Posted on 03/14/2008 4:53:56 AM PDT by Billg64
"...Barack Obama, allegedly decent guy and agent of "change" in Washington, requested an earmark in 2006 for $1 million taxpayer dollars for the hospital where his wife works. Said hospital, by the way, gave Michelle Obama a huge raise (nearly $200,000, more than doubling her salary)...", "...I know that there are lots of ways to talk about transactions like this involving public officials - quid pro quo, etc., but I prefer to call a crook a crook and just say that we're dealing with good, old fashioned, public corruption here.
I am having an especially hard time distinguishing Obama's actions here from those of, say, Duke Cunningham, who is currently in prison. ..."
I checked the facts on this story and the author is correct in his accusations. I don't believe anything discovered about Senator Obama will phase his ardent supporters, but his messianic persona is starting to transfigure. Between his pastor's rants and this he is starting to look more corrupt - let me correct that, his corrupt tendencies are being exposed- and possibly racist. The battle between Mrs. Clinton and him makes him seem more like an ordinary politician that does not rise above dirty politics.
Michelle should have been proud of here country then, when she gets a huge raise in payment for the pork barrel funding provided by her husband.
If he were running for the Republican party, you’d be sure that this would all come out in the wash. In one sense, we can be glad that Hillary is running against him, otherwise this wouldn’t ‘break a sweat’ anywhere.
The bloom is coming off the rose. This fraud is being exposed for what he is, a race bating, America hating, corrupt politician. None of which enhances his resume.
another dirty politician?
No way, it can’t be.
Obamma Lamma Ding Dong is different.
It's the way things are on the continent of Africa, Islamic nations, and the rest of the third world that the UN is so proud of. They skim, grift, scam, and vig every angle they can to enrich loyalists. America is not too far from it but we just do a better job of obscuring it.
Just ask that lady who managed to fly horizontally from the UN to her "suicide".
There's big money to be made in suture futures.
He’ll burn for this one. The Clintons knew how to do it. Steal BIG! Steal so big nobody will dare accuse you of it for the sake of sounding kooky. If Obama earmarked $30 million and his wife got a bonus of $15 million, that would have gotten respect in Washington. A hundred grand is chump change and both Obamas will burn for thinking so small.
To his supporters this probably will not matter. He could committ murder on live TV and they would still swoon.
I suppose though if this issue comes up he will do his best Clinton impression and say stop the “personal” attacks on my wife, and all will be forgiven. Plus the very civil Sen McCain probably will not want to even use issues like this, as effective as they might be.
But she had trouble paying her student loans!
Senator Mccain is probably writing an apology speech now in anticipation that some mean conservative is going to bring it up.
This is a great developing story, but you leave me wondering if its a single, split or three phase story.
Or perhaps Mr. McCain will apologize to Ms. Obama for her having received such a “small” pay raise.
It’s this “racist” America, you know, where women and blacks just don’t have a chance.
CNBC spent this morning carrying the water for Obama and had Peggy Noonan explaining why Obama is going to be the next president.
I think this pastor “expose” of his racist speeches are going to backfire on the clintons, it is going to get out of the way the racist upbringing of obama as old news.
I just can’t seem to stay on subject, maybe its BCDD (bewildered conservative deficit disorder) LOL
ping
The pastor thing is a huge winner for the Clintons and the GOP. Add up all the anti-American stuff associated with this pseudo-candidate, and he cannot win in November. Racist, anti-American pastor; anti-American wife; muslim father and step-father; won’t wear flag pin; video of Star-Spangled Banner w/ no hand over heart; wanting to reduce American defense; weak foreign policy that is in complete alignment with Al Queda and other totalitarian thugs around the world.
In 2004, Kerry had 20 years of experience, military experience, and simply wishy-washy record during the WOT/Iraq, and he couldn’t win. This guy has 2 years experience and no other qualifications. This election will showcase all the loud leftist and black crowds filling stadiums for BO, but the silent majority will show up on election day to prevent this travesty in American history.
I will be relieved and surprised if any of this sticks. It feels like we’re back in 1992, where stuff kept trickling out about Bill Clinton but the nation elected him anyway. Unfortunately charisma and oratory skills far outweigh substance these days. It’s all about who seems to care and who seems like they’re genuine. The real test of genuineness - i.e. “What has this person done?” - is rarely examined.
“To his supporters this probably will not matter. He could committ murder on live TV and they would still swoon.”
and blame racist Republicans
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