Posted on 11/03/2008 6:56:58 AM PST by pissant
Award-winning blogger Doug Ross reports that a reliable source has provided an eyewitness account of what he saw on the videotape of the Rashid Khalidi farewell bash that the LA Times is suppressing.
The paper used the tape as the basis for its watered-down story about the event and has been suppressing ever since, despite massive appeals — including an official request by the McCain campaign — to release indisputably newsworthy evidence that could inform voters about where Barack Hussein Obama really stands.
The eyewitness source, who Ross calls “a person who has provided useful, accurate and unique data from LA before” writes:
Saw a clip from the tape. Reason we can’t release it is because statements Obama said to rile audience up during toast. He congratulates Khalidi for his work saying “Israel has no God-given right to occupy Palestine” plus there’s been “genocide against the Palestinian people by Israelis.”
It would be really controversial if it got out. That’s why they will not even let a transcript get out.
The eyewitness’ use of the word “we” suggests that he is a Times staffer.
In a separate development, a European financier, cited by the Atlas Shrugs blog, has offered a $150,000 reward for provision of the tape.
After four days of hemming and hawing, and trying out other excuses for the suppression, the LA Times’ editor Russ Stanton came up with the following “reason”: “The Los Angeles Times did not publish the videotape because it was provided to us by a confidential source who did so on the condition that we not release it.”
Ross retorts: “How frickin’ stupid do they think we are?” Someone gave the Times a videotape so it wouldn’t be released? And they can’t publish a transcript?”
Now we may know why not. At the very least, the leak of the quotes may compel the paper to release a transcript, or the Obama campaign to confirm or deny their veracity. Ted Belman also writes for Israpundit.com
Release the transcript LA Times, you commie rag.
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They won’t. They are in the tank for this radical communist America-hater.
I know a number of liberals who endorse this view of O’s. It won’t matter to most of them, but perhaps it would get through to the Dem loving Jews.
Why do I believe this is true? Does it scare the living daylights out of me? You bet.
I believe Barry said this. I believe he is a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel, anti-Semite slime bucket. Just the fact that this rag would not release it makes me think it’s pretty damning. Could you imagine if McCain spoke at a dinner toasting David Duke? Gosh, that tape would have been released that night to the Midstream Media.
This taks unity to shut the Times down. We need to boycott each one of the companies that advertise in the Times to the point they break their contracts with the Times. Once the Times loses it’s source of revenue, they go Bankrupt
Could the tape be released today? (/s) It could tip NJ. We already look pretty good in FL.
Jewish people are voting for Obama at 74% overall and 78% in Florida.
Jesse J already told us how an obama administration would treat Israel.
I didn’t realize this and that is good news!
Then tell me who the advertisers are ... I’ll do my part if I know who to boycott.
Sweet ... I can make a few changes ...
Obama doesn’t want to burdened by anything from GOD. He doesn’t want to be burdened with his children, God’s children.
So why is this witness unnamed?
If this blogger’s claim is true, then he is just as bad as the LA Slimes in hiding his source from scrutiny.
Or he could be making it up.
There is a real simple way to find out, isn’t there?
He has demonstrated time and again that he is nearly and completely immune to any criticism of his past associations with radicals.
Exactly. If the Slimes is unrelenting, this witness should come forth. That would force the Slimes hand.
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