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Originally Posted by danielpalos
What is being exposed, is merely a form of religious bigotry.
Why is there any shade of religious test being advocated by people who claim to be Americans, who support a Constitution that denies and disparages the right to religious tests for federal office?
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Well, perhaps - but that isn't really the point here, is it?
Obama is not a Muslim. He has made that clear. But the photo presents a visual association that is startling.
Is that fair? Of course not. Is it reasonable? Only partly. But the response opeates partly beneath the conscious level.
The point is that the photo has a powerful subliminal negative impact. The Clintons are not fools. They are shrewd, cunning and brilliant when it comes to attacking an opponent. Nobody does it better - NOBODY.
This will now be the major story for several days and the photo will be reproduced all over the world, even by Obama's strongest supporters.
This is coming at the same time as Farrakhan's lavish praise of Obama.
Did Obama ask for this? It is reasonable to assume he did NOT. Does he want it? I would doubt it. But it happened nevertheless.
Obama has had great success separating himself from the radical left. That is a major part of his appeal. If Clinton can create those associations with radicalism and make them stick - even with some voters - she may win.
Obama's supporters are expressing disgust and contempt. I am not an Obama supporter, but I fully agree: it is disgusting and contemptible.
But it is a
very powerful image. The Clintons wrote the playbook for American political attacks.