Obama ’08: It’s Not Just A Campaign, It’s A Cult!

Remember when mentioning Barack Obama’s middle name was something you had to apologize for? That’s only for Republicans silly. Now using the ‘H” word is a sign of your devotion to Him.

Emily Nordling has never met a Muslim, at least not to her knowledge. But this spring, Ms. Nordling, a 19-year-old student from Fort Thomas, Ky., gave herself a new middle name on Facebook.com, mimicking her boyfriend and shocking her father.

“Emily Hussein Nordling,” her entry now reads.

With her decision, she joined a growing band of supporters of Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, who are expressing solidarity with him by informally adopting his middle name.

…Jeff Strabone of Brooklyn now signs credit card receipts with his newly assumed middle name, while Dan O’Maley of Washington, D.C., jiggered his e-mail account so his name would appear as “D. Hussein O’Maley.” Alex Enderle made the switch online along with several other Obama volunteers from Columbus, Ohio, and now friends greet him that way in person, too.

Me? No, I’m not Drew Hussein M. I am Spartacus.

posted by DrewM. at 04:34 PM

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