Bigoted GOP Congressman: It's 'bizarre' that Obama's oath-swearing will include his middle name

[meegbear]

It was really hard to excerpt the original Politico article this story came from, simply because it was filled with so much damn stupid. Apparently Rep. Steve King thinks it's "bizarre" for President-elect Obama to use his full name during the swearing-in ceremony, presumably because his middle name is "Hussein" rather than some good ol' American name like "Arnold."

Politico:

He doesn’t like the fact that the president-elect will be sworn in using that middle name during Tuesday’s Inauguration.

After telling the Associated Press last year that Obama’s middle name was among the reasons Islamic terrorists would rejoice over his election, King says he’s since been careful to avoid using it. Thus he found Obama’s decision to allow it be mentioned on the steps of the Capitol “bizarre” and “a double-standard.”

“Is that reserved just for him, not his critics?” King asked.

How can someone this oblivious/dumb/racist (take your pick) get elected to Congress? The problem is not saying Barack Hussein Obama --the problem is when you stress Hussein and use it to imply that, because of his name, he is somehow un-American. I know wingnuts like to pretend that that's not their intention, but come on. We saw it over and over and over during the campaign.



http://crooksandliars.com/silentpatriot/bigoted-gop-congressman-its-bizarre-

[shireen]

1. Skinner, since you're allowing us to change our names, can we add "Hussein?"

Really ... anyone in DU who wants to add "Hussein" to their usernames should be allowed to do it.
here, i'll start
shireen hussein

[louis-t]

7. THAT...is an outstanding idea.

louis-hussein-t. Maybe louis-t-hussein. It doesn't work so well as my middle name. I'm also a Christian Arab.

[atreides1]

2. How can he get elected to Congress, you ask???

Because oblivious/dumb/racist Iowans in his district are in the majority, that's how!!!

[TechBear_Seattle]

3. How can someone this oblivious/dumb/racist ... get elected to Congress?

Obviously, because his constituency is that oblivious/dumb/racist.

[Lugnut]

4. Rep King's middle name must be asshat. n/t

[TheWraith]

5. Actually, to my knowledge there's only been one president who omitted his full name.

Jimmy Carter was sworn in as simply "Jimmy Carter," instead of "James Earl Carter."

I love that the racists are getting so obvious.

[Johonny]

6. Steven Arnold King

Arnold? Wasn't there a Arnold that did something really bad in American history. Hmm... Oh yeah Benedict Arnold. Seems kind of weird an all an American representative named after a traitor.

[sweetpotato]

9. Johonny - I like how you think

that was good.

[laconicsax]

8. He's sporting a creepy pedosmile in that picture.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Pedosmile