Well, Obama will declare his middle name in January!
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Barack Obama said in an interview with a US newspaper he will follow tradition and be sworn in as US president using his full name, including his middle name Hussein.
During the presidential campaign, some of Obama's political opponents referred to his middle name in an attempt to portray him as a secret Muslim with alleged ties to extremists.
But Obama, a lifelong Christian, told the Chicago Tribune that he would adhere to custom for the inauguration ceremony.
"I think the tradition is that they use all three names, and I will follow the tradition," Obama told the Tribune, which posted the interview on its website late Tuesday.
"I'm not trying to make a statement one way or another. I'll do what everybody else does." His Republican rival John McCain reprimanded a supporter at one point during the campaign for referring to Obama by his full name, saying it was "inappropriate."
When endorsing Obama in October, former secretary of state Colin Powell criticized those spreading false rumors claiming Obama as a Muslim, saying it reflected religious prejudice. Link
Even today, it is so ridiculous hearing anti-Obamans slur out Hussein! Hussein! Hussein! - as if saying it a hundred more times will make Americans revolt.
However, overseas - the name Hussein has a different effect. More positive than from the Right!
Obama is the President-elect! America has spoken when we elected him! He hasn't even been swore in yet and holds no Executive Powers, but already - you anti-Obamans are attacking every move and decision he is making today.
Give the man a chance to lead before smearing him.
If his performance is as bad as Dubyas, you have every right to slur his name!
