http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/6029/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/can-you-call-barack-obama-hussein-depends-whos-sayin-it <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The Times jumps on a talk radio host for saying Barack Obama&#039;s middle name three times - but the Times&#039; own columnists have used it as well. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Reporter Michael Luo defended Barack Obama against an Ohio-based conservative talk radio host who had the audacity to utter Obama's middle name in Wednesday's "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/us/politics/27name.html?scp=" target=_self ? 1&sq='hussein+obama&st=nyt"'>Host </a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/us/politics/27name.html?scp=" ? 1&sq='hussein+obama&st=nyt"'>Disparages Obama, and McCain Quickly Apologizes</a>." John McCain apologized to his fellow senator as well, though that didn't stop the Times from considering it newsworthy. </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/can-you-call-barack-obama-hussein-depends-whos-sayin-it" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch BarackHusseinObama BillCunningham Campaign2008 Columnists DoubleStandard FrankRic MaureenDowd Muslims NewYorkTimes NYTimes Ohio TimesWatch TimesWatch.org Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:26:00 +0000 admin 6020 at http://archive2.mrc.org