re: #467 Charles

I agree — there could be legitimate reasons to use Obama’s middle name. Unfortunately, the vast majority of right wing blogs that do it are definitely NOT using ‘Hussein’ for any other purpose but to invoke the ‘sekrit Moslem’ smear.

yes, you are quite right. and when the POTUS uses it with a muslim audience, he is intentionally invoking the link he has to the muslim culture that was a part of his childhood. so only he gets to invoke the link to islam. then it’s OK.