Posted on 10/25/2008 2:38:58 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
The mainstream media are willfully ignoring many questionable ties and friendships of Barack Obama. The list does not end with the radical racist preacher Jeremiah Wright and unrepentant domestic terrorist William Ayers. They have totally ignored Obama campaigning for the socialist revolutionary Raila Odinga in Kenya. They have also ignored his ties with radical Islamic extremist Khalid Al Masour.
LA Times takes things to the next level. They are going beyond the level of ignoring to the level of willfully witholding informative evidence from the public. The associate of Barack Obama in question this time is Rashid Khalidi, a former PLO operative and best friend of William Ayers. The LA times has a video of Barack Obama toasting this friend of his while attending a Jew bashing dinner, and they are refusing to release the video to the public.
Gateway Pundit has the scoop and what I summarize here is lifted from him.
Here is a video that explains his history and ties with Obama. He is a long time friend of Obama and shares a mutual friend, Bill Ayers.
Barack Obama funnelled thousands of dollars of cash to Rashidi’s anti-Israel Foundation through his work on the Woods Fund.
In 2000, Rashid Khalidi, a former PLO operative who justified Palestinian terrorism as contributing to “political enlightenment,” threw a fundraiser for his friend Barack Obama.
LA Times writer Peter Wallsten wrote about Barack Obama’s close association with former Palestinian operative Rashid Khalidi back in April.
“During the dinner a young Palestinian American recited a poem accusing the Israeli government of terrorism in its treatment of Palestinians and sharply criticizing U.S. support of Israel. If Palestinians cannot secure their own land, she said, “then you will never see a day of peace.”
One speaker likened “Zionist settlers on the West Bank” to Osama bin Laden, saying both had been “blinded by ideology.”
….His many talks with the Khalidis, Obama said, had been “consistent reminders to me of my own blind spots and my own biases… It’s for that reason that I’m hoping that, for many years to come, we continue that conversation — a conversation that is necessary not just around Mona and Rashid’s dinner table,” but around “this entire world.”
…The event was videotaped, and a copy of the tape was obtained by The Times.
Jim Hoft (Gateway Pundit) talked to Peter Wallsten from the Los Angeles Times about the article on Obama and Khalidi on Wednesday.
I asked him if he was planning on releasing this video of Obama toasting the radical Khalidi at this Jew-bash. He told me he was not releasing the video. He also would not comment on his source for the video. Wallston also said he did not know if Khalidi’s good friend Bill Ayers was at the event or not.
So, the LA Times has video of Obama attending a Jew bash and toasting a radical former PLO operative, and they are not sharing it with the public. I think we all know they would immediately release the tape if it were Sarah Palin making the toast.
If not for double standards the media would have no standards at all.
They will release the tape when it is the best time to sell the most papers.
Don’t worry, the National Jewish Democratic Council and Jewsvote.org will still support Obama.
Yeah... November 8th...
You mean, there’s only ONE of these tapes???
I'm usually an upbeat person, but man...I feel like Eeyore the last couple of days...and it's getting worse.
...yes, had the MSM actually remained neutral this time, McCain would have won.
...make no mistake, the MSM has led the cheerleading for Barry, they have been in his camp openly since they turned on Hillary for him, last spring.
...wonder if Soros has paid them off? He could afford to.
The LA Times is owned by the Tribune Corp.
Go to the LINK and ALL the major Chitrib emails can be seen...I’ve been busy asking them why they are hiding this video...look for the emails of the editors, senior investigators etc.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-newspaperemail,0,4974145.htmlstory
Readers.Rep@latimes.com
Here's an EMAIL address for the LATimes and...
peter.wallsten@latimes.com
Ask him directly about the tape, IS IT TRUE Peter???
So, the LA Times has video of Obama attending a Jew bash and toasting a radical former PLO operative, and they are not sharing it with the public. I think we all know they would immediately release the tape if it were Sarah Palin making the toast.
If not for double standards the media would have no standards at all.
MAybe we can pay a few Muslims to visit the LA Times office and put on a little pressure ?
A POX on the LA Slimes.Maybe we can get a pirated copy. Money talks, bull shite walks.
Most important is money from a Jew named Soros.
So, the LA Times has video of Obama attending a Jew bash and toasting a radical former PLO operative, and they are not sharing it with the public. - I think we all know they would immediately release the tape if it were Sarah Palin making the toast.
If not for double standards the media would have no standards at all.
Thanks, george76.
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This story has been out there for ages. People have tried to get this vid from the times and been turned down flat. I am not sure if it even exists anymore.
Yes, I’d forgotten about this, but the story was out there back in 2008, during the election campaign. Only trouble was, the LAT refused to release the video, and by now has presumably destroyed it.
They will release the tape only after their party's president is safely re-elected. The LA Times will do only what is best for its party. That is what is expected of them.
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