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Originally Posted by Bugs  Slip-ups like this one sure ain't going to help his cause:
Obama said: Washington Times - Obama's verbal slip fuels his critics Quote:
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Sen Barack Obama's foes seized Sunday upon a brief slip of the tongue, when the Democratic presidential nominee was outlining his Christianity but accidentally said, "my Muslim faith."
The three words -- immediately corrected -- were during an exchange with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on "This Week," when he was trying to criticize the quiet smear campaign suggesting he is a Muslim.
But illustrating the difficulty of preventing false rumors about his faith from spreading, anti-Obama groups within one hour of the interview had sliced it out of context and were sending it around via email. They also were blogging about it.
Mr. Obama, who is a Christian and often proudly speaks about how his faith has influenced his public service, said he finds it "deeply offensive" that there are efforts "coming out of the Republican camp to suggest that perhaps I'm not who I say I am when it comes to my faith."
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He's simply a Gaffe Machine...
In stunning slip on national TV, Obama refers to "my muslim faith" By Israel Insider staff September 7, 2008
"In one of the most astonishing gaffes in American political history, in a national televised interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulus, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama referred to "my muslim faith," confirming what researchers and political opponents have been claiming."
"While Stephanopoulus several seconds later tried to correct him, saying "Christian faith," it was too late. The damage was done. Obama clearly did not mean his Christian faith, since he was admitting that "John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith." The term "Christian faith" would not make sense in that context."
israelinsider: politics: In stunning slip on national TV, Obama refers to "my muslim faith"
It might have been a 'slip-up' but it does add fuel to the fire. Is BO a Muslim? We don't really know do we..