The question of Barack Obama’s religion has been an issue so often that some confusion amongst registered voters is to be expected. In a recent Pew Poll, the one that found Obama ahead of McCain 48-40, respondents were asked what they thought Obama’s religion was. Only 57% said that he was Christian. 12% said he was Muslim. 25% didn’t know and 1% said he was Jewish.
Jewish?? I dunno, maybe they got him confused with former Israeli Prime Minister, and current Minister of Defense, deputy prime minister and leader of Israel’s Labor Party, Ehud Barack? 43% of registered voters were mistaken about or don’t know the Presidential front runner’s religion – that’s probably more troubling. So how many know the intricacies of his platform? How many know where Canada is on a map? Or Iraq?
Oy.
From the comments section on the New Republic story:
williamyard said:
McCain campaign: “Obama will say or be anything to get elected. Now he’s a Jew!”
Obama campaign response: “Is it too much to ask to pick up the phone and call once in a while?”Rhubarbs said:
Evangelical response: What? Obama’s a Christian? I thought you said he belonged to the UCC.
nbarry said:
If he were a Unitarian, he would be close enough to Judaism.jhildner said:
Government assistance to Chinese restaurants to increase 10-fold under Obama’s Blueprint for Change.
Like I said… oy!
― Tom Robbins
Nah, chutzpah’s better!
You can call me “Impertinent” instead of “Chutzpah” from now on if it makes you happy.
The more impertinence and subversion on this site, the better, imho….
Thanks Tom…it’s so nice to be appreciated sometimes!
That was excellent, chutzpah! Beware of the flip-flop, though. He’s probably Yemeni by now.
According to his latest campaign speech in front of of AIPAC, he’s Jewish.
Love how Unitarian is “close enough to Judaism”.
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Why is it that every time that the right wing Jews claim someone is an Anti Semite they try and find out if he is a self hating Jew by saying his Aunts dogs owner was Jewish.
Obama may be presidential but he’s not papabile, despite his attendance at a Catholic school. (Which hasn’t kept him from flip-flopping on vouchers: loudly in favor way, way back in February, sotto voce against as of June.)