http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2247487/posts?page=190#190
The Air Farce One Report — A Classic Case Of Misdirection
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Connecting some dots, here.
At least one of the escorting F-16s was from the Alabama ANG, Red Tail and all.
Could this photo op mission have any particular connection to a new movie due out this year?
Could that connection explain the WHMO’s eagerness to get some current glamour shots of BHO’s A/C, escorted by the descendants of the Tuskegee Airmen, while flathatting over “the target formerly known as Ground Zero”?
Just imagine the powerful, beautiful imagery of these aircraft during this mission, accompanied by a stirring soundtrack, playing over the closing credits, or released as publicity stills or fundraising fodder - “Yes, America, sleep well...BHO’s got you covered.”
Well, minus the terrified, fleeing citizens on the ground, of course. Ooops. Caldera, you take this one.
“Mission Accomplished”, indeed.
Naw, I’ll bet I’m wrong. Coincidences, all...surely.
77 posted on Saturday, May 09, 2009 8:22:58 AM by Travis McGee
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To: WaterBoard; All
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080604062402.9hhqclqi&show_article=1
“We have a hero in the making back in the United States today because we have a new candidate for president of the United States, Barack Obama,” Lucas said when asked who his childhood heroes were.
Obama, “for all of us that have dreams and hope, is a hero,” Lucas said.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18758.html
We all know that Barack Obama has achieved superstar status. But is he an actual hero? Like in the action movie sense?
You betcha! says “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, who was in Washington Wednesday night for the Ford’s Theatre reopening celebration where both he and screen legend Sidney Poitier were being honored with the Ford Theatre Society’s Lincoln medal in a ceremony attended by President Barack Obama, a Lincoln aficionado.
Lucas says that, in a contest between Luke Skywalker and Obama, our 44th president wins hands down—even without the lightsaber. In addition, Poitier told Politico that Obama’s rockstar status is still going strong.
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/Content/Article.aspx?rsrcid=44632
‘Star Wars’ Director George Lucas Fully Supports Obama’s Economic Approach
Friday, March 06, 2009
(video at link)
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Lucas, George W Jr
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Lucas, George W Jr
San Rafael,CA 94912 Lucasfilm Ltd 7/31/08 $2,300 Obama, Barack (D)
Lucas, George W Jr
San Rafael,CA 94912 Lucasfilm Ltd 7/31/08 $2,300 Obama, Barack (D)
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Additional links:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2247487/posts?page=133#133
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More than 2,000 donors are helping to finance Obama’s Jan. 20 swearing-in festivities. At least 378 gave the maximum $50,000.
Top donors include financier and major Democratic donor George Soros, actors Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson, Hollywood producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, directors Ron Howard, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg and actor, singer and director Barbra Streisand.
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/News%20&%20Features/capitalcomment/10927.html
What: Bytes & Books Inaugural Ball.
Where: Folger Shakespeare Library.
When: Tuesday, January 20, 6:30 PM.
Who: Bytes & Books brought out 450 teachers and tech geeks, spruced up for the occasion in dapper tuxedos and glitzy floor-length gowns. The most noteworthy person in the over-40 crowd was movie director George Lucas, there to accept an award for his work on education technology.
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George Lucas, Mellody Hobson, First Lady Michelle Obama, Sidney Poitier, President Barack Obama, Paul Tetreault at the gala re-opening of Ford’s Theatre that happened last Wednesday night, on Lincoln’s 200th birthday.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellody_Hobson
Mellody Hobson (born April 3, 1969) is the president of Ariel Investments, LLC, a Chicago investment firm managing over $3 billion in assets. She is also the Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of Ariel Mutual Funds. Hobson is a regular contributor on financial issues to ABC's Good Morning America and a spokesperson for the annual Ariel/Schwab Black Investor Survey.
Hobson was born in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991 from the Woodrow Wilson School of International Relations and Public Policy at Princeton University. She joined Ariel soon afterward as an intern and rose up to become the firm’s senior vice president and director of marketing. She ascended to become the firm’s president in 2000.
Hobson serves on the board of many organizations, including the Chicago Public Library, the Field Museum, the Chicago Public Education Fund, and the Sundance Institute. She is also a director of the Starbucks Corporation, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. and Dreamworks Animation SKG, Inc. Hobson has been acclaimed in selections such as Ebony magazine's “20 Leaders of the Future” (1992), Working Women Magazine's “20 Under 30” (1992), the World Economic Forum's “Global Leaders of Tomorrow” (2001), Esquire's “America's Best and Brightest” (2002), The Wall Street Journal's 50 “Women to Watch” (2004)[1] and Time's Global Business Influentials (2004).[2]
Hobson is unmarried and has no children. She is dating film director and producer George Lucas and accompanied him to the Academy Awards ceremony in February 2007, an American Film Institute event in October 2007, the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network awards in February 2008, and the “We Are One” Presidential Pre-Inaugural Concert on January 18,
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/11/obamas_first_transition_meetin.html
According to the Wall Street Journal, Barack Obama launched his presidential transition with a series of meetings at Ariel Investments.
“Obama spent much of Wednesday huddled in the offices of Ariel Investments, a Chicago-based mutual fund company headed by friend John W. Rogers Jr.”
Ariel Investments is a Chicago-based investment management firm that has a “Below Average” performance rating according to Morningstar. As an African-American-owned firm, it has benefitted from city and state government and union pension funds who are under a mandate (whether official or not) to boost investments with minority-owned firms. Of course, the pensioners dependent on the performance on these investments have not shared the benefits.
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Connect the dots ...
George Lucas ... GF Mellody Hobson ... Ariel Investments ... John Rodgers ... Obama ...(Rezko???)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2149884/posts
John Rogers may play into the ongoing investigation of Gov. Blagoyevich and President-elect Obama’s ties to convicted political fixer Tony Rezko.
Rogers founded a minority investment business, Ariel Capital. Federal prosecutors looking into the various pay-to-play schemes in the Blagoyevich administration may be looking at the role campaign contributions played in the investment portfolio Ariel was awarded by the Illinois Teachers Retirement System.
Obama, as a state senator, lobbied the pension board overseeing investments to award more contracts to black-owned businesses and, specifically, Ariel.
In turn, Rogers contributions (amount to) tens of thousands of dollars to Obama and Blagoyevich.
Investments with Ariel were later dropped after the federal investigation of pay-to-play in the Illinois state government became public.