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Obama photo in turban, robe causes stir
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Published: 26.02.08, 08:45
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1. Yep.. That's what we need - Tzures in moslem dress!
Arthur ,   SF, CA   (02.26.08)
2. to 1
noor ,   jerusalem   (02.26.08)
i never see a dress thinking or speaking
3. Obama
A Jew ,   Israel   (02.26.08)
The photo of Obama in a turban and robe doesn't bother me but there are plenty of other things about him that do.
4. Zionist smear campaign
Chanalau, Tova ,   London, UK   (02.26.08)
If AIPAC isn't behind this smear campaign I will eat my turban.
5. Obama..Is that Osama in a purim pic?
Al   (02.26.08)
America, Israel you all have a purim spiel to talk about dont ya. This year with two Adars,its getting a bit crazy isnt it? Obama..Osama..Oh my G-d. I feel good!..Like I knew I should. Oh I feeeeell goood... Yo yo yo bro I'ms goin be the prez...yo yo man.
6. Looks like a table cloth and toilet rolls to me
Israel   (02.26.08)
7. Picture is worth a thousand words ....
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (02.26.08)
And while he may or may not be a practicing Muslim, you can guess where his sympathies lie. He is praised by Farakhan, surrounds himself with anti-Israel advisers, & belongs to an anti-Israel black Church. We all know that "peace" is a code-word for appeasement & Israeli concessions & as for Iran, well, this guy would be another Jimmy Carter, arguably the worst President in modern American history & the cause of today's threat from Iran. What makes this photo so scary (by scary, I mean effective) is how "normal" he looks dressed this way. While personally, I would not be negatively influenced by anyone in non-Western attire, for many Americans, this may well be pretty shocking.
8. January Prez Inauguration in a Taliban Turban
Alan ,   SA   (02.26.08)
You cant say Barak Hussein isnt promising "CHANGE" Maybe "my fellow Americans " will respond to "CHANGE" by dressing in Turbans &Burkas for the big day . The Ball at the White House will have no dancing and loadsuit Juice
9. Picture
Daniel ,   Hasharon   (02.26.08)
Ladies and gentelman,THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. HAHAHAHA
10. #4
Ram ,   London   (02.26.08)
Hope you are a woman of your word 'cause you'll need a good appetite!
11. #4. We always suspected you wear a turban!
The Doc ,   Haifa, Israel   (02.26.08)
Make no mistake. Hiding behind a Jewish-sounding name has not helped you hide the fact that you are actually a Muslim troll. Your demagogy and racist style is a hallmark of all fundamentalist Muslims and their Anarchist Left acolytes. You're pathetic!
12. #2. And stones do not kill - only people who throw them.
The Doc ,   Haifa, Israel   (02.26.08)
13. Obama should wear a yarmukle and compensate....
The Doc ,   Haifa, Israel   (02.26.08)
THAT would be a nice joke!
14. Terry
Joe ,   usa   (02.26.08)
Normally I enjoy your posts - but you are totally wrong on this one. Most Americans could care less. Are we afraid of those nasty terrorists.....called 'Kenyans'? . Also, both Obama and Hillary enjoy overwhelming support by the jewish community, in part b/c we recognize the damage Bush has done to the world, and in part, frankly b/c we really like both of the Democratic candidates. The fact that Obama enjoys a bit more support is reflective of a practical approach (i.e. he has the best chance) more than anything else. I dont expect you to understand our politics anybetter than us to understand yours. Keep up your insightful comments abt life in Israel, but do us a favor and give it a rest abt life in the motherland. Cheers and peace!
15. Joe-if a Chimpanzee stood as a Democrat Candidate.....
Alan ,   SA   (02.26.08)
16. check with the Clintons & Bush
Jacob ,   munich   (02.26.08)
it has become a custom to get dressed in local clothing. There are pictures of the above in Chinese, and mexicans dress. So this picture means nothing
17. #14 understanding "life in motherland"...
The Doc ,   Haifa, Israel   (02.26.08)
... with all due respect, some of us may actually understand much more about how things work in the US than many Americans and as such, and considering that all of us have the right to voice an opinion, we will go on posting our beliefs here - just like YOU do. Anyway, the claim to "overwhelming" support of the Jewish community is not so "overwhelming" as you want us to believe. The best you can claim is that many of the traditional Jewish Dems/Libs will vote with the Dems - but that's all. There is an "overwhelming" majority still voting with the Reps if not because of support of their beliefs, then as a balance to the clowns put up by the Dems. One is an hysterical Liberal drawing her inspiration from her husband failures abroad, and the other is a Snake-Oil salesman who promises the cure for all deseases America suffers. But it will not cure America from the suicidal Left and not from the subversive Muslim influence. It will not deliver anybody from racism - him being a member of a racist cult, racist church and racist organization, praised by racist anarchists like Farrakhan. So don't regale us here with you pathetic insight of the US realities. You may be closer to the going- ons in the US than many of us, but that does not guarantee a better vision than those from afar - just as your superficial post just proves.
18. Obama's real name
Edelbert ,   usa   (02.26.08)
Osama Hussein Obama. It's more than a rhyme.
19. To #14
Semper Fi! ,   San Diego, USA   (02.26.08)
I am an american and approve completely what Terry has said in his posting. When you say we frankly like both of the Dems, who is we? The self hating jews and others, Farakhan and his gang, Hamas and Al Qaida, the monkey Ahmadinajad, who is freaking we.. Most american care less, who are those americans, mister? The ACLU, the New York Times, Carter the worst prez ever, who are they? Let me give you an advice, if you like an US Prez wearing that garb you vote for him, but WE AMERICANS, won't do it!!!
20. Do we have pics of Olmert...
Yossi ,   Levittown, PA, US   (02.26.08)
in German lederhosen or a Japanese kimono? Stay tuned.
21. when will you all just admit he is a closet muzzie?
hussein sounds muzzy ,   to my ears anyhow   (02.26.08)
22. Worst Prez Ever
Invicta ,   Europa   (02.26.08)
People frequently mention Carter as the 'worst president ever' but surely that accolade belongs to Dubya. The US is in defecit both financially and morally due to Bush and his cabal. Bush lied about WMDs and everything else. Do you not recall that awful hubris on the Aircraft carrier? US and British and Canadian soldiers are still dying because of an illegal invasion of a country that had no WMDs or posed no threat to the world. Thousands of young men are injured for life and will have to be cared for from our taxes. And for what reason? Oil prices have shot up to over $100 a barrel. They were around $20 a barrel before the illegal invasion of Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have been needlessly killed and al queeda - where it did not exist before - has come to Iraq. Bush is inarticulate and ignorant. He cannot sustain an argument or deliver an incisive point. All he does is 'er, er, um, freedom, er, um, Terror, er, um . . . . . . ' He has been a lame duck president for at least the whole of his second term. The world and most Americans long for him to go. And will rejoice when he does. He is by far the worst president in modern US history.
23. INVICTA'S IGNORANTA
SETTHERECORDSTRAIGHT   (02.26.08)
"Bush lied about WMDs and everything else." EVERYONE IS SOOOO TIRED OF THAT STUPID LINE ABOUT BUSH. HE DID NOT LIE. CONGRESS VOTED ALONG WITH HIM TO GO INTO IRAQ YOU FOOL. I LOVE HOW THESE MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACKS LIKE USING THAT MYTH - AFTER THE FACT. WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE? BUSH DID THE RIGHT THING AND THE U.S. WAS CORRECT IN 'STAYING THE COURSE' BECAUSE NOW THE U.S. IS WINNING IN IRAQ. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HEARD ABOUT AL CAIDA IN IRAQ? THEY'VE BEEN CHASED OUT. YOUR RHETORIC IS OLD AND STALE AND ALL OF THAT NONSENSE ABOUT BUSH BEING 'IGNORANT' IS A BUNCH OF LEFTY, ACADEMIA SNOBBERY AT ITS FINEST. INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT ORATORY (IE: OBAMA'S ABILITY TO BE SO ARTICULATE VS. BUSH'S DOWN-TO-EARTH STYLE), YOU SHOULD LOOK AT THE ACTIONS. COULD OBAMA OR EDWARDS HAVE DONE SUCH A GOOD JOB OF PROTECTING CITIZENS ON AMERICAN SOIL?...I'M WAITING ON YOUR ANSWER INVICTA.
24. #14 :RE OBAMA AND CLINTON SUPPORT....
SETTHERECORD.......   (02.26.08)
THE MANYJEWS WHO SUPPORT THESE TWO ARE OVERWHELMINGLY DEMOCRATIC, REFORM, AND NOT VERY INVOLVED WITH ISRAEL OR JUDAISM. MOST OF THEM CONSIDER THEMSELVES AMERICANS BEFORE JEWS -- MUCH LIKE THE JEWS OF PRE-WWII GERMANY. YOU UNDERSTAND NOW? LISTEN TO TERRY, SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE IS TALKING ABOUT.
25. Clinton is finished---VOTE 4 OBAMA!!!!
ObamaMama ,   usa   (02.26.08)
26. #22 Invicta--for once I agree w. you
(02.26.08)
27. GOOD POST INVICTA
AMERICAN FIRSTER ,   USA   (02.26.08)
it is so telling that all these jews on these talkbacks are hating on Obama .. they are putting the security of a FOREIGN nation above the USA..... Israel is NOT AMERICA get it? and we AMERICANS HATED BUSH AND HIS POLICIES. he is an embarassment to US history. we need a damage control pres now and an internationally educated half black half white American success story is FINE BY ME AND MOST OF THE USA. ....good by to you war mongering israelis firsters. good by. signed..... AMERICAN FIRSTER.
28. JIMMY CARTER_ WAS AHEAD OF HIS TIME
USA   (02.26.08)
environmentally and MENTALLY> sorry he didnt cow tow to Israel, but he was a very gentle even handed man and saw ALL humans as equal and deserving of human rights. not just jews. sorry if that burnt your ego.
29. 24- so?
USA   (02.26.08)
how bizarre. what is wrong with being American first if you are in that country.? you as a 'jew first' are committing treason if you put the loyalty of a foreign nation above the one you live in....
30. JIMMY CARTER_ WAS AHEAD OF HIS TIME............
(02.26.08)
yes, thanks to this "President" we got Khomeini in IRAN with execution of children, mutilations, amd return into the 13th century
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