One of the most disgusting aspects of the 2008 Presidential Campaign has been the Republican smear campaign to get Obama labeled a Muslim terrorist. Sadly, it's working.

When Faux News referred to Michelle Obama's endearing victory gesture as a "terrorist fist bump," it was just another maneuver the right-wing has used to get Americans scared of the Democratic candidate.

People have already made a big deal that his middle name is Hussein or that his last name sounds like Osama (just about every Republican has "accidentally" slipped and said that).

What's really amazing and pathetic is that this nasty ploy is working! A lot of people actually believe that Obama is a Jihadist plant. They believe that Obama spent six years at a terrorist training camp. They believe he wants to destroy Israel and America. The amount of sick email forwards that I get from my family and family friends, from Israel to Florida to Upstate New York, is unbelievable! And they all are different version of these gross lies.

Every single one of the rumors put forth by some crazy right-wing organization like Fox News or Town Hall has been easily discredited, but the damage continues as the lies continue long after they've been discredited. How can people be so naive? Are old Florida Jews really that stupid or are they using it to deflect from being racists? I know enough old Florida Jews that won't vote for Barack simply because he's a black man, but even then, why do they continue to propagate the Muslim terrorist rumors?

Is this really going to be the biggest hurdle for Obama to win the nomination?