Obama's history of hiding his true agenda for political gain.

The Electronic Intifada ^ | March 4, 2007 | Ali Abunimah

[SelfishCapitalist]

Ali Abunimah, co-founder of the Electronic Intifada comments on his dealings with Barak Obama and bemoans the fact that Obama is currently too worried about his political future to continue to express his true feelings on the Israeli-Palestine conflict:

Over the years since I first saw Obama speak I met him about half a dozen times, often at Palestinian and Arab-American community events in Chicago including a May 1998 community fundraiser at which Edward Said was the keynote speaker. In 2000, when Obama unsuccessfully ran for Congress I heard him speak at a campaign fundraiser hosted by a University of Chicago professor. On that occasion and others Obama was forthright in his criticism of US policy and his call for an even-handed approach to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The last time I spoke to Obama was in the winter of 2004 at a gathering in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. He was in the midst of a primary campaign to secure the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate seat he now occupies. But at that time polls showed him trailing.

As he came in from the cold and took off his coat, I went up to greet him. He responded warmly, and volunteered, "Hey, I'm sorry I haven't said more about Palestine right now, but we are in a tough primary race. I'm hoping when things calm down I can be more up front." He referred to my activism, including columns I was contributing to the The Chicago Tribune critical of Israeli and US policy, "Keep up the good work!"

[NeverEVERKerry]

from your link, I find this interesting:

Obama has also been close to some prominent Arab Americans, and has received their best advice. His decisive trajectory reinforces a lesson that politically weak constituencies have learned many times: access to people with power alone does not translate into influence over policy. Money and votes, but especially money, channelled through sophisticated and coordinated networks that can "bundle" small donations into million dollar chunks are what buy influence on policy.

Interesting indeed. $600 million in fact.

[veritas2002]

I just Googled “Obama” and “Voter Fraud” and came up with 1,060,000 hits. Tell you something???????? And this man would like to take the oath as President of the United States? If anyone has a chance to get near Hussein, put your wallet in your front pants pocket and hold on to it.

[BlueNgold]

Barack Obama with Edward Said, May 1998, Chicago, IL.

Why do we know the name Edward Said?
One Rashid Khalidi, a known Palestinian radical whom we have heard much of lately, currently holds the Edward Said chair of Arab Studies at Columbia University. In fact, it is his acceptance of this position that prompted the farewell party for which the LA Times holds the only known videotape.

Said once said:
"...it is patently true - that America has simply allowed Israel to kill Palestinians at will with U.S. weapons and unconditional political support..."

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Barack Obama listening to Edward Said offer his keynote address at that same May 1998 event.

Over and over and over we seem to find Senator Obama with and around Marxist and ethnic radicals, and yet somehow it is all just coincidence, these are all just passing acquaintances that he ran into from time to time...

[DocH]

The link leads to the story where there is a close-up pic of the Obama's.

Looks like Obama is shooting the bird at the photographer.

How dare The Messiah's image be captured on film while he is visiting and planning with our domestic and foreign enemies.

P.S. Ol' girl ain't looking too goot in that photo. What happened?