Rajiv Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Mohammed ALI - greatest boxer every lived and americans are proud it but Barak Husain Obama is seomehow dangerous I am not sure what other "arab" named players they have, dont they have shakeel, jamal etc I am sure all of you saw that " he's an arab' comment
Lurker Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 To be fair Mohammed Ali was born Cassius Clay. He changed his religion and was christened as Mohammed Ali. To your point however, yes it is considered no biggie to support a celebrity/player. Even the hardcore rednecks in Texas are a big fan of Terrell Owens. However when it comes to vote for Obama many of these will face what is called as Bradley effect.
ludhianvi Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 Another one :: Hakeem Olajuwon played for the Houston Rockets. But its kinda different with sports/politics
Rajiv Posted October 14, 2008 Author Posted October 14, 2008 Why? I mean, why the hypocrisy..same with some of our Indians right Zaheer Khan - vow but all muslims are bad!
vadodaravictor Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 Why? I mean, why the hypocrisy..same with some of our Indians right Zaheer Khan - vow but all muslims are bad! Not really....we had Kalam as our president
Lurker Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 Why? I mean, why the hypocrisy..same with some of our Indians right Zaheer Khan - vow but all muslims are bad! It is similar to I-wont-marry-Muslim(or Hindu or Sikh whatever the case may be) but-I-have-no-problems-sleeping-with-them. Hypocracy? Sure.
Rajiv Posted October 14, 2008 Author Posted October 14, 2008 Not really....we had Kalam as our president So what happened?, we all know it was a image move
beetle Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 So what happened?' date=' we all know it was a image move[/quote'] He is one of the most admired Indians.You will be hardpressed to find many who don't like him. Even people who do not agree with his views admire him .You can make some one a president as an image move...but you can't make people love him. Our present president is also an image move...but you will be hardpressed to find a handful of admirers for her.
vadodaravictor Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 So what happened?' date=' we all know it was a image move[/quote'] Even if it was an image move, it did happen in India. Lets see what US does.
Brainfade Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 Mohammed ALI - greatest boxer every lived and americans are proud it but Barak Husain Obama is seomehow dangerous I am not sure what other "arab" named players they have, dont they have shakeel, jamal etc I am sure all of you saw that " he's an arab' comment It was some random old lady at a McCain campaign rally. It's a silly attempt by desperate McCain supporters to create a subliminal link between Obama and Saddam Hussein. As is saying that Obama rhymes with Osama. McCain's campaign would do a lot better pointing out Obama's real flaws (of which there are many) rather than focus on this nonsense.
punjabi_khota Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 From Letterman: "Barack Hussein Obama Bin Laden"
punjabi_khota Posted October 14, 2008 Posted October 14, 2008 So what happened?' date=' we all know it was a image move[/quote'] Also, one can argue Obama converting to Christianity was the biggest image move. So was Piyush Bobby Jindal converting from Hinduism. It works both ways.
THX_1138 Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 Another one :: Hakeem Olajuwon played for the Houston Rockets. But its kinda different with sports/politics can i give luds a dollar for mentioning an alum of my alma mater?
THX_1138 Posted October 15, 2008 Posted October 15, 2008 It was some random old lady at a McCain campaign rally. It's a silly attempt by desperate McCain supporters to create a subliminal link between Obama and Saddam Hussein. As is saying that Obama rhymes with Osama. McCain's campaign would do a lot better pointing out Obama's real flaws (of which there are many) rather than focus on this nonsense. pity the other side is not doing the same... its not about policy, its a popularity match now. we are just electing the prom king here... no leaders or visionaries...
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