No doubt, if such a tape exists it has been found by Hillary operatives and will be used shortly - either in the run up to the Oregon primary next week, or perhaps in August to sway the Super Delegates (the more likely timing, in my opinion)
For the Hillary campaign, as always with Hillary, the issue is not: "should we?" It's "how can we get away with it?"
The answer is simple and obvious: BLAME IT ON ROVE. But how? Why would Rove want the ultimate bombshell released in August, not October? Thus the cock-and-bull story we see here. It's so laughable on its face that it would only be believable to ... well you know, the usual suspects. The same ones who think that Rove stole both the 2000 and 2004 elections, and should be arrested any day now for something, they are not quite sure what, etc. In other words what used to be the kook leftist fringe of the Democratic party but is now right in the center. The Kos Kids. The Air America kool-aide drinkers. The Black Caucus of the US House. The drooling idiots over at MS-NBC. Abrams. Keith Olberman.
So as absurd as this story is with secret billionaires, un-named 527s, a retired Karl Rove in the middle of it all -- expect that, if this is dropped, for the next 20 years you will be hearing that ROVE and the REPUBLICANS did it, not darling Hillary.
Sickening, but likely effective.
Here is Larry’s bio as presented at the above site:
Larry C. Johnson is CEO and co-founder of BERG Associates, LLC, an international business-consulting firm with expertise combating terrorism and investigating money laundering. Mr. Johnson works with US military commands in scripting terrorism exercises, briefs on terrorist trends, and conducts undercover investigations on counterfeiting, smuggling and money laundering.
Mr. Johnson, who worked previously with the Central Intelligence Agency and U.S. State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism, is a recognized expert in the fields of terrorism, aviation security, crisis and risk management.
Mr. Johnson has analyzed terrorist incidents for a variety of media including the Jim Lehrer News Hour, National Public Radio, ABC’s Nightline, NBC’s Today Show, the New York Times, CNN, Fox News, and the BBC. Mr. Johnson has authored several articles for publications, including Security Management Magazine, the New York Times, and The Los Angeles Times.
He has lectured on terrorism and aviation security around the world, including the Center for Research and Strategic Studies at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, France. He represented the U.S. Government at the July 1996 OSCE Terrorism Conference in Vienna, Austria.
From 1989 until October 1993, Larry Johnson served as a Deputy Director in the U.S. State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism. He managed crisis response operations for terrorist incidents throughout the world and he helped organize and direct the US Government’s debriefing of US citizens held in Kuwait and Iraq, which provided vital intelligence on Iraqi operations following the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
Mr. Johnson also participated in the investigation of the terrorist bombing of Pan Am 103. Under Mr. Johnson’s leadership the U.S. airlines and pilots agreed to match the US Government’s two million-dollar reward. From 1985 through September 1989 Mr. Johnson worked for the Central Intelligence Agency.
During his distinguished career, he received training in paramilitary operations, worked in the Directorate of Operations, served in the CIA’s Operation’s Center, and established himself as a prolific analyst in the Directorate of Intelligence. In his final year with the CIA he received two Exceptional Performance Awards. Mr. Johnson is a member of the American Society for Industrial Security.
He taught at The American University’s School of International Service (1979-1983) while working on a Ph.D. in political science. He has a M.S. degree in Community Development from the University of Missouri (1978), where he also received his B.S. degree in Sociology, graduating Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1976.
Haven’t they found a video with Obama wearing a bowtie yet? I think that’s all it would take to sink him.
Yes, Jack, I saw this same thing on townhall - I think there’s some truth to it as well, Johnson’s trying to play games here again, Hillary WILL pull that trigger.
What’s interesting is the way this story is gaining traction. When the Obabma-is-gay rumor started a few months back it never took off- the guy who was making the claims didn’t seem to have much credibility.
This story is now getting read about at Townhall- which lends the rumor some weight- at least in my mind.
Fascinating.
Conservative networks? What conservative networks? Even the Fox News Channel gets “more leftist” every year!
The Rove versus McCain hating billionaire info is just disinformation, IMHO. There’s a reason Hillary’s still in the race, and betcha a dollar to a donut, this is it!
nice analysis.. i agree completely.
The GOP Will not play the Michele Obama “Whitey” Card because they do not want the Dems to play the Cindy McCain Red Cross Card.
Why not use Barack’s own words? In 1995 Hank De Zutter’s article “What Makes Obama Run?” in the Chicago Reader [http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/archive/barackobama/] quoted Obama as stating “that white Americans couldn’t care less about the profound problems African-Americans are facing.” If the quote is correct, Obama not only made a racial generalization, but one that imputes evil to the targets of the generalization. It would be evil for any American, white or otherwise to be uncaring about problems facing African-Americans. Perhaps Obama can justify the statement if the media ever gets around to asking him about it.
A Republican who hates McCain so much that he’s willing to get Hillary elected? Bull.
Sell out? yes he has, but Marxist? No.
This has the stink of a Clinton all over it.
Personally who cares what the racist Michelle says about whitey.
Bottom line her husband is a Marxist arugula eating surrender monkey that has not earned nor deserves his shot at the White House.
And if the Clinton's take him down by the race issue, I'll be laughing. What better just deserts for the Democrats.
The Islamists don't have to wage war against America, there will be enough Americans to destroy America from the inside. Was that a communist leader who said essentially that?
Agreed. This source is completely unreliable and is spreading disinformation.
That's the end of that there rumor -- unless this is simply cover for Hillary.
Obama’s people could be inoculating for the tape release. They are leaking out that the tape is really bad; then the tape comes out and what she says is actually fairly mild. Story over at that point.
BTTT
Bill had no problems after Hillary's "F****** Jew B******" comment. Why should Barack HUSSEIN have problems if his wife made contemptuous comments about "Whitey?" It's not like they're Republicans so these things shouldn't matter.
By the way. I was going to add a Sarc tag...but is it really sarcasm if it's true?
VERY, VERY likely.....Good read...
When people start believing that John McCain is a Marxist, it's time to call Viking Manufacturing Company to place a very large order of straight jackets. He may not be the most conservative Republican... not by a long shot. But a Marxist? WOW, I didn't think the '60s fried that many synapses. It must be something in the Dasani. Besides, it's rather well documented that the CIA couldn't find their own feet with a compass in one hand and a Garmin in the other.