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In light of numbing revelations over the last several days concerning fraudulent statements on Barack Obama's resume, this piece of information curiously comes to light. The White House has instructed the 'mainstream media' not to report what they may discover. The White House directive was issued as part of a deal struck between the Office of the President and reporters of the mainstream media. In exchange for being given unprecedented access to Barack Obama, reporters would promise not to report 'certain matters' they may discover while covering the President. From Steve Clemons at The Washington Note:

In the brief time that has passed since Barack Obama burst onto the world political stage, he has been viewed as many things by many people. By taking Tom Daschle's advice to "run before you have a record that they can use against you," he was able to present himself not as a candidate with a past, but as a concept with a future. His potential election was viewed as historic -- for some because of his proclaimed status as "the first black president of the United States," by others as the fulfillment, fifty years later, of the interrupted promise...

Why would anyone think that we need Rudy to fight the WOT? Rudy’s very own words make the very best case AGAINST needing him for that fight—when he stated that, "Clinton did all that he could do" (when he was asked about Slick's dereliction of duty in the WOT). Was that unconscionable, pathetic (not to mention blatantly false) pandering to his liberal base, or what??? I have to give credit where credit is due--Rudy does do a very good job as a Clinton-Apologist. The person most culpable for 9/11 was Slick. Rudy showed his core liberal slant when he provided...

February 13, 2007 Giuliani Expects Key Mass. GOP Endorsements Massachusetts Republicans may spoil Mitt Romney’s party this week. Ex-NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani is set to score a coup with endorsements from 2 and perhaps a third of the 5 Bay State Republican state senators. Credit for the Giuliani coup goes to former governor Paul Cellucci, who’s been working to snag members of the tiny Republican caucus. Sources said that Senate minority leader Richard Tesei to endorse Giuliani. Tesei, a Wakefield Republican, is in his first term as leader. Insiders think the only way to increase their numbers (or avoid obliteration)...

It's clearly laid out in 140 pages of printed text, handwriting and spreadsheets: The top-secret plan for Rudy Giuliani's bid for the White House. The remarkably detailed dossier sets out the budgets, schedules and fund-raising plans that will underpin the former New York mayor's presidential campaign - as well as his aides' worries that personal and political baggage could scuttle his run. At the center of his efforts: a massive fund-raising push to bring in at least $100 million this year, with a scramble for at least $25 million in the next three months alone. The loss of the battle...

--SNIP-- So does Rudy really have a chance to be nominated by his party? I don't think so. Why? It has to do with an image of Rudy with which voters "out there" are unfamiliar - and which is sure to raise a lot of eyebrows in the GOP heartland. Particularly the Rudy Giuliani who was all over NY TV screens on Sept. 16, 1992. The videotape shows thousands of police officers roaring in approval as, his face contorted and his high-pitched voice almost screeching, Giuliani led them in a chant of: "Bull---t! Bull----t!" Don't doubt for a minute that...