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it isn’t coincidence…there is a pattern

But sadly, too many people choose to ignore it, or accept it, or just call you a racist for noticing it. But the pattern is there. It begins like this:

Obama has a friend or associate that is questionable.

Video or articles surface of Obama thanking them, supporting them, writing a blurb for their book, organizing events for them, campaigning for them, campaigning with them, playing poker with them, serving on boards with them, buying homes with them, dining with them, praising them, using them to prove his christian faith, or hiring them.

Obama then denies their tight relationship - brushes the association off as *a guy in the ‘hood*, claims they are someone who doesn’t advise him, minimizes the actual number of times he attended church, says he can’t vet his vetters, or flat out lies.

Obama THEN completely denies any knowledge of who they really are, denies ever knowing who they were, what they said, what they did, how corrupt they were, any fraud they were up to, and what they were preaching.

People - this isn’t a coincidence. One or two nefarious associations can be examined and written off. But there is a looooooooong list of people that Obama is close to - whether they be family members, business partners, friends or co-workers who are either radicals, criminals, racist, or anti-American.

This list, compiled by The Daily Antikos, is great, but forgot a few people/organizations (that I added at the end):

Jeremiah Wright - Obama’s Pastor for 20 years. Obama did not distance himself until it was political.

Father Pflager - Speaks at Obama’s former Church (only after embarrassment) and Obama gave him money & here they are in 2000.

Bill Ayers - Terrorist. Member of the Weather Underground. Killed Americans. Launched Obama’s Political Career.

Tony Rezko - bought land and sold it to Obama at a discount. Oh yeah, and he is a convicted felon.

Raila Odinga - Defeated in his bid for the Kenyan Presidency. Led Supporters in a Violent Uprising. Obama Campaigned for him in 2006. (at tax payer expense)

Khalid Abdullah Tariq Al-Mansour - I can’t even get started. This is Obama’s Political Grand-father, and his intentions do not seem to be too honorable.

Franklin Raines - Cooked the Books at Fannie Mae. Obama hired him as an advisor on Housing and Urban Affairs.

Frank Marshall David - Communist Obama Mentor.

Rev James Meeks - Spiritual Mentor

Rashid Khalidi - PLO Terrorist.

Here are a few more:

Kwame Kilpatrick, former mayor of Detroit, convicted felon, has been charged with 10 felonies including perjury, obstruction of justice and assaulting a public safety officer. He will be sentenced October 28th. In June, Kwame Kilpatrick gave Barack Obama his endorsement as a Democratic Party Superdelegate.

Gov. Blagojevich, who is under investigation.

Marilyn Katz, a former member of the ’60’s anti-war group SDS, led protestors against the police outside the Democratic Convention in 1968. Protestors threw nails in the street to impede the police and clashed with police on this occasion and others. Katz has said of her activities that she wanted the U.S. to become a socialist paradise. She is a close friend of Barack Obama. Katz is a member of Obama’s national finance committee.

James Johnson, Former Fannie Mae executive who was vetting candidates for Obama for his VP but had to resign. Johnson is drawing fire over his jumbo home loans from Countrywide Financial, a major actor in the subprime mortgage mess, that may have been below market rates.

Louis Farrakhan, leader of the NOI. Obama helped to organize his Million Man March in ‘95, and he is tight with Reverend Wright and Phleger.

Fannie Mae and Freddi Mac - Obama has recieved the most donations, second only to Dodd, from these companies, and also was thanked, in part with the Congressional Black Caucus, for *being like family* with Fannie and Freddi.

ACORN - Obama is the former Director of Illinois Project Vote, and they have been raided and charged for fraudulent voter registration practices. They are also linked to some of the above associations of Obama’s.

Michelle Obama. *First time in my adult life, I am proud of my country.* Nuff said.

How does someone hang out with that many people, who are, as I said, criminals, radicals, racists or just plain anti-American, and not share some of those characteristics?

And the best excuse Obama can ever come up with is *they aren’t the person I thought I knew* or *I never heard them say those things* or *I did not know they were a domestic terrorist when I was having my first fundraiser in their living room*.
Are we to believe that he truly didn’t know, that he is that uninformed, that naive, that, dare I say, stupid? Or is he just lying?
Why would someone who associates with all those people WANT to be President? And more importantly, why would anyone WANT him to be President?

I just don’t get it.

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Comment by Puget Sound Island Girl | 2008-10-08 18:35:58

Way to go Sara!!!

Obama—You are getting your butt kicked all the way from Italy!!!

Comment by Morgan | 2008-10-08 18:49:03

I wish, but I don’t know how to convince Obamamaniacs– I just got hung up on by my closest friend of over 20 years over this whole thing.

I wondered aloud if anyone would vote for someone who launched their political career at Timothy McVeigh’s house. And I asked what was the difference in their intents?

No answer, just “I love him” and “I think he’s great” and *click*.

Man Obama sucks ass.

Comment by Galt, Master Thrall of Planet Triskelion | 2008-10-08 18:54:42

Sorry about losing your friend. I think they must have OD’d on koolaid?

Galt, Master Thrall of Planet Triskelion
Proprietor of the NQ Popcorn Concession

Comment by Uña de Gato | 2008-10-08 19:19:14

Also remember George Soros, who introduced Obama to NYC elite and Wall Street in particular:

http://nymag.com/news/politics/30634/

“Soros has been called the master manipulator of “hit-and-run capitalism.’”

Comment by desgans | 2008-10-09 01:54:32

Vous oubliez KHALID AL MANSOUR saoudien islamiste milliardaire qui a payé les études de BHO !!!!

 
 
 

Comment by workingclass artist | 2008-10-08 19:39:14

Hey Morgan…Girl I hear ya. I’m getting insane e-mails from my oldest friend of 38 years…We have been friends since we were 10….(sigh)

I’m just avoiding her now…chalking it up to insanity…Barky just seems to bring out the best in folks doesn’t he…I mean look how unifying (NOT ) everybody is…If there is a GOP victory it wil get ugly…But Hey It will get REALLY UGLY IF HE WINS.

Good Article Sarahinitaly…hope it’s sunny and calm over there…CIAO!

 

Comment by Country First | 2008-10-08 19:43:31

I also lost a friend of nearly 50 years over Obama, and like you, I don’t understand how any thinking person can “just love him and think he’s great.”

I don’t know how to get through to them. I just figure they own their own vote and feel sorry for them and move on.

For every friend you lose, you’ll probably find a better one. I did.

Comment by Diana L. C. | 2008-10-08 20:19:59

I’ve already been burned by arguments with close family and friends. When I get emails from friends who are not my closest friends that are nasty and anti-Palin or anti-McCain, or, worse, pro-Obama, I know it’s because they know of my long-time commitment to the Dems. I then just delete and don’t answer. It would take too much energy, emotion, and time to answer them all. I’m wondering if there are lots of people out there planning to vote McCain/Palin but just pretending to go along as normal. It’s my hope.

But it does hurt when my close friends and family, none of whom have been as deeply involved in politics as I am, just brush me aside and think I’ve been brainwashed.

 
 

Comment by Kristen | 2008-10-08 19:44:23

Morgan, I just had a bad encounter with my best friend too. Just because I expressed concern with Obama’s relationship with all these freaks! It really is scary that you can’t even have conversations with people anymore. Why can’t people open their eyes. Obama does suck ass. Sorry about your friend. Hopefully time will heal this country after McCain is elected.

Comment by Animal Control | 2008-10-08 21:39:00

This is why I hope (think) that the polls are skewed. Many are hesitant to voice real concerns about Obama out of “fear”. This is sick. Luckily the actual vote will be beyond prying eyes and dismissive ears,

 
 

Comment by oowawa | 2008-10-08 19:49:01

Morgan, losing friends is an epidemic right now. I called two old friends “sexist pigs” after they forwarded me “humorous” lies about Sarah Palen’s children. They figured it would be okay, since they knew I was a lifelong Democrat. Result: 2 50 year friendships gone forever just like that.

I can live without such friends, but I would not be able to live with myself if I said nothing and chuckled along with their vile sexism in the service of their almighty Precious.

Comment by Cat in NJ | 2008-10-08 21:59:35

I’m sorry to hear about the loss of these relationships over this divisive beast who has duped so many Americans. Amazing how much damage one man can inflict, on so many levels …

 
 

Comment by Leisa | 2008-10-08 20:15:32

This is older but still relevant in many ways. This was not written by a Democrat, but it hits the target on this issue.

http://fredshelm.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/how-to-talk-to-obama-supporters/

Obama is the most divisive political figure of our times. I am so appalled the Democrats do not recognize that they are being played.

Clue #1 was when he had his surrogates come out in support of Obama because “Hillary was a divisive, polarizing candidate”…

Good luck with what you are going through, but I think too many of us relate to the movie, “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” when we have loved ones, people we thought we knew, become Obamabots.

I think it is time for us to revisit the Democratic primaries and remind some of us why we are here. It is time to revisit what we were saying way back when… It is still relevant today, and I do think many people were not paying attention back then, so we need to get out that powerful stuff and use it as a both primer and reminder…

Comment by trixta | 2008-10-08 21:09:33

Yeah, those supporting Obama are Pod Dems.

 
 

Comment by Touchet | 2008-10-08 20:23:21

I lost my friend when she called me a racist. I told her never to call me again. She tried to apologize to me, but I told her I would call her back if I ever wanted to speak to her again.

Comment by BernieO | 2008-10-09 07:08:28

You must not have gotten the memo. Obama is going to heal our wounds and bring us togther. Get with the program!

Didn’t I read that Obama denied seeing Rezko very often, but the Feds, when they were investigating Rezko, saw Obama visiting his often frequently? Anyone know?

 
 
 

Comment by dgr | 2008-10-08 19:16:40

Thass Right!!! YOU GO GIRL!!! Takin names and kickin aszes!!!

 

Comment by Woman Voter | 2008-10-08 19:19:42

Corsi is out and says he has documents about Obama?!?

Comment by Laura | 2008-10-08 21:14:02

Yes, he’s going to show what he found on Hannity Monday. He called into the radio show today from England. He has emails between Obama and Odinga.

 
 

Comment by Laura | 2008-10-08 21:10:42

Just watched this:

CNN Finds Extensive Ties Between Barack Obama and ‘Terrorist’ Bill Ayers

http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=190343

Maybe there is hope the MSM will start looking into this stuff.

Comment by Leisa | 2008-10-08 22:05:18

CNN is in the tank for Obama… Hmmm, will they sweep this under the rug?

OR

Will they give it small airplay to appear that they are impartial?

I have had my hopes up that the MSM will actually behave as the 4th Estate of Democracy, but they just prove over and over that they are corporate owned propagandists.

 
 

Comment by Dawnelle | 2008-10-09 09:21:49

I agree and thanks for this great list!!

No one can find one like that (that is clearly recent) for Mack or Sarah!

We would have heard about it long ago.

America can’t be so dumb as to vote for such a scary phony Chicago politician as Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein OBLAHMA!

I am just so sick of seeing him EVERYWHERE!!! And seeing the koolaid smack faces of the reporters that are following him around! OMG I think CNN’s Malvaeux must be changing her clothes 5 times a day. That boy makes her sweat! She looked earlier like she had just surfaced from a 5 hour long kiss! Even her lips looked raw. What r they doing to those people????? SEriously!!!

 
 

Comment by sarainitaly | 2008-10-08 18:37:58

I just noticed a typo. I hate that. haha

Thanks PS Girl!

Comment by TexasDarlin | 2008-10-08 18:41:18

Sara,

This post hits it out of the park! Great job, no one has laid it all out like this. It’s all true.

td

Comment by sarainitaly | 2008-10-08 19:02:18

Thank you! It’s because I read you, NQ, and all the other great blogs out there, and get inspired, and lots of great info/research! :O)

 

Comment by Papoose | 2008-10-08 19:31:51

TD,

Patty on your site did a phenominal job, as well, moments ago…Ayres/Dorhn time line in NYC…
The Douglas’ - comment in They Tried To Kill My Family, I’m pretty sure.

imho, these education experts are truly and organized group of indoctinators…and they get paid handsomely for their expertise.

Cannot wait to hear from Mr. Corsi tonight on Hannity.

 
 

Comment by Leisa | 2008-10-08 21:03:55

Sara,

Thanks for your posts! I hate it when I push the send button and find my typos. Only snotty people care about that and try to discredit your message because of a misspelled word or improper syntax. I read for content and meaning, and you are on target!

People that focus on the spelling or syntax (as they do with Palin and her inserted phrases that are totally Alaskan) are trying to create distractions from the truth.

Thank you for being a truth speaker/writer.

Comment by jwrjr | 2008-10-08 22:54:53

In the words of Tommy Chong (tells you how old I am), “I’ve done that, man!”

Comment by Dawnelle | 2008-10-09 09:26:49

yea I get very anal about my own typos but can’t ever remember dissing someone ELSE for it as I DETEST it so much myself but know I do it often!!

I have great respect and admiration for those that strive for perfection as long as they always remind us that it’s a goal that none can attain so they should not get too worked up about it if they fail occasionally

 
 
 
 

Comment by HARP | 2008-10-08 18:38:11

POLITICAL YOKE

John was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young layers called “pullets”, and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs. He kept records, and and any rooster not performing, went into the soup pot and was replaced.

But this took a lot of time….So he bought some tiny bells and attached them to each of his roosters. Each bell had a different tone, which allowed him to tell from a distance, which rooster was performing. Now, he could sit on the porch,and fill out an efficiency report just by listening to the bells.

John`s favorite rooster,Old Butch, was a very fine specimen, but this morning John noticed Old Butch`s bell hadn`t rung at all! When he went to investigate, he saw the other roosters were busy chasing pullets, bells- a- ringing. Now the pullets, being alerted to the rooster`s approach, by the bells, would run away! To John`s amazement, Old Butch had his bell in his beak, so it couldn`t ring. He`d sneak up on a pullet, do his job and move on to the next one!

John was so proud of Old Butch, he entered him in the Norfolk County Fair where he became an overnight sensation with the judges. Not only did the judges award Old Butch with the ” No Bell Piece Prize”, but they also awarded him the “Pullets surprise” as well !!!

Everyone agreed that Old Butch was a perfect candidate to run in the next election ! They think he has what it takes.

Vote carefully in this election, the bells are not always audible.

 

Comment by AF catfish | 2008-10-08 18:41:33

The only one I would remove is Kwame Kilpatrick. Or at least I would rephrase it. It’s not a problem if a criminal endorses you. But if you praise somebody while he’s under investigation, then throw him under the bus as soon as he’s indicted, well that’s just weird.

And how on earth could he buy land with Rezko in 2005? He know he was running for president. What was he thinking? Does he read newspapers? I think he does not.

Comment by sarainitaly | 2008-10-08 18:54:30

Obama endorsing Kwame

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZNvC_-RW2Q

“And so I’m grateful to call him a friend and a colleague. And I’m looking forward to a lengthy collaboration in terms of making sure that Detroit does well in the future.”

Comment by Papoose | 2008-10-08 19:40:35

Nice Job Sara…

and the pattern is turning into a humongous sticky web that has been spinning and weaving for years — all the same spiders ~ they just work on different threads ~ umm,ahhh, “neighborhood”.

Community Organizers and Indoctrinators
made up of senior anti-American thieves.

They’re so proud of their work.

 

Comment by hank48188 | 2008-10-08 19:44:36

I live in Michiganistan, the Detroit area and I’ve been watching Kwame for years. It looked like he was going to lose his last run for Mayor, the TV Stations wrere showing his wife’s Red Navigator and exposing him for the Crook he is. Then right before the Election Rosa Parks died, the TV Stations covered the Funeral non-stop and Kwame had his face on the place, he spoke at the Service as well. If Rosa wouldn’t have died Kwame would have lost, what a crazy deal.

 
 

Comment by hank48188 | 2008-10-08 19:38:19

Give the guy a break, he admits it was a “Boneheaded” move, lets forgive him

Comment by Leisa | 2008-10-08 21:10:07

OK… he admits that he is not qualified to be POTUS… (unless, we want an other version of the shrub)

3 dictionary results for: bonehead
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bone·head /ˈboʊnˌhɛd/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[bohn-hed] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation Slang.
–noun
1. a foolish or stupid person; blockhead.
–adjective
2. being of, by, or for a stupid or unthinking person: a bonehead mistake.
[Origin: 1905–10, Americanism; bone1 + head]

—Related forms
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bone·head·ed·ness, noun

 
 
 

Comment by NoBO | 2008-10-08 18:41:52

Obama wants to spread his Marxist, socialist, communist ideology throughout government so he can effect the unseating of the white establishment. His tax ideas would essentially create what would amount to reparations. He hates the country as it is and wants to change it into the sort of socialist country he envisions.

Obama is a nightmarish threat to our democracy.

PUMA

Comment by Maverick | 2008-10-08 18:56:45

I won’t pay the taxes. I’ll have an offshore bank if they get any higher.

Comment by athena | 2008-10-08 18:58:34

Hell - I will just go offshore…..

 
 

Comment by lark | 2008-10-08 19:05:39

He hates the country as it is and wants to change it into the sort of socialist country he envisions. Obama is a nightmarish threat to our democracy.

So true. So very true.

 
 

Comment by AF catfish | 2008-10-08 18:43:06

People keep saying we still don’t know who Obama is. This post lays it out - no, we do know who he is. He can’t be trusted.

Comment by sarainitaly | 2008-10-08 19:08:50

That is what BAFFLES me! Obama supporters get SO pissed and throw vile comments and racist cards left and right, all the time defending someone that they truly DO NOT KNOW!

I love HRC. Was/Am a huge supporter, but I would never ever give her the loyalty blind devotion that obamabots give Obama. And she is WAY more known then he is.

He is almost like a ghost - there is so little information out there about him, he is even hiding his birth cert…

What has happened that these people are SO blinded? That is why it freaks me out - it is just way too Jim Jones-ish.

Fer crying out loud - support him, like him, donate to him - but don’t worship him! Don’t put all your faith in someone who has done NOTHING to earn it.

Comment by bethtopaz | 2008-10-08 19:28:31

Consider the wise warning of G.K. Chesterton: “When people stop believing in God, they don’t believe in nothing — they believe in anything.”

 

Comment by verminme | 2008-10-08 19:32:44

God help me I had this same thought today when I saw a crazy screaming match between the blond McCain supporter and one of the Obama supporters (sorry I don’t watch and don’t know names) on youtube. The Obama supporter was screaming about McCain dumping his wife for Cindy - the car crash.. some details and I thought “How can you say you know so much about McCain and know so little about Obama?”

Comment by sarainitaly | 2008-10-08 19:41:49

The View - Sherri and Elizabeth. It was ugly.

 
 
 
 

Comment by Maverick | 2008-10-08 18:45:18

What the hell is going on? Why are people falling for this dangerous communist kook? This is how countries fail. By stealing elections. Below is how stealing elections messes with Democracy. This is how kooks get in office.
Will Obama and the Democrats steal the 2008 election using voter fraud?
John Fund, a Wall Street Journal columnist and Fox News analyst, warns of that very real possibility.

Butterfly ballots, balky machines, absentee ballot scandals, felons voting
Could it happen again in this year’s presidential election?

The answer is yes, because not much has changed to improve our election systems, while both major parties are poised on a hair trigger to file lawsuits and challenge any close statewide vote. The issues may boil down to whether the margin of victory in any state exceeds the “margin of litigation.”

John Fund offers a guided tour of our error-prone election systems, which nearly half of Americans say they don’t trust. When some states have systems so flawed that you can’t tell where incompetence ends and possible fraud begins, it isn’t surprising that scandals have ranged from rural Texas to big cities such as Milwaukee and St. Louis. Fund dissects some and analyzes the bitterly protracted election for governor of Washington State in 2004.

He spotlights the perils of “provisional ballots,” the flaws of the “Motor Voter” law that has allowed people to get absentee ballots for phantom voters, and the shady registration
drives of the radical group ACORN, a group with close ties to Barack Obama.

Meanwhile, the simple safeguard of a photo ID requirement is fiercely resisted on specious claims that it would disenfranchise poor and minority voters.
Stealing Elections presents a chilling portrait of electoral vulnerability, as a combination of bureaucratic bungling and ballot rigging put our democracy at risk.
This is a must read book for the 2008 elections

Comment by Galt, Master Thrall of Planet Triskelion | 2008-10-08 18:58:45

Relax, but not too much we have work to do. My point is the MSM is trying to lead us to believe Obama is inevitable, just like they did during the primaries. Except this time there are no caucuses to rig and DNC/RNC shenanigans.

Comment by Uña de Gato | 2008-10-08 19:38:28

Right now, McCain and Palin are defending this country from a Soros led Euro takeover.

http://www.questionsquestions.net/docs04/engdahl-soros.html

 

Comment by AF catfish | 2008-10-08 19:55:40

BREAKING NEWS - McCain embraced Hillary’s HOLC idea in last night’s debate and the media is actually reporting it! Also Obama took the debate and came out against helping homeowners. McCain is now to the left of Obama on THE economic issue of the day. Details here. McCain campaign spokesman today explicitly credited Hillary as authoring the idea.

Comment by AF catfish | 2008-10-08 19:58:16

Ack - Obama took the bait, not the debate! Hate typos.

 
 

Comment by b mathews | 2008-10-12 16:42:36

remember when fox called the election for bush before it was even over? look for msnbc and cnn to call it for obama before the votes are even counted.

 
 
 

Comment by Fedup | 2008-10-08 18:45:45

Any happen to listen to Sean Hannity radio show today? Jerome Corsi gave him the first interview since he was deported from Kenya. Corsi says he has brought back with him e-mail evidence that BO was in communication with Odinga advising him on how to run his campaign. Considering Odinga is a violent radical Muslim this could be a huge story.

Comment by athena | 2008-10-08 18:56:32

I heard it live. Very interesting.

 

Comment by lark | 2008-10-08 19:14:36

If he is giving Odinga advise on how to run his campaign, then it is very possible that if Obama becomes president, he may call Hugo Chavez to give him advise on how to run a government autocratic style.

 

Comment by educatedwhitewoman | 2008-10-08 19:23:21

email evidence, cell phone records and documents from Kenya, as I recall. I heard the whole thing. Very damning, if true. It appears some of Odinga’s former supporters have turned on him and turned over these documents to Corsi. Perhaps some of them had a few friends or relatives killed by Odinga’s supporters. I find the idea that Obama was consulting Odinga on his campaign, and was aware of Odinga’s plan to foment violence as a campaign tactic during the election, and then to claim fraud if Odinga lost, particularly damning.

Comment by b mathews | 2008-10-12 16:50:23

same way obama supporters will cry fraud if (i mean when) obama loses. will his supporters also burn down churches or just their own neighborhoods.i dont hear obama speaking out against threats of rioting or is he encouraging it by his silence?

 
 
 

Comment by cdub | 2008-10-08 18:48:25

We need to fire the media for grossly neglecting their job for their own political purposes and gain. First, W., now Obama. Why have we been duped a third time? How on earth could this happen? He doesn’t even like his own country! Has half this country gone mad?!?

Seriously, this country will never be the same. We are electing a crook, a liar, a fraud and a coward to the highest office in the land. Why won’t anyone demand the truth from him?

So help me God, this is far from over.

Comment by John Smith | 2008-10-08 19:00:43

Don’t listen to the polls. The people are not supporting this guy. The media wants you to believe it but it will not happen.

Comment by b mathews | 2008-10-12 17:00:40

heres something i dont understand. i visit a variety of blogs on both sides and the middle and they seem to be running 8-2 against obama so how can he be leading in every poll? these sites seem to be a cross section of america. what gives here? me thinks folks are lying to pollsters.

 
 

Comment by A Citizen | 2008-10-09 01:53:05

Boycott the biased TV stations and their advertisers. They can’t survive if ratings dive.

 
 

Comment by Fedup | 2008-10-08 18:48:37

I forgot to add that Corsi indicated that the e-mail activity originated from BO’s Senate office.

Comment by Shiloh | 2008-10-08 18:55:27

I hope he can prove this beyond doubt.

Comment by Elizabeth | 2008-10-08 19:11:15

Yeah, it’ll have to be confirmed independently by an internationally respected outlet like the BBC. No one will believe the report of a blog or indepdendent journalist.

Comment by Paige | 2008-10-09 21:54:36

Good point! I believe Corsi was calling in from London so maybe he will go to their media to have it validated. I’m wondering why I didn’t hear more about it today though. My question is this: How much longer do you suppose Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh will be allowed to continue their radio shows? If Obama gets his way we’ll all be living in a facist country and the answer will be “not long”.
Also, all of this talk of government run healthcare scares me to death. Why is no one considering the consequences? We aren’t talking Medicaid for the poor. No, they are talking about the middle class that falls through the cracks. Small business owners like myself, etc. If I could get good government healthcare for free (and it would have to be free to “cover all Americans”) then why would I continue to pay the premiums and co-pays of my current policy? Once that becomes clear it will be the end of the insurance industry. That leads to government control of the entire medical system - subpar healthcare - subpar doctors - no competition to find the best cures and treatments, etc. How is this best for Americans?

 
 
 

Comment by educatedwhitewoman | 2008-10-08 19:26:11

Yes, and Obama even named a certain Senate aide that Obama would use as his “cover” - can’t recall the name, but it was an American guy, not someone who would be emailing Odinga in Kenya! It’s always the cover-up, Obama, but maybe you were in Indonesia during Watergate, and missed that chapter in American history.

 
 

Comment by Maverick | 2008-10-08 18:52:40

OMG. No suprise. We have said all alog that he was in communication with Odinga.

Above is a partial list.
There’s Soros who was trained by the Nazi’s at the age of 14. His job was to go in houses and raid the jews of their possessions.
Then there is Goolsbee
and ashmarraee or however you say it. He’s been deported out of US but is in contact with Obama.
Quadaffi
and a whole host of characters.

 

Comment by Maverick | 2008-10-08 18:54:31

OMG. No suprise. We have said all along that he was in communication with Odinga.

Above is a partial list.
There’s Soros who was trained by the Nazi’s at the age of 14. His job was to go into houses and raid the jews of their possessions.
Then there is Goolsbee
and Ashmarraee or however you say it, who has been deported out of US but is in contact with Obama.
Quadaffi-who was visited by Wright and Farrakhan.
and a whole host of characters.

Comment by bethtopaz | 2008-10-08 19:31:30

Soros is the worst kind of person — a Jews who betrays other Jews.

Comment by workingclass artist | 2008-10-08 19:42:11

Yes…SOROS is EVIL…and scary. A bored Meglomaniac

Comment by bethtopaz | 2008-10-08 19:56:48

Yes, bored like Lex Luther on Superman.

What does a guy do when he has more than everything he needs and wants?

Answer: Wreaks destruction and calamity on the earth.

Comment by Dawnelle | 2008-10-09 09:48:49

no offense but I think GW and Chainsaw already started that chit!

Odrama’s group plan to finish it, I suppose.

But, they won’t get the chance. The ONE has become a ZERO to most normal voters by now.

I say Mack takes it by 5 percent (popular) and the red states stay red and the blue states stay blue.

(that’s being generous to Bambi too)

 
 
 

Comment by Uña de Gato | 2008-10-08 19:50:47

Who can forget the little cameo Soros did on SNL, which was pulled, edited, and re-released:

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/08/one-mo-time-the-redacted-snl-bailout-sketch/

Obama and the Democratic party is Soros’s latest “investment.”

 

Comment by b mathews | 2008-10-12 17:08:29

everyone needs to send that tape of farrakahn saying obama is the messiah to every jewish person they know. and a tape of al mansour telling blacks to kill and eat the bones of white people to every white person they know.if the msm had the balls to show it on tv..obama would be toast. everyone send them to hannity who is the only one left telling the truth about this abomination.

 
 
 

Comment by Maverick | 2008-10-08 18:58:08

sorry for the double post…not sure what happened.

 

Comment by Soldier of Christ | 2008-10-08 18:59:21

Yeah….it is definitely the media’s fault. They sold our country to socialism. Good article. It was worth reading. On another note, I have a feeling that I am sniffing the truth as to why Obama does not want his medical papers released. Go to Sean’s documentary last week on Obama’s life. Take a good look at Obama’s early college and community organ pictures. Did you notice something? His nose was very big and wide. If you look at Obama sideways- you see a indent on both sides of his nose. Could he have had nose surgery? There are two pictures showing Obama with a VERY big wide nose and then all of sudden the nose became smaller. Unless he was doing coke and the nose was being used and it was swollen could be one reason- remember he was doing coke around this time- but if it not- it was replaced. Nothing important—-just a reason why he wouldn’t want people to know he was trying to look more “white”.

Comment by John Smith | 2008-10-08 19:02:50

I’ll bet you he snorted so much coke that he had have nose surgery. It is not uncommon for that to happen.

 

Comment by all4Hillary | 2008-10-08 19:42:22

I have noticed this nose thing too. I wondered if he had his nose done to look less black.

Comment by b mathews | 2008-10-12 17:13:44

and did you notice his skin is becoming lighter too..ala michael jackson?

 
 

Comment by bemused | 2008-10-08 21:45:32

I noticed that too, and thought it might just be a nose job for vanity. Also, I was thinking in the picture on the article “2001″ below this that his hairline is different. I know he’s a man and older and all, but it just seems a little strange to lose the peak when usually men lose hair along the two sides of the peak.

 
 

Comment by athena | 2008-10-08 18:59:51

Sarah Palin is distantly related to Princess Di and FDR per geniologists who have connected BO with Cheny and Pitt…

Comment by NCgirl | 2008-10-08 19:56:18

Now those are two people I’d be proud to be related to.

 

Comment by Northwest rain | 2008-10-08 20:17:20

I just checked Palin’s genealogy. As I had guessed — we share several ancestors, mostly on my father’s side (Mormon heritage).

There are thousands if not millions of Americans related to Princess Di — a common ancestor migrated to the Colonies bringing the younger children. The older daughter remained in England, married well and produced offspring which would lead to Princess Di.

Americans followed a common migration path from the East to the Western frontier — and often family and members of communities migrated together.

The Mormons were also responsible for a huge migration, stopping off at several places before reaching Utah. From there Mormons migrated to Idaho. It looks like Sarah has some of the pioneer Mormons as ancestors (from my brief review of Surnames etc. The Rev. John Smith is listed as an ancestor of Palin’s).

Sarah’s ancestral history is very similar to my own — and MILLIONS of Americans. Sarah is absolutely an American — if such things could be traced to the genetic code — then Sarah has America in her DNA!

Sarah is America.

Thanks for reminding me to check out Sarah’s genealogy!!!

Obama — you best not mess with Sarah — she is our sister/cousin, our kin.

 
 

Comment by lark | 2008-10-08 18:59:57

If we go into a world wide depression, there is a chance that under Obama the U.S. would become a socialist/half communist country, China would become a capitalist country and Russia would become a socialist/capitalist country. In other words all the roles might just reverse.

I don’t think that will happen if McCain is elected. We will have more of the same America we love and cherish and are so proud off.

God bless America.

 

Comment by Paul3triple | 2008-10-08 19:01:38

it will all tumble out of his closet, trust me.
Bill Ayers is just a warm up to pique americans interest.
FF and the rest can scream racist all they want.
FF, of course aproves of jeremiah wright. BUT, were racist for bringing up the truth on obama.
FF is a fascist just like his man-god Obama.
Pathetic joke.
Fighter of his own freedom is a fascist.

Comment by bethtopaz | 2008-10-08 19:33:11

 
 

Comment by Sarracuda In So Cal | 2008-10-08 19:01:42

Isn’t this the same Corsi that brought down John Kerry in 2004..I just hope that Corsi comes home safely and that the McCain camp already has this info so that we can finally bring this bastard down. Now I know this won’t convince everyone to not vote for Obama since so many have already been brainwashed beyond belief but many of his supporters will I believe jump ship

Comment by Medusa | 2008-10-08 19:03:34

Great post, sara. wow. I hope this gets the attention it deserves.

 

Comment by Uña de Gato | 2008-10-08 19:54:14

Supposedly Corsi is going to be on Hannity tonight at 9PM.

 
 

Comment by Firefly | 2008-10-08 19:02:24

Amazing, powerful post - OMG! And, of course, it attests to the fact that we have NO FOURTH ESTATE.

Are we to believe that the ENTIRE corps of PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS - all of whom, presumably, have degrees, and advanced degrees, in journalism, law, political science, etc. - CAN’T SEE A PATTERN when it’s THEIR JOB to see it?

Whoever they are, the unAmerican powers behind this, they are TERRORISTS determined to destroy this nation.

 

Comment by apishapa | 2008-10-08 19:06:19

This gets to the thing Obama and Axelrod need to watch out for. Do they really want to portray Obama as stupid? That is what tehy are doing. Everyone wnats to know what Palin reads. Well, apparently we need to ask Obama if he’s ever picked up a newspaper.

Even Bush can work the Google. Obama sought out these people and forged relationships with them because they could advance his career. They did not come looking for him. He should have done a little research.

The man wants to lead the War on Terror and he majored in Political Science and he researched domestic terrorism. How does he intend to form his policies if he is too lazy to even check out his political associates.

Comment by Uña de Gato | 2008-10-08 19:55:32

Obama is basically running a Bart Simpson campaign, “I didn’t do it!”

 
 

Comment by OBAMA'S NOT MY PREZ | 2008-10-08 19:09:29

Every day I read. Every day I do my homework and uncover the truth. Every day I cry for my country that someone as disgusting as Obama has fooled so many pathetic people. WTF?

Comment by Fedup | 2008-10-08 19:19:26

You research the facts they listen to what their told….That is the difference.

 
 

Comment by Dum De Dum Dum | 2008-10-08 19:11:16

1981, New York City: Just a Bizarre Coincidence?

October 7, 2008 by texasdarlin

http://texasdarlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/1981-new-york-city-just-a-bizarre-coincidence/

It’s 1981, New York City. Barack Obama is residing two blocks away from Weather Underground leader William Ayers. We know very little about Obama’s life in NYC during that period; supposedly he transferred from Occidental College and completed undergraduate studies at Columbia University. Obama’s academic records and, in fact, the records of his life from those years in New York are lost. [See references at end.]

At Occidental, Obama belonged to Students for Economic Democracy (SED), a radical socialist “cousin” organization to Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), of which the Weather Underground was an off-shoot. Did Obama continue his SED membership at Columbia? (I read recently that Columbia was a major SDS center.)

In 1981, former Weather Underground members along with a few former Black Panthers are arrested in association with the robbery of a Brinks armored truck 20 miles north of Manhattan. A guard is killed and the driver is wounded. $1.6 million is recovered.

Comment by Soldier of Christ | 2008-10-08 19:16:19

He was too busy doing drugs with his middleeast roommate. Now, it is too bad that we can’t seem to find the records as to why they both went to Pakinstan when at the time “foreigners” were not allow unless you were fighting jihad.

Comment by Kal | 2008-10-08 19:33:58

One of the tv stations actually tracked the roommate down, but he would not talk to them. Saw a clip of it on tv within the last couple of weeks, maybe in Hannity’s America?

 
 
 

Comment by Dum De Dum Dum | 2008-10-08 19:13:30

There’s more to that above article and it’s more interesting too!

 

Comment by Lindsy | 2008-10-08 19:13:51

The Odinga thing would be huge if it ever got any media coverage beyond FOX but it won’t.

Just like the media outlets won’t show the whitey tape because they are afraid of the backlash.

Comment by lark | 2008-10-08 19:26:43

Hanity said today that Fox network has some 40 millions daily viewers nationwide. That’s plenty of viewers.

 

Comment by Fedup | 2008-10-08 19:26:52

Just from the little bit I have heard if Corsi has the evidence it would make all the other story’s about BO pale in comparison.

Try to get your mind around this for a moment, BO is advising a radical violent Muslim from his Senate office as early as last year. This Muslim that he was advising was trying to reinstate Sharia Law in Kenya. I find it striking that BO and the Odinga campaigns are similar.

Comment by Sarracuda In So Cal | 2008-10-08 19:28:55

Question is, lets say he releases this info on Monday, because he said today on Sean’s show that he will be back in the US on Saturday, he is right now in London, so let’s say Monday this info is released, and once Fox gets hold of it like everything else the mainstream media will HAVE To report it because they want the ratings too, hopefully this will be the thing that brings Obama down for GOOD

 

Comment by Uña de Gato | 2008-10-08 19:59:52

From Audacity of Hope:

http://righttruth.typepad.com/right_truth/2008/02/i-will-stand-wi.html

we can’t forget this quote from Obama’s book Audacity of Hope

“I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”

Whatever did he mean by that?

Comment by Elizabeth | 2008-10-08 20:17:09

This is a corruption of a quote. It was taken from a section talking about the concerns of immigrants who are American citizens.

“Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific assurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Re: the Corsi evidence of an Odinga collaboration, Obama and his people didn’t issue a challenge to the final list of allegations in “Obama Nation” so I’m hoping while they will attempt to continue their smear campaign this time, it will be in name only. The documents should be beyond dispute.

 

Comment by b mathews | 2008-10-12 17:25:28

too bad no one has the guts to ask him. im surprised at bill orielly for not asking.

 
 
 
 

Comment by Andrew | 2008-10-08 19:17:14

Bill O is bashing McCain. Don’t watch his show. Don’t go to his website. Don’t buy his stuff. Don’t do anything with him. He is evil. He is in cahoots with Obama.

Comment by PS | 2008-10-08 19:29:04

No, I don’t think so Andrew. I just watched it too and I really think Bill’s as frustrated as the rest of us. All of this information is here and everywhere except the MSM. Fox News has it and it still doesn’t make a difference in the polls. I personally don’t believe the polls at all.

I think that Bill wants John to get angry, to get in Obama’s face, to say more than “that one”…love that line! I would like John to show more “passion” in his debates. Is the team worried that it will poll negative, I don’t know. But if he can deliver “THAT ONE” with conviction, let’s see what else he can deliver!

Comment by wodiej | 2008-10-08 19:33:15

I heard that McCain isn’t getting angry or too fired up because he is trying to get the votes of undecideds and Independents and they don’t like partisanship. Actually I heard it on talk radio today and was cracking up laughing because the host read my mind. He said they are elitists who think they are smarter than everyone else. He said what don’t they know that is keeping them from making up their mind?? I have thought the same thing. I think they think they are “special”, they are getting attention by being undecided.

Comment by Andrew | 2008-10-08 19:40:49

Bill O is responsible for some of this mess. IF he had asked Obama hard hitting questions he would have helped defeat him. Instead he was all soft. Bill O is full of crap. Like McCain needs to take advice from him. I hope he is worried about his show being taken off the air.

Comment by Jules | 2008-10-08 22:08:34

I think it is interesting how things come across differently to different people. I watched O’Reilly and got the impression he was frustrated because he really wants McCain to win. I know he and Dick Morris and the rest keep offering unsolicited advice and they hope he’ll take it. They think he’s letting his chances slip away and desparately want him to do something. They have huge egos and of course think they know best. I’m sure McCain has his own plan, and I sure hope it’s a good one. I would be devasated if Obama were to win.

I thought Fox got nicer to Obama right around the time he agreed to do the interview. I think they were just happy to get him on the network so they went sort of easy on him. I don’t think O’Reilly could come right out and bash him big time because he does try to say he’s fair & balanced. I think he asked a few hard questions. Since that interview though, I think they’ve gotten a little tougher again.

 
 

Comment by Karma | 2008-10-08 20:07:49

You reminded me of a Daily Show skit on undecided voters in 2004.

The ending is priceless…makes one hope that the elite Dem chokes again. ;)

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=129462&title=Squabble-in-Coral-Gables—Undecided-Voters

 
 

Comment by hank48188 | 2008-10-08 19:52:16

Bill is weak and uninformed, he doesn’t seem to know much about anything, he is just fat and lazy, counting his money.

 
 

Comment by fif | 2008-10-08 19:29:31

What has happened to him? Did you see his softball interview with Obama? Lame.

Comment by Kal | 2008-10-08 19:36:54

You mean Bill O? Yeah, real lame. And he kept getting a goofy grin on his face whenever BO would poke his knee, oh no not another one secretly in the tank!!

Comment by Dr. Kate | 2008-10-08 20:02:52

O’reilly has a crush on Obama. plain and simple

Comment by Deep Truths | 2008-10-08 22:02:54

Obama kept touching O’Reilly’s leg. Maybe he’s hoping for more.

Comment by Jules | 2008-10-08 22:15:54

I have taken some lame classes for work in the past on how to ‘influence people’. Touching like that is what supposedly ‘charismatic’ people do to get you on their side. When Obama did it, I saw it as manipulation, pure and simple, so that O’Reilly wouldn’t be to hard on him.

 
 

Comment by Jules | 2008-10-08 22:13:23

Are you serious? I don’t think he can stand Obama! O’Reilly is a pretty conservative no-nonsense guy and I don’t think he approves of all the unsavory connections Obama has.

 
 
 
 

Comment by lark | 2008-10-08 19:36:24

I know. I watched the first 20 seconds of the show and I noticed his guest and what his intentions were and I shut off the TV.

Fox has this weird deal that if one show is going to be gratuitous with McCain or Palin then the previous show needs to dump on them. Is the stupid fair and balance thing. One day good to McCain the next day bad, one show good and other bad. Is just so transparent.

Hannity will run his interview with McCain and Palin together. Something really extraordinary. And he will be asking tough questions about Ayers, the NYT, etc.

So O’Reilly needs to get ugly with McCain in order to balance that out.

Comment by Jules | 2008-10-08 22:19:30

Given the current state of CNN and the rest of the networks, I have grown more appreciative of Fox. The people that don’t agree with me on there annoy me of course, but I can just mute them. At least they show differing points of view which I trust a lot more than one sided propaganda.

 
 

Comment by jangles | 2008-10-08 21:39:24

I think Billo is venting because M and P have been on Greta and Hannity at least twice and they have not accepted Billo’s invitation.

 
 

Comment by prayerwarrior2008 | 2008-10-08 19:17:22

I pray Obama is defeated. Join my prayer circle.

Comment by Alice Paul WPB | 2008-10-08 19:23:27

I will certainly pray with you.

I am getting increasingly depressed, so pray for me too!!!!

Fox keeps saying McCain is slipping and he’s going to loose this election. I can’t believe this could happen. How could people be so foolish.

Obama is slicker and McCain is not the greatest debater but I would rather put my trust in McCain than BO anyday.

Comment by sarainitaly | 2008-10-08 19:48:56

well, hopefully those reports will rally the rep base, and get them to get out and vote, for McCain. There are always lots of people who think *oh, well my vote won’t matter, *he* already has it in the bag* so they don’t bother. But, if the republicans are worried McCain might actually lose, they will vote. My theory, anyway…

 

Comment by cathnealon | 2008-10-08 20:01:14

alice
I’ll proudly pray with you. I’m proud of my country and am proudly “clinging” to the McCain/Palin ticket. Keep the faith, pray don’t hope.

 
 

Comment by wodiej | 2008-10-08 19:34:08

you got it…..

 

Comment by bethtopaz | 2008-10-08 19:36:46

I pray Obama is defeated. Join my prayer circle.
***********
Yes, I will do that. We need to really pray that God will save our country right now.

 

Comment by lark | 2008-10-08 19:39:15

Prayer is good. I would like to join the circle.

Comment by bethtopaz | 2008-10-08 19:48:14

If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
II Chronicles 7:14

Comment by Alice Paul WPB | 2008-10-08 19:57:23

Comment by Uña de Gato | 2008-10-08 20:49:44

Lord deliver us!

 
 
 

Comment by Postmaster | 2008-10-08 21:40:53

Count me in.

 
 

Comment by georgia | 2008-10-08 21:32:25

I pray every night for our country and I’ll join with you. Bless you!

 
 

Comment by beachnan | 2008-10-08 19:18:29

Great job of putting the pieces together. I just wish this were put together in a documentary and put out there for Main Street America. We all know this stuff here at No Quarter, but we need to get it out to the masses. Wish we could figure out how to do this because too many people have no idea what is going on. My Mother, life-long Dem, just learned about his terrorist friends. I’ve been telling her for ages that BO is crooked as they come, but I guess she needed to hear it from somebody else. She wasn’t planning on voting for either Presidential candidate, but I explained how important it was to vote for McCain, in order to stop BO. She is now voting for McCain. Keep talking to everyone you know-we can make a difference in this election. Nobama, noway, nohow.

Comment by Hillarity Ensues | 2008-10-08 19:33:08

Put it on a sandwich board, get yourself a good, loud bell — and take it to the streets.

You might also consider growing a long beard and perhaps learning to shout “THE END IS NEAR” and “REPENT” in ominous tones.

 

Comment by Paige | 2008-10-10 12:01:50

I for one have sent out an email to friends and family (especially the Obamabots!) that includes the link to this website, the Obama/Odinga YouTube link, and a link to a Reuters article from January 1 that reports on the rioting and church massacre in Kenya. I figure presenting the same story from several sources will validate it even more. And by the way, I sent the email to my pastor too. I’m not expecting him to preach directly on it, but hopefully he will encourage our congregation to do the research on the candidates before they blindly vote for anyone. I know McCain can stand up to the scrutiny but if they are honest with themselves they can’t possibly still vote for Obama after doing the research or the will certainly be the deceived “elect”.

 
 

Comment by Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy | 2008-10-08 19:19:39

Sara, this is awesome! Well done!

And I don’t get it, either. As others have said, though, Obamans don’t CARE what the facts are abt him, what his history is, or with whom he hangs - he gave a great speech in 2004, and that’s ALL that matters because he is SOOOOO eloquent. And dreamy (blech). And if you don’t like him, it’s just because you are a big ol’ racist!! Sigh.

For those of us who are still capable of analytic thought, though, this is perfect!

Great job, Sara!

 

Comment by ford | 2008-10-08 19:21:49

Oh, I think the whitey tapes will rear their heads in 2 weeks, after the last debate.

I think McCain does not have to tear it up right now, because this is his tactic to his over all strategy.

The Odingobama information it tops!

The information on Ayers is going to bleed through more as well…face it, there is a field of possibilities out there, and Mac is not far back..

Keep the faith…I’m working in office for Mac now making phone calls , and it fun. Try it. the people know I am not a Pub and they are nice.

Comment by csuzeq | 2008-10-08 19:39:04

ok, you think the Odinga stuff is bad in itself?

What if I told you that one of the Black Panthers/weather underground is named Nathanial Burns AKA Sekou Odonga was involved in the 1981 Brinks armed robbery (sorry for the paste, but the link hasn’t worked):

Brinks robbery (1981)
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For the Brinks robbery of 1950, see Great Brink’s Robbery.
The Brinks robbery of 1981 (October 20, 1981) was an armed robbery carried out by Black Liberation Army members Jeral Wayne Williams (aka Mutulu Shakur), Donald Weems (aka Kuwasi Balagoon), Samuel Smith and Nathaniel Burns (aka Sekou Odinga), Cecilio “Chui” Ferguson, Samuel Brown (aka Solomon Bouines), several members of the Weather Underground (David Gilbert, Samuel Brown, Judith Alice Clark, Kathy Boudin, and Marilyn Buck), and an unknown number of accomplices.[1] They stole $1.6 million from a Brinks armored car at the Nanuet Mall, in Nanuet, New York, killing two police officers, Edward O’Grady and Waverly Brown, and a Brinks guard, Peter Paige.

Contents [hide]
1 Robbery
2 Car swap
3 Second gunfight
4 Arrests
5 Trials and sentencing
6 Legacy
7 External links
8 References

[edit] Robbery
The robbers included senior BLA members Willams (Shakur) and Weems (Balagoon), along with Weathermen David Gilbert, Samuel Brown, Judith Alice Clark, and Kathy Boudin. The robbery began with Boudin dropping her infant son, Chesa Boudin, at a baby sitter’s before picking up the getaway vehicle, a U-Haul truck. She waited in a nearby parking lot as her heavily armed accomplices took another vehicle to the Nanuet Mall in Nanuet, New York where a Brinks truck was making a delivery. At 3:55 pm, Brinks guards Peter Paige and Joe Trombino emerged from the mall carrying bags of money. As they loaded the money into the truck, the robbers stormed out of their van and attacked. One suspect fired two shotgun blasts into the van’s bullet proof windshield, while another opened fire with an M16 rifle. Paige was hit multiple times and killed instantly. Trombino was able to fire a single shot from his handgun, but was soon struck in the shoulder and arm by several rounds, nearly severing his arm from his body. The criminals then took $1.6 million in cash, got back in their van, and fled the scene.

Trombino survived his injuries and continued to work for the Brink’s company for the rest of his life. He was killed in the September 11 Attacks in 2001 at age 68.[1]

[edit] Car swap
After fleeing the scene, the robbers drove to a parking lot where a yellow Honda and U-Haul truck, manned by members of the Weather Underground, were waiting. The robbers quickly threw the bags of money into the car and truck, and sped away. In a house across the street, an alert college student spotted the robbers as they switched vehicles and called the police.

Meanwhile, police units from all over the county were converging on the mall where the shootout occurred and attempting to cut off all possible escape routes. Soon police officers Edward O’Grady, Waverly Brown, Brian Lennon, and Artie Keenan spotted and pulled over the U-Haul truck, with Gilbert and Boudin in the front seats, along with the Yellow Honda at an entrance ramp to the New York State Thruway off of New York State Route 59. The police were not sure if they had the right truck, since it had been reported that the robbers were all black, while the occupants of this vehicle were white (a deliberate part of the original plan by the robbers, hoping to fool the police). But since the truck matched the description of the getaway vehicle they were looking for, the officers pulled it over and approached with guns drawn.

[edit] Second gunfight
The police officers who caught them testified that Boudin, feigning innocence, pleaded with them to put down their guns and convinced them to drop their guard; Boudin said she remained silent, that the officers relaxed spontaneously. After the police did lower their weapons, six of the men in the back of the truck, who were armed with automatic weapons and body armor, surprised the four police officers by emerging and opening fire. Officer Brown was hit repeatedly by rifle rounds and collapsed on the ground. One robber then walked up to his prone body and fired several more shots into him with a 9mm handgun, ensuring his death. Keenan was shot in the leg, but managed to duck behind a tree and return fire.

Officer O’Grady lived long enough to empty his revolver, but as he reloaded, he was shot several times with an M16. Ninety minutes later, he died on a hospital operating table. Meanwhile Lennon, who was in his cruiser when the shootout began, tried to exit out the front passenger door, but O’Grady’s body was wedged up against the door. He watched as the suspects jumped back into the U-Haul and sped directly towards him. Lennon fired his shotgun several times at the speeding truck as it collided with his police car.

The occupants of the U-Haul scattered, some climbing into the yellow Honda, others carjacking a nearby motorist while Boudin attempted to flee on foot. An off-duty corrections officer apprehended her shortly after the shoot out. When she was arrested, Boudin gave her name as Barbara Edson.

[edit] Arrests
Three other suspects failed to escape. Weathermen Chris Dobbs, Samuel Brown, and Judith Alice Clark crashed the Honda while making a sharp turn. South Nyack police chief Alan Colsey was the only officer initially at the scene of the crash, but he managed to keep them held up at gun point until backup arrived. After that, all three were arrested. Inside the car, police found $800,000 from the robbery and a 9mm handgun on the floor of the back seat.

Police traced the license plate on one of the getaway vehicles to an apartment in New Jersey. Inside, the police found weapons, bomb making materials, and detailed blueprints of six Manhattan police precincts. Investigations later revealed the apartment was rented by Marilyn Buck, a Weatherman radical who had been previously arrested for providing weapons to the BLA. She had been sentenced to 10 years in prison, but in 1977 she was granted furlough and never returned. While at the apartment, police also found papers that listed an address in Mt. Vernon, New York, a small city in Westchester County about 20 miles from the mall where the robbery occurred. When police raided that apartment, they found bloody clothing, ammunition, more guns and ski masks. Investigation later revealed that the bloody clothing belonged to Buck, who had accidentally shot herself in the leg when she tried to draw her weapon during the shootout with the police.

All the plates on the vehicles seen near the Mt. Vernon address were entered into the NCIC system. Two days later, NYPD detectives spotted a 1978 Chrysler with a license plate that had been seen at the Mt. Vernon Apartment. The vehicle, driven by Samuel Smith and Sekou Odinga, fled from the police when they tried to pull it over. After the vehicle crashed, the two occupants engaged the police in a gunfight that left Smith dead and Odinga captured. Inside Smith’s shirt pocket, police found a crushed .38 caliber slug they believe was fired from officer O’Grady’s service weapon. Three more participants were arrested several months later, including Weems (Balagoon).

The investigation for the participants in the robbery would continue for years. Buck was arrested in 1985. The last person to be arrested in connection with it was Willams (Shakur), the alleged ringleader of the robbery, in 1986.

[edit] Trials and sentencing
Gilbert, Weems, and Clark were the first of the Brinks robbers to go to trial. Because the BLA was known for attempting to break their members out of prison, massive security precautions were undertaken, turning the courthouse in Goshen, New York into a heavily armed compound. All three defendants declined assistance from defense lawyers and chose to represent themselves. Their contention was that since they did not recognize the authority of the United States, the government had no right to put them on trial. Throughout the trial, they repeatedly disrupted the proceedings by shouting anti-American slogans, proclaiming to be “at war” with the government and refusing to respect any aspect of the American legal system. They called the robbery an “expropriation” of funds that were needed to form a new country in a few select southern states that ideally would be populated only by blacks.

When it came time for the defendants to present their case, they called only one witness, Nathaniel Burns (Sekou Odinga), who had already been convicted of multiple bank robberies. He said that his organization was “fighting for the liberation and self-determination of black people in this country.” Burns testified that the killings were suitable because the three victims had interfered with the “expropriation”. In his view, the theft of money was morally justified because those funds “were robbed through the slave labor that was forced on them and their ancestors.” After his testimony, he was praised by the defendants and led out of the courtroom to serve his 40-year federal prison sentence. The jury was not convinced by Burns’ reasoning and at the end of the trial, all three defendants were convicted of armed robbery and three counts of murder.

The three defendants received three consecutive twenty-five year-to-life sentences, making them eligible for parole in the year 2058. After the trial, Weems claimed, “As to the seventy five years in prison, I am not really worried, not only because I am in the habit of not completing sentences or waiting on parole or any of that nonsense but also because the State simply isn’t going to last seventy five or even fifty years.” However, it turned out that he only had four years left himself. He died in prison from AIDS in 1986. Gilbert and Clark remain in prison to this day. In September of 2006, Clark was granted a new trial by a judge in a district court on grounds that she had no representation at trial. The government countered that Clark chose to represent herself and not recognize the authority of the court, and thus has appealed the ruling.

Unlike their fellow robbers, Boudin and Brown attempted to mount a legal defense. Boudin hired Leonard Weinglass to defend her. Weinglass, a law partner of Boudin’s father, arranged for a plea bargain and Boudin pled guilty to one count of felony murder and robbery, in exchange for a single twenty year-to-life sentence. She was paroled in 2003. However, Brown was unable to reach any deal that would spare him a life sentence. Since he had nothing to lose by going to trial, he decided to have one. At his trial, he claimed to have only had a minor participation in the robbery and had not fired a weapon at anyone. The jury was not convinced. In addition to being caught in the escape attempt with the other robbers, witnesses identified him as a participant in both shootouts. He was sentenced to 75 years to life in prison.

Buck was later convicted of multiple charges related to the Brink’s robbery and other crimes and sentenced to 50 years in a federal prison. Williams (Shakur), the alleged ringleader of the group, was in the last one to go on trial on charges related to the robbery. In 1988, he received a 60-year prison sentence.

[edit] Legacy
In 2004, the Nyack post office was officially re-named after the two police officers and the Brinks guard who were killed in the shootout. [2]

[edit] External links
Crime Library
Officer Down Memorial Page: O’Grady
Officer Down Memorial Page: Waverly
O’Grady Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund

[edit] References
^ The Brinks Robbery of 1981 - The Crime Library - Crime Library on truTV.com
New York Times; September 29, 1983.
Time (magazine); Monday, November 2, 1981 Bullets from the Underground.
Retrieved from “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinks_robbery_(1981)”
Categories: 1981 crimes • 1981 in the United States • Robberies • Terrorist incidents in 1981 • Terrorist incidents in the United States

 
 

Comment by fun fun fun | 2008-10-08 19:22:54

Barack Hussein Obama is a LOSER! A HUGE LOSER!!!

He is TOTALLY unelectable!

He will LOSE big time, just wait!!!

Obama will drop out “for the good of the country” and HILLARY will take his place! It WILL HAPPEN. folks.

When that tape of Michelle saying WHITEY WHITEY WHITEY, over and over and over again comes out on all over the MSM, everything will change overnight!!!

There is NO CHANCE he will become president, just look at him - he is totally unpresidential compared to McCain and our hero Sarah!

I mean did the media watch the smae debate I did??? He flubbed every question,had NO ANSWERS, NO PLAN for America! McCain won HANDS DOWN!!!

RISE HILLARY RISE!!!!!!!

Comment by Lindsy | 2008-10-08 19:27:26

The media is not going to show the whitey tapes. They are afraid of riots. They would rather elect a dangerous man then tell America the truth and be called racists.

Comment by Soldier of Christ | 2008-10-08 19:43:48

You want to bet they won’t use the Whitey tape if it was at their reach? For this country, the republicans will do anything to save it. And that is also to be called racist. And, personally I don’t blame them. They are in my opinion the only party that has “gathered cells” and no-one has said “thank you”. OMG….I think I have a fever again…I beginning to like being a republican!

 

Comment by teapolo | 2008-10-08 19:50:26

Riots? What if supporters of McCain and Hillary threatened to riot? I am so sick of the race card being played over and over by Obama and his media. Sick of it.

Comment by scarface | 2008-10-08 21:24:33

Oh don’t worry, BO thrives on riots. His actions throughout his life is a reflection of his vision for his definition of ‘change’. He would be so happy if riots occurred because his ego can be stroked even further. That is how dangerous this man is.

 
 
 

Comment by Hillarity Ensues | 2008-10-08 19:30:07

And I’m the one that’s supposedly part of an irrational cult.

Comment by Firefly | 2008-10-08 20:12:22

Get over to Kenya where you belong, 0bot - barky needs you to help him and cousin 0dinga commit genocide - it’s the 0bama “community service plan,” donchaknow. And you 0bots are the perfect vicious, vile, savage types to carry out the work of your “messiah.”

You 0bots embody the cruel nature 0bama loves in his minions. After all, you are only alive to serve “The One” - in whatever genocidal capacity he desires.

 
 
 

Comment by ford | 2008-10-08 19:24:42

On RCP on the reader’s article area there is a 5 minite loop of Gibbs trying to explain the Ayers connection to Halperin (hillary fave) of Time magazine…and it is creepy how uncomfortable Gibbs is, yet Halperin plows on..

It there now , under the reader’s article, on Real Clear Politics

 

Comment by fif | 2008-10-08 19:25:32

I love that last picture of Hillary. She looks so adorable.

 

Comment by wodiej | 2008-10-08 19:28:30

Great, great post Sara!

Obama knows damn well what each one of these people stand for-that is his reason for associating with them.

I am praying for McCain and Palin daily. Obama is an example of all of the crazies from the 60’s still running around and then raised a bunch of kooks just like themselves. They don’t do anything positive to improve or change things, they lie, cheat, steal, destroy property and even kill people and then say it’s all in the name of “evil America”. No, those crazy ass people are what is evil in America.

 

Comment by Michael Pugliese | 2008-10-08 19:31:15

Application and affidavit for search warrant, 19 pgs. for the ACORN raid via website of a Las Vegas TV station, http://www.ktnv.com/Global/Link.asp?L=346213 Found via a Google alert for, “ACORN, ” from a right-wing blog that cherry picks the most embarrassing quotes from the affadavit, like , “lazy crackheads, ” yada, yada,
http://rightvoices.com/2008/10/08/wanna-bet-obama-runs-from-this-acorn-comment-next-week/

 

Comment by Steve1 | 2008-10-08 19:33:51

Hey, I think you should add Larry Sinclair and who knows what others are lurking out there, either receiving hush funds or are affraid for their lifes, murdered, Donald Young!

Comment by sarainitaly | 2008-10-08 20:41:32

This is my take on LS…

http://tinyurl.com/5xnb6o

(i just love this post of mine. haha)

 
 

Comment by educatedwhitewoman | 2008-10-08 19:35:34

What’s amazing is that when Corsi was detained by the Kenyan’s, he did not have the documents on his person. You should have heard his voice as he described this - he was very scared. The documents were back in his hotel room. When the Kenyan thugs told Corsi that they were going to detain him, Corsi demanded that they charge him with a crime. They backed down. Meanwhile, Corsi’s friends packed up his bags at the hotel room, and the Kenyans let him go without searching his bags. They threatened him, but he got out with the documents!!! YES!

The videos of Obama campaigning for Odinga on U.S. taxpayers money should be enough to bring Obama down, but this is a game changer. Watch your back, Corsi and I’m sure that you’ve already sent this proof on to others, just in case.

Comment by Fedup | 2008-10-08 19:40:13

educatedwhitewoman,

Where did you get this info from? I would very much like to have a reference for this.
Thanks in advance

Comment by educatedwhitewoman | 2008-10-08 19:44:51

Today, on Sean Hannity’s show. Corsi was calling from London. I heard the entire interview, as did others.

 

Comment by educatedwhitewoman | 2008-10-08 19:48:18

Also, check this out on Odinga/Obama - The video that could cost Obama the election:

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/5411

 
 
 

Comment by Fedup | 2008-10-08 19:36:18

I am not giving up hope but we need a plan B. If BO is elected Democrats, Republicans and Independents will have to unite, put their party affiliation aside and defeat Socialism in 2012. It will be necessary to repair the damage for future generations. Personally as a Conservative my believes are different from even the real Democrat platform but I will stand with you to protect our Country even if I have to back a Democrat that is not a Socialist in 2012 and you can take that to the bank!

Comment by trixta | 2008-10-08 21:52:02

Fedup—as a PUMA, I believe in country over Party, and as Americans we have a duty to defend the constitution and country from common enemies. We have more in common than Party differences will have us believe.

I consider myself a progressive liberal and will vote for McCain/Palin in order to stop Obama.

 

Comment by b mathews | 2008-10-12 17:52:12

do you really think if obama gets in there will be an election in 2012?

 
 

Comment by Uppity Woman | 2008-10-08 19:37:15

Sara! Good to see you, girl! Nice job!

 

Comment by Kal | 2008-10-08 19:40:17

Sarah, what a great job! Nice to see that laser brain at work again, and here!

 

Comment by wodiej | 2008-10-08 19:43:11

I am starting to think the reason Hillary didn’t win was more of divine intervention. If she had won, she surely would have put Obama on the ticket. With all we know about Obama now and how volatile his supporters are, how long do you think it would have been before someone would have taken Hillary out so Obama could take over? I’m not being dramatic, I’m serious. All signs pointed to Hillary defeating McCain. That would have meant Obama winning too.

Comment by Soldier of Christ | 2008-10-08 19:50:19

Maybe she would have converted him from the radical life to values….didn’t she changed too? She was a republican….then became a liberal for her husband, and then the grassroots brought her back to values again. Personally, it was all nonense saying that she was a progressive, she was a centrist…..just like most of us. Nope….I think she would have made him aware of the bad people and the bad path he wanted to lead us….who knows…maybe she would have kicked his royal ass out of the whitehouse and send him back to the streets of chicago where he belong. Who knows what Hillary would have done- what she didn’t do was to stay in New York and not campaign for this evil man, that is where she made her mistake. Period!

 

Comment by trixta | 2008-10-08 21:53:15

This certainly has crossed my mind.

 
 

Comment by HARP | 2008-10-08 19:43:15

Does ACORN have an office in Indianapolis? You know they do.

According to STATSIndiana, In 2007, Indianapolis/Marion County had an estimated population of 876,804. Of that number 232,607 were below 18 years of age, for a total of 644,197 people in Marion County/Indianapolis 18 or over and thus eligible to vote. (Indiana allows felons to vote as long as they are not incarcerated).

So we have 644,197 people eligible to be registered in Marion County/Indianapolis, and 677,401 people registered. Congratulations go to Indianapolis for having 105% of its residents registered!

Across the nation voter registration irregularities are coming to light. Many of these irregularities involving the former employer, ACORN, of one of our Presidential candidates, Barack Obama. Now it comes to light that Obama’s campaign has paid ACORN over $800,000 for “get out the vote” efforts so far this campaign season.

At some point, someone is going to have to look into this stuff.

http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/more_voter_registration_shenanigans_indianapolis_has_105_of_its_population/

 

Comment by John | 2008-10-08 19:44:52

Great post.

 

Comment by Steve1 | 2008-10-08 19:45:44

Hey if the worst happens and the public with some assistence, from rigging the vote, and Soetoro wins?? OMG, the mess that will ensue! Do you think these controversies are going to go away? Yeah, right>

Can we all imagine the mess! Larry Sinclair and or others poping up in front of the White House, foreign campaign donation scandals, William and Rev Wright situation, Soetoro’s birth of origin? Frannie and Freddy links, Tony Rezko and Stuart Levine connections, the puppet masters demanding their slice of America from Soetoro, the terrorist striking with no fear, the Wall Street melt-down with no one with competency addressing the financial mess? Impeachment, partisan deadlock, riots in the streets from Sotoro’s minnions. Who the hell got us into this possible mess?? God Damn the DNC, Pelosi, that foolish screamer-Dean.

 

Comment by silentpumanomore | 2008-10-08 19:45:48

anyone else hear michael savage tonight? On my way home from work and it’s the only talk radio on here at that time and out of the blue I hear him ranting about the one’s not being able to produce a birth certificate. He went on to say that even the democrats are beginning to get a bit uneasy about this. I don’t get to listen to alot of daytime radio so I was pretty floored to hear someone finally talking about it.I sent an email to sean too.

 

Comment by katmandu | 2008-10-08 19:46:22

Yes, great job. I’d like to add that Stanley Kurtz is working hard on Obama’s denial that he belonged to ACORN.

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MTNiN2YwMmQ4Njc2MzE4ZDUxYWVlYTA1NzZlMmY3YmM=

Kurtz has compiled quite a list of links. And there appear to be disappearing links, to, another favorite tactic of the opaque candidate.

OPAQUEOBAMA.

There’s a mouthful. Or perhaps I should say, as full as a squirrel’s mouth stuffed with acorns.

As the preacher says, “I commend your attention to . . . Mr. Kurtz’s article.”

 

Comment by Firefly | 2008-10-08 19:46:56

Sorry if somebody’s already reported this, but I saw today on Fox News - Carl Cameron reporting, I think - how McCain/Palin crowd reaction has changed since they started talking about the 0bama/Ayers connections and such.

Cameron said the crowds at the McCain/Palin rallies used to do the typical jeering and booing when 0bama’s name came up - now they scream TRAITOR and LIAR and more TRAITOR! And they’re really really ANGRY.

According to Fox, McCain said he doesn’t encourage that kind of reaction because the point he’s trying to make is that 0bama is not up-front or truthful about his past and his associations - and that Americans have a right to know those things.

Comment by AnninCA | 2008-10-08 19:54:42

People are going to be very vocal, of course. They are upset over the economy. McCain is behind in the polls. And they’ve been called racist and worse by the liberal left.

It’s bound to get ugly.

 

Comment by trixta | 2008-10-08 22:05:19

Yeah, I’ve noticed the crowd in Palin rallies react quite vocally in news clips. This took me by surprise—and I am pleasantly surprised! I

 

Comment by Deep Truths | 2008-10-08 22:16:47

Those people or googling the information and are justifiably upset.

Its only a matter of time. All of these ‘truths’ about Obama are like the tentacles on a giant Octopus. Obama will be enveloped with the many truths he’s hiding. He will go down and take the MSM with him.

 

Comment by tzada | 2008-10-09 07:11:01

At the Sarah rally in Jax Tuesday, I heard TRAITOR in regards to Barack Obama.

 
 

Comment by The Robot | 2008-10-08 19:47:34

Obama’s support for Odinga should be further substantiated IMO - a transcript, video WITH audio.

It’s stated on the YouTube video that Obama campaigned for Odinga. Yes the pictures are suggestive, but not definitive.

Comment by educatedwhitewoman | 2008-10-08 19:51:05

Comment by Kal | 2008-10-08 20:06:04

This shows video of BO campaigning for Odinga in Kenya, and presumably can be linked to the shots of the shari’a pledge Odinga made everyone sign.

 
 

Comment by The Robot | 2008-10-08 20:31:14

Definitive proof of Obama campaigning for Odinga would be a very good find.

Comment by tzada | 2008-10-09 07:21:21

I have still photos of them together on stage.
Can try and find them somewhere in all my volumes of files. It seems like they were collected from Atlas Shrugs. They have been on this Ordinga thing for months.

 
 

Comment by Goblintrain | 2008-10-08 20:47:19

yup, we need to learn more about this, & quickly

 
 

Comment by Maverick | 2008-10-08 19:47:43

*Breaking*
The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker who was indicted for email hacking pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hacking the e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Comment by Soldier of Christ | 2008-10-08 19:52:59

Hope they put his ass in jail before January. If Obama is elected maybe he will pardon him. The guy needs to be taught a lesson. Nobody is above the law when it comes to internet emails.

 

Comment by Firefly | 2008-10-08 20:00:14

He’s facing 5 years in jail if convicted - and, reportedly, he’s the one who’s provided most of the evidence against himself. He bragged online (so it’s in writing - permanent record) about having done it, with info about how and why he did it.

So, of course, the little criminals pleads NOT GUILTY - LOL!

And his courageous, 0bama-supporting dem congressman father comes out and says, “I had nothing to do with it!”

Under the bus, even when it’s your own son, seems to be the way of the “new democrats!”

 
 

Comment by savage | 2008-10-08 19:51:26

Bill Ayers - Terrorist. Member of the Weather Underground. Killed Americans.

this post would be more credible if you had your facts right. please list the Americans Ayers killed.

Comment by hank48188 | 2008-10-08 20:06:31

The first 3 were the Bomb builders in that Greenwich Village townhouse, the Bomb was designed by Bill Ayers. Bill Ayers was a Founder of the WEATHERMEN, he holds responsibility for those Cops that were killed in the robberys done by the WEATHERMEN, even if he wasn’t there.

 

Comment by sarainitaly | 2008-10-08 20:33:42

Brian V. McDonnell, a police sergeant, was fatally wounded while Robert Fogarty, another police officer, received severe wounds to his face and legs and was partially blinded.

And this is also worth reading:
http://tinyurl.com/6bo6p6

Comment by POdVet | 2008-10-08 20:41:06

Obamabots hate it when you use little things like facts and the law.

 
 
 

Comment by AnninCA | 2008-10-08 19:52:26

I’m sure a lot of these names will be mentioned by Palin, since that’s her job.

What’s stunning to me is how Rangel, who really should step down over his own tax issues and the role he has in Congress, called her disabled, but the Obama campaign calls his actual associations and lies to the public over those relationships…dishonorable.

 

Comment by Andrew | 2008-10-08 19:53:27

I am trying to prove something to my teacher about the OBama camp for kids. Can somebody give me a link?

Comment by shadow | 2008-10-08 20:03:43

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HMByO1RA4M

Do you mean this video of the school kids? Apparently the teacher who made this has been suspended.

Comment by Andrew | 2008-10-08 20:12:24

No, there is a special camp for kids on Obama’s website I think. I don’t dare search for it and get sullied with the Obama-junk.

 
 

Comment by NCgirl | 2008-10-08 20:11:16

 
 

Comment by IndieDogg | 2008-10-08 20:51:16

Ciao, Sarah;

Great stuff.

I don’t think you got it all from reading NQ but your modesty is admirable.

BTW, it appears someone else is reading NQ these days, as I see that Mr. Sean Hannity asked the blustering Mr. Gibbs, almost as an afterthought (though I’m sure it was NOT), if Barack Obama had “ever met Louis Farrakhan.” Oh, boy. Here we go.

That Sean’s a smart cookie (assuming you’re reading this, Sean, that’s a compliment, not a comment on the heritage or ancestry of the widely loved thing known as a cookie — see, we have to defend almost anything we say these days — yes, that was a joke).

By the way, a couple of other things for the stew:

The “stepper” video of the frat guys doing their best para-military style stomp for Obama. Folks have been talking about it as a ’storm-trooper’ kind of thing and talking about Hitler’s Youth and all that. Which is all valid, certainly. But, if you watch much of this kind of “dance” or “performance” (if you haven’t seen Step Up, the 2006 film, check it out, some great stuff and a pretty good film), it’s all pretty much militaristic like this.

However, what I’d like to suggest is that there is another connection, related as well to Obama’s calls for youth service and all that, a citizen militia, things in that vein. And, it relates to another thread of all this that I’ve been trying to track down further.

Parts of it remind me of something I read the other day about the Obama / Ayers neighborhood and their common neighbor, Louis Farrakhan.

That is, the Fruits of Islam. The security force that protects Farrakhan. The security force that also provided protection for Jesse Jackson during his presidential campaign. They carry no weapons (believing in non-violence and that Allah protects them from harm) but are more than imposing physically.

Eerily reminiscent. This idea of service to a cause, organizations with structure, dedicated to serving — what — or whom. The nation? Whose idea of the nation? The Nation of Islam?

And, looking again to Trinity Church. Sorry, don’t care what somebody says when they’re in trouble. If you join a church, you know what that church is about. There is as much territorial bickering and philosophical hair-splitting between church congregations as in any other social institution in existence. You’re a Baptist? What kind? Which church on which side of town, on which side of the line of literal interpretation. Very hot stuff and well known to everybody.

Nobody sits in any church for 20 years, has the pastor marry them and baptize their children without knowing exactly what that church stands for. After all, as most churches will tell you, a church is not the stone and mortar it’s made of; it’s the people. So, I still find it very informative to look back at Trinity. The place Barack Obama and Michelle chose to make their church home for two decades.

Trinity touts itself as a teacher and follower of Black Liberation theology. Writers here and elsewhere have tried to make a distinction between Black Liberation and Black Nationalism. Well, yes, there is a nuanced difference but they are much closer than they are separate.

And, to reinforce the point, I point to Barack Obama’s own words, from his interview following the Million Man March on Washington (the set-piece of Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam) in 1995:

“What I saw was a powerful demonstration of an impulse and need for African-American men to come together to recognize each other and affirm our rightful place in the society…. Historically, African-Americans have turned inward and towards black nationalism whenever they have a sense, as we do now, that the mainstream has rebuffed us, and that white Americans couldn’t care less about the profound problems African-Americans are facing.”

He’s the great orator so I assume he meant what he said and said what he meant.

So, for clues to what all this means and what it tells us about the shadow candidate, we can take a look at the Trinity (former, now scrubbed) website.

We’re talking about the “Brownshirt” issue, which, for me, is still more of an indoctrination enterprise than a military one, though I acknowledge the Fruits of Islam are organized along military lines (with or without weapons).

There are three “Ministries” of Trinity that I’d like to list for your consideration:

INTERNAL SECURITY MINISTRY - Provide security for the pastoral staff, members and V.I.P.’s. Additionally, the ministry assists ministries with securing funds when necessary and when offerings are received. Training Required.

and

ISUTHU - Swahili for “Coming into Manhood” is a formal Rites of Passage program for young men, ages 8-18 years old. The program involves each participant in inspiring Christian, cultural and social awareness exercises.

and

INTONJANE - Swahili for “Coming into Womanhood” is a formal Rites of Passage program for young women, ages 8-18 years old. The program involves each participant in inspiring Christian, cultural and social awareness exercises.

Structure. Training. Instruction. Indoctrination?

Finally, if you delve further into the web-site, you find the CFABS (Center for African Bible Studies). In explaining it’s charter and cause, the CFABS of Trinity says:

Why African?

Because… ”We are a congregation which is Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian… our roots in the Black religious experience and tradition are deep, lasting and permanent. We are an African people, and we remain ‘true to our native land’ the mother continent, the cradle of civilization. God has superintended our pilgrimage through the days of slavery, the days of segregation, and the long night of racism. It is God who gives us the strength and courage to continuously address injustice as a people, and as a congregation; and we constantly affirm our trust in God through the cultural expression of a Black worship service and ministries which address the black community.”

And, lastly, from the description of the church’s ministry:

The fortunate who are among us combine forces with the less fortunate to become agents of change for God who is not pleased with America’s economic mal-distribution!

Shades of the Nation of Islam, yes?

Reverend Wright has had effusive praise for Louis Farrakhan and the church has bestowed upon Farrakhan a special award for his service. And not limited to “offenders” as Obama has claimed. The praise is unqualified, unrestricted and soaring.

So, what is the point? The point is, as Sarah has pointed out (as well as many many others — thanks to NQ, to TD, to Dr. Kate and on and on), your history gives us clues to your future. Or, to quote (I know, isn’t this fun) Joe Biden, “Past is Prologue.” Well, as usual, you got it right, Joe, but just applied it to the wrong point at the wrong time.

Past is prologue.

If you look at Barack Obama’s Robin Hood economics (known as re-distribution of wealth in some circles, socialism in others), it appears that at least some of the teachings of Trinity and it’s senior pastor, Rev. Wright, have not been rejected or repudiated (assuming we believe the rest have) by the Stealth Candidate.

This goes on and on. And, certainly the First Amendment is alive and well. More power to anyone not harming another to say whatever they want and worship whatever and whomever they want. Bow down to the Holy Chicken if you want; that is not my business. Or, my concern.

The point is only that, by studying a person’s associations, including the organizations with which he or she chooses to associate, we can learn more about who they are. Since Barack Obama won’t define himself, we have to go on the old adage: What you do defines who your are. Whom you choose as friends, where you spend your time. Which books you read. Which sermons you attend to which you nod and say an occasional Amen (unless, like Obama, you only went to listen to the choir). All those things.

So, the cries of Racism whenever he is challenged — or, remarkably, even when he is only asked a simple question, like why are you consorting with terrorists — the outrage of his followers, his “disciples” — the suggestion of a citizen brigade or militia or whatever he wants to call it, the Obama camps for training.

These did not spring forth from whole cloth or from a vision on a mountaintop (which would fit the ecclesiastical tenor of his campaign — I would say crusade but that word always gets everybody in trouble).

Rather, there are clear parallels in his past associations and relationships. And, they don’t all come from America’s now most famous Unrepentant Terrorist, Mr. Ayers.(1) They come from Wright and Pfleger and the whole cast of characters that Sarah in Italy has cataloged.

(1) BTW, I strongly suspect that this entire effort, from supporting and grooming this young man to the current campaign, are part of Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dhorn’s “enough” that Bill suggested, in 2001, they regretted not having done all those years ago. Can you imagine what the original SDS and Weathermen and Black Panther members would have thought if you’d told them that, one day, they would have a hand in electing someone, if not one of them, someone with empathy toward them, to the Presidency of the United States. They’d probably have bitched about whomever had sold them the last batch of obviously laced acid. They’d never have believed it was possible. Howard, Donna, Harry, Barry and the rest, what the hell have you people done. Hopefully, somebody can stop you.

 

Comment by TeakWoodKite | 2008-10-08 20:55:21

Ragazza Americana in Italia,

Io non potrà mai capire questo. Perché in effetti. Si tratta!… di una sospensione di incredulità per visualizzare il tipo di persone che vagano in entrata e in uscita della sua vita, e quindi a negare la realtà di esso è il segno della follia.

Comment by breeze | 2008-10-08 22:32:39

Ah, che bellezza!

Ora si parla in italiano!

Ciao, belli!

 
 

Comment by ainnj | 2008-10-08 21:00:23

Hi sarahinitaly! ciao!

I have a hard time imagining mccain can turn this one around but he has come back from almost certain disaster quite a few times in this campaign.

by the way, I read somewhere online (so I don’t know if it’s true or not) that in their 10/8/2000 poll, Gallup had Gore up by 11 points. obama is up by 11 in gallup today. True or not it may be feel a bit better.

As a lifelong democrat it’s absolutely amazing to me that the idea of an Obama WH and a dem controlled congress, with your hosts pelosi and reid fills me with dread.

ainnj

 

Comment by choochoomagoo | 2008-10-08 21:03:51

Great post! What a lovely bunch of associates for a man claiming to have extraordinary judgement. I have not read any of Obama’s books, but it might be interesting to match Obama’s own words to his friends, mentors, card buddies.

 

Comment by ainnj | 2008-10-08 21:05:43

wow, mr. obama breaks his own flip flop record. the mortgage plan mccain floated last night, you know the one that obama agreed with, claimed to have thought of first and said was already contemplated in that 700 billion reg. well, mr obama is now against it. Extreme Flip-Flopping!! Do they test for steroids in that sport?

 

Comment by Terry | 2008-10-08 21:07:55

I wish someone in the MSM would have the courage to ask Nobama: “Besides Michelle and other members of your family, who is your best friend?” “In fact, name any close friends - friends you’ve known deeply and over a long period of time.” A buddy from childhood, a buddy from college . . . anyone.

Since he can’t say Tony R, Bill A, Jeremiah W, Fr. Bill, Louis F, who could he name?

*crickets*

His past has been scrubbed.

 

Comment by Kelvin Hearts PUMAs | 2008-10-08 21:34:04

All this hate, yet he’s still going to win. You gotta love these PUMAs for trying.

Comment by imustprotest | 2008-10-08 21:37:08

Yes Kelivin Hates PUMAS Obama DOES have a lot of hate around him. His supporters, like you, are really hateful. The most vile, vulgar comments coming from Team Obama and his supporters, I’m glad you noticed too.

 

Comment by scarface | 2008-10-08 21:38:37

Really, Ms. Cleo?

 

Comment by The Robot | 2008-10-08 21:41:39

Camp Obama called…contact them immediately.

 

Comment by Deep Truths | 2008-10-08 22:23:09

Obama’s still going to lose.

You Betcha!

 

Comment by breeze | 2008-10-08 22:36:51

Kelvin,

I have been aching to say this to you:

VAI A FANCULO!!!

 
 

Comment by Amalia | 2008-10-08 22:23:56

so Obama’s nose and hairline looked different before? did he have surgery
to change his look or so that he would not be recognized by someone?
why is he different in so many ways than he was when he slept “in the
street” awaiting the 6 apartments with Sohale Siddiqi?

Michelle Obama is on the Daily Show and Jon Stewart is blathering on about how much they have been vetted. What a giant crock!!!!!!!!!

 
 

Comment by breeze | 2008-10-08 22:58:04

BRAVA, BRAVA, BRAVISSIMA, SARA!!!

Mille Complimenti,

Italian Girl In Florida

 

Comment by Portia Elizabeth | 2008-10-08 23:09:57

Sara — great post! I rteally appreciate the way you charted it out for the rest of us. There are so many that it’s hard to keep all the felons straight.
Obama’s continued excuses and duplicity reminded me of an anecdote about the great Texas lawyer, Richard “Racehorse” Haynes. He was asked about his defense stategy. To paraphrase him:
“Let’s say you got bit by a dog and you think it was my dog. So you want to sue me and collect damages. I have a sure fire defense.
1. My dog doesn’t bite.
2. My dog was home that night.
3. I don’t believe you really got bit.
If all else fails
4. I don’t have a dog.”

Obama keeps trying to convince us all he doesn’t have a dog.

Comment by sarainitaly | 2008-10-09 04:05:23

hahahahha true!

 
 

Comment by Buck O'Fama | 2008-10-08 23:17:21

Obi-wan-ka-zero’s rolodex reads like the 10 most wanted list on the wall of my post office.

 

Comment by sarainitaly | 2008-10-09 04:02:14

Grazie a tutti! Siete molto gentile!

It means a lot, all the positive feedback, especially coming from so many bloggers and commenters I admire. :O)

Comment by tzada | 2008-10-09 08:26:14

Great job…… :)

 
 

Comment by DAB | 2008-10-09 06:01:09

Interesting article about Obama and Ayres by Lynn Sweet of Chicago Sun re: vague Anxelrod answers on Thursdays edition of:

http://www.realpolitics.com

 

Comment by tzada | 2008-10-09 07:37:24

More on Ordinga and Obama at Atlas Shrugs

Lots of good information and I am purdy sure I found the pictures there too. Lot to sift through but worth it.

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/kenyas_killing_fields/

 

Comment by Phillip | 2008-10-09 07:55:07

Who cares about all of these supposive connections to Obama… they are irrelevant to who would do the better job at running this country and who has the better plan….

In fact, who cares about Obama…

Why in hell would you ever want to put a Republican in the White House again?

The Republicans have done absolutely nothing in the last 8 yrs except screw up this country. Pick an issue and they have screwed it up…

I would vote for anyone other than a Republican to be President of this country.

And even if I were a Republican, the Republican party no longer even represents Republican values. Bill Clinton was more of a Republican than the Republcian party is right now… the Republicans are nothing but big spending, big government, want to be policemen of the planet, who have trampled on individual rights and the consitution…

the Republican party needs to go away and reinvent itself…. it is just full of a bunch of angry white men that are becoming increasingly irrelevant…

Comment by Paige | 2008-10-11 10:05:54

Phillip says:”the Republicans are nothing but big spending, big government, want to be policemen of the planet, who have trampled on individual rights and the consitution”
If you truly believe that the Republicans have had that much power then I suggest you spend some time digging through voting records and reading those 100+ page bills that have been passed. The truth is that the Dems are costing us plenty of money and love the pork barrel just as much as any bad Rep. And that’s the point…there are bad Dems and bad Reps and good ones as well. Have you researched some of the policies the Dems want to instute, like a socialist healthcare system? If what you say is true and the Reps have really had that much power then I definitely don’t want the Dems in power in the future with their socialist agenda! And as for individual rights…have you seen the typical Dems stand on the right to bare arms? Things are about to get ugly around here and I certainly don’t want a bunch of socialist Dems taking away my right to protect myself and my family. Oh, and for the record, I don’t even own a firearm but I’m thinking about getting one these days.

 
 

Comment by tzada | 2008-10-09 08:22:48

Here is one pictures ……Please make/save copies and send them out as well.

The other pictures I have show Obama before crowds or on the streets and he is wearing a red shirt, which seems to be a favorite color of Ordinga supporters

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2368/2288947028_1f2b3f586f_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/2286994961_3d01a8f65b_o.jpg
The two above came from sweetness and lights blog
sweetness-light.com/archive/obama-wore-muslim

Obama doc is photo op, not propaganda

Filmmakers show senator wooing Africans like primary voters

January 30, 2008
BY BILL STAMETS

In the documentary “Senator Obama Goes to Africa,” Chicago co-producers Bob Hercules and Keith Walker document the presidential candidate’s August 2006 trip overseas…

Hercules wished for more access to Obama. He got it later when Chicago political consultant David Axelrod hired him and Walker to make two up-close Obama videos that were posted on http://www.barackobama.com…
(Not sure if it is still there)

http://www.laughatliberals.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/odinga.jpg

http://bp3.blogger.com/_9fglHzz4NEs/SETUyOBBUUI/AAAAAAAAAaw/ZmVDLqp0_Ko/s400/obama+campaigns+for+odinga.jpg

 

Comment by b mathews | 2008-10-12 18:36:31

if obama is selected no one can say he didnt warn us of what he planned to do. he said he wants a private militia (aka brownshirts). the haves will have to share their piece of the pie with the have nots (redistribution of wealth) bipartisanship (he is said to snub republicans in the senate) unite the country (there is more racial division than ever. he has set race relation back 50 years) cut taxes for the poor (the poor dont pay taxes. he means a handout) and the mother of them all “AMERICA IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON EARTH. JOIN ME AS WE CHANGE IT”

 

Comment by microcontroller | 2009-03-30 15:44:48

I have searched about the word “stepper motor” and you blog appeared to me.
where can I read about stepper motor in details in your blog?!

 

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