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The Endless Secrecy Around Barack Obama
The National Review ^ | August 18, 2008 | Jim Geraghty

Posted on 08/18/2008 4:46:40 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Just to review, the public cannot get access to paperwork related grants distributed by then-state-legislator Obama (records from 1997 to 2000 aren't available); his state legislative office records (which he says may have been thrown out); he refuses to release a specific list of law clients, instead giving a list of all of his firm's clients, numbering several hundred each year; he won't release his application to the state bar (where critics wonder if he lied in responding to questions about parking tickets and past drug use); he’s never released any legal or billing records to verify that he only did a few hours of work for a nonprofit tied to convicted donor Rezko; and he's never released any medical records, just a one-page letter from his doctor.

Now the University of Illinois at Chicago is denying Stanley Kurtz access to documents relating to the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, a small foundation, founded and inspired by Bill Ayers, for which Obama served as board chairman.

What the hell? Really, what possible reason is there to seal documents like this, beyond saving Obama some embarrassment? And is any fool out there still claiming that they're voting for Obama because the Bush Administration has been too secretive?


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 2008; election; elections; obama
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1 posted on 08/18/2008 4:46:40 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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Its funny the same people who scream loudly about Bush's secretiveness are the same people who seem to have a lot to hide.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

2 posted on 08/18/2008 4:49:12 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Aren’t we supposed to get all those documents just after jon carry releases his military records? huh?


3 posted on 08/18/2008 4:50:51 PM PDT by laweeks ( to)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sounds like his last name should be “Clinton”(?)


4 posted on 08/18/2008 4:51:37 PM PDT by The Duke (I have met the enemy, and he is named 'Apathy'!)
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To: goldstategop
Its funny the same people who scream loudly about Bush's secretiveness are the same people who seem to have a lot to hide.

People with dark and dirty secrets tend to assume that all secrets are dark and dirty. (And that secrets exist, even when they don't.)

5 posted on 08/18/2008 4:52:29 PM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Obama is a Liar of course. He slowly tells people who he is but thats why his poll numbers are slowly going down.. Because the more people know about Obama the less they like Obama... Lets keep the information coming folks.


6 posted on 08/18/2008 4:53:08 PM PDT by Typical_Whitey (Prepare to do your time as corvee labor on the Plantation of Barrack and Michelle Obama.)
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i can hear the libtards thinking, “but, almost nothing was known about the life of Jesus before he was in his early 30’s. obamadingdong is the 2nd coming -donchaknow..”


7 posted on 08/18/2008 4:54:47 PM PDT by robomatik ((wine plug: renascentvineyards.com cabernet sauvignon, riesling, and merlot))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Someone should file a complaint with the Illinois Bar Association alleging that he lied on his application and they would have to investigate.


9 posted on 08/18/2008 4:55:22 PM PDT by NavVet ( If you don't defend Conservatism in the Primaries, you won't have it to defend in November)
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And still, no one has leaked his SAT and LSAT scores. Such information is usually available on presidential nominees. I’m sure this genius just blow the top off both of them.


10 posted on 08/18/2008 4:55:34 PM PDT by Will88 (.)
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FReepers: Please contact the President of the University of Illinois and ask him to allow Kurtz to view the Annenberg Foundation documents.

His contact information, including an easy pop-up email address, can be found here:

http://www.uillinois.edu/president/staff.cfm

11 posted on 08/18/2008 4:56:16 PM PDT by mojito
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I love the smell of an October surprise!


12 posted on 08/18/2008 4:57:35 PM PDT by Cincinna (If Obama canÂ’t stand up to Hillary, how would he ever stand up to Putin?)
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Mr. Geraghty:

It would also be nice if the secrecy surrounding his birth would be brought to an end.

Release the original birth cert already!


13 posted on 08/18/2008 4:59:15 PM PDT by freespirited (Honk if you miss Licorice.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Demorats are praying to their GODS of Swine, Abortions, Treason, Global Pestulance, Voter Stupidity, etc. that they get their own Hugo Chavez installed as President before the naivete U.S. voters(including the dead, aliens,,frauds etc) wake up and find we have been hoodwinked by Obama and his cadre of Obamaites! Heil Obama!


15 posted on 08/18/2008 5:02:37 PM PDT by NOBAMA in 08 (An Empty Suited Opportunist with No Redeeming Value!)
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=obama+link+murder+gay+choir+director+chicago


16 posted on 08/18/2008 5:16:06 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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...that they get their own Hugo Chavez installed as President before the naivete U.S. voters(including the dead, aliens,,frauds etc) wake up...

This is truly my fear.

17 posted on 08/18/2008 5:23:42 PM PDT by Nuc1 (NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))
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To: mojito

sent :)


18 posted on 08/18/2008 5:25:12 PM PDT by spacejunkie01
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Nothing much on their web site.

http://www.annenberginstitute.org/challenge/pubs/index.html#progress


19 posted on 08/18/2008 5:44:17 PM PDT by razorback-bert (Earth First...we will drill the other planets later.)
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To: coconutt2000

I don’t have a secret, and I’m not telling you.


20 posted on 08/18/2008 5:46:50 PM PDT by MaxMax (I'll welcome death when God calls me. Until then, the fight is on)
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