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Video surfaces of Obama in 2007
suggesting racism slowed aid
to post-Katrina New Orleans

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/3/2012 12:33:40 AM Post Reply

It's the Obama speech on race you probably haven't heard. In June 2007, then-Sen. Barack Obama told a mostly black audience of ministers that the country's leaders "don't care about" New Orleans residents, suggesting the city was neglected in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina because of institutional racism, according to a an unedited video uncovered by The Daily Caller. (Snip) Obama, echoing rapper Kanye West's infamous anti-Bush remarks a couple years earlier, then argues that New Orleans was treated differently, suggesting the reason was that the city is mostly black.

Unmasking the most influential
billionaire in U.S. politics

Los Angeles Times, by Michael Hiltzik Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/3/2012 12:30:50 AM Post Reply

Who's the most influential billionaire business figure in national politics? If you answered one of the Koch brothers (Charles or David) or George Soros, you're wearing your partisan blinders. The former are known for their devotion to conservative causes, the latter to liberal. In either case, you're wrong. The most influential billionaire in America is Peter G. Peterson. The son of Greek immigrants, Peterson, 86, served as Commerce secretary under President Nixon, then became chairman and chief executive of Lehman Bros. Subsequently, he made his big money as co-founder of the Wall Street private equity firm Blackstone Group.

Presidential debate ritual is a great
equalizer for incumbent, challenger

Washington Times, by Seth McLaughlin Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/3/2012 12:27:02 AM Post Reply

Call it the built-in gravitas gap: President Obama flies the country in a grand 747, cruises in plush limousines adorned with American flags, and speaks from the White House Rose Garden, while his campaign opponent, Mitt Romney, flies in a smaller MD-83 passenger jet, rides in nondescript SUVs and makes speeches at factories and strip malls.But on Wednesday that gap is closed, even if just for 90 minutes, when voters see the two men stand on the same stage together and go head-to-head in the first presidential debate of the campaign. “Debates are an equalizer for challengers because there are

Jailing of 'Innocence of Muslims'
creator raises free speech worries

Los Angeles Times, by Victoria Kim Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/3/2012 12:16:21 AM Post Reply

As rioting over the anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims" spread across the Muslim world, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton both deplored the film's message but defended the free speech rights of its creators. In Clinton's words: "We do not stop individual citizens from expressing their views, no matter how distasteful they may be." (Snip) Authorities say they have proof Nakoula's role in the movie was "much more expansive" than that of a writer and that Nakoula could face new criminal charges for lying to federal officials. Probation officials are recommending a two-year prison term for Nakoula,

Romney will keep
Obama's immigration policy

CBS News, by Leigh Ann Caldwell Original Article

Posted By: ClangClang- 10/3/2012 12:09:16 AM Post Reply

Mitt Romney softened his stance on one of President Obama's immigration directives allowing certain undocumented immigrant youth to stay in the U.S. legally. In an interview with The Denver Post Monday, Romney said he would not reverse an executive order issued by President Obama that would allow children of illegal immigrants to obtain a visa, permitting them to live and work in the U.S. legally for two years, if they meet certain criteria. "The people who have received the special visa that the president has put in place, which is a two-year visa, should expect that the visa

How foreclosures ate America: Incredible
interactive map shows wave of property
repossession over the past five years

Daily Mail [UK], by James Nye Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/2/2012 11:59:34 PM Post Reply

A new map that illustrates foreclosure rates across the country from January 2007 to July 2012 makes uncomfortable reading for President Obama and his team who insist that Americans are better off than they were four years ago. Charting the collapse of the housing boom in 2007, through the election of President Obama and the world financial crisis, the map shows vast swaths of the Southeast, Midwest and West turn purple indicating extremely high numbers of foreclosures. The fascinating and disturbing colour-coded interactive map reveals the most recent data in July 2012 doesn't look much better than past maps as

Obama's Terrorism Czar Must Go

Investor's Business Daily, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: SoCalGal- 10/2/2012 11:55:23 PM Post Reply

National Security: After the bin Laden raid, the president's top counterterror adviser was all over TV gloating about it. Yet 20 days after the Benghazi attack he's nowhere to be found. Both the secretaries of state and defense now agree the Benghazi attack was terrorism, yet White House anti-terror czar John Brennan remains silent. Why? Let's hope it's because he's too preoccupied cleaning out his desk. Brennan is Obama's point man for prosecuting his ill-advised "surgical" war on al-Qaida, relying on drone strikes to hit selected targets.

Getting The Truth Out About
Obama Is A Winning Strategy

Investor's Business Daily, by John F. Gaski Original Article

Posted By: SoCalGal- 10/2/2012 11:53:07 PM Post Reply

Republican political communication is like a game of patty-cake compared to the Democrats' brass-knuckles approach, but this presidential campaign should be easier. Republicans merely need to transmit the truth about Barack Obama — if only they knew how.(Snip)Republicans are properly squeamish about calling their opponents liars. (Democrats are not so shy.) But sometimes a lie can be demonstrated. Republicans need to factually report Obama's falsehoods so the electorate will conclude on its own that he intentionally deceives. Voters need to get comfortable with calling a Democrat a liar.

Oops! New Orleans prosecutor
'drops a JOINT in court...in
front of police officers

Daily Mail [UK], by Snejana Farberov Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/2/2012 11:49:28 PM Post Reply

A New Orleans lawyer would have saved himself a lot of trouble if only he checked his pockets before heading to court on Monday. Assistant city attorney Jason Cantrell was issued a summons after he dropped a joint while talking to a police officer in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. Cantrell, 43, was cited for simple drug possession and released under a city policy for low-level marijuana cases, according to police. According to the New Orleans Police Department spokesperson Garry Flot, Cantrell was talking to one of the officers waiting to testify in court when the rolled up joint

Obama To Defense Contractors:
Skip The Pink Slips

Investor's Business Daily, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: HollowLeg- 10/2/2012 11:20:36 PM Post Reply

Corruption: Our lawless president tells defense contractors they can break the law requiring politically inconvenient layoff notices caused by sequestration defense cuts, and the taxpayers will pay their legal bills. When President Obama took the oath of office, he swore to uphold the Constitution and see that the laws of the United States were faithfully executed. He lied, and that lie was exposed in the administration's weekly document dump last Friday. It included a memo from the Department of Labor telling defense contractors not to obey the law and that, if they don't, U.S. taxpayers

The Obama campaign asks women
to vote with their 'lady parts'.
Can liberals get any cruder?

Telegraph [UK], by Tim Stanley Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/2/2012 11:14:11 PM Post Reply

Team Obama made a priceless gaffe on Tuesday. Someone posted an e-card on barackobama.com of a woman with the text: “Vote Like Your Lady Parts Depend On It.” It begs the question, "But what if said lady parts are unemployed?" Obama shouldn’t take anyone's support for granted… [Snip] This is a new low in the Obama campaign’s effort to fight and win the culture war on the Left’s terms. It started by trying to force religious employers to provide contraception as part of their workers’ health insurance. Then there was the bizarre nominating convention, which was so obsessed

Are Europe's nuclear
plants dangerous?

Deutsche Welle, by Dirk Kaufmann Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/2/2012 11:10:51 PM Post Reply

The EU Commission has subjected Europe's nuclear power plants to a stress test. The results of the inspection have not been made public but are suspected to be sobering. When he was premier of Baden-Württemberg, Günther Oettinger must have been convinced the nuclear power plants in his state were safe - otherwise, he would have had to pull their operating licenses. As Europe's energy commissioner, Oettinger must now present a report on the current state of safety in nuclear power plants across the bloc. (Snip) Two days before the presentation date, a spokeswoman for the commissioner made the surprise announcement

Obama's 2007 Video:
'Bombshell' or Old News?

National Journal, by Jill Lawrence Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/2/2012 11:08:36 PM Post Reply

Matt Drudge sure knows how to stir up the political Twitterati. “@DRUDGE: Curious tape dropping tonight. NOT from MOTHERJONES. Will cause controversy, ignite accusations of racism -- in both directions!” he tweeted at 2:03 p.m. Tuesday. Frenzied reporting and speculation ensued and, about three hours later, Buzzfeed and New York Magazine identified the tape and located excerpts online. It was a June 2007 speech to black ministers at VirginiaVirginiaPopulation (2010): 8,001,024Registered Voters: 0.00% R, 0.00% D, 0.00% I Governor: Gov. McDonnell (R)Senators: Sen. James Webb (D), Sen. Mark Warner (D)

Jordan’s new ambassador to
Israel warned by his
tribe not to take the job

Times of Israel [Jerusalem], by Elhanan Miller Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/2/2012 11:05:01 PM Post Reply

The newly appointed Jordanian ambassador to Israel has come under fire from his own tribe, whose leadership has threatened to disassociate from him if he accepts the post. The fallout, however, indicates not only the low in Israel-Jordan relations but also the erosion of tribal loyalties to Jordan’s king. Walid Obeidat, a member of one of the largest northern Jordanian tribes, is to take office as ambassador to Israel on October 17. The post has been vacant since ambassador Ali Al-Ayed was recalled to Amman following Operation Cast Lead — Israel’s battle against Hamas in winter 2008-9. But a statement

Palestinian taxi
injures 4 IDF soldiers

Ynet News [Israel], by Itamar Fleishman Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/2/2012 11:00:49 PM Post Reply

Four soldiers were injured Tuesday when they were hit by a Palestinian taxi near the West Bank settlement of Neve Daniel. The driver fled scene. (Snip) Large forces are searching the region for the perpetrator. A preliminary probe found that the soldiers were standing near a military vehicle when it was hit from behind by the taxi – an apparent hit-and-run accident, the police said. However, the possibility that the troops were hit intentionally has not been ruled out. "We were on our way to get sukkot for our base," one of the soldiers who was hurt told Ynet. "Our

Obama campaign: ‘Lady parts’
e-card promotion was not
properly reviewed, has been removed

Daily Caller, by Caroline May Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/2/2012 10:52:11 PM Post Reply

An e-card posted on the Obama campaign’s Tumblr site urging women to vote based on their reproductive organs has been removed from the Obama-Biden campaign web page. The card, featuring a graphic of a woman with the slogan “Vote like your lady parts depend on it,” followed by text reading “Because they kinda do” and “Really though,” was posted Tuesday. An Obama campaign official explained to The Daily Caller that the post was taken down because it had not been properly reviewed.

Dozen arrested after brutal
Grenoble gang ‘massacre’

France 24, by Tony Todd Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/2/2012 10:44:51 PM Post Reply

Thousands of residents of a suburb of southwestern city Grenoble took to the streets on Tuesday evening in a silent protest to express their horror at the brutal killings of two young men on Friday, a crime that has profoundly shocked France. Kevin Noubissi and Sofiane Tadburt, both aged 21, were set upon by a gang of up to 15 youths wielding pickaxe handles, baseball bats, knives and hammers after an apparent sleight involving Noubissi’s younger brother. (Snip) On Tuesday Valls, who has been cultivating a “tough guy” image in the face of France’s persistent suburban criminality, called the attack

Rachel Maddow Slams Drudge-
Teased Obama Video, Romney
Campaign’s ‘Racial Appeals’

Mediaite, by Meenal Vamburkar Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/2/2012 10:27:31 PM Post Reply

Today the mainstream media and Beltway media “fell for it all over again,” Rachel Maddow said Tuesday night, referring to Drudge’s teasing the video of a 2007 Obama speech, which The Daily Caller and Sean Hannity deemed “divisive” and “racially charged” (while also noting Obama’s reference to Rev. Jeremiah Wright). Alas, the video was five years old, Maddow said. The video is supposed to show you that Obama’s secret plan is to be “way more black than he seems to you now,” Maddow noted. “This is how he snuck into the White House, right? People didn’t actually know

Not a Parody: Politico Hypes
Joe Biden as a 'Sex Symbol'

NewsBusters, by Scott Whitlock Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/2/2012 10:22:17 PM Post Reply

Politico edged ever closer towards total parody on Tuesday with a headline that seriously wondered, "Joe Biden: Sex symbol?" Senior Washington correspondent Jonathan Allen gushed, "Joe Biden’s bringing sexy back — to the Medicare-eligible set." The journalist, who touts his "National Press Club’s Sandy Hume Award for Excellence in Political Journalism," rhapsodized, "The vice president, who turns 70 in November, has been on a tour of diners and delis in swing states, charming as many white, blue-collar voters — and their mothers — as possible." Allen noted Biden's skill as a retail politician and added,

'Dean' Lehrer helms debate

Washington Examiner, by Susan Ferrechio Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/2/2012 10:17:03 PM Post Reply

Denver - The man who will question President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney on Wednesday once compared moderating a presidential debate to "walking down the blade of a knife." Jim Lehrer, a longtime anchor of "PBS NewsHour," also pledged he'd never moderate another debate after his 11th turn at the helm in 2008. But he changed his mind this year when the Commission on Presidential Debates proposed an expanded format that will include six 15-minute segments. The new format, Lehrer said recently, "has the possibility to open up the debates for a more spontaneous and deeper exchange of positions

Ryan Backs Biden on
‘Buried’ Middle Class

ABC News, by Shushannah Walshe Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/2/2012 10:12:53 PM Post Reply

Burlington, Iowa - Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan found a rare point of agreement today with his Democratic opponent, after Vice President Joe Biden said earlier that the middle class has been “buried” over the last four years. (Snip) “That means we need to stop digging by electing Mitt Romney the next president of the United States. Of course the middle class has been buried. They are being buried by regulations, they are being buried by taxes … they are being buried by borrowing, they are being buried by the Obama administration’s economic failures.” Ryan continued, saying, “Help is

Conservatives seize on Obama video

Associated Press, by Steve Peoples Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/2/2012 10:12:23 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — Conservatives are using a speech President Barack Obama delivered as a candidate in 2007 to accuse him of using racially charged rhetoric. Fox News broadcast the video Tuesday night of the speech that news organizations including The Associated Press and Fox News covered at the time. Fox host Sean Hannity says the remarks contain quote, "some of the most divisive class warfare and racially charged rhetoric ever used by Barack Obama." The Drudge Report, a regular critic of Obama, wrote on Twitter that the video will quote, "ignite accusations

DHS ‘fusion centers’ portrayed
as pools of ineptitude, civil
liberties intrusions

Washington Post, by Robert O'Harrow Jr. Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/2/2012 10:08:28 PM Post Reply

An initiative aimed at improving intelligence sharing has done little to make the country more secure, despite as much as $1.4 billion in federal spending, according to a two-year examination by Senate investigators. The nationwide network of offices known as “fusion centers” was launched after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to address concerns that local, state and federal authorities were not sharing information effectively about potential terrorist threats. But after nine years — and regular praise from officials at the Department of Homeland Security — the 77 fusion centers have become pools of ineptitude, waste and civil liberties intrusions

Media Freakout: Left, Right
Spar over 2007 Obama Video

Breitbart's Big Journalism, by Ezra Dulis Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/2/2012 10:08:16 PM Post Reply

News aggregator Matt Drudge of The Drudge Report set journalistic social media circles on fire with the announcement of a video purporting to show troubling racial statements from President Barack Obama. (Snip) BuzzFeed Politics posted several edited clips from the speech, apparently delivered at Hampton University in June of 2007. Others found a transcript of Obama's prepared statements. These sources did not contain all of the quotes teased by Drudge, which suggest the remarks were off the cuff. Several progressive journalists have reacted to the video's social media buzz angrily or dismissively before learning the contents of the full 40-minute

9/11 Families Say Obama Set
to Bring Gitmo to U.S. Soil

Washington Free Beacon, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/2/2012 10:05:34 PM Post Reply

The Obama administration announced plans Tuesday to buy an Illinois state prison that was considered a potential destination for Guantanamo prisoners. Administration officials attribute the $165 million acquisition of Thomson Correctional Center to overcrowding in high-security federal prisons, but some lawmakers believe the move is a pretense for the original Gitmo plan, Fox News reports: But Virginia Republican Rep. Frank Wolf, among the lawmakers who opposed the federal purchase of the prison, claimed Tuesday that the Obama administration could still carry

U.S. Investigating White
House Cyber Attack

Washington Free Beacon, by Bill Gertz Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/2/2012 10:00:43 PM Post Reply

Law enforcement and national security agencies are investigating the hacking of a White House computer last month that penetrated a network inside the White House Military Office that handles top-secret data, U.S. officials said. On Capitol Hill, House Republicans this week asked the White House to provide details of the attack on the White House Communications Agency, which runs the Situation Room and classified communications and teleconferences. Meanwhile, officials said President Barack Obama was not notified about the cyber attack—which was traced to China when it was first discovered—but was informed about the incident later.

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