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OBAMA
“On one end of the spectrum, weve heard the implication that my candidacy is somehow an exercise in affirmative action; that its based solely on the desire of wide-eyed liberals to purchase racial reconciliation on the cheap. On the other end, weve heard my former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, use incendiary language to express views that have the potential not only to widen the racial divide, but views that denigrate both the greatness and the goodness of our nation; that rightly offend white and black alike.
I have already condemned, in unequivocal terms, the statements of Reverend Wright that have caused such controversy. For some, nagging questions remain. Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes. Did I strongly disagree with many of his political views? Absolutely – just as Im sure many of you have heard remarks from your pastors, priests, or rabbis with which you strongly disagreed.”
Now after everyone has either read or heard this speech, this writer has drawn a conclusion.
On March 18, 2008 Mr. Obama said the following to Major Garrett on FNC:
Garrett: I want to ask you a set of basic, sort of threshold questions about your faith experience at Trinity United Church of Christ because I think they will help Americans understand the story. So, the first question: How long have you been a member in good standing of that church?
Obama: You know, I’ve been a member since 1991 or ‘92, and… but I’d known Trinity even before then when I was a community organizer on the south side helping steelworkers find jobs, and we were organizing with churches and trying to recruit folks to get involved in that process. Trinity was one of the churches that we tried to get involved in some of these community projects.
Garrett: As a member in good standing, were you a regular attendee of Sunday services?
Obama: I won’t say that I was a perfect attendee. I was regular in spurts because there were times where… For example, our child had just been born, our first child, and so we didn’t go as regularly then.
Garrett: When you attended, sir, when you attended did you donate frequently?
Obama: Yes.
Garrett: OK. Were you and Michelle married there and did Rev. Wright preside?
Obama: Yes.
Garrett: Were your two daughters baptized there and did Rev. Wright preside over the baptisms?
Obama: That is correct, Major.
Garrett establishes that Obama has a long, close connection with Wright and his church.
Wright and that church is an integral part of the lives of Obama and his family.
Obama gave money to support Wright and Trinity United Church of Christ.
Garrett: Very good. I wanted to talk to you about your statement released this afternoon because earlier today when I contacted your campaign and I asked them if there was any way the campaign felt the need to add further context, add further distance between yourself and the statements of Rev. Wright, the one word answer I received was ‘No.’
Then late this afternoon, you have a statement that says, ‘I vehemently disagree,’ ’strongly condemn.’ I’m trying to understand the evolution between this morning and this afternoon. I’d like to know specifically, Senator, what you vehemently disagree with and what you strongly condemn.
Obama: Well, Major, I gotta confess that as you know I was voting in the Senate all day yesterday, so I wasn’t following this story as carefully as I could have been and then I flew back to Chicago. When I saw these statments, many of which I had heard for the first time, then I thought it was important to make a very clear and unequivocal statement.
None of these statements were ones that I had heard myself personally in the pews. One of them I had heard about after I had started running for president and I put out a statement at that time condemning them.
The other statements were ones that I just heard about while we were… when they started being run on FOX and some of the other stations. And so they weren’t things that I was familiar with. Once I saw them I had to be very clear about the fact that these are not statements that I am comfortable with. I reject them completely. They are not ones that reflect my values or my ideals, or Michelle’s; and that had I heard them, had I been sitting in the church at the time that they were spoken, I would have been absolutely clear to Rev. Wright that I didn’t find those acceptable.
The excuses are priceless.
Obama saying that he was voting all day on Thursday so he didn’t know about this is an absolute joke.
It’s impossible to believe that he didn’t know there was a controversy. It’s inconceivable.
It is conceivable that Obama is lying and doing a bad job of it.
I think it’s interesting that Obama says Wright’s statements don’t reflect his values and they don’t reflect Michelle’s values. Obama went out of his way to do damage control for Michelle. That was no accident.
Wright and Michelle sound like they’re on the exact same page, divisive and angry and down on America.
Garrett: Sir, would you have quit the church had you heard them personally?
Obama: You know, I guess, keep in mind that just to provide more context, this is somebody who I’d known for 20 years. Pastor Wright had been a pastor for 30 years. He’s an ex-Marine. He is somebody who is a Biblical scholar, has spoken at theological seminaries all across the country from the University of Chicago to Hampton. And so he is a well-regarded preacher, and somebody who is known for talking about the social gospel.
But most of the time when I’m in church, he’s talking about Jesus, God, faith, values, caring for the poor, family. Those were the messages that I was hearing. And so, you know, I think that the statements that have been strung together are compiled out of hundreds of sermons that he delivered over the course his lifetime. But, obviously, they are ones that are, from my perspective, completely unacceptable and inexcusable.
And if I had thought that was the tenor or tone on an ongoing basis of his sermons, then yes, I don’t think that it would’ve been reflective of my values or my faith experience.
Obama says, “Most of the time when I’m in church, he’s talking about Jesus, God, faith….”
“Most of the time”? What about the rest of the time? What has Obama heard Wright say?
Obama points out that Wright is an ex-Marine. How lame!
That doesn’t matter. Wright spews hate. He’s divisive and racist and says outrageous things about America.
Who cares that he’s an ex-Marine? That doesn’t give him a pass to preach such ugliness. Given Wright’s remarks, it’s hard to imagine that he was a Marine and served our country.
Obama notes that Wright is a Biblical scholar. Really? He must be a bad one. The things Wright says don’t sound very Christian. He sounds like he’s trying to incite a riot.
On what planet is the hateful Wright a “well-regarded preacher”?
He talks about Jesus and the poor. Fine. He also talks about God “damning” America.
Garrett: So quick yes or no, if you had heard them in person you would have quit.
Obama: If I had heard them repeated, I would’ve quit. I mean obviously, understand that, understand that, this is somebody who is like an uncle, if you have…, to me. He’s somebody who helped me find Christ. And somebody who always talked to me in very powerful ways about relationship to God and our obligations to the poor. If somebody makes a mistake, then obviously, you recognize I make mistakes. We all make mistakes. If I thought that that was the repeated tenor of the church then I wouldn’t feel comfortable there, but frankly that has not been my experience at Trinity United Church of Christ.
The old uncle stuff again — good grief.
We know the tenor of the Trinity United Church of Christ.
We also know that Obama has felt comfortable there for 20 years.
Garrett: In the time we have remaining, you said that in your statement today, ‘When I first heard these I was beginning my campaign,’ yet you did not begin your campaign on December 4, 2007, when in a press release your campaign announced that Rev. Wright was a part of a, quote unquote, African-American religious leadership committee. I’d like you to try to help me understand the inconsistency there, because obviously if you knew about them at the beginning of your campaign and you put him on this committee later you would have been aware.
Obama: No, no. Wait, wait, Major. I didn’t know about all these statements. I knew about one or two statements that had been made and as a consequence, as I said, if it was just a function of one or two statements, then that’s not something that would lead me to distance myself from either my church or my pastor. And if I was gonna have a committee talking about faith issues, which we’ve been very active in doing all across the country, reaching out to evangelicals and talking to the church communities all across the country, it would not make sense if my own pastor wasn’t on that committee.
——– Now I will keep to this statement:
“None of these statements were ones that I had heard myself personally in the pews. One of them I had heard about after I had started running for president and I put out a statement at that time condemning them.” Says Obama
This writer’s conclusion is that Obama is a liar throughout his statement.
And that we should only vote for him because he is black. Thereby stopping or putting to an end the racism he sees in America.
David A. Paterson
Did you know:
Is legally blind,
The first non-white legislative leader in New York’s history,
New York’s first African-American lieutenant governor.
Paterson is a proponent of embryonic stem cell research.
In February 2008, a U.S. District Judge denied a motion to dismiss a $1.5 million racial discrimination lawsuit naming Paterson. A former staff photographer claims that in 2005 Paterson’s office replaced him with an African American because he is white. According to the New York Post, Paterson’s chief of staff “denied the claim… Paterson, in his deposition, countered that the decision… was simple politics – [the photographer] was a holdover from former Minority Leader Marty Connor, who was ousted by Paterson in 2003
What a world!
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Hugo Chavez?
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Would you believe it if we told you that the U.S. House of Representatives voted to raise the price you pay for gasoline at the pump and — at the same time — give a huge tax break to that America-hating dictator Hugo Chavez?
In common parlance, we call that a “twofer” and as unbelievable as it may sound, Pelosi and company have yet again proved that they have never met a socialist tyrannical despot that they did not like! Here’s what happened.
Investor’s Business Daily put it this way in an editorial on Friday titled, “Tax Cut for Hugo:” “It goes to show that Congress is more willing to empower dictators than to get serious about America’s energy supply.” You remember Hugo Chavez. He’s the mouth-foaming dictator of Venezuela who came to New York City not too long ago and called the President of the United States “El Diablo” (Translation: “The Devil”). Here’s exactly what he said when speaking at the United Nations: “And the devil came here yesterday. Yesterday the devil came here. Right here. [performs the sign of the cross] And it smells of sulfur still today.” “Yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, from this rostrum, the President of the United States, the gentleman to whom I refer as the devil, came here, talking as if he owned the world. Truly. As the owner of the world. “I think we could call a psychiatrist to analyze yesterday’s statement made by the President of the United States. As the spokesman of imperialism, he came to share his nostrums, to try to preserve the current pattern of domination, exploitation and pillage of the peoples of the world .” [Emphasis Mine] And Pelosi and company have basically bestowed favor upon this anti-American dictator and they’re bestowing this favor on the backs of American businesses and average American taxpayers like you and me. We must act quickly… and act together… to stop this ridiculous legislation before Pelosi’s liberal colleagues try to sneak it through the Senate. Use the hyperlink below to send your urgent and personalized 50 Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and the 49 Republican Members of the United States Senate. Tell them in no uncertain terms that the American people do NOT want tax breaks to go into the greasy pockets of that tyrannical America-hating despot Hugo Chavez. Time is of the essence because Pelosi’s liberal allies and fellow travelers in the Senate may try to fast-track this bill to avoid a filibuster. http://www.cfiflistmanager.org/hugotaxbreakbe.html AOL Members Use This Hyperlink If the above hyperlink does not appear to function you can copy and paste it into the address bar of your browser.
There Is Not A Moment To Lose! Monisha Bansal of CNS News tells us: “Senate Democratic leaders have indicated they would fast-track the bill to try to avoid a Republican filibuster.” That’s why there’s not a moment to lose!
Here’s a short biography of Hugo Chavez:
Once in office, he began the systematic repression of any and all opposition.
Most recently Chavez launched a referendum that would have allowed him to remain Dictator for life. Chavez is also wildly anti-Semitic and frequently unleashes hysterical diatribes against Israel and the Jewish people. He even disturbs the New York Times, which once hailed Fidel Castro’s ascension as a triumph of democracy and agrarian reform.
And perhaps for something even much more chilling… Read on.
Use the hyperlink below to send your urgent and personalized 50 Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and the 49 Republican Members of the United States Senate. Tell them in no uncertain terms that the American people do NOT want tax breaks to go into the greasy pockets of that tyrannical America-hating despot Hugo Chavez. Time is of the essence because Pelosi’s liberal allies and fellow travelers in the Senate may try to fast-track this bill to avoid a filibuster. http://www.cfiflistmanager.org/hugotaxbreakbe.html AOL Members Use This Hyperlink
If the above hyperlink does not appear to function you can copy and paste it into the address bar of your browser. But That’s Not The Worst Part… If liberals in Congress were living under the idiotic delusion that Chavez was a benign figure when they passed this legislation, they could hardly maintain that delusion after Monday’s news.
For more than 40 years, Colombia’s legitimate government has been fighting a group calling itself the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) — the military arm of the Colombian Communist Party.
On Saturday, Colombian military forces pursued FARC’s second in command, Raul Reyes, into Ecuador and killed him and at least 16 of his men — the biggest defeat in FARC’s history.
He strutted and postured before the press, sounding just like what he is — a banana-Republic dictator — a character out of a Hollywood farce. On Sunday, during his weekly radio address he bellowed: “Mr. Defense Minister, move 10 battalions to the border with Colombia for me, immediately — tank battalions. Deploy the air force. We don’t want war, but we aren’t going to permit the U.S. empire, which is the master [of Colombia] … to come divide us.” [Emphasis Mine] Addressing the president of Columbia he said: “This could be the start of a war in South America. If it occurs to you to do this in Venezuela, President Uribe, I’ll send some Sukhois.” [warplanes the Russians recently sold to Chavez] Now you might be tempted to laugh at this posturing, but there’s more to this story.
By Monday evening, TV networks were carrying a more disturbing story: Columbian’s had captured documents revealing that Hugo Chavez had given FARC $300 million. Question: Where would the dictator of a starving country get that kind of money? Answer: Oil revenues. Now you see why Pelosi and company’s H.R. 5351 is a betrayal of our country and why it has to be stopped! You have the power to stop this bill in the Senate RIGHT NOW!
Use the hyperlink below to send your urgent and personalized 50 Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and the 49 Republican Members of the United States Senate. Tell them in no uncertain terms that the American people do NOT want tax breaks to go into the greasy pockets of that tyrannical America-hating despot Hugo Chavez. Time is of the essence because Pelosi’s liberal allies and fellow travelers in the Senate may try to fast-track this bill to avoid a filibuster. http://www.cfiflistmanager.org/hugotaxbreakbe.html AOL Members Use This Hyperlink If the above hyperlink does not appear to function you can copy and paste it into the address bar of your browser. Some Leaders Are Disgusted. At least some Republican leaders are disgusted by Pelosi and company’s willingness to pass a law guaranteed to feed both inflation at the pump and Hugo Chavez’s appetite for power. House Minority Leader John Boehner said: “Middle-class families and small businesses are feeling the squeeze from rising costs for gasoline, food, and other costs of living…” “[H.R. 5351] actually carves out tax breaks for Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez — courtesy of American taxpayers. This is unacceptable, and the Democratic leadership is irresponsible for bringing the bill to the House floor. “I am disappointed that the Majority voted down a Republican proposal to eliminate the tax relief for Hugo Chavez and give it to those who need it most: middle-class American families.” This bill is a giant step in the wrong direction; and as an extra twist of the knife, Pelosi and Company are deliberately trying to give Chavez a big edge and are making hard-working U.S. taxpayers foot the bill. If we don’t kill this bill, it may cost us more than the tax revenues Pelosi and her colleagues will spend on boondoggles and pork before the lightning bugs show up this summer. The Senate may take up this bill at any time. You and I can beat this obscene legislation — if we act immediately. Use the hyperlink below to send your urgent and personalized 50 Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and the 49 Republican Members of the United States Senate. Tell them in no uncertain terms that the American people do NOT want tax breaks to go into the greasy pockets of that tyrannical America-hating despot Hugo Chavez. Time is of the essence because Pelosi’s liberal allies and fellow travelers in the Senate may try to fast-track this bill to avoid a filibuster. http://www.cfiflistmanager.org/hugotaxbreakbe.html AOL Members Use This Hyperlink If the above hyperlink does not appear to function you can copy and paste it into the address bar of your browser.
Yours In Freedom,
Jeff Mazzella P.S. Please help us reach as many concerned Americans as possible by forwarding this e-mail to at least 10 of your friends and family members. The CFIF Action Alert is a service to the conservative community. If you would like to subscribe please go to www.cfif.org/signup. Center for Individual Freedom CFIF is a 501(c)(4) not-for-profit constitutional advocacy organization with Contributions to CFIF are Powered by GrassTopsUSA Please read: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5351/show Revises tax rules relating to foreign oil and gas extraction income and foreign produced fuel used or sold outside the United States.
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Obama And Rezko
Election 2008: For an ambitious and savvy politician, Barack Obama has not picked his friends wisely. They include an assortment of influence-peddlers, terrorists and Iraqi billionaires. If you thought the Clinton White House was interesting, just wait.
My reasoning that Obama is doing so well is because of the social disease of political correctness & white guilt.
I agree that Obama will bring a change—a change we don’t want.
Did Clinton Darken Obama’s Skin?
Some Obama backers cry “racism.”
Obama supporters on the Internet are agitated over the apparent darkening of Obama’s image in a Clinton attack ad.
Our conclusions:
• The Obama frames from the ad do appear darker than other video of Obama from the same event.
• However, the YouTube copy of the ad, on which the bloggers base their conclusions, is darker overall than other copies of the ad. We obtained a digital recording of the ad as it actually appeared on a Texas TV station, and it is lighter.
• Furthermore, our analysis of the Obama frames, using Photoshop, shows a fairly uniform darkening of the entire image including the backdrop. It is not just Obama’s skin color that’s affected.
• Also, nearly all the images in the ad are dark, including those of Hillary Clinton. And dark images are a common technique used in attack ads.
Others will speculate about the Clinton campaign’s intentions and motives..
