[lbo-talk] Obama 'was educated in madrassa'

[Tayssir John Gabbour]

On 1/20/07, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> Barack Obama was given a rude awakening to the cut-throat world of
> presidential politics yesterday after being accused of hiding four
> years in which he was educated at a madrassa when a teenager.

I like the silly way this is framed. As if Obama's camp hasn't
foreseen the obvious step to tarnish the Obama brand. Which his
competitors are presumably almost forced to do, assuming they're
interested in winning.

On 1/20/07, andie nachgeborenen <andie_nachgeborenen at yahoo.com> wrote:
> So absolutism works so well? Don't vote, vote for the
> Socialist Party or Nader. Let McCain win. That worked
> so well too. We are faced with ugly and unappy
> choices. I have been on both sides of this -- yours
> for 15 years. I don't know the right answer. Are you
> sure you do?

I thought principled leftists did the obvious thing: assume the game
is rigged (which it is) and act strategically. (Bringing out important
issues during the primaries, doing whatever tactical voting thing,
etc.)

Tayssir