience, in law, foreign affairs, health care, and government….oh hmmm could it be race? Finally, Obama is the easiest candidate for republicans to defeat. Think about all the candidates that could have beaten Bush but didn't, McCain lost the primaries, Edwards and John Kerry, hell even Al Gore..all the other republican candidates are much better than Bush, but Obama doesnt even stand close to the previous losing competition. No wonder every republican is hoping for Hillary to lose the primaries.

clinton is the choice of O8. I do not think Obama is ready for the president at this time, and he needs four or eight more years. Cliton is a very strong womam with experience and had experienced hard times in the past years. She is the only candidate who can beat republicans.

To Arnold, Troy and all others who have no idea what they are talking about!! - Barack Obama is NOT a Muslim. His father was NOT a Muslim. During the 4 years he was in Indonesia he did NOT go to a Muslim school. All of this was disproved MONTHS AGO!! Please do some homework and get your facts straight before you start opening your mouths and slandering this man.

So due to the fact that Obama has the same name as a former Iraqi dictator, he must practice Islam?…some of you people are shockingly and sickeningly ignorant, READ A BOOK, ANY BOOK.

"The e-mail…claims that Obama is a Muslim whose campaign is part of a plot to destroy the United States. Obama is not, and never has been, a Muslim." ?!?!
As a Muslim, I am deeply offended by the language of this article. I was under the impresion that CNN holds itself at a higher standard than treating the religion of 2 billion people like a disease.

Dennis Kucninch is the only cadidate running that is on the mainstream issues. America, I know the media doesn't like to cover him. Take the time to look at his issues vs the rest and you too will see.

Kucinich 2008 The mainstream candidate!

Obama would be a great president. Clinton would be a great president. What matters is that one or the other beats the Republican candicate. If we get a Republican in, the supreme court will be locked in as a solid right wing block for about 20 years. Forget about your quibbles with this or that with Clinton or Obama. Keep your eye on the real issue.

Posted By Ray (Nashville, TN) : December 6, 2007 10:34 am

Well said I totally agree with you. You are a true democrat! These silly obama haters and clinton haters are going to drop the ball ignoring the big picture and will hand the election to the republicans. Use your brain and not just your heart. Can you imagine what a powerful ticket CLINTON OBAMA 08 would be- this would be a sure win for democrats and Senator Barack Obama can still be the President he deserves to be in 2016. by then he will have that "experince he lacks now" and his name Hussein would be not an issue and all the gender and racial barriers will be brocken for a better America.

Obama does very well among the most eductated voters. Clinton does very well among the least educated voters.

The staffer's intent in sending this email was to get people to choose Clinton or, at the very least, not support Obama. The uneducated and the biggoted are exactly the people who would be influenced by an email like this.

For the posters who think being a Muslim is a bad thing, think of all the things that have happened in the name of Christianity: KKK, Nazis, Inquisition… Point is, don't judge all people of a faith by the acts of a few.

Finally, all the posters that insist on including Obama's middle name in their posts, do you have any reason other than your own petty prejudice for doing so?

A little common sense, people. As a political science major, I can tell you that no campaign manager in his/her right mind would EVER attempt a smear tactic this improbable and blatantly incorrect…it would be party suicide, straight up. Hillary cannot be held accountable for an incompetent zealot. As liberal as she is, I highly doubt that she herself would ever think such things about Obama, despite the fact that he is her opponent. Hillary is also a women who has been cheated on by her husband, the PRESIDENT, and laughed at by the public. She took the poor bastard back and was actually BLAMED for doing so, when to have divorced him would have killed her dreams of being the first woman president. She is constantly attacked for being too cold for a woman, when we all know that if she loosened up the slightest bit she'd become "incompetent" and "soft," unable to represent the US in this troubled age.

The woman has been in the public eye for 17 years. We know soo much about her and she's had soo much more of a chance to slip-up than all of these other babies. Of course we're going to find things to criticize (I should note, however, that I can find many more things wrong with the other candidates who have just emerged at the forefront). I think it's saying something that, given the span of her existence of national politics, she has come through and led a FLAWLESS campaign. I am for Hillary '08 because, honestly, it's time we let a woman try being president. As an OPPRESSED human being, a minority in today's extreme patriarchy of violence, war, and racial discrimination, who better could we ask for to serve as our leader, taking into account that Hillary herself is a member of the oppressed? We are supposed to be an advanced, enlightened, MODERN society…and yet we're still living back in the beginning centuries A.D. in many respects.

How about a little change, a little proof? What other options do we really have? Many act as though Hillary just isn't the "right" woman to be the first woman. Tell me, then, if she doesn't win, what other options are available? None that I know of. None for many many years….

A person can not be a good Muslim and a good American. The two are mutually exclusive. I am not saying Obama is a Muslim just trying to clarify.

Volunteer or not, she should not have sent out a false e-mail about her candidate's rival. The volunteer represents the candidate so all of her "well-intentioned" efforts are nullified by such a careless, unthoughtful action. When I heard about this, I was not shocked at all because of how that campaign has been conducting itself thus far. Let's stop with the lies and focus on healing America.

WOW

Team Hillary just keeps stumbling.

Bill must not be impressed.

I am an avid Obama supporter and volunteer for his campaign; I can't stand Hillary. But I have to stand up for her on this one. There are SO many volunteers that they can't all be controlled down to the emails they send. If it were one of her paid staffers, then that would be different.

HOPE is what he is all about.
H- Help me not screw up!
O- Other guys fault, other guys fault…
P- Put off direct answers and NO platitudes, phrases: President…not prez, chief, or head dog.
E- Enjoy no days until it is known.

As for some of the comments added to this board, I don’t know of many that would want to be on your level! If you focus so much on a name, you missed many points of view. Just the facts please! Many say that HRC's campaign is under attack and i agree, but from within. An implosion waiting to happen!

I'm a republican so I just laugh about all the mud slinging and name calling you democrats are doing in a "campaign for change." Change my arse. Your candidates are running the same old dirty campaigns that have gone on for decades. Kudos to you democrats.

I'd also comment that you should be ashamed of yourselves. Democrats are supposedly liberal tolerant accepting people. Gay rights, pro-choice, hug your local illegal immigrant, and yet when the word Muslim comes up all this hate and name calling starts flying around. So much for tolerance. It would seem democrats are just as hypocritical as they accuse republicans of being. Kudos for that one as well.

I'm laughing at the superior intellect.

My last name is Hispanic, but I'm not Hispanic. Many Hispanics are Catholic, but I'm not Catholic. Many Hispanics enjoy, say, enchiladas, but I don't really care for them. Many Hispanics speak Spanish, but I don't speak it too well.

I am simply amazed at the level of ignorance out there. People believe that because someone has a particular middle name they're involved in a nefarious plot aimed at destroying our country from within?

What about a person with an Hispanic last name who isn't Hispanic who has been to a predominantly Muslim country but isn't Muslim? What on earth could that person be up to? Oooohhh…scary!

Obama would be a great president. Clinton would be a great president. What matters is that one or the other beats the Republican candicate. If we get a Republican in, the supreme court will be locked in as a solid right wing block for about 20 years. Forget about your quibbles with this or that with Clinton or Obama. Keep your eye on the real issue.

Ok, here's a lesson for those those who are too ignorant, absurd, narrow-minded, and stupid enough to believe what some e-mail or rumor says as opposed to researching information for themselves.

First, what is a muslim? Go here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim) to read the definition. Have you ever heard or seen Obama do or say anything mentioned in the definition of Muslim? Where's the evidence the he ever proclaimed an adherence to Islam? If you haven't heard any, then you have absolutely no basis for claiming or questioning whether or not he's a muslim. For the idiots who say that he is a Muslim because his father was a Muslim or because he was exposed to Muslims, you're about as smart as a wooden post. Do your research!!

Second, if you're going to be afraid of anyone, you should be afraid of all the hypocritical Judeo-Christians running around Washington right now and who claim they're part of the "moral compass" leading this country. They're the ones who have spent 600 billion of your tax dollars in the middle east. They're the ones YOU keep re-electing, but they NEVER listen to you. They're the ones who say one thing, yet they do another. They're the ones who are for sale. They're the ones who have put the next three generations in debt to China. And you're pissing and moaning over a trivial e-mail about someone's cultural experiences and exposure from when they were a child? Come on!! How infantile have we become?

Third, I think this public ignorance and lethargic approach to educating and informing ourselves has contributed to a culture of misinformation and reactionary political soundbites in this country. People are too ignorant about the things that really matter and only believe "he-said-she-said" stuff that hasn't been validated by a credible source or that simply makes no sense! And we wonder why currupt politicians, crooked businessmen, identity thieves, and sneaky snake oil salesmen thrive in this country?!!

To all that seek to make a candidate's religion an issue (on both Democrat and GOP divides), let us now refer to our founding document the Constitution–specifically Article 6.

"…no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."

What difference does it make if a candidate is Christian, Islamic, or prays to the flying spaghetti monster? Please wake up, America, and vote for those that seek to stand behind the Constitution.

while I have to agree that a candidate can't reign in everyone, I do think these leaks like this from time to time are certainly planned and the candidate will deny any involvement.

This is very naive for Clinton Campaign staffers to issue blatant lies .

This makes politics mean and uninteresting. there is no more debate on issues but useless emails.

BTW if Obama should go after the Clintons for their adulturies, and corrupt Chinese links or Hilary's lesbian Saudi affair, how would they feel? Nonsense all together.

Hey, wait for the Republicans to open that can of worms if Hilary is nominated

A pattern of dirty campaign tricks coming from the Hillary camp? So, who's surprised?

While the Clinton and Obama camps are finghting between themselves. Voters should take a look at Governor Bill Richardson, a candidate with a record of actual accomplishments. Not someone who can only site a voting record or pay lip service to special interest groups.

A man who DENY his OWN HERITAGE is NOT fit to lead this country. How low can a person get? A man who doesn't have any conviction, is NOT fit to lead this country. According to my arab friend, in Sharia Law, a child born into Muslim parents is a Muslim, why Obama is in denial of his own heritage? If a person deny his own roots which is the VERY foundation of who you are, what are the other things he is hiding from the American people? His mother was not a christian, she was an ATHEIST. Therefor, while growing up before moving back in the US, the only exposure he was exposed to was Islam. He converted to christianity later on in life. Obama also LIED about the background of his father, he was no ordinary goat herder, wealthy farmer. If you don't have money, you can't send your child overseas especially to get their education in USA, it is every expensive. I know some people supporting Obama because they read his book, to them that's enough to vote for him - that is SHALLOW.

A lot of you have forgotten what race of people attacked this country (9/11). Obama has a CHARACTER PROBLEM, he's too far from being honest, too far from being trustworthy, he also lacks the conviction to act. I will not risk my single vote for a person who has the notion people just take his speech as testament of truth without backing it up.

OBAMA is more DANGEROUS than our current President. Obama is non-committal on important issues that matters to all Americans. I DO NOT TRUST OBAMA, I see something in him I find scary, it has nothing to do with his race or his heritage, far deeper than that. I hope others saw it too.

What can you say? The guy's brown, and that's all it takes for some people to despise him. Crazy but common.

Fortunately, most of those people aren't going to vote for a Dem anyway, so who cares? Midwest and Mountain West are where the election will be fought, and there are just too many moderate Repubs crushing on Obama for it to matter.

Obviously he is a Muslim Jihadist, a regular one man sleeper cell. He joined the Trinity congregation 20+ years ago (wait, wouldn't this be a sin of some sort to a Muslim, I'm just guessing), as part of his nefarious plot. He knew that he would be a serious challenger to be President 3 decades down the road. He's just biding his time. You just wait, when he's President, at his first State of the Union Address, he'll walk into the halls of Congress with a suicide vest on and wipe out our entire government.
GOOD PLAN!

Some people on these boards need to seek help.

Now on a more serious note, I would think, the world being what it is today, that his background in a Muslim community, in a Muslim madrassa(hope I used that correctly), and his familiarity with Islam would be an experience checkmark in his favor. At some point he's gonna have to sit down with certain people for various diplomatic reasons. What other candidate is going to have a better understanding of the mindset he'll be negotiating with, Hillary? Puh-lease.

This is just another trick from Obama's side. A decoy volunteer to try and smear Clinton. We stand stand strong behind Clinton - she is the strength.

Posted By Nita - San Antonio : December 6, 2007 6:58 am

This is just another dirty trick from Obama. Most likely this volunteer had been enlisted to try to smear Clinton. Its not working - we all know how low Obama can go. It's not going to work. And, you people you are dinging Clinton - shame on you. We stand strong in our support. CLINTON 05

Posted By Jimenez - Texas : December 6, 2007 6:26 am

These postings by Clinton supporters proves the theory that Obama supporters are more educated and therefore smarter than the Clinton sheep.

Do we want more YEARS of these type of SCANDALS big and small with another Clinton presidency?

And "Goody", have you not been paying attention and looking at her polling?

She and her campaign are falling apart, and it isn't even the Republicans challenging her yet.

I agree with Hillary on one thing, this is "fun".

More smear tactics by Hillary's Campaign. Hillary did say she was going to step up her attacks, but I didn't think she meant personal. Hillary did say this part of the campaign is "fun" for her.

Arnold Flick, of La Jolla, CA, you are wrong. Obama is not a Muslim, he is a Christian. In a supposedly secular society, religion should not matter as it relates to public office. This is ridiculous. All this rhetoric about Obama being a Muslim or Obama planning to be president early on is total B.S.! We are talking about a small child going to Indonesia with his mother and a small child dreaming of being president one day. This total non-sense and beneath the average American.

If I were to say that Hillary Clinton is a republican because she volunteered for Republican candidate Barry Goldwater in the U.S. presidential election of 1964, what you say?

To quote Arnold Flick, La Jolla CA :The relationship of the President to the Muslim faith of his childhood is a matter of national interest, and needs to be spelled out.

Obama is President already? And he's a Muslim? We should BE so lucky! (As my Jewish grandmother would say…) With a brown-skinned Muslim in the White House, we'd get out of Iraq with some dignity, have better leverage on world oil prices and get all those pesky third world people at the UN off our backs. Too bad Obama's not Korean, and from Florida, or we'd have world peace and the presidential election sorted out in a jiffy! Seriously folks - it's great to see all those Iowans posting for themselves instead being squeezed into soundbites.

To all of you Muslims, GET FRIGGEN over it. The Muslim community in general, I repeat in general think their religioncan do no wrong and will at the drop of a hat slam other religions. This simply amazes me, I have spent time in Jerusalem, and amazingly everyone gets along, courteous, and considerate, why can't they do this in the rest of the world. Obomba, Please go away!!!!!!!!!

It just so happened that I asked that question in a e-mail yesterday. I expected Mr Obama to not only answer the question, but to address the subject. My comment-Question was; The name Barack Obama is an Islam-Muslem faith name.Was he born with this name or was his real name changed to this name later in life for his faith? The other part was would Mr Obama confess to Jesus Christ being his Lord, and Savior? Is this just a freak coincidence? I would really like for Mr Obama to address these issues!So far he personally has not, and will not address this issue!

Why is religion such an issue for Americans. Religion is nothing more than another American business. The church provides a service, the church hopes the faithful of the church will donate cash, the more faithful that can be recruited the more money the church gains, and it's tax free. I should start my own religion (just kidding).

I'm not anti-religion; I'm just disgusted that Americans make religion a major issue in a run for the White House. Religion can be a wonderful thing, but it can also be the cause of death and destruction. As long as the candidate's morals and values are shared by a majority of Americans, leave religion out of the picture. Our country has bigger issues to deal with.

I don't care if someone is a Morman, Jehovah Witness, ect. The only thing that concerns me about religion relates to the radical interpretation of that religion by certain individuals. Hurting someone in the name of God, whatever your God might be called, is a disgrace. I pray for the health of my family, I pray for peace, I PRAY. I pray; isn't that enough!!!

The Clintons may be a lot of things, but neither one is a bigot. The campaign acted correctly by asking this young woman to step down.

Let's be realistic, neither the candidate nor his/her top campaign staffers can possibly know what thousands of volunteers are doing at any given time, unless something hits
the fan as it did with this email.

JB from Boston, I think you watch Fox News too much. Is everyone missing the point here that the volunteer was fired? All these nasty things Obama supporters/Hillary haters are saying about Hillary are also pretty low, but is anyone complaining? Obama can't be held accountable for that.
I am supporting Hillary but not hating Obama, for heaven's sake, Obama supporters, this amount of vitriol isn't going to get Obama elected.

Be nice, Obama supporters, don't stoop so low.
Hillary 08′

he was borm a muslim.
Posted By wm marshall las vegas,nv

He wasn't "borm" a muslim. Kids aren't born with religious affiliations.

If you are a democrat and vote for hillary clinton, then you are voting republican!! the republicans are hoping she is the candidate they are going to eat her alive. Furthermore, experience is synomynous with scandal…when cry we want change yet we shun the man who can bring it about. Lastly, I'm not even going to entertain the comment about American will not elect a black president…how ignorant…you don't speak for all americans!!! If Hil is the democratic nominee i hope another republican is put in office!

I thought Obama was raised as a Muslim. I read this in several articles on the internet. First by his Father, then by his step Father?

Paul from Indiana: Yes, when Barrack becomes president, all kindergarders will be smart enough to write essays. No more coloring books!

he was borm a muslim.

Posted By wm marshall las vegas,nv : December 6, 2007 8:10 am

WM, his father is a Muslim, his mother a Christian.

"Obama's father was a Muslim. Obama attended a Muslim school. At time(s) he grew up in a Muslim neighborhood. Easy to see where these stories begin."

Posted By Mike, Grand Rapids MI : December 6, 2007 6:25 am

So Mike, if you were born in an Italian neighborhood your a Mafioso and if you were born in an Irish neighborhood, you're a member of PIRA right?

If Hillary gets nominated the Republicans will get fired up like they haven't been in decades. They LOATHE the Clintons. Republican children have been indoctrinated with it. Any Democrat running for congress in a tight race next year will lose if Hillary is at the top of the ticket. If we don't nominate Obama I'm gearing up for a very depressing 2008.

His father was a muslim. His mom is 100% white. The biggest turn off for me is his fat friend Oprah.

Hey Maryann,

Newsflash: Obama is both black AND white. He has never chosen one over the other. If he says he's not Muslim, then he's not. He has been, after all, attending Oprah's church.

I cannot believe how this story makes being a Muslim sound like an anti-American thing, a bad thing. This story needs a comment from someone or just a sentence of fact stating what the religion is about. It's about love and peace. We just happen to read about Muslims who are at war fighting for their countries or who are terrorists. Come on, Muslims are not our enemy. Look at Omaha. That kid wasn't a Muslim and yet he walked into a mall in the middle of the U.S. and created panic and killed innocent people. I am a Muslim and I vote and luckily for me I am smart enough to know more than what these stories say. And regardless of Obama's faith, I would vote for him if he gets the nomination.

Beware of this ten-headed snake.

The following article appeared in both INSIGHT MAGAZINE and NATIONAL REVIEW (6/1999).

Why the name Hillary? Did her parents just like that name? Was there an aunt or grandma named Hillary? Not according to Hillary Clinton.

Most people know that the first conqueror of Mt. Everest was Sir Edmund Hillary. During an Asian tour in 1996, Hillary Clinton paid visits to Australia and New Zealand.

Our Hillary proudly told reporters that her parents named her for New Zealand's favorite son, Sir Edmund Hillary. Apparently, Hillary Rodham's parents must have been psychics. Sir Edmund Hillary was a beekeeper in New Zealand and, although he had been involved in mountain climbing before Mt. Everest, he really was pretty much unknown outside of New Zealand. The problem that our former First Lady must explain is how she was named for the adventurer whose Everest climb was in 1953. Hillary Rodham was born in 1947. Whoops!

This is indicative of Hillary Clinton's aversion to the truth. She can tell lies, she can commit perjury, she can hide billing records because she has not been made to pay the price. Until she does, the lies will continue, some of which will be very detrimental to this nation.

Another story about this lady. Sources: FOXNews, Washington Times.

It was February 2000. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the world's smartest and most compassionate carpetbagging woman was running for the senate from New York She and her entourage stopped in Albion, New York on her "Getting to Know New York Since She Has Never Lived There Before Tour."

Trish Trupo is a 31-year-old waitress and single mother who had the honor of waiting on her majesty. Trish worked for $2.90 per hour plus tips. Her majesty had two orders of food, according to the owner, Alex Mitrousis. Her first order was scrambled eggs, home fries, and rye toast. Needing to fill out that black pantsuit, Hillary decided she need more food, so he polished off two more scrambled eggs with cheese.

The food was on the house. Anyone running on a platform of helping the little guy, particularly one who just purchased a $1.7 million house, should have been sensitive enough not to accept the food for free. What Hillary did next, however, was so Hillaryesque and so predictable. She stiffed the waitress. Hillary left no tip. Not a dime.

The next day, when Hillary was asked about the tipping incident by a reporter in New York, she did what she does best. She lied. She said, "That's just another wild story." They are all wild stories, aren't they, Hillary?

When Jay Leno started cracking jokes about the incident, Vast Right Wing Conspiracy sources started to get the word out, and the story began appearing around the world, Hillary took time from her busy day to give Trish a call and apologize. FReepers added to the humiliation by sending the waitress envelopes with $1 bills in them. She received over $500 from the FReepers.

The first natural instinct of any human being is survival. The second for Hillary Rodham Clinton is lying. She will do it every time

It does not seem so far fetched to believe he has an ulterior motive and has secrets to keep, lest we forget who we are at war with and why.

Posted By Sean: Odenton, MD : December 6, 2007 8:06 am

Paranoia, anyone? Get your tinfoil hats right here. Only $10.
Get a grip, Sean.

he was borm a muslim.

Posted By wm marshall las vegas,nv : December 6, 2007 8:10 am

Sorry wm, but a newborn babe has no religion. That comes from how they are raised and indoctrinated, and he was not raised Muslim. Careful, your bias is showing.

Fact: Obama was born a muslim.

Question: Why are the Wahhabi & Shia imams not calling for his head? Apostasy equals death in Sharia and is in the Koran.

The Koran is NOT compatible with American jurisprudence or the Constitution. America, wake up! Read the Koran for yourself, in English.

"Take not the Jew or Christian as your friend. They are friends of each other."

"Smite the infidels (i.e. "us") where they lay"

There is a reason why a sword flies on the flag of Saudi-land.

Please, America - you really are the world's last and best hope to fight the Islamification of the West.

Read Bernard Lewis, "The Looming Tower", Oriana, etc.

Love,

A Canadian who loves the USA

This is just another trick from the Obama camp. Most likely this volunteer was planted by Obama. No one in their right mind would have sent that type of email knowing full well it would come back and bite them. Unless that was the sole mission? Hello wake up Obama and his staff are behind this. The guy and the lot play dirty. Standing strong behind Clinton

las vegas- you can't be born a muslim. religion is a decision.

Barack is the only genuine, honest and stable candidate in this race. According to some of you, if we give the nomination to him, the GOP will win again. The only thing the GOP has is dirty politics now that the new evangelicals (Rick Warren & co.) aren't backing them. SO for once in a blue moon, can we nominate an honest candidate that isn't dirty. The Americans should be able to open their eyes to see the difference. If they don't, then they deserve a country gone to hell in a handbasket.

obama what a name sounds like a terriost name . i beleive he is a terriost no matter what he says and everyone eles does too.i bet if you asked aterriost if he is a muslim in the united staes he would say no too .

Hey Freeman of Texas:

Clinton is involved in scandalous affair. Clinton denied then(Hillary)Clinton response: We will not tolerate this type of behavior.

Ha ha ha .. see a pattern

To Paul Barnard Lynn: Please clarify what you mean by your vague comment. It makes no sense.

People are coming to see Oprah, just like a train wreck, you stop, look, and keep going, doesn’t mean they will vote for obama? The saddest part of this is that Oprah is using her TV viewers that supported her show because she has praised herself as being opposed race bias and especially gender discrimination, NOW LOOK AT HER, completely the opposite. We are witnessing the true Oprah Winphrey. I can tell you as a previous black woman and faithful oprah viewer, I will no longer be interested in anything that is connected to oprah… She just put women back 50 years and black women back 100 years! PLEASE Wise up IOWA /NH ladies! This is about the safety and security for ALL our children, their education and most importantly their health care. Shame on you Oprah for selling out your supporters…We adored who we thought you were…

That's a real shame for the Clinton Campain.

Obama, you now have my vote.

you can say all you want, but he is trying to get into the highest office so he can bring the people of the US to his level.

The Clintonian effect on American politics. You should expect 4 more years of these trailer park tactics if you vote for Hillary.

he was borm a muslim.

This is why the GOP is so afraid of Hillary.
She campaigns just like they do.

Gordon Terrace, Stanton, IA

Agreed that the candidates cannot micro manage volunteers' behavior but they can certainly lead the effort not encouraging personal attacks.

Unfortunately, Clinton is using her scripted attacks on Obama because of trailing in the polls and her volunteers are looking up to their leader and picking up some patterns.

I know that some may think that the content of the email about Obama and him being a Muslim and a plant is a hoax, whether or not that is true is one issue, but who in there right mind would vote for this guy, regardless of his religion?

He would be detrimental to this nation if he were a Muslim or not. He has no real experience and in my opinion has only one agenda which would have a severely negative impact on the majority population of this nation.

It does not seem so far fetched to believe he has an ulterior motive and has secrets to keep, lest we forget who we are at war with and why.

"Within minutes, Clinton Internet Director Peter Daou posted a message from campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle disavowing the remarks. The New York senator’s campaign immediately severed all links with Rose, a Jones County volunteer."

haha, with in minutes…I am sure the Clinton News Network was counting the minutes

This is low, even for Hillary.

What a s bag.

This is lower than if Obama went after the Clinton infidelity or Hillary's reported lesbian affairs with her chief of staff.

We all know what would happen if Obama went down that road. Hillary would be crying foul, and all you Hill fans would label him the devil.

Well guess what? All you Hill fans are rooting for the devil!

So, what's the problem with him being a Muslim? He's not as corrupted as the rest of the gang.

Nader supporters wanted Obama to win the nomination, they're the same group of people who gave the election to Bush in 2000 against Al Gore; they're doing it again.

Neoconservatives wanted Obama to get the nomination, they knew against any of their candidates (GOP), they'll be back in the WH and regain seats in state level. Even Hannity (foxnews), a neoconservative, defends Obama but criticize Hillary. The GOP knew they have NO CHANCE to keep the WH and regain seats they've lost against the democrats in state level if Hillary is the nominee. I believe Senator Robert Ford of SC when he said the democratic party is doomed if Obama is the nominee. This country is not color blind, not counting the fact Obama lack the conviction to act. He doesn't have a track record either as he stated before when asked about his record as state senator; "they don't keep records", but has the gall to ask Hillary to release hers.

Senator Clinton has had to deny many things going on in her campaign…

If it were Judy Rose's intent to show what an uproar such accusations were, then I would assume that she would at least add something like "this is an uproar" in the subject field. That would show her intentions. Simply forwarding an email to county officials seems a bit fishy to me.

Also-this was not just a volunteer-she was also a county coordinator, and also a member of Hillary's Women's Leadership Council.

I don't believe this to be an isolated event. Many in Hillaryland are incensed by the support Obama is accruing-a recent report states that some "hate" Obama for denying Clinton the nomination.

At the grassroots level, it seems that there is a pattern of behavior developing here. Rather than Senator Clinton disavowing isolated incidents, she should make a general statement that she does not tolerate such slurs. Meaning Hillary should play fair and be principled in her engagement.

But I would argue that by going on the negative like Clinton has, maybe in a different tone that would not harm her support, she is still engaging in these acts. Of course if the mother bee launches baseless attacks, her worker bees are sure to follow.

Why do I still expect Senator Clinton to take responsibility rather than pleading ignorance to every liability she has been forced to address?

I don't know.

These are dirty politics Senator Clinton. Unless a larger effort is made on your behalf to tone down the language, these attacks will certainly continue.

Please don't condone these acts by simply denying them. Learn to take more responsibility for what is going on. Stand up to this bigotry.

These acts only serve to affirm what people think about Hillary. Willing to do anything to win, combined by a penchant to secrecy and dirty tricks.

your man!!!

That Clinton volunteer was simply acting like a "Clinton". This incident illustrates the underlying attitude among those within and near the Hillary campaign — "Win at all cost".

The involvement of this Clinton campaign volunteer in spreading false rumors is incredibly bothersome to me. Given how easily disproved this rumor is, it seems fundamentally dishonest to tolerate its propagation.

This is just another trick from Obama's side. A decoy volunteer to try and smear Clinton. We stand stand strong behind Clinton - she is the strength.

Of course he isn't a muslim - he was raised w/his white mother and her parents beliefs. Give us a break.

Atleast its true! not the negative lies hes trying to sell on Clinton

awwwhh…poor poor little obama winphrey… Looks like Oprah has finally replaced Michelle Obama, soon she will jump infront of obama, listeb to her workers,she is one power hungry woman,

Obama was/is Muslim until hew saw that voters are not in favor of it. What is he now? He changes each day. One day he’s white, he next he’s black, JUST can't TRUST this guy. A TRUE EXAMPE OF A FLIP FLOPPER, he's too inexperienced to even campaign, let alone be a president. Obama supporters look stupid to the rest of the country, its obvious they think they are voting for Oprah, and maybe they are, who knows who obama would get to do the job. He can’t….

This is just another dirty trick from Obama. Most likely this volunteer had been enlisted to try to smear Clinton. Its not working - we all know how low Obama can go. It's not going to work. And, you people you are dinging Clinton - shame on you. We stand strong in our support. CLINTON 05

Obama's father was a Muslim. Obama attended a Muslim school. At time(s) he grew up in a Muslim neighborhood. Easy to see where these stories begin.

this one is just some moron thinking there helping poor hillary.It looks like with the friends hillary has who needs enemies !! Still ,it's good to see these hack jobs exposed for what they are trouble making want-A-be cronies.

Another vast right wing conspiracy by President Bush. A shocker, Mrs. Bill Clinton is as pure as driven snow!

Poor Obama….It's acceptable for your campaign volunteers to engage in attacks on Clinton, but when the tables get turned you want to cry 'foul'. Get used to it buddy-boy, it's gonna get even hotter in the kitchen…

I wish that poeple stop using Islam (or any other religion) as their Troy Horse in politics. Defaming any religion is a shame. And to be a Muslim is not given to everybody. Only the few can embrasse this Honorable religion and follow its rules.

I never cease to be amazed at the trivial garbage that CNN seems to consider news worthy. Every single day, CNN becomes more like the National Star or other tabloid trash. Show some class CNN…. PLEASE!

Tom, She's coming unglued? Don't make me laugh. She can through it with the best of them, big boy!

"Its too bad things became so negative in what could have been a chance to recreate politics."

(I say) Don't start no stuff and there will be no stuff. Last 6 weeks Obama has repeatedly called Hillary a liar in an eloquent way. Obama has been handled with kid gloves by MSNBC/Washington Post. Now these same organizations are attacking CNN for being fair to all the candidates in a recent debate. CNN will stand up to anyone, thats why I watch the "Situation Room" every day.

Gosh, it being a Muslim such a bad thing these days?

A Proud American Muslim

since when did it become a crime to be a muslim?
we dont need him to be muslim and he could only dream about becomming us president.

minneapolis,mn

For someone who is so "experienced" and "ready to lead", it's incredible how quickly Hillary Clinton's campaign is falling apart. Everything was going great when no one was paying attention to the race. But now that the spotlight is on, she seems to be melting under the heat.

So what if Obama really WAS a Muslim? Why would that matter anyways? Not all Muslims want to destroy America…

Get real people: America will NEVER vote in a black president. Period. It is too backward a country. Obama supporters are wasting their vote…and giving the Republicans a firm hold of the reigns. Vote Hillary, a VIABLE candidate to oust The George.

If this volunteer didn't want people to misunderstand her intent, why didn't she add a note onto the forward that said, "I just wanted you all to see exactly what kind of crap is being spewed by ignorant people who care little for the issues. We don't agree with Senator Obama's politics, but we refuse to stoop to this level of rhetoric in our campaign. Please be on the lookout." And then add a link to one of the numerous sites which debunks this forward. Would've been as simple as that. As it stands, Clinton's entire campaign staff looks like a bunch of liars who are willing to slander members of their own party (heck, slandering anyone with untrue statements is bad enough) for the sake of winning an election. The Clinton campaign is getting desperate. Obama '08.

awful lot of double talk here. plain and simple , the clinton campaign staffer sent a completely false email forward out to discredit Obama with the lowest form of trash, racist bigotted fearmongering, Bush and Hillary are so simillar, she saw how Rove's dirty tricks were succesful and now she is trying it out, with great success.

La'kitgum, you wrote "Republican know they can get back the Whitehouse if any of the 2 candidates stood against Obama because Obama has nothing to show for experience which will be the cornerstone of Republican assault." Do you really think that's more worrisome than the absolutely endless bounty of material that the Repubs have stored up for Mrs. Bill? And, further, do you really think that with the scores of skeletons in all of the possible repub candidates backgrounds the tired "experience" routine will defeat Obama. Wake up people, this man is special — a president that people might actually love rather than one we all hold our nose and vote for.

this is the same kind of racist rhetoric that the Germans used against the Jews… and now it is here in America.

Thanks,
Nadir Ahmed
http://www.ExamineTheTruth.com

From his radical stance on abortion to his prominence in the corruption scandals that has been virtually ignored by the mainstream media, Barack Obama is not fit to be Senator — not to mention the next President of the United States.

Obama has declared his presidential intentions, but it is up to well-informed and energetic conservatives like you to spare our nation from the scourge of a far-left President Barack Huessin Obama.
140 missed votes in this current Congress

No vote for barack hussein obama

"Obama has nothing to show for experience which will be the cornerstone of Republican assault."

If that's the case the Dems might want to back Richardson, Biden, or Dodd. Each of the 3 has 20+ years experience in public office. Clinton just has 6 years in the Senate.

After reading some of the comments here, I thought I would ask…Just out of curiousity, how can you tell if someone is a Muslim? What do they look like? What do they sound like? How can you REALLY tell if someone is Muslim?Not that Obama is (or isn't), and anyone who really thought about the idea of someone trying to overthrow the government by running for President would know that's just an insane accusation…but it would be interesting to know what exactly the general public uses to define what a Muslim is. Anyway, might be diving in too deep, but just a thought!

Oh yes, let me think? Obama is not a Muslim. His middle name is just HUSSEIN, his FATHER was a Muslim, he was raised in INDONESIA, the largest Muslim population in the world, Obama name doesn't sound Muslim. Well, I guess he is NOT a Muslim or is it really?

Disgraceful reporting, CNN. Putting this on the front page only fuels the heinous rumors. These emails were everywhere apparently-it's not a story. Certainly not front papge material. And attaching the "earlier" story of Clinton's 'dirty tricks' accusation is ludicrous-that was even less news worthy.

Barack Obama is not a Muslim. Everyone is cool with that. BUT, am I the only one who missed this? How is being a 'Muslim' — i.e. status — substantive proof of plotting to destroy the United States. Such Muslim hatred. Tsk Tsk Tsk. Bad Bad Bad.

Her intent was misunderstood??? How could her intent have been anything other than to slander Obama? Simply idiotic.

Arnold Flick La Jolla CA USA
Let's take Obama's word that he is not a Muslim now, but at one point he certainly was: natural father a Muslim, Stepfather a Muslim, educated in Muslim schools in a Muslim country. By Muslim rules, his father alone makes Obama a Muslim, to say nothing of what followed. If it's fair to question Romney on Mormonism, then it's fair to ask Obama why he left the Muslim faith, and how he feels about it now; he has said he became a Christian without an epiphany. We are, after all, talking about the Presidency, and we are war with a significant portion of the Muslim world. The relationship of the President to the Muslim faith of his childhood is a matter of national interest, and needs to be spelled out.

I have never seen a candidate self-destruct so quickly (short of a personal scandal) as Clinton is doing in Iowa. Does she not know that even if she were to harm Obama with smears, she would simply help a third candidate while destroying her own chances?

Or does she make that distinction? It appears that Clinton simply despises Obama because he is everything she can never be. If she does not get a grip — she will soon be toast.

"The former Clinton volunteer insisted “she was just sending it along so people know what kind of information is out there,” not because she believed the charges herself."

Right…

Then why didn't Ms. Rose add a little note at the beginning of her forwarded e-mails explaining what she now claims. I'm not buying it. Sounds more like she is desperately trying to cover her behind and salvage her reputation. Despicable.

Coming right off of the Hillary campaign's below-the-belt hit against Obama's grade school essays, this incident makes me want to support Obama more and more. The Hillary campaign has been disgusting me in recent days.

I just looove to see Hillary stick to those men!!! You go girl.

As much as some people might try to suggest it, I'm quite certain that Hillary Clinton had nothing to do with sending out this email or condoned in any way.

That being said, just one day ago she publicly complained that Obama was running a "dirty" campaign because an overzealous supporter of his supposedly got in a heated converation over the phone with a woman who said she was voting for Clinton instead of Obama (I say "supposedly because her campaign didn't even bring forth any hard evidence that it happened, when asked). So pretty much, all of this is making Clinton look extremely hypocritical (if not worse), given that she tried to smear Obama's name and character just because he had an overzealous supporter supposedly raised his voice on the phone (and what candidate doesn't have at least a few supporters who aren't perfect)…and then a day later, here it turns out that she has supporters who are spreading out blatantly racist, false, and disgusting emails to others.

But Obama, like the classy person he is, has decided to not even comment on this and simply just focus on presenting his ideas on how he would make our country a better place, if he were to be elected President. I think he's a stand-up guy with a lot of character and integrity.

"Obama is not, and never has been, a Muslim."

And…. more importantly… he is not part of a plot to destroy the United States.

Eye on the ball here, CNN. Eye on the ball…

Same shady under the table stuff Bush "staff" did to McCain. But apparently Bush shouldn't be responsible for what people do on his behalf either. More effective then most people think, she can deny it and in the end it will slip into voters' subconscious. If the greatest country in the world can't find anyone else better than Bush and Hillary Clinton to run it for 12, maybe 16 years, then that is absolutely pathetic.

For Hilary's camp to say that they are not responsible for the actions of an over "Zealous" volunteer worker is to take the easy way out.

There seems to be a pattern emerging from Hilary's camp. To use a sports analogy, she may throw an