Comments on: Obama rumors: Fighting fire with fire http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/2008/01/23/smearing-obama/ A multilog with NJJN Editor-in-Chief Andrew Silow-Carroll Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:31:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Andrew Silow-Carroll http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/2008/01/23/smearing-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Andrew Silow-Carroll Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:42:11 +0000 http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/2008/01/23/smearing-obama/#comment-87 I do, but as I wrote, "I didn’t bother to ask why it mattered either way," because I sensed my caller was just repeating cant from the anti-Obama emails and not interested in a dialogue about religious tests and the U.S. Constitution (I wrote about that here: http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/120706/edcolMuslimsMulticulturalists.html ) Interestingly enough, as soon as I explained that the Koran charge was a complete falsehood, the guy backed off, and thanked me for the clarification. I do, but as I wrote, “I didn’t bother to ask why it mattered either way,” because I sensed my caller was just repeating cant from the anti-Obama emails and not interested in a dialogue about religious tests and the U.S. Constitution (I wrote about that here: http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/120706/edcolMuslimsMulticulturalists.html )

Interestingly enough, as soon as I explained that the Koran charge was a complete falsehood, the guy backed off, and thanked me for the clarification.

]]> By: Derek Fields http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/2008/01/23/smearing-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Derek Fields Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:20:38 +0000 http://njjewishnews.com/justASC/2008/01/23/smearing-obama/#comment-86 Forget Obama for a moment, don't you think that it is a little disconcerting that someone would suggest that you not cover a politician who was sworn in holding a Koran? Forget Obama for a moment, don’t you think that it is a little disconcerting that someone would suggest that you not cover a politician who was sworn in holding a Koran?

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