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Maraniss Gets Testy as New Obama Bio Tanks
American Thinker ^ | July 30, 2012 | Jack Cashill

Posted on 07/30/2012 12:08:05 AM PDT by Kukai

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To: rlmorel

What is amazing is that some, even on this site, are willing to give him a pass for four more years!


41 posted on 07/30/2012 8:52:38 AM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: Kukai; sickoflibs
Rather than assess why his book tanked -- it is too honest for the left and too dishonest for the right --

Whoa - is that a great line or what??

45 posted on 07/30/2012 9:57:33 AM PDT by GOPJ (Political correctness is simply George Orwell's Newspeak by a non-threatening name. FR- Bernard Marx)
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To: LucyT; Fred Nerks
Rather than assess why his book tanked -- it is too honest for the left and too dishonest for the right --

Is that a great line or what?? Ping.

46 posted on 07/30/2012 9:58:51 AM PDT by GOPJ (Political correctness is simply George Orwell's Newspeak by a non-threatening name. FR- Bernard Marx)
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To: Kukai
A professor who wrote a letter of reference for Obama reinforces the point, telling Remnick, "I don't think [Obama] did too well in college." From the existing records, we know that Obama did not graduate from Columbia with honors.

How such an indifferent student got into a law school whose applicants' LSAT scores typically track between the 98th and 99th percentile and whose GPAs range between 3.80 and 4.00 is a subject Maraniss chooses not to explore. Instead of checking his college records, or even asking why they have been sealed, he takes Obama's word on his grade point average. That, my friend, is not journalism.

Washington Post? Why am I NOT surprise...

That, my friend, is not journalism.

That, my friend, is not journalism.

That, my friend, is not journalism.

47 posted on 07/30/2012 10:12:48 AM PDT by GOPJ (Political correctness is simply George Orwell's Newspeak by a non-threatening name. FR- Bernard Marx)
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To: PhilDragoo

It is very difficult to keep even one or two lies straight, over time. What to speak of a huge mythical “life story” based on countless lies.

They cannot keep anything straight.

“Unravelling” is a word that comes to mind.


48 posted on 07/30/2012 10:52:45 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: F15Eagle

I get around...someone posted a link on the current Long Thread of great info!

(In case you haven’t seen it, gets going in the 300’s IIRC)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2908395/posts?page=1168#1113


50 posted on 07/30/2012 11:14:58 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: F15Eagle

I went to Amazon and voted for “Helpful review”. Everyone with an Amazon account should do that!


52 posted on 07/30/2012 11:44:27 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: SeaDragon

ping, from this morning


54 posted on 07/30/2012 12:46:58 PM PDT by RikaStrom ("To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." ~Voltaire)
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To: F15Eagle
In 1983, I decided to become a community organizer. ...Then one day, as I sat down at my computer to write an article on interest-rate swaps

One of the only practical PC back in 83 was an IBM 5150 at a cost of up to $3,000.00 and did not come with word processing software!

55 posted on 07/30/2012 1:44:43 PM PDT by GregNH (If you are unable to fight, please find a good place to hide.)
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To: Kukai
I have purchased the copy of the book by David Maraniss. I try to be as fair as I can. I went to the index and observed the entries for Kibaki, Mwai and Odinga, Raila. There were three entries for both these men. So far so good. Since this book ends at page 571 with a young Barack Obama's first Kenyan visit, David could get a pass.

Unfortunately in dealing with Mwai Kibaki, now president of Kenya, the author has made this one reference. Page 390.

This was the same Mwai Kibaki who later became president of Kenya and whose tenure was marked by deadly tribal strife when Luo believed he fixed the election and kept them from power.

I went to Dr Jerome Corsi and his book "The Obama Nation". Pages 102-107. There follows the almost incredible Odyssey of the then Senator Obama in 2006 to Kenya. The senator took part most actively in the election which pitted Raila Odinga (Luo) against Mwai Kibaki (Kikuyu). There was both resentment from one side and a euphoria from the other side. Luo claims Barack Obama Jr as theirs.

Kibaki was elected. We learn that a 1000 people were slaughtered and many thousands "displaced," by the cruelty of the Odinga supporters. Kibaki was forced to create a position of Prime Minister for Odinga. The same Odinga who now courts Islam.

Senator Obama had exhorted peaceful negotiations by telephone from Chicago to Kenya.

One has only to read Dr Corsi on this subject. That someone should be allowed to interfere with another countries election and get away scot free, boggles the mind. I stand corrected but so far, I cannot find a reference by Maraniss about this event. Maybe in his next book, which he stated is forthcoming about the now president.

56 posted on 07/30/2012 2:07:11 PM PDT by Peter Libra
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To: GregNH

Good catch, put it on Amazon...


57 posted on 07/30/2012 2:18:36 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: GregNH
Just when I thought I had heard it all! I had no idea that we did not have a definitive wedding date for Wookie and Zippo....

And that should be easily found! A wedding license, a wedding invite from the good old days, etc.

Except, they probably faked that too!

58 posted on 07/30/2012 2:26:44 PM PDT by RikaStrom ("To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." ~Voltaire)
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To: little jeremiah

Good idea, done...


59 posted on 07/30/2012 2:27:46 PM PDT by GregNH (If you are unable to fight, please find a good place to hide.)
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To: Peter Libra

Did you read this article? Maraniss clearly reveals his extreme bias. He’s useless, he’s an 0bama suckup is all.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-drives-the-obama-doubters-and-haters/2012/07/27/gJQAIbImDX_story.html

I’m trying to find the FR thread on it:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2908395/posts?page=895#889

Also it was discussed on this very long and extremely informative thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2908395/posts?page=895#889


60 posted on 07/30/2012 2:35:09 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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