Please help settle this about Obama And his book.?

Technically yes, but that's taken out of context. The full quote is:

"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."

In other words - he was saying he would stand up for the rights of Muslims if they were oppressed, not that he would stand with anyone who was opposing American values and freedoms (as many consevative pundidiots have implied by quoting that bit).

No, not exactly. This is in reference to what happened after Pearl Harbor, when we imprisioned Japanese Americans....he said something like this concerning Muslim Americans following 9/11. http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/did_obama_wr...

"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."

I read both of Barack Obama's books and I do not remember such a statement. Why would he say that? He was raised a Christian. Would you say that, if you were raised a Catholic? Your friends are uttering nonsense.

Looks like he did say that. I followed the link of the first poster and was very surprised. However if you look at his supporter who happen to include the Black Panthers, the views he holds and their list of points are exactly the same.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/ownwords.asp

last entry on the page. it's reworded, taken out of context.

http://obamawho.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/%E2%80%98...