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CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday that he's confident no member of his staff was involved in discussing deals for his Senate seat with disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Obama also said once again that he had no discussions about the seat he is vacating with the Democratic governor, who was arrested by federal agents this week in connection with an alleged corruption scheme. "I was as appalled and disappointed as anyone," Obama said at a news conference called to announce a series of new appointments to the administration he is setting up. "I have never spoken to the...

This week Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on charges that he conspired to sell Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat, among other misdeeds. At first the president-elect tried to distance himself from the issue: "It is a sad day for Illinois. Beyond that, I don't think it's appropriate for me to comment." But it quickly became clear that Mr. Obama would have to say more, and yesterday he called for Mr. Blagojevich to resign and for a special election to fill the vacant Senate seat. What remains to be seen is whether this episode will put an end to what...

Somewhere, Ulysses S. Grant is thrilled, Richard M. Nixon’s chuckling, and Warren G. Harding sighs with relief, because Obama seems destined to give them all a real run for their money to become the most corrupt administration this nation has ever seen (and that’s even before we get into doling out billions in infrastructure spending, which will be a Pandorrian Box of potential graft and corruption). The media deliberately ignored Obama’s connections to Tony Rezko (convicted felon), Valerie Jarrett (known in Chicago for her housing fraud and slumlord deals), James Meeks (rabid homophobe), Yesse Yehudah (whom you have probably never...

President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden have officially invited the Lesbian and Gay Band Association to march in the Inaugural Parade. One of the association’s web sites reports that the group will also march in September as part of the homosexual “Southern Decadence” festival infamous for its public lewd acts. The Lesbian and Gay Band Association (LGBA) is a network of lesbian and gay bands comprised of concert and marching bands from various American cities. According to a December 10 press release from the Presidential Inaugural Committee, the group’s appearance in the Inaugural Parade on January 20 will...

CHICAGO – His career in shreds, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich clung defiantly to power Wednesday, ignoring a call to step down from President-elect Barack Obama and a warning that Senate Democrats will not let him appoint a new senator from the state. "Everyone is calling for his head," said Barbara Flynn Currie, a leader in the Illinois Senate and, like the governor, a Democrat. One day after Blagojevich's arrest, fellow Illinois politicians sought to avoid the taint of scandal-by-association. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said at a news conference in Washington that he was Senate Candidate 5 in the government's criminal...

78 Pages of corruption by the numbers...........

Is Rezko Explaining How Much Tainted Money He Has Provided To Obama's Political Campaigns?Obama Has Acknowledged That Rezko Has Raised About $250,000 For His Campaigns. "For the first time, Sen. Barack Obama put a figure Friday to the amount of campaign contributions that indicted political fund-raiser Tony Rezko raised for the senator's campaigns, and the number -- about $250,000 -- was far more than he previously acknowledged." (Tim Novak, Chris Fusco, Dave McKinney and Carol Marin, "More Rezko Dough Found," Chicago Sun-Times, 3/15/08)However The Most Recently Reported Total Of Rezko Related Funds The Obama Campaign Has Donated To Charity Is...

Media ignored Guv's party today, but also links to Rezko corruption and Barack Obama and his chief strategist David Axelrod during presidential campaign.

Democrat Governor Rod Blagojevich was taken into custody by federal agents in Chicago on corruption charges this morning. As reported by the Chicago Tribune Blagojevich was attempting to sell Pres-elect Barack Hussein Obama’s U.S. Senate chair.

CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to get financial benefits through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama's election as president. According to a federal criminal complaint, Mr. Blagojevich also was charged with illegally threatening to withhold state assistance to Tribune Co., the owner of the Chicago Tribune, in the sale of Wrigley Field. In return for state assistance, Mr. Blagojevich allegedly wanted members of the paper's editorial board who had been critical of him fired. The affidavit said Mr. Blagojevich discussed getting a substantial...

Eminent psychiatrist makes case that leftist thinking is a mental disorder WASHINGTON – Just when liberals thought it was safe to start identifying themselves as such, an acclaimed, veteran psychiatrist is making the case that the ideology motivating them is actually a mental disorder. "Based on strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions, modern liberals relentlessly undermine the most important principles on which our freedoms were founded," says Dr. Lyle Rossiter, author of the new book, "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness." "Like spoiled, angry children, they rebel against the normal responsibilities of adulthood and demand that a parental...

I can't believe this is serious. "His confident smile and kind eyes are an inspiration to us all" Wha-ah-ah? Check it out here.

Barack Obama’s election as president is fueling ratings among syndicated television newsmagazine shows—and they are returning the favor. It’s a symbiosis in which shows such as “Access Hollywood” and “Entertainment Tonight” cover the Obama family like royalty, bringing back a Camelot mythology to the White House. In return, they are enjoying a ratings bump with unexpected staying power. “We’re going to treat the Obamas like a Hollywood family,” said Rob Silverstein, executive producer of NBC Universal Television Distribution’s “Access Hollywood.”

Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen, I know that it's late, but I thought you might find this Youtube video interesting. First and foremost, most of us have seen the disturbing "Sing For Change" video that was posted by a bunch of brainwashed cultists who support Obama. These people not only remind me of the Jonestown people, but they scare me even more now that I realize the amount of mental illness which pervades our Republic. Second, I found this video to be both humorous and disturbing when we examine the similarities of Kim Jung Il and Barack Hussein Obama. The cults...

Q. Why will Obama hold a séance once he's in the White House? A. So that he can thank everybody who voted for him. President elect Obama has arranged for his first meeting with foreign leaders from other to demonstrate his foreign policy expertise. It's scheduled to run for five minutes. Q. What will America's national bird be when Obama takes office? A. His middle finger. Obama's staff is preparing for his first press conference as President. They're busy writing the questions. Q. What will the difference be between President Obama and Karl Marx? A. Nobody knows. Unlike former Presidents,...

[...] Here are three videos guaranteed to put a smile on your face. I thought about calling this post, WARNING! NOT FOR OBAMABOTS! DO NOT LOOK! We already know they have no sense of humor! You will have to click the first one on: [...]

I arrived early to the place where Barry Goldwater announced his presidential candidacy -- the Yavapai County Courthouse in Prescott, AZ. (The clock shows 6:00) The advance crews were setting up for the midnight McCain speech. (Note the Boy Scout!) Security then cleared everyone out the area until 9:00 pm to get the crowd through metal detectors. I met some new friends and we passed the time at the local brew pub ... We joined the big line to pass security and get into the rally. Some veterans were walking around the crowd with US and P.O.W. flags. The crowd...

On Fox News now: Republicans: 2 Black Panthers with night sticks blocked polling place in Philly. Police were called....

0bama is at a rally televised live on Fox, he just mentioned what a tough campaign McCain has waged. Said he wanted to congratulate him...and then he pointedly placed his middle finger to his lip.

MIAMI (AP) Barack Obama is starting this final day of campaigning before Election Day in Jacksonville, Florida. He tells radio host Russ Parr that he's feeling "pretty peaceful" after nearly two years of campaigning. He says the question tomorrow comes down to whose supporters want it more. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) John McCain is telling supporters in Tampa, Florida, this morning that their enthusiasm will help him win the White House. McCain plans stops in six states today before returning home to Arizona in the wee hours Tuesday. After Florida, he'll hit Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico and Nevada.

70th anniversary tribute to Orson Welles' original 1938 broadcast of "The War Of The Worlds," updated for election 2008: this time the alien cylinders sent from Mars are full of Obamabots.

I want you to be there with me on Election Night when the results come in. We're planning a big event that will include tens of thousands of supporters in Grant Park in downtown Chicago. We're saving some of the best seats in the house for 5 people who have given to the campaign before -- and who decide to make a donation one last time before Sunday at midnight. If you're selected, you can bring a guest, and we'll fly you in and put you up in a hotel for the night. You'll go backstage at the big event...

Look in later today for our On the Road piece from Wilmington, North Carolina. We're a bit ahead of our coverage, which occasionally happens out here with the long distances, input, output and timing demands. Tonight we'll be at the Obama-Clinton rally in Kissimmee, Florida, and we're breaking in from Miami, where John McCain just concluded his "Joe the Plumber" rally at Everglades Lumber. After the rally, we witnessed a near-street riot involving the exiting McCain crowd and two Cuban-American Obama supporters. Tony Garcia, 63, and Raul Sorando, 31, were suddenly surrounded by an angry mob. There is a moment...

WOW. Hannity is soo pissed tonight. lol. i'm glad he is just tearing down Obambi!

OBAMA SAYS IN TEXT: "In Albuquerque, before a massive crowd, Obama moves away from the (politically incorrect?) Lone Ranger and Tonto analogy to a new one: "It’s like Robin getting mad at Batman," he says of McCain's recent efforts to distance himself from Bush""

Hi Freepers! Call to preparation for action! Just got an email from my new friend at www.FreedomMarch.org that he plans to be marching on the LA Times, Thursday, October 30 at 10:00 AM, if it does not release the Rashid Khalidi video of Obama. He has posted here before. He is a genuine conservative, working 12 hours daily on behalf of McCain. He is sick now. He said okay to contact him there if you could join in. Which one of you will respond to the call of duty? Can you round up some helpers there? Please ask any reliable...

Cooper Arms owner Dan Cooper backs Obama. Can't post the article due to copy write infringement, But I thought you might want to know that a gun manufacturer is supporting a gun grabber. He said he was he was dazzled by Obama's speech at that year's Democratic National Convention.

From another very agitated McCain-Palin supporter on another forum: 1. Occidental College records -- Not released 2. Columbia College records -- Not released 3. Columbia Thesis paper -- not available, locked down by faculty 4. Harvard College records -- Not released, locked down by faculty 5. Selective Service Registration -- Not released 6. Medical records -- Not released 7. Illinois State Senate schedule -- 'not available' 8. Law practice client list -- Not released 9. Certified Copy of original Birth certificate - - Not released 10. Embossed, signed paper Certification of Live Birth -- Not released 11. Harvard Law Review...

Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Monday that he’s looking forward to one party controlling all aspects of government, despite GOP charges that it would be a disastrous Nov. 4 outcome. “Republicans had a chance to rule. They failed miserably. I think it’s time to give the other party a chance,” Dean said on MSNBC. Republicans recently warned there would be grave consequences for the country if Democrats were in charge of both chambers of Congress and the White House. At a rally in Ohio, for instance, GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) said he would provide a balance to...

A Republican political action committee on Monday is launching a new TV ad campaign in three battleground states featuring Sen. Barack Obama alongside the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, in the latest salvo from a GOP-aligned group to use clips of Obama’s controversial former pastor. The ad, from the National Republican Trust PAC, features now-famous video of Wright declaring “God damn America,” and the “US of KKKA.” “For 20 years Barack Obama followed a preacher of hate and said nothing as Wright raged against our country,” the ad says. “He built his power base in Wright's church. Wright was his mentor, adviser...

Supporters of Barack Obama like the idea of a "Fairness Doctrine" that would crack down on talk shows like those of Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, and their enthusiasm grows when the idea of taking the radio icons off the air is introduced. According to a new ATI-News/Zogby poll, Obama backers are at odds even with independents and undecided voters on the issue of clamping down on free speech on the airwaves. "Barack Obama has shown a stunning lack of tolerance for free speech throughout the course of this campaign," said ATI-News president Brad O'Leary. "His presidency, combined with supermajorities...

EXCLUSIVE: Michigan Cops Say Diva Michelle Obama "Won't Be Seen With Us, Allow Us in Her Presence" By Debbie Schlussel I thought that we were about to elect a President, not a queen. But Michelle Hussein Obama has other ideas. Some Michigan cop friends of mine sent me this, about how Michelle Obama has treated them throughout Michigan, ie., like the plague.... First Hand from a Clinton Township Police Lieutenant [DS: Clinton Township is a Detroit suburb.] ....I am not trying at all to dissuade your vote, but Obama has really cheesed me off. . . . I have heard...

Hillary Supporters-> Obama/ACORN Fraud Cost Clinton the Nomination According to a new study done by Lynette Long, During the Primary Caucuses there was massive fraud and voter intimidation waged by the Obama people. Long has spent several months studying the caucus and primary results. “After studying the procedures and results from all 14 caucus states, interviewing dozens of witnesses, and reviewing hundreds of personal stories, my conclusion is that the Obama campaign willfully and intentionally defrauded the American public by systematically undermining the caucus process,” she said. It seems as if we are in a situation where Voter Fraud may...

List on MSM outlets covering Obama's 2001 interview expressing his radical views on socialism and the Supreme Court. FOX Please post any MSM websites covering this Obamination, or post what the MSM website thought was important news today instead. HAVE FUN

From Obama's radio interview in 2001: "Obama was specifically quoted as saying it was a “tragedy” that “the Supreme court didn’t pursue redistribution of wealth” during the time of the civil rights movement."

Palestinian Media Watch points out that inside the Hamas-dominated Gaza Strip, individual Gaza citizens are calling American homes to convince American voters to support Hamas' preferred US presidential candidate, Barack Obama. "23 year old [Palestinian] Ibrahim Abu Jayyab sits by the computer in the Nusairat refugee camp [in the Gaza Strip] trying to call American citizens, in order to convince them to vote for the Democratic candidate for president, Barack Obama... Most of the Palestinians feel hatred towards USA, whose administrations have always stood by Israel... Abu Jayyab's idea is to make telephone calls to American citizens through Internet sites...

There's a minor brouhaha in Detroit, Michigan. It all started when John McCain announced that he was giving up on Michigan. Since then, one pizza restaurant has decided that it will give away a free pizza to anyone who brings them a McCain-Palin sign. The result: People (teenagers) stealing signs from people's yards to get free pizza. By the way, the owner of the pizza joint does not hide the fact that she is a Barack Obama supporter.

One of the good luck charms Senator Barack Obama carries around with him all the time is a St. Martin de Porres figure. Saint Martin de Porres is the patron saint of: interracial relations, social justice, public education, public health service, people of mixed race, and animal shelters. His feast day is November 3rd, the day before this year's election. To make your own prayer card click on the thumbnail of the image you want with either the traditional prayer to St. Martin de Porres as found on the real prayer cards, or my own tongue-in-cheek version that is a...

Comments from a southern New Mexico Republican leader that "Muslims are our enemies" and that Democrat Barack Obama is a "Muslim socialist" drew criticism Tuesday from religious leaders and a national Islamic group called on the party to repudiate the statements. Otero County Republican Women Chair Marcia Stirman made the comments in a letter published Tuesday in the Alamogordo Daily News, prompting a flood of e-mails from across the country to the southern New Mexico newspaper "I'm a Republican because: I believe in a sovereign God who sometimes gives us what we deserve. I believe Muslims are our enemies," Stirman,...

These may be the dumbest protesters of all time. Video HERE. So there are those who oppose Sarah Palin like these rubes, and those who proudly acknowledge their support of her. The next four years, with extreme impact on every aspect of culture and economy, get decided by how many openly stand with the pro Sarah contingent. It is the mass media, Barack Obama, and the rest of the left all aligned against Sarah Palin. She can take them all: with a little help from her friends.

A 23-year-old Michigan man has admitted to plotting to set off a homemade bomb in the tunnels near the Xcel Energy Center, hoping it would cause a power failure and prompt cancellation of the Republican National Convention.

Republican leaders are crying foul over a New Orleans official's e-mail to city workers that encourages them to participate in a Democratic campaign event. A City Hall representative said all of that is true and the city is doing nothing wrong. Outside New Orleans City Hall, the signs are up to inform people about where to go for early voting. Anticipating a high voter turnout, state Democratic Party leaders are holding a statewide bus tour trying to rally support for Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. "Sen. Obama will bring the change we need to Louisiana," an e-mail sent...

Obama was on the Board of the Woods Foundation with Ayers at the time of this interview. The purpose of those entities was to educate children in the mold of Ayers' world view. Barack Obama agreed with that and directed millions of dollars to alternative schools launched by Ayers.

DEMOCRAT DISPLAYING GOP CANDIDATE SIGN WAKES UP TO FIND HOME, RV, TRUCK COVERED WITH “VOTE OBAMA” GRAFFITI The wave of vandalism targeting supporters of presidential candidate John McCain isn’t just limited to South Carolina, as we experienced last weekend when thugs sprayed graffiti all over the York County GOP headquarters, nor is it limited to Republicans. At some point during the wee hours of the morning, supporters of opponent Barack Obama attacked a private home in Prince George’s County, Md., defacing the house, an RV, a truck cover, and a two foot by eight foot yard sign. Apparently, the home...

Let's all hold hands, spread around our wealth, become our 'brothers keepers' via the IRS, punish business & investment success, leave everyone with mere change, silence conservative, intelligent talk radio (but unchecked liberal college campus speak shall remain sacred), offer free health care for all (the US Gov't ran Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac so well), add an additional 30+ million illegals to a brand new, totally "free" government run health care system, immediately register them all to vote (guess which party?) and give these newly minted U.S. citizens Social Security benefits for life. We can afford it, right? Tax...

DFU NOTE: Hundreds of signs have been stolen at 30 per day for 10-15 days. I spoke with the Warren, MI police and they say that no one has made police reports. Wouldn't it be interesting if the McCain camp gave out signs to 1000 people, who all showed up demanding pizza? HERE IS THE STORY ON VIDEO Restaurant Offers Free Pizza for McCain Signs Some say Salvatore's Pizzeria in Warren is sending wrong message Last Edited: Tuesday, 21 Oct 2008, 8:28 AM EDT Created: Monday, 20 Oct 2008, 11:13 PM EDT Some say a Warren restaurant's tempting offer is...

Colin Powell’s predicted and expected endorsement of Barack Obama was transformed into big news by the pro-Obama media. But Arab propaganda channel Al-Jazeera’s intervention in the U.S. presidential contest is also extremely significant. Al-Jazeera, a mouthpiece for enemies of the United States, aired a Moammar Gadhafi speech praising Obama and followed with a story depicting supporters of Sarah Palin as white racist Christians. The channel is subsidized by the oil-rich Sunni Muslim plutocracy/dictatorship in Qatar The Al-Jazeera “reporter” who did the hit piece on Palin was Casey Kaufmann, who surfaces in Federal Election Commission (FEC) records as a $500 contributor...

On today’s episode of “Ellen,” Joe Biden told Ellen DeGeneres “that if I lived in California, I would vote against Proposition 8.” This initiative reads, “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” Yet in his debate with Sarah Palin on October 2, Biden said that “Barack Obama nor I support redefining from a civil side what constitutes marriage.” Catholic League president Bill Donohue weighed in on this today: “Proposition 8 is a civil initiative that would secure marriage as an institution that is exclusively between a man and a woman, and Joe Biden...

Albright Agrees with Biden: Terrorists Will Test Obama. While Powell came out in support of the One, the false prophet, Albright Kneecaps him on his way to the Greek Temple to be corinated.

just heard on this on tv and DUmmies board is also melting down over this. would anyone be able to speculate as to why this would have happened yesterday or today?