Christina’s Common Sense

Last week Bill Cunningham, a talk show personality, referred to Obama as “Barack Hussein Obama” several times as he emceed a John McCain rally. Not only did this get Democrats in an uproar, but it also got McCain in an uproar. Read the story and view the video here.

I want to know why it’s such a mortal sin in this election to call attention the fact that Barack Obama shares a name with a third-world despot responsible for the deaths of countless people and was an enemy of America to boot. It’s not a deal-breaker—in my book at least, Obama’s got several deal-breakers that come before his middle name. But shouldn’t it make us think? Is it not relevant that we’re fighting radical Islam and the man who may be Commander-in-Chief of the armed services that fight this war may have ties to that religion?

I think it is. If we could make a big deal over Mitt Romney’s Mormonism, we can make a big deal over Obama’s Islamic ties. After all, Mormons haven’t made a habit of blowing up symbols of American freedom. My party’s nominee doesn’t recognize this. He needs to. If he can’t, then he’s not fit to be dog catcher. Never mind President of the United States.