What worries me about Obama's policies?

[janetupnorth]

No - this is the one that Janet said she was locking....I wonder what happened?

I had opened it up when the air cleared thinking people could continue discussing civil things like before and I think those who were accusing the "right" of being rude and attacking should read the entire history of the threads again and see how it started.

It started with a very good McCain picks Palin thread that had great discussion before everyone was attacked including Admin Greg.

Now that the other side has started their thread, there is the attitude that nothing happened before and the right is messing things up.

Like KG's thread said, we probably won't change anyone's mind.

So stick to the points and discuss issues logically.

I'm leaving this open for now for reading, etc., unless it gets to bashing again...

 

[JAE]

Here's some nice information about our great Democrat party and Obama.

Ken Blackwell :: Townhall.com :: An ACORN Falls from the Tree

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Here's some nice information about our great Democrat party and Obama.

Ken Blackwell :: Townhall.com :: An ACORN Falls from the Tree

I posted on the bailout thread about this...but will say a little more here.

I find this info very interesting, and not at all surprising. The sad thing is that no matter what kind of background is revealed regarding Obama, it doesn't seem to matter. The MSM loves him, and they'll keep this covered up, or give it a positive spin. You know they will.

 

[Hathery]

I don't really understand from the article who these ACORN people are. Can anyone shed some light on this?

 

[janetupnorth]

I don't really understand from the article who these ACORN people are. Can anyone shed some light on this?

I'm not familiar with ACORN itself but there is a group in the Milwaukee area that is similar. I'm not sure if they are ACORN or not - haven't checked.

Anyway they go around to have people in lower-class areas, etc. register to vote. Often they are taken to areas where they know backgrounds aren't checked thoroughly. Most of the time they register the day of the election and the vote is counted. After, they find that often the people have criminal records or they have been taken to register/vote in more than one place but it is too late to do anything. Some of these organizations check to see how they will vote. It is usually Democratic. (Note, I am not knocking Democrats on here, this is just the facts). There have been many cases of this in WI over the last few elections.

Granted, without research I don't know if the WI cases are tied to ACORN or not, but it is very similar.

 

[Hathery]

Hmm, I see. I like the idea of registering to vote, but I definitely don't like that people whose voting priveledges have been revoked are still getting to do so. It makes sense to register people in lower-income neighborhoods because it's likely that many of these people have either never voted, don't know how to go about voting, or haven't been encouraged to vote...but it needs to be done properly. That's really unfortunate that some groups aren't following proper protocol.

 

[JAE]

Here's an article about the VP debate. MSM fair and unbiased? Whatever.

Michelle Malkin :: Townhall.com :: A Debate "Moderator" In the Tank for Obama

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Recently, in the Grand Rapids Press(major newspaper for this area) was a front page article interviewing local black pastors. The whole article was about how they felt they MUST vote for Obama because of his skin color. They admitted that they didn't agree with many of his positions, but because of his ethnicity and the historical consequesnces, they were voting for him anyway.

THAT frightens me about Obama.

 

[chefsteph07]

Recently, in the Grand Rapids Press(major newspaper for this area) was a front page article interviewing local black pastors. The whole article was about how they felt they MUST vote for Obama because of his skin color. They admitted that they didn't agree with many of his positions, but because of his ethnicity and the historical consequesnces, they were voting for him anyway.

THAT frightens me about Obama.

This doesn't surprise me one bit.

 

[Hathery]

Recently, in the Grand Rapids Press(major newspaper for this area) was a front page article interviewing local black pastors. The whole article was about how they felt they MUST vote for Obama because of his skin color. They admitted that they didn't agree with many of his positions, but because of his ethnicity and the historical consequesnces, they were voting for him anyway.

THAT frightens me about Obama.

That should frighten you about the ignorance of voters, not Obama. He can't help what color his skin is.

 

[Stampaholic1961]

Has anyone read or heard of this book? I got the info from http://www.Newsmaxx.com The Case Against Barack Obama
The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate


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QuantityYou Don’t Know Barack Obama Until You Read This Book.This new book — "The Case Against Barack Obama" is published by the same group that brought you "Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry" — the book that defeated John Kerry in 2004.Already the liberal media has condemned "The Case Against Barack Obama" because it could change the outcome of the election.Make no doubt about it, Barack Obama is the media's darling, the fresh face of the Democratic ticket. But what does Barack Obama really stand for — and will his extreme liberal agenda and complete inexperience in global affairs endanger the country?That's what David Freddoso, investigative reporter and National Review Online columnist, examines in "The Case Against Barack Obama."Has any major candidate for president of the United States ever received less critical examination than Barack Obama? Who is this man, who was only elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004?How did someone with his meager record of accomplishment become the Democratic nominee for president? How did someone with the most liberal voting record in the U.S. Senate and long-standing relationships with a former terrorist, a racist minister, and the corrupt operators of Chicago Machine politics end up as a supposed beacon of a newer, cleaner, bipartisan politics?Investigative reporter David Freddoso has the answers. Doing the legwork that the mainstream media has neglected, applying a critical eye while the media swoons before the Obama-messiah, and posing the hard questions that Obama needs to answer, Freddoso reveals a politician as calculating as any other, a far-left Democrat who goes beyond "abortion rights" to supporting de facto infanticide, whose "new politics" amount to Chicago-style hardball overlain with lofty rhetoric, and who, from his positions of power, has helped his patrons.In "The Case Against Barack Obama", you’ll learn: * How Obama’s friendship with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright was no accident, but a carefully thought-out personal and political decision
* The inside story of Obama's association with terrorist Bill Ayers wouldn’t matter — an exposé of the insular radical chic of Chicago's Hyde Park politics
* The real story of Obama as a puppet of Mayor Daley's corrupt Chicago political machine
* What Obama really did for convicted developer Tony Rezko
* Debunking the myth of Obama’s "new" politics: how Obama won his first election by throwing all of his competitors off the ballot
* The new 'Dirty Politics': how underhanded politics sabotaged Obama's opponents in his 2004 Senate race
* A story Obama would like to stay buried in Chicago: how he used his clout as a U.S. senator to save the corrupt Cook County Political Machine when reformers of both parties tried to challenge the entrenched political bosses
* How Barack Obama opposed a bill banning infanticide-by-neglect — a stance too extreme even for Nancy Pelosi. (Freddoso has an exclusive interview with the nurse central to the case.)
* Why the National Abortion Rights Action League says Obama is the most pro-abortion candidate they have ever backed
* How Obama has repeatedly steered taxpayer money to campaign donors
* And much, much more. Sober, fair, and thoroughly researched — and all the more powerful and provocative because of it — "The Case Against Barack Obama" removes the halo from a man less qualified, and more radical, than the mainstream media has let you know.Find out why electing this man as our Commander-in-Chief could be the most dangerous decision in American history.David Freddoso covers Capitol Hill for National Review Online, and was previously a political reporter for the Evans-Novak Political Report and Human Events. A graduate of Notre Dame and the Columbia School of Journalism, he lives in Washington, D.C.

 

[Kitchen Diva]

Has anyone read or heard of this book? I got the info from http://www.Newsmaxx.com

The Case Against Barack Obama
The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate


FREE OFFER! — Get This Book Free, Click Here Now!
The Case Against Barack Obama
More Images
Newsmax Price: $25.95
List Price: $27.95
Quantity

You Don’t Know Barack Obama Until You Read This Book.

This new book — "The Case Against Barack Obama" is published by the same group that brought you "Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry" — the book that defeated John Kerry in 2004.

Already the liberal media has condemned "The Case Against Barack Obama" because it could change the outcome of the election.

Make no doubt about it, Barack Obama is the media's darling, the fresh face of the Democratic ticket. But what does Barack Obama really stand for — and will his extreme liberal agenda and complete inexperience in global affairs endanger the country?

That's what David Freddoso, investigative reporter and National Review Online columnist, examines in "The Case Against Barack Obama."

Has any major candidate for president of the United States ever received less critical examination than Barack Obama? Who is this man, who was only elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004?

How did someone with his meager record of accomplishment become the Democratic nominee for president? How did someone with the most liberal voting record in the U.S. Senate and long-standing relationships with a former terrorist, a racist minister, and the corrupt operators of Chicago Machine politics end up as a supposed beacon of a newer, cleaner, bipartisan politics?

Investigative reporter David Freddoso has the answers. Doing the legwork that the mainstream media has neglected, applying a critical eye while the media swoons before the Obama-messiah, and posing the hard questions that Obama needs to answer, Freddoso reveals a politician as calculating as any other, a far-left Democrat who goes beyond "abortion rights" to supporting de facto infanticide, whose "new politics" amount to Chicago-style hardball overlain with lofty rhetoric, and who, from his positions of power, has helped his patrons.

In "The Case Against Barack Obama", you’ll learn:

* How Obama’s friendship with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright was no accident, but a carefully thought-out personal and political decision
* The inside story of Obama's association with terrorist Bill Ayers wouldn’t matter — an exposé of the insular radical chic of Chicago's Hyde Park politics
* The real story of Obama as a puppet of Mayor Daley's corrupt Chicago political machine
* What Obama really did for convicted developer Tony Rezko
* Debunking the myth of Obama’s "new" politics: how Obama won his first election by throwing all of his competitors off the ballot
* The new 'Dirty Politics': how underhanded politics sabotaged Obama's opponents in his 2004 Senate race
* A story Obama would like to stay buried in Chicago: how he used his clout as a U.S. senator to save the corrupt Cook County Political Machine when reformers of both parties tried to challenge the entrenched political bosses
* How Barack Obama opposed a bill banning infanticide-by-neglect — a stance too extreme even for Nancy Pelosi. (Freddoso has an exclusive interview with the nurse central to the case.)
* Why the National Abortion Rights Action League says Obama is the most pro-abortion candidate they have ever backed
* How Obama has repeatedly steered taxpayer money to campaign donors
* And much, much more.

Sober, fair, and thoroughly researched — and all the more powerful and provocative because of it — "The Case Against Barack Obama" removes the halo from a man less qualified, and more radical, than the mainstream media has let you know.

Find out why electing this man as our Commander-in-Chief could be the most dangerous decision in American history.

David Freddoso covers Capitol Hill for National Review Online, and was previously a political reporter for the Evans-Novak Political Report and Human Events. A graduate of Notre Dame and the Columbia School of Journalism, he lives in Washington, D.C.

I heart you.

 

[Stampaholic1961]

Secret, Foreign Money Floods Into Obama CampaignMonday, September 29, 2008 9:23 PMBy: Kenneth R. Timmerman Article Font Size More than half of the whopping $426.9 million Barack Obama has raised has come from small donors whose names the Obama campaign won't disclose.And questions have arisen about millions more in foreign donations the Obama campaign has received that apparently have not been vetted as legitimate.Obama has raised nearly twice that of John McCain's campaign, according to new campaign finance report.But because of Obama’s high expenses during the hotly contested Democratic primary season and an early decision to forgo public campaign money and the spending limits it imposes, all that cash has not translated into a financial advantage — at least, not yet.The Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee began September with $95 million in cash, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).The McCain camp and the Republican National Committee had $94 million, because of an influx of $84 million in public money.But Obama easily could outpace McCain by $50 million to $100 million or more in new donations before Election Day, thanks to a legion of small contributors whose names and addresses have been kept secret.Unlike the McCain campaign, which has made its complete donor database available online, the Obama campaign has not identified donors for nearly half the amount he has raised, according to the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP).Federal law does not require the campaigns to identify donors who give less than $200 during the election cycle. However, it does require that campaigns calculate running totals for each donor and report them once they go beyond the $200 mark.Surprisingly, the great majority of Obama donors never break the $200 threshold.“Contributions that come under $200 aggregated per person are not listed,” said Bob Biersack, a spokesman for the FEC. “They don’t appear anywhere, so there’s no way of knowing who they are.”The FEC breakdown of the Obama campaign has identified a staggering $222.7 million as coming from contributions of $200 or less. Only $39.6 million of that amount comes from donors the Obama campaign has identified.It is the largest pool of unidentified money that has ever flooded into the U.S. election system, before or after the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reforms of 2002.Biersack would not comment on whether the FEC was investigating the huge amount of cash that has come into Obama’s coffers with no public reporting.But Massie Ritsch, a spokesman for CRP, a campaign-finance watchdog group, dismissed the scale of the unreported money.“We feel comfortable that it isn’t the $20 donations that are corrupting a campaign,” he told Newsmax.But those small donations have added up to more than $200 million, all of it from unknown and unreported donors.Ritsch acknowledges that there is skepticism about all the unreported money, especially in the Obama campaign coffers.“We and seven other watchdog groups asked both campaigns for more information on small donors,” he said. “The Obama campaign never responded,” whereas the McCain campaign “makes all its donor information, including the small donors, available online.”The rise of the Internet as a campaign funding tool raises new questions about the adequacy of FEC requirements on disclosure. In pre-Internet fundraising, almost all political donations, even small ones, were made by bank check, leaving a paper trail and limiting the amount of fraud.But credit cards used to make donations on the Internet have allowed for far more abuse.“While FEC practice is to do a post-election review of all presidential campaigns, given their sluggish metabolism, results can take three or four years,” said Ken Boehm, the chairman of the conservative National Legal and Policy Center.Already, the FEC has noted unusual patterns in Obama campaign donations among donors who have been disclosed because they have gone beyond the $200 minimum.FEC and Mr. Doodad ProWhen FEC auditors have questions about contributions, they send letters to the campaign’s finance committee requesting additional information, such as the complete address or employment status of the donor.Many of the FEC letters that Newsmax reviewed instructed the Obama campaign to “redesignate” contributions in excess of the finance limits.Under campaign finance laws, an individual can donate $2,300 to a candidate for federal office in both the primary and general election, for a total of $4,600. If a donor has topped the limit in the primary, the campaign can “redesignate” the contribution to the general election on its books.In a letter dated June 25, 2008, the FEC asked the Obama campaign to verify a series of $25 donations from a contributor identified as “Will, Good” from Austin, Texas.Mr. Good Will listed his employer as “Loving” and his profession as “You.”A Newsmax analysis of the 1.4 million individual contributions in the latest master file for the Obama campaign discovered 1,000 separate entries for Mr. Good Will, most of them for $25.In total, Mr. Good Will gave $17,375.Following this and subsequent FEC requests, campaign records show that 330 contributions from Mr. Good Will were credited back to a credit card. But the most recent report, filed on Sept. 20, showed a net cumulative balance of $8,950 — still well over the $4,600 limit.There can be no doubt that the Obama campaign noticed these contributions, since Obama’s Sept. 20 report specified that Good Will’s cumulative contributions since the beginning of the campaign were $9,375.In an e-mailed response to a query from Newsmax, Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt pledged that the campaign would return the donations. But given the slowness with which the campaign has responded to earlier FEC queries, there’s no guarantee that the money will be returned before the Nov. 4 election.Similarly, a donor identified as “Pro, Doodad,” from “Nando, NY,” gave $19,500 in 786 separate donations, most of them for $25. For most of these donations, Mr. Doodad Pro listed his employer as “Loving” and his profession as “You,” just as Good Will had done.But in some of them, he didn’t even go this far, apparently picking letters at random to fill in the blanks on the credit card donation form. In these cases, he said he was employed by “VCX” and that his profession was “VCVC.”Following FEC requests, the Obama campaign began refunding money to Doodad Pro in February 2008. In all, about $8,425 was charged back to a credit card. But that still left a net total of $11,165 as of Sept. 20, way over the individual limit of $4,600.Here again, LaBolt pledged that the contributions would be returned but gave no date.In February, after just 93 donations, Doodad Pro had already gone over the $2,300 limit for the primary. He was over the $4,600 limit for the general election one month later.In response to FEC complaints, the Obama campaign began refunding money to Doodad Pro even before he reached these limits. But his credit card was the gift that kept on giving. His most recent un-refunded contributions were on July 7, when he made 14 separate donations, apparently by credit card, of $25 each.Just as with Mr. Good Will, there can be no doubt that the Obama campaign noticed the contributions, since its Sept. 20 report specified that Doodad’s cumulative contributions since the beginning of the campaign were $10,965.Foreign DonationsAnd then there are the overseas donations — at least, the ones that we know about.The FEC has compiled a separate database of potentially questionable overseas donations that contains more than 11,500 contributions totaling $33.8 million. More than 520 listed their “state” as “IR,” often an abbreviation for Iran. Another 63 listed it as “UK,” the United Kingdom.More than 1,400 of the overseas entries clearly were U.S. diplomats or military personnel, who gave an APO address overseas. Their total contributions came to just $201,680.But others came from places as far afield as Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa, Beijing, Fallujah, Florence, Italy, and a wide selection of towns and cities in France.Until recently, the Obama Web site allowed a contributor to select the country where he resided from the entire membership of the United Nations, including such friendly places as North Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran.Unlike McCain’s or Sen. Hillary Clinton’s online donation pages, the Obama site did not ask for proof of citizenship until just recently. Clinton’s presidential campaign required U.S. citizens living abroad to actually fax a copy of their passport before a donation would be accepted.With such lax vetting of foreign contributions, the Obama campaign may have indirectly contributed to questionable fundraising by foreigners.In July and August, the head of the Nigeria’s stock market held a series of pro-Obama fundraisers in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city. The events attracted local Nigerian business owners.At one event, a table for eight at one fundraising dinner went for $16,800. Nigerian press reports claimed sponsors raked in an estimated $900,000.The sponsors said the fundraisers were held to help Nigerians attend the Democratic convention in Denver. But the Nigerian press expressed skepticism of that claim, and the Nigerian public anti-fraud commission is now investigating the matter.Concerns about foreign fundraising have been raised by other anecdotal accounts of illegal activities.In June, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi gave a public speech praising Obama, claiming foreign nationals were donating to his campaign.to be continued.......© 2008 Newsmax. All rights reserved.

 

[Stampaholic1961]

Secret, Foreign Money Floods Into Obama CampaignMonday, September 29, 2008 9:23 PMBy: Kenneth R. Timmerman “All the people in the Arab and Islamic world and in Africa applauded this man,” the Libyan leader said. “They welcomed him and prayed for him and for his success, and they may have even been involved in legitimate contribution campaigns to enable him to win the American presidency..."Though Gadhafi asserted that fundraising from Arab and African nations were “legitimate,” the fact is that U.S. federal law bans any foreigner from donating to a U.S. election campaign.The rise of the Internet and use of credit cards have made it easier for foreign nationals to donate to American campaigns, especially if they claim their donation is less than $200.Campaign spokesman LaBolt cited several measures that the campaign has adopted to “root out fraud,” including a requirement that anyone attending an Obama fundraising event overseas present a valid U.S. passport, and a new requirement that overseas contributors must provide a passport number when donating online.One new measure that might not appear obvious at first could be frustrating to foreigners wanting to buy campaign paraphernalia such as T-shirts or bumper stickers through the online store.In response to an investigation conducted by blogger Pamela Geller, who runs the blog Atlas Shrugs, the Obama campaign has locked down the store.Geller first revealed on July 31 that donors from the Gaza strip had contributed $33,000 to the Obama campaign through bulk purchases of T-shirts they had shipped to Gaza.The online campaign store allows buyers to complete their purchases by making an additional donation to the Obama campaign.A pair of Palestinian brothers named Hosam and Monir Edwan contributed more than $31,300 to the Obama campaign in October and November 2007, FEC records show.Their largesse attracted the attention of the FEC almost immediately. In an April 15, 2008, report that examined the Obama campaign’s year-end figures for 2007, the FEC asked that some of these contributions be reassigned.The Obama camp complied sluggishly, prompting a more detailed admonishment form the FEC on July 30.The Edwan brothers listed their address as “GA,” as in Georgia, although they entered “Gaza” or “Rafah Refugee camp” as their city of residence on most of the online contribution forms.According to the Obama campaign, they wrongly identified themselves as U.S. citizens, via a voluntary check-off box at the time the donations were made.Many of the Edwan brothers’ contributions have been purged from the FEC database, but they still can be found in archived versions available for CRP and other watchdog groups.The latest Obama campaign filing shows that $891.11 still has not been refunded to the Edwan brothers, despite repeated FEC warnings and campaign claims that all the money was refunded in December.A Newsmax review of the Obama campaign finance filings found that the FEC had asked for the redesignation or refund of 53,828 donations, totaling just under $30 million.But none involves the donors who never appear in the Obama campaign reports, which the CRP estimates at nearly half the $426.8 million the Obama campaign has raised to date.Many of the small donors participated in online “matching” programs, which allows them to hook up with other Obama supporters and eventually share e-mail addresses and blogs.The Obama Web site described the matching contribution program as similar to a public radio fundraising drive.“Our goal is to bring 50,000 new donors into our movement by Friday at midnight,” campaign manager David Plouffe e-mailed supporters on Sept. 15. “And if you make your first online donation today, your gift will go twice as far. A previous donor has promised to match every dollar you donate.”FEC spokesman Biersack said he was unfamiliar with the matching donation drive. But he said that if donations from another donor were going to be reassigned to a new donor, as the campaign suggested, “the two people must agree” to do so.This type of matching drive probably would be legal as long as the matching donor had not exceeded the $2,300 per-election limit, he said.Obama campaign spokesman LaBolt said, “We have more than 2.5 million donors overall, hundreds of thousands of which have participated in this program.”Until now, the names of those donors and where they live have remained anonymous — and the federal watchdog agency in charge of ensuring that the presidential campaigns play by the same rules has no tools to find out.© 2008 Newsmax. All rights reserved.

 

[jwpamp]

I'm just watching out for fellow cheffers when I say this (please not meaning it in ANY other way, I promise)....

you may want to watch the last posts, not sure, but I think it constitutes Copyright infringement unless you have the express consent of the publisher to reprint it.

 

[JAE]

What bothers me about Obama (because I'm not scared) is the lies he and his VP choice tell and that people believe them. Here's a list of 14 from last night's debate:

http://www.johnmccain.com/McCainReport/Read.aspx?guid=343ba934-6417-4b65-ac9e-92348acb5e97

 

[priscilla]

I totally agree with this! That's what I thought about SNL, they had an entire skit to rearrange or think of something else to write in its place, whereas with DL he would just have the guests speak a little longer than normal, what's the big deal?

Well, at SNL they are often rearranging skits until the last minute. It is normal for there to be chaos on the set. Obama did not cancel SNL to do another variety show.

Letterman was more upset that McCain was supposedly rushing off to Washington to deal with the economic crisis when in fact he was sitting down to do an interview with Couric. McCain bailed on one interview to do another.

I have seen Letterman do serious interviews with guests, and the mainstream media is just one more piece of entertainment. No difference.

Robin

 

[priscilla]

What bothers me about Obama (because I'm not scared) is the lies he and his VP choice tell and that people believe them. Here's a list of 14 from last night's debate:

http://www.johnmccain.com/McCainReport/Read.aspx?guid=343ba934-6417-4b65-ac9e-92348acb5e97

Both sides told some whoppers last night, didn't they?

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/factchecking_biden-palin_debate.html

Robin

 

[chefsteph07]

Well, at SNL they are often rearranging skits until the last minute. It is normal for there to be chaos on the set. Obama did not cancel SNL to do another variety show.

Letterman was more upset that McCain was supposedly rushing off to Washington to deal with the economic crisis when in fact he was sitting down to do an interview with Couric. McCain bailed on one interview to do another.

I have seen Letterman do serious interviews with guests, and the mainstream media is just one more piece of entertainment. No difference.

Robin

Are we on this again?

 

[Kitchen2u]

Both sides told some whoppers last night, didn't they?

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/factchecking_biden-palin_debate.html

Robin

Of course they did...they're politicians!

 

[JAE]

Both sides told some whoppers last night, didn't they?

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/factchecking_biden-palin_debate.html

Robin

I was just coming here to post the same thing. www.factcheck.org has some very interesting information. When I have more time later today, I'm going to read more.

 

[Hathery]

Has anyone read or heard of this book? I got the info from http://www.Newsmaxx.com

The Case Against Barack Obama
The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate


FREE OFFER! — Get This Book Free, Click Here Now!
The Case Against Barack Obama
More Images
Newsmax Price: $25.95
List Price: $27.95
Quantity

You Don’t Know Barack Obama Until You Read This Book.

This new book — "The Case Against Barack Obama" is published by the same group that brought you "Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry" — the book that defeated John Kerry in 2004.

Already the liberal media has condemned "The Case Against Barack Obama" because it could change the outcome of the election.

Make no doubt about it, Barack Obama is the media's darling, the fresh face of the Democratic ticket. But what does Barack Obama really stand for — and will his extreme liberal agenda and complete inexperience in global affairs endanger the country?

That's what David Freddoso, investigative reporter and National Review Online columnist, examines in "The Case Against Barack Obama."

Has any major candidate for president of the United States ever received less critical examination than Barack Obama? Who is this man, who was only elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004?

How did someone with his meager record of accomplishment become the Democratic nominee for president? How did someone with the most liberal voting record in the U.S. Senate and long-standing relationships with a former terrorist, a racist minister, and the corrupt operators of Chicago Machine politics end up as a supposed beacon of a newer, cleaner, bipartisan politics?

Investigative reporter David Freddoso has the answers. Doing the legwork that the mainstream media has neglected, applying a critical eye while the media swoons before the Obama-messiah, and posing the hard questions that Obama needs to answer, Freddoso reveals a politician as calculating as any other, a far-left Democrat who goes beyond "abortion rights" to supporting de facto infanticide, whose "new politics" amount to Chicago-style hardball overlain with lofty rhetoric, and who, from his positions of power, has helped his patrons.

In "The Case Against Barack Obama", you’ll learn:

* How Obama’s friendship with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright was no accident, but a carefully thought-out personal and political decision
* The inside story of Obama's association with terrorist Bill Ayers wouldn’t matter — an exposé of the insular radical chic of Chicago's Hyde Park politics
* The real story of Obama as a puppet of Mayor Daley's corrupt Chicago political machine
* What Obama really did for convicted developer Tony Rezko
* Debunking the myth of Obama’s "new" politics: how Obama won his first election by throwing all of his competitors off the ballot
* The new 'Dirty Politics': how underhanded politics sabotaged Obama's opponents in his 2004 Senate race
* A story Obama would like to stay buried in Chicago: how he used his clout as a U.S. senator to save the corrupt Cook County Political Machine when reformers of both parties tried to challenge the entrenched political bosses
* How Barack Obama opposed a bill banning infanticide-by-neglect — a stance too extreme even for Nancy Pelosi. (Freddoso has an exclusive interview with the nurse central to the case.)
* Why the National Abortion Rights Action League says Obama is the most pro-abortion candidate they have ever backed
* How Obama has repeatedly steered taxpayer money to campaign donors
* And much, much more.

Sober, fair, and thoroughly researched — and all the more powerful and provocative because of it — "The Case Against Barack Obama" removes the halo from a man less qualified, and more radical, than the mainstream media has let you know.

Find out why electing this man as our Commander-in-Chief could be the most dangerous decision in American history.

David Freddoso covers Capitol Hill for National Review Online, and was previously a political reporter for the Evans-Novak Political Report and Human Events. A graduate of Notre Dame and the Columbia School of Journalism, he lives in Washington, D.C.

That reminds me of that "Obsession" DVD that's going around, but no one else on here seems to have received a copy?

 

[janetupnorth]

That reminds me of that "Obsession" DVD that's going around, but no one else on here seems to have received a copy?

...and what exactly does that have to do with Obama?

The movie is about radical Islam's war against the west.

 

[Hathery]

...and what exactly does that have to do with Obama?

The movie is about radical Islam's war against the west.

The DVD is attempting to sway the election by being distributed to swing-state voters. It's not really similar in content; I'm just saying that book sounds similar in that it's a very scare-tacticy way to try and sway voters.

 

[janetupnorth]

The DVD is attempting to sway the election by being distributed to swing-state voters. It's not really similar in content; I'm just saying that book sounds similar in that it's a very scare-tacticy way to try and sway voters.

I'll have to read some more. I read the site about the movie in the past and found nothing related to elections on either side as it pertains to the movie.

The only tie I could find at all online was the left saying the distribution it helped "stir up" rumors that Obama was Muslim. But that's all I could find, stuff from the left. It looked like they stirred it up, not the movie.

 

[Hathery]

I'll have to read some more. I read the site about the movie in the past and found nothing related to elections on either side as it pertains to the movie.

The only tie I could find at all online was the left saying the distribution it helped "stir up" rumors that Obama was Muslim. But that's all I could find, stuff from the left. It looked like they stirred it up, not the movie.

The movie was made in 2005, so it wasn't about the elections or anything. It's just recently it's been distributed to swing-state voters via mail or newspaper to help stir up support for the war in Iraq and to monger anti-Muslim sentiments. It wasn't released with any notation that it was meant to be a partisan effort (in fact it said they didn't endorse one candidate or the other), but it was pretty obvious what the motivation was behind releasing it at the time they did and to the voters they did. Regardless of what side the DVD is back-handedly endorsing, I think it was a very crummy thing to do

 

[JAE]

According to Michael Medved, Obsession is a good, truthful movie. I just heard him advertise it last night during his radio show. That is the only thing I've ever heard other than the name of it in this thread. I usually agree with Michael Medved's positions, but I really don't have an opinion about his movie.

 

[fikibiff]

I tosed mine in the trash. I didn't know where it came from or why I got it.

 

[fikibiff]

Of course they did...they're politicians!

That's my feeling. They all tell us what they think we want to hear and lie about the other one. As do the parties in general. I try not to watch any of the commercials and ignore most of the e-mails. I bet 75% of anything one candidate says about the other is misleading or an out-right lie. I know most of the e-mails are untrue - about both candidates.

 

[JAE]

Hi,

There's an effort to elect an unknown random person as President... and it's someone we know! Watch this online video about the surprising new nominee:

2008 Election Coverage

Jot back a note to let me know what you think!

 

[janetupnorth]

Hi, There's an effort to elect an unknown random person as President... and it's someone we know! Watch this online video about the surprising new nominee:2008 Election CoverageJot back a note to let me know what you think!

Umm...I was already running awhile back. http://www.chefsuccess.com/f18/mccain-picks-palin-43017/index33.html#post541638 Check out post #645.

 

[JAE]

Carol Platt Liebau :: Townhall.com :: Do You Know the Real Barack Obama?

 

[chefmeg]

I am currently reading "Faith of my Fathers"~a family memoir by John McCain. On page 167 there is the following statement:
"The sanctity of personal honor was the only lesson my father felt necessary to impart to me , and he faithfully saw to my instruction, frequently using my grandfater as his model. All my life, he has implored me not to lie, cheat, or steal; to be fair with friend and stranger alike; to respect my superiors and my subordinates; to know my duty and devote myself to its accomplishment without hesitation or complaint. All else, he reasoned, would be satisfactorily managed were I to accept, gratefully, the demands of honor. His father taught him that, and the lesson had served him well."

This statement means more to me than any other I have heard from any MAN, more or less potential president. Politics can lead any person astray in their conduct sometimes, but when you have this kind of lesson taught to you from a very early age, you cannot or will not allow others to bend you to their way~I believe in McCain even more after reading this book.

 

[JAE]

There's an ad circulating saying that McCain's health care insurance plan leaves us on our own to pay for healthcare or something like that. Here is a fact check.

PolitiFact | McCain's plan includes tax switch

 

[Kitchen Diva]

Umm...I was already running awhile back.

http://www.chefsuccess.com/f18/mccain-picks-palin-43017/index33.html#post541638 Check out post #645.

I ran too! lol

 

[Kitchen Diva]

There's an ad circulating saying that McCain's health care insurance plan leaves us on our own to pay for healthcare or something like that. Here is a fact check.

PolitiFact | McCain's plan includes tax switch

Keep this stuff coming, JAE- my grandmother said she's going to vote for Obama because he's going to end the war... I'm printing out everything you post and sending it to her along with some other things I found and printed for her.

 

[Stampaholic1961]

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Election2008/Default.aspx?id=273884

 

[chefsteph07]

What I would like to know, in all honesty, if the Muslims are pro Obama, does that make us LESS likely to be attacked or MORE???
I am so fearful of another attack and the US being weak...I think aside from the economy, the war, etc, this is my NUMBER ONE concern.

 

[chefmeg]

good question~I think it depends on the level of extremist they may or may not be! Extremist anything is something to be worried about!

 

[Cindycooks]

Did y'all see the Sean Hannity special last night "Obama and Friends: A History of Radicalism".....absolutely terrifying. How anyone could cast any of this aside is beyond me. If you did not catch it, check FOX, I have not looked, but it is bound to be back on.

 

[chefmeg]

I found a YouTube link:
YouTube - Barack Obama & Friends Sean Hannity Special

I wish that McCain would capitolize on this, but he won't based on what I am reading (see my post about honor).

 

[chefsteph07]

Meg, glad you found that link...I did a quick search on the TV when I read about this and I don't think it's going to be on again this week. I forget all about Youtube! I'll check this out tonight when I have a moment.

 

[JAE]

Keep this stuff coming, JAE- my grandmother said she's going to vote for Obama because he's going to end the war... I'm printing out everything you post and sending it to her along with some other things I found and printed for her.

I find most of this stuff on Republican Politics, Conservative Issues, Political Cartoons, Blogs, News, Videos, Talk Radio – Townhall.com., but I also look at FactCheck.org and I found a new site, today, called PolitiFact | A service of the St. Petersburg Times and CQ

I'll keep posting what I especially want people to read.

 

[Kitchen Diva]

I find most of this stuff on Republican Politics, Conservative Issues, Political Cartoons, Blogs, News, Videos, Talk Radio – Townhall.com., but I also look at FactCheck.org and I found a new site, today, called PolitiFact | A service of the St. Petersburg Times and CQ

I'll keep posting what I especially want people to read.

Thanks, JAE!

 

[JAE]

Another thoughtful article.

Thomas Sowell :: Townhall.com :: The Real Obama

 

[Hathery]

I tosed mine in the trash. I didn't know where it came from or why I got it.

That's the best thing you could have done with it

 

[JAE]

Obama doesn't understand why we invaded Iraq. He just said that during the debate. Unbelievable.

 

[chefmeg]

I had to turn the debate off~I just can't listen to Obama anymore....his lies grow daily.

I just feel like the best we can do right now is expose him for what he is worth~we, as right-wingers, need to be telling everyone with the right to vote about the relationship between Obama, Ayers, Rev Wright, Father Flagler and many others. These toxic relationships take this man out of the running for an office such as President....can't understand how he got this far except that the liberal MSM loves him....who knows whose pockets they are in??!!

 

[JAE]

I had to turn the debate off~I just can't listen to Obama anymore....his lies grow daily.

I just feel like the best we can do right now is expose him for what he is worth~we, as right-wingers, need to be telling everyone with the right to vote about the relationship between Obama, Ayers, Rev Wright, Father Flagler and many others. These toxic relationships take this man out of the running for an office such as President....can't understand how he got this far except that the liberal MSM loves him....who knows whose pockets they are in??!!

I think those issues are important, but I think the fundamental differences between the two candidates needs to be explained. Those of us who already have a certainty of who we are going to vote for and why aren't going to have our minds changed. The fundamental differences need to be listed and explained for those who aren't sure of their choice. For example: Obama likes big government. McCain likes small government. Obama wants a redistribution of wealth and entitlement programs. McCain wants capitalism and personal responsibility. There are many more issues that both candidates disagree on. And, it's not just the presidential election where these explanations need to happen. Not everyone thinks for themselves, unfortunately, and the issues need to be laid out, step by step.

 

[Kitchen Diva]

I think those issues are important, but I think the fundamental differences between the two candidates needs to be explained. Those of us who already have a certainty of who we are going to vote for and why aren't going to have our minds changed. The fundamental differences need to be listed and explained for those who aren't sure of their choice. For example: Obama likes big government. McCain likes small government. Obama wants a redistribution of wealth and entitlement programs. McCain wants capitalism and personal responsibility. There are many more issues that both candidates disagree on. And, it's not just the presidential election where these explanations need to happen. Not everyone thinks for themselves, unfortunately, and the issues need to be laid out, step by step.

Very true... I agree. I'm working on doing that for my grandmother right now...