American Thinker Speaks the Unthinkable

This subject being the unavoidable ramifications of Barack Hussein Obama being elected president and the Apostate status he earned unfairly or not as a child born of a male Muslim, then grows up and leaves the faith by his version of things, thus becoming an even greater target for assassination than the president already is by Islamic radicals. This brings up many other complicated issues regarding Barry's past that the left would just as soon seen quickly and permanently swept under the rug as Obama and his campaign have tried to do during the entire primary season.

He's had lots of help in the media obscuring this issue and finally people are starting to take notice, as even the NEW YORK SLIMES brought this up the other day as unbelievable as it is, although conservatives have broached the issue regularly for a couple years now, including Robert Spencer and others.

Broaching That Other Off-Limits Obama Topic

American Thinker: : "When it comes to Barack Obama, only one subject infuriates the swooning mainstream media more than his father's race -- and that's his father and stepfather's religion. Why, the very mention of Barack's early Islamic training -- or even his Muslim middle name -- has become more sacrosanct a PC no-no than disclosing the race of a non-white crime suspect.

You may recall the furor in January over a pre-Nevada primary 'robocall' [MP3] that dropped the full name of Barack Hussein Obama four times. Or the outcries the following month when Cincinnati radio personality Bill Cunningham spoke those same three words repeatedly at a local McCain town-hall meeting. And who can possibly forget the widespread media rush to assure the public of their hero's baptism when a photo of him clad in traditional Muslim garb surfaced on the web that same month?

Not surprisingly then, shortly following the media and blogosphere-pressured condemnations by both Hillary and McCain, mention of Obama's middle name or Muslim heritage became de facto taboo amongst politically correct company. Although not -- it would seem -- for everybody.

"A Nuanced Admission from a Pandering Apostate?

In a weekend interview published Monday, the candidate himself mentioned both unmentionables in attempting to mitigate the political damage -- particularly with Jewish voters -- done by Hamas leader Ahmed Yousef's endorsing words 'We like Mr. Obama and we hope that he will win the election.' The defensive senator told the Atlantic: [emphasis added]

'It's conceivable that there are those in the Arab world who say to themselves, ‘This is a guy who spent some time in the Muslim world, has a middle name of Hussein, and appears more worldly and has called for talks with people, and so he's not going to be engaging in the same sort of cowboy diplomacy as George Bush,' and that's something they're hopeful about. I think that's a perfectly legitimate perception as long as they're not confused about my unyielding support for Israel's security.'

So then, it would appear okay to discuss his middle name and childhood exposure to Islam when it helps explain his high regard among terrorists. And that they're now positive points -- particularly when they can be drawn upon to level a cheap shot at the president while pandering to Jewish voters." continued

Another Obama controversy has been brewing over a t shirt that is being sold in a Georgia Bar that pictures the cartoon curious George over the words "Obama '08", which of coarse is being ridiculed as racist, when in fact anyone can see a resemblance of the two and doesn't have to be racist to agree with it

Curious George publisher may sue over T-shirt

Cobb bar selling shirts combining book character's picture, Obama's name

By JAMIE GUMBRECHT, CHRISTIAN BOONE

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 05/13/08

The publishing company that owns the Curious George image says it is considering legal action to stop the sale of a T-shirt depicting Barack Obama as the monkey from children's books.

The T-shirts are being peddled by Marietta bar owner Mike Norman at his Mulligan's Bar and Grill in Cobb County. They show a picture of Curious Georgie peeling a banana, with the words "Obama '08" underneath.

Rick Blake, a spokesman for publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which owns Curious George, said Wednesday that the company didn't authorize the use of the character's image, but hasn't been in touch with anybody selling or manufacturing the shirts.

"We find it offensive and obviously utterly out of keeping with the value Curious George represents," Blake said. "We're monitoring the situation and weighing our options with respect to legal action."

Norman has said he got the T-shirts from someone in Arkansas. He started selling them at his bar -- known for the provocative, ultra-conservative political slogans often posted on signs out front -- in April but said he has no plans to mass market them.

The sales came to light this week when a loose coalition of local groups called a protest of the T-shirts.

About a dozen protestors rallied against the shirts Tuesday afternoon, condemning them as racist and asking Norman to stop selling them.

Norman acknowledged the imagery's Jim Crow roots but said he sees nothing wrong with depicting a prominent African-American as a monkey.

"We're not living in the (19)40's," he said. "Look at him . . . the hairline, the ears -- he looks just like Curious George." continued here

Gotta admit there is a slight resemblance having nothing to do with race, he is a goofy looking man to begin with sometimes, and he unfortunately looks like the damn cartoon, period.

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