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Saturday, January 27, 2007

Obama denies `ludicrous' rumors he attended radical Islamic school

By Helen Kennedy
New York Daily News (MCT)


Sen. Barack Obama
NEW YORK — Vowing not to be "Swift boated," Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., aggressively pushed back yesterday against "ludicrous" rumors reported on Fox News that he attended a radical Islamic school.

Taking on Fox hosts Steve Doocy and John Gibson by name, Obama's campaign blasted the "malicious, irresponsible charges" they aired.

"You have to take control and make sure that folks know the facts and not just these innuendos from the right-wing smear machine," said Obama spokesman Bill Burton. "We will aggressively address any charges that are leveled."

The conservative Insight magazine reported last weekend that Obama attended a radical madrassa in Indonesia as a boy. The Fox News Channel repeated the story several times.

The Illinois Democrat, who is Christian, lived in Jakarta for a few years as a boy with his mother and stepfather. Reporters for CNN and The Associated Press went to his elementary school and found it a secular institution attended by students of all faiths.

"The notion that somehow, at the age of 6 or 7, I was being trained for something other than math, science and reading, is ludicrous," Obama said on ABC.

John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic nominee, says he regrets not fighting back when his Vietnam War record was smeared by opponents calling themselves "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth."

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Posted by courier at 11:43:46. Filed under: News

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This is the same b-sht started by others during the last campaign. This is a -when frightened by your competition, slander the hell out of him/her and start rumors to undermine their infuance- tactic. Since many of you readers are approaching the age of voting, please question unsubstantiated stories and use your judgement and vote your heart. And don't forget the power you have as consumers: boycott those groups who willfully broadcast falsehoods and let your voices be heard in protest.

We really need to see people of color and women in the White House and so far, only the Democrats are offering that.

Power to the people!!!

Posted by mother/teacher/woman-fighting for us at Sunday, January 28, 2007 22:28:48

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