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Barack Obama, born August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Senator from Illinois. A "draft Obama" movement began with his well-received keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Obama was the featured speaker at Iowa Senator Tom Harkin's annual steak fry, a political event favored by presidential hopefuls in the lead-up to the Iowa caucus. He was endorsed by talk show host Oprah Winfrey in 2006. Various recent opinion polls have seen Obama's support rising, with him trailing only Hillary Clinton in several polls. If elected, he would become the first African-American President of the United States. Obama announced on February 10, 2007 that he will run in 2008. He has filed the official paperwork.

 


EschewObfuscation

So he joined a Christian church 19 years ago at the age of 27. Did his political career begin about then, also? And what denomination did he espouse from age 8 until 27? With most presidential candidates, if you don't (or can't) answer a question forthrightly, it looks like you're hiding something, unless the press is in your pocket.

I don't want to imply that he's got a thin resume, and I'm desperately trying to avoid calling him a "dark horse"candidate, but questions like this will continue to fly until they are answered. Speaking of liberal bias, are there any news organizations treating Obama with anything resembling the "objectivity" that Newt Gingrich receives? Any? Not a single one? By mid-2008, his comically liberal voting record in the Senate will be acknowledged even by the most staunch liberal democrats. It will be over soon thereafter.

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• Review posted on 02/24/2007
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SilverFox (31)
09/13/2007		Actually, his becoming religious happened in between college and law school, while he was working as a community organizer in Chicago, so it was many years before he entered politics, and well before he was 27. He was raised by a mother who was not religious, though she educated him about all the major religions. (His father, after whom he is named, left him and his mother when Obama was two.) To judge for yourself as to whether you think he is sincere (as I do), read the Time Magazine article: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1546579-1,00.html
EschewObfuscation (71)
03/06/2007		Sleazy, mag? OK. It remains a curious pattern whether the legitimacy of the question is minimized when the questioner is attacked. If I remember accurately, the question of the Dubai company "managing" several US ports, and whether we dared trust a bunch of Muslims to protect our safety in such a situation, was raised under liberal anti-Muslim prejudice. Many republicans (shamefully) agreed, once the initial outcry went up. I don't have a horse in this race (even a dark-horse, which I thought was kind of cute) because I'd never vote for this guy in any election. Period. But the question is just as legitimate as the question about Romney's Mormonism and Hillary's political ranting from the pulpits of Baptist churches. Oh, wait, that question hasn't yet been raised by the US medis, has it?
magellan (177)
03/05/2007		That reads sort of sleazy EO...I'm used to more heavyweight commentary from you than implying a sinister religious agenda, and quipping about "dark horses." You can do better. Especially with this guy. No need to drop into the gutter.
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