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To: Nikole Wollerstein who wrote (252650)	6/1/2008 2:40:13 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793721

In all fairness....this is the full context of what Obama said: February 28, 2008 "I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction," says Obama. UPDATED AND CORRECTED. UPDATE AND CORRECTION: From reader Dan, with thanks: The actual quote from the book is from page 261 and is as follows: "Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." righttruth.typepad.com

To: Nikole Wollerstein who wrote (252650)	6/1/2008 4:30:23 PM
From: FJB	Respond to of 793721

RE:From Audacity of Hope: "I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." We can't elect him just from that sentence.

To: Nikole Wollerstein who wrote (252650)	6/2/2008 12:57:39 PM
From: ManyMoose	Respond to of 793721

I do not have the source documents, but I caution against taking quotations out of context. Admirably, Neeka alone cited one quotation in context, and it changes the meaning of the words. I'm no fan of Barack Obama and I think he's a long way from being suitable to serve as our president, but arguments based on quotations out of context damage whatever point was being made, and therefore damage opposition to Obama. Such tactics can be used against one side as easily as another. We have a responsibility to expose similar out of context quotations and falsehoods directed against our point of view.