Herb Mathis

Where would we be without your fact-checking. Thank you for all the research.

I am wondering if you know when Hillary Clinton first came out against the war? The date? Was it about the same time as Obama, before or after? This is being discussed at DU and daily kos and everywhere and I have tried to find it and cannot. I really need some help.

Thank you,
Sharin Bowers
CA

With a wildly off-base prediction record, Morris said Hillary Clinton “might have some trouble … getting re-elected senator from New York”
Summary: On The O’Reilly Factor, Dick Morris claimed that Hillary Clinton “might have some trouble, though, getting re-elected senator from New York, particularly if the blacks give her a primary fight.” Morris has made previous predictions about Clinton that have proved wildly off the mark.
I do not respect anything Dick Morris says about the Clintons.

Morris that had to resign from the Bill Clinton in 1996 because of affairs that he was involved with a prostitute. Is this the same Morris who had been listed by the Morris’ failure to pay his income taxes. The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services as the seventh-largest delinquent taxpayer for 2007. Morris is known as a brilliant strategist however, his integrity his highly questionable.

According to Howard Kurtz, 2/3/99 Washington Post article, Morris, “After two decades as one of President Clinton’s closest friends and advisers” he turned on Clinton with a vengeance.
This is the man who is accused of “spilling his guts” to the public about personal family matters, financial matters, political matters of the Clinton family while he worked for Pres. Clinton.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/morris020399.htm

http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19960902,00.html Before the scandal

http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19960909,00.html

Voters, PLEASE check the following links for information about questionable attacks on Sen Clinton and MORE UNANSWERED questions that are being neglected by the Main Street Media.
Issues that need to be discussed about Sen Obama.

http://www.stop-obama.org/?page_id=8

http://www.stop-obama.org/

http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/24/barack-i-didnt-know-obama/#more-1919

Mr Charlie Rose,
Instead of asking David Axelrod about the horserace with respects to campaign strategies, I wish…I really really wish you could have asked him the following questions:

1- Mr Axelrod, is it true that Sen Obama hired you because your specialty is getting black candidates elected by causing ‘race issues’ to pop up in each campaign. Is it true that using the race card is a major Obama campaign strategy so that Sen Obama can divide the voters and then scoop up the angry black votes and sympathetic white votes?

Mr Axelrod, please comment on what these 2 articles say about the intentional race baiting that Obama
campaign is engaged in?

http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=aa0cd21b-0ff2-4329-88a1-69c6c268b304

The New Republic, “Race Man” by Sean Wilentz.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070219/hayes

“Obama”s Media Maven” by Chrisptoher Hayes. 2/19/08 issue

2- Mr Axelrod , is it true that you are involved with another company that works for corporate clients in helping shape public opinion about the company. Who are clients of this other company? Many have accused you of conflict of interest. Any comments? Also, what do you think about the fact that Illinois does not require public-affairs firms to register as lobbyists unless they seek to influence officeholders directly. Doesn’t this go against principles of transparency? Doesn’t this hurt the Illinois citizens while help the corporations doing business there? Why do you think Sen Obama allows this situation to exist?

http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/mar2008/db20080314_121054.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily

Businessweek, “The Secret Side of David Axelrod -The master of “Astroturfing: has a second firm that shapes public opinion for corporations- by Howard Wolinsky 3/14/08

Thanks…but no thanks…

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080331/scahill (BTW, Excellent publication)

Blackwater Seeps into the Campaign by Jeremy Scahill, posted online 3/18/08.

In February 2007, Obama introduced contractor reform and oversight legislation that has become the Democrats’ major plan in the Congress.

Scahill says legislation would give private military industry tremendous PR victory. The companies could finally claim that legally accountable structure governed their operations, yet they would be well aware that such legislation would be nearly impossible to enforce. Perhaps that is why industry has passionately backed this approach” Scahill.

Sen Clinton supports banning private contractors altogether but Scahill says not enough.

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/28/amy_goodman_questions_sen_obama_on

Obama sponsored Private contractor legislation-however many view as “toothless tiger” because no way to monitor actions of private contractors.

Recent investigations into Obama”s legislative record (introduction, support, passage of bills) leaves many scratching heads because bills appear to be “gutted” with regards to helping citizens versus the corporations . Blackwater bill is example.

http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/The_Obama_Craze_Count_Me_Out_5413.html

Beyondchron.org, The Obama Craze: Count Me out ” by Matt Gonzalez 2/27/08

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080211/fraser
The Nation, “Subprime Obama” by Max Fraser 1/24/08 Post 2/11/08 issue

http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2008/03/i-am-barack-obama.html
Mother Jones, ” I am Barack Obama” by Mark Winston Griffith 3/17/08

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsljOR1KFso