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'My Muslim Faith' Quote Not a Slip, Just Misinterpreted

Posted Sep 8, 08 4:03 PM CDT in Opinion,  Politics 

(Newser) – Reports that Barack Obama mistakenly revealed his “Muslim faith” in a television interview are ridiculous, Frank James writes in the Chicago Tribune. Talking with George Stephanopoulos about suggestions he is a Muslim, Obama agreed “that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith.” Stephanopoulos corrected him, saying “Christian faith,” and Obama corrected the apparent gaffe, setting conservative blogs abuzz.

But had Obama “used an exaggerated air quotes sign,” James writes, “Stephanopoulos would've gotten what he was saying and wouldn't have felt the need to correct him, leaving the impression that Obama had some sort of Freudian slip. Obama didn't. The people trying to push this as some kind of slip in which Obama revealed his true religious allegiance are wrong to do this. Not that they much care about being wrong.”

Source Chicago Tribune

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"The people trying to push this as some kind of slip in which Obama revealed his true religious alliegiance are wrong to do this," James writes. "Not that they much care about being wrong."   (AP Photo)
Barack Obama "did say the words 'my Muslim faith' but any fair-minded person will have to admit that when he used that phrase, he was replicating the language of his accusers," Frank James writes.   (AP Photo)
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An excerpt from the interview.   (MysteriousDancingMan)

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Stephanopoulos evidently thought Obama had misspoke and corrected him. But Obama didn't misspeak. Again, the rumor mongers have been pushing the lie about his "Muslim faith" and he was using their language.

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