First things first: This is not about Obama. This is about the religious figures and personalities that he reached out to during his rise to the Presidency. I am far from any kossack who would be accused of dairying to 'defend' the President. I rarely diary at all. Sometimes, a question that no one else has posed pops into my head, and this is how it comes out.
Today while I was watching Chris Matthews on Hardball interview Eugene Robinson and Howard Fineman, I was amazed that no one thought to ask "Where is Rick Warren? Where is Donnie McClurkin?"
Matthews, Robinson and Fineman were talking about the recent polls that show so many Americans not believing Obama a Christian, and now a growing number (31% per Politico) of Republicans believe the President is a Muslim.
From the same Politico source:
Still, more than a year into Obama’s presidency, his faith remains a mystery for many. Only 34 percent of Pew’s respondents identified Obama as Christian — down 14 percentage points since last year. And 43 percent said they don’t know what Obama’s religion is.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/...
So, now I am asking out loud, forcefully: Rick Warren, where are you? You were placed in a position of great honor by this President. Why have you not publicly spoken out in the MSM to defend this smear on his religious beliefs? You are the person who can address this credibly. Why have you not? Donnie McClurkin, where is your voice in the MSM?
Why are both of you silent now?
This WH, this POTUS has a problem not of his own making. At this point in time, there is nothing that he can do overtly to change the meme. Anything he says or does will be challenged as politically motivated. The people who can combat this political smear are not stepping forward for some unknown reason.
Matthews, Olberman, Maddow, get Rick Warren on the horn and get him on the spot. He had the President elect's ear, and he stood side by side with him on Inauguration Day. It's high time he was called to give his credibility to destroying the smear that is being perpetrated on this POTUS by the vast right wing conspiracy (for the purists, I am not a CT kossack, and that's not CT, because that one actually does exist).
Apologies for a diary short on links, no photos, no quotes, some will say short on substance, but this issue has to be put to rest, and these are the people who can best handle the job. Where are they? Why are they not being interviewed now?