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When Obama Attacks
July 21, 2008

What angers Barack Obama?

The answer to this question may not be entirely clear, but at least a partial answer lies within the pages of the current New Yorker magazine. The controversial edition has generated far more attention for the political cartoon on its cover than for the content of the accompanying article. This often overlooked cover story includes two telling anecdotes. One story recounts Obama's explosive reaction to being "embarrassed" on the floor of the Illinois state legislature, and the other explores Obama's tepid reaction to the carnage of September 11, 2001. Both stories illustrate Obama's tendency to reserve his harshest attacks for perceived political affronts while treating true outrages with heavy doses of nuance.

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Why Won't the Mainstream Obamedia Do Its Job on Rezko?

Guy Explains at National Review Online
June 11, 2008

It may have been wishful thinking, but I assumed last week's 16-count conviction of Barack Obama's friend, fundraiser, and real-estate enabler Tony Rezko would finally force the mainstream media to thoroughly scrutinize their relationship. Alas, it appears the story barely survived a single news cycle.

Most media outlets perfunctorily reported the outcome of the trial, but only included passing — and woefully incomplete — references to Obama's relationship with Rezko. When asked about the guilty verdict, Obama expressed sadness and shock that another longtime associate had gotten mixed up in some nasty business. Reciting his standard excuse line, Obama said the freshly-minted felon was not "the Tony Rezko I knew," and pronounced the issue dead. The press dutifully saluted, offering up headlines such as "Corruption Probes Won't Be An Issue, Obama Says" and "Obama: Rezko Friendship Not A Campaign Issue." Case closed.

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Guy uncovers shocking audio of Ayers and Dohrn

The Friends of Barack Obama (via Power Line)
April 23, 2008

In the process of doing some late-night research for both my own radio show and the program I produce, I stumbled upon a number of breathtaking videos featuring unrepentant terrorists William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn. Both are now gainfully employed at major Chicago-area universities, and both have longtime connections to presidential candidate Barack Obama. The audio linked below falls into two categories: First, a number of "terror era" comments from Ayers and Dohrn from the late 1960s and 1970s emphasize how truly radical, violent, and virulently anti-American they were. The second batch comes from a recent reunion of aging radicals in November 2007. These clips show that Obama's pals are as unhinged as ever, and they severely undermine Team Obama's spin that Ayers and Dohrn are now "respectable" members of the political "mainstream." (text via Power Line)

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