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Hussein? Who cares?
Posted March 11, 2008 at 7:50 PM

The name "Hussein" has a certain stigma here in the U.S. It reminds people of Saddam Hussein, who in turn reminds them of war, and in turn, terrorism.

 

So why have some supporters of Barack Obama's opponents taken to calling him Barack Hussein Obama? Hussein is Obama's middle name, and some, like Cincinnati radio talk show host Bill Cunningham, have accused Obama of hiding his heritage by not using his middle name. Ostensibly, it appears that these people are using Obama's middle name to tie him to terrorism, playing on people's fears to keep Obama out of the White House.

 

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