MSNBC Lets a Little Real News Peek Through
By Ani on October 10, 2008 at 10:15 PM in ACORN, Annenberg Chicago Challenge, Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Bill Ayers, Campaign Financing, Hamas, MSNBC, Ronald Reagan, Voter Fraud, William Ayers, Woods Fund, corruption
In Friday’s First Read on MSNBC, Mark Murray filed a roundup that has me completely shocked! A little anti-Obama news actually saw the light of day. They’d better hurry and shackle Mark Murray before he gets completely out of control. Here are the pertinent tidbits:
Murray refers to a report coming out of the NYTimes:
If small donors are going to be the fuel that powers campaigns from here on out, then the disclosure laws are probably going to have to change because there is a GIANT loophole. “An analysis of campaign finance records by The New York Times this week found nearly 3,000 donations to Mr. Obama, the Democratic nominee, from more than a dozen people with apparently fictitious donor information. The contributions represent a tiny fraction of the record $450 million Mr. Obama has raised. But the questionable donations — some donors were listed simply with gibberish for their names — raise concerns about whether the Obama campaign is adequately vetting its unprecedented flood of donors.”
Ya think? If someone is entering gibberish for names, as LisaB pointed out in her excellent stories covering the donations of someone named “Derty Pouiiy”, are you really telling me that wouldn’t or shouldn’t raise any red flags for the Obama campaign?
“It is unclear why someone making a political donation would want to enter a false name. Some perhaps did it for privacy reasons. Another, more ominous possibility, of course, is fraud, perhaps in order to donate beyond the maximum limits. There is no evidence that questionable contributions amount to anything more than a small portion of Mr. Obama’s fund-raising haul. The Times’s analysis, conducted over a few days and looking for obvious anomalies, like names or addresses with all consonants, identified about $40,000 in suspect contributions that had not been refunded by the campaign as of its last filing with the Federal Election Commission, in September.”
I’m also not sure just how we can believe the NYTimes “tiny fraction” comment, particularly since last week, the NYTimes erroneously reported that Obama’s ties to unrepentant terrorist William Ayers amounted to ‘nothing to see here folks, let’s move on.’ We see what nonsense that was. The man launched his political career in Ayers’ living room, served on two boards with him and Obama has had continued significant contact with him over many years. I’d say that’s a little more noteworthy than Obama’s statement that Ayers “is just a guy who lives in my neighborhood.”
Perhaps a little further investigation on the part of the MSM will bear more fruit in reference to Obama’s receiving both fraudulent and foreign donations as well.
Next on Murray’s watchlist, per the Wall Street Journal,
“The Obama campaign said it was a mistake for an outreach coordinator to join a meeting last month attended by leaders of two controversial Muslim groups as it seeks votes from large Muslim populations in swing states. Minha Husaini, newly named as head of the campaign’s outreach coordinator to Muslims, attended a discussion session Sept. 15 with about 30 Muslim leaders and community members in suburban Washington, the Obama campaign confirmed. Participants included leaders of the Council of American-Islamic Relations and the Muslim American Society, which have been cited by the government in the past for ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.”
Since Hamas has already endorsed Obama – not really the kind of endorsement a future President would want, I would have thought – wouldn’t it have been wise for them to do a little checking before looking for votes with organizations that have questionable ties? And that, by the way, is not to offend or exclude members of the Muslim community who have no such ties.
“The Obama campaign’s Muslim outreach director participated in a meeting in mid September that was attended by several controversial Muslim activists,” NBC News’ Jim Popkin adds on the NBC Deep Background blog. “The Obama campaign now concedes that was a misjudgment, and that its top Muslim staffer would not have attended the meeting if she had known the full participant list beforehand. ‘Would a campaign staffer have attended if they were aware of the complete list of attendees? No,’ said Obama spokesman Ben LaBolt in an email statement to NBC.”
Another Obama “misjudgment.” They are piling up like crazy. Who’s minding the mint over there?
Murray further tells us that talk radio is all over this today:
A Washington Times report essentially accuses Obama of doing something the Dems accused Reagan of doing in 1980. “At the same time the Bush administration was negotiating a still elusive agreement to keep the U.S. military in Iraq, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to convince Iraqi leaders in private conversations that the president shouldn’t be allowed to enact the deal without congressional approval. Mr. Obama’s conversations with the Iraqi leaders, confirmed to The Washington Times by his campaign aides, began just two weeks after he clinched the Democratic presidential nomination in June and stirred controversy over the appropriateness of a White House candidate’s contacts with foreign governments while the sitting president is conducting a war.”
“Some of the specifics of the conversations remain the subject of dispute. Iraqi leaders purported to The Times that Mr. Obama urged Baghdad to delay an agreement with Mr. Bush until next year when a new president will be in office - a charge the Democratic campaign denies.”
Well, of course the Obama campaign denies it. We have been asking this question for several weeks – did Senator Obama violate the Logan Act?
Please take a look at NancyA story, Obama’s Iraq Double-Take Gate Response and decide for yourself.
Interesting that the most significant story, in re Obama’s possible misconduct during his visit to Iraq, was buried at the bottom of Mr. Murray’s report. Were they hoping we wouldn’t notice?
I find it amazing that internet reporting is ’suspect,’ meanwhile NoQ has been shouting about the above stories and more for months. ACORN fraud in particular is growing huge legs on TV and talk radio. See NancyA’s excellent reporting on this subject.
I have to wonder if MSNBC dipping a toe in the water in at least mentioning the above indicates the backlash they feel from viewers – their ratings have been tanking as a result of their egregiously biased coverage in favor of Senator Obama.
Money seems to be the bottom line with the corporate controlled media in terms of what they will report and who they favor. If their bottom line starts to hurt at the hands of more angry viewers turning them off, it will be interesting to see if more stories like this start cropping up in unlikely places.
But don’t hold your breath.
Obama es amigo de terroristas y va a convertir a los Estados Unidos en un pais socialista.
de acuerdo
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Si! Senor Obama se El Diablo.
Con la ayuda del Señor Chavez. Bienvenido sera a nuestro pais el moderno Simon Bolivar.
Indeed, BHO hangs out with questionable people, terrorists Ayers and Dorhn, racist religious people like Farrakhan and Wright and Pfleger, and crooked business folks like Khalidi and Rezko. He seems to share the same political and ideological ideas as Ayers and other Socialist minds. Why would he have been a member of the New Party in 1996 (signed a contract too), if he didn’t believe it? Political expediency?
http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2008/05/30/obamas-radical-political-alliances/
May I ask a silly question has the people in the media not concision, they are covering up so much for Obama if he does win this election are these media people and their families going to migrate and live in another country?
It has to be they are leaving town if he wins because I can see how people can be so dumb to propagate this win for Obama and feel that they or their families will be immune to all the bad times when and if it comes.
They think they will be fine. They would serve as O’s propaganda while he rules so that the public doesn’t know about ALL the “changes.”
BTW, this is really off topic…but did Tim Russert get an autopsy?
I can see how people can be so dumb to propagate this win for Obama and feel that they or their families will be immune to all the bad times when and if it comes.
Most of the “liberal media” aren’t too bright. Proof: They pushed bush in to the white house twice.
And for some like matthews, curic, ect they don’t give a damn. They get paid more money than GOD. ‘Bad Times’ do not affect them. Now if curic, matthews, ect didn’t tow the company line? They’d be out on their pampered and powdered bums.
Mostly they think they know better than you. You can’t be trusted to look at facts and pick a president. The “liberal media” now joined by the “well educated” “creative” class think they have to help you.
May I ask a silly question has the people in the media no consciousness , they are covering up so much for Obama if he does win this election are these media people and their families going to migrate and live in another country?
It has to be they are leaving town if he wins because I can see how people can be so dumb to propagate this win for Obama and feel that they or their families will be immune to all the bad times when and if it comes.
The media wants Obama elected in the worst possible way, they will do WHATEVER it takes to get him elected
Beat it Obot. If it weren’t for sites like this all we would have is white-washed Obamarama Kool-aid from the MSM. Now only places like NQ and conservative talk radio give you the real news instead of doctored-up tripe.
But I guess it’s racist to want to read the real news–LOL!!!!!!!!
gibberish got through???
Had I known that—maybe I would have donated 2 cents under the name:
MyBuddyLarrySinclar Did Obama
Just call me MDO for short!
Have you all noticed yet just how low you are sinking with the “palling around with terrorism” nonsense, etc.?
I think what really needs to come out is the real reason Larry Johns and Susan Hu hate Obama so much that they are driven to run a site like this, and to spread hateful, inflammatory propaganda. Is it money from the McCain campaign or surrogates? Is it a stealth operation to get Republicans elected? Is there some undercurrent of racial hatred or simple xenophobia?
I think its time, whatever the case, for all of you to take a look at the real issues we are all facing, and to in particular look at how the broad public is responding to the “terrorism connections”, the “stealth muslim” horse puckey, etc. The broad public is not being moved the way you had hoped. In fact, you are starting to make McCain look bad.
Did you all see on CNN tonight when McCain took the microphone out of the hand of the woman claiming Obama is an “arab”? Did you all see on CNN when, twice, McCain praised Obama as a decent person, a “family man”, etc.?
Do you grasp yet that McCain himself doesn’t believe what you seem to believe about Obama? That McCain doesn’t have this demented hatred of the man?
Your last standard bearer is now being forced by your tirade, en masse, to take the microphone out of your hand, and deny what you are saying, and oppose what you are saying.
Think about that.
No one here thinks Obama is an Arab. No one here is afraid of his race. We could give a hoot.
The presidency is bigger than gender, race or age. I personally could care less if he was orange with purple eyeballs and a tree branch stickout out of his ear — I just want someone of integrity who can do the job. From everything I have seen, that is not Senator Obama.
He is a dissembler who is unqualified for the office and refuses to show his state senate records, college records, birth certificate, health records beyond a 276 word statement from his doctor.
He has flip flopped on every policy promise — FISA most importantly. He gets a double standard and the media covering for him at every turn.
Anyone who lauched their career in Bill Ayers’ living room and spent 20 years in a church with Rev. Wright and bought a house with the help of now convicted criminal Tony Rezko would be sunk by now — particularly a man who voted present 130 times in state senate and has not even bothered to hold one meeting on Afghanistan (though he says he is so anxious to bring the troops home).
All we get instead of answers to legitimate concerns are deflections, blame and obfuscation.
Are you getting that we are tired of the double standard of treatment this man receives? No other candidate gets such golden treatment.
Stop the hate? Your candidate is the one who has played the race card to his advantage since January — with the MSM gleefully playing along without even stopping to question whether or not their accusations have basis in fact.
No one here thinks Obama is an Arab.
There are many valid reasons to oppose Obama without bringing race or nationality into the matter.
Thanks for sayin’ it Ani.
It is not a matter of believing he is an Arab or not - fact is we do not know what to believe. And that is the scary part.
A substantial number of Americans SEE what the real Obama is about. I suspect even a kool-aid specialist such as yourself really SEEs what he is about but are too scared to admit it. You are afraid of your own shadow. You are appalled how you fell for Hitler in the new 21st century.
It only makes me respect McCain more.
Meant this post for you:
Beat it Obot. If it weren’t for sites like this all we would have is white-washed Obamarama Kool-aid from the MSM. Now only places like NQ and conservative talk radio give you the real news instead of doctored-up tripe.
But I guess it’s racist to want to read the real news–LOL!!!!!!!!
And we are looking at the real issues, and that’s yet another reason Barack Hussein Obama is unfit for POTUS. He’s totally clueless.
No. What Larry and Susan want to do is not to leave any stones unturned so that when the Obamaniacal confiscates your bank account for his own personal agenda, they can tell you in no uncertain words, I told you so.
So you think someone is going to confiscate your bank account?!
They are doing it now fool!
Checked your 401k lately? No? Don’t have one?
Sub-prime loans and security was meant for people (suckers) with sub prime credit. It is not always the fault.
You do realize that the global maket cap in the last 12 months has gone up in smoke? NO?
How about the explosion in Peshsawar? You think BO has any idea how saying he will conduct air strikes there is helping? Get a life.
Please!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/world/asia/11pstan.html?ref=world
I think by the time Bush gets done nationalizing everything our country will be ripe for a Socialist like Obama. Obama is a vote stealing crook. I don’t trust him and his Chicago cronies anywhere near the Whitehouse.
Good or bad about Barack Hussein Obama will be moot when Berg has his motions granted. He may not be an Arab; good grief! He may not even be an American citizen.
I used to watch ABC news, but after the Palin interview, I’ve never gone back. In fact, I’ve turned most of them off–except for the links here. Thank you!
Notice when Gibson interviewed Obama he basically kissed his ass, I’m surprised he didn’t wipe his butt for him or bring him some juice
Gibson is just another Obot in the media.
The Obama rally continues, you may want to find people who get traction and can work with the new leadership(Hagel).
He’s probably going to be a front runner for 2012.
In that case the Obama campaign officers should resign. But not because of their misjudgment but for the misjudgment of their maximum leader Obamamessiah.
Leaders in plural. More than two leaders? Then lets have a probe and a hearing or empower a grand jury to look into those allegations. Okay. Okay.
What is your problem, Camille? Give it a rest. Your obsession with FO3 (Eastan) is amusing if nothing else. Let it go, for God’s sake. You know the press won’t give Obama any fair coverage. Toddle off home now.
Good grief. The teachers must have forgotten to assign homework for the weekend. The Bots have nothing better to do than to come here and perform–sorta like circus seals. Arf. Arf.
Well if Obama gets elected I wonder if there will be elections in 4 years….once these crazy rulers get in they stay in.
His spiritual adviser is Wright, His good buddy is in jail and the guy who got him his job on the board tried to blow up the capital….What a fraud he is.
Aren’t you all getting a little tired of getting drunk your own Kool-Aid? As someone mentioned on this thread, even McCain looks like he’s going for a different brand as of today.
Oh, maybe he’s also in the tank for Obama, right?
Man, talk about a clueless crowd immersed in their own group-think!
I have to wonder how the people who live in NY can vote for Obama? They were hit hard by the terrorist…I don’t get it at all, Ayers got off on a technicality. Only in America…
Ayers = McVeigh, I dont see any difference in the two, except McVeigh got the death penalty, Ayers got off scott free
Yep, Ayers got off on a technicality…Ayers had a rich daddy to get lawyered up and find the “technicality”.
Ayers own words was guilty as hell and free as a bird.
Not important? I dont care about McCain or Obama. They are not my first priority. What I would like to understand is the reason information is not disclosed about his life. I dont want to hear his life story through third parties. I want Obama to answer the questions. The media addressed nothing. All questions were asked within the blogosphere. I could give a rats ass about how McCain see’s Obama. Do I think he is Muslim? Yes. He said it. The problem is, is the fact he doesnt have to deny or admit anything because his surrogates cry “racist” soon as someone does.
Who in there right mind is desperate enough to spin shit when the words come out of his very own mouth? Did we tell him to say there were 57 states? Did we make him say during his very own interview “his muslim” faith? He said it, and just like little trained dogs everyone went running around spinning his very own words. No, Obama is not just the problem. HIS SUPPORTERS AND SURROGATES are.
You people place this guy over your country. You will not allow him to answer questions because you hide behind the fact that asking questions is racist. Your pathetic. Plain and simple. Because if it was Gov Palin who had Ayers as a associate. Who donated money, who threw a fundraiser in his home for her, and sat on boards etc..you would be screaming for her head. If it was Gov Palin who had a pastor who said aids was created by white people to kill blacks you all would be running around like rats on crack screaming to the closest microphone that she needs to be on the first thing smokin back to Alaska. If she would of said we had 57 states, the Great Lakes were in Oregon a husband who said he was recently now proud of there country you would all have fits.
If Gov Palin would of said we are over there deployed Air raiding villages and killing civilians every democrat in the party itself to the ones almost on there death beds would be trying to get on CNN to prove a point.
Obama supporters are fools to believe this man is worthy to be Commander in Chief. I dont know what country you live in, but the one I live in our President doesnt take campaign donations from domestic terrorists. Weather Underground is classified by the FBI as a domestic terrorist organization. The Dems can sugar coat that shit any way they want but if they think we are fighting two wars against individuals that have zero problem strapping bombs to themselves to blow shit up. Not caring if they only take out one or two of us as long as they take out someone?
Get Real. We do not do all that work overseas to come home to dems who want to write someone a blank check to 1600 Penn Ave. Everyday they get up on television making excuses for Ayers on national television by excusing his actions. With all the new shit that is now going down in Afghanistan..
To get up and say that Ayers is a non issue right now is a career breaker and I cant waite to those 527s from those vet groups get on there ass using there own words. I have zero sympathy for what is coming because they deserve it. Not only that but they should of known that was the worst crap they could of said. Plus its proof for me how weak they are on foreign policy and national security.
It is political suicide to get on live television and make excuse for someone classified as a terrorist when your about to execute a new mission for the same type of individuals that like to make there points by using the same methods as Bill “its okay to bomb shit up” Ayers.
I am so angry that our country may elect the biggest fraud EVER. All of his shit has been covered up by the msm. All that ass has to say is UH…that’s not the Jerimaiah Wright I knew, UH…that’s not the Tony Rezko I knew, UH…I didn’t know he was a terrorist, UH…I thought he was rehabilitated, UH…I have never been associated with ACORN,…UH, AND, let me be clear, the notion that I am a big, fat, fucking liar is just ridiculous.
Aren’t you just sick to death of that “the notion that…” phrase that he uses all the time….god I thought he had some kind of fancy education and all he does is repeat the same tired phrases and a lot of uhhhhs and ummss, “now hold on now” uhhhh….ummmm
Here’s what I think -
The NYT started the Ayers thing last week (yes, it was a denial of the relationship - but it opened up the topic)
Then CNN questioned the Ayers reporting and found out more.
Then Isikoff (the guy who started Monica in the MSM) reported about the “funny” donations in Obama’s database (again - it was kind of a denial, but it moved the story forward).
Then the GOP filed the complaint with the FEC based on Isikoff’s story in Newsweek.
Then the NYT covered it.
Then the CBS reporter wrote about how poorly Obama was treating the media and how his plane smells!
Then the Wall Street Journal took apart Dodd and Obama in two different editorials today.
Then all of the news have been “harping” on McCain and his followers for being “negative” and talking about “Ayers” and O’s other associations.
Then MSNBC dips its toe in the water with a report of the Washington Times story, which btw - will start getting major coverage after Corsi does his interview about Odinga/Kenya/Obama interference on Hannity and Colmes on Monday.
Long and short of it….the MSM is DYING to report on all the stuff that they have kept “hidden” from view for last year. As you point out - money is their bottom line - and NOTHING boosts ratings like a major SCANDAL bringing down a national ICON or public figure (think - OJ, Monica/Bill).
So what am I saying - I’m saying that the dam is about to break - the October surprise is that the media are getting ready to take down the creation that they made - why? Because they can - and to them - this isn’t about the election it is about money. In other words, my prediction is that by this time next week, Obama will be spinning in circles - completely not understanding what has hit him or his campaign.
Why did they wait so long, you ask? Because they needed to build up the public’s “rage” so that when they did start hitting him, EVERYONE will be tuning in to watch. And besides, wasn’t it Andy Card who explained “you don’t launch a campaign in August” (referring to the promotion of the Iraq War).
A girl can dream….
….can’t she?
I agree with 3/4 of your opinion, however, where I disagree is that these so-called journalists have lined their pockets with Obama dollars. That is why they sold their journalistic souls - to the highest bidder.
When it becomes obvious that the truth cannot be kept from the public, i.e. access to the internet, alternative MSM voices such as FOX news and Lou Dobbs (btw does anyone doubt that if CNN tried to muzzle Lou that he would broadcast it), and state and federal law and judicial institutions.
The MSM doesn’t want to be CAUGHT on the wrong side of this election so they or hedging their bets.
Obama’s bullshit has been held back by this dam of MSM pillow fluffers. But, as you can see, spillage is happening, and a rising tide of Obama Truth bombs will bust that dam once and for all.
I am sick to death of Obama and all of his bullshit, but the way he talks and the phrases that he uses over and over and over is just plain maddening. He always says, “the notion that…”, and “let me be clear”, as if he has ever been clear, and “I look forward to that debate”, and UH…, AND…, UMM…I can’t articulate how much I can’t stand that LOSER. Please, if there is a GOD in heaven, don’t let that scumbag win on Nov. 4.
Thank you. His rhetoric is so condescending. His “let me be clear” is like nails on a chalkboard.
But of course Mr. Messiah we’re so ignorant and confused and can’t possibly comprehend the heights of knowledge and enlightenment that are pulsing through your brain every second. You’re so misunderstood and unjustly misinterpreted, even when you contradict yourself and stutter your way through meandering sentences, it’s still our fault. I surrender to your omniscience.
I told my sister last week that if I hear the phrase, “The notion that…” one more time my ears will start bleeding. What’s even worse is that its caught on. A LOT of people are now using it. arrrrgh!
My Friends, I had it with B O when I heard him say ta for to over and over. After all these years of George Bush saying ta, I was so looking forward TO something different.
That phrase, “the notion that…” has been buggin me for months, and I have noticed other people using it. He is constantly deflecting or defending something, so everything is just a “notion”. Nothing sticks, nothing’s real. The dude makes me sick. Oh, is calling him a “dude” racist, cause the notion that I am racist is completely untrue.
People, we are the town criers and if we don’t keep the noise up, via these wonderful writers at NoQ, we will all be in the pig trough together.
It’s up to all of us to keep the conversation alive and focused so that Obumble and his crowd of goats don’t get into the Oval office.
Otherwise, we’ll have Sunday sermons with Wright, Phleger, and Farrakhan praying to bring down a nation that Michelle has never been proud of while Ayers and Dorn help Pelosi and Reed dismantle the government, and Raines, Johnson and Pritzker make off with treasury.
How is Bobo going to handle this economic meltdown? By joining hands with his cabinet and singing kumbaya? By nationalizing everything? Why would voters let this lying, flip-flopping fool near the Oval Office in these times of financial distress? We’re going to replace W with another weak-willed, vote-present bamboozler? I DON’T THINK SO!!
Digesting the United States
After this Manchurian Candidate wins the presidency, the next task for the Internationale is not found in any of their manuals: How does Marxism/Islamism digest the United States of America? How long will the media be complicit in such a project? We are in for a weird nightmare.