"Obamabombshell" Watch Thread (LIVE)

6/4/2008 | Dan Phillips

[RoseofTexas]

This is the biggest CON job hit and everyone has fallen for it!

[Red Badger]

incubus

in·cu·bus

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural in·cu·bi also in·cu·bus·es

Etymology:

Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin incubare Date:

13th century

1: an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep; especially : one that has sexual intercourse with women while they are sleeping — compare succubus

2: nightmare

3: one that oppresses or burdens like a nightmare

[BibChr]

Perhaps I should equally have started a “Predictions” thread.

[kabar]

Hillary doesn't need it now, just before the convention. None of the delegates, pledged or superdelegate, are mandated to vote a certain way. They can change their vote at any time.

In any event, the Dems are stuck with Obama. There is no way that the Dems can throw Obama under the bus at this stage no matter what his wife might say on the tape, if it exists. Blacks are their most loyal constituency. "Stealing" the nomination from the black guy will have far reaching consequences not only for this election but for many more to come. The Dems want to be the home party for all minorities who will be the majority by 2050. Far better to lose this election than jeopardze their future prospects.

For now, the Dems are between a Barack and a hard place.

[ThomasThomas]

They will say she was talking about this guy, Beaver's friend.

[popdonnelly]

“Just was informed it is crashing youtube as we speak.”

Just googled. No Michelle video. Plenty of videos of her at other speaking engagements.

[BibChr]

Dang. I’m old enough to get that. Thanks a lot!

/c:

[Nervous Tick]

>> in·cu·bus etc.

Right you are.

The adjective form of “incubus”, that is, “incubusical”, is not actually *in* the dictionary... but I found it emanating from one of the language’s penumbras. ;-)

[Lobbyist]

That’s funny.

[BibChr]

Well-struck. We’re ALL ABOUT penumbras here at FR.

[BibChr]

“Funny”? It’s diabolical!

[FreedomFlyer]

Don’t assume that it’s Republicans with a tape (if it exists). The people pushing this story are mostly Clinton Democrats, so if there is a tape, it’s probably they who have it.

[milwguy]

ecellent point. Unless it is a setup BY them to try to get sympathy and get forgiven for their Pastor problem. Last night in his speech Barry lashed out at negative campaigns and innuendo, and said he would not put up with it. Lots of possiblities, time will tell which is correct.

[Jane Austen]

It depends what she said and the context she said in. Just using the word doesn't bother me. Clintons have used the n*gger word. Hussein's relationship with Rev. Wright is of far greater concern. I don't see him pressed hard on amnesty and other issues.

[right wing]

It's not a con job

What’s on the Michelle Obama Rant Tape? Here’s what’s known so far:

The Michelle Obama Rant Tape was filmed between June 26th - July 1st 2004 in Chicago, IL at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Conference at Trinity United Church: specifically the Women’s Event.

Michelle Obama appeared as a panelist alongside Mrs. Khadijah Farrakhan and Mrs. James Meeks.

Bill Clinton spoke during the Conference, as did Bill Cosby and other speakers, but not at the panel Michelle attended.

Michelle Obama spoke at the Women’s Event, but referenced Bill Clinton in her rant — his presence at the conference was the impetus for her raving, it seems.

For about 30 minutes, Michelle Obama launched into a rant about the evils of America, and how America is to blame for the problems of Africa. Michelle personally blamed President Clinton for the deaths of millions of Africans and said America is responsible for the genocide of the Tutsis and other ethnic groups. She then launched into an attack on “whitey”, and talked about solutions to black on black crime in the realm of diverting those actions onto white America. Her rant was fueled by the crowd: they reacted strongly to what she said, so she got more passionate and enraged, and that’s when she completely loses it and says things that have made the mouths drop of everyone who’s seen this.

The “tape” is a DVD that Trinity United sold on its website, and possibly offered free for download up until March 2008 when Trinity’s site was scrubbed and the DVDs were no longer offered for sale.

This outburst happened just one month before the 2004 Democratic Convention, when Barack Obama delivered the keynote address.

[Neoliberalnot]

Here is the most fact filled video on Hussein Obama I have seen.

Pass this on to all. THIS IS THE WEB SITE
http://www.eyeblast.tv/Public/Video.aspx?rsrcID=2036

[COgamer]

“Don’t assume that it’s Republicans with a tape (if it exists). The people pushing this story are mostly Clinton Democrats, so if there is a tape, it’s probably they who have it.”

I suspect they just have the most to gain from it being deployed now... I think they’ll be disappointed. The fact that it will finish Obama’s campaign means that Obama has to be the nominee for it to be useful.

[tsmith130]

Clintons have used the n*gger word.

They have?! When? Where? In public?

[mewzilla]

It depends what she said and the context she said in.

If it's defensible, a tempest in a teacup, why not just come out and discuss it? The fact that the Obamas haven't nipped this in the bud makes me think that this tape is very bad news for them.

[Cedric]

So far, so good.

We're over 40 minutes into this thread and Ann Archy has yet to chime-in with her incessant “Why’d he” rant.