Who started the "Obama is a Muslim" talk?

[Bluegrasscard]

Actually, the linked story is wrong. Badly wrong.

 

Obama is a Muslim was echoed by a Clinton aide in an email on October 5th, 2007.

The aid was asked to resign in December of 2007. So the references by Scarborough to 2008 are even wrong.

 

One of the first major articles on the subject goes back to 2006.

 

Debbie Schlussel ran the entry on December 16, 2006 - 10 months before 'Clinton started it.'

 

Barack Hussein Obama: Once a Muslim, Always A Muslim

 

This was only 6 days after the official launch of the Obama campaign on December 10th.

 

On January 21, 2007 the blog called Americatalks runs post on Obamas Muslim past.

 

On January 24, 2007 Robert Gibbs flatly denied Obama ever had anything to do with Islam while Indonesia.

 

 

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-na-obamachildhood15-2007mar15-story.html

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Also on January 24th, 2007 ABC news runs a 'Obama is not a Muslim':

Obama Goes On Campaign to Debunk Madrassa Education Allegation - ABC News

 

 

On January 27th, 2007 blogs start to run with the school registraion document indicating Obama registered in school as Muslim.

 

https://bsimmons.wordpress.com/2007/01/31/the-obama-muslim-shell-game-catholic-school-docs-show-obama-registered-as-muslim/

 

March 27, 2007 - LA Times runs an article acknowledging school registration documents are accurate and that Obama did receive training in Islam in school.

 

As a child, Obama crossed a cultural divide in Indonesia - LA Times

 

"Neighborhood Muslims worshiped in a nearby house, which has since been replaced by a larger mosque. Sometimes, when the muezzin sounded the call to prayer, Lolo and Barry would walk to the makeshift mosque together, Adi said.

 

"His mother often went to the church, but Barry was Muslim. He went to the mosque," Adi said. "I remember him wearing a sarong.""

 

On May 12th a NYT op-ed caused rapid response from HuffPo.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/opinion/12luttwak.html?_r=0

 

 

"As the son of the Muslim father, Senator Obama was born a Muslim under Muslim law as it is universally understood. It makes no difference that, as Senator Obama has written, his father said he renounced his religion. Likewise, under Muslim law based on the Koran his mother’s Christian background is irrelevant.

Of course, as most Americans understand it, Senator Obama is not a Muslim. He chose to become a Christian, and indeed has written convincingly to explain how he arrived at his choice and how important his Christian faith is to him.

His conversion, however, was a crime in Muslim eyes; it is “irtidad” or “ridda,” usually translated from the Arabic as “apostasy,” but with connotations of rebellion and treason. Indeed, it is the worst of all crimes that a Muslim can commit, worse than murder (which the victim’s family may choose to forgive). "

Obama Muslim Smear Resurfaces: NYT Op-Ed Tags Obama As Muslim 'Apostate'

[All Tell]

I say All Tell was the original originator of it. His M.O.

 

No, I think he's an egotistical, elitist atheist.