Just Like With Ayers... Obama Is Distorting His Relationship With Former PLO Operative Rashid Khalidi
Gateway Pundit — ... American Action Network). If all of these folks represent "the conversation" about Israeli-Palestinian affairs that Obama hopes to continue, we're in trouble. * * * * * Charles Johnson linked to a list of contact addresses for the LA Times’ advertisers and owners so that you can ask them to demand that the Times release the video of Barack Obama praising former PLO spokesman Rashid Khalidi. Andrew McCarthy has more on the LA Times' refusal to release their tape on Obama and ...

$One$ Obama Vacation = 3 Palin Wardrobes
The Corner on National Review Online — ... to Hawaii (the vacation a few weeks back and the trip last week to visit his ailing grandmother) costs about $400,000. Those two trips thus run to $800,000 an amount that would buy Sarah Palin's wardrobe more that five times. Will the Obamedia cover that? About as likely as the chance that the LATimes will release the videotape of Obama and Bill Ayers appearing at the Israel-bashing 2003 farewell party in Chicago for Rashid Khalidi. On the homepage this morning, I have an article about the Times 's suppression of the tape. ...

Stray Winning Thoughts
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] What if everyone who reads NRO today has a conversation with a potential Obama voter today about Andy McCarthy's piece on the Los Angeles Times sitting on an alarming Obama video? What if everyone who reads NRO today has a conversation with a second person who is considering voting for Obama today about the redistribution tape (which Bill Whittle writes about ...

Is It Impolitic for Political Reporters to Do Their Jobs?
The Corner on National Review Online — Monday, October 27, 2008 [image] Is It Impolitic for Political Reporters to Do Their Jobs? [Ed Whelan] As Andy McCarthy s essay today illustrates, there are plenty of big examples of the abject failure of the mainstream media to investigate Barack Obama s background and record with even a fraction of the vigor and skepticism with which they have investigated Sarah Palin s. Still, here s a tiny example that I find telling: Today s Washington Post , on page A3, highlights this quote in large font under the heading Impolitic : During his first few weeks in office, this ...

Thought experiments…
protein wisdom — Thought experiments… Or, as Obama supporters like to call them, RACIST SMEARS IN THE FORM OF XENOPHOBIC, ANTIESTABLISHMENTARIANIST “HYPOTHETICALS” . This one simple account does so much to unravel Obama’s web of lies about his knowledge of the views of those with whom he routinely associated that it is essential , in the eyes of many in the mainstream press, that it be, if not surpressed, than deemed un-newsworthy. Quite a stretch, that, when tanning beds and the provenance of the vagina Trig Palin exited from are considered legitimate lines of inquiry. (h/t sdferr) Posted ...

Update On The Obama-Khalidi Tape
Gateway Pundit — ... Bill Ayers and his wife Bernadine Dohrn were at the Jew-bash. FYI: I was contacted by a major news organization today regarding the video of Barack Obama toasting former PLO operative Rashid Khalidi at a Jew-bash in Chicago in 2003. They're working on a story. I will let you know if and when there are more updates. Andrew McCarthy wrote more about this story at National Review today.

McCarthy: The L.A. Times Suppresses Obama's Khalidi Bash Tape
Little Green Footballs — ... Andrew McCarthy picks up on the Los Angeles Times’ outrageous suppression of a potentially explosive videotape: The L.A. Times Suppresses Obama’s Khalidi Bash Tape. ...

'Most People Will Say a Palestinian Endorsement Will Definitely Be Harmful'
JammieWearingFool — ... I'd have to agree, a Palestinian endorsement probably would harm Obama. Just as Obama praising a terror supporter would probably harm him, which is probably why the LA Times refuses to release the video of Obama praising a terror supporter. So is it any wonder the United States media doesn't run stories like ...

Whittle: Enough Shame to go Around
The Discerning Texan — ... story after story about the gory details, with the usual accompanying chorus of sanctimony from the oped commentariat? Is there any chance, if the Times was the least bit reluctant about publishing (remember, we’re pretending here), that the rest of the mainstream media (y’know, the guys who drove Trent Lott out of his leadership position over a birthday-party toast) would not be screaming for the release of the tape? Do we really have to ask?Read the whole thing. ps: if you are not already a subscriber to National Review--why not?? ...

The L.A. Times gives readers the finger
Michelle Malkin — ... really shouldn’t be pissing off readers. Perhaps if they reported the news instead of suppressing it… *** Andy McCarthy walks you through a thought experiment. *** Previous: Oct. 25 - ...

Charen: Obamas Friendship with Khalidi
Articles on National Review Online — ... that they do not believe Obama is sincere in his leftism. They believe/hope that the anti-Israel sentiments and associations of his past were purely opportunistic; that once in the White House he will shed them like yesterday s fashions. That s quite a leap of faith. Many politicians have distanced themselves from positions and associations of their youths. But in Obama s case, he is distancing himself from positions staked out as recently as 2003. As National Review Online has reported , the Los Angeles Times is apparently sitting on a videotape showing Obama s remarks at ...

The Suppression Of Bad Obama News By Our MSM
Flopping Aces — ... heard by now The LA Times is holding a video that shows Obama celebrating with a group of Palestinians who are completely and utterly hostile towards Israel. The tape apparently shows Obama giving a toast to former PLO operatives. Some damning stuff right? Well, the LA Times refuses to release the tape. O’Reilly had a segment about this refusal by the LA Times: Andrew McCarthy asks if there was a tape depicting McCain toasting terrorists, would the LA Times hold the ...

Developing - McCain Camp Demands L.A. Times Release Khalidi Jew-Bash Video
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — ... explained the move, and the McCain campaign is turning up the heat on a story that, whether or not the tape is released, is a reminder that some of Obama’s Hyde Park friends stand well to the left of his stated positions. The L.A. Times Suppresses Obama’s Khalidi Bash Tape Obama, Ayers, and PLO supporters toast Edward Said’s successor, but the press doesn’t think it’s quite as newsworthy as Sarah Palin’s wardrobe. By Andrew C. McCarthy - (NRO) Let’s try a thought experiment. Say John McCain attended a party at which known racists ...

Say...
Jim Treacher's Blog That Is on the Internet — ... mongers were in attendance. Say testimonials were given, including a glowing one by McCain for the benefit of the guest of honor ... who happened to be a top apologist for terrorists. Say McCain not only gave a speech but stood by, in tacit approval and solidarity, while other racists and terror mongers gave speeches that reeked of hatred for an American ally and rationalizations of terror attacks. Now let’s say the Los Angeles Times obtained a videotape of the party. Let's say you read the rest. Say this is highly reminiscent of the way the LAT ...

McCain Funded Work Of Palestinian His Campaign Hopes To Tie To Obama
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... that could provide a clearer link between Barack Obama and Rashid Khalidi," said McCain spokesman Michael Goldfarb, citing Obama's friendship with Khalidi, who is now a professor at Columbia University. The McCain camp gambit comes after conservative writers have repeatedly pressed for media outlets to write about the rather tenuous connections between Obama and Khalidi, an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights. Specifically, National Review writers want much more attention paid to the association, given that the LA Times ...

McCain Funded Work Of Palestinian His Campaign Hopes To Tie To Obama
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... that could provide a clearer link between Barack Obama and Rashid Khalidi," said McCain spokesman Michael Goldfarb, citing Obama's friendship with Khalidi, who is now a professor at Columbia University. The McCain camp gambit comes after conservative writers have repeatedly pressed for media outlets to write about the rather tenuous connections between Obama and Khalidi, an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights. Specifically, National Review writers want much more attention paid to the association, given that the LA Times ...

McCain to LAT: Release Obama/Khalidi Video
Politics Daily — ... share as much source material as possible. Just par for the course and right in line with the major mission objective of the LA Times: Get Obama elected. Will McCain's gambit be enough to shame them into acting like journalists? Unlikely. If they had any shame, we'd have probably seen some evidence by now. I mean why report this, when they can run Sarah Palin vs. the Bible? Oh and who else was at the party? None other than Bill Ayers. From the NRO: The party featured encomiums by many of Khalidi's allies, ...

O'Reilly Factor Reports on Obama-Khalidi Tape
Hyscience — ... Clearly, the story is finally getting the attention it deserves: From Andrew C. McCarthy: The L.A. Times Suppresses Obama’s Khalidi Bash Tape: ...

Don’t Take My Word for Barack Obama’s Socialism. Take His.
The Sundries Shack — ... , mouthpiece for would-be genodical killer Yasser Arafat and received effusive praise from him at a farewell dinner where speakers cheered the destruction of Israel. Did palling around with Marxists for the better part of twenty years have some effect on his way of thinking? How could it not? But even if you don’t think it did for whatever bizarre reason, ask yourself this question. Would you say the same thing if John McCain had palled around with white supremacists and apologists for the Klan for twenty years? (via ...

Notorious Obamedia moments of 2008
Michelle Malkin — [image] In the tank. My syndicated column today takes you on a brief tour of some of the most shameful Obamedia moments of 2008. Topping the list: The Los Angeles Times’ suppression of the Obama/Khalidi/Ayers-Dohrn videotape. The blogosphere has been pounding the story , with Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft leading the way. The Times claims it promised a source it wouldn’t show the tape. Can you imagine them abiding by similar conditions if they had a damning McCain/Palin video in hand? Now, reward offers for the missing video are pouring in: see ...

Covering for Obama: Media’s Latest Episode
Brain-Terminal.com — I thought the job of the news media was to provide information, not suppress it. I guess I’m wrong: Let’s try a thought experiment. Say John McCain attended a party at which known racists and terror mongers were in attendance. Say testimonials were given, including a glowing one by McCain for the benefit of the guest of honor ... who happened to be a top apologist for terrorists. Say McCain not only gave a speech but stood by, in tacit approval and solidarity, while other racists and terror mongers gave speeches that reeked of ...

LA Times will not release Obama tape
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... The National Review, and many conservative outlets, write that the Times is "suppressing" information for Obama's benefit, while claiming that Khalidi was a PLO adviser and pointing out that 60's radical-turned-University professor Bill Ayers was also in attendance. Meanwhile on the other side, Huffington Post is reporting on ...

Re: 7th Inning Stretch
The Corner on National Review Online — ... , 95 percent gobbledygook tax relief for non-taxpayers, etc. Hypothetical: If the LATimes released the Khalidi tape and ABC put it on up against Obama's speech, what do you figure would get higher ratings? ...

Khalidi Controversy:
The Volokh Conspiracy — ... )? Surely, he would have had the chance to make some at Columbia, Harvard Law, the University of Chicago when he taught there, or in the Illinois legislature--though admittedly they could not have helped him much in his early political career, as Wright and Khalidi did. *His many talks with the Khalidis, Obama said , had been "consistent reminders to me of my own blind spots and my own biases. . . . It's for that reason that I'm hoping that, for many years to come, we continue that conversation — a conversation that is necessary not just around Mona and Rashid's dinner table," ...

After Fox Editor Defends LAT Decision To Withhold Obama Video, Fox Continues Attacking The Paper
Think Progress — For days now, Fox News, conservative bloggers and the McCain campaign have been accusing the Los Angeles Times of “intentionally suppressing” a 2003 videotape of then-state Sen. Barack Obama attending a banquet honoring Palestinian activist Rashid Khalidi. On Tuesday, the Times said in a statement that it would not release the tape because “it was provided to us by a confidential source who did so on the condition that we not release it.” In a blog post at 4:38 PM yesterday, Bill Sammon, the deputy managing editor of ...

NYT correction: 'original source not found'
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... chronicling an event held in his honor that Obama attended. Despite pressure on the Times to release a video of the event, the paper never did. (It was unclear whether the Times even still possessed it). ...

Obama’s Order Not To Rescue Hostage Confirmed by National Security Advisor and Pentagon [Reader Post]
Flopping Aces — ... members of your own group while hating outsiders. In particular, Wright teaches hatred of white people, as NOI leader Louis Farrakhan does. 4. Khalid Al-Mansour, who managed Obama’s admission to Harvard Law, is another radical Nation of Islam racist, who once declared that God wanted blacks to go around cutting white people’s noses off. 5. Rashid Khalidi, Obama’s best dinner buddy, is a PLO terror supporter. 6. Frank Marshall Davis The only identifiable ...

A Sycophant in Wolffe’s Clothing
Pajamas Media — ... at all about conservatives. For example, Wolffe believes that Republicans find Obama’s ties to William Ayers offensive because they illustrate his “soft touch on terrorists.” Ah no, that has nothing to do with our objections. We were, and are, completely bewildered that any person could love their country while associating with America-hating figures like Father Pfle g er , Reveren d Wright , Bill A yers , and Rashid K h alidi . That Obama got elected with such an anti-social registry beside him ...