Tuesday, October 07, 2008 |
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Team Obama Spinning on Their Candidate's Ties to Ayers |
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Posted by:
Amanda Carpenter at
12:23 PM |
Yesterday Obama's Campaign Manager David Axelrod said Obama "didn't know" about Ayers' radical past when he went to his home in 1995.
Today, Communications Director Robert Gibbs said he didn't know anything about it other than "what I read in the newspapers."
Those comments were capped off by Spokesman Bill Burton lying and saying his candidate "never" wrote a blurb for Ayers' book on the juvenile justice system and dodging all questions about Ayers.
They're either clueless about their own candidate's radical history or completely willing to deny everything. In Burton's case, it's a little bit of both.
I've got the full story and the links to all these statements up HERE.
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 |
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Dick Morris on Obama and Ayers |
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Posted by:
Matt Lewis at
11:51 AM |
Think Progress, a liberal blog, posted this video as evidence of racism -- a ridiculous charge. In this instance, I think Dick Morris makes a very compelling case that Obama's relationship with Bill Ayers should disqualify him from being president ...
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 |
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Robert Gibbs LIES About Obama's Blurb on Ayers' Book |
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Posted by:
Amanda Carpenter at
11:08 AM |
In 1997, William Ayers penned a book, sarcastically titled "A Kind and Just Parent" about the failed juvenile justice system.
It sought to excuse minors guilty of violent behavior by blaming it on society. "We should call a child a child," promotional material from the book read. "A 13-year-old who picks up a gun isn't suddenly an adult. We have to ask other questions: How did he get the gun? Where did it come from?"
Barack Obama really liked the book written by the former terrorist who committed a few unjust, despicable acts himself in his youthful days. He gave it a flattering review in the Chicago Tribune by describing it as “A searing and timely account of the juvenile court system, and the courageous individuals who rescue hope from despair" to his hometown paper.
He liked it so much he joined Ayers to speak on a panel together, to decry the justice system at the University of Chicago.
Michelle Obama, then associate dean of student services was involved as well. She helped organize the event because "We know that issues like juvenile justice impact the city of Chicago, this nation and -- directly or indirectly -- this campus. This panel gives students a chance to hear about the juvenile justice system not only on a theoretical level, but from the people who have experienced it."
Both the Obama were apparently fans of the book.
So what does Obama Spokesman Bill Burton say on Fox News this morning. Lies. He out and out lies by saying "He did not write a blurb for his book."
Did someone else write it? Was it made up? Burton doesn't tell us. In fact he refuses to answer ANY questions about Bill Ayers.
Watch him spin, don't get too dizzy.
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 |
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Whaddaya Know: CBS Poll Sees Race Tightening |
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Posted by:
Hugh Hewitt at
9:50 AM |
Yes, this was predictable. The race is going to tighten and there will be many swings between now and election day. No matter who "wins" tonight or next week, this race will be volatile until the very end because of the world in which we live and the public's ability to absorb vast amounts of new information and base decisions upon the latest information. (Recall Obama's huge lead in the New Hampshire primary which Hillary won?)
The Palin impact on the race remains extraordinary if underreported, and her impressive showing in last week's debate continues to energize the GOP base and independent women. The Ayers-Rezko-Wright-Khalidi network is just beginning to be explored and absorbed by the public, and the economic consequences of Obama's Herbert Hoover program --higher taxes and protectionism-- as well as the roots of the financial crisis in the Democrat-protected, Democrat-staffed Freddie and Fannie is also working its way into the public consciousness.
Yes, Obama is ahead. Yes, the race is tightening. Yes, stories as yet unknown will have huge impacts on the race.
I'll be live-blogging the debate and broadcasting thereafter with a special post-debate show, available on most of my affiliates and everywhere at www.ksky.com.
Off to law school to test www.lawstudentcafe.com with real live law students. If you are a 1L, 2L, or 3L, send me your thoughts. If you are a potential employer of law students in a firm or elsewhere, please note you can post an opening or an internship online and search for the perfect applicant online for free.
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 |
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McGovern to Blast Dems on Card Check |
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Posted by:
Amanda Carpenter at
9:43 AM |
If Barack Obama is elected president Big Labor will run roughshod over our private sectors.
Even George McGovern is scared of the brutal "card check" legislation Democrats have been dying to pass. Essentially, the bill would eliminate the secret ballot process required to unionize in favor of a public petition, called "card check." That means union thugs would be free to pressure employees to sign their petition in front of other pro-union officials. So much for democracy.
Obama has pledged to sign it if he's elected president. The Senate narrowly defeated the bill in the summer of 2007, but if the Democrats gain more seats in November the bill's chances of passing increases.
Salena Zito reports the former Democratic presidential candidate has spearheaded a $30 million campaign to oppose the legislation.
He'll be featured a 60-second ad during the presidential debate tonight in which he'll say: "Quite simply, this proposed law cannot be justified. Working families deserve a voice and a private vote. I’m Senator George McGovern and I approve this message because democracy is something that should never be sacrificed.” The ad was created and produced by the Employee Freedom Action Commitee. Their website is energyfreedom.org.
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 |
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Anything Is Possible During Election '08 |
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Posted by:
Jonathan Garthwaite at
9:42 AM |
Author of anti-Obama book detained in Kenya.
NAIROBI (AFP) — The American author of a best-selling, controversial book blasting White House hopeful Barack Obama was detained Tuesday by security officials in Kenya, police said.
Jerome Corsi "has been detained and he is currently being held at the immigration office" in Nairobi, a top police official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Corsi was to unveil "The Obama Nation" to the Kenyan public at a Nairobi hotel.
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 |
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Nashville Slapdown? |
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Posted by:
Matt Lewis at
9:16 AM |
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The fact that tonight's debate will feature a townhall format is obviously very good news for John McCain -- the candidate who has arguably participated in more townhall meetings than anyone in history. He is quick-witted, humorous, and often disarming -- attributes that usually play well in this format. Compound that with the fact that (according to the rules) follow-up questions -- which might allow one disgruntled questioner to hijack the debate -- won't be allowed, and the debate format definitely favors McCain.
He will need it. With less than a month to go until Election Day, there are few remaining opportunities for McCain to narrow the gap. Tonight is one such opportunity -- so it is vitally important that he has a good performance. My advice would be to essentially make the same points that he made yesterday in New Mexico -- which is to say he needs to take off the gloves. But McCain also cannot make the mistake of changing his normal townhall schtick. It will require a delicate balancing act.
Regardless of his style, like a good football game, the winner is usually the one who is on offense the most. Obviously, McCain cannot avoid talking about the economy, but he must also make sure that the economy does not completely dominate tonight's debate -- this would be like playing most of the game on your own 40 yard line.
An obvious pivot is to talk about how, "confronting the economy will take a leader with experience and character -- who knows what it's like to fight -- because, my friends, this is a fight. My opponent doesn't have the experience or the judgment these times require. And I'll always fight for you!," etc.
By doing handling economic questions in this manner, he will avoid any obvious segues, but still be able to focus on character -- an issue he obviously wins on. ... As I write this, I hear a McCain spokesperson saying that character and economy are linked, because the American people need someone they can "trust" on the economy. So true...
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 |
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New McCain Ad: 'Hypo' |
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Posted by:
Matt Lewis at
7:24 AM |
Script For "Hypo" (TV :30) ANNCR: Who is Barack Obama? KMOV TV ANCHOR (VIDEO): Obama's presidential campaign is asking Missouri law enforcement to target anyone who lies or runs a misleading television ad. ANNCR: How hypocritical. Obama's Social Security attack was called "a falsehood." His health care attack ... "misleading". Obama's stem cell attack ... "not true". Barack Obama. He promised better. He lied. JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approve this message.
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Monday, October 06, 2008 |
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Kurtz on the Obama-Ayers-Khalidi Triangle |
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Posted by:
Hugh Hewitt at
8:53 PM |
I interviewed Stanley Kurtz this afternoon. He has more in the Obama pipeline, but his discussion of the Obama-Ayers-Khalidi triangle was eye-opening. A transcript will be posted here later.
How can the MSM not have thoroughly investigated these Chicago relationships?
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Monday, October 06, 2008 |
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More Obama Illegal Funny Money |
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Posted by:
Amanda Carpenter at
6:03 PM |
Barack Obama has broken fundraising records through this election cycle, but how much of that money is legit?
Turns out there were very few quality controls on all those low-dollar internet donations.
Hours after the RNC filed their complaint to the FEC about Obama's illegally excessive and foreign campaign contributions comes this doozy from CBS News titled "More Bogus Obama Donors Surface."
CBS News has learned that two donors to the Obama campaign that gave a total of $7,722 appear to have made their contributions under fake names that look like they were written by a mouse running across a keyboard: Dahsudhu Hdusahfd of Df, Hawaii with the following employer CZXVC/ZXVZXV and Uadhshgu Hduadh listed as living in Dhff, Florida listed their employer as DASADA/SAFASF.
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