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Obama’s Friends and Associates

Oct 202008
 

Communists, Socialists, Terrorists, and more

ACORN, Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn, Frank Marshal Davis, Khalid Abdullah Tariq al-Mansour, Rashid Khalidi, Raila Odinga, are only some among the assorted far-left radicals that form an unbroken chain of political associations and allies in Barack Obama’s life. It is not a question of “palling around” with them—as though that weren’t enough—it reveals his shared world view. No other presidential candidate in our history has had such close ties with Marxists, racists, anti-Semites, and America haters. This isn’t guilt by association. These associations are not coincidental, they represent Obama’s choices and life experiences.

It is a fact that his history is one of radical, left-wing associations—something that the so-called mainstream media failed to document. Had they done their job and informed the American public of his true history, it is almost certain that he would never have been elected.

Obama Lied About Bill Ayers

Oct 182008
 

Obama Lied About Bill Ayers

Watch and hear CNN and Fox News report on Barack Obama’s deception regarding his relationship with Bill Ayers. It is clear, straightforward, credible reporting. To anyone with an ounce of objectivity this is one more unequivocal reminder of why Barack Obama worked so hard to keep the truth of who he really is from us. Yes, character matters.

Rashid Khalidi

Oct 172008
 

Rashid Khalidi

Rashid Khalidi - RadicalOne of the most remarkable things that distinguishes Election 2008 from all other presidential elections is the media’s blatant attempts to hide the real Barack Obama from us.

It is an unassailable fact that if a Republican presidential candidate had even a single past association with a radical anti-American activist, he or she would not have had the slightest chance of becoming the Republican nominee. First, the Republican Party would not have allowed it and, second, the media would have launched a relentless campaign to destroy him or her, politically.

Yet, not only has the Democratic Party nominated a man who for over twenty years has almost exclusively surrounded himself with extreme anti-American, radical activists, the American media are as determined to hide this truth from us as they would have been determined to reveal such associations if the candidate were a Republican. It is as though we are living in a fascist country.

Unless he has something to hide, Barack Obama should not keep the facts from us or lie about them, yet he continues to do both. You and all of us should demand full disclosure. Facts are not personal attacks.

Rashid Khalidi is just one more of many close associations he does not want you to know about:

Allegations of PLO connections

Khalidi has been accused of having ties to the Palestinian Liberation Organization, based on his work for Wafa in the late 1980s. Khalidi has been accused of being “a director of the Palestinian press agency,” publishing an “adulatory book” on the PLO in which he personally thanked Yasser Arafat, and acting as an advisor to the Palestinian delegation during peace negotiations. Khalidi denied the allegation that he served as a PLO spokesman. Khalidi explained that he often spoke to journalists in Beirut, and was usually cited, without attribution, as a well-informed Palestinian source. He also said that he was unaware of any misidentification as a PLO spokesman.

The claim received renewed attention in 2008 when it was raised due to a reported friendship between Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Khalidi’s family when Khalidi taught at the University of Chicago. Articles by Aaron Klein and John Bachelor, writers respectively for conservative outlets World Net Daily and Human Events, were referenced by rival political campaigns and reprinted in wider-circulation media.

(Originally published October 20th, 2008)

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Obama Blames Bush For Our Financial Crisis

Oct 132008
 

Obama Blames BushIs Bush to blame?

President Obama blames Bush for our financial crisis. Is he right? The simple answer is no. However, since the full story is long and rather complex, I recommend that you read this post and watch these videos first. You should then read Obama’s Biggest Lie for a more complete understanding of what really happened. Taken together, these two posts refute the false claim of Obama and the Democrats that Bush’s economic policies caused our current financial crisis and they expose the culprits who actually did trigger the financial meltdown.

If there was a single most important “trigger” of the financial meltdown, it was the lack of regulation and reform at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Also, it is important to know that what Barack Obama is telling us is patently untrue.

Below, are three videos that, irrefutably, tell the truth. It is important to watch all three to fully understand what triggered our financial crisis, who warned us, and who blocked reform that could have prevented it.

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Video 2 of 3

Video 3 of 3

Let’s summarize:

  • For years, the Bush Administration and Republicans warned repeatedly about an impending financial disaster and pushed for reform in order to head it off while the Democrats dishonestly accused them of setting off false alarms. (See Bush Warned Us Of A Potential Financial Crisis)
  • Democrats repeatedly blocked reform, declaring that there was nothing wrong. Their reason for doing so was simple: The recipients of the bad mortgage loans, which were being pushed by Fannie and Freddie, were virtually all Democratic voters. So once again, the Democrats put the pursuit of power before the good of the country. Now, without skipping a beat, the very same people who are most culpable for our current financial and economic problems, lie to us and blame “Bush economic policies” for the financial meltdown.
  • Democrats praised Franklin Raines for his stewardship of Fannie Mae while Mr. Raines was in the process of destroying that organization.
  • Even Bill Clinton correctly and honestly placed the blame on the Democrats.
  • Astonishingly, even after Franklin Raines was forced out of Fannie Mae in disgrace, Barack Obama asked him to join his campaign as an adviser on mortgage and housing policy!

Here’s what the Washington Post had to say:

The Obama Campaign Has Solicited Franklin Raines, Who “Stepped Down As Fannie Mae’s Chief Executive Under The Shadow Of A $6.3 Billion Accounting Scandal,” For “Advice On Mortgage And Housing Policy.” “In the four years since he stepped down as Fannie Mae’s chief executive under the shadow of a $6.3 billion accounting scandal, Franklin D. Raines has been quietly constructing a new life for himself. He has shaved eight points off his golf handicap, taken a corner office in Steve Case’s D.C. conglomeration of finance, entertainment and health-care companies and more recently, taken calls from Barack Obama’s presidential campaign seeking his advice on mortgage and housing policy matters.” (Anita Huslin, “On The Outside Now, Watching Fannie Falter,” The Washington Post, 7/16/08)

“Two Members Of Mr. Obama’s Political Circle, James A. Johnson And Franklin D. Raines, Are Former Chief Executives Of Fannie Mae.” (Editorial, “Tough Decision Coming,” The Washington Post, 8/28/08)

Note: Most of our media have been conspicuously silent on this matter. If they mention it at all, it is with mitigating caveats that serve to veil its true significance. They simply did not report in full anything that would harm Barack Obama. Of course, the so-called “mainstream media” no longer serve us. They serve Barack Obama, their “Messiah.” After all, we are not to be trusted with the truth so we can decide for ourselves. They think they know best.

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