Barack Hussein Obama/Iraq-Hussein-Osama?

[MommyInTraining]

Do you think it is strange that this man's name is so similiar? Yes, his middle name is really Hussein!

Terri in WA

[Crissy]

Do you think it is strange that this man's name is so similiar?


Not really. Surely there are creative wordsmiths out there who could come up with sinister names which would be oddly similar to mine, too.

[Pam "SFSOM" in TN]

Do you think it is strange that this man's name is so similiar? Yes, his middle name is really Hussein!

Terri in WA

Why would it be strange that a man whose father's last name was Obama would have that same last name? And Hussein is a rather common name of Middle Eastern origin. Sorta like Smith, or Herbert, or Walker, or Jefferson are typical names of those whose fathers have several generations of European behind them.

Have you been reading forwarded emails? :)

[JWSJ]

Yes, his middle name is really Hussein!

Hussein is a very common name, I'm told.

[Pam "SFSOM" in TN]

Not really. Surely there are creative wordsmiths out there who could come up with sinister names which would be oddly similar to mine, too.

Me too. "Pam" rhymes suspiciously with Saddam. If you pronounce it like some TV announcers. LOL

Now You Know! :D

[JudoMom]

Me too. "Pam" rhymes suspiciously with Saddam. If you pronounce it like some TV announcers. LOL

Now You Know! :D

I never knew, but now I'm shocked. :p

[Crissy]

Me too. "Pam" rhymes suspiciously with Saddam. If you pronounce it like some TV announcers.

Just how many syllables does your name have, anyway? :D

[Pam "SFSOM" in TN]

I never knew, but now I'm shocked. :p

I know. And the whole thing with the "flaming sword"? Why not a smokin' nine mil like a normal American?

It's all very suspicious. I'm going to institute a background check on myself immediately. :eek:

[Pam "SFSOM" in TN]

Just how many syllables does your name have, anyway? :D

Two. I'm from Tennessee. :D

Pay-uhm

[JudoMom]

I know. And the whole thing with the "flaming sword"? Why not a smokin' nine mil like a normal American?

It's all very suspicious. I'm going to institute a background check on myself immediately. :eek:

I always thought myself more observant.

At least you're aware that your name has two syllables. That should bode well for you with the background check.

[Kelli in TN]

Have you been reading forwarded emails? :)

I hereby proclaim this a new boardism. Where do we keep the boardism list anyway?

Pam, you deserve a new toilet, you really do.

[Pam "SFSOM" in TN]

I hereby proclaim this a new boardism. Where do we keep the boardism list anyway?

Pam, you deserve a new toilet, you really do.

I just need a new seat. Is that ok? :p

We DO need a boardism list. You're right.

[Doran]

I hereby proclaim this a new boardism. Where do we keep the boardism list anyway?

Pam, you deserve a new toilet, you really do.


Stop! Please stop! I need to catch my breath here!! http://www.smileyhut.com/laughing/lol1.gif (http://www.smileyhut.com)

Doran

[Colleen]

It's Friday night, isn't it? Yep. Just a few hours from when the board should flip.;)

[astrid]

Just SCANDALOUS, I tell you! :eek:

Good grief. If we're going to trash political candidates based on their names, "Millard Fillmore" was a really doozie.

Sheesh.

[astrid]

Do you think it is strange that this man's name is so similiar? Yes, his middle name is really Hussein!

Terri in WA

Why is it strange? His father is African, and "Hussein" is a very common middle eastern name. He's in his forties--- he's had that name a long time.
It's only very recently that we've come to associate it with anything nefarious.

[GothicGyrl]

And I'm Goth..

Shocking I tells ya...



(pssst... check snopes for things like this. It usually is either not true or so absurd that if it is true you end up lauging your butt off at it)

[Amy in Orlando]

Me too. "Pam" rhymes suspiciously with Saddam. If you pronounce it like some TV announcers. LOL

Now You Know! :D


Oh man, so now I have to call you "Paahhhhhm" in my head? This is going to take some reprogramming, bear with me.

[dangermom]

In college I had a buddy whose last name was Hussein. He was a lovely guy from Fiji; his family was of Middle Eastern descent. It's like being named Jones. Remember King Hussein of Jordan? He's got a lot of relatives.

[octavia]

My daughter has a couple of friends called Hussein (and indeed one called Osama), incredibly common names if you live in a multicultural area.

Why is his name a problem?

[Osmosis Mom]

Do you think it is strange that this man's name is so similiar? Yes, his middle name is really Hussein!

Terri in WA


Insert dry laughter here. Hussein is an enormously famous and historically important name for Muslims and Obama's biological father was indeed Muslim. It means "the little beautiful one"... Isn't it already enough that kids with the also beautiful meaning name of Osama are being teased and bullied in schools...

[Soph the vet]

[quoteWhy is his name a problem?[/quote]
It is true that his dad is Muslim and also that Barack attended a Muslim school when he was younger. Currently, the church he attends (UCC) in Chicago has links to Louis Farrakhan (Nation of Islam leader). I think the importance of his name is how he is perceived by foreign Islamic heads of state. Some may look at him as an infidel since he was born to a muslim father but then at some point rejected islam and "embraced" christianity. Will that be more trouble for our country? :confused:

[Renee in FL]

Why is his name a problem?
It is true that his dad is Muslim and also that Barack attended a Muslim school when he was younger. Currently, the church he attends (UCC) in Chicago has links to Louis Farrakhan (Nation of Islam leader). I think the importance of his name is how he is perceived by foreign Islamic heads of state. Some may look at him as an infidel since he was born to a muslim father but then at some point rejected islam and "embraced" christianity. Will that be more trouble for our country? :confused:

Here - link to their website:

http://www.tucc.org/about.htm (Trinity UCC)

As for the rest - for those for whom it will be a problem - they would have as much of a problem with a woman, or a Baptist, or anyone else for that matter. The "connection" with Louis Farrakhan is shaky - a magazine launched by the pastor of his church gave him an award, presumably for his work in rehabilitating criminals.

[Soph the vet]

Here - link to their website:

http://www.tucc.org/about.htm (http://Trinity UCC)

As for the rest - for those for whom it will be a problem - they would have as much of a problem with a woman, or a Baptist, or anyone else for that matter.
This is not meant to sound hostile but I know it will. In strict muslim countries, i.e. Saudi Arabia, ones we do lots of "talking" with, muslims who leave islam are killed. Women and Christians living in those countries are severly oppressed but not usually killed unless caught proselytizing or accused of some crime against sharia law. So I think there is a significant level of difference between how Obama may be perceived by some over some of the other candidates. Again, not meant to be inflammatory, but I just don't think the majority of our country really gets it. We are not electing a homecoming king, we need a seasoned leader for these troubled times.

[Renee in FL]

This is not meant to sound hostile but I know it will. In strict muslim countries, i.e. Saudi Arabia, ones we do lots of "talking" with, muslims who leave islam are killed. Women and Christians living in those countries are severly oppressed but not usually killed unless caught proselytizing or accused of some crime against sharia law. So I think there is a significant level of difference between how Obama may be perceived by some over some of the other candidates. Again, not meant to be inflammatory, but I just don't think the majority of our country really gets it. We are not electing a homecoming king, we need a seasoned leader for these troubled times.

OK, I will bow out here. This (to me) seems dangerously close to violating the "no politics" rule. I am sure there are plenty of people who disagree with your characterization.

[SFP]

Did it bother you before, Soph, when the country chose the cheerleader frat boy over the seasoned leader?