Posted on 06/02/2008 6:10:56 AM PDT by AngieGal
I learned over the weekend why the Republicans who have seen the tape of Michelle Obama ranting about “whitey” describe it as “STUNNING.” I have not seen it but I have heard from five separate sources who have spoken directly with people who have seen the tape. It features Michelle Obama and Louis Farrakhan. They are sitting on a panel at Jeremiah Wright’s Church when Michelle makes her intemperate remarks. Whoops!! When that image comes out it will enter the politcal ads hall of fame. It will be right up there with the little girl plucking daisy petals in the famous 1964 ad LBJ used against Barry Goldwater.
Barack may have quit his church but his religious problems are not over. Barack Obama has a Nation of Islam problem that will receive more attention in the coming days. Before Barack came on the scene, THE MAN in his political district was Louis Farrakhan. No one could take Alice Palmer’s seat without Farrakhan’s blessing. No one. I do not fault Barack Obama for seeking out the blessing of Farrakhan, but the story of what was done behind the scenes to get rid of Barack’s predecessor—Alice Palmer—has not been told. A knowledgeable source tells me that Tony Rezko played a direct role in this feat. And Rezko has been tight with Farrakhan.
It also should come as no surprise that Barack hired two members of the Nation of Islam to work on his staff—Jennifer Mason and Cynthia K. Miller. (And no, I am not merely recycling info initially reported by Debbie Schlussel. I have two independent Chicago sources for this info.) If Jeremiah Wright and Michael Pfleger had kept their yaps buttoned none of this would mean much. But the fact that both men have been—until scrubbed from the website in recent weeks—listed as spiritual advisors to Barack Obama and also are very close to Louis Farrakhan, forces the question about Barack’s faith and beliefs.
In probing those matters we begin to understand that the Nation of Islam has been a critical component of Barack Obama’s base of support. And, I am told, Louis Farrakhan has been careful to use Tony Rezko as the intermediary in his relationship with Barack. This is not guilt by association, this is guilt because of actual relationship. Farrakhan, Wright, and Pfleger are each on tape in various settings spewing the most vile racists garbage in the guise of preaching. Barack Obama, up to this point, has tried to pretend he had no idea that these men had these thoughts or said these things.
NONSENSE!! He knew and he knows. And the gig will be up when the Michelle tape hits the airwaves. One source described how this tape was acquired. Let’s just say that one of the republican candidates who is no longer in the race, but had a dandy oppo research capability, uncovered this gem. If Republican poohbahs have their way the tape will remain on ice until October. But when it comes out, Barack will be permanently branded with the Nation of Islam. That’s not a winning platform in November. And Barack’s bundlers understand this threat. I also have learned some major financial backers are asking the Barack team about the tape and are being stonewalled. It is a wild card in the political campaign that has not yet played out.
I’m sure the press will give it all the attention they feel it deserves....
Very good point. There is no more shame in politics anymore. If this tape was released now Obama would try and ride it out till the convention. If it is released right before the convention the superdelegates might see no other option other than abandoning Obama.
You laugh, is it because I said Brownback and Tandcredo had teams? ;)
A one word explanation, POWER, the same thing that drives every dictator and would-be dictator. That means more to many people than religion, creed, race, money, or anything else. They live and breathe for power over other people's lives, and they will do whatever it takes for them to achieve it.
My guess is that the Republicans have the tape and they will wait until Hillary drops out. If the Democrats had the tape, they would have accidently released it by now, tossed Obama overboard and started re-igniting the Hillary campaign. Everything Hillary has done until now can be passed off as “old news” so the press can get on with the new, revitalized, historical first female candidacy.
“Please, wait until after he has disposed of Hillary once and for all.”
He HAS Disposed of Hillary, already..
The Democrat Party is now splintered, and even the queens soldiers cannot put Humpty-Dumpty back together again.
This guy is a rabid pro-hillary lib. I hope that what he says is true but I wouldn’t put a whole lot of stock in his “sources”.
If the tape exists, I can see where it would create all sorts of dilemmas. Team Clinton would be desperate to get it out immediately before the convention but they wouldn’t want their fingerprints on it. That means having the Republicans release it and take credit for it. The Republicans, on the other hand, would be stupid to release it prior to the convention. Why help Hillary when you’re going to have to run against her in the general election? By holding it back, they can sink Obama and stick it to Hillary at the same time.
“will be a lesson to both political parties on the dangers of UNVETTED candidates.”
CORRECTION:
It will be a lesson to REPUBS...
The Nut-Roots will continue to press for the MEdia’s flavor-of-the-moment.
They’ve been doing it since McGovern...
Whoreraldo said yesterday when he was interviewing him that he broke the Elliot Spitzer story for whatever that means.
Where's Drudge anyways?
I’m very curious about that, too. Could it be Mitt...he certainly had the cash. Or Rudy...he had the smarts.
They would rather bitch & moan, demand reparations than take advantage of the multitude of opportunities the greatest Nation on earth offers.
Michelle and her like at Trinity think being educated and successful is somehow taking away from their 'Blackness" , making them appear White.
Hillary’s people will be reciting all this, possibly verbatim, to various superdelegates and party officials.
“Hillary has to hit Obama shortly before the convention”
WRONG...
She’s running out of TIME...
She has to hit him NOW, before the super-Delegate trickle to Obama becomes a FLOOD.
I agree. As many rumors as we've heard over the years -- and as juicy as this one and others have sounded -- nobody has ever been able to "hang on to" anything. If it existed, it would be out there.
“Hillary’s people will be reciting all this, possibly verbatim, to various superdelegates and party officials.”
Wouldn’t it be GRAND if Obama claims “Victory” using supers, then he suddenly comes up SHORT on the Convention’s first ballot?
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