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The Real Barack Obama
Chicago Jewish News ^ | 01/24/2008 | Robert Kandelman

Posted on 02/14/2008 8:27:55 PM PST by vrwc54

The feature article on Barack Obama fit him to a tee, all fluff and no substance. The sub-heading says that at every stage in his political career, Obama has reached out to the Jewish Community. Yet the only reaching out referred to in the article is that he sought backing from Alan Solow in Obama’s 1996 Illinois Senate run, the backing of Robert Schrayer in his 2004 U.S. Senate run, and named Boston philanthropist Alan Solomont as Obama’s fund-raising chief.

The article goes on to say that Obama has built relationships in the community to avoid murmurings about his divergences from pro-Israel orthodoxies. Obama has promised to use sustained and aggressive diplomacy combined with tough sanctions to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons. This is exactly the course of action Jimmy Carter used to condemn 52 U.S. citizens to 444 days of being held hostage in Iran until President Reagan took office and got them released.

Obama told AIPAC and NJDC that Palestinian needs must be considered in working out a peace deal and that no one has suffered more than the Palestinians. He also is asking for reparations from the Israelis to be paid to the Palestinians.

By the time I reached the end of your article, I was still looking for the facts to support your headline: “At every stage in his political career, Barak Obama has reached out to the Jewish community”. I turned the page looking for the rest of the article but found nothing.

Here are a few facts that would help your readers make a more informed decision about Barack Obama:

Although his father & step-father are Muslim and Obama attended a Muslim school, he chooses to attend a church headed by Jeremiah Wright, a Black Muslim supporter of Louis Farrakhan and who is a harsh anti-Israel advocate and whose governing body has taken a series of anti-Israel actions.

Obama also gained the support of George Soros, a fierce foe of Israel who has openly proclaimed his desire to break the bonds between America and Israel and has written of his desire to erode political support for Israel. Soros called for concessions to Hamas after which Obama appeared with Soros at a fundraiser.

Another fund raiser for Obama was held at the home of former Knicks player Allan Houston who had publicly proclaimed that Jews had Jesus’ “blood on their hands” and are “stubborn”. The American Jewish Congress noted that Obama would not take any money from someone who had expressed the same sort of remarks about African-Americans. Obama’s spokesman said Obama would not return the money raised by Houston.

Obama has openly advocated outreach towards Iran, a state that makes clear its genocidal intentions towards Israel, funds Hezbollah and terrorism against America, Israel, and Jewish targets throughout the world. He seemingly excuses attacks against Americans by Iranian-supported terror groups because we have provoked Iran by trying to liberate Iraq.

Obama is frequently absent during Senate votes so as not to have to take a stance on difficult issues such as when Congress voted to identify The Iranian Revolutionary Guards as a terror group. This would make The IRG susceptible to sanction. Obama then criticized his opponents for supporting this bill.

Obama has called for withdrawal from Iraq which would destabilize the region and strengthen Iran’s military foothold. He has called for the abolition of nuclear weapons claiming that a nuclear armed America gives countries like Iran and North Korea justification for nukes.

I shudder to think that Obama as president would have access to nuclear arms. He doesn’t have the experience or judgment to utilize our military to safeguard our country or our allies. He has already said that he wants to negotiate with our enemies but is willing to attack Pakistan (our ally in the Afgan war).

I hope your writer and the editor that chose to run this story understand that by a candidate seeking financial backing from Jews, doesn’t mean that he is “reaching out to the Jewish Community”.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackhusseinobama; betterthanhillary; elections; falsemessiah; iran; israel; nobama; obama; soros
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To: vrwc54; BenLurkin

Is Barack Obama the Messiah?
"... a light will shine through that window, a beam of light will come down upon you, you will experience an epiphany ... and you will suddenly realize that you must go to the polls and vote for Obama" - Barack Obama Lebanon, New Hampshire.
January 7, 2008

61 posted on 02/15/2008 1:54:25 AM PST by Beckwith (Dhimmicrats and the liberal media have chosen sides -- Islamofascism)
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To: Rome2000; george76; Candor7; Beckwith

The last time I saw that image on MyFox they tried to explain that away by saying the premises were privately owned and manned by volunteers, but Little Green Footballs is on it; provided this link:

LONE STAR TIMES LINK.

She has a blog on Barack Obama’s site (which is either being pulled down or is crashing, as of this writing) detailing her extensive efforts on behalf of the campaign; Last September she organized a “Drum Circle” for Obama which, we are sorry to say, we missed; Oh, on her Flickr photostream, there is this:


62 posted on 02/15/2008 1:54:26 AM PST by Fred Nerks (fair dinkum!)
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To: Texas4ever
Read this - - all documented

The Obama File
63 posted on 02/15/2008 1:56:45 AM PST by Beckwith (Dhimmicrats and the liberal media have chosen sides -- Islamofascism)
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To: vrwc54

Well there is one way to get the youth of america turned off to him
Dems have wanted to tax text messaging and emails for a while now. and we all know how popular text messaging is with kids.


64 posted on 02/15/2008 2:37:15 AM PST by TinaJeannes
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To: BenLurkin

WHERE are the Swift Boat Vets- types to get the truth OUT there about this dirtbag???


65 posted on 02/15/2008 2:43:48 AM PST by mommadooo3 (Old concept in justice. If the law won't take care of it, it's just us.)
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To: BenLurkin

One thing that makes is strange is that it is disjointed - looks like three pics pasted together. If it was a single pic I personally think it would just look like a he was Christ preaching to the beautiful people.

And it would look pathetic


66 posted on 02/15/2008 2:49:48 AM PST by freedomlover (Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
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To: phoenix07

A buddy of mine has been saying Obama for a while now. I think he may be right.


67 posted on 02/15/2008 2:51:18 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: vrwc54

Well there is one way to get the youth of america turned off to him
Dems have wanted to tax text messaging and emails for a while now. and we all know how popular text messaging is with kids.


68 posted on 02/15/2008 3:02:28 AM PST by TinaJeannes
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To: mommadooo3

See the link in #63, and get it out there.


69 posted on 02/15/2008 3:15:21 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: vrwc54

Barack Obama’s Middle East Expert
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958065/posts


70 posted on 02/15/2008 3:16:24 AM PST by anglian
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To: vrwc54

I am not a supporter at all of obama., but that pic is a bad photo shop job


71 posted on 02/15/2008 3:21:14 AM PST by TinaJeannes
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To: vrwc54

““At every stage in his political career, Barak Obama has reached out to the Jewish community”.

Big deal. He stops at Dunkin Donuts every morning and buys a bagel...and everyone know those are goyish reproductions of the real thing.


72 posted on 02/15/2008 3:21:31 AM PST by toddlintown (Ronald Reagan would vote for McCain, just like he sucked it up and supported Gerry Ford.)
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To: vrwc54

Did he ascend into heaven after that photo was taken?


73 posted on 02/15/2008 3:22:45 AM PST by toddlintown (Ronald Reagan would vote for McCain, just like he sucked it up and supported Gerry Ford.)
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To: vrwc54

My, he’s sure clean.

AND articulate!


74 posted on 02/15/2008 3:25:06 AM PST by ovrtaxt (Member of the irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.)
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To: A message
Obamatopia

Obama has been anointed by the Kennedys, it's not Obamatopia, it's "Obamalot".

75 posted on 02/15/2008 3:28:35 AM PST by reg45
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To: river rat
Rev. Jerimiah A. Wright is not a Muslim, although he attended the University of Chicago Divinity School, where he earned a masters degree in the history of religions with a focus on Islam.
76 posted on 02/15/2008 5:26:53 AM PST by Beckwith (Dhimmicrats and the liberal media have chosen sides -- Islamofascism)
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To: Fred Nerks
MyFox ... tried to explain that away by saying the premises were privately owned and manned by volunteers

So what?

It's still an Obama campaign headquarters. It's full of Obama supporters. They're all working to elect Obama. They're Marxists - - like Obama.
77 posted on 02/15/2008 5:29:58 AM PST by Beckwith (Dhimmicrats and the liberal media have chosen sides -- Islamofascism)
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To: vrwc54
Why is Soros the only one seated?

Satan is the anti-Christs superior ???

78 posted on 02/15/2008 5:47:53 AM PST by Gilbo_3 (Vote for Principle to inspire Conservatives to service...LFOD...)
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To: RepublitarianRoger2
Anything else is a throwaway.

Only if you believe that mankind can change the overall plan... imo a vote for my moral obligation will indeed count in the long run...

LFOD...

79 posted on 02/15/2008 5:55:17 AM PST by Gilbo_3 (Vote for Principle to inspire Conservatives to service...LFOD...)
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To: phoenix07; freedomlover
Your comments made me realize — this looks like a triptych. As if it were meant to be displayed above and behind an alter.
80 posted on 02/15/2008 6:44:28 AM PST by BenLurkin
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