Monday, October 06, 2008
Terrorist Ayers launched Obama's career
Left wing media finally forced into reporting on this scandal.
Got that? Ayers launced Obama's career. Now, why would he do that and why would Obama let him?
"Obama First Met William Ayers In 1995 During His First State Senate Campaign, When Obama Held Event At Home Of Ayers And Wife Bernadine Dohrn, Which One Attendee Said Was Aimed At “Launching Him” In First Campaign For State Senate. “In 1995, State Senator Alice Palmer introduced her chosen successor, Barack Obama, to a few of the district’s influential liberals at the home of two well known figures on the local left: William Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn. While Ayers and Dohrn may be thought of in Hyde Park as local activists, they’re better known nationally as two of the most notorious — and unrepentant — figures from the violent fringe of the 1960s anti-war movement. … ‘I can remember being one of a small group of people who came to Bill Ayers’ house to learn that Alice Palmer was stepping down from the senate and running for Congress,’ said Dr. Quentin Young, a prominent Chicago physician and advocate for single-payer health care, of the informal gathering at the home of Ayers and his wife, Dohrn. ‘[Palmer] identified [Obama] as her successor.’ … Dr. Young and another guest, Maria Warren, described it similarly: as an introduction to Hyde Park liberals of the handpicked successor to Palmer, a well-regarded figure on the left. ‘When I first met Barack Obama, he was giving a standard, innocuous little talk in the living room of those two legends-in-their-own-minds, Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn,’ Warren wrote on her blog in 2005. ‘They were launching him — introducing him to the Hyde Park community as the best thing since sliced bread.’” (Ben Smith, “Obama Once Visited ‘60s Radicals,” The Politico, 1/22/08)"
Got that? Ayers launced Obama's career. Now, why would he do that and why would Obama let him?
The Bad Company Of Barack Obama
CBS exposed Obama's terrorist connections back in April.
"Why is Barack Obama so comfortable around people who so despise America and its allies? Maybe it’s because they’re so comfortable around him. "...
"It was at the Chicago home of Ayers and Dohrn that Obama, then an up-and-coming “community organizer,” had his political coming out party in 1995. Not content with this rite of passage in Lefty World -- where unrepentant terrorists are regarded as progressive luminaries, still working “only to educate” -- both Obamas tended to the relationship with the Ayers....
Barack Obama made a joint appearance with Bill Ayers in 1997 at a University of Chicago panel on the outrage of treating juvenile criminals as if they were, well, criminals. Obama apologists say, “So what? People appear with other people all the time.” Nice try. This panel was orchestrated by none other than Michelle Obama, then an Associate Dean of Student Services. Ayers didn’t happen to be there -- he was invited by the Obamas to educate students on the question before the house: “Should a Child Ever Be Called a ‘Super Predator?’”
"The Ayers and Obama, meantime, kept up. There was yet another panel in 2002, Obama and Ayers waxing on “Intellectuals in Times of Crisis.” Dohrn, too, was asked to weigh in, on a panel addressing the question, “Why Do Ideas Matter?” I’m sure it was, er, wild. "
Intellectuals in Times of Crisis - Obama and Ayers together in 2002
So much for Obama not knowing Ayers.
In fact, Obama and Ayers worked together on many projects.
Much more here.
2:15-3:45 p.m. IV. Intellectuals in Times of Crisis
Experiences and applications of intellectual work in urgent situations. [Terrorism equals "intellectual work"?!]
William Ayers, UIC, College of Education; author of Fugitive Days
Douglass Cassel, Northwestern University, Center for International Human Rights
Cathy Cohen, University of Chicago, Political Science
Salim Muwakkil, Chicago Tribune; In These Times
Barack Obama, Illinois State Senator
Barbara Ransby, UIC, African-American Studies (moderator)
In fact, Obama and Ayers worked together on many projects.
Much more here.
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Obama and Ayers - A personal insight
I was only nine then, the year Ayers’s Weathermen tried to murder me.
"During the April 16 debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, moderator George Stephanopoulos brought up “a gentleman named William Ayers,” who “was part of the Weather Underground in the 1970s. They bombed the Pentagon, the Capitol, and other buildings. He’s never apologized for that.” Stephanopoulos then asked Obama to explain his relationship with Ayers. Obama’s answer: “The notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was eight years old, somehow reflects on me and my values, doesn’t make much sense, George.” Obama was indeed only eight in early 1970. I was only nine then, the year Ayers’s Weathermen tried to murder me."
ABC tries to downplay Obama and Ayers
But fails.
LOL. Ayers wasn't just "present", the event was held in Ayers home!
Then there's the Obama response.
So, the New York Times, an admitted liberal newspaper, says they weren't close. Well, that's ok then.
Just Google Ayers for the truth.
"Palin cited a front-page article in today’s New York Times that explored the ties between Obama and Ayers. Obama had served on a charity board with Ayers in Chicago during the mid-90s, and Ayers was present at an organizing meeting in 1995 to kick off Obama's first election campaign for the Illinois State Senate. "
LOL. Ayers wasn't just "present", the event was held in Ayers home!
Then there's the Obama response.
"In fact, the very newspaper story Governor Palin cited in hurling her shameless attack made clear that Senator Obama is not close to Bill Ayers, much less 'pals,' and that he has strongly condemned the despicable acts Ayers committed 40 years ago, when Obama was eight.
So, the New York Times, an admitted liberal newspaper, says they weren't close. Well, that's ok then.
Just Google Ayers for the truth.
Hillary Clinton - Obama and Ayers more than just friends - video
And they were. Just Google Ayers.
Watch the video and watch Obama closely as he's asked about Ayers - Obama's eyes blink wildly.
Watch the video and watch Obama closely as he's asked about Ayers - Obama's eyes blink wildly.
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Obama About to Be Hit on Questionable Associates
About time.
Rezko apparently liked helping out his politician pals on their real estate transactions. As you may recall, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Rezko's wife, Rita, bought adjacent properties in a controversial and complicated series of real estate transactions, one of which Obama later called "boneheaded" because it might cause people to think he'd been done a favor in exchange for something untoward, which he denies is the case. Rezko at the time was under federal investigation.
NYT starting to blame Democrats for financial crisis?
NYT tries to muddy the waters but still blames the Democrats.
The Democrats led the charge into disaster.
Well that and the fact that Frank's gay lover worked there and the top Democrats got hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations from them. In fact, after only a few short years in the Senate Obama is number two on the list. Why do you suppose that is?
So, how are Obama's advisers who created the world's worst financial crisis doing?
The Times fails to mention that the two now work for Obama.
"Lawmakers, particularly Democrats, leaned on Fannie and Freddie to buy and hold those troubled debts, hoping that removing them from the system would help the economy recover. The companies, eager to regain market share and buy what they thought were undervalued loans, rushed to comply."
The Democrats led the charge into disaster.
"“I’m not worried about Fannie and Freddie’s health, I’m worried that they won’t do enough to help out the economy,” the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts, said at the time. “That’s why I’ve supported them all these years — so that they can help at a time like this.”
Well that and the fact that Frank's gay lover worked there and the top Democrats got hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations from them. In fact, after only a few short years in the Senate Obama is number two on the list. Why do you suppose that is?
So, how are Obama's advisers who created the world's worst financial crisis doing?
"Mr. Raines and Mr. Howard, who kept most of their millions, are living well. Mr. Raines has improved his golf game. Mr. Howard divides his time between large homes outside Washington and Cancun, Mexico, where his staff is learning how to cook American meals."
The Times fails to mention that the two now work for Obama.
Palin says Obama 'palling around' with terrorists
And she's right.
I like how the AP try and dismiss it.
Oh, Ayers and Obama did a lot more than that together. In fact, Obama launched his political career from Ayers home. Just Google Ayers.
While Obama may have denounce Ayers now, Ayers says he doesn't regret his reign of terror and says he didn't do enough.
Glenn has a roundup of lots more reactions.
Here's the full Palin quote.
I like how the AP try and dismiss it.
"Obama served on a charity board with Ayers in Chicago and has denounced his past activities. "
Oh, Ayers and Obama did a lot more than that together. In fact, Obama launched his political career from Ayers home. Just Google Ayers.
While Obama may have denounce Ayers now, Ayers says he doesn't regret his reign of terror and says he didn't do enough.
Glenn has a roundup of lots more reactions.
Here's the full Palin quote.
“Our opponent though is someone who sees America it seems as being so imperfect, imperfect enough that he’s palling around with terrorists who would target their own country. Americans need to know this.Talk about taking the gloves off, I too being that outsider and only being a part of this for 5 weeks now, I think ok we gotta get the word out.This is in fairness to the electorate we gotta start telling people what the other side represents.”
Toby Keith leaves the Democrats
Now, if only more of these people would come to their senses.
It's worse than you know Toby, far worse.
"Keith said the Democratic party no longer represents his views.
"I've been a lifetime Democrat, and I'm re-registering this year as an independent," he said. "It's strictly [because] my party, that I've been affiliated with all these years, doesn't stand for anything that I stand for anymore. They've lost any sensibility that they had, and they've allowed all the kooks in, so I'm going independent."
It's worse than you know Toby, far worse.
Obama's ACORN committing vote fraud
in Milwaukee.
All over America Democrats are trying to steal the election.
"Earlier this year, Milwaukee officials discovered 49 cases in which employees of ACORN and the Community Voters’ Project allegedly submitted false voter registrations.
They were dropped from the voter rolls, and a 21-year-old worker with the Voters’ Project was the first to be charged criminally this week."
All over America Democrats are trying to steal the election.
Democrat fingerprints are all over the financial crisis
Coming from the UK's far left newspaper, The Independent, that's saying something.
"What is the proximate cause of the collapse of confidence in the world's banks? Millions of improvident loans to American housebuyers. Which organisations were on their own responsible for guaranteeing half of this $12 trillion market? Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the so-called Government Sponsored Enterprises which last month were formally nationalised to prevent their immediate and catastrophic collapse. Now, who do you think were among the leading figures blocking all the earlier attempts by President Bush – and other Republicans – to bring these lending behemoths under greater regulatory control? Step forward, Barney Frank (D) and Chris Dodd (D)."
Barney Frank Accused of Fannie Mae Conflict of Interest
Gee, you think?
"Unqualified home buyers were not the only ones who benefitted from Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank’s efforts to deregulate Fannie Mae throughout the 1990s.
So did Frank’s partner, a Fannie Mae executive at the forefront of the agency’s push to relax lending restrictions.
Now that Fannie Mae is at the epicenter of a financial meltdown that threatens the U.S. economy, some are raising new questions about Frank's relationship with Herb Moses, who was Fannie’s assistant director for product initiatives. Moses worked at the government-sponsored enterprise from 1991 to 1998, while Frank was on the House Banking Committee, which had jurisdiction over Fannie."
Palin Didn't Read Pre-Prepared Answers
God the left are stupid. The current financial crisis created by the Democrats is ample proof of that.
What just happened? Obama Biden - video
It gets worse.
2. I would just add the following to Steve's excellent "How to explain Fannie & Freddie simply and in 30 seconds or less":
Executive compensation:
Franklin Raines (Obama adviser and Fannie CEO 1999-2004): $90 million
Jim Johnson (Obama adviser and Fannie CEO 1991-1998): $21 million in 1998 alone — which, as Byron has detailed, was initially concealed from the public) (I haven't been able to find, in a quick search, how many more millions he made from 1991-1997)
Jamie Gorelick (former Clinton administration Deputy AG & Fannie vice chair 1998-2003): $26 million.
Campaign Contributions
Barack Obama, though only in the Senate since 2004, took in $126,349 from Fannie & Freddie (second only to Sen. Chris Dodd, $165,400 — whose collections go back to 1989).
Taxpayer Liability Increase
Potentially $5 trillion.
Friday, October 03, 2008
Obama and Ayers spoke on panel together
So much for Obama's claim that Ayers merely lived in his neighborhood.
"Ayers will be joined by Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama, Senior Lecturer in the University of Chicago Law School, who is working to block proposed legislation that would throw more juvenile offenders into the adult system; Randolph Stone, Director of the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic at the University of Chicago; Alex Correa, a reformed juvenile offender who spent 7 years in Cook County Temporary Detention Center; Frank Tobin, a former priest and teacher in the Detention Center who helped Correa; and Willy Baldwin, who grew up in public housing and is currently a teacher in the Detention Center."
Barney Frank Bankrupts Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac
Listen to this.
"When the Democrats took over the House of Representatives and the Senate back in January of 2007, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at an all-time high of 12,400 and gas prices hovered around $2.15 per gallon. The Republican-led Congress of the previous 4-years had left a strong-economy in the hands of Socialist Democrats.
Fast-forward two years, under Democrat-controlled Congress. Just last week the Dow Jones hit a 5-year low of 10,485 and gas prices loomed near $4 dollars a gallon."
The Palin Rebound
From the New York Times.
"On Thursday night, Palin took her inexperience and made a mansion out of it. From her first “Nice to meet you. May I call you Joe?” she made it abundantly, unstoppably and relentlessly clear that she was not of Washington, did not admire Washington and knew little about Washington. She ran not only against Washington, but the whole East Coast, just to be safe.
To many ears, her accent, her colloquialisms and her constant invocations of the accoutrements of everyday life will seem cloying. But in the casual parts of the country, I suspect, it went down fine. In any case, that’s who Palin is."
Obama's ACORN involved in more voter fraud
This time in Indiana. This is the same ACORN the Democrats tried to fund with the bailout bill.
Obama's Rezko Connection
The Post dips its toe in some of Obama's scandals. How about investigating the Ayers scandal involving Obama's connections to a known terrorist.
Palin wins big
Love this line.
"It's so obvious that I'm a Washington outsider and I'm someone who's just not used to the way you guys operate," Palin said after Biden answered a question about Iraq.
"You voted for the war and now you're against the war," she said.
"Americans are craving that straight talk. If you voted for it, tell us why you voted for it."
The Guardian - Palin won the debate
The Guardian (UK) is about as far left a newspaper as you will find and if the think she won, she won big time.
"She grew in confidence during the 90-minute debate at Washington University, in St Louis, Missouri, and held her own with Biden, who is one of the most knowledgeable politicians in Washington on foreign policy as chairman of the senate foreign affairs committee.
In spite of his experience, her folksy, populist tone may have given her the edge with viewers."
Thursday, October 02, 2008
UK ambassador Obama is decidedly liberal and aloof
Just a snippet of what he said.
In other words, a flip flopper with no experience.
"...he also judges that his "policies are still evolving" and that if elected he will "have less of a track record than any recent president".
In other words, a flip flopper with no experience.
ACORN embezzlement scandal trial
More scandal surronding Obama's ACORN.
So how did the repayments work out?
Nice, eh? CCI took out the loan and Pike repaid the rest. So, bottom line they never paid the stolen money back.
But who is this "California donor" Pike anyway?
"Secrecy, pass-through, and lobbying guru for hundreds of left-wing groups and their funders
"
Pike founded the Tides foundation and get this: "Wade Rathke, ACORN co-founder, has been a Tides director from the start."
Taking care of their own, eh?
More here.
Who else does Pike give money to? Obama of course.
"A co-worker alerted Wade Rathke, who consulted with a few of ACORN's national leaders. When the group's longtime accountants at the New Orleans firm Duplantier, Hrapmann Hogan & Maher conducted an audit and found that $948,507 had been stolen, the Rathke family set up a formal repayment schedule. Dale Rathke was removed as comptroller at CCI, but he stayed on as a consultant at ACORN. "
So how did the repayments work out?
"The Rathke family repaid about $214,000 starting in 2001 through a loan taken out by CCI, and a California donor, Drummond Pike, recently stepped in and repaid the remaining debt. "
Nice, eh? CCI took out the loan and Pike repaid the rest. So, bottom line they never paid the stolen money back.
But who is this "California donor" Pike anyway?
"Secrecy, pass-through, and lobbying guru for hundreds of left-wing groups and their funders
"
Pike founded the Tides foundation and get this: "Wade Rathke, ACORN co-founder, has been a Tides director from the start."
Taking care of their own, eh?
More here.
Who else does Pike give money to? Obama of course.
Reports on Ohio Early Voting Abuse - video
Lou Dobbs sums it up perfectly.
"DOBBS: Has everybody lost their minds? There's no way for these volunteers to check that. I mean it's an absurdity."
Debunking Sarah Palin rape-kit myth
Glenn has a round up. As I keep proving, the left will lie about anything.
Clinton refuses to defend Obama over Wright - video
"How is a close association with Rev. Wright different than a close association with David Duke?"
Democrats speak out on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
The Wall Street Journal reports.
One of my favorites from Barny Frank:
There you have it folks, the Democrats rolled the dice with the worlds finances and lost. The problem is, we have to pay for the Democrats losses.
One of my favorites from Barny Frank:
"I want to roll the dice a little bit more..."
There you have it folks, the Democrats rolled the dice with the worlds finances and lost. The problem is, we have to pay for the Democrats losses.
Bombshell! Obama and Ayers spoke on panel together
So much for Obama's claim that Ayers merely lived in his neighborhood. We already know that's a lie because Obama launched his political career from Ayers home.
"Ayers will be joined by Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama, Senior Lecturer in the University of Chicago Law School, who is working to block proposed legislation that would throw more juvenile offenders into the adult system; Randolph Stone, Director of the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic at the University of Chicago; Alex Correa, a reformed juvenile offender who spent 7 years in Cook County Temporary Detention Center; Frank Tobin, a former priest and teacher in the Detention Center who helped Correa; and Willy Baldwin, who grew up in public housing and is currently a teacher in the Detention Center."
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
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