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Posted on 09/08/2008 10:19:52 PM PDT by Red Steel
I cannot recall anybody who ever categorized Hugh Downs as either an extremist or even a mild right-winger.
And this is why this now-retired American broadcaster, renowned TV host-producer and author of an electrifying column headlined "Obama will lose" should have received – but did not – front-page and prime-time coverage all over the U.S.
The following are highlights from a three and one-half page article:
* "Barack Obama will be defeated. Seriously and convincingly defeated. Not due to racism, not due to the forces of reaction, not even due to Karl Rove sending out mind rays over the national cable system. He will lose for one reason above all, one that has been overlooked in any analysis that I've yet seen. Barack Obama will lose because he is a flake. I'm using the term in its generally accepted sense. A flake is not only a screw-up, but someone who truly excels in making bizarre errors and creating incredibly convoluted disasters. A flake is a "fool with energy," as the Russian proverb puts it. ("A flake is a terrible thing to have around, but a fool with energy is a nightmare.")
* "(In Chicago) Jeremiah Wright's Trinity United Church has been turned inside out since the videotaped sermons appeared early this year, without anyone ever quite explaining exactly what Obama was thinking of when he joined up in the first place. Street cred, so it's claimed. But there are a plethora of black churches that would have provided him that, without the taint of demented racism that Wright's church offered. Obama apparently had to swear an oath of belief in "black liberation theology" when he joined the church. (It is the little touches of that sort that make it a "cult," and not simply a "church.")
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
Title should read: “First Fake Presidential Candidate”
Exactly...
How can ANYONE! attend a church for 20 Years and listen to the SAME Pastor and not know what the Pastor believes, and what the Church stands for?
He is asking us to Buy a Huge crock of Crap!
THAT,,,by itself,,,
shows that Hussein does not have the JUDGMENT, common sense, or discretion to be President!!!
Downs was correct, Obama has made some flaky
decisions.
This is a good article, I enjoyed every word.
that, too, shows he does NOT have the JUDGMENT to be President.
Indeed.
That’s one of the first things I do when look at a perspective church, ask what they stand for.
It’s amazing some of the whacked answers out there. Many pastors can’t even answer the question “What is the Gospel?”
Am I missing something?
The article WND links to is attributed to a “J.R. Dunn”.
J.R. Dunn = Hugh Downs?
I noticed that too. There’s a Hugh Downs ad next to the article on the American Thinker page, but as far as I can tell, that’s his only connection to it.
The article he is quoting was not written by Hugh Downs, but was written by J.R.Dunn!
There is an advertising for things Hugh Downs is sponsoring right below the title... but he is not the author.
Good article, but not by the icon of the US Media that Kinsolving seems to think.
This is pretty good.
We will be entering a twilight zone of smear against Palin/McCain in the next few days.
It is past time to look back at these existing Obama questions. They were never “vetted”, we just lost interest or felt guilty about asking them, but in the wake of Palin attacks, the nation no longer will give him that break.
I don’t know how Hugh Downs got wrapped up in this- the article cited as his is actually one by J.R. Dunn at The American Thinker:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/the_odd_choices_in_barack_obam.html
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All right. Now I understand. I block ads for most sites, so I didn’t see it.
Reminds me of a quote from some WWII German general. He said there 4 types of officers: 1) Those who were intelligent and hard-working were the most desirable, and should be promoted to staff officers. 2) Those who were intelligent and lazy often had the best ideas, and should be listened to. 3) Those who were stupid and lazy were no cause for worry. They did very little harm because everyone ignored them anyway, and worked around them. 4) But those who were stupid and hard-working were the most dangerous kind. They could do the most damage to the army. As soon as they were recognized, they must be transferred somewhere where they could do no harm.
This is an outstanding article...probably the best I’ve seen regarding this fraud of a presidential candidate.
Yep, the MSM and democratic party ATTACK MACHINE is just 'warming up in the bullpen'. You ain't seen nothing yet!!!
OK guys, I think we got “The American Thinker” thing covered :))
Good article by JR Dunn. Not Hugh Downs.
I agree, Obama is a flake.
Whether Obama or McCain is elected, the final decision rests with the American voter and right now I wouldn’t bet on the outcome either way.
Good observations, but the byline on the original article was J.R. Dunne, not Hugh Downs.
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