I’ve gotten used hearing rumors about Barack Obama like how he’s a Muslim, or that he swore on the Koran when elected to the Senate.  All of which have been proved INCORRECT without a shadow of doubt.

It was recently brought to my attention that ANOTHER rumor is developing.

Apparently some voters in Iowa argue against voting for Barack Obama for fear that he’ll change the United States flag if elected President.

You’ve. Gotta. Be. Shitting. Me.

I can only assume that this rumor has spawned from old news items like when Obama wasn’t wearing the tiny American flag pin during public appearances like all the other candidates last year.  Or when his campaign airplane was outfitted with his campaign logo instead of the American flag.

I have no link to the story that there are some Iowa voters who believe Obama will change the American flag if elected President because it was something directly told to me by those voters.

But does it shock anyone that something so absurd is swinging votes?  Then again, I think some people are looking for any reason to cast their vote for “anyone other than Obama”.

UPDATE:

I came across a site called “Conservapedia” designed to mimic Wikipedia except catered specifically for, you guessed it, “conservatives”.

Check out what it says in the Barack Obama entry.  No wonder people are all backwards on the truth:

Obama is likely to be Muslim because:

• Obama’s background and education are Muslim
• Obama’s middle name remains Muslim, which most Christians would not retain[8]
• Obama recently referred to his “Muslim faith”[9]
• Obama uses the Muslim Pakistani pronunciation for “Pakistan” rather than the common American one[10]
• Obama, in his autobiography “Dreams from My Father” (1995), descibes Muslim Malcolm X as his favorite black leader
• Obama’s claims of conversion to Christianity arose after he became politically ambitious, lacking a date of conversion or baptism.[11]

The odds of Obama being truthful in his claim that he converted to Christianity are less than 100 to 1 against it, as fewer than 1% of Muslims convert to Christianity.[12]

Popularity: 5% [?]

I can’t speak for all Jewish voters but I can say that as a whole they’re very important in this presidential election.  Incredibly important.

This may be the one thing that both Presidential campaigns agree on.  The Jewish vote encompasses not only religion but international policy….. Middle Eastern policy, mind you.

And when it comes to their policy on Israel, Obama and McCain are virtually identical.  Israel can rest easy knowing she’ll be well taken care of with either candidate elected to the White House.

But there’s gotta be a tipping point for Jewish voters and for Israeli support of the candidates.

I think I found it:

Yes, that’s a little Israeli flag in the window of Governor (now VP candidate) Palin’s office in Alaska.

It doesn’t seem very significant to me, but here’s what Jonathan Tobin from the Jerusalem Post has to say about it:

Palin does not have a long history of stands on Jewish issues. Why should she? Neither the town of Wasilla, Alaska, nor the 49th state where she has served as governor for the last two years have large Jewish populations or much of a foreign policy.

But Gov. Palin does have a little Israeli flag in her office. Or at least did last winter.

I know that because in an e-mail forwarded around the world, Jewish Republicans were quick to point to the flag as a sign of her interest in the Jewish state.

Before the flag, she had absolutely no sway on the Jewish vote. And after the Israeli flag was noticed?

It isn’t much, but in politics you go with what you’ve got.

PALIN IS obviously a sharp and articulate woman with a thin political résumé that has been offset by a winning style and a record as a reformer that skyrocketed her into a spot on a national ticket. But her introduction to the big leagues has illustrated two points - one Jewish and one general - about our current political culture these days.

Every candidate needs a Jewish connection these days, I suppose.  Just like VP candidate Biden and Michelle Obama.  Hang onto that flag, Sarah.  I think you’ll need it.

Popularity: 9% [?]