Obama supporters add Hussein to their names!

[thewiseguy]

In show of solidarity, Obama supporters adopt his middle name

By Jodi Kantor
Published: June 29, 2008

Emily Nordling has never met a Muslim, at least not to her knowledge. But this spring, Nordling, a 19-year-old student from Fort Thomas, Kentucky, gave herself a new middle name on Facebook.com, mimicking her boyfriend and shocking her father.

"Emily Hussein Nordling," her entry now reads.

With her decision, she joined a growing band of supporters of Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, who are expressing solidarity with him by informally adopting his middle name.

The result is a group of unlikely sounding Husseins: Jewish and Catholic, Hispanic and Asian, and Italian-American, from Jaime Hussein Alvarez of Washington to Kelly Hussein Crowley of Norman, Oklahoma.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/29/america/obama.php


Obama volunteers from Columbus, Ohio, who have adopted the middle name Hussein include J. T. Marcum, left, Aaron Barclay, Alex Enderle, Norm Shoemaker and Chelsey McCune. (Kirk Irwin for The New York Times)

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Delete please.

[fascisthunter]

2. Heard Emily Hussein Nordling speak Today on AAR

I think this is a brilliant move!

[thewiseguy]

3. Its interesting that most of these folks are from red states

Kentucky, Ohio, and Oklahoma...

[fascisthunter]

5. How So?

I realize they are Red States, but there are plenty of Dems down there too.

[thewiseguy]

6. No my point was that you dont see democrats in blue states leading the way

Maybe its because the democrats in red states do encounter more racism and intolerance.

[fascisthunter]

8. Could Be...

politics is local... movements and activism seem to start where it's most essential. Sort of like a natural reaction to an extreme.

[Captain Hilts]

4. I've always used BHO because to folks my age 'BO' means 'body odor'.

So, it's NOT a slight at all. Meant to be the opposite, actually.

[Rowdyboy]

7. Love the idea. I could be Rowdyhusseinboy....