Did Obama say 'I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction'?
No. Obama said he'd side with immigrant Americans against actions similar to the World War II Japanese internments.
In his autobiography "The Audacity of Hope" Obama writes:
In his autobiography "The Audacity of Hope" Obama writes:
"As a senator, I receive countless invitations to address the newest Americans, where I am often quizzed on my foreign policy views...
"But mostly they want affirmation that they, too, are Americans... my message is simple, for what I've come to understand is that my mere presence before these newly minted Americans serves notice that they matter, that they are voters critical to my success and full-fledged citizens deserving of respect.
"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 assurances 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. [1]
FactCheck.org:
Obama did not say he would side with "the Muslims," which could easily be read as meaning he would side with the world's Muslim population even if it meant working outside the best interests of the United States. He said he would side with "them," referring back to his mention of immigrant communities and specifically to "Arab and Pakistani Americans." Furthermore, he was speaking of an "ugly direction" like the mass internment of Japanese Americans. [2]
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Is Obama a Christian or a Muslim?
Did Obama attend a Catholic school or an Islamic madrassa as a child?
Is the church that Obama belonged to a black separatist church?
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[1] Obama, Barack. The Audacity of Hope. Crown Publishers, 2006, p 260-1
[2] FactCheck.org: Did Obama write that he would "stand with the Muslims" and that he nurses a "pervasive sense of grievance and animosity" toward whites?
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Additional Resources:
Snopes.com: In His Own Words
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