After condemning anyone who had the temerity to utter his middle name during the presidential campaign last year, on the eve of his trip to the Middle East Barack Hussein Obama is suddenly proud of his Muslim heritage:
During a conference call in preparation for President Obama’s trip to Cairo, Egypt, where he will address the Muslim world, deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Denis McDonough said “the President himself experienced Islam on three continents before he was able to — or before he’s been able to visit, really, the heart of the Islamic world — you know, growing up in Indonesia, having a Muslim father — obviously Muslim Americans (are) a key part of Illinois and Chicago.”
