Identify The Obama Quote

Who did Barack Obama say this about?

“I do know him because I taught at the University of Chicago,” Obama said. “And he is Palestinian. And I do know him and I have had conversations. He is not one of my advisors; he’s not one of my foreign policy people. His kids went to the Lab school where my kids go as well. He is a respected scholar, although he vehemently disagrees with a lot of Israel’s policy.

“To pluck out one person who I know and who I’ve had a conversation with who has very different views than 900 of my friends and then to suggest that somehow that shows that maybe I’m not sufficiently pro-Israel, I think, is a very problematic stand to take,” Obama said. “So, we gotta be careful about guilt by association.”

If you said William Ayers, you blew it.  He’s a terrorist, not a Palestinian.  According to ABC News’ Jake Tapper, Obama was explaining his relationship with Rashid Khalidi at a May 22 appearance before a group of Jewish voters in Florida.  This is what Obama said about Ayers in the ABC Philadelphia debate as reported by Media Matters:

George, but this is an example of what I’m talking about. This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood, who’s a professor of English in Chicago who I know and who I have not received some official endorsement from. He’s not somebody who I exchange ideas from on a regular basis.

And the notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was 8 years old, somehow reflects on me and my values doesn’t make much sense, George.

Ben Smith of Politico reported in February that it was David Axelrod who said this about Obama/Ayers:

“Bill Ayers lives in his neighborhood. Their kids attend the same school,” he said. “They’re certainly friendly, they know each other, as anyone whose kids go to school together.”

Seems Ben had raised the Ayers question in an article a few days before.  Good excuses are hard to come by, might as well recycle ‘em.

Note: the Tapper piece explores a McCain/Khalidi connection which Camp Johnny Mac doesn’t seem to deny, they just claim it’s beside the point.

Asked to respond to this seeming contradiction, McCain-Palin spokesman Michael Goldfarb writes, “It’s long been clear that Obama and Khalidi have a close relationship — that they were frequent dinner companions. It is another in a series of questionable associations, but it is not the focus of our request that the LA Times release this tape. It’s clear from the Times story that the evening featured speeches that were anti-Semitic in tone and anti-Israel in nature.  As our initial statement said, ‘This campaign wants to know how Barack Obama responded to that hate-speech, whether he was mingling with Ayers, who he once described as ‘just a guy in my neighborhood,’ and anything else that might be of interest to voters now deciding who to support in this election.’”

Gotta love politics.

h/t: SUGAR

Greta + Hannity + API + Michelle Obama = Oh, Boy!

African Press International says they have tapes of Michelle Obama having a hissy fit about them and their coverage of her husband’s campaign, where she lets it slip that he was adopted by his stepfather, and so what?  Supposedly, she said lots of other things Camp O would rather not have people hear, and according to API, they’ve gone to great lengths to see that these tapes never see the light of day.  Also according to API, they are just as determined to see that the tapes are released, and have entered into an agreement with FOX News, the terms of which apparently include a clause that FOX will not confirm the deal until 15 minutes before airtime.  Now, API says, due to phenomenal pressure, they’re revealing the names of the FOX reporters involved: Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren.  You now know what I know and here’s how I know it, straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak:

Many have been wondering about what will happen to the Michelle Obama tape, now that API has received death threats for planning to have the tape aired. Death threats mounted after API refused an offer of 3 million US dollars by Senator Obama’s Campaign manager.

There has been speculations that Fox News may deny that there is an agreement already reached that gives the them permission to air the tape. The public who are aware of the existence of a tape should be aware that some elements in our society would not like the message in the tape to come out.

The agreement stipulates that any information on the day and hour the tape will be aired will only be announce 15 minutes to the airing time. This was agreed upon to avoid any pressure being directed to Fox News Network by individuals who would want to get the details about the tape in question.

The airing of the tape can take place any time from this day and due to its sensitivity, people who will inquire from Fox News and API for details will either get a no comment answer or that there is no agreement on the table.

We are aware of the fact that some people made inquiries today by emailing or telephoning Fox News and may have been disappointed with the answers they got. API is not here to mislead anyone and takes the responsibility to inform�its loyal readers�that the tape will be aired unless pressure wins over�any of the parties involved, of which case that will amount to a�breach of contract. �Such a thing�is unacceptable because API is committed to let the American people get the information in the tape and judge for themselves what value it may have in their political lives.

Although the parties had agreed that the particular shows going to air the tapes should not be made public before�15 minutes to airing of the tapes, public pressure has forced us to make this revelation earlier than we should.� Both parties, API and Fox are in agreement that no further details will be released on the subject.

�While we struggle to have the Michelle Obama tape, the McCain camp is struggling to have another tape that has information relevant to the campaign. The taped conversation has Mr obama when he was dining with friends considered radicals and supporters of terrorism.

The second tape in question is of a dinner for Rashid Khalidi, attended by the Obamas and possibly by William Ayers and Bernadine/Bernadette Dohrn, among others.  The Los Angeles Times reported on the dinner in April, and have confirmed possession of a videotape of the evening’s event, which they refuse to release to the public.

Undemocratic Democracy Should Not Triumph

I am sick of this election.

I am sick of the Undemocratic Party, who thinks that because I refuse to accept a dubiously funded, novice Senator who can’t compose complete sentences unless they’re ghost-scripted and read from a TelePrompter, who thinks all black people look alike, who seems to believe that over-exposure is a sure-fire method of convincing people to vote for him, and who was force-fed to an unwilling rank-and-file in a completely undemocratic process, that means that I’m a bitter, deadend, racist bitch, no matter who I really am, or what I believe.

I am sick of the mainstream media, in conjunction with a self-appointed gang of blogger bullies, trying to cram illogical bullshit down my throat as if it’s calorie-free Snickers bars, while they ignore any hint of negative truth about their fake Messiah.  News articles from “reputable” news sources promoting the blarney that because there are racists in America who don’t like black people, we should all vote for the black candidate in order to give these bigots a giant electoral “noogie,” are embraced by an ill-informed electorate gung-ho to put a charlatan in office in order to assuage their neatly Madison Avenue packaged and sold inherited racial guilt.  Black people allow themselves to be played by these same co-conspirators in this unholy coup, simply to give a metaphorical finger to the society who would, and still will, continue to ignore their needs once they’ve been sufficiently exploited by a candidate who doesn’t even pretend to give a damn about them since it might piss off the other voters he needs to exploit.

Those of us who reject the notion that democratic principles are expendable in an “ends justifies the means” modus operandi, are villified for holding onto dearly held principles.  The fact that we became Democats because we believe that these principles are the bedrock of everything this country is supposed to stand for makes us unwelcome dinosaurs in the party we helped to build before it was hijacked by thieves and liars willing to make a mockery of our faith in fairness for their own benefit.  We’re supposed to be the good guys, the champions of the little guy, not the “yield to expedience, anything to win” guys.

Barack Obama was rejected by half of his party, probably more if the gamed caucusses were ever fairly evaluated, for a reason.  He does not represent us.  The fact that he is not a Republican is not a reason to vote for him, it is the singular reason not to.

Like Al Pacino, PUMAs say, “I’m gonna get him.”  We don’t care how many self-produced American Idol episodes his ill-gotten gains allow him to purchase and air, how many voters take the day off to be bussed around making astroturf crowds designed to give the media and blogger boyz enough ammunition to back up their fairy tales of overwhelming support, or how many glassy-eyed acolytes “get in our faces” to badger us to set our principles aside so their Messiah can hoodwink and bamboozle us the way he’s done to them.  We see the tricks so clearly that even when, and if, a rare moment of sincerity were to slip in, we would dismiss it, willing instead to believe every bad thing we hear.  That happens when you lie, cheat and steal.

So, we don’t believe that a candidate willing to game the system and use unethical means to create the illusion that an unaccomplished politician who by all rights should be obscure, should be the standard bearer of the party we once loved.  We don’t believe such a person could really love this “imperfect” country enough to properly lead it in spite of its’ flaws.  We believe that anyone who would employ the sort of tactics used by Barack Obama and the corrupt Democratic Party elite who enable him, can not be rewarded in the name of our party.  Some of us would rather break with our party altogether rather than co-sign that.

Therefore, a lot of Democrats and newly independent former Democrats will vote for John McCain.  We will not watch infomercials and/or endless ads designed to shame and coerce us to toe the party line.   Many will speak out, some, more convincingly than others, like the guy in the following video who makes some good points before he dives off the deep end; if you listen to us you will find nuggets of pure gold in our anger.  Your clever tricks should all fail.  Your party might win, but you’re no Democrats.

API Now Says Threats May Delay Tape Release

Da daaaa da dum… or nuh nuh nuhnuhnuhnuh…pick the dumdum music of your choice, you need something to lead in to the latest development in the Michelle Obama Audiotape Drama.  African Press International says that there are some really unhappy people willing to do them grave bodily harm over releasing tapes they claim to possess of Michelle O ranting about this and that, and these people have made their displeasure known.  Therefore, the API guy might have to delay his departure for a trip to New York for a “few hours” while authorities investigate.  Whether that means that the airing of the tapes will also be delayed is unclear.  Anyway, the drama continues:

The Obama camp is not saying anything publicly now, but have chosen to work behind the scenes in their efforts to influence the release of Michelle Obama tape. The impact the tape is expected to have on National Security�when finally released will be huge.

Peaceful approach to have the tapes not to be released has now turned into direct threats directed against API.

API on the other hand does not want to surrender to the pressure being mounted, even though faced with danger for ignoring the warnings not to allow the release of the tape. API is being bombarded with death threats from people who say have been�hired to silence API and those involved in the plan to have the tapes released.

The US embassy in Norway together with the Norwegian Security Service has been duly informed of the situation and has promised to give the matter the priority it deserves.

Due to the situation that has arisen, and security considerations, API reprentative’s trip to New York today to participate in a� planned live interview�will be temporarily delayed for some hours while the Embassy�looks into the matter.

Now that the situation has become so dangerous because some people are afraid to let the American people know the truth about Michelle Obama’s stand exhibited by her in the tape, API will thread carefully and will classify details on what is going on, especially details on when the API representative�will fly to New York, which flight�and where he will be housed while in the US. This will be done to avoid exposing him to any danger while on US soil

API will not rest until the tape is aired so that the American people may judge for themselves whether the contents of the tape is of relevance to the elections taking place�November the 4th.

Stay tuned.

Say What!?! Camp Obama Offers API 3 Mil For Michelle Rant

Oh, baby, bay-bay!  It’s getting hot in herre!  African Press International claims they’ve been offered 3 million dollars for tapes they swear to possess of Michelle Obama spilling the beans about her husband’s adoptive status during a far-ranging general rant at them and the world.  Angered that a black site would question Barack about anything, Ms. O supposedly strongly implied that if they played nicer, she’d hook ‘em up once hubby became prez.  Now that API has reported a deal in place with FOX News to air the tapes, they say the O Team is in a panic:

Six hours after the release of information by API on the planned broadcast by Fox News Network of�the Michelle Obama tape, in accordance with an agreement that has been reached between API and Fox News Network, API� was contacted by Obama’s Campaign Manager.

Those who are close to the democratic presidential candidate must be�desperate to win the elections no matter what, otherwise they would not have taken such bold step to contact API with an offer of a bribe in order to stop the airing of the tape.

�Obama’s campaign manager�contacted API by telephone and�email offering 3 million US dollars followed with a request to�API to�cancel the deal with Fox News Network.

Ten days ago API�received the first request�to accept 2 million US dollars�by Mr Ed Hale, President�of Plains Radio, Texas -�USA, in an effort to suppress the information from reaching the public before the coming US Presidential elections.

�API has now taken a decision to contact the American Embassy in Oslo, Norway as soon as possible in order to report the matter and hand over the�evidence�for investigative purposes.

API’s Canadian lawyer is expected to fly�to Oslo shortly in order to assist in the legal matters that arise from the bribery attempt.

API’s Chief editor is expected to travel to New York, together with the Canadian lawyer, where he will appear live in one of the shows that� will air the Michelle Obama tape.

Okaaaaay?  Wonder if they’ve got a tape of that?

Gotta hand it to API, though.  If this is a hoax, it’s a damned good one.