Ax Suggests Something Fishy About Breaking Story About Obama Aunt
HENDERSON, NEV. — David Axelrod, the senior campaign strategist for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., today suggested there was something fishy about the story of Obama’s long-last half-aunt living in the U.S. illegally breaking now, with three days left in the presidential race.
"The campaign issued a statement on that, you know, and I don’t have anything more to add to it," Axelrod told reporters, "other than I think people are suspicious about stories that surface in the last 72 hours of a national campaign. And I think that they’re going to take that – they’re going to put it in that context."
Liberal websites such as Talking Points Memo have gone so far as to call the story a "smear," noting that the aunt’s presence in the U.S. first broke in the Times of London, owned by conservative media magnate Rupert Murdoch, was then pounced on by conservative media outlets (and others), and her illegal status was confirmed to the Associated Press by a federal law enforcement official.
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It’s fishy, 3 days before the election.
But it’s pathetic if this is all they can come with. Anyway, most xenophobes will vote McCain.
Posted by: CLabs | November 1, 2008, 2:01 pm 2:01 pm
I first heard about it from my son yesterday. He often watches Fox. The first news source reporting the story was Fox with a link to the UK article.
The second source was the Boston Globe. I did not find any other news sites covering the story.
Posted by: Julie | November 1, 2008, 2:06 pm 2:06 pm
When you’re 10+ points down in the polls… you get desperate. McCain and his fellow GOPers see the train leaving and their do everything to stop it. To bad. The train has no brakes.
Obama/Biden straight to the WH.
Posted by: Vanessa | November 1, 2008, 2:08 pm 2:08 pm
Well, there is a solution: DEPORT HER, along with the other MILLIONS of ILLEGAL ALIENS sucking the life out of our country.
Simple. *DARE* INS to start enforcing the laws regarding illegal aliens in the USA!
Posted by: SIMPLE SOLUTION | November 1, 2008, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm
WHAT WILL FOX NEWS DO NEXT FAKE A BIN LADEN TAPE THAT FAKE NEWS SHOW IS PATHETIC
Posted by: TRUE AMERICAN FOR OBAMA/BIDEN | November 1, 2008, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm
fishy? Obama’s own aunt living in squalor, and illegally, and instead of blaming the aunt, or the NEPHEW, he blames the news organizations?
What about all the snooping on Joe the Plumber, who is only guilty of existing?
Meanwhile, how come Millinaire Obama wont’ do a thing to help his aunt, his grandmother and brother living in squalor in Kenya? And yet, if we complain about higher taxes, WE get called ‘selfish’???
Of course Obama won’t help his own poor relatives, he expects the rest of us to do that.
Don’t complain, or else you are selfish! Listen to Dear Leader.
And stop promising your 401K to your family; silly Americans, that’s not for you! LOL!
Posted by: liberati | November 1, 2008, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm
Oh Oh – the press didn’t follow the Obama script. Better watch out ABC and you other news oulets printing the story – even though it is true – you’ll get kicked off the airplane.
Posted by: Barry In Las Vegas | November 1, 2008, 2:12 pm 2:12 pm
Since when is trying to *enforce our country’s laws about ILLEGAL ALIENS* “xenophobia”?????
You wrote: “most xenophobes will vote McCain.”
Americans want to be RID of illegal aliens, regardless of color or any other “stripe” they may carry. THEY ARE A DRAIN ON THE SYSTEM.
Posted by: To CLABS | November 1, 2008, 2:13 pm 2:13 pm
Concerned in Ohio,
Let’s see ethics violations by both candidates of one party and illegal immigration status by a half-aunt of one of the other parties (apparently unbeknownst to the party)…coupled with a whopping total of TWO HUNDRED and SIXTY DOLLARS to his campaign (which I’m sure he’ll glady return…lemme see…
Which holds more weight.
ROFL
Posted by: karronna | November 1, 2008, 2:13 pm 2:13 pm
What this has to do with anything except the desperate GOP is beyond me. McCain lacks good judgement on important issues (war on Iraq in 2003 and thereafter), choice of VP, tax cuts for the rich, choice for women and their doctors/families etc. Regardless of Obama’s aunt’s status, he is the clear choice for 11/4/08.
Posted by: sophillyfatz | November 1, 2008, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
I agree with concerned in Ohio. Joe the Celebrity Diva should not have been investigated. And Obama’s aunt should be investigated if she did indeed break the law. However, I don’t get the relevance of this story with respect to the campaign.
Posted by: rbyanes | November 1, 2008, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
Jake,
Did you think perhaps this is a diversion to keep you and the rest of the media from asking WHERE ARE PALINS MEDICAL RECORDS!!
Posted by: jen | November 1, 2008, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
I agree. Auntie should have been thrown out years ago. But now that the foreign newspaper has done the work of our domestic watch dog reporters, cry foul.
The mainstream media should be entirely embarrassed by this expose.
Posted by: Captain America | November 1, 2008, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
Nothing new here Jake. How many Blogs is this about this story from you now?
Posted by: Thinking | November 1, 2008, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
There are a lot of fishy things about Obama and his campaign, his Aunt isn’t the only thing!
Posted by: samhiguchi | November 1, 2008, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm
Funny how Obama (D-ACORN) wrote about his wonderful aunt and uncle but threw her under the bus “she’s not the auntie I thought I knew”.
Sound familiar?
Posted by: Captain America | November 1, 2008, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm
Concerned: It’s a smear because it has no relevance to the choice at hand and because it was intentionally held and then sprung at the last minute for political “gotcha” factor.
Both sides can abuse such stories, but in this election cycle, it is one side that is wallowing in slime by about 10-1. And I believe that, along with the disastrous Palin pick, is why they will lose.
Posted by: james | November 1, 2008, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm
WAAAAAAHHH. Typical crybaby Obama campaign statement…where the truth is a smear.
Obama needs to take care of his own before he tells the rest of us to “share the wealth.”
Posted by: Darlene | November 1, 2008, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm
McCain will still lose!
Just three more days of this stuff.
President elect Obama! Sounds good.
Posted by: Thinking | November 1, 2008, 2:17 pm 2:17 pm
Isn’t it sad when news like this matters when our country is in such bad shape economically. This “aunt” is the half sister of Obama’s father. Obama’s father didn’t raise him–he met his father briefly at age 10 and he barely knows that side of his family. So why this is news is beyond me except that the McCain camp is so desperate that they will try to blame Obama’s distant family member’s situation on him.
Posted by: Linda | November 1, 2008, 2:18 pm 2:18 pm
What is ‘fishy’ about this is the man talking about selfishness, who talks about being his brother’s keeper, has done absolutely nothing for this relative or any others he made use of for photo opportunities. It says much about the man.
Posted by: Mike O | November 1, 2008, 2:18 pm 2:18 pm
Linda: Yet Obama wrote books about these folks he hardly knows, made millions, and doesn’t share the wealth.
Wow.
Posted by: Darlene | November 1, 2008, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm
Hey Jen,
Palin’s medical records are in the same file as Obama’s and Biden’s.
Posted by: JodyO | November 1, 2008, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm
Whine, whine, whine…it is Obama’s aunt and the woman has never tried to contact Obama since she has been in the U.S.???
No one knew she was in the U.S.????
How did she get here? He does not know?
Now that is fishy.
And now, according to the liberals the truth = a smear?
Posted by: Tom | November 1, 2008, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm
This was suppose to be the “October surprise” but in general, people do not give a rats ass about this. The only people to care about it are the right-wingers who were not going to vote for Obama any ways.
The Obama campaign has returned her $260 donation back to her.
The McCain camp noted that the Khalidi story was not doing the trick so they decided to release Obama’s illegal aunt story to the media.
It will get a BIG YAWN.
Once again “it’s the economy, stupid”.
Posted by: Nancy | November 1, 2008, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm
So the next question is: “Is Auntie Z registered to vote?”
Posted by: j con40 | November 1, 2008, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm
Obama should be embarrassed and ashamed. His own aunt – his father’s sister – is an illegal immigrant living in squalor in Boston. And as a non-citizen, she made illegal contributions to his campaign.
Now, rather than HELP her, Obama is throwing her under the bus and letting her get deported. He’s pretending he didn’t know she was an illegal immigrant, even though he wrote about her in his books and invited her to his Senate swearing-in ceremony. Why won’t he do anything to help her?
Are these his family values? He’s a millionaire. He should return the illegal money she donated to his campaign and help her in her time of need. But he is too arrogant, me-first, and ambitious.
SHAME ON YOU, Mr. Obama!
Posted by: DJK | November 1, 2008, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm
So Ax, just what do you dispute in obama’s aunt being an illegal immigrant fraudulently obtaining public housing and making illegal campaign contributions.
Posted by: tom | November 1, 2008, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm
If the MSM would do their job, it wouldn’t be left up to a UK newspaper to break this story. First, the campaign owns up to his aunt being here illegally, but even though she appeared with him in 2004, he was unaware that she was here illegally. Then, it was learned that Obama received illegal donations from her dating back to July. Now, he claims they will return the $260 in illegal donations from her. He doesn’t seem to know much. The people were never “the ones he knew”. So is he dumb, ignorant, or just lying?
Obama supporters have let the national polls go to their heads. Check the internals. PA – leaning McCain. NJ – leaning McCain. OH – leaning McCain. FL exit polls – +4 McCain even though Dems have outvoted Repubs by 7%. Every national poll polls Dems over Repubs by 25%. Obama is only getting 75% of the Dem vote. PUMAs will be heard on Nov. 4th.
Posted by: Paige | November 1, 2008, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm
An aunt, an uncle, a half-brother, and various cousins; is there any blood relative that WON’T just use for a photo op, then leave to their own devices while he rakes in millions on a book the used them as interest material?
Posted by: Mike O | November 1, 2008, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm
How exactly did Obama return her campaign contribution?
Anybody see a photo of a check or cash given back to the woman?
Posted by: Sarina J. | November 1, 2008, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm
Joe The Plunger AWOL Watch: DAY 3
“Where’s Joe? Where are you, Joe? … Joe?”
- John McCain
SEEMS JOE’S JUMPED SHIP TOO.
Posted by: Ed from MA | November 1, 2008, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm
This story will get about as much press as any of the other stories about Obama (PBUH). I haven’t heard one single reporter ask him about his many aliases, or his backing out of Federal funding for his campaign, or his actual medical records, or his birth certificate or why on his law license application he didn’t list his many aliases, or release his transcripts from the many universities that he attended, or how he paid his tuition, or if he was so poor and lived with his grandparents, was his white grandmother, the bank president, so selfish that she didn’t pay his tuition to the most prestigious prep school in Hawaii..etc….etc…etc
This man has gotten a pass, and when the news thats fit to print, might not have the ability to be printed, after Obama ascends the white house throne.
Michelle as first lady? double gag!
Posted by: Anna | November 1, 2008, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm
Just the McCains champaign being their usally selves….DIRTY and more of it all this champaign has been this whole time is DIRTY>>>>>>>>McCain had an illegal daughter here>>>>OHHHHHHH for got about that,.This is nothing but bullsh– and will be from now until the votes are counted….
Posted by: NH voter | November 1, 2008, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm
“Americans want to be RID of illegal aliens, regardless of color or any other “stripe” they may carry. THEY ARE A DRAIN ON THE SYSTEM.”
though i believe that if someone wants to enter our country, they should do so legally, and i also believe that illegal immigrants should be sent back to their country of origin, pretty much ever study out there disagrees with the notion that illegals are a drain on the system. in fact, quite the contrary is tyrue: most illegal immigrants are hard working and are a plus benefit to the economy in general. most are not criminals except in which that they enetered the country illegally, which is absolutely wrong
however, the stats dont bear out they they are a drain on the system
Posted by: sam jackson jr | November 1, 2008, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm
3 day’s before the election and this story comes up. Reported in an English Rupert Murdoch newspaper. Don’t be naive… this story is manipulated and clearly aims to influence the election.
Mind you, Rupert Murdoch also fixed the Australian Election in 2007 with his newspapers.
Posted by: CLabs | November 1, 2008, 2:25 pm 2:25 pm
I’ll tell you what’s fishy. The fact that the only thing the MSM has to say about this story (broken by a foreign newspaper) is to criticize the fact that it came out at all.
Posted by: Blenheim | November 1, 2008, 2:25 pm 2:25 pm
so then, reporting facts is a smear in Obama land
Posted by: smith | November 1, 2008, 2:26 pm 2:26 pm
Why do people think this is not a big deal – HELLO – the money donated is NOT legal – now how many other “illegal” donations are out there??? NOW THIS IS “FISHY”!!! Media do your job investigate his donations!!! No american can afford almost a billion dollars!!!! WAKE UP PEOPLE…
And yes send Auntie home!! Obama can go too!!!!
Posted by: Mary | November 1, 2008, 2:26 pm 2:26 pm
Oh Anna – All you’ve done by your entry on this site is to prove how dumb, ignorant, stupid, childish, and dishonest you are. Don’t waste our time with your drivel. I guess it’s a case of garbage in, garbage out.
Posted by: counting crows | November 1, 2008, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
if the msn had done its job and vetted obama instead of protecting him we would not have these last minute revelations.
in the long run this will harm obama if he wins, as the questions will continue long into his presidency…
Posted by: nevada 2 | November 1, 2008, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
C’mon, Obama had to know she was here illegally, but if he or anyone else in his campaign made it known (or tried to get her out of the country) it would back fire big time on him so they tried to keep it quiet.
It is his father’s sister!
He wrote about her in his book. He visited her in Kenya.
No one in his family in Kenya knew she was in the US for the last 4 years? (How did she get here?) Obama has no contact with his relatives in Kenya? No one mentioned it to him?
And why did it take a British newspaper to dig this up? Why aren’t the US media doing their job???
Posted by: Thelma | November 1, 2008, 2:35 pm 2:35 pm
So, Obama’s aunt is an illegal alien who lives at taxpayer expense in public housing — WHAT a shocker!
I guess this about sums up the true meaning of Obama’s “spread the wealth” comment. When limousine liberals like Obama talk about spreading the wealth, it’s always OTHER people’s wealth they want to spread, never their own.
Too bad Barack couldn’t have seen his way clear to spread some of his millions to his destitute illegal alien aunt — but no, he let the taxpayers foot the bill for her housing — wanna bet she also gets food stamps, free health care and all the other liberal handouts, too.
Is there anyone out there still drinking this hypocrite’s Kool-Aid who can’t see Obama for what he is — a far-left liberal who believes in taking money from hard-working taxpayers and giving it in the form of government handouts to non-working illegal immigrants?
But then, the brainwashed Obamaniacs will do whatever their messiah tells them to do.
George Bernard Shaw had it right: When you rob Peter to pay Paul, you can always count on the support of Paul.
Posted by: Mccauj | November 1, 2008, 2:36 pm 2:36 pm
Not only is Auntie illegal, she’s contributed to Obama’s campaign. That’s OK though because once again, Obama made the decision to throw her under the bus like he’s done with others that got in his way of becoming prez. He states that he didn’t know that she was living in the U.S. illegally and that the authorities should deal with her in the appropriate way.
Posted by: morebs | November 1, 2008, 2:36 pm 2:36 pm
“…noting that the aunt’s presence in the U.S. first broke in the Times of London, owned by conservative media magnate Rupert Murdoch,…”
Rupert Murdoch. Ha! That explains everything. This is nothing more than tabloid TRASH being hurled in the last couple of days before the election.
Is this the best the Republican spin machine can do, drag out some frail, possibly illegal auntie who Obama has rarely seen, a half aunt of a father who he saw, what, twice?
I wonder if Obama has a half cousin one hundred times removed on his mother’s father’s uncle’s side they’re going to dig up by Tuesday too?
Posted by: SMS | November 1, 2008, 2:37 pm 2:37 pm
Where is all the phony outrage over McCain’s brother calling 911 because he was stuck in traffic. Oh…right…he’s his brother, and John McCain has no control over what his brother does…just like Barack has no control over what members of his family do. The 911 call was a non-issue…and so is this. Vote on the issues, morons.
Posted by: Carianne | November 1, 2008, 2:37 pm 2:37 pm
Obviously most of the respondents can only handle a soundbite or headline worth of information at a time. She obtained public housing as a “legal non-resident” while her asylum case was pending. I realize that Americans have no clue about Africa aside for ridiculous stereotypes, but the tribal tensions in the area where Mr.Obama comes from finally erupted this year in the most horrific bloodletting imaginable. If Barack’s aunt were to reapply for an asylum hearing at this point in time it is likely she would be granted it.
And where is there any mention of her leeching public resources? She has an employer and in all likelihood she pays taxes (as do over 90% of undocumented workers in the U.S.).
Get a touch on reality folks, and your own xenophobia. How many “hard-working Americans” (read: white) are refusing to pick strawberries, work in meat-packing plants, do domestic work for wealthier whites, wash dishes, collect garbage, etc? The U.S. economy is bouyed by the extremely hard work done by immigrants. And after all, except for Native Americans and Hawaiians, every one of us in this country is the birthchild of an immigrant.
Posted by: Apalled by all the ignorance | November 1, 2008, 2:38 pm 2:38 pm
The perfect rightwing ” are you still beating your wife’ scenario – from t, designed to be answered just hours before the election. Every answer is a loser.
Ohio, Virginia, Florida and Pennsylvania undecided voters may be prompted to ask:
“Will President Obama deport his poor, disabled, undocumented auntie back to strife torn Kenya? Why hasn’t he helped her financially before? What are exactly his own family values?
Posted by: rick | November 1, 2008, 2:41 pm 2:41 pm
It sure seemed easy to “return the donations”. If the Obama donation database can be searched that easily to return illegal donations that are pointed out why can it not be searched easily to identify illegal donations?
Call back Brian Ross from searching Sara’s garbage can and put him to work on Obamas donations. Perhaps he can find out if the aunt is an illegally registered voter and if she has voted.
Additionally the outrage over release of an illegal immigrant’s status and donation is not comparable to a State official searching state databases and releasing the information on a American citizen
Posted by: smith | November 1, 2008, 2:41 pm 2:41 pm
These news do not bother me. We were warned by Obama that, it is going to be nasty the rest of days up to Nov.4th
Posted by: FM | November 1, 2008, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm
Appalled by the ignorance:
You must spend a lot of time appalled at yourself. Obama’s aunt’s “employer” is the City of Boston (as in a public payroll) – and do you know what her “job” is? “Volunteer.” Last time I checked, volunteers don’t get paid — or pay taxes, either.
All that is beside the point, however, as she should have lost her taxpayer-funded housing when she was ORDERED TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY. You brainwashed members of Obama’s cult will excuse anything, won’t you?
And as for us all being children of immigrants, I was born here in America, as were my parents. My grandparents were LEGAL immigrants — you know, those old-fashioned folks who actually entered the country legally, got jobs and pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps? No, come to think of it, I bet you don’t know any of those people.
Posted by: Mccauj | November 1, 2008, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm
too bad that all republicans have left is Khalidi
and Obama’s possible ‘half-aunt’? no issues just ‘MORE OF THE SAME’, you folks never learn.
Nov 4th will soon be here.
Posted by: Blue | November 1, 2008, 2:47 pm 2:47 pm
Oh bs appalled. She is a volunteer that receives a stipend.
Most Americans have to prove citizenship to work. Only the illegal workers working for a government agency can skip that step.
Be appalled at your own lack of knowledge.
Posted by: smith | November 1, 2008, 2:48 pm 2:48 pm
I am not surprised to learn about Obama illegal immigrant auntie who lives in public housing – Obama’s wife Michelle TRIPPLED HER SALARY in hospital and later Obama lands them a huge $1 million dollar earmark.
Posted by: OBAMA CORRUPTOR IN-CHIEF | November 1, 2008, 2:49 pm 2:49 pm
Mccauj
yes, we all know the story….
Republicans are the only ‘real Americans’ who live in Palin’s ‘real America’.
since according to you, America will be ‘ruined’ by Obama and the Dems, where will you be moving to?
Posted by: Blue | November 1, 2008, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm
I am not surprised to learn about Obama illegal immigrant auntie who lives in public housing – Obama’s wife Michelle TRIPPLED HER SALARY in hospital and later Obama lands them a huge $1 million dollar earmark.
Posted by: OBAMA-CORRUPTOR-IN-CHIEF | November 1, 2008, 2:51 pm 2:51 pm
Concerned in Ohio, you wrote:
“Hmmm…. nothing apparently fishy about Senator Government partisans using their State offices to dig up dirt on a private citizen.”
Exactly! This blog wrote about “wild theories” on Joe the Plumber’s records being accessed (“Let the Wild Charges Begin: McCain Campaign Insinuates Joe the Plumber’s Private Records Were Illegally Breached as “Political Retribution” by the Obama Campaign, Compares it to Watergate”), just because Rudi Giuliani said it should be investigated. And the Cleveland Dispatch has possibly found something “fishy” there: “State employee says she was ordered to check out Joe the Plumber,” 10/31). She says she was told to run the check because the man had inquired about his case.
Here are Giuliani’s “wild theories”: He called for an investigation, saying: “All Joe the Plumber did is ask a question. That should not open American citizens to having — if this happened — their private records probed because of some sort of political retribution. And if this is the way an Obama administration is going to conduct itself, the American people should know this before the fact.” Notice he says “IF” this is how an Obama administration is going to act, then the American people have a right to know it. He also said, “I don’t know if this came from the Obama campaign or not, but I think we have a right to find out. It is curious…” And, “It does discourage people from asking questions, if they think that all of a sudden either at the direction of the campaign or just spontaneously all their personal records are going to get revealed if they ask a difficult question.” And that follows him expressing his concerns but also saying that it might not have happened. It’s hard to see anything “wild” about the reaction to an ordinary citizen having his private records gone through.
Posted by: Erika | November 1, 2008, 2:51 pm 2:51 pm
Get a touch on reality folks, and your own xenophobia. How many “hard-working Americans” (read: white) are refusing to pick strawberries, work in meat-packing plants, do domestic work for wealthier whites, wash dishes, collect garbage, etc? The U.S. economy is bouyed by the extremely hard work done by immigrants. And after all, except for Native Americans and Hawaiians, every one of us in this country is the birthchild of an immigrant.
Posted by: Apalled by all the ignorance | Nov 1, 2008 2:38:55 PM
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“economy is bouyed by the extremely hard work done by immigrants.”
If the government would put the able bodied welfare reciepent along side these hard working immigrants wouldn’t it be a lovely America, the roadsides would be clean of rubbish,then the Boy Scouts and other volunteers wouldn’t have to do it…someone would be getting paid and off welfare.
Posted by: Lilly | November 1, 2008, 2:53 pm 2:53 pm
I hope that these people who are supposedly so upset abou this leak are equally or more upset about the investigation of a U.S. citizen that simply asked a question of a candidate for President. Where is the outrage from these so called politicians and pundits about that?
Posted by: Kim | November 1, 2008, 2:54 pm 2:54 pm
Re: “you know, those old-fashioned folks who actually entered the country legally, got jobs and pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps?”
Yeah, the people who killed the Indians and took their land. They didn’t even have to pay for it. Ever heard of the Oklahoma Land Rush?
So give me a break. You are not morally superior to somebody who comes here undocumented to work and support his family because NAFTA has made it impossible for him to work at home.
Posted by: hotandspicy | November 1, 2008, 2:56 pm 2:56 pm
If Obama’s half-aunt is here illegally then how is it Obama’s fault? Shouldn’t the Federal Govt (Bush) not have deported her. How does it become Obama’s responsibility. Do we have to answer for the actions of our adult relatives
Posted by: feminist50 | November 1, 2008, 2:56 pm 2:56 pm
Get a touch on reality folks, and your own xenophobia. How many “hard-working Americans” (read: white) are refusing to pick strawberries, work in meat-packing plants, do domestic work for wealthier whites, wash dishes, collect garbage, etc? The U.S. economy is bouyed by the extremely hard work done by immigrants. And after all, except for Native Americans and Hawaiians, every one of us in this country is the birthchild of an immigrant.
Posted by: Apalled by all the ignorance | Nov 1, 2008 2:38:55 PM
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“economy is bouyed by the extremely hard work done by immigrants.”
If the government would put the able bodied welfare reciepent along side these hard working immigrants wouldn’t it be a lovely America, the roadsides would be clean of rubbish,then the Boy Scouts and other volunteers wouldn’t have to do it…someone would be getting paid and off welfare.
Posted by: Lilly | November 1, 2008, 2:56 pm 2:56 pm
what’s even more concerning to me is, why this was not found out by the FBI during their background check. As a contract security officer, these are things that we find out during the investigative process, there are people that will not get cleared due to associates, family members with certain issues etc. If it is so difficult to get someone cleared for a government contract why is it not even more difficult for a person running for the highest office in the land? who will have access to all intelligence. Something is wrong with this picture.
Posted by: Kim | November 1, 2008, 2:58 pm 2:58 pm
So, Obama’s aunt is an illegal alien who lives at taxpayer expense in public housing — WHAT a shocker!——–
It’s ignorant thinking from people like you that keeps people divided in this country. Just because someone lives in public housing doesnt mean they dont work for a living, or are living off taxpayers.
Posted by: sam | November 1, 2008, 3:00 pm 3:00 pm
There is “Something Fishy” about the whole Obama story from A to Z! :(
So,
My prayers are with the McCain/Palin ticket to win and for Obama to learn humility, authenticity and a true respect for American people and the USA!
America is not a mean, hateful country. It is the best country in the world.
I resent Biden’s unpatriotic comment and Obama’s selfish comment!
I don’t think people are unpatriotic or selfish if they don’t want Obama to choose where their money should go.
It is not government’s job to redistribute money according to its wishes!
This disempowers people! :(
Also, there is a saying that it is better to teach a man to fish then to keep giving him fish!
Giving the 47% of people who do not pay taxes a check for maybe $500. a year will not pay college tuition, buy a new car or improve their lives!
This disenfranchises and dehumanizes people by attempting to buy them with crumbs! :(
I am saddened by Obama’s Palin attack video. It is misogyny at its worst!
Her lips are moving but her voice is silenced! :(
But Obama attacks and/or silences everyone who does not agree with him!
This disillusioned democrat and Hillary supporter voted for McCain/Palin 08!
They are the only authentic reformers in this election! :)
Posted by: aware2u | November 1, 2008, 3:00 pm 3:00 pm
I guess Auntie will now be thrown under the bus. Boy, it’s getting crowded under there!
Posted by: Steave Cuozzo | November 1, 2008, 3:00 pm 3:00 pm
Obviously, this journalist hasn’t been kicked off the plane…. The bigger crime is how the records came about? come on. The bigger crime is being an illegal immigrant, and if she was at his swearing in ceremony, she knew he was a senator, why not ask for help?
Posted by: linda0007 | November 1, 2008, 3:01 pm 3:01 pm
Re: “what’s even more concerning to me is, why this was not found out by the FBI during their background check.”
How do you know it wasn’t? This isn’t the kind of thing that would disqualify anybody ffrom running for President.
Posted by: hotandspicy | November 1, 2008, 3:05 pm 3:05 pm
There is a picture of the aunt on the web. She looks very well cared for.
She is on a walker, with new tennis shoes, a warm coat, warmups, glasses, and a very neat hairdo. Looks like she might have someone taking very good care of her.
Posted by: Lilly | November 1, 2008, 3:07 pm 3:07 pm
Just another example of me having to support an illegal. I thought Hussein was his brothers “Aunts” keeper. This man is a charlatan. McCain-Palin 08.
Posted by: KansasGirl | November 1, 2008, 3:08 pm 3:08 pm
The Obama camp has no reason to be concerned. We all have back door family members with issues.
Posted by: So | November 1, 2008, 3:12 pm 3:12 pm
You know where she is now so it should make immigrations job easier….Just like all other illegals living on our hard tax earned dollars
Posted by: Karl | November 1, 2008, 3:13 pm 3:13 pm
If this is the best dirt the McCain camp can dig up on Obama, then Obama will win the election. How many people will think that Obama’s aunt is a true threat. She is here illegally, she has to deal with that herself. That says more about Immigration than it says about Obama. What is expected of Obama? That he kick her back to Kenya. Have any of you ever been to Kenya? I have and the smell there is worse than anything you can imagine. The poverty in some places is unbearable. I sure if I was born in Kenya, and I got over here to America…I would want to stay as well. Immigration should handle this problem and if they decide she has to go back to Kenya, then she should go back. There are millions of illegal aliens and people who have over stayed thier visas here in America. This problem needs to be dealt with and not just used for campaign fodder.
Posted by: francheska ;-) | November 1, 2008, 3:15 pm 3:15 pm
I remeber a dozen or so “illegal” aliens in this country back around
9-11-01… nobody thought that was a big deal either until they used our own aircraft as bombs against us. Yeah, it is no big deal! Tell that to over 3000 dead Americans and legal aliens and visitors who died that day! By the way… we have been safe since that time. Obama is a weak little man who tells his liberal followers exactly what they want to hear! Don’t question the great one!
Posted by: Badboy | November 1, 2008, 3:15 pm 3:15 pm
Re: “….Just like all other illegals living on our hard tax earned dollars”
What a myth. Take an economics class sometime.
Posted by: John | November 1, 2008, 3:15 pm 3:15 pm
How can she be living in Boston Public Housing as an illegal alien?
Posted by: Mark | November 1, 2008, 3:16 pm 3:16 pm
Right now, it’s only on Drudge, and … well, it’s Zogby. Still, it’s going in the direction we all believed the race was heading:
ZOGBY SATURDAY: Republican John McCain has pulled back within the margin of error… McCain outpolled Obama 48% to 47% in Friday, one day, polling. He is beginning to cut into Obama’s lead among independents, is now leading among blue collar voters, has strengthened his lead among investors and among men, and is walloping Obama among NASCAR voters. Joe the Plumber may get his license after all…
Posted by: Mark | November 1, 2008, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
What I want to know is what Federal official released the information. And did Bush have something to do with it. God knows he doesn’t mind outing someone…remember the CIA agent. This smells as does everything the repubs do. Please, vote for a change because we WON’T get it with McCain and the numbskull he put as his running mate.
Posted by: pamp205 | November 1, 2008, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
If Obama’s aunt is illegal, and has been for four years, then why hasn’t Bush deported her?
Posted by: Susan | November 1, 2008, 3:18 pm 3:18 pm
Let me get this straight it was alright for the Democrat news station CBS 2 days before the election to come up with a false report on Pres. Bush
But bringing up the fact That Obama’s aunt is here illegally and donated to him illegally is not right. The funny part if she was the only one that did donate to him illegally it would not be a big deal, but what about the other 200 million illegal donations. and then again if his aunt is homeless where did she get money to donate? and why is he not helping her?
But he says he is going to help everyone!
Obama is a Communist!!
Posted by: Spock | November 1, 2008, 3:18 pm 3:18 pm
So, this is the big pre-election scandal, huh? Pretty pathetic. Nice try, Murdoch/Limbaugh.
Posted by: w_roos | November 1, 2008, 3:18 pm 3:18 pm
Mark: Zogby’s polls are always wrong.
McSame will lose because nobody wants Great Depression 2.
Posted by: hotandspicy | November 1, 2008, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
Where are the Palin Medical records!!!!
What is she and the GOP hiding?
Posted by: scott jeffries | November 1, 2008, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
PALIN HIDING HER MEDICAL RECORDS
Posted by: sisterdearest09 | November 1, 2008, 3:21 pm 3:21 pm
Why hasn’t Bush deported Obama’s aunt?
Posted by: Susan | November 1, 2008, 3:21 pm 3:21 pm
This case has nothing to do with Obama.
Why didn’t the Bush administration deport her? It is the Immigration Service’s obligation to deport illegal aliens. It is not Obama’s responsibility.
Posted by: Patty | November 1, 2008, 3:21 pm 3:21 pm
I read on one of the Blogs that the Drudge Report has a story about a new Zogby poll coming out either today or tomorrow that is supposed to show a significant change in the race. Does anyone know anything about it?
Nobama ’08
Lemmings for Obama
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Zogby had a one day poll that showed McCain had gained one point over Obama. The poll did not show demographics of people who were polled. A one day poll and no demographics is a little suspect, but, Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: Is McCain Making a Move?
Obama 49.1%, McCain 44.1%…so Obama is still leading McCain.
Posted by: mary | November 1, 2008, 3:22 pm 3:22 pm
Jake Tapper is an Obama hater. I have never read a story by Tapper that favors Obama. The Obama campaign should not allow him to get on the Campaign jet.
Posted by: win | November 1, 2008, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm
Nasty Republicans they have nothing else to say…so they stoop low as much as they can. If Obama’s aunt is living here with out any legal documents then how come it is Obama’s fault or responsibilty…..Present Government and Immigration should handle this. Not OBAMA….
OBAMA/BIDEN 08 :))
Posted by: shosilk | November 1, 2008, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm
Sam wrote: “Just because someone lives in public housing doesnt mean they dont work for a living, or are living off taxpayers.”
BIG news Sam – Public housing is paid for by the taxpayers of this country through their tax $, but since you’ve probably never had a job and paid any taxes, this might be a surprise for you to learn.
Posted by: JodyO | November 1, 2008, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm
so what??? Obama harboring a criminal…
Posted by: bill | November 1, 2008, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm
Have you noticed? Everytime someone says somthing againts obama or says somthing that will look bad for obama that it is racist,fishy, or no way obama could have possibly known ect… All obama and his camp can do it make excuses. Not once have I heard them say oops my bad! Sorry. America is not stupid. McCain / Palin will win and win big! I cannot wait till 11/5 when I wake up to a Patriotic American as my new President! I cannot wait till I can say I love John McCain and Sarah Palin with out fear that some obama nutjob will spit on me, beat up on me or hurt my property. And since i have been silenced for so long at work while I have to listen to such vile hateful talk. I am going to get a calender and picture and signs and put them all over my cubicle. And if anything has anything to say about it too bad. It sould be very unpatriotic for anyone to say they were offended by a picture of President McCain. I look foward to this :)
Posted by: J | November 1, 2008, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm
Where has George Bush been all this time? He should have deported her.
Posted by: Patty | November 1, 2008, 3:24 pm 3:24 pm
I think we all need to be reminded there is a war going on and Obama and the democrats want to cut war spending and funding to our troops by 25% leaving our troops underpaid, outgunned, under armored and unsupplied. Please all John McCain supporters wear as much camoflauge clothing as possible for the next 4 days and remind voters of this fact. Our troops are still in Iraq and they will not want Obama as a President. Now 2 faced Obama is saying he did not support the economic bailout and criticizing John McCain for it when he also voted for it. Tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree! Remind our boys and girls over there we love them, want them to have a home to come home to. A home thats safe from harm. I agree with some of the posters here that Obama is like Fidel Castro promising to spread wealth and socialism and regime change like in 1960′s Cuba. How well has that worked out?
Posted by: republican_paulie | November 1, 2008, 3:25 pm 3:25 pm
WHAT??
PEOPLE – - – COME ON!!
WITH ALL NATIONAL CRISIS THIS NATION IS CURRENTLY JUGGLING, IS THIS REALLY AN ISSUE?
What in the world does this lady have to do with all the SERIOUS ISSUES our nation is facing? Even the writer of this article indicates Obama hardly knows her.
Senator Obama barely knew is father and this aunt was a distant relative of a father he never ‘really’ knew. So what idiot believes this is a national pressing issue?? People, get your head out.
GOD Bless the United States of America
GOD Bless the Obama-Biden Leadership Team!
Posted by: Perusing-Through | November 1, 2008, 3:25 pm 3:25 pm
is walloping Obama among NASCAR voters
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Did anyone really expect that NASCAR voters would vote for Obama. LOL!! Thank God there are only so many NASCAR voters in America. I am sure the Latino and Black vote will help to slosh that HUGE NASCAR vote. LOL
Posted by: mary | November 1, 2008, 3:25 pm 3:25 pm
Yea… just as fishy as Obama not knowing about her being in the US at all…Uh Huh!
Posted by: Kabees | November 1, 2008, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm
UHMMM . . . IS THE LONDON-TIMES WORKING AS AN AGENT FOR THE GOP TO LAND AN OCTOBER SURPRISE ON THE OBAMA-BIDEN TICKET?
If this is the best GOP advocates like right-leaning ‘London-Times’ can do, than it is pretty weak.
In the grand scheme of things where the nation is involved in two wars, an economic meltdown, skyrocketing unemployment, disastrous energy policies, record breaking home foreclosures, unaffordable or no health insurance coverage, and out-of-reach affordable education – - – than a barely known relative from Senator Obama’s barely known father is a NON-ISSUE!!
GOD Bless the United States of America!
GOD Bless the Obama-Biden Leadership Team!
Posted by: Perusing-Through | November 1, 2008, 3:27 pm 3:27 pm
Why didnt obama help his poor aunt who he affectionaly mentioned in his book? Remember he said family was so important? What happened to his granny? How is she doing? We have not heard anything.
Posted by: Allison | November 1, 2008, 3:28 pm 3:28 pm
Re: “leaving our troops underpaid,”
They’re already underpaid! Bush wouldn’t even give them body armor!!
All that money for the “military” goes to no-bid contracts for Halliburton.
Posted by: Susan | November 1, 2008, 3:28 pm 3:28 pm
“Have any of you ever been to Kenya? I have and the smell there is worse than anything you can imagine. The poverty in some places is unbearable. I sure if I was born in Kenya, and I got over here to America…I would want to stay as well.” posted by Fransicka
Legal or not! Right?? Obama has brought that stink with him and I wish he would return and take his stinking self righteous attitude with him! I too have been to Kenya! I came back to the USA as soon as I could. Send Obama and his illegal relatives back to Kenya ASAP!
Posted by: Badboy | November 1, 2008, 3:28 pm 3:28 pm
So, let me get this straight, Obama is responsible for distant relatives with whom he has no contact, BUT John McCain and Sarah Palin’s family (family of any degree) are off limits AND according to Sarah Palin (as stated in a recent radio interview) even attempts to question what she herself says or does is a violation of the 1st amendment?
Can someone explain the logic of that to me?
And BTW JPT where IS the story about Sarah Palin saying that if the press questions her they are violating the 1st amendment?
Posted by: Dee Dee Lynn | November 1, 2008, 3:29 pm 3:29 pm
To all McCain supporters….Thanks for all the laughs!!!!!! Ive been buying popcorn and watching all the frothing at the mouth republicans as they go down on a quickly sinking ship….Michelle
Posted by: Michelle H | November 1, 2008, 3:29 pm 3:29 pm
Screw you Axlerod! The truth is she is here illegally and living in squalor! While her two faced, hypocritical millionaire nephew does NOTHING to help her while he preaches to the rest of us to help out, be patriotic and donate more to his campaign. Instead of helping her…you just attack the messenger. It’s fishy alright! And the one who stinks is your boss Obama!
Posted by: George Stephanopoulos | November 1, 2008, 3:29 pm 3:29 pm
DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS,
DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THIS REPORT. THEY THINK WITH THIS REPORT VOTERS WILL VOTE FOR MCCAIN. THAT IS NOT TRUE. THE REPUBLICANS ALWAYS WANT TO WIN WITH DIRTY TRICKS. THE REPUBLICANS WILL LOSE THIS TIME BECAUSE THE LAST 8 YEARS HAVE BEEN A DISASTER AND 4 MORE YEARS WITH MCCAIN WILL BE WORSE. AND WITH PALIN, MY GOD. THAT WOMAN SHOULD GO BACK TO ALASKA.
Posted by: Patty | November 1, 2008, 3:29 pm 3:29 pm
The Republican Party has become totally disgusting this election. I used to be one, but I’m not anymore. I want change for the better. That’s why I support Barack Obama!!!
Posted by: JimM | November 1, 2008, 3:30 pm 3:30 pm
SO , , , SENATOR OBAMA’s BARELY KNOWN AUNT ON THE FAMILY SIDE OF A BARELY KNOWN FATHER IS ON THE TABLE?!?
OKAY . . . ITS ON NOW!!
Bristol Palin, the 17-year old unwed and pregnant daughter of Evangelical and Abstinence-Only advocate Sarah Palin is available for skewering!!
Thank you London-Times, AP, and CBS for putting Bristol Palin on the ‘Skunk-Spitting’ table. You guys have proved yourselves as far superior to supermarket tabloids.
Posted by: Perusing-Through | November 1, 2008, 3:30 pm 3:30 pm
Stupid article, stupid report. Now how is this going to help with the economy, jobs, healthcare, education etc.? If you are independantly wealthy you may not give a darn, but I’m not. So who the hell cares?
Posted by: therealmarie | November 1, 2008, 3:30 pm 3:30 pm
I don’t condone tear and smear campaign. But Mr. Obama is so hideous – personally and politically – that I wish that his kind of politics should be banned from the American scene.
Posted by: young_voter | November 1, 2008, 3:31 pm 3:31 pm
…sounds like we’ll all be in the middle of the beginning of the Rapture … will “O” be the mark of the anti-Christ movement? just a thought…. can’t question, you know…
Posted by: hummingbird | November 1, 2008, 3:32 pm 3:32 pm
By the way, did Palin ever release her medical records? Hey MSM, why no story?
Posted by: therealmarie | November 1, 2008, 3:32 pm 3:32 pm
I can’t believe that Obama is going to loose. His campaign’s whole strategy is to pretend that he is winning by a landslide…and now he’s fighting for his life. What a horrible campaign idea.
If he looses to McCain he has no excuses, Hillary would be winning by double digits.
Posted by: Joby | November 1, 2008, 3:32 pm 3:32 pm
why do we put so much faith in one man don’t people read the bible anymore when the lord said all men are liars and there hearts are rotten to the core will we never learn by what god is trying to tell us before we destroy the planet god help us all for man cant.
Posted by: bob | November 1, 2008, 3:32 pm 3:32 pm
Hmmm…you would have thought Sen “we are our brothers keepers” would have been able to pre-empt this ‘fishy’ situation by more PROACTIVELY living just ONE of his campaign talking points and, oh, I don’t know, been his own AUNT’S Keeper??
Posted by: RUKiddingMe?? | November 1, 2008, 3:32 pm 3:32 pm
Obama’s aunt is a illegal immigrant who received welfare and houseing allowance for 5 years. Why could not Obama shared his wealth with her instead of the selfish tax payers? Why is he so dense and stupid that he always claims I did not know. This dense idiot can not be commander in chief
Posted by: Kerry | November 1, 2008, 3:33 pm 3:33 pm
WHAT??
PEOPLE – - – COME ON!!
WITH ALL NATIONAL CRISIS THIS NATION IS CURRENTLY JUGGLING, IS THIS REALLY AN ISSUE?
This is another excuse from the obama people. BTW he did know is aunt he wrote about her in his book. What happened to that relationship? obama is for himself. no one knows this man at all. no one.
If anyone knows obama well, please let us know. I have not heard of any freinds or family comming out for him. We have never seen or heard from granny. There is some older white lady in a primary add, but what she says is so generic and does not even make sense in the context of things.
obama is a fraud, the media did not do their jobs. the people that are followin him are lemmings.
Posted by: J | November 1, 2008, 3:33 pm 3:33 pm
Obama’s aunt is a illegal immigrant who received welfare and houseing allowance for 5 years. Why could not Obama shared his wealth with her instead of the selfish tax payers? Why is he so dense and stupid that he always claims I did not know. This dense idiot can not be commander in chief
Posted by: Kerry | November 1, 2008, 3:33 pm 3:33 pm
An illegal immigrant relative, and illegal campaign contributions to the Obama campaign from that same relative.
Watch Obama yell “RAAAACISSST”.
It’s as though Democrats are all two-year-old trying to overthrow our government.
Posted by: One_American | November 1, 2008, 3:33 pm 3:33 pm
Lets blame the messenger again – a favorite ploy by the Obama camp. That ranks up there with I didnt hear, I didnt know, I wasnt told, I knew but I didnt know until I knew- too too funny. Gee for how smart these people supposedly are they look pretty dumb to many of us…… Deal with your illegal Auntie Barry and ya think ya can slip her a few bucks along with that brother of yours who lives in a shack ???? Come on Barry – spread your OWN wealth or can you only talk about spreading ours ???? Stop the lies and the voter fraud – vote AGAINST Obama and Odinga and Ayers and Wright and Rashidi and Auchi and Pflager and Frrakham and al Mansour and Jackson Sr and Jr and Al Sharpton and Ayers and Dohrn- the list is endless !!!! If you vote no people we promise you wont have to hear about any of these vile characters after Nov 4th!!!! So vote NO-BAMA and we can rid ourselves of this cess pool of characters .
Posted by: junglejim123 | November 1, 2008, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
the next controversy is that mccain won’t be able to find his dentures.
Posted by: MRChips1980 | November 1, 2008, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
AS A PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE DON’T YOU THINK THAT MR. OBAMA OR MR.MCCAIN WOULD KNOW THAT THEY CANNOT HIDE ANYTHING. THERE FAMILY NO MATTER HOW DISTANCE SHOULD KNOW THIS AS WELL THAT ALL IS GOING TO COME OUT. SO HE HAS AN AUNT HE HASN’T SEEN AND IT’S SOMEHOW HIS FAULT THAT SHE LIED AND IS IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY. COME ON REPUBLICANS WHO ARE THE ONES WHO BELIEVE THIS CRAP. THIS IS A PLOY AND I HOPE ALL THE PEOPLE OUT THREE SEE IT AS SUCH
REPUBLICANS GO AWAY!!!!!!
I AM WATCHING DEBATES AS I TYPE AND I HAVE JUST WATCHED MRS. PALIN GIVE A SPEECH WHICH PEOPLE IN THE CROWDS ARE CHANTING RACIST THINGS YET SHE SMILES AND CONTINUES…..
THE REPUBLICANS STARTED THIS BY ALLOWING MRS. PALIN TO GIVE RACIST SPEECHES IS NOT HELPING OUR COUNTRY.. IT IS DIVIDING
GO VOTE VOTE VOTE
FORMER REPUBLICAN FOR OBAMA
Posted by: MCAR | November 1, 2008, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
Please note the sources here:
Fox + Drudge + Murdoch paper
Does anyone remember Ashley Todd, the supposed “victim” of an attack by an Obama supporter who was a McCain volunteer in Pennsylvania?
This came to the light in the SAME way — only this time they added information leaked from Bush Administration.
Posted by: Ginger | November 1, 2008, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
I need more popcorn!!!! im putting this DVD on hold while I go to the store….Michelle
Posted by: Michelle H | November 1, 2008, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
Based on this story, I’m going to change my weekend around. I was going to work, but instead I have decided to spend as much time as I can on the phone helping to get Barack Obama get elected. We’re just done with the republican smear machine. Got it? Done.
Posted by: Jeff | November 1, 2008, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
No one can be surprised by the timing of this. This is nothing more than the grand old psychos (GOP) trying any desperate measure they can. This doesn’t take a neurosurgeon to see, but I am sure the wingnuts don’t understand – they are not even on the evolution ladder – they are under it as the slime they are!
Posted by: durrs | November 1, 2008, 3:36 pm 3:36 pm
joe is a mcpain plant his family has ties to charles keating and has long been contributors to the republican party. he is not a plumber, he was not an independent, and he had no intention of buying a business. keep telling a lie until people believe it
Posted by: marty | November 1, 2008, 3:38 pm 3:38 pm
Badboy:
Just like you can’t blame McCain for Cindy’s drug use or Palin for her daughter getting pregnant..you can’t blame Obama for what this woman still being the US when it is Immigrations job to deal with her.
Posted by: francheska ;-) | November 1, 2008, 3:38 pm 3:38 pm
Democratic lawmaker on Saturday asked Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to investigate a leak to reporters regarding the immigration status of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s aunt, suggesting the Bush administration may have been behind it.
“I was startled to read in today’s Associated Press that a ‘federal law enforcement official’ has leaked information about an immigration case involving a relative of Senator Obama,” said a letter sent to Chertoff by Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee.
“Even more troubling, the AP reports that it ‘could not establish whether anyone at a political level in the Bush administration or in the McCain campaign had been involved,’ a very disturbing (suggestion) indeed,” the letter said.
“This leak is deplorable and I urge you to take immediate action to investigate and discipline those responsible.”
The AP reported Saturday that Obama’s Kenyan aunt, Zeituni Onyango, is living in the United States illegally, even though an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago. The story cites two sources, one of them a federal law enforcement official.
CNN has not been able to independently verify the aunt’s immigration status. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Kelly Nantel declined comment, saying the agency “is prohibited from commenting on any individual’s status.”
Posted by: TakeAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 3:40 pm 3:40 pm
We don’t want a President to lead our country while he himself couldn’t even keep track of his own aunt whether she is legal or illegal alien. This is too scary and dangerous. Obama, we don’t know who you are in reality and what you really stands for. Just a good campaign branding won’t work for us, we need a president who has substance and with real experience. Not just talk and logo and branding. It seems that Obama has to call up Clintons, Buffet, and all these other people before he can understand any issues. This is really scary. Now he doesn’t even know about his aunt is illegal but gets to live in US public housing. This is “spreading US wealth” to subsidize his own relatives. Can you call this corruption in disguise?
Posted by: Janet | November 1, 2008, 3:40 pm 3:40 pm
Obama aunt is a illegal Alien who collects welfare. And now she votes for Obama. But wait you can not say anything or you will be a racist. Obama has a very dark and slimy history of relating to dishonest dealings. This is a major scandal. He is aiding and abetting a criminal act. Collecting welfare from the selfish tax payers. Spreading our wealth to his illegal realitives. Obama is a total liar and a fraud. This is the tip of the iceburg.
Posted by: Sandy | November 1, 2008, 3:40 pm 3:40 pm
You people are so gullable its sad. REALLY SAD!! Who cares about this??? It a republican ploy to confuse americans and to point fingers cause they got nothing else. This is McCain big oct. suprise??? We are worried about this nice old lady getting some government houseing cheap??? PEOPLE THE GOVERNMENT JUST GAVE CORPRATE FAT CATS 700 BILLION OF YOUR TAX DOLLARS FOR GETTING RICH BY RUNNING THERE COMPANIES INTO THE GROUND AND WIPING OUT YOUR RETIREMENT IN THE PROCESS!! and you know what the banks are using that money for? Its not to free up credit and get the economy working again. They are using it to shore up there stocks and buy other banks!!!!Shouldnt it be things like that we are worring about?
Posted by: getsmart | November 1, 2008, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm
This sure seems fishy and should be investigated for interference in immigration procedures by Bush administration or McCain. That women seems to have a valid case to be given political asylum. When so many weaker cases have been given asylum, why has this lady been refused? And they bring it now!
Posted by: jonathanw | November 1, 2008, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm
Millie Horton!
Posted by: ToastOnDayOne | November 1, 2008, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm
For all those McCainiacs jumping up and down and thinking this story is going to help, here are today’s poll numbers:
Poll Date Sample MoE Obama (D) McCain (R) Spread
RCP Average 10/25 – 10/31 — – 50.2 43.7 Obama +6.5
Rasmussen Reports 10/29 – 10/31 3000 LV 2.0 51 46 Obama +5
Gallup (Traditional)* 10/29 – 10/31 2516 LV 2.0 52 42 Obama +10
Gallup (Expanded)* 10/29 – 10/31 2480 LV 2.0 52 42 Obama +10
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby 10/29 – 10/31 1201 LV 2.9 49 44 Obama +5
Diageo/Hotline 10/29 – 10/31 876 LV 3.6 51 44 Obama +7
May I point out that this is now NO difference in the numbers Gallup gets using its two different sets of voter projections.
I would also point out Zogby uses projections based on the turnout in previous elections (in which case he is assuming more Republicans will vote than Democrats, and he still has Obama ahead).
The same is true of Rasmussen which has a 3-4 pt Republican lean and which also shows Obama ahead.
I advise you also to check the state polls. Obama is trending up in Florida and holding steady elsewhere.
AND I would note that Arizona is now regarded as a toss-up.
Finally I point to the Wall Street Journal which is already talking about a Democratic victory mandate.
I will be happy to check back in with all of you on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, tomorrow I am planting red white and blue bedding plants in my yard in anticipation of election day.
Posted by: Dee Dee Lynn | November 1, 2008, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm
I guess this is bothersome too the obama camp. LOL. If it were not big deal they would not comment.
McCain / Palin will win by a landslide, and they know if.
All the money that obama has spent, he should be 20 points ahead and now he is only a few points ahead and some polls have him behind.
Americans are not stupid. God will alway prevail. Good will always away evil.
McCain/ Palin.
Posted by: J | November 1, 2008, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm
Wow now we are getting nastier. so what?
republican better to stop the non-sense.
Posted by: Stephen | November 1, 2008, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm
TRUE AMERICAN FOR OBAMA/BIDEN: I guess FoxNews SHOULD apologize to the public for reporting the news, not overlooking it like the rest of the networks. As Tom Brokaw so eloquently stated 2 nights ago when asked a couple of questions about Sen Obama (for which he said “I don’t think we know”), I guess there’s a LOT about Sen Obama we don’t know…
Posted by: RUKiddingMe?? | November 1, 2008, 3:42 pm 3:42 pm
My sister lives on welfare in public housing. We have given her money from time to time but now she says she doesn’t need or want it. That’s just the way it is with some people. People might say “I’m letting her live in squalor,” but she’s an adult and What can I do? Insist she move to the surburbs?
Frankly, while the public housing may seem like squalor to normal people, I’ve traveled throughout Africa and it’s probably a big step up for his aunt.
Posted by: Angela | November 1, 2008, 3:42 pm 3:42 pm
Can we take a minute hear and realize that the McCain team or maybe it’s the Palin team have nothing to say – they are tickled to get these irrevelant issues out on the airwaves. It’s ping pong politics – all over the place.
However, where is the media on Palin’s medical records? This is not trivial.
Are they giving her time to have them sanitized and make changes?
If there is time to cover these distractions – there should be plenty of time to get these records.
Remember how many employees (and time)the Inquirer dedicated to get Edwards’ -
why not the focus on Palin??
Posted by: scooterfoot | November 1, 2008, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm
Associated Press broke the story. Axelrod should talk to them about timing.
“Auntie” is obviously not as important to Obama as he would have us believe.
And here we go again with one of Obama’s most famous lines, “I didn’t know……”
And the Obama mouthpieces here act as if Associated Press is part of a McCain plot. As a group, they are the most juvenile bunch I have experienced. And to think they are the voice of Obama.
Posted by: independentview | November 1, 2008, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm
Janet,
So I presume you also believe Sarah Palin has no business in government, since she can’t seem to keep track of what her own children (who live in her house) are doing, or what her husband is doing (running around with secessionists)?
And McCain can’t be in government, because he did not seem to ever notice that his wife had a drug problem.
Or, is Obama subject to different rules than Republican candidates?
Posted by: Dee Dee Lynn | November 1, 2008, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm
Can we find out if his aunt is registered? That would be a great story. Even better has she voted? How can we find that out?
Posted by: J | November 1, 2008, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm
mcpain violated the military code of conduct and made films and broadcast
for the north vietnamese government
that jeopardized the lives of his fellow inmates. he skips over this part of his military record and he requested the vietnamese government not to release his records while he was in confinement.
Posted by: marty | November 1, 2008, 3:44 pm 3:44 pm
Obama may not have known his aunts residency status, but he most certainly know that she was not a citizen. Yet he is only now returning the money she donated. How many other non-citizens have made multiple small donations to his campaign? The fact that he won’t release a list of people making small donations there is no way to know how wide spread this has become. The fact that his own aunt had donated to him illegally multiple times shows they are not checking. I think we may be looking at the largest election fraud in the history of the United States.
Posted by: bytezero | November 1, 2008, 3:44 pm 3:44 pm
Another illegal getting free housing from the taxpayer and most likely on welfare. How is it that I should be responsible for her frequent trips back and forth. My husband and I can’t even take a vacation anymore and she goes back and forth to Africa and lives in public housing. Well folks get ready because welfare king Obuma will fix it for her. He just can’t wait to get your tax money to fix up the slums of Chicago and put Bill Ayers in charge of education and bombing. Perhaps Bernadine the bomber Dorn will be your next secretary of state. This country is in big trouble and it could be the end of America as we know it.
Posted by: madvtr | November 1, 2008, 3:45 pm 3:45 pm
Of course Obama doesn’t know that his aunt lives here illegally, just like he doesn’t know much about Khalidi, Ayers, Wright, Rezko, etc, or that there are 50 states in the US, or he voted against Born alive Act. It is scarry how much this guy doesn’t know or his voters dont know much except that they will get tax refund at the end of the year.
Also, we don’t know any of his days at Columbia U or Harvard. No papertrail.
Axelrod is very sleazy. What about the right of Joe the Plumber’s tax privacy? After all, Obama was the one that ask Joe for a question.
I guess that is okay to invade Joe’s private life but Obama’s aunt living here illegally for four years and using taxpayer money… how dare that comes out. How many millions more illegal donations did Obama get and not to mention people who donate over the limit? Where is the check and balance and the public right to know who donated to this guy. The media is so pro Obama, it is embarrasing and Obama is buying young votes. The White House and the Presidency is being bought. More welfare handouts to those that do not earn them! I came from Asia to the States 24 years ago to achieve the American dreams and I am worried what Obama will do to this awesome country.
Posted by: Ida | November 1, 2008, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
The only thing fishy coming out of this story is that the aunt made multiple illegal campaign contributions.
Axelrod is a crook. Time for a real journalist to step up and do a full investigation of all of Obama’s illegal campaign contributions.
Posted by: T | November 1, 2008, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
Fishy? This is such an OBVIOUS SET UP by the Bush / McCain people. I mean, shouldn’t there be a Congressional (or criminal) investigation of who leaked this supposedly confidential information? Shades of Valerie Plame!!! And I am suspicious of why her asylum request was denied — sounds to me like this was a set up from the get go!
Posted by: Deborah from NC | November 1, 2008, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
The only thing fishy about the timing is that The One still didn’t know where his family lives. How many “middle-class” Americans have the same problem? I’d say none. To the libs who are rooting so hard for The One, don’t worry, he’ll soon forget you too.
ROTO
Posted by: ROTO | November 1, 2008, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
Palin’s medical records??? They will show that Sarah Palin is not Trig’s mother. She is his grandmother! That’s why the medical records have not been released.
Posted by: YesWeCan | November 1, 2008, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
I’ll tell you what stinks like fish: the media’s coverage of this election and the bias toward Obama. What’s really fishy is that we haven’t heard it before and we haven’t heard more on: Biden’s comments that we will have a generated crisis in the first 6 months of an Obama presidency; the Rezko land deal; Ayers, etc.
PUMA 08
Vote McCain/Palin
Posted by: katherine | November 1, 2008, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
WHATS THAT SMELL? KARL ROVE TRYING TO KEEP HIS HANDS CLEAN? A LAST REPUBLICAN TRICK, WHILE THEY KEEP McCAINS HANDS CLEAN? WHY DOES THIS TRICK SMELLS LIKE AN OLD REPBLICAN TRICK? WHY? WHY ALWAYS DONT”t TALK ABOUT THE CONTENT, BUT TRY TO MAKE A PERSON NEGATIVE? HOW FAR CAN YOU GO TO WIN THE ELECTIONS? KARL ROVE WOULDN’T MIND TO GIVE IT LAST SHOT. A LAST DIRT TRICK TO WIN THE ELECTION.
Posted by: Frank | November 1, 2008, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
No J,
We are responding because the hypocrisy of McCain supporters touches a nerve.
Like I said, McCain and Palin’s families are said to be off limits. If anyone criticizes them they are said to be biased.
However you all find no problem in digging up stuff on Obama’s distant relatives and waving it around like its more important that 2 wars, an economic crisis, a healthcare crisis, and the gutting of the constitution under Bush (which would continue under McCain, at least according to Palin).
WHERE IS THAT STORY ON PALIN’S ASSERTION THAT THE PRESS QUESTIONING HER IS A VIOLATION OF THE 1ST AMENDMENT?
Posted by: Dee Dee Lynn | November 1, 2008, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
The Obama Family and realitves retirement plan. I love it, we want to tax and take your money and possessions so we can spread your wealth among us. I will not have to work for that a corn to hustle fake votes. They said the more fake votes the bigger cut of your wealth we will get. Us Obamiacks were told when the master Messiah is elected we will party on your working backs. I want your car and your house . you will just give me your money. I just love Obama’s tax plan. Retirement brought by the messiah
Posted by: Sherry | November 1, 2008, 3:48 pm 3:48 pm
this man may be our next president and he doesn’t even know that his aunt lives in boston without proper visas and we are to trust him to lead our country…please….
Posted by: oklast | November 1, 2008, 3:48 pm 3:48 pm
After reading some of this nonsense on this site confirms that Republicans are so heartless and cruel people. Your temper and the way that you speak down to others is horrible! It’s very sad this country will continue to be as divided as the last eight years regardless who wins!!!
Posted by: joe | November 1, 2008, 3:49 pm 3:49 pm
After reading some of this nonsense on this site confirms that Republicans are so heartless and cruel people. Your temper and the way that you speak down to others is horrible! It’s very sad this country will continue to be as divided as the last eight years regardless who wins!!!
Posted by: joe | November 1, 2008, 3:49 pm 3:49 pm
Demands for military information were accompanied by threats to terminate my medical treatment if I [McCain] did not cooperate. Eventually, I gave them my ship’s name and squadron number, and confirmed that my target had been the power plant.” Page 193-194, Faith of My Fathers by John McCain.
seems this is a test he didnt pass.
Posted by: marty | November 1, 2008, 3:50 pm 3:50 pm
Another illegal government leak? Say it ain’t so! Yeah, sounds fishy to me. Besides, she’s his half-aunt or something. I’ve never heard anyone referred to as that.
I think if Obama were truly corrupt, and had any idea her citizenship was rejected, he’d just have made a phone call or two and BLAM, she’s a citizen.
Posted by: Chicka | November 1, 2008, 3:51 pm 3:51 pm
The only meaningful news out of this “story” is whether somebody in the Bush administration illegally and unethically LEAKED this woman’s immigration status.
Obama has had very little to do with his estranged father’s side of the family.
But Federal officials leaking information to try to bolster McCain in the polls? Throw the bums OUT!!!
Posted by: SueP | November 1, 2008, 3:51 pm 3:51 pm
I BEG TO DIFFER I AM WATCHING MSNBC AND THEY THE REPORTER STATED THAT “HUSSAIN HUSSAIN’ WAS SHOUTED DURING THAT SPEECH……
Posted by: MCAR | November 1, 2008, 3:52 pm 3:52 pm
Jake, what a great name, the claim that this is a hit piece by the Times of London just does not fly. It was the Associated Press(AP) that ran with the story on Obama’s aunt being in the US illegally.
The big joke about the AP is that they are the official reporting arm for Obama.
Waiting for all the Obama paid bloggers to go after the AP…waitin…waiting…waiting..waiting…
Posted by: T | November 1, 2008, 3:52 pm 3:52 pm
” why not focus on Palin” Why not interview Reverend Wright?
Why not focus on Frank Marshall Davis as Obama’s mentor?
Why not ask Obama how someone important in his life ends up being an illegal alien living in near poverty conditions?
Posted by: independentview | November 1, 2008, 3:52 pm 3:52 pm
Is this pitiful story the late October surprise or the morning after October surprise. The Department of Justice was busy hiring ultra conservatives and trying to catch up with passport issuing and forgot to deport Obama aunt. Not a problem of Obama, in the US rights of individuals override the rights of aunts and cousins.
Posted by: gjkotw01 | November 1, 2008, 3:53 pm 3:53 pm
American voters should in no way be fooled by the GOP campaign smearing propaganda. We trust Obama to be our BEST president to deal with our current financial crisis, and restoring our glory once again after Bush’s mismanagement of our nation. It has nothing to do with his aunt, who can easily be sponsored by him as a Senator. His fairness & upholding of our law make him more trustworthy.
Posted by: Sutter197 | November 1, 2008, 3:53 pm 3:53 pm
The republicans have pulled out the kitchen sink on Obama, but if you want to know why Palin not releasing her records .go tho the Alaskan the day she gave a press release on her pregnancy and shocked her whole staff because she did not look pregnant at 7 months. Then the next month in Texas, her water was to have broken, and she tooka 10 hour plan ride to Alaska in labor. I don’tknow any airline or Doctor that would let you fly when your water is broken. You can ask your mom or grand mother if you are having your 5th baby not only are going to really show because those mucsles have been stretched, but you baby can will come within an hour of labor. Then she was at work three days later saying she was a real maverick that were ther term came from, the workers refered to her as a maverick because she had a baby and back at work almost the next day. All this information is in the Alaskan News paper for public viewing and the Journalist name to go with it. So when its comes to slinging mud a Obama on family said family was off limits he stuck with it but I won’t. The reporter who is keeping up with Palins promises should also hold her feet to the fire and get those records today.
Posted by: mary derricotte | November 1, 2008, 3:55 pm 3:55 pm
UNBELIEVEABLE!! WHAT THE **** DOES A BARELY KNOWN AUNT FROM A BARELY KNOWN FATHER HAS TO DO WITH THE OCEANS OF CRISIS THIS NATION IS FACING??
If Obama-Biden wins the Presidency, somebody has got to do a movie (much like Tom Hank’s “Band of Brothers”), thoroughly telling the story of these two men and the STUPID & RIDICULOUS stuff these two men must navigate and overcome just to rescue this nation and serve the country.
No wonder we can’t get quality leadership. Who wants to go through this garbage??
GOD Bless the United States of America!
GOD Bless the Obama-Biden Leadership Team!
Posted by: Perusing-Through | November 1, 2008, 3:55 pm 3:55 pm
MCAR: Gasp! MSNBC reported (but, notice, didn’t show!) a negative comment was shouted out at the rally! NOO.. Cause they’re not in Obama’s court, right! LOL! Thanks for that laugh!!
Posted by: RUKiddingMe?? | November 1, 2008, 3:56 pm 3:56 pm
Is there anything about Barrack Obama not fishy, no matter, when they came out?
1. His wife Michelle never been proud of America in her entire life.
2. His preacher’s favorite preaching line: God Damn America.
3. His former associate Bill Ayers’ hatred for America.
4. His former associate Tony Rezko is a crook.
5. His religion is somewhere between Islam and radical Christianity.
6. His statement about civil rights that states that they should have asked to have someone pay for the lunch in addition to a place on the lunch table.
7. His toasting readical palestinine in the terror list.
8. His desire to spread the like like Castro, Chavez and Stalin.
9. There is must be some more I am forgetting…..
Posted by: shyam | November 1, 2008, 3:56 pm 3:56 pm
Angela – you are quite correct – some people DO NOT WANT TO BE MIDDLE CLASS (suburbian life). I work with low/no income people – some homeless people do not want anything but to be left alone and to remain homeless – yep – that’s a stretch for “normal” people to understand, but such things are real. They have reasons – having a “home” means they are “trapped” and “confined.” They prefer to be out in the open. My question is, why did Obama “decide” to be black? He moved to Chicago (PBS Frontline) to “gain some black roots.” In his words, he would lay awake at night replacing his white memories with imaginations of what his fellow black Americans went through during the civil rights movement to gain some black roots. I was dumbfounded when I heard his voice say those words. Why didn’t he take the initiative to know his own black roots?
Posted by: hummingbird | November 1, 2008, 3:56 pm 3:56 pm
Axelrod better get ready, soon he will be thrown under the bus just like auntie. Ax will take all the blame for the illegal campaign contributions in the millions to the Obama campaign.
Time to report on the illegal campaign contributions from foreign nationals.
Ax is a crook.
Posted by: T | November 1, 2008, 3:57 pm 3:57 pm
Has she voted yet? She must not be deported until she gets to vote for her nephew! How many other 10 million aliens have been registered by ACORN have cast their votes already in the early voting fiasco!
Posted by: Craig | November 1, 2008, 3:57 pm 3:57 pm
McCain Palin will win by a landslide. Obamas camp know it. Thats why they went back to Iowa that is why they are still in PA. I would bet that McCain will win some of the states that have always been Democrat.
Like I said before Americans are not stupid. They see the fraud obama, and they see the biased coverage. Also they see how the press that is not for obama is treated.
I am so excited!!!! Peace out! God bless American God Bless McCain / Palin a real patriotic American. See ya.
Posted by: Johnnys girl | November 1, 2008, 3:57 pm 3:57 pm
MCAR: They were shouting PALIN PALIN PALIN, not HUSSEIN, goofball. I’m still laughing! Thanks for making this dialogue amusing! LOL!
Posted by: RUKiddingMe?? | November 1, 2008, 3:57 pm 3:57 pm
America needs to be prepared for war and winning the war or the next war. To be complacent and make concessions to countries like Iran or organizations like Hammas is ridiculous. There will never ever be “world peace” their never has been or will be. Those countries have been fighting each other for centuries. The enemies of the USA are becoming more and more sneaky, more emboldened. To vote for a Malcolm X, Manchurian candidate like Obama is just what they want. He wins, they win we lose.
Posted by: republican_paulie | November 1, 2008, 3:57 pm 3:57 pm
Screw you Axlerod! The truth is she is here illegally and living in squalor! While her two faced, hypocritical millionaire nephew does NOTHING to help her while he preaches to the rest of us to help out, be patriotic and donate more to his campaign. Instead of helping her…you just attack the messenger. It’s fishy alright! And the one who stinks is your boss Obama!
Posted by: George Stephanopoulos | Nov 1, 2008 3:29:33 PM
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There is a picture of the aunt on the web. She looks very well cared for.
She is on a walker, with new tennis shoes, a warm coat, warmups, glasses, and a very neat hairdo. Looks like she might have someone taking very good care of her. Go figure.
Posted by: Lilly | Nov 1, 2008 3:07:35 PM
Posted by: Lilly | November 1, 2008, 3:58 pm 3:58 pm
One_American 2 year olds need to overthrow the government? YOUR RIGHT. Let them before its to late they couldnt possible do a worse job then the republicans have the last 8 years. Listen our government sucks it needs to go period. Saying that doesnt make you un-american. THE PEOPLE ARE AMERICA I belive in america. The government is run by politisions and they are not THE PEOPLE they dont even represent the will of the people anymore and they need to go for that reason.
Posted by: getsmart | November 1, 2008, 3:58 pm 3:58 pm
Who care about the timing. Would aunties status been more legal if the story came out after the election?
Posted by: Anndawn | November 1, 2008, 3:58 pm 3:58 pm
It does not matter who broke the story. The important thing is that these stories keep coming out before the election is over. David Axelrod, the media, and some of these posters can continue to brush things of this nature under the rug or trivialize them, but it’s what the voting public NEEDS to know.
Posted by: Beaches24 | November 1, 2008, 3:59 pm 3:59 pm
I expect the media send their swat teams to the Boston Public Housing and camp there as they did to Joe the Plumber!!
Quickly go find the Woman and interview her why she breaks the US immigration Law. This needs to be front page of all media outlets just like Joe the Plumber story or Sarah Palin wardrobe… I am waiting for some action here!!!! Hurry Media people. Need to see your people fly to Boston and your vans park in front of her apartment.
Posted by: idi | November 1, 2008, 3:59 pm 3:59 pm
shyam — radical palestinians? McCain gave the SAME GUY over $400k for educational stuff years ago.
Posted by: Eruc | November 1, 2008, 3:59 pm 3:59 pm
Big deal? It’s just another immigrant bashing by the republicans.
Posted by: Junior111 | November 1, 2008, 3:59 pm 3:59 pm
How do we expect Obama to take care of his fellow citizens when he won’t even care for his own family? He is worse than an infidel and no real Christian as the Bible says!
Posted by: Craig | November 1, 2008, 3:59 pm 3:59 pm
Umm, viking? Did you happen to check out the full report that Obama like’s to pull out showing he’s ‘prefered’ by the world?? They also reported we are the most RESPECTED by the world with favorable opinions of AMERICA. Only 3 countries didn’t agree! You guys are killing me today! LOL! Oh, please, keep this up! You are making me laugh at you and laughter is good for the soul! :)
Posted by: RUKIddingMe?? | November 1, 2008, 4:00 pm 4:00 pm
TO ALL THE BLOGGERS PAID BY OBAMA POSTING ON THIS SITE. Auntie made illegal campaign contributions to Obama’s campaign. Time for some answers.
Posted by: D | November 1, 2008, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm
Perusing-Through
Crisis: you haven’t seen nothing yet. You will really see what “crisis” is if Obama gets elected. It won’t be something like increase in gas price or stock’s free fall. Obama will bring catastrophic calamity to America.
Posted by: Shyam | November 1, 2008, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm
Of course there is something fishy about the story. Everything about Obama is fishy!
McCain/Palin ’08
Posted by: LJC | November 1, 2008, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm
President Barack Hussein Obama…
nah, I don’t believe it. Sorry, it’s just too strange!
Posted by: Sylvia Johnsen | November 1, 2008, 4:02 pm 4:02 pm
THIS is NEWS — OH Course…. What do you expect them to SAY….. The Timing is BECAUSE THE MEDIA… including ABC, CHOSE not to investigate or run it until now….. they are only running it now because the AP put it out and blew their cover….
Posted by: MediaTalkingPoints | November 1, 2008, 4:02 pm 4:02 pm
OH YOU GUYS…NO ONE IS PERFECT. BUT WHAT ABOUT JOHN MCCAINS STUPID BROTHER, CALLING 911. SO LET’S JUST STICK WITH IMMEDIATE FAMILY WHEN IT COMES TO THIS ELECTION. WITH THAT BEING SAID:
1) WHY IS CINDY AND JOHN MCCAIN, TAKING FAMILY PHOTO’S WITH OUT THE INDIAN DAUGHTER THEY ADOPTED AT BIRTH. UHMMM.
2)WHY IS SARAH’S DAUGHTER’S NEVER IN SCHOOL…??? WHY IS OLDER DAUGHTHER TRAVELING WITH HER, ALWAYS TAKING CARE OF THE BABY???
3)GO TO FOX NEWS (A NETWORK I HATE) BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THE PALIN FAMILY INTERVIEW.
4)I DON’T THINK SARAH’S FAMILY LIKES HER AND I THINK THEIR ALL HIDING A LOT OF ISSUES
5)IT WAS REPORTED TO A FEW OF US BY A CO-WORKER WHO LIVED IN WASILLA, ALASKA; THAT SARAH’S SON, IS IN THE MILITARY, TO AVOID CRIMINAL CHARGES.
6)WHAT’S UP WITH HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY, LIKE HER DAD AND MOM? WHY WOULDN’T SHE HAVE HER MOM ON THE TRAIL WITH HER, ASSISTING WITH THE BABY.
SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH TODD AND SARAH AND THAT FAMILY IS HIDING A LOT OF UNDER THE NOSE ISSUES. IT WILL ALL COME OUT. JUST WAIT.
Posted by: revalations08 | November 1, 2008, 4:03 pm 4:03 pm
RE: To those bringing up Palin’s Medical Records
Y’know, it doesn’t matter who is Trig’s mother. However, there may be something to the rumor that, after one or more of her pregnancies, Mrs. Palin was put on antidepressants for baby blues. A lot of women find themselves in that situation. IF so, it would be a shame if any woman would fear having that information revealed. I myself am an Obama supporter, but I think it’s important that women who need treatment for depression after having a baby are never afraid to seek treatment.
Gov. Palin, I hope that isn’t the reason you haven’t revealed any medical information. Because you’re missing a “teaching moment” about stigmatizing women who might need treatment for that condition.
Posted by: SueP | November 1, 2008, 4:04 pm 4:04 pm
“republican_paulie There will never ever be “world peace” their never has been or will be.” Well with people like you running around your probibly right. Your one of those people who say the word cant all the time arent you? Just because you have given up on hope for a better tomarrow dont make me too. For people that say things are imposible well they usually are, because they have already given up.
Posted by: getsmart | November 1, 2008, 4:05 pm 4:05 pm
Posted by D: “Auntie made illegal campaign contributions to Obama’s campaign.”
How many other illegal contributions from Kenya did Auntie facilitate?
Posted by: LJC | November 1, 2008, 4:05 pm 4:05 pm
I wonder how many illegal immigrants are currently employed as domestic help for twenty bucks a day at McCain’s seven houses. Let see, there’s the cook, the gardener, the guy maintaining all of McCain’s cars and let’s not forget the pool boy taking care of Cindy.
Posted by: Steven | November 1, 2008, 4:05 pm 4:05 pm
Here’s your answer:
Unlike McCain, Obama hasn’t purchased $150K worth of clothes for his runningmate or dressed his wife up in a $330K outfit for her lame RNC speech.
During September, more than $75,000 was spent in a single shopping spree at Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis, and another $9,500 at Macy’s in the same city – scene of the Republican party convention where John McCain introduced Ms Palin as his running mate. Another $5,000 was spent at Atelier, a classy men’s boutique, suggesting that Ms Palin’s husband Todd, jocularly known in Alaska as the First Dude, may also have come in for some sprucing up.
Later in the month $50,000 was spent in forays into Saks Fifth Avenue in New York and St Louis, on a procession of neat little waisted jackets, pencil skirts, killer boots and patent heels that have enabled Ms Palin to appear in at least one, and sometimes two or three, new outfits a day.
The party also spent nearly $5,000 on hair and makeup. The figures have emerged from the Republicans’ monthly financial disclosure report for September, listed under a new heading of “campaign accessories”.
Pictures: Sarah Palin fashion–>–>
Oscar de la Renta dress: $3,000 Chanel J12 White Ceramic Watch: $4,500 Three-carat diamond earrings: $280,000 Four-strand pearl necklace: $11,000–$25,000 Shoes, designer unknown: $600 Total: Between $299,100 and $313,100
McCain getting out of his wife’s private jet wearing $540 loafers:
Nuff ‘ said….
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“Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.”- Thomas Jefferson 1789
Posted by: Dude | November 1, 2008, 4:06 pm 4:06 pm
…and your point is? If something like this happened in the McCain camp, you think Obama wouldn’t run it? Give me a break, he’d make the news 30 minutes long.
Posted by: Cin | November 1, 2008, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
The USA is the only ‘peace keeper’ on the whole planet. Think about that when you vote for a guy that claims he ‘doesnt know’ about his own aunt.
Posted by: republican_paulie | November 1, 2008, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
President Barack Hussein Obama…
nah, I don’t believe it. Sorry, it’s just too strange!
Posted by: Sylvia Johnsen | Nov 1, 2008 4:02:21 PM
Get use to it, you’re going to be saying it for years to come. :)
Posted by: TakeAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
As Mr.Obama warn us it is going to be nastier…..that’s what it is….NASTY REPUBLICAN WITH NASTY RUMORS….WHAT ELSE IS NEW!!!!
Posted by: shosilk | November 1, 2008, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
Non-issue for the election. Obama is not his half aunt’s keeper. If she is here illegally, then she should be deported, but it isn’t Obama’s fault. He is not guilty by association, folks. If we are going to be calling a candidate guilty by association, let’s look at McSame whose wife illegally obtained prescription drugs to soothe her pill-popping habit. One’s spouse’s activity is much closer than is a half aunt’s. A half aunt who is the half sister of Obama’s father that deserted Obama at age 2. Get real!
Posted by: Jeff | November 1, 2008, 4:08 pm 4:08 pm
This why African Americans and latinos are voting for Obama. And this will hate the republican party going forward if the democrats get all the minority votes.
Posted by: Jay | November 1, 2008, 4:08 pm 4:08 pm
It’s strange that so many of you republicans are worried about Obama’s
few millions when corporations have been stealing from us for years and have billions. Don’t you care about that? Don’t you care that people are dying because they don’t have health insurance like all the fat cats in Washington. I rather vote for someone that cares about the middle class rather then someone that just wants his name in the history books because he could not live up to daddy & grandpa’s image. Anyone that continues to give tax cuts to the top 1% and won’t do anything for the middle class is a sick person. Palin as VP, I don’t think so. Someone that professes to be a christian and spouts such hate and it comes so easy for her.
Posted by: T | November 1, 2008, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
This speaks to the ongoing need to do something about immigration…….
Posted by: shalom | November 1, 2008, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
shows how slimy the republican ticket and its supporters can get. I’m sure if McCain had a family member living illegally here, the democratic party wouldn’t care, and hell i’d be surprised and disappointed if the Obama campaign made this an issue days before the election, who could possibly align themselves with anybody like that? I’m a Navy veteran voting for Obama because I believe McCain has no “honor, courage, or commitment”, he left that behind when he left his first wife
Posted by: eddie | November 1, 2008, 4:10 pm 4:10 pm
mcpain is the manchurian candidate I’ve always understood that cooperating with the enemy was more traitorous than patriotic. I think the American voters, if made privy to the truth of McCain’s cooperation with the Viet Cong, might also see McCain’s cooperation with the enemy as falling short of true patriotism. Americans might sympathize with McCain’s failure under tremendous physical and mental torment….but they wouldn’t regard it as a patriotic heroic performance. Cooperating with the enemies of America, usually, isn’t considered to be stars and stripes patriotism.
Posted by: marty | November 1, 2008, 4:10 pm 4:10 pm
mcpain is the manchurian candidate I’ve always understood that cooperating with the enemy was more traitorous than patriotic. I think the American voters, if made privy to the truth of McCain’s cooperation with the Viet Cong, might also see McCain’s cooperation with the enemy as falling short of true patriotism. Americans might sympathize with McCain’s failure under tremendous physical and mental torment….but they wouldn’t regard it as a patriotic heroic performance. Cooperating with the enemies of America, usually, isn’t considered to be stars and stripes patriotism.
Posted by: marty | November 1, 2008, 4:10 pm 4:10 pm
A few UDs will break toward McCain over this but honestly, if this is the big October Surprise, it’s a pathetic end to a very pathetic and shameful campaign waged by the Republicans.
Posted by: Maezeppa | November 1, 2008, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
Of course you all should know that Obama has nothing to do with his fathers side of the family, which means that he didnt know that his aunt(his fathers sister)has been living here in tbhe U.S. ilegally. If you would get your facts straight. I am sick of people lableing someone just because of there name and race and who there family is. He wasnt raised by the father he was named after. He was abandoned. Not everyone is perfect, but I think Obama here will atleast accept everyone and treat everything and everyone equally. He knows what it is like to live middle class. I am all for it. Pretty much I am sick of all the negativey between both campaigns but there can only be one president and that will be Barack Obama! Get the facts I have and I have seen and heard the reall Obama and he is a great person and will make a great President to the U.S.
Posted by: Krista | November 1, 2008, 4:12 pm 4:12 pm
Hey so called americanpatriot,
Had you not better call McCain and ask him why his organization gave half a million to Khalidi if he’s so reprehensible?
Posted by: Dee Dee Lynn | November 1, 2008, 4:13 pm 4:13 pm
Ginger,
I know that you the rest of the Obamabots like to put blame on others, but the truth is that Obama mentions this particular aunt in his book! He talks about helping each other out and the whole point is that the only person he helps out is himself at the expense of others.She attended his inauguration four years ago.I’m sure she didn’t travel by paying $5 of what she could only afford each month to donate to his campaign.By election law he cannot accept foreign donations, so they are giving the $260 back to her.Not because of her $260, but this is why Obama choose to accept “PRIVATE” donations because it is practically impossible to trace back to the source unless you have a name. We do know that $300 million came from overseas.I seriously doubt that all of that money came from US citizens living overseas.They’ve checked the names and they are bogus so it will be months b3 we truly know who the donors were.By that time, it will be too late, he’s already spent the money, I mean bought the election.What also offends me so is that if he’s accepted his aunts money who is illegally here, can you imagine how many other illegals have donated funds and the reality is if you think about it, we’ve all paid for Obama’s election/campaign! The illegals receive welfare from our taxes!!!If they get a govt. check every month, we citizens pay for that from our federal taxes.They then donate to his campaign so in reality our tax money is paying for their contributions!Obama is a crook and a very dishonest man.He’s a textbook dirty politician.Just like when a crook or a cheater gets caught what do they do? They deny, deny, deny.
Posted by: trinityusa | November 1, 2008, 4:13 pm 4:13 pm
When his aunt runs for President of the USA I will worry. LOL! McCain is sinking so fast and low under voter digust with him, Palin and the Chimp (Bushypooh) that they are getting desparate. So much fun to watch!
Posted by: James Martin | November 1, 2008, 4:14 pm 4:14 pm
Obama wants to use your money to spread the wealth.
Has Obama or Biden used any of their billions of dollars to help spread the wealth to his poor family living in the projects or Kenya
Posted by: Dee Dee Lynn | November 1, 2008, 4:14 pm 4:14 pm
I love it. Nobody knows who Obama is. People are going to vote for him and that’s fine. But when you start getting to know the real Obama, when all the bones start coming out of his closet I don’t think you are going to be very happy. Nobody cares if he associates himself with radicals or doesn’t give a crap about his “external” family because he has already told everybody how much he cares about the people of the U.S. I’m expected to believe that he is going to care about me…a total stranger when he doesn’t even acknowledge family. Yeah he just gives me that warm, fuzzy feeling all over.
Posted by: jody | November 1, 2008, 4:14 pm 4:14 pm
Mccain…Can you say Desperate…few days left and he is tailing behind…he had to do something…
Go Obama!!!08
Posted by: krista | November 1, 2008, 4:14 pm 4:14 pm
John McSame cheated on his first wife. The wife that waited on him to return from Vietnam and had suffered severe injuries in an accident during McSame’s POW years. McSame is a cheat!!! Full of broken promises!!! Obama/Biden 08!
Posted by: Jeff | November 1, 2008, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm
Sylvia Johnsen:
Barack Hussein Obama is strange to ignorant folks……
In America, one can actually be elected president with the same middle name of a former dictator who helped America during the Iraq/Iran war…..America helped to overthrow that dictator; and now will elect a president that shares his name….
Where else can that happen? America is not only a democracy, that’s very diverse, but it’s made up of people who are not all narrow minded like you….
Posted by: shalom | November 1, 2008, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm
Obama is a complete and utter fraud. He’s close to the aunt but doesn’t know she lives here illegally.
She donated to his campaign…illegally.
He’s recieved millions in campaign funds…illegally.
He claims he’s his brother’s keeper…FRAUDULENT STATEMENT
You people that are voting for him are deluding yourselves beyond belief that this guy will do anything but gut this country and ruin yours and my, lives.
Please think about the truth about this guy. He’s evil.
Posted by: Sarah | November 1, 2008, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm
Posted by TakeAmericaBarack: “UNBELIEVEABLE!! WHAT THE **** DOES A BARELY KNOWN AUNT FROM A BARELY KNOWN FATHER HAS TO DO WITH THE OCEANS OF CRISIS THIS NATION IS FACING??”
We have a “barely known” candidate with a questionable past, and questionable allies, who has repeatedly lied about both.
Senator Obama could be the next President of our country. A lack of integrity, good judgment, and accountability are not qualities sought in someone who would lead our country.
Posted by: LJC | November 1, 2008, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
Stories like this are a perfect example of what Republicans are all about. Smears, fear, and hate.
I just don’t understand how ANYONE could be Republican anymore. Disastrous party. Liars, cheats, pedophiles, closeted gays – hypocrites. Family values? I think not.
We’re broke, disgraced, and diminished after only 6 years of their governance.
Thank God they their time is up.
Sweep them out.
Posted by: Davidm | November 1, 2008, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
The best way to show our anger, frustration, and suffering due to economic hardship and worsen international standing is to paint all the states of our country on the map with BLUE by voting for Obama/Biden on Nov 4, 2008. Since Bush has less than 25% in his approval rating. Let those 75%-plus who disapproved him, go out and vote for Obama/Biden. You can see the Democrat will win the 2008 Presidential election by a land slide.
Posted by: Sutter197 | November 1, 2008, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
Jay: THIS is the problem – apparently, any comments not in ‘awe’ of Senator Obama ‘must’ be because race.. WRONG! I didn’t vote for Sen Kerry because HIS Policies were too liberal for me, and Obama makes KERRY look conservative. So get over it. It IDEALOGICAL, not RACIAL. I’m fine with someone voting for Sen Obama because of his race (my best friend is doing so – she’s a registered Rep but wants to demonstrate to her daughter who parentage is German and African American that race is not a barrier in any capacity). However, I DO have a problem when the reverse logic is applied (if you don’t vote for Obama, you’re a racist).
Posted by: RUKiddingMe?? | November 1, 2008, 4:17 pm 4:17 pm
McCain’s campaign has become mean spirited (big surprise) and extremely negative. He has lost his poise and his running mate, well, no substance there.
Posted by: EyesWIDEOpen | November 1, 2008, 4:18 pm 4:18 pm
SOME OF YOU AMAZE ME. SO YOUR SAYING NO ONE SHOULD HAVE FRIENDS OR ASSOCIATE WITH PEOPLE WHO AREN’T LIKE THEM OR WHO DON’T HAVE THE SAME OUTLOOK AS THEY DO, IF YOU WANT TO AVOID GUILT BY ASSOCIATION, OR PALLING AROUND WITH THE WRONG CROWD?
GIVE ME A BREAK…..I DON’T AGREE WITH CERTAIN THINGS PEOPLE SAY OR DO, BUT I AM STILL AN ASSOCIATE OF THEIR AND THAT DOESN’T MAKE ME BELIEVE IN THEIR CAUSE OR SCREW UP’S.
I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO DON’T KNOW THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. I KNOW FOLKS WHO TALK TO FAMILY MEMBERS ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR, BUT DON’T KNOW THEIR FINANCIAL, ECONOMICAL, OR HOUSING SITUATION.
SOME FAMILIES JUST DON’T GET INVOLVED WITH THE DETAILS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S HALVES AND GENERATIONAL LINES.
Posted by: revalations08 | November 1, 2008, 4:18 pm 4:18 pm
Obama wants to use your money to spread the wealth.
Has Obama or Biden used any of their billions of dollars to help spread the wealth to his poor family living in the projects or Kenya
Posted by: revaltations08 | November 1, 2008, 4:19 pm 4:19 pm
Sutter197: Ummm, you’re going to have to take out a lot of Democrats from Sen and House positions too for this economic mess. Dodd, Franks, et al were in the POCKETS of these institutions. So, if you want to blame someone, blame Democrats AND Republicans.
Posted by: RUKiddingMe?? | November 1, 2008, 4:19 pm 4:19 pm
Obama wants to use your money to spread the wealth.
Has Obama or Biden used any of their billions of dollars to help spread the wealth to his poor family living in the projects or Kenya
Posted by: TakingAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 4:20 pm 4:20 pm
Obama wants to use your money to spread the wealth.
Has Obama or Biden used any of their billions of dollars to help spread the wealth to his poor family living in the projects or Kenya
Posted by: Dee Dee Lynn | Nov 1, 2008 4:14:05 PM
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Not that we know of. But, if asked he would reply “I didn’t know about that”.
But, brown sugar, you just wait. You won’t have any idea where the money goes.
Posted by: Lilly | November 1, 2008, 4:20 pm 4:20 pm
So what if the story is true? Big deal. This Republican will not be voting Republican this time! Our party has screwed us and this country!
Posted by: Blynn | November 1, 2008, 4:20 pm 4:20 pm
Posted by: marty | Nov 1, 2008 3:50:10 PM Listen I am an Obama supporter but dont you dare bash McCain for what happened while he was a POW serving our country. How dare you. Have you ever been a POW? Do you know what its like? I know something about this because I have been in the military for 18 years in SERE, Survival Evasion Resistance Escape training we are trained in something called “little victorys” the enemy can and will break you especialy if you are wounded and need medical attention. So you give them little things the name of his boat and his target to get medical attention is a perfect example of little victorys he got much more out of them then they did from him. What he told them had no real tactical advantage. But he got medical treatment from them so he could live. Let me tell you something the S in sere stands for survival thats the name of the game. Make it out alive. I dont not fault McCain he was by the book on what you said and you are an Idiot. Try serving your country in the military and you might see what it takes to defend a nation.
Posted by: getsmart | November 1, 2008, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
Krista,
Obama is NOT aware of ANYTHING even his own family.
Let see how this works:
1. Obama is NOT aware of Bill Ayers Terrorist activities, but he launched his campaign from Ayers’ house.
2. Obama is NOT aware of Rev. Wright tirade speeches “God Damn America!” for over 20 years of attending his church (If you want to call it a church)
3. Obama is NOT aware of Khalidi as a spokeman for the PLO (remember that org.), but Obama praised him for his work.
4. Obama is NOT aware of the ACORN connection, but he represented them, trained them, and supported them financially
5. Obama is NOT aware of Tony Resko activities and corruptions but got a sweet deal from him on his home.
In fact, Obama is NOT aware of ANYTHING period. He even voted Present, but NOT aware of his votes.
Posted by: Voter In America | November 1, 2008, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
We can’t be held responsible for the actions or inactions of relatives. (Thank God) I have relatives that are much better off than I but I wouldn’t take a dime from them. I can take care of myself, and you “mavericks” should do the same.
Posted by: rbartro | November 1, 2008, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
Maezeppa-
Seriously, get a life.Who cares about someone’s medical records and there you all go again, attacking her kids.What about Obama?Humm.. he released his medical records, but only what he wanted released and most of the information was blacked out. So whatever.McCain didn’t make an issue out of that and neither should you about Palin.Btw, just an FYI, she’s not running for President.Oh and I almost forgot about Biden, he too left out information about his Aneurysm and was there a big deal made there, no because no one cares!
Posted by: trinityusa | November 1, 2008, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
. OBAMA’S OVERSIGHTS:
He didn’t know his aunt was here illegally.
Forgot about his broken pledge to accept public campaign financing.
He forgot that Biden said he was not ready to lead.
He doesn’t recall Wright speaking of racism.
He doesn’t remember attending a party for him at Ayer’s house.
He doesn’t recall being against wearing the flag pin.
He didn’t know about donations to Acorn.
He didn’t remember that Bill Clinton was against racism.
He knows nothing about those “millions of little people” who
are on-line donors, or if they came from Hamas.
The man is the biggest fake in ploitics today.
.
Posted by: Billw | November 1, 2008, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
Has Obama or Biden used any of their billions of dollars to help spread the wealth to his poor family living in the projects or Kenya
Posted by: krista | Nov 1, 2008 4:16:51 PM
Say what? Get educated.
Obama’s net worth is around 4 million (an only recently from his book sales)and Biden’s is less than a million.
More lies and spin from ignorant McFraud supporters.
Posted by: TakeAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
The republicans have pulled out the kitchen sink on Obama, but if you want to know why Palin not releasing her records .go tho the Alaskan nes the day she gave a press release on her pregnancy and shcked her whole staff because she did not look pregnant at 7 months. Then the next month in Texas, her water was to have broken, and she tooka 10 hour plan ride to Alaska in labor. I don’t know no ailine or doctor that would let you fly when your water is broken. You acan ask your mom or grand mother if you are having your 5th baby not only are going to really show because those mucsles have been stretch, but you baby will come wiyhin an hour of labor. Then she was at work three days later saying she was a real maverick that were ther term came from, the workers refered to her as amaverick because she had a baby and back at work almost the next day. All this information is in the Alaskn news paper for public viewing and the Journalist name to go with it. So when iot comes to slinging mud a Obama said family was off limits he stuck with it but I won’t. The reporter who is keeping up with Palins promises should also hold her feet to the fire and get those records today.
Posted by: mary derricotte | November 1, 2008, 4:22 pm 4:22 pm
Shouldn’t Obama who believes in killing newborn babies and then leaving failed abortion attempts to die on tables alone be disqualified from being a president
Posted by: Shirley Dyrkolbotn | November 1, 2008, 4:22 pm 4:22 pm
Will you all please leave senator Barack Obama’s auntie alone?
Folks should check their own relatives and see about them….
Posted by: shalom | November 1, 2008, 4:22 pm 4:22 pm
Of course this story is relevant. She is an illegal immigrant who has defied a court order to leave the country, yet she attended Obama’s swearing in ceremony to the Senate. Also, she has been living in government housing even though she is in the country illegally. But to me the most important point of the whole story is that she is obviously living in poor conditions and Obama has never spent a penny to help her….BUT he feels like our tax dollars should “spread the wealth” to people like her. Isn’t it families jobs to take care of each other? Why should I have to help his aunt when he won’t??????? He loves to spread the wealth as long as it is not HIS wealth.
Posted by: sarah | November 1, 2008, 4:22 pm 4:22 pm
Whats happens when Obama turns out to be a turd like Bush?
Posted by: Cindy | November 1, 2008, 4:23 pm 4:23 pm
Stephen–The relationship between Cindy doing drugs (illegally) and Obama’s half aunt living in the US (illegally) just goes to show you that we all have skeletons in our family closet, and if you try to tear down Obama because of his half aunt, then I will try to tear down McSame because of his pill-popping wife.
Posted by: Jeff | November 1, 2008, 4:23 pm 4:23 pm
Can any of you name all of your relatives, where they live and what they are doing? I can’t. How about we decide who we vote for based on the issues that actually effect us?
Posted by: Redtail | November 1, 2008, 4:24 pm 4:24 pm
Obama was called upon to visit the military this summer. However, he did a detour and talked to the German as “Citizen of the World”. I believe that the $700,000 of campaign money to buy the world votes should be put better use to help the injured veterans, or help Blacks at the Housing Projects or war torn African nations family and children. Obama is a Hypocrite!
Instead, please world “Worship the One”
Obama supporters, please drop to your knees and chant this word….
‘We are not worthy, we are not worthy”
Posted by: Ida | November 1, 2008, 4:24 pm 4:24 pm
Posted by Dee Dee Lynn: “Had you not better call McCain and ask him why his organization gave half a million to Khalidi if he’s so reprehensible?”
What’s reprehensible is that when asked about his relationship with Rashid Khalidi, Senator Obama lied to voters, just as he did when questioned about Rev. Wright, Tony Rezko, Mr. Auchi, and Bill Ayers.
Senator Obama’s corrupt campaign is reprehensible!
Posted by: LJC | November 1, 2008, 4:25 pm 4:25 pm
“if asked he would reply “I didn’t know about that”. ”
Otherwise “This is not the person I knew”
.
Posted by: Billw | November 1, 2008, 4:26 pm 4:26 pm
Is there anything about John McCain not fishy, no matter, when they came out?
1.He gave a $500,000 grant to radical Islamic terrorist Rashid Khalidi.
2.He committed adultry on his 1st wife, with pill poppin’ drug addict wife, Cindy.
3.He is a member of the Keating 5 , and took many illegal vacations and gifts in the effort to deregulate S and L’s that ended up costing tax payers more than $3 billion dollars.
4.His pill poppin’ wife inherited her fortune via her mobster father James Willis Hensley.
5.He stated his pinko commie intentions in 2000 when he opposed the Bush tax cuts and favored one where the middle class would get the majority of cuts over the wealthy. Just like socialist Barack Obama!!!!!
6.He crashed 5 US military airplanes costing American tax payers millions!
7.He graduated near the bottom of his class , Class rank: 894 of 899
8.His former associate Charles Humphrey Keating Jr is a crook.
9. There is must be some more I am forgetting…..
Posted by: Greg | November 1, 2008, 4:27 pm 4:27 pm
I think that Obama should spread some of
his wealth to his half brothers and
and sisters in kenya. How ’bout giving
some money to his poor Aunt here in the
U.S.
Unselfish in WV
Posted by: charlene forquer | November 1, 2008, 4:27 pm 4:27 pm
The Obaama campaign is famous for avoiding controversy by blaming it on smears when it is actually issues that show lack of good judgement, honesty and correctness on his part. Too Bad Barrack. Go cry someehere else. It’s like the kid who beats up on other kids on the playground and then when they get hit, they go off whinning to someone.
Posted by: Deanb | November 1, 2008, 4:28 pm 4:28 pm
Mandy–Oh dumb one! At least Obama wants to try to find solutions to our problems, unlike the Republicans that have destroyed our country—domestically and internationally. I for one am happy to see someone on the scene with some fresh ideas and vision. Obama will not be a perfect president, but I am willing to see him try to make progress. I rather see some progress than continued regression into the toilet where this country finds itself today.
Posted by: Jeff | November 1, 2008, 4:28 pm 4:28 pm
Shirley Dyrkolbotn lives in Norway, we have three letters you don’t have there, authentic messages from me will now contain them, try to steal that screen name.
Posted by: Shirley øæå | November 1, 2008, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
We are mud slinging these are the last days to the campaign and it does matter if she is covering up the prenancy of her daughter, when politians political life are up for scrutiny, know lets compare the the differences. Obama or speculations and Mcain cheating on his fiest wife is a absolute, cindy Mcain denying she had sisters as to not share the wealth absolute,Todd being aseperatist absolute,Lets sling mud on familys and weigh in on who has the most crap. And get those medial file Now.
Posted by: mary derricotte | November 1, 2008, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
Jake Tapper,
Pretty sharp there. You knew a brief article would fill the bill on this one.
.
Posted by: Billw | November 1, 2008, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
Fishy?
What is fishy is that Obama didn’t know this, or that he had an Aunt.
Setting aside the politics may be impossible for the self-centered Socialist Community Organizer Obama.
Why is he not interested in meeting with his “Aunt”?
Will Obama meet with her?
Will Obama provide some financial assistance to her?
What’s with Obama, do we need another relative tossed under his bus?
Posted by: dynahog | November 1, 2008, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
Will you all please leave senator Barack Obama’s auntie alone?
Folks should check their own relatives and see about them….
Posted by: shalom | Nov 1, 2008 4:22:52 PM
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Auntie, shalom…yeah there are two reasons to leave her alone.
Posted by: Lilly | November 1, 2008, 4:30 pm 4:30 pm
TakeBarackAmerica: They say nothing scares an insecure man like an intelligen woman. Is that why Obama didn’t even VET Senator Clinton for the role of VP and instead went with a gaffe proned buffon?? HE HAD THE CHANCE TO FINISH BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING! And what did he do? He sent in workers (male) to seal up the cracks!
Posted by: RUKiddingMe?? | November 1, 2008, 4:30 pm 4:30 pm
That is fishy. Almost as fishy as the timed release of the movie ‘W’. …. Unlike some other people, McCain supporters don’t feel a need to attempt insults. But then it’s hard to insult an Obama supporter. That’s one thing they can handle all by themselves.
Posted by: Oonogil | November 1, 2008, 4:30 pm 4:30 pm
I think that Obama should spread some of
his wealth to his half brothers and
and sisters in kenya. How ’bout giving
some money to his poor Aunt here in the
U.S. Unselfish in WV
Posted by: charlene forquer | Nov 1, 2008 4:27:43 PM
AND DO YOU KNOW ALL OF YOUR HALF’S, WHOLE’S OR ADOPTED BROTHER’S AND SISTERS? I AM SURE IF HE KNEW SHE WAS IN THIS SITUATION, HE WOULD HAVE GAVE HER HELP AND DEPORTED HER….DO YOU REALLY THINK THIS MAN IS DUMB AND SELFISH.
ONE THING OBAMA OR BIDEN ISN’T IS SELFISH…..WAKE UP. THEY’RE THE ONLY CANIDATES REALLY TALKING ABOUT FAMILY VALUES.
Posted by: revalations08 | November 1, 2008, 4:32 pm 4:32 pm
Unless you have been living in a bubble for the last 20 months, Obama has made it clear that he has not get in touch with his father’s side of the family. This information will either give you an excuse to vote for McCain or you will see it as yet another attempt to distract us from the issues.
Well, now that Sen. Stevens has been convicted, when will someone investigate Palin’s association with the same contractors? How were these men able to help Palin’s husband build / provide materials for a million dollar home without pay? How was a soccer mom able to do that? HUM!!! (During the same time Palin built that 7 million dollar sports complex in her home town)
Posted by: y.sister | November 1, 2008, 4:32 pm 4:32 pm
This is such a non-story. If Sarah Palin cannot be held responsible for even her teenage daughter’s problem, how can anyone hold Barack obama responsible for these extended family members’ problems, not ot mention he didn’t grow up with them around?
Posted by: teddymaniac | November 1, 2008, 4:33 pm 4:33 pm
TakeBarackAmerica: Sorry, but there is a MAXIMUM on student loan amounts, and they DON’T meet the tuition costs of Harvard Law School. Which leaves that big gap of where did the money come from? An don’t mention working during that time period, because law students are restricted year 1. Hmmm….
Posted by: bhagg9@yahoo.com | November 1, 2008, 4:33 pm 4:33 pm
Why didn’t press question Obama camp when they dig deep into other people’s private life, such as Palin’s monthly expresses and travel expenses, her clothing, or Joe the plumber’ s license, etc.? Everytime there is something slightly negative about Obama, press will come out swing and help him find excuses. Why? What happened to the objective and fair reporting?
If Obama is impeached for not being qualified to be president even he wins the election, the press will bear the biggest burden.
Posted by: NBF | November 1, 2008, 4:33 pm 4:33 pm
Be quiet and let the World think you are an idiot or open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Posted by: Redtail | November 1, 2008, 4:33 pm 4:33 pm
There’s something fishy about the timing, but do they deny that it is true?
Posted by: Maria | November 1, 2008, 4:33 pm 4:33 pm
I loved Pres. Clinton the other day at the rally in Fla. “He said Obama didn’t know what to do about the financial crisis. That Obama didnt say anything for a few days because he didnt know, so what he did was call his people, and hillary’s people. Then he picked up the phone and called me personally, and said Bill help me understand what is going on.” That was the most telling comment of the election. This guy is a fraud! He should be selling used cars somewhere….The American people are ignorant not to think twice about all these people that are in his life who are radicals. Is there anyone who will give an interview? Just ONE? and as far as Axelrod, Obama campaign director saying that bringing this Aunt out of the closet so late is a dirty trick, well maybe if they would have checked their contributions they would have know that a foreign national has illegally sent them money….I wonder how many millions have been sent that has not been looked at?
Posted by: Robert | November 1, 2008, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
shyam | Nov 1, 2008 3:56:24 PM
You must be Sean Hanniday— I don’t know how to spell his name but your 9 points are word-for-word what he says over and over again on his radio program every day. Have you ever had an original thought? Haver any of you thar are quoting your media bashers?
Posted by: Susan | November 1, 2008, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
who can honestly say they keep tabs on their distant relatives? my brother is a junkie, is that my fault? if you really believe this should be an issue, you’re deluding yourself from what really matters the most, so sad
Posted by: eddie | November 1, 2008, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
Back to Africa dosnt sound to bad however not with out a ticket and the money our ancestors paid for 300 yaeasr of free labor. The only people woild have a right to ask any African American to leave is the native Indian These Americas belong to the indian and Mexican, and nother people should lay claim because everyone else is from some where else.
Posted by: mary derricotte | November 1, 2008, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
Somethings fishy about the Aunt, whom he mentioned in one of his books, being here and Obama didn’t even know it.
Something’s fishy about Obama’s tax plan and social programs.
Something’s fishy about his illegal, untraceable campaign donations.
Something’s fishy about Obama’s relationship with ACORN and the $832,000 he contributed to their “cause”.
Something’s fishy about Obama’s relationship with Khalidi, Louis Farakhan, Hamas, Ayers, Rezko……
Something is fishy about Obama in every aspect. While I am not surprised that there is an Auntie hiding out in the slums of Boston, I think there are way more serious issues that need to be cleared up properly about Obama befoer Tuesday.
Posted by: S Adams | November 1, 2008, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
They say nothing scares an insecure man like an intelligen woman.
Posted by: RUKiddingMe?? | Nov 1, 2008 4:30:26 PM
Obama insecure? I don’t think so. Why no Hillary, two words…
Bill Clinton.
Posted by: TakeAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
G0D D.AMN America.
Obama wants to use your money to spread the wealth.
Has Obama or Biden used any of their billions of dollars to help spread the wealth to his poor family living in the projects or Kenya
Posted by: Jeff | November 1, 2008, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
Obama’s aunt has been probably funneling money to him from the $39million dollars of “street” money that Soros has put up to “pay” people to vote…..what a farce this election is…..buying an election to change this country….change the constition, change freedom of speech….leave us CHANGE in our pockets….Obama is for change all right….all the wrong changes for this country!!
Posted by: mfmros | November 1, 2008, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
G0D DA_MN America.
We are going to loot the cities when Obama loses
Posted by: TakeAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
revalations08 —You might be the biggest moron I have ever read and I read a lot, unlike you who seem to drink kool-aid all day. Yes, John McCain must be prettty dumb to graduate at the bottome of his class and then have the ordasity to get shot down over vietnam. The nerve of the guy to comeback 5 years later after being a POW and leach off of the American Taxpayer for medical attention. Yeah, this guy John McCain has a lot of gall. Yes, you are a moron
Posted by: jjpglobal | November 1, 2008, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
To her credit, Obama’s 1/2 aunt did not try to capitlize on her relationship to him. She did not ask for money, or any other form of support knowing full well that his father deserted him.
Why then, are the Republicans trying to capitalize? With all the power of the presidency behind them, there is dirty pool being played here. They’ve known about her for sometime, you betcha!
Posted by: Tangito | November 1, 2008, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
Boy, the hates getting thick here from some of these wingnuts, what are you? Good Ol’ Boys? Maybe you just need to get stoned, by all means do, drink wet cement.
Posted by: Shirley øæå | November 1, 2008, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
I have SEVERAL well-to-do relatives (uncles and aunts) who are RICH compared to myself. I’ve never expected them to give me a doggone dime, much less to monitor my comings and goings or dealings with legal activities or authorities. I never knew me and my family were such dysfunctional people. I thought it was normal for people to manage their own affairs and to let all adults within their extended family range as well as out of their family range do the same unless called upon to do otherwise by some unforeseen event such as a tragic loss of ability to function on one’s on two feet, so to speak. Since when did our family’s way become an abnormal, un-american way of life? Just wondering….!!
Posted by: Dee | November 1, 2008, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
Dear Krista,
Obama keeps in touch with his Africa relatives. His advised his cousin, Odinga, on how to win the Kenya Presidency. When Odinga lost, the Obama family or better known as the Luo tribe, went a a killing rampage. Odinga has strong Communist leanings (his father was the head of the Communist Party in Kenya and Obama’s uncle). Odinga’s supporters did burn down a Christian Church with women and children inside. On of Odinga’s plans was to bring Sharia Law (Muslim Law) to Kenya. By the way, his Kenyan Grandmother says she was there when Obama was born in Kenya.
A Democrat for McCain
Posted by: Liz | November 1, 2008, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
Its stuff like this why Obama should release all the INTERNET Protocol Address of the untraceable internet donations he received so we can at least see how much came from overseas.
Posted by: TakeAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
Perhaps?
Posted by: LongT | November 1, 2008, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm
Obama didnt know alot of things!
Posted by: Cindy | November 1, 2008, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm
Well … McCainists, YOU ARE GOING TO LOOSE! I would not relate anybody’s “illegal” aunt with the fact that week ago I have lost my job (after 8 years) due to the Buch/neocon financial Wall-Street bull!
Go Obama, Go !!!
Posted by: Ben | November 1, 2008, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm
they are really throwing everything at Obama,I guess they have nothing better to do since they are going out backwards
Posted by: donna | November 1, 2008, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm
I loved Pres. Clinton the other day at the rally in Fla. “He said Obama didn’t know what to do about the financial crisis. That Obama didnt say anything for a few days because he didnt know, so what he did was call his people, and hillary’s people. Then he picked up the phone and called me personally, and said Bill help me understand what is going on.” That was the most telling comment of the election. This guy is a fraud! He should be selling used cars somewhere….The American people are ignorant not to think twice about all these people that are in his life who are radicals. Is there anyone who will give an interview? Just ONE? and as far as Axelrod, Obama campaign director saying that bringing this Aunt out of the closet so late is a dirty trick, well maybe if they would have checked their contributions they would have know that a foreign national has illegally sent them money….I wonder how many millions have been sent that has not been looked at?
Posted by: Robert | November 1, 2008, 4:40 pm 4:40 pm
I have many rich relatives and never expected them to give me one freaking dime. But i want to use your money to spread the wealth. LOVE OBAMA
I never worked in my life and how dare the Republicans want me to.
Posted by: Dee | November 1, 2008, 4:40 pm 4:40 pm
Guilt by association, well lets see, John McCain spent 5 years with communist, palling around with them as Palin would say, just goes to show you how absurd this guilt by association argument can get.
Posted by: Shirley øæå | November 1, 2008, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
The Aunt is hear illegally. Send her back
Posted by: donna | November 1, 2008, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
I think a win for John McCain would be a real uniter for our country. Once again we would be able to come together on a common ground for a common cause and heal old wounds. There will be plenty of meeting places, for instance: The unemployment offices, pawn shops, consignment shops and soup lines. The rich will pay no taxes, taxes will be the responsibility of jerks like us that earn under 250 grand and those of us that are on SS. Health care, no problem, we will be allowed to consult Sarah Palin’s witch doctor.
Posted by: LANNY EDWARDS | November 1, 2008, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
Jeff: Oh jeff…Obama’s camp is already acknowledging they need to ‘Kill Expectations After Election’. You know, where Obama is not going to deliver the world he has promised. Apparently, promises are only something to get you elected, not something you actually need to deliver upon. GASP! Who’s shocked?
Posted by: RUKiddingMe?? | November 1, 2008, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
This country was built on the blood, sweat and tears of slaves and immigrants, both legal and illegal.
If the McCain camp think that this will sway our votes, they’re mistaken.
Obama/Biden ’08
Posted by: shaarona | November 1, 2008, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
Everyone in this country is an illigal if you are not a native Indian or an Mexican. Lets get real you know this land was stolen by genicide, now you want to claim that it is yours for the rest of eternity. I don’t think so. No Indian gave any one permission to take this land.
Posted by: mary derricotte | November 1, 2008, 4:42 pm 4:42 pm
Will you all please leave senator Barack Obama’s auntie alone?
Folks should check their own relatives and see about them….
Posted by: shalom | Nov 1, 2008 4:22:52 PM
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Sure, she is from Africa, Shalom. We must leave anything to do with B. Hussien O. alone, he is from Kenya.
Posted by: Lilly | November 1, 2008, 4:42 pm 4:42 pm
I wonder if all the semi-literate nutcases on both sides will turn back into normal people next Wednesday.
Posted by: hopefull | November 1, 2008, 4:42 pm 4:42 pm
Lets see Obama Attends closed door meetings with Rich TERRORISTS praising them and another closed door meeting with rich people in which he calls working people bitter
I THINK THIS REALLY IS GUILT BY ASSOCIATION IF YOU ASK ME>
Posted by: Shirley øæå | November 1, 2008, 4:43 pm 4:43 pm
I live in CUBA
Posted by: mary derricotte | November 1, 2008, 4:43 pm 4:43 pm
Dear Krista,
Seems somebody is trying to flip your vote here, talking oh so sweet and respectfully to you, hope you can see thru this nonsense.
Posted by: Shirley øæå | November 1, 2008, 4:44 pm 4:44 pm
It’s not a crime to be stupid. It is odd to be proud of it. Yikes!!!
Posted by: Redtail | November 1, 2008, 4:44 pm 4:44 pm
It has been reported that the tape the LA Times has IS explosive…a person who said he heard the tape reports that Obama is saying derrogatory things about Israel…..the American people have a right to hear that tape BEFORE the election if this is true!
Posted by: mfmros | November 1, 2008, 4:44 pm 4:44 pm
The Republicans are going to come up with 2 to 3 different potential major stories about Obama each day of the remaining days to Nov 4th. They’re gonna throw so much stuff at the Democrats that nobody will have time to stop and pay any attention to what McCain is saying. The McCain camp is so stupid that they came out with an ad where Obama is giving credit to McCain and Lieberman on global warming issues, which only makes Obama look more bipartisal, more intellectual, and more diplomatic, and also makes the point that Obama has sound judgement and knows what he is talking about. Which is what America is looking for after the failure of the last divisive retard sent by the GOP. This choice was so easy for me. On one hand I have an optimistic, progressive, smart, measured and disciplined leader, and on the other hand I have another divisive, confused, negative, erratic, bellicose, incompetent, and offering more of the same. It was so easy for me to vote for Obama, Hagan and Perdue.
Posted by: Liberal Raleigh | November 1, 2008, 4:44 pm 4:44 pm
She has been living in public housing on the books for over four years and the INS didn’t know where she was? And no one has confirmed that she in fact is illegal. The only voters this kind of nonsense is going to influence are voters who are already voting for McCain. This is a non story and doesn’t help McCain because it points out that his campaign is working with the Bush administration to dig dirt up on Obama. It also doesn’t help McCain with immigrant voters who are suspicious about the timing and the subject matter. And it also doesn’t hurt Obama because there is no indication that he knew about it because if he did, wouldn’t he have intervened on her behalf? And to the now concerned Republicans who care about charity and taking care of one’s family no matter how distant, you remained silent when it was revealed that Cindy McCain cut out her sisters from her father’s wealth. And you remain silent on the fact that “heroic” McCain left his crippled wife for a younger richer version, so please stop with the hypocrisy.
Posted by: Hope | November 1, 2008, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm
rukiddingme? — I rather take a chance on Obama’s promises instead of McSame’s promises of keeping things the same as Bush.
Posted by: Jeff | November 1, 2008, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm
Posted by: Voter In America | Nov 1, 2008 4:21:31 PM
KRISTA,
LET ME CONTINUE THIS FOR YOU:
1) MCCAIN IS AWARE OF THE AIRHEADED VP HE CHOSE.
2) MCCAIN IS JUST NOT AWARE OF ALL THE LIES HE HAVE TOLD
3)MCCAIN FORGETS THE CRIMINALS HE PALS AROUND WITH.
4)SARAH FORGOT THAT SHE PALLED AROUND WITH TED STEVENS, SO THAT MAKES HER GUILITY OF 7 COUNTS AS WELL…SHE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THIS MAN.
5)SARAH FORGOT THAT SHE WORSHIPPED IN A CHURCH THAT BELIEVES IN WITCH CRAFT
6)SARAH FORGOT TO TELL HER DAUGHTER ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL
7)SARAH FORGOT TO TELL YOU ALL SHE LIED ABOUT BEING PREGNANT WITH TRIG.
8)SARAH IS NOT AWARE THAT FRUIT FLIES ARE A BUDGETED LINE ITEM, FOR THE STUDY OF HER CAUSE….KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. (WHAT AN AIRHEAD AND A DISGRACE)
9)SARAH WASN’T AWARE SHE ABUSED HER POWER
10)SARAH WASN’T AWARE SHE CHANGED HER EXPENSE REPORTS
11)SARAH WASN’T AWARE SHE ALTER HER TAX RETURNS
12)SARAH FORGOT SHE NEEDED TO GET HER MEDICAL RECORDS IN BEFORE THE ELECTION
13)JOHN’S BROTHER FORGOT 911 WAS FOR EMERGENCIES AND NOT 411 FOR INFORMATION.
14)JOHN AND CINDY FORGOT THEY ADOPTED AN INDIAN DAUGHTER WHO SKIN IS DARKER THAN OBAMA’S…THEY FORGOT TO TELL HER WHEN PICTURE DAY WAS.
15)JOHN MCCAIN FORGOT THAT HE MADE STATEMENTS ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY
16)JOHN MCCAIN FORGOT HOW MANY HOUSES HE HAD
Posted by: revalations08 | November 1, 2008, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
Well well, took them some time but some little nerd found out how to switch his keyboard to our language here in Norway, making my æøå signs, pretty slick, now if you only used half those brains to vote right.ÅØÆ
Posted by: Shirley øæå | November 1, 2008, 4:47 pm 4:47 pm
Its really a shame that liberals like Obama want to use your money to support poeple like his illegal aunt. BUT THE TRUTH IS OBAMA who IS VERY RICH AND NEVER ONCE USED HIS MONEY TO HELP OUT ONE PERSON IN HIS poor family living in this country or Kenya.
Posted by: Hope | November 1, 2008, 4:47 pm 4:47 pm
Fear is a big weapon in Karl Rove’s arsenal. He used it effectively in 2004, when the source of that fear was the spillover of the make-believe terrorism from Iraq. The object of the fear now is Barack Obama himself, who’s name and color makes it easy to rev up the base. They’re now trying to rachet things up to the point that they can count on irrationality beyond their base.
Posted by: FrankieStage | November 1, 2008, 4:48 pm 4:48 pm
I live in NORWAY and Obama made a promise WAY WAY WAY WAY Back in which he promised welfare to the whole world funded by AMERICAN WORKING POEPLE
Spread the wealth.
Posted by: Shirley øæå | November 1, 2008, 4:48 pm 4:48 pm
Why don’t you include the facts in your sensational headline. She is the HALF SISTER to Obama’s estranged father. Also include the fact that according to AP someone from the Bush administration leaked the story.
Posted by: jacobs | November 1, 2008, 4:48 pm 4:48 pm
when ever someone in Obamas life becomes inconveinent to know. Like the reverend or the weatherman or the real estate mogal he says he hardly knew them,now its his aunts turn, Axelrod says they arent that close. NICE, Obama has all you fools fooled
Posted by: Jason | November 1, 2008, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
You can put lipstick on Obama and he is still a Muslim!
Posted by: William Ayers | November 1, 2008, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
This is to all of the Obama Supporters. Make sure you go and vote because this country need to get rid of people with little minds like the repubs who are commenting about this story. If you like Obama then the story means nothing to you and if you dislike him then you will pick it up and try to slur him. Repubs are not happy unless they are putting down other people. I want to say that I am very proud of the obama supporters because they are compassionate, smarter, willing to give people a change up (not down), and are honest. People who say negative things about Obama are little minded and are miserable people and that is why they will try to make up anything because they feel good about it – well lets see how they feel on tuesday – cry baby cry!!!!
Posted by: cathy | November 1, 2008, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
I fail to see how telling the truth about Obama’s aunt or telling the truth about anything of Obama is spreading fear.
Their is one word Democrats fear the most.
Its SWIFTBOAT because it really means telling the truth about them
Posted by: FrankieStage | November 1, 2008, 4:50 pm 4:50 pm
Quick Question to Concerned:
When have you told the truth?
Posted by: JR | November 1, 2008, 4:50 pm 4:50 pm
Hey all you patriotic McCain supporters, when you wake up from your dream on Tuesday,make sure you sign up for a tour in Iraq. I’m sure most of you are of military age. I just came back from Basra, and they need patriotic people like you. As for me I’m wondering why McCain voted against the Veteran’s rights act.Obama, Jim Webb, and many Republicans voted for it and it passed. Still waiting to see a doctor at the VA. It’s been 4 weeks now.
Posted by: Harry | November 1, 2008, 4:51 pm 4:51 pm
Re: “This country was built on the blood, sweat and tears of slaves and immigrants, both legal and illegal.”
That’s true!!
Posted by: Susan | November 1, 2008, 4:52 pm 4:52 pm
Calling for Boycote of fox news all people who have viewed the fox network they are a Mccain Republican network. I remenber when they started they had nothing but black pilots, onto get on there feet. In the end they are the ones Giving Obama down the road on issues that when where needing the rating would hosted a Ministry for Rev. Wright and his church for the money
Posted by: mary derricotte | November 1, 2008, 4:52 pm 4:52 pm
Cathy im a Repulican and im happy Obama is going to be are next President! With all the Crisis going on right now he is for sure to be a doomed President and the Republicans will come back to power in four years. Why put the Repulicans in now why everything is a mess?
Posted by: beth | November 1, 2008, 4:53 pm 4:53 pm
Obama was called upon to visit the military this summer. However, he did a detour and talked to the German as “Citizen of the World”. I believe that the $700,000 of campaign money to a German event producer to buy the world votes should be put better use to help the injured veterans, or help Blacks at the Housing Projects or war torn African nations family and children. What about the 832,00 to ACORN voter fraught? Let’s spread other people’s wealth but let’s spread Obama’s wealth to promote Obama. That’s all this guy being doing all his short years in Senate. What about his cocaine years at Columbia University! Obama is a Hypocrite and his supporters are ignorant!
Instead, please world “Worship the One”
Obama supporters, please drop to your knees and chant this word….
‘We are not worthy, we are not worthy”
Posted by: ida | November 1, 2008, 4:53 pm 4:53 pm
The truth is that Obama reported that Obama did not rcieve grant money from the school to attend college.
But dirty truth is Obama attended College using affirmative action grants and loans paid for with WORKING PEOPLES MONEY>
Now Obama refuse to spread his millions in wealth wiht anybody even to his own relatives.
SPREAD THE WEALTH
Posted by: FrankieStage | November 1, 2008, 4:54 pm 4:54 pm
Posted by J: “WITHALL NATIONAL CRISIS THIS NATION IS CURRENTLY JUGGLING, IS THIS REALLY AN ISSUE?”
It could in fact be a huge issue.
That our government has apparently given a security clearance to a candidate for the Presidency, and obviously did not even investigate foreign-born family members, raises serious doubt in my mind about the thoroughness and accuracy of the investigation performed by our government. Reminiscent of the performance of our intelligence agencies prior to the 9/11 attacks.
Posted by: LJC | November 1, 2008, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
What are you going to do Wednesday Concerned? The McCain camp won’t have any more need for your lies, who’ll pay you then. I guess you’ll just crawl back under your rock till 2012.
Posted by: JR | November 1, 2008, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
Cathy im a Repulican and im happy Obama is going to be are next President! With all the Crisis going on right now he is for sure to be a doomed President and the Republicans will come back to power in four years. Why put the Republicans in now while everything is a mess? Let the Democrats have control f things up and we get the power back, its a cycle! LOL
Posted by: beth | November 1, 2008, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
Well, I gotta go now but thanks for all the laughs! There is something I admire about those who never let the truth stand in the way of what they want to believe. Oh, by the way. I live in California. 55 electoral votes for Obama-Biden. How about them apples, Bubba?
Posted by: Redtail | November 1, 2008, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
The Obama paid bloggers are in full force on every site today…and I am sure they will be on 24/7 slamming McCain/Palin big time….do not let them get to you…they are only here to tick you off….you can recognize them by their slimy, foul, lying blogs!! They must be scared!!!!
Posted by: mfmros | November 1, 2008, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
Yes i live in free government housing and never worked my whole life. We are in a real mess since they moved me to the second floor and i have to climb stairs now. A real mess i tell you
Posted by: beth | November 1, 2008, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
I’d really like to hear some conversation from us Republicans for Obama, what made you switch?
Posted by: Republican for Obama | November 1, 2008, 4:56 pm 4:56 pm
After listening to all the things said, I really think that this country is due for another civil war. I am sick and tired of being called an idiot just because I think that govt should be small, taxes low, I should be able to carry a gun, without being called a redneck, I should be able to vote for McCain without being labled a racist. I am sick of the SOCIALIST views, it didnt and isn’t working in Europe. I am ready to weep for my country on Tuesday, I will weep no matter who wins. If McCain wins they will be tears of pride in America. If Obama wins they will be tears of sorrow for what our founding fathers created. I really believe that at some point we will all just have had enough. A conflict is obvious, and may the side with the most guns win!
-Patriot or redneck(whichever side ur on)
Posted by: Robert | November 1, 2008, 4:56 pm 4:56 pm
OK…..Im all outta popcorn now..but the foaming at the mouth repukes are still just as entertaining as the blue collar comedy tour. What im waiting for is to actually see some rabid McSame supporter actually busrt a blood vessel on their forehead. Keep it coming GOP the laughs are only getting better!!! Michelle
Posted by: Michelle H | Nov 1, 2008 4:44:23 PM
It’s almost as good, as watching Comedy Central.
Their losing it big time.
Reminds me of rabid dogs.
Posted by: TakeAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 4:56 pm 4:56 pm
LJC that is one hell of a point! Wow that is real scary.
Posted by: tom | November 1, 2008, 4:57 pm 4:57 pm
Hope, you better “HOPE” that Obama keeps his word and takes care of you. Because as nuts and loony you all are for him and as soon as he turns his back on you all you will be the first ones to try to get him impeached. We will just sit back and laugh at all of you idiots. We’ll probably just let him stay in office and let you all suffer and learn your lesson. While you all stay in the slum that he’s left everyone else in, we’ll be fine by keeping our wealth…lolol When he screws up this country and doesn’t keep his promises to you all the only people that are going to suffer is YOU!Nothing will change for us except that we will not pull you out of you rat hole because you wanted him so you deserve everything he will bring your way. Now that’s CHANGE you can count on.
Posted by: trinityusa | November 1, 2008, 4:57 pm 4:57 pm
I noticed that Drudge headlined this story in 10,000 point type. That means the GOP thinks they can use it to make hay. In reality, it is just another attempt to take people’s eyes off the reality they face. Millions are out of work or about to be. Retirees have lost Two Trillion or more in Retirement Fund value. People have lost homes, health care, pensions, the ability to afford to send their children to higher education, and meanwhile, the rich have gotten super rich. CEOs like McCain adviser Fiorina got a 40 million dollar parachute for laying off thousands. Even after the bailout, corporations have scheduled 70 Billion Dollars in bonuses for their executives this year. McCain’s advisers are former lobbyists and CEOs who got rich off the very companies that shafted the Middle Class. People understand that Bush-Cheney’s, McCain-Gramm’s “help the rich get super rich and the Middle Class get jobless” philosophy will just continue under John McCain. They understand McCain will extend Bush’s tax cuts to the rich, give corporations (including oil companies) Billions in tax breaks, tax health care premiums and do away with employer-matched health care and a whole lot more. They understand that McCain’s smears, no matter how he goes around the barn to make them, are just attempts to cause us to forget. We need a president who cares for the Middle Class. That is Barack Obama.
Posted by: JAB | November 1, 2008, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm
Its not fear, its just stupid. Why is this even an issue? Does this disqualify him from being President. To me, its cheap politics and another reason to turn the page on the Republican Party. They need to take a hiatus and come back with some dignity. I’m voting for Obama because he has the intelligence and temperament to be President.
Posted by: John | November 1, 2008, 4:59 pm 4:59 pm
TakeAmericaBarack funny the joke will be on you, watch and see.
Posted by: tom | November 1, 2008, 4:59 pm 4:59 pm
Obama bloggers now include all major news sources now
ABC is now ALL BARACK STATION
CBS is now CHEERING for BARACK STATION
NBC is now NOTHING but BARACK CHANNEL
Now the LA TIMES has a video with Obama attending a closed door party with rich PLO terrorist praising them. And they will not release it. The really sad thing is that the LA TIMES a few years back released United States CLASSIFIED information to the world compromising the security of America
Posted by: TakingAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 5:00 pm 5:00 pm
adam . .
I find it most often happens right wingers come here and accuse the Democrats or liberals of playing the race card – when really the Democrats haven’t been mentioning race at all.
The right wingers bring up race and then accuse the Democrats of throwing race in their face.
That’s the truth of the ploy.
Posted by: pefros | November 1, 2008, 5:01 pm 5:01 pm
I loved Pres. Clinton the other day at the rally in Fla. “He said Obama didn’t know what to do about the financial crisis. That Obama didnt say anything for a few days because he didnt know, so what he did was call his people, and hillary’s people. Then he picked up the phone and called me personally, and said Bill help me understand what is going on.” That was the most telling comment of the election. This guy is a fraud! He should be selling used cars somewhere….The American people are ignorant not to think twice about all these people that are in his life who are radicals. Is there anyone who will give an interview? Just ONE? and as far as Axelrod, Obama campaign director saying that bringing this Aunt out of the closet so late is a dirty trick, well maybe if they would have checked their contributions they would have know that a foreign national has illegally sent them money….I wonder how many millions have been sent that has not been looked at?
Posted by: Robert | November 1, 2008, 5:01 pm 5:01 pm
Le-a
I guess you’re happy with having foreign countries(too many to list) benefit from your tax dollars, rather taking care of our folks here. That’s the Bush/McCain plan, so my guess is that you’re a republican.
I don’t mind paying taxes, especially if it’s a benefit to our economy.
Posted by: shaarona | November 1, 2008, 5:02 pm 5:02 pm
mmmmmmmmmmm his brother lives in a slum in Africa, Obama’s Aunt live in a slum in Boston. So what the hell makes everyone else think he is going to help all you other poor people. LOL you have all been PUNKED!!!!!!!!
Posted by: mary | November 1, 2008, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
The only faint hope the Republicans think they have is to attempt to demonize Senator Obama and the Democrats as – communists, socialists, terrorists, racist, white haters, america haters, family haters, media darlings, immigrant facilitators, etc.
It’s such a transparent and pathetic strategy, and it is the worst of American politics.
My advice to the Republican right wing is – you deserve to lose after the last 8 disastrous years in power – try to lose with a little dignity.
Posted by: pefros | November 1, 2008, 5:04 pm 5:04 pm
I think we need to take a deep breath. I am an independent and I feel we need to have all the facts first. I mean facts and not assumptions, political spin, or faulty reporting from the Left or Right. We should know better than to make personal attacks against each other. As Americans, we have alot more in common than we realize. Embracing differences wont harm you. It will allow us to gain a better understanding of our opposition. Then, simply approach those differences with respect and dignity. We have a right to interpret the facts as we see fit. However, if we choose to discuss our own interpretations of the facts, let’s do so with some intergrity.
Posted by: Phillip | November 1, 2008, 5:04 pm 5:04 pm
Yes i live in free government housing and never worked my whole life. We are in a real mess since they moved me to the second floor and i have to climb stairs now. A real mess i tell you
Posted by: beth | Nov 1, 2008 4:55:46 PM
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Oh, you poor baby. Free housing and never worked in your whole life, what a shame. After Jan. 20, you will probably be moved to the penthouse where there is an elevator and you will
get a raise on your check. Guess you voted for B Hussein O. If so, all will work out for you now.
Posted by: Lilly | November 1, 2008, 5:04 pm 5:04 pm
I AM NEVER GOING TO BLAME OBAMA FOR NOT KNOWING WHAT HIS RELATIVE DID NOT TELL HIM!! IT IS STUPID TO THINK THAT OBAMA OR ANY OTHER PERSON WOULD INTERROGATE THEIR FAMILY MEMBER WHO THEY SPOKE TO LAST, TWO YEARS AGO, TO FIND OUT WHAT THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS WAS. MOST PEOPLE WOULD ASSUME THAT IF THEIR RELATIVE IS IN THE COUNTRY, THAT THEY ARE LEGAL CITIZENS.
I AM NOT GOING TO BLAME OBAMA FOR WHAT HIS AUNT DID! PLUS OBAMA HAS ALREADY SAID THAT ALL LAW MUST BE FOLLOWED, ALL OF THEM!!!
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR McCAIN SUPPORTERS, SHOULD JOHN McCAIN BE BLAMED FOR THE FACT THAT HIS WIFE WAS A DRUG ADDICT WHO STOLE DRUGS FORM A CHARITY, AND USED THE NAMES OF THE POEPLE SHE WAS WORKING FOR TO GET ILLEGAL PRESCRITIONS FROM HER DOCTOR? SHOULD JOHN McCAIN BE BALMED FOR WHAT HIS OWN WIFE WHO HE LIVED WITH IN THE SAME HOUSE, WHO HE SAW EVERY SINGLE DAY, FOR WHAT SHE DID? IF YOU SAY NO, THEN YOU ARE A HYPOCRITE!!! THE CRIME THAT CINDY McCAIN COMMITTED IS 100% TIMES WORST THAN ANY CRIME EVER COMMITTED BY ANY CANDIDATES RELATIVE, AND HE WAS LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS THIS WOMEN, HE HAD CONTACT WITH HER EVERYDAY!!!! ————– OBAMA ON THE OTHER HAND SPOKE ON THE PHONE TO A DISTANT AUNT, A WOMAN HE NEVER VISITED IN BOSTON.
Posted by: gloria | November 1, 2008, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm
Watch when Obama get’s in Office his own party is going to turn against him.
Mark this post.
Posted by: mary | November 1, 2008, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm
Murdock?
Another FOX NEWS attack?
Embarrassing….
WAKE UP AMERICA…WE ARE BEING SWALLOWED BY MORE FOX NEWS LIES AND MANIPULATIONS.
ENOUGH OF REPUBLICANS IN POWER.
Posted by: BILLo | November 1, 2008, 5:06 pm 5:06 pm
Nothing fishy here. It was a Brittish newspaper that originally broke the story about Obama’s aunt. So many people in this guy’s life are a mystery.
Posted by: Dee | November 1, 2008, 5:06 pm 5:06 pm
Nothing fishy here. It was a Brittish newspaper that originally broke the story about Obama’s aunt. So many people in this guy’s life are a mystery.
Posted by: Dee | November 1, 2008, 5:06 pm 5:06 pm
All you slanderous fools are wasting your time. This issue is nearly dead.
This is what you should be considering.
Rasmussen has up ticked to a five point spread with Obama at 51 percent.
Gallup has up ticked Obama to a ten point lead with him at 51 percent.
GWU Battleground has Obama at 49 and McShame at 45 (don’t forget Nader and Barr, they get 2 points)
Bradley is in the undecideds(if at all)
The only thing that is tightening is the noose around the McCain campaign.
Posted by: seemstome | November 1, 2008, 5:06 pm 5:06 pm
8 years of Republican crap and corruption was enough!
Enough of Bush, enough of Cheney, enough of McCain.
McCain is employing the same sleazy Rove smearing tactics Bush used. There is little difference between the two.
The electorate is about to rightfully boot the Republicans out of power, despite the attempts of right wingers to demonize Senator Obama and the Democrats.
The smear and fear tactics are not going to work this time.
Posted by: pefros | November 1, 2008, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm
The only thing fishy is Obama’s campaign.
Posted by: joe | November 1, 2008, 5:08 pm 5:08 pm
of course the Bush / Cheney / McCain people
timed the revelation to coordinate with the campaign.
Cheney endorsing McCain/Palin is proof enough that
McCain would be an extention of the
failed Bush presidency.
Posted by: cawnaw | November 1, 2008, 5:08 pm 5:08 pm
The McCain camp is stupid or drunk. Here’s the situation…
…Hispanics tend to be more empathetic and understanding of people with relatives in these situations. The GOP attacking this poor lady just because there’s a distant blood connection with Obama might actually end up hurting McCain’s chances in Florida, where stories about refugees and rejections and that kinda thing are an everyday issue to a lot of Americans of hispanic origin. The way McCain has handled his campaign tells how erratic a McCain administration would be. We are so fortunate that Barack Obama and Joe Biden are gonna be the ones winnning this election and moving our country forward.
Posted by: Liberal Raleigh | November 1, 2008, 5:08 pm 5:08 pm
Of course Obama doesn’t know that his aunt lives here illegally, just like he doesn’t know much about Khalidi, Ayers, Wright, Rezko, Thomas Raines, Frank Davis, Acorn etc, or that there are 50 states in the US, or he voted against Born alive Act. It is scarry how much this guy doesn’t know or his voters dont know much except that they will get tax refund at the end of the year.
Also, we don’t know any of his days at Columbia U or Harvard. No papertrail. What about his cocaine years at Columbia University? What about his trip to Pakistan during the year that Americans were not allowed to travel there?
Axelrod is very sleazy. What about the right of Joe the Plumber’s tax privacy? After all, Obama was the one that ask Joe for a question.
I guess that is okay to invade Joe’s private life but Obama’s aunt living here illegally for four years and using taxpayer money… how dare that comes out. How many millions more illegal donations did Obama get and not to mention people who donate over the limit? Where is the check and balance and the public right to know who donated to this guy. The media is so pro Obama, it is embarrasing and Obama is buying young votes. The White House and the Presidency is being bought. More welfare handouts to those that do not earn them! I came from Asia to the States 24 years ago to achieve the American dreams and I am worried what Obama will do to this awesome country.
expect the media send their swat teams to the Boston Public Housing and camp there as they did to Joe the Plumber!!
Quickly go find the Woman and interview her why she breaks the US immigration Law. This needs to be front page of all media outlets just like Joe the Plumber story or Sarah Palin wardrobe… I am waiting for some action here!!!! Hurry Media people. Need to see your people fly to Boston and your vans park in front of her apartment.
Posted by: ida | November 1, 2008, 5:08 pm 5:08 pm
The fact is that Obama’s past concerning his family and associates is still shrouded in mystery, and most thinking Americans know it. Thank God, Obama will not win and America will not have to experience the destructive effects of socialism. McCain/Palin 08!
Posted by: Chris | November 1, 2008, 5:09 pm 5:09 pm
Jake: Biden has false teeth, has a hair transplant and is traveling around with an aneurism on his brain…now that is serious..if anything happens to Obama, Biden is POTUS and if anything happens to Biden…PELOSI would be POTUS…..NOW that would be hazerdous to everyone’s health!!
Posted by: mfmros | November 1, 2008, 5:09 pm 5:09 pm
What a bunch of loooooosers gravitate to Lord Barack Øbama, the Most Merciful. Boy I hope you are ready for Wed morning Nov 5.
Posted by: unknown | November 1, 2008, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm
Obama’s entire campaign for President has been “fishy”. Again…any questioning of “THE ONE” is not allowed in this country. We are about to goverened by the most secretive administration in U.S history. Think Bush was bad…just wait. I guess the Democrats were ok with their timed release of Bush’s DUI arrest 3 days before the 2000 election.
Slimeocrats!!
Posted by: Jim | November 1, 2008, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm
Who is he? What do we know about how he will govern? He is smart? We can’t see his college transcripts, just have to trust the media.
-Wow, I loved Pres. Clinton the other day at the rally in Fla. “He said Obama didn’t know what to do about the financial crisis. That Obama didnt say anything for a few days because he didnt know, so what he did was call his people, and hillary’s people. Then he picked up the phone and called me personally, and said Bill help me understand what is going on.” That was the most telling comment of the election. This guy is a fraud! He should be selling used cars somewhere….The American people are ignorant not to think twice about all these people that are in his life who are radicals. Is there anyone who will give an interview? Just ONE? and as far as Axelrod, Obama campaign director saying that bringing this Aunt out of the closet so late is a dirty trick, well maybe if they would have checked their contributions they would have know that a foreign national has illegally sent them money….I wonder how many millions have been sent that has not been looked at?
Posted by: Robert | November 1, 2008, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm
Dee can you read ?
the story first broke in the Times of London, owned by conservative media magnate Rupert Murdoch.
Another attack from murdoch and his fake news networks!
Posted by: Mike NC | November 1, 2008, 5:11 pm 5:11 pm
Just three more day’s and we no longer have to put up with this foolishness of the McCain/Palin campaign. We no longer have to listen to race baiting, lies, and questions about patriotism. We no longer have see or hear that face and voice of Sarah “steal money from her state so kids can travel” Palin. We no longer have to look at Todd Palin eagerly waiting for his wife to get the VP job so he can abuse that office. Good riddens to bad rubbish!
Posted by: Roderick | November 1, 2008, 5:12 pm 5:12 pm
Fishy? Why is she here illegally? Since when is telling the truth a smear?
All Joe the plumber did was ask a question and his whole life has been examined….
Wake up people…Obama is not the ‘messiah’ that you think he is…his true colors are showing, listen to it.
Vote McCain/Palin
Posted by: Of course he didn't know | November 1, 2008, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
Fox News is now reporting that Obama is only running for president so that he can pardon his aunt in four (or eight) years.
Posted by: Moretti | November 1, 2008, 5:14 pm 5:14 pm
Silly people, if Obama knew his aunt was here illegally he would have just sent her home before he ran for president.
Posted by: Republican for Obama | November 1, 2008, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
Why didn’t Ax have her out on the campaign trail for O?
She went to his Senate swearing-in, so she’s pretty important to him. Or was.
He spoke of his father coming from Kenya. He visited the homestead of his white relatives in Indiana.
Auntie on the stage in Boston or at the convention with the Robinsons would have been sweet, no?
So why did Ax have to keep the aunt hidden?
Posted by: MayBee | November 1, 2008, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
so let’s recap…..
he didnt know ayers was a terrorist until late in their relationship…..he never heard rev.wright utter anything controversial in 20 yrs of attending his church……and he didnt know about his half-aunts illegal immigration status…..mmmmmmm
for a bright, intelligent guy, there are a lot of things close to him he has no clue about…..
not believeable, please, even the Obama fanatics have to admit that….
Posted by: opedanderson | November 1, 2008, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
The only faint hope the Republicans think they have is to attempt to demonize Senator Obama and the Democrats as – communists, socialists, terrorists, racist, white haters, america haters, family haters, media darlings, immigrant facilitators, etc.
It’s such a transparent and pathetic strategy, and it is the worst of American politics.
My advice to the Republican right wing is – you deserve to lose after the last 8 disastrous years in power – try to lose with a little dignity.
Posted by: pefros | November 1, 2008, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
Nothing fishy here. It was a Brittish newspaper that originally broke the story about Obama’s aunt. So many people in this guy’s life are a mystery.
Posted by: Dee | Nov 1, 2008 5:06:38 PM
A British newspaper owned by who?
Ding, ding, ding! None other than..
RUPERT MURDOCK!
The owner of False News corp.
Sean Hannity and Bill-O the Clown’s boss. No, not fishy at all.
Posted by: TakeAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
adam . .
I find it most often happens right wingers come here and accuse the Democrats or liberals of playing the race card – when really the Democrats haven’t been mentioning race at all.
The right wingers bring up race and then accuse the Democrats of throwing race in their face.
That’s the truth of the ploy.
Posted by: pefros | Nov 1, 2008 5:01:00 PM
++++++++++++++++++++++
You must be new to the election scene. Well, better late than never I guess. But really, you shouldn’t be commenting on things you know nothing about.
Every McCain supporter on these blogs has been called a racist, some very nasty names have followed.
Obama mentioned being “different than the face on the dollar bill” as a reason for not being elected, (3 times in one day), the Obama adoring MSM and drive-by media have talked about racism in this country being the only reason Obama will not win since he came on the scene in 2007.
You should scroll through all the blogs here and you will find the Dems calling the McCain supporters racist, many many times.
Posted by: S Adams | November 1, 2008, 5:16 pm 5:16 pm
Obama was called upon to visit the military this summer. However, he did a detour and talked to the German as “Citizen of the World”. I believe that the $700,000 of campaign money to a German event producer to buy the world votes should be put better use to help the injured veterans, or help Blacks at the Housing Projects or war torn African nations family and children. What about the 832,00 to ACORN voter fraught? Let’s spread other people’s wealth but let’s spread Obama’s wealth to promote Obama. That’s all this guy being doing all his short years in Senate. What about his cocaine years at Columbia University! Obama is a Hypocrite and his supporters are ignorant!
Instead, please world “Worship the One”
Obama supporters, please drop to your knees and chant this word….
‘We are not worthy, we are not worthy”
Posted by: ida | November 1, 2008, 5:16 pm 5:16 pm
A speechwriter for Obama, Edwards, and Clinton on why she’s voting McCain. She said she is tired of the lies of Obama
Posted by: Roderick | November 1, 2008, 5:16 pm 5:16 pm
WELL THEN, HOW ABOUT OBAMA DECEIVING YOU ALL ABOUT WHERE THE MIDDLE CLASS WILL ACTUALLY BEGIN UNDER HIS ECONOMIC “PLAN”?
Not $250,000!
Not $200,000!
Not even $150,000!
At the moment, it’s down to $120,000!
And soon, it will be
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to:
$42,000!!!!!
For the second time in a week, a prominent Democrat has downgraded Barack Obama’s definition of the middle class — leading Republicans to question whether he’ll stick to his promise not to raise taxes on anyone making under $250,000.
The latest hiccup in the campaign message came Friday morning on KOA-AM, when New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson pegged the middle class as those making $120,000 and under.
Click here to listen to Richardson talk about Obama’s tax plan.
Posted by: clear sighted | November 1, 2008, 5:16 pm 5:16 pm
Give me a break.
This is just one more example of the GOP trying to distract voters. Why? They do not want to remind folks of the truth: McCain/Bush share the same policies, and MCCAin would continue down the same tragic path, leading our country further into the abyss. McCain has NO NEW POLICIES.
So what does he do? Slime with lies, rumor and fear tactics, just like Bush.
btw – this HALF-aunt of Obamas is from his estranged father’s side of the family. Obama barely knows her. She is a distant, distant relative. Obama has nothing to do with how she lives her life.
This story is being promoted by yellow journalists and the GOP smear machine.
Posted by: stacycj | November 1, 2008, 5:17 pm 5:17 pm
Let’s keep this going until November 5th. I’ve already voted.
Posted by: Redtail | November 1, 2008, 5:18 pm 5:18 pm
Give me a break.
This is just one more example of the GOP trying to distract voters. Why? They do not want to remind folks of the truth: McCain/Bush share the same policies, and MCCAin would continue down the same tragic path, leading our country further into the abyss. McCain has NO NEW POLICIES.
So what does he do? Slime with lies, rumor and fear tactics, just like Bush.
btw – this HALF-aunt of Obamas is from his estranged father’s side of the family. Obama barely knows her. She is a distant, distant relative. Obama has nothing to do with how she lives her life.
This story is being promoted by yellow journalists and the GOP smear machine.
Posted by: stacycj | November 1, 2008, 5:18 pm 5:18 pm
Jake,
When is the report due to hit about how Cindy McCain was exempted from following immigration laws when she brought her adopted daughter and another child into the country?
She either brought them into the country illegally or was allowed an exemption that is unavailable to the average American when adopting children from overseas.
If we are to take the McCain’s adoption story as explained one of the above versions has to be the case. Either that or they were just plain fibbing about the whole adoption story.
Just wondering.
Posted by: Bud | November 1, 2008, 5:18 pm 5:18 pm
Obama has great Experience. He was a community orginizer after all.
DING DING
Obama’s “community organization” group is being prosecuted for racketeering.
Posted by: Roderick | November 1, 2008, 5:19 pm 5:19 pm
Robert
Sorry but you can’t spin the comment Bill Clinton made the other day. Even the sharpest of economists, didn’t know what was going on.
I would rather have a president who puts extensive research into issues facing our country, rather than one who’s irratic, and running around like a headless chicken.
Posted by: shaarona | November 1, 2008, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm
Just more proof of how incompetent 0bama is. You would think being a constitutional lawyer and professor that he would have been able to help her with the immigration process since she was applying for a political asylum. After all she was one of his favorite Auntie’s that he wrote about in his book.
Posted by: NotBuyingTheBS | November 1, 2008, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm
Obama has great Experience. He was a community orginizer after all.
DING DING dING DING
Obama’s “community organization” group is being prosecuted for racketeering. Corruption, voter fraud, and other illegal activities (such as blackmailing and bullying bank presidents into making bad loans, and as an organized crime syndicate.
Posted by: Roderick | November 1, 2008, 5:21 pm 5:21 pm
Doncha love how Crock O’Bama gets to skate on all this garbage?
Ask Joe the Plumber how he liked having his dental visits examined inside and out by “investigative reporters”.
Posted by: c'est moi | November 1, 2008, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
Obama has great Experience. He was a community orginizer after all.
DING DING dING DING
Obama’s “community organization” group is being prosecuted for racketeering. Corruption, voter fraud, and other illegal activities (such as blackmailing and bullying bank presidents into making bad loans, and as an organized crime syndicate.
Posted by: TakingAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
Does 0bama know ANYONE that isn’t a scandal to him?
Posted by: John | November 1, 2008, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
S. Adams -
Yes, I agree there have been many apparently racist right wingers posting here.
This includces many who attempt to make race an issue by stating the Democrats always call them racist.
It’s an obvious ploy on the part of the right wingers.
Once and only once, Obama mentioned he looked a bit different from the Presidents on the dollar bill – ONCE!
And you right wingers have harped on it forever – dumb, dumb, dumb.
Obama gave a major and well-respected speech on race during this campaign; listen to it sometime – you might learn something.
Posted by: pefros | November 1, 2008, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
Well, I gotta go now but thanks for all the laughs! There is something I admire about those who never let the truth stand in the way of what they want to believe. Oh, by the way. I live in California. 55 electoral votes for Obama-Biden. How about them apples, Bubba?
Posted by: Redtail
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Der, California is one of the most liberal states in the U.S.. They only voted for Reagan because he was from there. They always vote Democrat. Nothing new there.
But in my state of Texas, where the economy is still going strong, we always vote Republican. We have 34 electoral votes for McCain/Palin.
Kerry and Gore both won California, they didn’t win the presidency though, did they? Guess you don;t need California to win.
Take them banana’s.
Posted by: S Adams | November 1, 2008, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
A speechwriter for Obama, Edwards, and Clinton on why she’s voting McCain. She said she is tired of the lies of Obama
Posted by: Roderick | Nov 1, 2008 5:16:39 PM
LOL! Ya, sure.
Of course, you not able to post a link to the story to prove it are you?
Posted by: TakeAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
Posted by MayBee: “Why didn’t Ax have her out on the campaign trail for O?
She went to his Senate swearing-in, so she’s pretty important to him.
She was probably more important to the Obama campaign in an obscure location in Boston bundling illegal foreign campaign contributions for them.
Posted by: LJC | November 1, 2008, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
Will Republicans call this Auntie-Gate when Obama assumes his presidency.
Posted by: JEFO | November 1, 2008, 5:24 pm 5:24 pm
Funny!
Bring on the Tuesday. We will know early, if N.H. goes McCain then all the Natl polls were over sampled with Dems. McCain will win the election. If N.H. goes Blue then McCain will have to win Pa. or Va. If he doesnt it is over.
Posted by: Robert | November 1, 2008, 5:24 pm 5:24 pm
Does anyone get it that taxpayer’s dollars are used to subsidize public housing? How many deserving people were overlooked to provid housign to an illegal alien? Who’s bright idea was it, anyway. If the rest of you want your hard earned tax money being spent this way then you go for it. Don’t blame anyone for your own mistakes. I am sick and tired of those who do not accept responsibility. How come Senator Obama, himself never commented on this? Did he know that his aunt was even living in the U.S.? Some is very fishy, here and it stinks of David Axelrod.
Posted by: Carol Weimar | November 1, 2008, 5:25 pm 5:25 pm
Of course Obama doesn’t know that his aunt lives here illegally, just like he doesn’t know much about Khalidi, Ayers, Wright, Rezko, Thomas Raines, Frank Davis, Acorn etc, or that there are 50 states in the US, or he voted against Born alive Act. It is scarry how much this guy doesn’t know or his voters dont know much except that they will get tax refund at the end of the year.
Also, we don’t know any of his days at Columbia U or Harvard. No papertrail. What about his cocaine years? What about his trip to Pakistan during the year that Americans were not allowed to travel there?
Axelrod is very sleazy. What about the right of Joe the Plumber’s tax privacy? After all, Obama was the one that ask Joe for a question.
I guess that is okay to invade Joe’s private life but Obama’s aunt living here illegally for four years and using taxpayer money… how dare that comes out. How many millions more illegal donations did Obama get and not to mention people who donate over the limit? Where is the check and balance and the public right to know who donated to this guy. The media is so pro Obama, it is embarrasing and Obama is buying young votes. The White House and the Presidency is being bought. More welfare handouts to those that do not earn them! I came from Asia to the States 24 years ago to achieve the American dreams and I am worried what Obama will do to this awesome country.
I expect the media send their swat teams to the Boston Public Housing and camp there as they did to Joe the Plumber!!
Quickly go find the Woman and interview her why she breaks the US immigration Law. This needs to be front page of all media outlets just like Joe the Plumber story or Sarah Palin wardrobe… I am waiting for some action here!!!! Hurry Media people. Need to see your people fly to Boston and your vans park in front of her apartment.
Posted by: ida | November 1, 2008, 5:25 pm 5:25 pm
This speech writer for Barack is so sick of his lies that she is now voting for McCain.
This lady better get ready for Obama type intimidation and the MEDIA disgracing everything she did since she was born
HOW DARE HER
Posted by: TakingAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 5:26 pm 5:26 pm
Fear and smear campaign as designed by Karl Rove for George W. Bush.
Now appearing courtesy of John McCain.
There is no difference, McCain is under the control of the sleazy right wing of the Republican party – same as George Bush.
Fear and smear campaign of McCain and his followers – pathetic; George Bush part II.
Not a chance.
Landslide Democratic win.
Posted by: pefros | November 1, 2008, 5:26 pm 5:26 pm
Le-a
I guess you’re happy with having foreign countries(too many to list) benefit from your tax dollars, rather taking care of our folks here. That’s the Bush/McCain plan, so my guess is that you’re a republican.
I don’t mind paying taxes, especially if it’s a benefit to our economy.
Posted by: shaarona | Nov 1, 2008 5:02:20 PM
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No, I don’t like our tax dollars going to other countries. I do think it is about time for our folks to go to work and gain some respect. We have been too long taking and taking. I find being off welfare and supporting myself and kids I feel much better about myself. My job is not much, but we get by. I am not either a democrat or republican, I believe that if we all work and pay taxes (hope they won’t go up too much) it would be a fairer world for everyone. Just because Obama is who he is doesn’t make me want to vote for him, I think he needs to wait a few years.
Posted by: Le-a | November 1, 2008, 5:26 pm 5:26 pm
BUCK —- Obama is a constitutional lawyer, so I am sure if he had been aware of the fact that his aunt was in the country illegally, he would probably have advised her to leave, to go back to Kenya.
The fact is Obama DID NOT know what his step-aunt’s immigration status was,
(it is not really a question you are going to ask a distant relative when you speak to them over the phone?). Obama has said that he has NEVER visited his distant step-aunt in Boston and said he last spoke to her over two years ago.
I am sure that Obama, just like I would, just assumed that if his relative was in the USA, that they are in the country legally.
I DO NOT think that Obama should be blamed for what someone else does, he should not be blamed because his aunt decided to overstay her travel visa.
Obama has already said that ALL LAWS OF THE USA MUST BE FOLLOWED !!
Posted by: rachael | November 1, 2008, 5:26 pm 5:26 pm
We’ve had headline after headline when a politician has hired an illegal gardener or housekeeper. Here’s a relative, illegal and living on taxpayer dollars and hardly a word in the MSM. Obama did not know she was here? She was ordered deported in 2004. Plus she states that she is not allowed to speak until after the election. What a fraud this guy is. But the public once again falls for some good marketing.
Posted by: glennmcgahee | November 1, 2008, 5:27 pm 5:27 pm
It doesn’t matter who “broke” the story. That person or organization didn’t force her into the country illegally. She did it herself and since she attended his swearing-in in 2005, he has had contact and it’s hard to believe he didn’t know she was illegal.
It also demonstrates that a lot of his small donors are illegal donations that he purposely didn’t track…how do you think he amassed 150M? He took her donation and since we don’t know where under $200 donations came from, you can only assume the worst. Both Hillary Clinton and John McCain DID track those donors..
Posted by: kp | November 1, 2008, 5:28 pm 5:28 pm
Fear and smear campaign as designed by Karl Rove for George W. Bush.
Now appearing courtesy of John McCain.
There is no difference, McCain is under the control of the sleazy right wing of the Republican party – same as George Bush.
Fear and smear campaign of McCain and his followers – pathetic; George Bush part II.
Not a chance.
Landslide Democratic win.
Posted by: pefros | November 1, 2008, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
Google “Grim proving ground for Obama’s housing policy” It’s an article in the very left Boston Globe. It will show you exactly what 0bama did to poor Chicago neighborhoods as a community organizer and state senator. His brother in Kenya is better off than they are now.
Posted by: John | November 1, 2008, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
One more thing before I leave…
a)Joe is NOT a licensed plumber
b)Joe does NOT pay taxes
c)Joe is offering policy advice while on the stump with McCain/Palin
d)McCain says Joe is “his hero”
Pathetic…
Posted by: shaarona | November 1, 2008, 5:30 pm 5:30 pm
Racist, fascist, and a sound of McCarthyism – thats all I hear in this election. How, with any intelligence, can a person vote for a man, who has a running mate that’s rather clouded in her intelect? As for him, he says he has been tested. At what? Does being a POW in Vietnam mean he has wisdom? All I hear is that war is the solution. Tell the parents of a child who was killed in service, I prefered your child to die cause I prefer my own career. Because, as long as you advocate war, some child has to fight it This isn’t the movies. As for you poor Republicans voting them in isn’t going to get you rich. Dont you know the rich get richer. The poor stay the same. Racism never will cease because it stems from fear and ignorance. Ignorance seems to go with the party. GOP endorses a woman who is self centered and has a big ego. Don’t cowards usually have the biggest mouths? It’s showing in this election. Talk about the opposition rather than talk policy. THAT SAY’S IT.
Posted by: joe hassoel | November 1, 2008, 5:31 pm 5:31 pm
Obama was called upon to visit the military this summer. He skipped one of the stop. However, he did a detour and talked to the German as “Citizen of the World”. I believe that the $700,000 of campaign money to a German event producer to buy the world votes should be put better use to help the injured veterans, or help Blacks at the Housing Projects or war torn African nations family and children. What about the 832,00 to ACORN voter fraught? Let’s spread other people’s wealth but let’s spread Obama’s wealth to promote Obama. That’s all this guy being doing all his short years in Senate. What about his cocaine years at Columbia University! Obama is a Hypocrite and his supporters are ignorant!
Instead, please world “Worship the One”
Obama supporters, please drop to your knees and chant this word….
‘We are not worthy, we are not worthy
Why is it when the people have legit questions about Obama’s fishy association, we are called “Racist”. I can never understand that!
Posted by: ida | November 1, 2008, 5:31 pm 5:31 pm
This week, a former senior-level speechwriter for the Democratic Party said, “Enough is enough!” She wrote an article on a political blog about how her party, more specifically the Obama campaign and associated radical groups, had abandoned her and that she will now cast her vote on Tuesday for McCain
Posted by: JoeHassoel | November 1, 2008, 5:32 pm 5:32 pm
Posted by: pefros | Nov 1, 2008 5:23:15 PM
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I heard the speech on racism. The “racism” thing is getting really old.
Most of the really mean racist comments have come from the Dems.
Obama spoke about race all through his books. One quote is “White man’s greed versus the world in need”, he also sat in a racist, black liberation theology church for 20 yrs with his wife and small children, listening to some very racist, anti-american comments.
Most republicans just focus on the issues at hand and question Obama’s bad judgement on choosing his friends and associates.
Americans have every right to question Obama’s past, his motives, his future plans for this country and the mentors who have shaped who he is today.
When we question anything about Obama, we are labeled a racist.
Posted by: S Adams | November 1, 2008, 5:32 pm 5:32 pm
the bush administration in keeping with the valerie plame debacle has showed its pettiness again. it uses confidential information against its own citizens, and in plame’s case, even against the interest of the government.
the mccain campaign is complicit in the leak and its timing. what a dishonorable man john mccain truly is. did you guys even know that one of the planes he crashed on a us air craft carrier and killed soldiers and while he was able to get out of the plane, he didnt even help in putting out the fire the crash caused and helping people out of the danger zone? instead he went down to a lounge area and drank whisky. whataguy!
Posted by: masha | November 1, 2008, 5:32 pm 5:32 pm
OBAMA HAS ALREADY SAID THAT ALL THE LAWS MUST BE FOLLOWED!!!
OBAMA DID NOT KNOW THAT HIS DISTANT STEP-AUNT HAD OVERSTAYING HER VISA. and I believe him, it is not really a question you ask a person who you speak to ONCE on the phone, over two years ago!
Posted by: Peter | November 1, 2008, 5:32 pm 5:32 pm
… and as for Obama’s not knowing about his aunt (who DID attend his senatorial swearing in in 2004},he knew her by name and she had made small contributions to his current campaign….which were returned
because she was a foreigner.. (and probably because they were wee).
There is an awful lot about Obama which he seems not to know… and an awful lot Obama which WE NEED to LEARN!
Posted by: america*centric | November 1, 2008, 5:33 pm 5:33 pm
This week, a former senior-level speechwriter for the Democratic Party said, “Enough is enough!” She wrote an article on a political blog about how her party, more specifically the Obama campaign and associated radical groups, had abandoned her and that she will now cast her vote on Tuesday for McCain
How do you think Obama and the rest of the Obama supporters reacted. You probably already know
As you would expect – from death threats to the more than 900 comments on the site that first published her article
Posted by: JoeHassoel | November 1, 2008, 5:33 pm 5:33 pm
Wendy Button used to write speeches for the Obama but then grew tired of his lies. She decided the party isn’t what it should be, has registered as an independent, and will vote for John McCain
Posted by: JoeHassoel | November 1, 2008, 5:35 pm 5:35 pm
This speech writer for Barack is so sick of his lies that she is now voting for McCain.
Posted by: TakingAmericaBarack | Nov 1, 2008 5:26:05 PM
Did you even read the article?
She did not say one word about leaving the campaign because of lies.
Also, she did not say she was voting for McSame.
“Before I cast my vote, I will correct my party affiliation and change it to No Party or Independent. Then, in the spirit of election 2008, I’ll get a manicure, pedicure, and my hair done”.
Posted by: TakeAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 5:35 pm 5:35 pm
? He didn’t know she overstayed her visa? He took money from her for his campaign and that is against the law.
Posted by: Susan Grambley | November 1, 2008, 5:37 pm 5:37 pm
All I can say is I live less than an hour from Boston, and have lived there myself, and you can’t turn around without bumping into illegals from Ireland in that town. But if you get caught – well, as Obama himself said – that’s it, you have to leave! Should she have left 4 years ago? Sure. Should her nephew lose the presidential race because she didn’t? No. It’s ridiculous.
Posted by: paintpaintpaint | November 1, 2008, 5:38 pm 5:38 pm
this will just push the obama supporters to gotv harder. we should i suppose thank bush for the push.
Posted by: masha | November 1, 2008, 5:38 pm 5:38 pm
Wendy Button, the Obama speechwriter who left her party for John McCain
How do you think Obama and the rest of the Obama supporters reacted. You probably already know.
As you would expect – from death threats to the more than 900 comments on the site that first published her article
Posted by: TakeAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 5:38 pm 5:38 pm
Posted by J: “WITHALL NATIONAL CRISIS THIS NATION IS CURRENTLY JUGGLING, IS THIS REALLY AN ISSUE?”
It could in fact be a huge issue.
That our government has apparently given a security clearance to a candidate for the Presidency, and obviously did not even investigate foreign-born family members, raises serious doubt in my mind about the thoroughness and accuracy of the investigation performed by our government. Reminiscent of the performance of our intelligence agencies prior to the 9/11 attacks.
Posted by: LJC | Nov 1, 2008 4:55:01 PM
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LJC, this is probably the most intellegent posting I have read
in the many weeks I have been
reading here. I keep pounding
on our safety, but no one seems
to listen. This guy will know
all our secrets and who will he
share them with. God help us!!
Posted by: Lilly | November 1, 2008, 5:38 pm 5:38 pm
Le-a
Good luck to you. We’re all working to pay our bills, and help support our family. My family is a statistic of this ecomonic crisis, and I refuse to vote against my economic interest.
If you haven’t voted yet, please do your research. You will see that Senator Obama has a better plan.
Posted by: shaarona | November 1, 2008, 5:38 pm 5:38 pm
This week, a former senior-level speechwriter for the Democratic Party said, “Enough is enough!” She wrote an article on a political blog about how her party, more specifically the Obama campaign and associated radical groups, had abandoned her and that she will now cast her vote on Tuesday for McCain
Posted by: JoeHassoel | Nov 1,
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Now just why do you think she believes she is SO IMPORTANT that anybody would care who she votes for or why?
She is a jealous shrew, who tried to use extortion to get more credit for the work that she had done. The woman suffers from delusions of grandeur. Yes, she did help with some speechwriting, but there were a lot of other people involved that deserve credit as well.
She is upset that she hasn’t been treated with ‘deference’, like royalty.
Posted by: Truth Matters | November 1, 2008, 5:38 pm 5:38 pm
I AM NEVER GOING TO BLAME OBAMA FOR NOT KNOWING WHAT HIS RELATIVE DID NOT TELL HIM!! IT IS STUPID TO THINK THAT OBAMA OR ANY OTHER PERSON WOULD INTERROGATE THEIR FAMILY MEMBER WHO THEY SPOKE TO LAST, TWO YEARS AGO, TO FIND OUT WHAT THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS WAS. MOST PEOPLE WOULD ASSUME THAT IF THEIR RELATIVE IS IN THE COUNTRY, THAT THEY ARE LEGAL CITIZENS.
I AM NEVER GOING TO BLAME OBAMA FOR WHAT HIS AUNT DID ——– PLUS OBAMA HAS ALREADY SAID THAT ALL LAW MUST BE FOLLOWED, ALL OF THEM!!!
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR McCAIN SUPPORTERS, SHOULD JOHN McCAIN BE BLAMED FOR THE FACT THAT HIS WIFE WAS A DRUG ADDICT WHO STOLE DRUGS FROM A CHARITY, AND USED THE NAMES OF THE POEPLE SHE WAS WORKING WITH TO GET ILLEGAL PRESCRITIONS FROM HER DOCTOR? SHOULD JOHN McCAIN BE BLAMED FOR WHAT HIS OWN WIFE CINDY McCAIN, WHO HE LIVED WITH IN THE SAME HOUSE, AND WHO HE SAW EVERY SINGLE DAY, SHOULD JOHN McCAIN BE BLAMED FOR THE CRIME CINDY McCAIN COMMITTED, FOR WHAT CINDY McCAIN DID? IF YOU SAY NO, THEN YOU ARE A HYPOCRITE!!! THE CRIME THAT CINDY McCAIN COMMITTED IS 100% TIMES WORST THAN ANY CRIME EVER COMMITTED BY ANY CANDIDATES RELATIVE, AND JOHN McCAIN WAS LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS CINDY McCAIN, HE HAD CONTACT WITH HER EVERYDAY!!!! ————– OBAMA ON THE OTHER HAND SPOKE ON THE PHONE TO A DISTANT AUNT, SO WHY IS HE TO BE BLAMED FOR WHAT HIS AUNT DID, FOR HER OVERSTAYING HER VISA. OBAMA SPOKE TO THIS STEP-AUNT ONCE, OVER TWO YEARS AGO, AND NEVER, EVER VISITED HER IN BOSTON. SO HOW THE HELL WOULD HE KNOW THAT SHE HAD OVERSTAYED HER VISA??
PEOPLE NEED TO STOP TRYING TO BLAME OBAMA FOR THINGS THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DONE!!!!
Posted by: rose | November 1, 2008, 5:40 pm 5:40 pm
Did you hear about his 2001 radio interview? He definitely doesn’t agree with the Founding Father?
Of course Obama doesn’t know that his aunt lives here illegally, just like he doesn’t know much about Khalidi, Ayers, Wright, Rezko, Thomas Raines, Frank Davis, Acorn etc, or that there are 50 states in the US, or he voted against Born alive Act. It is scarry how much this guy doesn’t know or his voters dont know much except that they will get tax refund at the end of the year.
Also, we don’t know any of his days at Columbia U or Harvard. No papertrail. What about his cocaine years? What about his trip to Pakistan during the year that Americans were not allowed to travel there?
Axelrod is very sleazy. What about the right of Joe the Plumber’s tax privacy? After all, Obama was the one that ask Joe for a question.
I guess that is okay to invade Joe’s private life but Obama’s aunt living here illegally for four years and using taxpayer money… how dare that comes out. How many millions more illegal donations did Obama get and not to mention people who donate over the limit? Where is the check and balance and the public right to know who donated to this guy. The media is so pro Obama, it is embarrasing and Obama is buying young votes. The White House and the Presidency is being bought. More welfare handouts to those that do not earn them! I came from Asia to the States 24 years ago to achieve the American dreams and I am worried what Obama will do to this awesome country.
I expect the media to send their swat teams to the Boston Public Housing and camp there as they did to Joe the Plumber!!
Quickly go find the Woman and interview her why she breaks the US immigration Law. This needs to be front page of all media outlets just like Joe the Plumber story or Sarah Palin wardrobe… I am waiting for some action here!!!! Hurry Media people. Need to see your people fly to Boston and your vans park in front of her apartment.
This is not so much about her aunt but about Obama’s lies and hypocricy and media bias!
Posted by: ida | November 1, 2008, 5:40 pm 5:40 pm
Since Obama took donations from people like his Illegal aunt. Obama should have all his untracable internet donations investigated now
Posted by: TakeAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 5:40 pm 5:40 pm
I’m out. It’s time to watch some college football, get drunk, laugh at the McSame supporters desperation and anticipate Obama’s big win on Tuesday.
C-YA!
PS SC BABY!
PSS Oh, and the Dem’s taking complete control of the House and Senate. ;)
Posted by: TakeAmericaBarack | November 1, 2008, 5:40 pm 5:40 pm
This whole thing was put together by Fox news people in the UK.
Posted by: miguel | November 1, 2008, 5:41 pm 5:41 pm
The lies and hypocrisy that run through the McCain/Palin campaign is unprecedented. John McCain said he would run a clean campaign…LIE! Sarah Palin called Senator Obama “Un-American” when she and her husband were (are) in bed with the Independence Party of Alaska, fighting for the secession of Alaska from the United States…HYPOCRISY! Sarah Palin stated that she would have no problem releasing her medical records and tax returns…LIE! John McCain attacks Senator Obama for alleged ties to Kahlidi, when it was a McCain chaired organization that donated a half a million dollars to Mr. Kahlidi…HYPOCRISY! Does anyone else notice a trend developing here? Please don’t waste your vote on a desperate campaign that will say and do anything to get elected. I don’t care how long McCain has fought for our country, I don’t care how many planes Palin has sold, I’m supporting a TRUE AMERICAN, BARACK OBAMA!!! A man with the wisdom, foresight, and commitment to lead this country back on a track of righteousness. GOD BLESS YOU MR. OBAMA AND MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
(As it pertains to good ole’ Johnny boy and his side kick ‘Walin Palin’)
“Together they seek to spread fear and invoke hate among the masses.
In their quest for power they will ignore the light of truth shining on the deeds and words they proclaim.
But take heart, for throughout the land the seekers of light shall rise up and not be fooled.”
Can I get an amen?
VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN ON NOV 4th
Posted by: RepresentingWarrenPA | November 1, 2008, 5:42 pm 5:42 pm
THIS is NEWS — OH Course…. What do you expect them to SAY….. The Timing is BECAUSE THE MEDIA… including ABC, CHOSE not to investigate or run it until now….. they are only running it now because the AP put it out and blew their cover….
Posted by: MediaTalkingPoints | November 1, 2008, 5:42 pm 5:42 pm
Aunt was outed by James Bone, London Times New York corespondent. Same journalist had a series of articles last winter acusing Obama of corruption in Rezko case.
Posted by: Bob | November 1, 2008, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm
This issue is VERY relevant since here we have a relative of a U.S. Senator in the country illegally, who may have a stolen SSN number, who is illegally getting TAXPAYER funded assistance………… So if BO thinks the laws of our country are to be followed….. he should ask her to leave the country, and give back the Taxpayer money….. he CAN afford to buy her a ticket…. and he CAN afford give her some money to live on…..
Posted by: MediaTalkingPoints | November 1, 2008, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm
To all McCain supporters,
We will concede this is relevant, only if you concede that the following are relevant:
1. Sarah Palin’s unwed, pregnant teenage daughter
2. Sarah Palin’s husband’s secessionist leanings
3. Cindy McCain’s drug problem
4. John McCain’s marital infidelity
If not, no deal. The same goes for everything else. If Obama’s “ties” are relevant, so are McCain’s.
Meanwhile, here are today’s poll numbers.
Poll Date Sample MoE Obama (D) McCain (R) Spread
RCP Average 10/25 – 10/31 — – 50.2 43.6 Obama +6.6
Rasmussen Reports 10/29 – 10/31 3000 LV 2.0 51 46 Obama +5
Gallup (Traditional)* 10/29 – 10/31 2516 LV 2.0 52 42 Obama +10
Gallup (Expanded)* 10/29 – 10/31 2480 LV 2.0 52 42 Obama +10
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby 10/29 – 10/31 1201 LV 2.9 49 44 Obama +5
Diageo/Hotline 10/29 – 10/31 876 LV 3.6 51 44 Obama +7
ABC News/Wash Post 10/28 – 10/31 1900 LV 2.5 53 44 Obama +9
IBD/TIPP 10/27 – 10/31 894 LV 3.0 48 43 Obama +5
This story is going nowhere (and it was broken by a newspaper that Rupert Murdoch–king of Fox News–owns).
Most voter already believe McCain’s attacks on Obama are unfair and over the top (as reflected in polling on that question). This is just going to reinforce that.
The only thing McCain is doing is making sure he loses, and potentially helping Dems get more seats in Congress.
He may even be assuring that he loses his home state.
Posted by: Dee Dee Lynn | November 1, 2008, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm
So..the bottom line..IS she here illegally? And if so, KICK HER OUT!
Posted by: angus | November 1, 2008, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm
susan grambley — Obama’s campaign has ALREADY returned the donation he received! All of it!!!
Posted by: shiela | November 1, 2008, 5:45 pm 5:45 pm
Obama was called upon to visit the military this summer. He skipped one of the stop. However, he did a detour and talked to the German as “Citizen of the World”. I believe that the $700,000 of campaign money to a German event producer to buy the world votes should be put better use to help the injured veterans, or help Blacks at the Housing Projects or war torn African nations family and children. What about the 832,00 to ACORN voter fraught? Let’s spread other people’s wealth but let’s spread Obama’s wealth to promote Obama. That’s all this guy being doing all his short years in Senate. What about his cocaine years at Columbia University! Obama is a Hypocrite and his supporters are ignorant!
Instead, please world “Worship the One”
Obama supporters, please drop to your knees and chant this word….
‘We are not worthy, we are not worthy
Why is it when the people have legit questions about Obama’s fishy association, we are called “Racist”. I can never understand that!
Posted by: ida | November 1, 2008, 5:45 pm 5:45 pm
Let’s see, we have a rambling, nutty letter from Wendy Button, a no-name staff writer, abandoning the Democratic party.
Then we have Republicans Colin Powell, Lincoln Chafee, Ken Adelman, Ken Duberstein, Jim Leach, Chuck Nagel’s wife, Goldwater’s gradkids, et. al. all going against John McCain.
Wendy Button?
Whatever.
Posted by: Bud | November 1, 2008, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
At least McCain and Palins ties would not automatically disqualify them from even being considered for the FBI, as Obamas would..and you morons want THIS as President? Sheeesh….the dumbing down of America is really showing
Posted by: angus | November 1, 2008, 5:48 pm 5:48 pm
angus — Obama has already said that the laws MUST be followed, and that means if his aunt is schduled to be deported, she should be deported. Obama believes that the laws must apply to everyone.
Posted by: francis | November 1, 2008, 5:48 pm 5:48 pm
Obama is a constitutinal lawyer and Succession is allowed with enough votes in the state.
I think a lot of states will vote on it if Obama wins. Alaska and Texas will be first.
Posted by: Dee Dee Lynn | November 1, 2008, 5:48 pm 5:48 pm
fear not… the negativity and attacks are helping obama… i just got back from two 8 hour days of knocking on doors here in Scranton, PA… the obama campaign here is well organized and people are going to vote… we were surprised with how many people are voting for obama, it is overwhelming… and everyone we asked said that was originally on the fence said that the mccain negativity and attacks were a major factor in why they are voting for obama… PA will definately go blue, but you MUST VOTE!!
Posted by: earthisnotflat | November 1, 2008, 5:49 pm 5:49 pm
Posted by: masha | Nov 1, 2008 5:32:50 PM
++++++++++++++++
McCain DID NOT crash a plane on an aircraft. This is another slanderous attempt by the liberals to discredit an american hero because he is making the terrorist appeasing, lying, inexperienced senator with criminal and terrorist friends look bad.
McCain, along with other naval officers, were sitting in their planes waiting to take off when an electrical problem discharged a ZUNI rocket on the flight deck killing 134 men. McCain’s aircraft was hit and he barely escaped by walking down the nose of the plane.
This is common knowledge that you can find on google. Before you repeat a blatant lie put out by your desperate party of liberals, do a fact check.
As an American, it is very irresponsible to lie about a military man who served his country.
Posted by: S Adams | November 1, 2008, 5:50 pm 5:50 pm
I AM NEVER GOING TO BLAME OBAMA FOR NOT KNOWING WHAT HIS RELATIVE DID NOT TELL HIM!! IT IS STUPID TO THINK THAT OBAMA OR ANY OTHER PERSON WOULD INTERROGATE THEIR FAMILY MEMBER WHO THEY SPOKE TO LAST, TWO YEARS AGO, TO FIND OUT WHAT THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS WAS. MOST PEOPLE WOULD ASSUME THAT IF THEIR RELATIVE IS IN THE COUNTRY, THAT THEY ARE LEGAL CITIZENS.
I AM NEVER GOING TO BLAME OBAMA FOR WHAT HIS AUNT DID, SHE DID THAT, SHE OVERSTAYED HER VISA.
PLUS OBAMA HAS ALREADY SAID THAT ALL US LAWS MUST BE FOLLOWED, ALL OF THEM!!!
NOW, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR McCAIN SUPPORTERS, SHOULD JOHN McCAIN BE BLAMED FOR THE FACT THAT HIS WIFE WAS A DRUG ADDICT WHO STOLE DRUGS FORM A CHARITY, AND USED THE NAMES OF THE POEPLE SHE WAS WORKING FOR TO GET ILLEGAL PRESCRITIONS FROM HER DOCTOR? SHOULD JOHN McCAIN BE BALMED FOR WHAT HIS OWN WIFE WHO HE LIVED WITH IN THE SAME HOUSE, WHO HE SAW EVERY SINGLE DAY, FOR WHAT SHE DID? IF YOU SAY NO, THEN YOU ARE A HYPOCRITE!!! THE CRIME THAT CINDY McCAIN COMMITTED IS 100% TIMES WORST THAN ANY CRIME EVER COMMITTED BY ANY CANDIDATES RELATIVE, AND HE WAS LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS THIS WOMEN, HE HAD CONTACT WITH HER EVERYDAY!!!!
—– OBAMA ON THE OTHER HAND SPOKE ON THE PHONE TO A DISTANT AUNT, OVER TWO YEARS AGO, A WOMAN HE HAS NEVER EVER VISITED IN BOSTON.
Posted by: gloria | November 1, 2008, 5:51 pm 5:51 pm
MURDOCK OWNS FOX NEWS.
WHAT ELSE CAN ONE EXPECT FROM A CORRUPT RIGHT WING FIASCO LIKE MURDOCK.
WAKE UP AMERICA
LET’S FREE OURSELVES FROM THE REPUBLICAN HOLD AND SLAVERY.
DEMOCRATS FOR GOVERNMENT.
Posted by: BILLo | November 1, 2008, 5:54 pm 5:54 pm
I’ll tell you what’s fishy – what’s more than fishy: The media’s deliberate refusal to investigate Obama’s early life and his doings while a state senator in Illinois. The media’s concerted effort to literally pick Obama up in their collective hands and carry him across the electoral finish line. That, my friends, is fishy.
Posted by: GroversCorners | November 1, 2008, 5:54 pm 5:54 pm
But it’s against state law to practice plumbing in Ohio without a state license. Joe has done a lot of illegal work as a plumber in the state of Ohio. He doesn’t pay his state income tax, and he is a wannabe country singer, called Joe Six Pack and the Plumbers.
Posted by: Gg | November 1, 2008, 5:55 pm 5:55 pm
S. Adams,
Before you call someone a liar, you should check your facts.
According to factcheck (remember, funded by Annenberg the Republican), McCain was responsible for the loss of at least one plane in 1960.
Posted by: Dee Dee Lynn | November 1, 2008, 5:55 pm 5:55 pm
There is something that nobody has memtioned that is he was going to use the public funds that the government allows he lied and changed his mind saying he would. But he saw the handwriting on the wall and knew he couldn’t do what he doing today far out spending McCain in every way shape and form.
Another thing that I am noticing that nobody addresses him by his proper name the one his mother named him BARRY OBAMA.
If he doesn’t seem to want to say that at all but his given name is BARRY. He changed it when he went to Father’s homeland of which he claims he didn’t know him.
Don’t forget that for twenty-years (20) he went to church who told him to hate the United States. He was very friendly with people that were of ill repute.
There is old American saying that everyone seems that you are judged by the people that you associate with and that is a fact.
I guess nobody saw the interviews with the two girls that he went to high school with? He was a drug doer and and drug dealer I guess nobody saw that?
Just remember his first name is BARRY OBAMA and not Barack and that is a fact.
The one everyone has to afraid of his Wife and that is a fact she runs him around and the hate that she has for white people is terrible so all of us better hold on IF and when she gets to first lady and that is a fact.
He is lier and cheater and that all he knows and that is what we want to put in the White House?
I want all of you to look up on this site and see what is really going on with man OBMAMACRIMES.COM.
MAY GOD BLESS US ALL NOW AND FOREVER AS I AM SURE HE WILL!!!
Posted by: Carol | November 1, 2008, 5:55 pm 5:55 pm
I’ll tell you what’s fishy – what’s more than fishy: The media’s deliberate refusal to investigate Obama’s early life and his doings while a state senator in Illinois. The media’s concerted effort to literally pick Obama up in their collective hands and carry him across the electoral finish line. That, my friends, is fishy.
Posted by: GroversCorners | Nov 1, 2008 5:54:45 PM
“My friends.”? Is that you John? Shouldn’t you be campaigning?
Posted by: Redtail | November 1, 2008, 5:56 pm 5:56 pm
BBC is reporting that Obama’s campaign is sending back the money his aunt donated to them since it was illegal . I hope Sen. Obama will help her out now that he is aware of her situation.
Posted by: Susan Grambley | November 1, 2008, 5:57 pm 5:57 pm
Grover’s Corner,
I suggest you learn to do archival research.
There was a good deal reported on Senator Obama when he was in the Illinois Senate. Check the Chicago Tribune’s archives, for example.
And its funny, because if you do that, you find that back in the day, even his Republican colleagues had nothing but good things to say about him.
As for his early life, I only wish Sarah Palin’s life had gotten that much scrutiny.
Just because what the media has reported (and what sources like factcheck have confirmed) contradicts the lies and smears on the right wing blogs and right wing talk radio does not mean it has been “covered up.”
Posted by: Dee Dee Lynn | November 1, 2008, 5:58 pm 5:58 pm
GOD IS NOT FOR REPUBLICANS.
HE HAS BEEN TELLING US THAT FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS WHEN GOD ALLOWED:
9/11
WAR
JOB LOSSES
HOMES LOSSES
KATRINA
ECONOMIC MELTDOWN
IT IS TIME TO BE ON GOD’S SIDE.
IT IS TIME FOR DEMOCRATS.
DEMOCRATS FOR GOD.
Posted by: Al | November 1, 2008, 5:59 pm 5:59 pm
Yah, RIGHT! He admits talking to her 2 years ago where she tells him she lives in Boston!!! He doesn’t ask if she is legal?? PULLEZZEE!! She is living on Welfare! US PAYING! AND taking FREE Housing away from Legitimate people that should have it! Yah, Obama knows NUTTIN’ – He is CORRUPT and this is just another association!
Posted by: heidi b | November 1, 2008, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm
You want Obama to help her out, why so you can say that she is getting special treatment, or that he is aiding an illegal alien?
And then if he doesn’t help her out, you can say he is indifferent.
Face it, McCain supporters decry whatever Obama does. And whatever McCain and Palin do are fine.
So if you are so interested in family helping family, why don’t you write Cindy McCain and ask her to give some of that 250 million to the half sister that lives in the same city. You know, the half sister that was suddenly and mysteriously cut out of her father’s will?
Posted by: Susan Grambley | November 1, 2008, 6:01 pm 6:01 pm
Posted by Jim: “Obama’s entire campaign for President has been “fishy”. Again…any questioning of “THE ONE” is not allowed in this country. We are about to goverened by the most secretive administration in U.S history.”
Interesting comment Jim. On PBS recently I watched the American Experience Presidents episode on Richard Nixon–whose Presidency was shrouded in secrecy. The similarity of the Nixon and Obama campaigns is uncanny. I even recognized a number of phrases in Nixon’s speeches that Obama has used in his. And like Obama, Nixon was extremely effective at campaigning–the biggest reason Eisenhower chose him for his running mate.
Posted by: LJC | November 1, 2008, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm
Obama was called upon to visit the military this summer. He skipped one of the stop. However, he did a detour and talked to the German as “Citizen of the World”. I believe that the $700,000 of campaign money used to pay a German event producer to buy the world votes should be put better use to help the injured veterans, or help Blacks at the Housing Projects or war torn African nations family and children. What about the 832,00 to ACORN voter fraught? Let’s spread other people’s wealth but let’s spread Obama’s wealth to promote Obama. That’s all this guy being doing all his short years in Senate. What about his cocaine years at Columbia University! Obama is a Hypocrite and his supporters are ignorant!
Instead, please world “Worship the One”
Obama supporters, please drop to your knees and chant this word….
‘We are not worthy, we are not worthy
Why is it when the people have legit questions about Obama’s fishy association, we are called “Racist”. I can never understand that!
Posted by: ida | November 1, 2008, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm
I could care less about this aunt, but it will be a sad day for all Americans if Obama gets elected. Taxes will be out of control, and not just for the rich. Freedoms will be lost, you can be sure. Please, please, wake up and see him for the person he really is. Vote for anyone but Obama.
Posted by: J | November 1, 2008, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm
Immigration Reform Act of 2009. Immigrants just know that now you will have a voice for your prayers in 2009. Have your voter registration friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, church friends, get out and elect Obama.Biden with Clinton for change 2008. This is your only chance at all, ever, to get your immigration reform for you and your families. Hispanics, African Americans, Europeans, Asians, Slovic nations, Austrailians, Latin Americans, South Americans, Central Americans, Austrians, and everyone who lives in America and want to have legitimate immigration papers, get them to vote and elect Obama.Biden with Clinton for change 2008. This will be the only time you will be albe to get immigration reform, ever.
McCain.Palin will never, ever get you Immigration Reform — never, ever, ever.
Now, go and do the right thing. Get your voter registered Americans to help you get Immigration Reform passed. Get them to elect Obama.Biden with Clinton for change 2008.
Do it!!!
Go, fight, win!!!
Go Obama.Biden with Clinton for change 2008.
WIN, WIN, WIN!!!
God bless America, God bless immigrants looking for answered prayers for Immigration Reform. We need you in our country for the very fine and wonderful work you do. Let’s make you legal and permant in America. Go Democrats for Immigration Reform that the gutless Republican Communists with “no” leadership Bush.Cheney didn’t do.
Gg
Mayflower Descendant
7th Generation Texan
Go Immigration Reform – 2009
Posted by: Gg | November 1, 2008, 6:06 pm 6:06 pm
Obama’s Aunt being here “illegally” is as much Obama’s fault as Cindy McCain’s drug addiction and illegal means by which she got the drugs is John McCain’s fault. Immigration matters are handled by the current administration so it looks like good old Georgey Boy dropped the ball on this one. Obama has already stated if she is here illegally the rules should be enforced. It is not up to Obama to deport anyone that is the job of the immigration department. It is not like the woman was hiding out in Boston. I don’t see how, in all seriousness, anyone can try pinning this on Obama.
Posted by: kande87 | November 1, 2008, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm
Susan Grambley | Nov 1, 2008 5:57:15 PM
He is helping her out Susan he is sending her back her own money. That is more than he’ll do for you.
Posted by: Retired old guy | November 1, 2008, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
“Obama is a constitutinal lawyer and Succession is allowed with enough votes in the state.
I think a lot of states will vote on it if Obama wins. Alaska and Texas will be first.”
—
Okay, clearly I did not write this, even though someone signed my name.
You guys are somthing. I guess you can’t dispute the things I say, because they are factual.
And you can’t argue my principles, because I am right, so you have just taken to posting stupid, extremist comments and using my name.
Is there no tactic you find too low?
Posted by: Dee Dee Lynn | November 1, 2008, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
Still playing Trivial Pursuit I see. Who gives a rip about his Aunt?
There are more important reasons not to vote for him.
Posted by: Retired old guy | November 1, 2008, 6:12 pm 6:12 pm
“Obama is a constitutinal lawyer and Succession is allowed with enough votes in the state.
I think a lot of states will vote on it if Obama wins. Alaska and Texas will be first.”
—
Actually, he was a constitutional law professor for 10 years but I will give you a point for correctly spelling “succession.”
Posted by: Redtail | November 1, 2008, 6:14 pm 6:14 pm
It is funny how those of you that are complaining about Obama’s “tax hikes” are probably the one’s that are going to benefit the most from his proposed tax cuts. McCain’s plan just helps the rich so the rich keep getting richer. Our country needs a change. I want to be able to afford college for my children and with the economy in the shape it is, we need a sensible leader to accomplish that. McCain is not sensible when it comes to the economy, he is out of his league.
Posted by: Kande87 | November 1, 2008, 6:15 pm 6:15 pm
How can the TRUTH be a smear? So let me get this straight, his aunt is an ILLEGAL ALIEN living in SUBSIDIZED HOUSING but she still has 265 bucks to pony up to the Obama Campaign? Why doesn’t Obama give back the money to the US TAXPAYER instead of his deadbeat Aunt?
I’m sure Obama will move her to the White House if he wins…..YEAH RIGHT…. 8-)
Posted by: JC | November 1, 2008, 6:15 pm 6:15 pm
If it is a story about Obama, it’s fishy, underhanded, etc. If it’s a story about McCain, it’s all right. Just tells you how far down the garden path Obama has led the people of this country. Just remember guys, the higher you climb, the farther you fall. Obama can stand there and promise the country the moon, but does he have the means to get it? I am 47 years old. I have lived through Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan. Bush, Clinton, and another Bush. My life has, all in all, changed very little one way or the other. Most things that have changed, whether for better or worse, have had to do with the choices I have made and the choices of my parents before me. I hope this country does not see Obama as a saviour, and that he solves everyone’s problems for them. Because he won’t. And neither will McCain. They are both human, and they are each one person. The wheels of the government turn very slowly. Obama nor McCain would be King or Dictator. They cannot issue decrees. They have the House and Senate to contend with. Even a majority of the Democratic Party does not ensure success, because that party is so fractured. The House and Senate and the Judicial system take months to do what should be accomplished in days. I really believe that no matter which one you support and vote for and who gets elected, you will be disappointed. They make the promises to get elected and then in the cold light of day on a late January morning, reality sets in. In four years, we will all be back here, complaining about whichever one of them wins on Tuesday.
Posted by: Melanie | November 1, 2008, 6:18 pm 6:18 pm
What, move his aunt into the White House just like McCain wants to bring along his resident “Joe the plumber”, if that doesn’t show that McCain is out of touch what does? He is alowing this Joe guy to answer questions regarding foreing policy, what are his credentials. That would be like us allowing 6 year olds to drive cars, come on!!!
Posted by: kande87 | November 1, 2008, 6:19 pm 6:19 pm
That’s the point Melanie, this is a story about Obama’s half aunt not about Obama. Just like the drug stories were about Cindy McCain, not John McCain.
Posted by: kande87 | November 1, 2008, 6:21 pm 6:21 pm
Dee Dee Lynn: In his own words is this subversion of the Constitution?
Obama on the courts: “There is absolutely no doubt in my mind Judge Roberts is qualified to sit on the highest court in the land. Moreover, he seems to have the comportment and the temperament that makes for a good judge. He is humble, he is personally decent, and he appears to be respectful of different points of view. It is absolutely clear to me that Judge Roberts truly loves the law. He couldn’t have achieved his excellent record as an advocate before the Supreme Court without that passion for the law, and it became apparent to me in our conversation that he does, in fact, deeply respect the basic precepts that go into deciding 95 percent of the cases that come before the Federal court — adherence to precedence, a certain modesty in reading statutes and constitutional text, a respect for procedural regularity, and an impartiality in presiding over the adversarial system. All of these characteristics make me want to vote for Judge Roberts. The problem I face is that while adherence to legal precedent and rules of statutory or constitutional construction will dispose of 95 percent of the cases that come before a court, so that both a Scalia and a Ginsburg will arrive at the same place most of the time on those 95 percent of the cases — what matters on the Supreme Court is those 5 percent of cases that are truly difficult. In those cases, adherence to precedent and rules of construction and interpretation will only get you through the 25th mile of the marathon. That last mile can only be determined on the basis of one’s deepest values, one’s core concerns, one’s broader perspectives on how the world works, and the depth and breadth of one’s empathy.” (Then he voted against conformation.)
OBAMA “We need somebody who’s got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it’s like to be a young teenage mom. The empathy to understand what it’s like to be poor, or African-American, or gay, or disabled, or old. And that’s the criteria by which I’m going to be selecting my judges.” (Judges who will base their rulings not on the law, not on judicial precedents but how the judge feels about the individual before the court. This is the “change we can believe in.” I hope I can find it in the Constitution but if I can’t I will change the meaning to accomplish the desired outcome. This is the essence of Judicial Activism and legislating from the bench.)
Oath of office taken by court officers, judges etc.
“I, ——, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as —— under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.” (I see no reference to feelings or empathy in this oath.)
On the issue of redistribution of wealth Obama laments that the Warren Supreme Court failed to reinterpret the Constitution to read into it what was not there: Redistribution of wealth for “political and economic justice. (More wished for subversion of the Constitution and reason not to vote for him.)
Speaking of the Warren Court its interpretation of the Constitution during the Civil Rights movement, OBAMA: “You know, if you look at the victories and failures of the civil rights movement and its litigation strategy in the courts, I think where it succeeded was to get formal rights in previously dispossessed peoples — so that I would now have the right to vote, I would now be able to sit at a lunch counter and order, and as long as I was able to pay for it I’d be OK. But the Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth, and more basic issues of political and economic justice in this society.
And to that extent, as radical as I think people try to characterize the Warren Court, it wasn’t that radical. It didn’t break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution, at least as it’s been interpreted, and the Warren Court interpreted it in the same way that generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. It says what the states can’t do to you, says what the federal government can’t do to you, but it doesn’t say what the federal government or the state government must do on your behalf. (My mistake, I always thought that the Bill of Rights gave me some pretty positive rights to defend against the tyranny of government… And yes it does it says it must provide for the common defense among other things. And, not being a Constitutional Scholar, I wasn’t aware that the Supreme Court Justices were suppose to attempt to break free of the constraints that the Constitution put on them.)
Perhaps a little more research would serve you as well.
Posted by: Retired old guy | November 1, 2008, 6:24 pm 6:24 pm
Yeah……. Its VERY fishy that the MEDIA failed to find/publish this months ago…. before BO beat Hillary……
Posted by: MediaTalkingPoints | November 1, 2008, 6:27 pm 6:27 pm
Being from the Boston area I’m just thrilled that my tax dollar support auntie! Oh, but maybe we should leave her along because her walls are “adorned” with pictures of Obama. I was actually waiting for the Obama campaign to say that he just knew her from the neighborhood…oh, right that would be another outrageous lie from “the one.” Even if he gets in, enough people have now seen through the sheer and will fail miserably. All these people who are voting against Bush for him already know they will keep paying for his aunt, his aunt’s aunt, his wife’s aunt, his neighbor’s aunt, his dog’s aunt….
Posted by: no obama | November 1, 2008, 6:30 pm 6:30 pm
OK Democrats – let’s call a truce = cease fire = you stop calling Republicans unprintable names, tearing down their political signs, blasting away with unsubstantiated claims and exaggerations, etc. Now, give Republicans the same courtesies you’ve been given all through the country in the name of democracy. You’ve been “supporting” this call for democracy in the same sentences that you’ve been using the worst language I’ve seen in reference to Republicans – pick one side of your mouth – please be civil – because you have the right to be.
Posted by: hummingbird | November 1, 2008, 6:32 pm 6:32 pm
There is something fishy about Sarah the adulteress and nothing is said about it. Sarah palin had an affair with her husband’s best friend and business partner. No one is saying anything about it. they had a lot to say about John Edward’s affair. And it became a scandal. But if they hear something about Obama they’re like a bunch of piranhas ready for the attacks and smears, ready to bring him down. I would like to know more about Sarah Palin and what they are hiding. I wonder who her baby’s father is. What a sleaze bag.
Posted by: mary | November 1, 2008, 6:34 pm 6:34 pm
I find it funny that you are asking the democrats to be “civil” when the nasty racial comments are coming from Republicans. The republicans have run a low down dirty campaign and resort to name calling any time they don’t know what else to say.
Posted by: kande87 | November 1, 2008, 6:35 pm 6:35 pm
Thank you hummingbird, the left always tries to kill the messenger if it can’t refute the arguement.
Posted by: Retired old guy | November 1, 2008, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm
Lets see a great and charismatic leader rises to power promising to ‘free the wealth of the rich and distribute it to the poor’ he takes over the country and it falls into abject poverty as not letting anyone but the government in your country be rich means EVERYONE will be poor. Do you like the sound of “the United States of Cuba” where no one can afford a new car even never mind a mortgage? Am I talking about Fidel Castro or Barack Hussein Obama? Think hard about your vote. Vote McCain.
Posted by: republican_paulie | November 1, 2008, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm
Obama could not remember Rev. Wright comments or preaching hate for 20 years while going to his church. His whole family from Kenya is probley here and already voted early. Wake Up America, Obama is BAD News…
Posted by: Walt | November 1, 2008, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm
Kande87 wrote: “I want to be able to afford college for my children and with the economy in the shape it is, we need a sensible leader to accomplish that. McCain is not sensible when it comes to the economy, he is out of his league.”
When the government raises taxes on the job creators they tend to layoff workers AND raise the prices of their goods and services–a double squeeze on the middle class. But when the government gives tax breaks to the job creators they create jobs. With our economy in a down turn we need to create jobs. So giving tax breaks to the job creators is very sensible because it will lead to a quicker path to economic recovery.
Posted by: James Danley | November 1, 2008, 6:37 pm 6:37 pm
I don’t care what kind of last minute dirt they dig up, I’m still voting OBAMA!!!!
Posted by: liz | November 1, 2008, 6:37 pm 6:37 pm
Liz: Don’t confuse me with the facts my mind is made up! Right?
Posted by: Retired old guy | November 1, 2008, 6:39 pm 6:39 pm
Factually, Obama’s aunt is in the US illegally. His camp has received illegal contributions. Furthermore, his campaign contributions are not set up to have safeguards. It readily accepts untraceable contributions from foreign sources illegally.
Yes, Democrats on here don’t know the meaning of “civil” and are extremely low in their own level of self-respect and respect for others gauged by their language.
I’ve developed a very low opinion of Obama supporters in their degree of incivility.
Posted by: ev | November 1, 2008, 6:39 pm 6:39 pm
James I appreciate your opinion but really the tax breaks to the corporations have not helped me out one bit over the last eight years. McCain wants to carry on with the same plan. We truly need something new.
Posted by: kande87 | November 1, 2008, 6:40 pm 6:40 pm
And I thought it was bad timing when my relatives wouldn’t leave.
Posted by: hahaha | November 1, 2008, 6:40 pm 6:40 pm
Think about it!!! When We Said, We Told You So, do you really want a Muslim Dictator as our President of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA?
Posted by: Anton | November 1, 2008, 6:41 pm 6:41 pm
The lies and hypocrisy that run through the McCain/Palin campaign is unprecedented. John McCain said he would run a clean campaign…LIE! Sarah Palin called Senator Obama “Un-American” when she and her husband were (are) in bed with the Independence Party of Alaska, fighting for the secession of Alaska from the United States…HYPOCRISY! Sarah Palin stated that she would have no problem releasing her medical records and tax returns…LIE! John McCain attacks Senator Obama for alleged ties to Kahlidi, when it was a McCain chaired organization that donated a half a million dollars to Mr. Kahlidi…HYPOCRISY! Palin accused Senator Obama of running a dirty campaign…BOTH A LIE AND HYPOCRISY!! Does anyone else notice a trend developing here? Please don’t waste your vote on a desperate campaign that will say and do anything to get elected. I don’t care how long McCain has fought for our country, I don’t care how many planes Palin has sold, I’m supporting a TRUE AMERICAN, BARACK OBAMA!!! A man with the wisdom, foresight, and commitment to lead this country back on a track of righteousness. GOD BLESS YOU MR. OBAMA AND MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
(As it pertains to good ole’ Johnny boy and his side kick ‘Walin Palin’)
“Together they seek to spread fear and invoke hate among the masses.
In their quest for power they will ignore the light of truth shining on the deeds and words they proclaim.
But take heart, for throughout the land the seekers of light shall rise up and not be fooled.”
Can I get an amen?
VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN ON NOV 4th
Posted by: RepresentingWarrenPA | November 1, 2008, 6:41 pm 6:41 pm
Dear Voters: Mr Obama’s medical records show he has used cocaine in the last 20 years. Our new policy dictates a President should never have used illegal drugs. We had a problem with the last 2 term President apparently he got us in a war (that our congress voted in favor of), outsourced all our jobs overseas and to immigrants (it wasnt congress too we swear!) we asked for but cant bolster ourselves as a country to finish or end. We need the money like a crackhead for our stock market now. It isnt World War II anymore and Americans are addicted to greed and money. When the war is over everyone will be out of work and we will be like Cuba because only the government is rich. So I have to throw Mr. Obama’s application for President of the United States in the garbage. Thank You -HR
Posted by: republican_paulie | November 1, 2008, 6:43 pm 6:43 pm
Uh…folks. This story was “broken” by a British paper. Not US, a um…British Paper who is backing Obama for President. So th conspiracy theory garbage is pretty funny. So all this “is that the best the Republican Party can do” and the “it’s all lies! it’s all lies! to smear the messiah by the right wing nuts jobs”. Nope, probably the truth, by a left leading radical paper from Obama loving Europe. Nice try to pass the buck.
Posted by: StupidtyWatch | November 1, 2008, 6:44 pm 6:44 pm
Obama has changed his tune alredy no free college tuation without military of Community Service for 4 years.!!
Yes Granma you still have to pay for Medicare out of your Social Security check Parts A B and D . You will not get it FREE as the Senior Citizens Center are preaching. If you got Health Insurance..For Gods sakes, keep it. You will not get FREE Health Care under Obama’s FREE HEALTH CARE PLAN..WAKE UP you are all grown ups. Tell your Elderly Friends about his and fast..
Posted by: Walt | November 1, 2008, 6:47 pm 6:47 pm
Why didn’t Obama give his aunt’s 256 dollars to someone who needed it more. Doesn’t he believe in spread the wealth himself? How does he practice what he preaches by spending close to a billion dollars on his campaign? Is the presidency really worth almost a billion dollars? You know that could have housed all the homeless this winter, think of that when you turn on your TV and see another homeless person froze to death.
Posted by: spreadthewealth | November 1, 2008, 6:48 pm 6:48 pm
Dee Dee Lyn:Perhaps you could benifit fron a little research too.
Obama on the courts: “There is absolutely no doubt in my mind Judge Roberts is qualified to sit on the highest court in the land. Moreover, he seems to have the comportment and the temperament that makes for a good judge. He is humble, he is personally decent, and he appears to be respectful of different points of view. It is absolutely clear to me that Judge Roberts truly loves the law. He couldn’t have achieved his excellent record as an advocate before the Supreme Court without that passion for the law, and it became apparent to me in our conversation that he does, in fact, deeply respect the basic precepts that go into deciding 95 percent of the cases that come before the Federal court — adherence to precedence, a certain modesty in reading statutes and constitutional text, a respect for procedural regularity, and an impartiality in presiding over the adversarial system. All of these characteristics make me want to vote for Judge Roberts. The problem I face is that while adherence to legal precedent and rules of statutory or constitutional construction will dispose of 95 percent of the cases that come before a court, so that both a Scalia and a Ginsburg will arrive at the same place most of the time on those 95 percent of the cases — what matters on the Supreme Court is those 5 percent of cases that are truly difficult. In those cases, adherence to precedent and rules of construction and interpretation will only get you through the 25th mile of the marathon. That last mile can only be determined on the basis of one’s deepest values, one’s core concerns, one’s broader perspectives on how the world works, and the depth and breadth of one’s empathy.” (Then he voted against conformation. )
OBAMA “We need somebody who’s got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it’s like to be a young teenage mom. The empathy to understand what it’s like to be poor, or African-American, or gay, or disabled, or old. And that’s the criteria by which I’m going to be selecting my judges.” (Judges who will base their rulings not on the law, not on judicial precedents but how the judge feels about the individual before the court. This is the “change we can believe in.” I hope I can find it in the Constitution but if I can’t I will change the meaning to accomplish the desired outcome. This is the essence of Judicial Activism and legislating from the bench.)
Oath of office taken by court officers, judges etc.
“I, ——, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as —— under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.” (I see no reference to feelings or empathy in this oath.)
On the issue of redistribution of wealth Obama laments that the Warren Supreme Court failed to reinterpret the Constitution to read into it what was not there: Redistribution of wealth for “political and economic justice. More wished for subversion of the Constitution and reason not to vote for him.
Speaking of the Warren Court its interpretation of the Constitution during the Civil Rights movement, OBAMA: “You know, if you look at the victories and failures of the civil rights movement and its litigation strategy in the courts, I think where it succeeded was to get formal rights in previously dispossessed peoples — so that I would now have the right to vote, I would now be able to sit at a lunch counter and order, and as long as I was able to pay for it I’d be OK. But the Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth, and more basic issues of political and economic justice in this society.
And to that extent, as radical as I think people try to characterize the Warren Court, it wasn’t that radical. It didn’t break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution, at least as it’s been interpreted, and the Warren Court interpreted it in the same way that generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. It says what the states can’t do to you, says what the federal government can’t do to you, but it doesn’t say what the federal government or the state government must do on your behalf. (My mistake, I always thought that the
Bill of Rights gave me some pretty positive rights to defend against the tyranny of government… And yes it does it says it must provide for the common defense among other things. And, not being a Constitutional Scholar, I wasn’t aware that the Supreme Court Justices were suppose to attempt to break free of the constraints that the Constitution put on them.)
Posted by: Retired old guy | November 1, 2008, 6:48 pm 6:48 pm
If Republicans don’t know what community planners are, then they aren’t involved in their communities. My dad was a minister, and he was a member of Ministerial Alliance, which is a community faith based group of ministers, rabbis, clerics, Priests, Hindu and Buddha Priests, who gather weekly and monthly to determine needs of the community, happenings, crime, development, financial health, health care, etc. These entities are concerns and joys for their congregations and communities. Secondly, National Guard is community based planners. They interact with cities and rural areas to determine development and growth, and prepare areas for disaster preparations. United Way is a community planning organization. They support Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Women’s Safe Have Shelters for Women and Children in Domestic Violence and Issues, Catholic Diocese Legal System to assist low wage clients with legal services and offered to all community and region involved. Food Banks are community based and planners to get Thanksgiving Dinners out to homeless, misplaced employees, needy families, and homebound seniors, and provide food to need all year round. Senior Citizen Centers are community based planners to give Seniors a location to go and be around their peers with activities and prepared meals. Back To Work programs are community based planners in helping the underskilled become skilled workers and employees, and help them find work through Workforce Employment. Community Planners help pregnant girls prepare for their babies, and how to be a great mom from teenager to adult ages. There are many many more services of community based planners. Again, when you have a Republican ask “What is a community planner?”, just know they aren’t community involved.
Gg
Posted by: Gg | November 1, 2008, 6:49 pm 6:49 pm
I’m wondering how many Americans feel obligated to support or keep an eye on distant relatives they do not know well. I have relatives on both sides of my family whom I have met once or twice at large family reunions. I don’t where they are now or what they doing, because the relatives who matter to me are the ones I knew growing up and/or who are closely related to me. I strongly suspect that many of my fellow citizens are in exactly the same position, particularly in this day and age, when the old, inner-city or small-town extended family lives that our grandparents knew no longer exist.
Barack Obama was virtually abandoned by his father. He did not meet his Kenyan relatives until he was an adult. Are Republicans really claiming that he should have kept close tabs on this half-aunt and the half-brother by one of his father’s later wives? People he barely knew and who lived in another country? How many of us would do that, realistically speaking? My guess is, “Not many”.
As usual, we are trying to hold presidential candidates to standards that the rest of do not meet and never will. Look inside your souls and your hearts and ask whether YOU would be prepared to help out your half-Aunt Siobhan from Ireland or half-brother Lech from Poland, or your distant cousin Ghazi from Nigeria if you barely knew the person was.
We love to tell our candidates what to do, or what we think they should be doing, but we are all flat-out hypocrites, and we all know it.
Posted by: Eleonora27 | November 1, 2008, 6:49 pm 6:49 pm
I am so glad that good overcomes evil because, there is so much hate, and dysfunction all around us, it makes me sad, how people will pick out the one who is trying to better himself. they are picking him to the bone. With Gods grace Obama will overcome.
Posted by: mary | November 1, 2008, 6:53 pm 6:53 pm
I know that I’m just a selfish, racist, bitter, clinger but it really is amazing what Obama doesn’t know. He didn’t know that Ayers was an unrepentant domestic terrorist, he didn’t know his pastor of 20 years was an anti-Semetic purveyor of Black liberation theology and he didn’t know Auntie was an illegal alien. Vote like your life depends upon it – McCain/Palin 2008
Posted by: Joanne600 | November 1, 2008, 6:54 pm 6:54 pm
Obama’s auntie is an illegal and they kn ow where she is. Why isn’t the Border Patrol picking her up?
Posted by: Round Em Up | November 1, 2008, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm
Yes Granny, you still will have to pay for Medicare PARTS A,Band D from your Social Security Check. I don’t care what the Obama people told you at the Senior Rally meetings.. NO Free Medical Care Insurance !!!!
Posted by: WALT | November 1, 2008, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm
Joanne, I will vote like my future depends on it. I will vote for Obama.
Posted by: kande87 | November 1, 2008, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm
Kande87 I find it funny that you are asking the democrats to be “civil” when the nasty racial comments are coming from Republicans. The republicans have run a low down dirty campaign and resort to name calling any time they don’t know what else to say.
Why is it funny that I ask the Democrats to be “civil?” You have just described the behavior of the majority of the posting Democrats.
Posted by: hummingbird | November 1, 2008, 6:58 pm 6:58 pm
Which American citizen lost the opportunity to live in this housing because of this woman? Which American citizen had his or her vote stolen when this illegal alien voted in elections?
Posted by: red | November 1, 2008, 6:58 pm 6:58 pm
Is THIS the Repub’s great “October Surprise”? Pathetic!
Posted by: Jordan | November 1, 2008, 6:58 pm 6:58 pm
hummingbird, I see it from the Republicans just as much!!! Everyone should be civil. You don’t like Obama, you also have to respect that I do. It disgusted me when I heard people shouting “kill him” at Mccain rallies. Noone should resort to things like that, that is why our country is great, we have the right to disagree.
Posted by: kande87 | November 1, 2008, 7:01 pm 7:01 pm
When “Joe The Plumber” had his private information leaked Obama never said a word about it even though no illegal activity was found. When his criminal and fugitive aunt gets caught all the sudden it’s the way she got caught as the problem, not the crime.
BTW, someone owes the taxpayers thousands of dollars that was spent on Obama’s illegal alien aunt.
Posted by: toby hill | November 1, 2008, 7:02 pm 7:02 pm
How can you call his aunt a fugitive, she was not hiding out in Boston. If her immigration was denied, she should be deprted. That is up to the immigration department to handle. Why has the immigration department done nothing for 4 years and how is their failure, Obama’s fault?
Posted by: kande87 | November 1, 2008, 7:04 pm 7:04 pm
The British paper which broke the story about Obama’s aunt is owned by Rupert Mordoch the owner of fox news
Posted by: nancybell | November 1, 2008, 7:06 pm 7:06 pm
Gg – this is just what I said earlier… I am a Republican. I have worked with the low/no income population for more than 20 years. In our organization, we have “community organizers.” I know very well what they do and that is precisely why I am not voting for Obama. They organize people to spend other people’s money – and not always very well.
Posted by: hummingbird | November 1, 2008, 7:07 pm 7:07 pm
This was carefully orchestrated by the GOP to continue to dismantle Obama because their time has run out. I’ve been here before with stark PREDICTIONS and I’m here again. This latest plot was intended indeed and how clever of the GOP to unleash it 3 days before the election. What they don’t know is how and why it will backfire on them. It was ONLY put in place to stir up the masses that weren’t for Obama anyway and to woo the UNDECIDED. The UNDECIDEDS will not be voting for Obama unfortunately but not to WORRY their votes won’t help McCain/Palin either. Obama supporters don’t give in to this as this is just a part in their game plan because of desperation. They are losing this race and they are SCARED as hell. Nothing they can do at this point will change the “WINDS OF TIDES”. As a matter of fact. Expect them to do an ad campaign the day of election if not sooner tying Obama to Rev Wright. It’s the last thing they have left. Again this won’t help their cause. I’ve made PREDICTIONS in the primaries and so far they have all come to fruition. Some bloggers on here may recall some may not.
What’s going to happen from my INTUITIVE stance is this;
-McCain will lose PA
-McCain will lose Ohio
-McCain will lose FL
-McCain will lose NC
He will break even or barely scrape through his own state and IN. He will not gain enough ELECTORAL votes to become POTUS. It’s what I predicted in the primaries when I predicted HRC would not be the Presidential nominee back in April ’08. I also predicted that BO would not choose her as a running mate. What’s happened to her is what’s happening to McCain, POOR STRATEGIC PLANNING. He’s allowed them to make a spectacle of his whole campaign. McCain SINCERELY is a decent guy but he let his STRATEGISTS call the shots and it will because of them he will not enter the White House. HRC’s downfall was due to the exact same thing and it worked against her. In fact in McCain’s case I hear whispers that say ” YOU CAN’T LOSE TO THIS “N”. Sad but true and goes back to what I’ve said during the primaries. All this negative energy going towards Obama ONLY works in his favor. Figure it out.
Peace,
PittBull61
Posted by: PittBull61 | November 1, 2008, 7:08 pm 7:08 pm
The govt announced last week that it was going to bail out 3 million homeowners who got foreclosed on. Unfortunately there are 5 million illegals that got foreclosed on too. Will Obama’s illegal aunt get bailed out? Or will the Border Patrol pick her up first? What’s your guess?
Posted by: Got that Right | November 1, 2008, 7:09 pm 7:09 pm
What a REACH. C’mon Republican candidates. When are you going to offer voters something of substance: you know… deal with the issues? I don’t care what Rupert Murdoch has to say, although I suspect he does have a pull with ignorant people that love to read his trashy tabloid publications.
Posted by: Former Republican | November 1, 2008, 7:11 pm 7:11 pm
Walt that is funny, I have not heard him say anything is free.
Posted by: kande87 | November 1, 2008, 7:11 pm 7:11 pm
Toby: McCain unveiled Joe the Plummer, forcing him into the spotlight and inviting public scrutiny. Obama’s aunt was never placed on the political stage and should be left alone…just like Palin’s pregnant underage daughter, right?
Posted by: Lord Volvo | November 1, 2008, 7:11 pm 7:11 pm
People you deserve what you get. This may be the most important election in your life time and you are worried about Palin’s close and Obama’s Aunt? Pull your head out of your behind and look around and see what is happening to your country.
Posted by: Retired old guy | November 1, 2008, 7:11 pm 7:11 pm
I guess this means illegal immigration is back on the radar.
What an inconvenient truth. Is there no reporter in the US that could have stumbled upon this? What do reporters do these days besides report on what each other say?
Posted by: Kate | November 1, 2008, 7:13 pm 7:13 pm
Is Obama’s illegal aunt using your social security number to stay in this country?
Posted by: Round em Up | November 1, 2008, 7:13 pm 7:13 pm
How can Obama not know about his aunt’s illegal status?
He mentioned her in his memoir as “Aunti Zeituni.”
I can buy Obama’s claim about not knowing, and therefore not having helped out, his half-brother living in a hut in Kenya.
But this is as big and as transparent a lie as not knowing what Rev. Wright was preaching in the 20 years Obama attended Trinity Church.
Posted by: Donoke9_10 | November 1, 2008, 7:14 pm 7:14 pm
kande87 you are so out of touch. Remember that obama said at his acceptance speach that (we) are our brothers keeper and (we) are our sisters keeper, (which means that we (he) should take care of those that are less fortunate than we (he is) are. You need to check out your canidates book he mentions his AUNT many times and just LOVES her so don’t be so stupid to beleive that he didn’t know that his : FAVORITE Aunt wasn’t in this country illegaly and gave him (OUR) hard earned money to his campain. I say OUR hard earned money because she is living illegaly in public housing. And further more if (and thats a BIG IF) he didn’t know that his FAVORITE was in the US he’s really out of touch and who needs a President that’s that far out of touch in times like this. You people that are planning on voting for this guy need to do your home work. This whole election (OBAMA) is like the blind leading the blind. GO MCCAIN
Posted by: mjohne | November 1, 2008, 7:16 pm 7:16 pm
She was a fugitive because she knew her immigration status expired and a judge ordered her home. That makes her a criminal and fugitive from the law! Not all fugitives hide, some just figure nothing will happen to them. In 2006 Obama took a trip to Kenya. Did he not ask anyone where his aunt was? Give me a break about not knowing. Just because ICE can’t do their jobs doesn’t mean it’s an open invitation to violate US laws. Obama swore to uphold the laws and constitution of the US and since I believe he knew of his aunt’s status, I also believe he failed his duties. Obama cares nothing about the laws of this land and this case he demonstrated that.
Posted by: t. hill | November 1, 2008, 7:19 pm 7:19 pm
If Obama and McCain are the best this country can offer for leadership during these dark times then we are in big trouble. Pathetic!
Posted by: Disenfranchised | November 1, 2008, 7:19 pm 7:19 pm
Laughing Cynic, if you actually supported these people in your family, then all I can say is, HOW STUPID ARE YOU?
Posted by: Eleonora27 | November 1, 2008, 7:22 pm 7:22 pm
I will be Kennedy set her up in the housing. Kennedy then pushes him for President. These politicians are all behind the scene manipulations. Corruption is all we can count on and Obama delivers CORRUPTION.
Posted by: Democrat All My LIfe | November 1, 2008, 7:22 pm 7:22 pm
Fishy – what is fishy is Obama
His Mother and Aunt that he so fondly talked about in his book and he has no idea what is going on.
Now we know why he wanted everyone to
VOTE EARLY
The skeletons are coming out
Posted by: Jane | November 1, 2008, 7:22 pm 7:22 pm
Disenfranchised: Finally an intelligent observation, I think you and I are the only two sane people on this Tower of Babble.
Posted by: Retired old guy | November 1, 2008, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm
IT is also reported that his illegal alien auntie is going to vote for Obama on Tuesday.
HOW DID SHE GET REGISTERED TO VOTE. SHE IS NOT A CITIZEN. THEN NEITHER IS OBAMA. Obama is a citizen of Indonesia. Auntie is a citizen of Kenya. No wonder Obama wants open borders for everyone. let the terrorists walk into america and vote for Obama. what a joke.
Posted by: Democrat All My LIfe | November 1, 2008, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm
FISHY is what Obama is.
No wonder he wanted everyone to vote early.
The closet door is opening!!!!!
Posted by: Jane | November 1, 2008, 7:26 pm 7:26 pm
With just a couple days left before the election, I think most people have made up their minds who they’re going to vote for. Most of those who were undecided until now were turned off by the shameful negative behavior of the McCain/Palin campaign. When voters examine the choices, they are not only looking for substance, but also how the candidates conduct themselves. These last minute scurrilous attacks have only served to bring most of the undecided voters onboard to Senator Obama because instead of getting substance, they got a ridiculous sideshow. Diversionary smear campaigns are an old school strategy that only works on the naive, uneducated and those already in your back pocket. The McCain choir just desperately hopes that others will buy it. Well….no sale! As a former Republican, I feel betrayed by a party that was a poor steward in just about every area of responsibility. The last eight years have been a series of monumental blunders that have brought our nation to its knees. I can’t take another 4 years of the last 8.
Posted by: Gabriel | November 1, 2008, 7:27 pm 7:27 pm
Doesn’t anyone else in a large family have some relatives they barely know?
Obama never even met this woman until he was an adult traveling to Kenya for the first time in his life.
Unlike his grandmother and sister, this is not anyone close in his life.
He was so completely separated from his African family growing up that it’s almost like when a person who was adopted finds their “birth” family after they’re adults. You may meet new aunts and uncles as well as parents but it doesn’t mean you’ll ever be close to them, especially the more distant ones, like a half aunt.
Posted by: CeeCee | November 1, 2008, 7:28 pm 7:28 pm
I can’t wait until the republicans are put out on their behinds on Tuesday.
Posted by: Susan-1 | November 1, 2008, 7:30 pm 7:30 pm
The only thing Obama can say is he didn’t know she was in the country illegally? CAN’T THE GUY SHOW SOME CONCERN AND COMPASSION FOR HIS OWN AUNT? He just spent $30 million on his 30 minute info ad–he can’t help his aunt get out of her squalid living conditions? Guess he’s above “spreading the wealth’ when it comes to his own $$$. What a loser.
Posted by: diane | November 1, 2008, 7:31 pm 7:31 pm
The only thing Obama can say is he didn’t know she was in the country illegally? CAN’T THE GUY SHOW SOME CONCERN AND COMPASSION FOR HIS OWN AUNT? He just spent $30 million on his 30 minute info ad–he can’t help his aunt get out of her squalid living conditions? Guess he’s above “spreading the wealth’ when it comes to his own $$$. What a loser.
Posted by: diane | November 1, 2008, 7:31 pm 7:31 pm
Was it Cheney or Bush? Something’s fishy here and these guys are involved. Why was this woman refused asylum when there is a valid reason? Why was she allowed to stay – till today?!
Posted by: jonathanw | November 1, 2008, 7:32 pm 7:32 pm
I have a dream !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
McCain/Palin 08
Posted by: Joey | November 1, 2008, 7:32 pm 7:32 pm
CeeCee, this aunt attended his swearing in ceremony in ’04 which is usually by invite only. Ummmm, kind of takes the barely knew argument away.
Posted by: t. hill | November 1, 2008, 7:34 pm 7:34 pm
This is all a non-story…however we do know that:
Obama’s dad was a deadbeat, alcoholic, bitter man. Everyone from deadbeat dad’s side of the family seem shady and opportunistic. The real heroes in Obama’s life were his mom and grandma.
Funny though to see Bush-haters claim W had daddy-issues….when its so clear Obama has serious daddy issues. Why in heck would he write about his loser father…for approval? His mom should have been honored with a book.
Posted by: Alex | November 1, 2008, 7:34 pm 7:34 pm
I don’t see it is a big deal of the election or it hurts Obama’s image in any way. Some people who don’t have good rationality tend to believe McCain’s strategy of imposing fear about who Obama is. That is truly a very funny and unintelligent strategy of personal attack. If consider it from a humanitarian point of view, just because Obama has an half-aunt still in the process of immigration, then condemn Obama’s untrustworthy or question his pariotism; it is not a good judgment at all, and shows some degree of discrimination of him coming from a family background with poor relatives struggling for living. Just because he has the background, so he can relate to the poor and has the enthusiasm to help them resolve their financial stress and health care problems. Not like people coming from a high social status can only make friends with the rich.
Posted by: JHW | November 1, 2008, 7:36 pm 7:36 pm
Goodbye, America.
Posted by: letting go | November 1, 2008, 7:36 pm 7:36 pm
Barrack Obama is a Harvard-educated used-car salesman.
Mute your TV, when his infomercials start.
Pure nonsense and false promises.
He lies every time his lips move.
Posted by: shyam | November 1, 2008, 7:36 pm 7:36 pm
I’m trying to think if I have illegal alien relatives in this country. Don’t know. Maybe it’s a third cousin, three times removed. And if I do, should I call ICE, regardless if I know or don’t?
Regardless, at some point I wonder if this fictional relative worked for McCain at his ranch. Maybe he/she picked up cattle feces, washed laundry, or had helped McCain put his undershirt on and brought him medication. Don’t know. Does this make McCain guilty? Does this make Cindy a sponsor of illegal immigration? Did Cindy have a part in employing my relative and Obama’s relative? Is it John’s fault therefore?
Fallacy ad absurdum? Fallacy ad hoc? Or, fallacious dorkus malorium?
Let’s keep in mind that silly arguments like these keep from focusing at the task at hand. John McCain was a good man circa 2000, before Bush leveled. John McCain is not a good man at present. It’s time to make a non-fear based decision as to who will be next president, vote, and work as global neighbor, no matter what differences exist between us, and turn this ship away from the last eight years that have atrophied our reputation world leaders. VOTE.
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 7:38 pm 7:38 pm
The same thing happened to W on the eve of his first bid for the Presidency way back when. This might be what McCain needs to save his candidacy. Don’t get me wrong, I want a more compassionate approach to immigration and I thought Democrats did as well, imagine my surprise at Obama’s response. Obama’s response seems like BS to me, he being a Democrat after all.
Posted by: denn84116 | November 1, 2008, 7:40 pm 7:40 pm
I’ve always wondered why America refers to immigrants as “Aliens” whether legal or not, why not call fellow human beings at the very least illegal/legal immigrants?
Posted by: aoife kane | November 1, 2008, 7:42 pm 7:42 pm
Fishy? Don’t think so… It’s just concerned Americans digging for the truth three days before electing a complete zero into the highest position in the land. Something that the MSM does not afford hard working people who depend on them for unbiased, fair reporting. I am sure there is a lot of information out there on Obama that we are not seeing nor hearing for that matter, because of the media.
Keep digging fellow Americans.
Posted by: ml | November 1, 2008, 7:42 pm 7:42 pm
AP,”U.S. Senate in 2004, but campaign officials said Obama provided no assistance in getting her a tourist visa and doesn’t know the details of her stay. The campaign said he last heard from her about two years ago when she called saying she was in Boston, but he did not see her there.”
Obama was a Senator then. She had enough relationship with Obama, even though she was “half-aunt”, to have his number.
Posted by: t. hill | November 1, 2008, 7:47 pm 7:47 pm
I have been listening to the Mccain campaign for months and months now and the one thing they have not done is actually state their stance on issues concerning the american people. They have focused so much of their attention on trying to smear or discredit OBAMA’s character that they have lost sight of what we really want to hear about. How are they going to fix this economy, I have not heard a plan? How are they going to end this war? still havent heard a plan… There lack of focus on the issues accumulated with the fact that they chose palin for VP, a totally unqualified candidate is why OBAMA has my vote this election. And this latest “Obama aunt” stunt that they are trying to pull has confIrmed my vote this november 4th. Cleary this man spent all of four days with his father all his life and one week with his fathers family in his life and he’s supposed to have a close and personal relationship with this woman. Please. They cant come better than that? Give me a break.
OBAMA 08!!!!
Posted by: REPUBLICANallmylife | November 1, 2008, 7:48 pm 7:48 pm
I am a bit concern that obama did not know about her, but she gave.
Posted by: James | November 1, 2008, 7:48 pm 7:48 pm
Very well put, Teddymaniac. Reasoning with logic beats reasoning with sound bites and fear. Regardless of any negative connotation the term Republicans may have right now, I believe we all want the best for this nation and for ourselves.
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm
OK, Did she vote in Boston recently ? How did she qulify for Public Housing in Boston ? Does she get free health care? Give us a recent picture of this mystery Aunt of Obama please.. Very interesting..So much for our Homeland Security, the Airports are important entry points BUT check out ALL the Public Housing residence in the USA.
Posted by: Walt | November 1, 2008, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm
From reading these posting, I have come to the conclusion that America has some of the dumbest people in the world. At least the folks in the Third World and developing nations lack access to education, so what IS Americans’ excuse?
Posted by: IslandGyal | November 1, 2008, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm
Jeff: Wow. What a powerful response! LOL!
Posted by: RUKiddingMe?? | November 1, 2008, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm
With too many uneducated people
in his extended family in Africa,
you have to hand it to BO for
making a success of himself.
His father and mother were an
exception. They were very
well-educated.
Posted by: anon | November 1, 2008, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm
Who cares?
Posted by: blindhowlin | November 1, 2008, 7:53 pm 7:53 pm
It’s not smear, American citizens have the right to know the full Obama.
Obama has been spoled by the media. Every time, when we found out something not-so-good about him, he said it’s smear.
It’s not smear. If he said it’s smear, then his action trying to hide the facts is smear!!
Obama should check his small donors. It’s not right if he collected money from illegal resources.
From this story, we can see how Obama will handle the illegal immigrants.
I heard Obama also ever said, he didn’t hear about Wright’s anti-America talks in the church, either.
Posted by: golfgirlusa | November 1, 2008, 7:57 pm 7:57 pm
Talk about a last-minute desperation tactic.
Posted by: JOE | November 1, 2008, 7:59 pm 7:59 pm
Talk about a last-minute desperation tactic.
Posted by: JOE | November 1, 2008, 7:59 pm 7:59 pm
I’m one to believe that Obama will be elected but I’m also one to believe that the Senate will still have over 43 GOP Senators. Obama has played a dangerous and costly game in getting elected. The GOP in the Senate will not let anything pass and the GOP will play the Democrats at their own game, blame Obama, Pelosi and Reid for everything that goes wrong. The media needs to ask themselves one question, are they willing to sacrifice their own existence for the Democrat Party?
Posted by: t. hill | November 1, 2008, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm
Was it one of the reporters who was thrown off Obama’s jet for not reporting what they were supposed to report who broke the illegal aunt story?
Posted by: Rob | November 1, 2008, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm
sorry, misspelled, ‘spoiled’ not ‘spoled’ in my previous post.
Posted by: golfgirlusa | November 1, 2008, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm
Talk about a last minute leak from the 0bama camp.
Posted by: John | November 1, 2008, 8:01 pm 8:01 pm
Obama said that he does not know he has a half-aunt living in the States. This is true because many of you do not contact a relative that you do not meet before in your whole life. What kind of people will attack him using this point? McCain, who can never diffrenciate what is a good strategy, and what is a bad one.
Posted by: JHW | November 1, 2008, 8:01 pm 8:01 pm
I am a bit concern that obama did not know about her, but she gave.
Posted by: James | November 1, 2008, 8:01 pm 8:01 pm
No, no, no, GolfgirlUSA. You cannot discern something from nothing so readily without no the full situation at hand. The only person that knows Obama’s situation at hand from Obama’s perspective is Obama. If you’re calling him a liar, say, “Obama is a liar.” Also, if we looked at McCains financing, what do you think we’d find? (I don’t know by the way, I am really asking.)
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 8:01 pm 8:01 pm
Rachel: For someone who keeps chanting about how everyone must be ‘his brother’s keeper’, maybe HE should start looking internal first before INFORCING that upon others. BTW, love the sexism BO continues to display with that comment…can’t be brother and sister…can’t have Hillary on the ticket (even though her supports matched his and think how THAT ticket would have come across!). No…let’s continue to downplay women.
Posted by: RUKiddingMe?? | November 1, 2008, 8:02 pm 8:02 pm
I heard that Obama likes stawberries
I also heard that Obama likes Peas
How about the one that his cousin on his father’s side sister’s niece’s nephew’s cousin on her mother side. Her cousin’s daughter smokes cigarettes and Obama knew all about it and did nothing.
C’mon folks lets stay focus on things that matter and quit this foolishness. I wish that McCain campaign would stop trying to distract me with all this meaningless garb. I am starving to hear about the ISSUES! I could care less about this woman that he probably never met, hell I have numerous aunts, cousins, and some sisters that I don’t have a clue about. Should their actions be judged upon me? That’s a no. They should be talking about how Sarah Palin’s Husband is a secessionist. And how about WHERE ARE HER MEDICAL RECORDS????
Only fools would vote for McCain and I no longer will be that fool.
OBAMA 08′
Posted by: tired of tomfoolery | November 1, 2008, 8:03 pm 8:03 pm
11/01/08
Half of Zogby’s current national poll average was taken after Obama’s infomercial … and here are his preliminary findings.
1. No evidence that Obama benefited from the infomercial.
2. Obama’s support dropped 1.1%, McCain’s gained 0.8%.
3. The last day of polling had McCain winning 48% to 47%. Zogby cautions us to wait until tomorrow to see if McCain really has traction.
Pollster John Zogby: “Is McCain making a move? The three-day average holds steady, but McCain outpolled Obama today, 48% to 47%. He is beginning to cut into Obama’s lead among independents, is now leading among blue collar voters, has strengthened his lead among investors and among men, and is walloping Obama among NASCAR voters. Joe the Plumber may get his license after all. “Obama’s lead among women declined, and it looks like it is occurring because McCain is solidifying the support of conservative women, which is something we saw last time McCain picked up in the polls. If McCain has a good day tomorrow, we will eliminate Obama’s good day three days ago, and we could really see some tightening in this rolling average. But for now, hold on.”
Posted by: ac | November 1, 2008, 8:03 pm 8:03 pm
T.hill, what’s wrong with the Democratic party? And, if you decide to answer this, what is wrong with the Republican party?
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 8:04 pm 8:04 pm
AP News Release. Palin is not ready to be a Commander In Chief. John McCain selects Palin as running mate knowing she isnt ready to to be President if needed.
———-Oh sorry thats old news. Come on reps. Your going to have to use better smear than Aunt smear. About selling McCain instead of using attacks against Obama. That would be a change in itself.
Posted by: CW | November 1, 2008, 8:06 pm 8:06 pm
Nice, tired of tom foolery.
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 8:07 pm 8:07 pm
I don’t really understand why mainstream medias, CNN, CBS, NBC and NY Times have hiden to report against ACORN-FRAUD-VOTERS which has happened in 13 states of Democratic country, United States America. However, the fact that Obama’s aunt has lived in Boston illegally is being reported by most the mainstream medias.
If I couldn’t watch FOXNEWS on Oct 5,
I would never ever know the deceitful ACORN which got $800,000 from Obama campaign. Anyone else know why the medias are totally unfaired to report truth ?? My family, most people surrounding me are getting anguish over unfair the medias. We still want to know the crime of ACORN before Nov.4.
Posted by: Jung -NY | November 1, 2008, 8:08 pm 8:08 pm
Non-story. Come on GOP make it interesting. Send out another Bin Laden tape. Bomb Iran. Have Palin shoot Bin Laden from a chopper. I’m so bored I could cry.
This is a desperate attempt for a campain that is running out of time. They have three days and nothing to run on except the same Bush tactics that have brought our nation to its knees.
Obama warned us they would pull everything they could, but a few more days of desperate pathetic stories about family members that should be off limits for democrats AND republicans won’t turn people from hope and faith. Hope knows no party or ethnic group or religion and it laughs in the face of fear and half truths. So this Tuesday don’t vote for lies, hate, fear mongering, and the horror of the last 8 years. Vote for hope, truth, justice, a fair America, peace, and prosperity. Vote Obama/Biden.
Posted by: Hope and Faith | November 1, 2008, 8:09 pm 8:09 pm
You’re persistant, AC. Numbers are scary. In the whole scheme of things you’ll probably still be living in the rural country, with a dog and a wife, whosoever the president may be. So, I say, the Republican politicians had the government by the reigns the last 6 of 8 years for 4 good strong ones in the middle. What do you say we give the Democrats a chance?
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 8:10 pm 8:10 pm
Will the aunt be deported? If not, then the other illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay too.
Posted by: Michelle | November 1, 2008, 8:12 pm 8:12 pm
One thing is very clear. Obama is clueless. He didn’t know his aunt was an illegal alien, he never heard Rev Wright give his anti-American speeches, he forgot where Ayres lives in Chicago and he threw Rezco under the bus after taking a kick back in the form of a Real Estate deal and he forgot who paid for his Harvard tuition. He never knows anything bad about Who helps him out get ahead in life..HE IS A LIAR OR DUMB..I GUEST HE IS A LIAR.
Posted by: ac | November 1, 2008, 8:12 pm 8:12 pm
PLEASE ……….Wake up America .
This is again a standard answer for Obama “I didn’t know”
1)Ayers = I didn’t know he spewed hatred for America.oh yes and then it was I thought he was rehabilitated.
2)Rev.Wright= I didn’t know he preached HATRED towards America for the 20 years he was a member.
3)Khalidi= I didn’t know he hated Israel .
4) Rezco = I didn’t know he was a slumlord and corrupt.I didn’t know buying the house at a discounted rate was shady.
5) His Aunt = I didn’t know she lived in Boston IllEGALLY and is getting public assistance.
Do we see a pattern here ??????? What else will he say ” I didn’t know about ”
what other terrorist is Obama going to think is reformed ??? I really hope America will wake up before it is too late.
Posted by: Tammy | November 1, 2008, 8:12 pm 8:12 pm
Tammy, persistent.
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 8:20 pm 8:20 pm
BUSH AND CHENEY WEAK IMMIGRATION LAWS, WHERE WOULD UNITED STATES BE IF THEY WOULD LEAK THIS INFORMATION ABOUT THE 9/11 TERRORISTS.
Posted by: robin | November 1, 2008, 8:21 pm 8:21 pm
Obama is unaware of his aunt and her immigration status. He is unaware of Wright’s inflammatory sermons. He is unaware of Ayer’s crimes. He is unaware that Rezko is under indictment while helping him buy a house. Do we really want a man as unaware as Obama says he is as president?
Posted by: Tom in MA | November 1, 2008, 8:22 pm 8:22 pm
The whole Obama story is suspicious from A to Z!
According to Eugene Peterson, author of The Message, “Our identities and our developing characters are formed in personal relationship. We are biological, quite; psychological, true; political, yes; we are economic, certainly. But the foundation of all of this is personal.”
In other words it matters who we have been in relationship with and especially for twenty years!
Our character and identity are the product of our relationships!
So, do you think Obama is fit to be POTUS?
This disillusioned democrat and Hillary supporter voted for McCain/Palin 08!
They are the only authentic reformers in this election!
Posted by: aware2u | November 1, 2008, 8:22 pm 8:22 pm
>>Obama should check his small donors. It’s not right if he collected money from illegal resources.<<
I donated $5. so I suppose the DNC should send me a RECEIPT and NOTIFY Barack Obama that *I* sent him $5., which by the way was a LOT for me but a pittance in the amount that was raised.
AND I SUPPOSE OBAMA SHOULD HAVE REMEMBERED MY N A M E AND HOW MUCH I SENT!! and should know if I was a way distant relative too. He has more important things to do, like figuring out how to get this country back together.
People with no common sense will vote for McCain. *I* voted for OBAMA!!
Posted by: Lasandra | November 1, 2008, 8:25 pm 8:25 pm
I just cannot wait for Obama to get elected so we can put all these “smears” and “mud slinging” behind us.
Posted by: Ebbtidecheque | November 1, 2008, 8:26 pm 8:26 pm
THERE IS NO PRICE ON BUSH’S UNAWARENESS OF THE 9/11 TERROISTS BEING THE UNITED STATES AND TRAINING IN OUR SCHOOLS. TELL ME HOW DID A FOREIGN NEWSPAPERS FOUND OUT ABOUT ONE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. THE UNITED STATES STILL HAVE A WEAK SYSTEM. SHE HAS BEEN HERE FOR 4 YEARS AND I SURE IF OBAMA KNEW SHE WAS ILLEGAL, HE WOULD HAVE HANDLE THE SITUATION BEFORE SHE RAN FOR PRESIDENT. HE IS NOT THAT DUMB!!! THAT IS PALIN’S JOB.
Posted by: ROBIN | November 1, 2008, 8:31 pm 8:31 pm
Im not surprised my home state BLUE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC MASSACHUSETTS , home to Barney Frank is where she resides. Get ready RED states who want to be BLUE and get ready American as Obama said on the campaign trail today Quote “We have three days left to change the United States of America” Sounds kind of scarey to me. Sounds like he never like us at all.
Posted by: conf1689 | November 1, 2008, 8:31 pm 8:31 pm
Funny, it is ‘fishy’ that the October surprise is on Obama!! If something had come out about McCain or Palin it was have been just fine.
What a double standard….someone must have hired a temp at the media that leaked it…they hadn’t read the memo to say nothing bad about Obama
Posted by: sue | November 1, 2008, 8:32 pm 8:32 pm
Regarding Barack Hussein Obama’s Illegal Resident Auntie living on Public Housing in Boston: Why delay deportation? Is Illegal, Illegal…or not Illegal when Barack Hussein Obama is running for President.
Why would a candidate for President “disable controls?”
Regarding Barack Hussein Obama’s Auntie residing in Public Housing in Boston as an Illegal Immigrant, sucking support from our fellow tax payers (does she get FREE HEALTH CARE as an Illegal Immigrant?)
It was stated that “The ‘AP just reported that the campaign donations of $260 was being returned because it was against the law for her to donate to a political campaign. Where are the campaign controls to prevent illegal donations? The fact that her donations were accepted without being flagged suggests to me that a significant portion of Obama’s warchest is questionable. Several stories earlier the week mentioned that the Obama folks had disabled some of their controls and were accepting donations on untraceable ‘cash cards’. ‘ Gosh…wasn’t she personally invited by Barack Hussein Obama via the address at the Public Housing Authority? Does Barack Hussein Obama invite all the illegal immigrants to vote or just the Auntie’s in Public Housing?…
The only reason he returned the $260 was because he got caught by the AP with his hand in an ILLEGAL kettle.
I believe it is time to review ALL of Obama’s contributions/warchest revenue (DONATIONS), to see how many more illegal aliens have contributed and have hopes of “spreading the wealth” or “spreading our money around to them” to support them.
This, AFTER OBAMA agreed with McCain to accept Public Funding (after McCain KEPT his work and signed the paper) and then Barack Hussein Obama began to ‘bang the public’ for $$$$ to support (his Campaign to CHANGE America) him, via “spreading the wealth around”. I was on the fence, but as an independent, but I’m finished with this BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA….I’M VOTING FOR A TRUE AMERICAN…I’M VOTING FOR MCCAIN.
Posted by: Debulium | November 1, 2008, 8:32 pm 8:32 pm
Hope and Faith…
>>Non-story. Come on GOP make it interesting. Send out another Bin Laden tape. Bomb Iran. Have Palin shoot Bin Laden from a chopper. I’m so bored I could cry.<<
ROFL I needed a little humor before going to bed! If I read the word "suspicious" referring to Barack Obama one more time I will puke…so am outta here for the night.
VOTE: OBAMA/BIDEN '08
Show some intelligence this time.
Posted by: Lasandra | November 1, 2008, 8:36 pm 8:36 pm
Wrong, Debulium. If we reviewed all of Obama’s past, we would be obligated to review all of McCain’s past. I suspect McCain has a bigger closet, and therefore he could have more stuff in there. Is this what you want. Do we really want to look through McCain’s wardrobe. How about Palin’s closet? What’s in there?
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 8:36 pm 8:36 pm
Yes, its not the truth, but the people who tell the truth who are to be blamed. Once Obama gets his national security force, he won’t have to put up with these evil people who go around revealing the truth.
Posted by: DougBH | November 1, 2008, 8:38 pm 8:38 pm
Obama sure does have an awful lot of things he is not aware of. If family is soooooooooooo important to him then why didn’t he know about his Aunt and the fact that she has been living off of the tax payers in her Public housing for the last 4 years? How come he only spent less than a day with his sick Grandmother who raised him since he was 10 years old? Obama is out for Obama and no one else!
Posted by: McCain Supporter | November 1, 2008, 8:38 pm 8:38 pm
razor – I AGREE
Posted by: ROBIN | November 1, 2008, 8:39 pm 8:39 pm
Good stuff, Lasandra.
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 8:39 pm 8:39 pm
Barrack H.Obama’s aunt needs to be picked up by Federal Marshalls, finger printed ,pictured taken and put in a jail cell. Lets see what happens!!
You do the crime you do the time….
Posted by: walt | November 1, 2008, 8:39 pm 8:39 pm
shyam – It’s not how you get something but how you keep it. Obama and his wife did not fair out Harvard but graduated at the top of their class. However, Dumb George Bush is where he is because of his father so what is his degree worth. 10 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT~~~~~~
Posted by: Robi | November 1, 2008, 8:42 pm 8:42 pm
FIRST, OBAMA’S MOTHER DID NOT DENOUCED HER SON’S CITIZEN. HIS STEPFATHER REGISTERED HIM INTO SCHOOL, HOWEVER, IF ANYTHING, BARACK WAS AN ILLEGAL CITIZEN IN INDONESIA BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW HER HUSBAND WAS NOT HIS BIOLOGICAL FATHER. BEFORE YOU MAKE A COMMENT LEARN THE REAL FACTS AND FOX LIES!!!
Posted by: Robin | November 1, 2008, 8:46 pm 8:46 pm
Barack Obama has another relative living in squalid poverty, in this case an aunt who resides in a slum in South Boston. Her name is Zeituni Onyango, a native of Kenya, and Barack Obama’s father’s sister.
Zeituni Onyango, who was prominently mentioned as “Aunt Zeituni” in Barack Obama’s memoirs Dreams from My Father, lives in a disabled access apartment in a rundown section of Boston. Zeituni Onyango lives with her brother Omar and are the children of Barack Obama’s Kenyan grandfather by his third wife. Zeituni Onyango is apparently without employment, but does some volunteer work and contributed some money to her nephew’s campaign.
Omar, known as “Uncle Omar” in Barack Obama’s memoirs, has also had hard times since moving to America. He was evicted from a previous apartment, lost a business, and was once attacked in an armed robbery.
Barack Obama, who is a millionaire and lives in a tony section of Chicago, has had to endure controversy before when it was revealed that his half brother George lives in a shack in a poor area on Nairobi, Kenya. Eyebrows have been raised at why a politician, who often touts the virtues of sharing and “spreading the wealth,” seems unable or unwilling to help out relatives who are in need.
Posted by: AC | November 1, 2008, 8:47 pm 8:47 pm
The TIMING? What a bunch of hog wash! Another sick attempt to divert attention from the real issue. The real issue is not the timing, it is the fact that an Obama relative is involved in illegal activity by living in our country illegally. If it is a fact it is a fact – - timing makes no difference.
Posted by: Larry | November 1, 2008, 8:47 pm 8:47 pm
YOU DON’T ACCEPT OBAMA LIES, HOWEVER YOU ACCEPT MCCAIN AND PALIN LIES. THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. MCCAIN HAS LIED ON EVERY ISSUE AND DOES NOT BLINK; PALIN REALLY BELIEVES HER LIES!!!
GO TO FACTCHECK AND SEE WHO IS REALLY LYING ALL THE TIME.
Posted by: ROBIN | November 1, 2008, 8:50 pm 8:50 pm
Cable TV has made a bigger deal out of Sarah’s prank phone call than out of Obama’s illegal aunt.
Posted by: Michelle | November 1, 2008, 8:50 pm 8:50 pm
OK—All you folks saying “show some intelligence”, “look what the GOP is doing now”, and all the “other crap”—
I think it was the British press that dug this up. Oh — and all you folks of superior intellect, have you read his books??? If you did, then you should now KNOW some of the things he has LIED about. Perhaps some of you are too poor to pay attention.
Posted by: rld | November 1, 2008, 8:53 pm 8:53 pm
FORGET ABOUT THE TIMING, SHE IS ONE OF MILLIONS, IF IMMIGRATION IS OBVIOUSLY NOT WORRY ABOUT WHY SHOULD OBAMA. YOU NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE WEAK IMMIGRATION LAWS AND AFTER 9/11, THE BUSH ADMINSTRATION IS STILL TRIFLING!!! SHE HAS BEEN HERE FOR FOUR YEARS AND YOU KNOW THE REPUBLICANS ARE IN CHARGE OF HOMELAND SECURITY!!!
Posted by: Robin | November 1, 2008, 8:54 pm 8:54 pm
Give AMERICA a break… we’re seeing the real “republican 72-hour machine” at its lowest point. Face the truth, they’ll do and say anything to get elected. They don’t tell us how they will help get us out of this mess. Just try to find any sort of mindless garbage that they hope uneducated people will buy… and make no mistake, if you buy any of it, you ARE uneducated.
Why would you reasonably expect someone to keep close tabs on a half-aunt who they have only briefly met a few times in their lives? What if the same conditions were placed on YOUR employment? “We have found a half-relative of yours who is here illegally. We think you should have done something about it, so you are terminated”. Go ahead and tell us that you wouldn’t claim that you had no idea of their status (which, of course, you would have no idea of), it was the most unfair thing you have ever seen, and that a lawyer would be contacting the company ASAP. Treat others as you would want to be treated yourselves. Do you have a problem with that?
Face the facts, you don’t really care about fairness, or what’s right, or how to get us out of this mess. If a contractor screwed up your house, would you hire him or his friends to fix what they ruined? You just want McCain to win, and you’ll do anything to try to make it happen. Sorry, America isn’t buying.
Posted by: GMAB | November 1, 2008, 8:55 pm 8:55 pm
Eleonora27:
Oh, I was quite stupid. Following the pressure of family and society, and basically “doing what was expected of the eldest daughter.”
When I gained intelligence, I became an evil, selfish person.
And is that all you got out of the post, that I helped my family and that was stupid? You stated, “the relatives who matter to me are the ones I knew growing up and/or who are closely related to me.” Sisters, mothers and daughters are not closely related to you?
And, how odd, my original post seems to have disappeared…
Posted by: Laughing Cynic | November 1, 2008, 8:58 pm 8:58 pm
BUSH LIED ABOUT A DAMN WAR, LINKING INFORMATION ABOUT A CIA OPERATIVE, BEING FRIENDS OSAMA BIN LIDEN, ON AND ON. WHAT IS REAL SCARY IS THERE ARE MILLIONS CASES LIKE OBAMA’S AUNT AND HOW DO WE NOT KNOW THEY ARE NOT A TERRORIST.
Posted by: ROBIN | November 1, 2008, 8:59 pm 8:59 pm
When the National Rifle Association attempted to run television ads in Ohio and Pennsylvania accusing Barack Obama of wanting to ban certain guns and put a tax on others, the Obama campaign sent out a letter threatening to challenge the FCC license of any station which dared broadcast the NRA’s ads.
Posted by: TomT | November 1, 2008, 9:00 pm 9:00 pm
If my aunt was in poverty I would
know about it, expecillay if I wrote about her in a BOOK
Posted by: Jane | November 1, 2008, 9:02 pm 9:02 pm
Did you read his book, RLD. And if you did, does this make you a contributor to the Obama campaign. And if so and you’re not legal…
See, so much fun.
And don’t call us poor. Because, if that’s an insult, than your priorities are probably set towards acquiring wealth. This means you would vote McCain, which means that it doesn’t matter what McCain says because because Barack will take more money away from you than McCain, and you to tell you the truth, your priorities may need to be revised.
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 9:03 pm 9:03 pm
IMMIGRATION WILL NOT PUT HER IN JAIL BECAUSE SHE DID NOT COMMIT A CRIME. YES, SHE NEEDS TO BE PUT OF HOUSING AND SENT BACK BUT KNOW THE LAW. BECAUSE I’M SURE SHE KNEW AND SHOULD HAVE INFORMED OBAMA, BUT SHE PROBABLY AS TRIFLING AS HER BROTHER.
OBAMA SHOULD NOT BE JUDGE HIS FAMILY ACTIONS.
JUST LIKE I WILL NOT JUDGE YOU FOR YOUR FAMILY’S ACTION THAT COMMITED GENOCIDE JUST 40 YEARS AGO. OH! I FORGOT DR. KING, EMMITT TILL, AND 1000′S OF BLACKS WERE NEVER KILLED!!!
Posted by: Robin | November 1, 2008, 9:05 pm 9:05 pm
His brother lives in a shack and is aunt
lives in poverty.
He WANTS to take care of us
H#%& NO
Posted by: Jane | November 1, 2008, 9:05 pm 9:05 pm
Obama’s a disgraceful, opportunistic s.o.b and should be deported back to Kenya! He can’t help his homeless brother, who by the way lives in the slums of Kenya!
Now we find out he’s aunt is here illegally and living off the system…are you kidding me? This guy is the biggest fraud ever!!
What else don’t we know? What else are you hiding Obama? It blows my mind that this clown can’t become an FBI agent, yet he can qualify to be president..pleez!!
Posted by: 1noMore | November 1, 2008, 9:06 pm 9:06 pm
Barack Obama hasn’t bothered to wait until he is elected to start screwing his enemies. Joe the Plumber has been on the receiving end of a through examination of his marital, tax and employment history and who knows what else at the hands of Obama plumbers in the Ohio State Government. The latest additions to the Obama Enemies List are the members of the press from The New York Post, The Washington Times and The Dallas Morning News who were unceremoniously dumped from Obama’s campaign plane. Fortunately, this was not done in mid-air, but it seems the fact of their parent papers endorsing John McCain for President may have had something to do with it. This follows a week of tough interviews for Blatherskite Joe Biden, Obama’s VP nominee. Of course the stations who conducted the interview were cut off from future interviews and access to the Obama campaign.
Posted by: TomT | November 1, 2008, 9:07 pm 9:07 pm
Yes, Tiffany, she has some good qualities, but she also has some not so good qualities.
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 9:08 pm 9:08 pm
Obama’s family serves no political gain for him and that’s why he could care less about them. Have you heard anymore about his grandmother? No! She’s useful once in awhile to remind voters about his white side. If Obama is elected she will no longer be of any use and that will be the last you’ll hear of her.
Posted by: Linda/Michigan | November 1, 2008, 9:08 pm 9:08 pm
Obama is supposed to financially support every distant relative he has, as well as keep checks on their every move in life, according to the republican camp.
However, it’s OK that John McCain hasn’t even lived with his own wife for the last 20 years? It’s also OK that he never even bothered to fly home to be by her side through multiple miscarraiges? It’s OK that he openly had affairs and divorced his first wife because she wasn’t pretty enough after her car accident?
Sorry, but I think John McCain is the more despicable relative here… which is why I voted for Obama last week.
Posted by: Julie | November 1, 2008, 9:08 pm 9:08 pm
The reporters from every network need to camp out in from of the Aunts House and brocast Good Morning America” from there and see if she will be interviewed. Maybe we will learn the TRUTH and see if Obama was born in a manger and walks on water as the “Liberal Press” wants you to believe. Wake up America !!!
Posted by: walt | November 1, 2008, 9:10 pm 9:10 pm
Rid – Why open up a box of cereal when I already know the prize and you as well on November 5, 2008.
Posted by: Robin | November 1, 2008, 9:11 pm 9:11 pm
It’s amazing to me how Joe Biden gets a pass from the Media. I watched this guy today at a rally in OH and I swear I thought he was gonna pop a vain and just drop dead. This guy is one heartbeat away from the presidency (like the kool aid drinkers and corrupted MSM like to say) and his troubled medical history and short temper are not an issue.
Posted by: jendidit | November 1, 2008, 9:12 pm 9:12 pm
JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Matt Blunt today issued the following statement on news reports that have exposed plans by U.S. Senator Barack Obama to use Missouri law enforcement to threaten and intimidate his critics.
“St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer, and Obama and the leader of his Missouri campaign Senator Claire McCaskill have attached the stench of police state tactics to the Obama-Biden campaign.
“What Senator Obama and his helpers are doing is scandalous beyond words, the party that claims to be the party of Thomas Jefferson is abusing the justice system and offices of public trust to silence political criticism with threats of prosecution and criminal punishment.
Posted by: TomT | November 1, 2008, 9:12 pm 9:12 pm
What has timing got to do with it . . . the bum left his aunt on the streets starving. It’s obvious that his only concern is a political one and that he couldn’t care less about the old lady.
Posted by: rplat | November 1, 2008, 9:12 pm 9:12 pm
What was wrong with Jimmy Carter? Was it that he didn’t play politician very well. To tell you the truth, I don’t know. You use it like dirt. Maybe if the kidnappers had released those Americans without the interference of background politics, then 4 more of Jimmy would have been ok. Point is, RLD, why won’t you give the Democrats a chance?
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 9:13 pm 9:13 pm
Thought you neo-con klans are against sharing wealth. SO why expect Senator Obama to share his relatives. I bet you don’t all give money to your cousins and distant relatives or do you?
Posted by: noughhate | November 1, 2008, 9:13 pm 9:13 pm
Julie
Too much MSNBC!
Posted by: Linda/Michigan | November 1, 2008, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm
The only thing that truly separates this country from third world nations is our capitalistic, free market economy. Under Obama this will be gone and the once great Republic will be no better than Cuba. Work hard everyone . . . the welfare state depends on you.
Posted by: rplat | November 1, 2008, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm
“The only conceivable purpose of Messrs. McCulloch, Obama and the others is to frighten people away from expressing themselves, to chill free and open debate, to suppress support and donations to conservative organizations targeted by this anti-civil rights, to strangle criticism of Mr. Obama, to suppress ads about his support of higher taxes, and to choke out criticism on television, radio, the Internet, blogs, e-mail and daily conversation about the election,” Blunt said. “Enlisting Missouri law enforcement to intimidate people and kill free debate is reminiscent of the Sedition Acts – not a free society.”
Posted by: TomT | November 1, 2008, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm
AC…Obama really does believe in Spreading the Wealth…that is why he only gave 3% to non profits last year…I really don’t consider $3,000 (if you take a million X 3%) Spreading the Wealth…do You? lol Obama is such a hippocrit…….As far as his Auntie…..she is hear illegally and that is a crime…a federal crime….and living in a federal funded housing project…….that is the part that I have a problem with….Plus she said that she would not talk to reporters until the elections were over….I bet she can prove that Obama was born in Kenya and holds dual citizenship which is ok but you can’t become President of the United States…….Dem’s get over it….your boy, Obama has refused to answer certain questions about his past and relationships…..Farrakhan is just someone that lives in my neighborhood and his kids go to the same school as mine….right….and Farrakhan is not a racist and hates whites….That is like saying the KKK loves blacks…..Obama will try to strong arm any reporter from getting the REAL story about him and his past…Just like Chavez does in Venezuela and Odinga did in Kenya……
Posted by: 55Mariposa | November 1, 2008, 9:17 pm 9:17 pm
Send in the United States Marines and remove Obama’s Aunt from Boston Public Housing Very Quick she has broken the law big time.
Posted by: walt | November 1, 2008, 9:18 pm 9:18 pm
ABC appears to be competing hard for a position in the upcoming state controlled media.
Posted by: rplat | November 1, 2008, 9:18 pm 9:18 pm
Its outragous! Its Racist! Obama did not know! Obama did not know about Rev Wright. Obama did not know abou Ayers. Obama did not know about Kalidi. Obama did not know about Farackahn. Obama didnt know about Acorn. OBAMA DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING! How can you say that he does? Come on. Again Obama does not know anything!! Please beleive me! Our country depends on you all knowing that.
Posted by: Bella | November 1, 2008, 9:18 pm 9:18 pm
JOE BIDEN SHOULD GET A PASS, HE EARNED HIS RESPECT, HOWEVER, PALIN IS SUCH A JOKE, SHE IS DIVISIVE, STUPID AND IF SHE WINS, THE WHITE HOUSE NEEDS TO MOVE TO ALASKA, BECAUSE I GUARANTEED YOU WITH HER SMART MOUTH, SHE WILL GET SMACK DOWN!!!
Posted by: Robin | November 1, 2008, 9:19 pm 9:19 pm
McCain will win by a landslide! He sat in a church for 20 years while his rev preached hate about America.
Posted by: Dolly | November 1, 2008, 9:20 pm 9:20 pm
Obama invited his aunt to US. HOw can he not know that she overstayed her time? Nonsense!
Posted by: not bind follower | November 1, 2008, 9:23 pm 9:23 pm
Obama has kept his medical records, his high school, college and post-graduate records, his job history, his publishing history, his birth certificate, the videos of his endorsements and praise for radicals, criminals and terrorists (Oh my!), his church attendance and just about every other facet of his life a secret from the American public.
Posted by: TomT | November 1, 2008, 9:24 pm 9:24 pm
TT, so.
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 9:25 pm 9:25 pm
Let’s face the fact -Obama’s vague relations with this aunt who he wrote about is even more fishy, if he didn.t know she was in america. Is his dying grandmother also dispensable? He’ll do anything for votes, which is really pathetic for America and its naive citizenry who would elect such a president.
Posted by: Rob | November 1, 2008, 9:25 pm 9:25 pm
the only true Americans are the RED INDIANS.
Posted by: truepatriot | November 1, 2008, 9:26 pm 9:26 pm
While we’re on the subject of who’s hiding something… are we forgetting about Palin’s medical records? Weren’t they supposed to be released last weekend? Were we just supposed to conveniently forget about those? Are there things she doesn’t want us to know? We haven’t even seen a “one-page summary”. We have a message for the republicans:
WE DIDN’T FORGET
Posted by: GMAB | November 1, 2008, 9:27 pm 9:27 pm
I apologize for “screaming”.However I am sick of being called a racist or anti-american just because I choose to believe in McCain /Palin . And yes I am frustrated that the mainstream media has handled this election the way they have . I for one find MSNBC joke . LA Times should release the tape that they have and Obama should tell them to do so If he has nothing to hide then why not ?? And I am frustrated that evrytime something comes out about Obamas past their standard answer is “I didn’t know” or that it’s a smear why not answer up to the questions ???
Posted by: Tammy | November 1, 2008, 9:27 pm 9:27 pm
“The worst difficulties from which we suffer do not come from without. They come from within…They come from a peculiar type of brainy people, always found in our country, who if they add something to our culture, take much from its strength. Our difficulties come from the mood of unwarrantable self-abasement into which we have been cast by a powerful section of our own intellectuals.”
- Winston Churchill, on Leftists
Posted by: TomT | November 1, 2008, 9:28 pm 9:28 pm
What to expect…
The Lure of the Nanny State
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
- C. S. Lewis
Posted by: TomT | November 1, 2008, 9:29 pm 9:29 pm
of course it’s fishy, if it is not something bad about McCain and Palin, it can’t be right….. Look at poor Joe the plumber, within 48 hours, the democrats had his life torn apart because he asked a question… one that was solicited by the way by the candidate. The democrats can come up with all this in 48 hours, but couldn’t vet Obama and come up with Ayers, Wright and Khalidi within 2 years??? Talk about your double standards… Should have chosen Hillary, she was an open book who everybody knew her dirty laundry, her husband created it.
Posted by: linda00007 | November 1, 2008, 9:31 pm 9:31 pm
Was Winston Churchill Rightwing? Why should there be a healthy fight amongst the populace? Would leaving us divided be ripe for our conquering?
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 9:31 pm 9:31 pm
Does anyone among Obama supporters find it strange that his Grandmother lives in a slum as well, and that he spent a week talking about how he was going to visit her because she was dying, and then only spent one day with her. And now he claims he didn’t know his own aunt, who he wrote about in his memoir and invited to the us for a visa, is living illegally 4 YEARS in the US in government subsidized housing. Give me a break. He is nothing but a fraud willing to use any friend or relative, dead or alive, for his ambitions to become president. God help us!
Posted by: Rob | November 1, 2008, 9:31 pm 9:31 pm
SHOULD MCCAIN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS WIFE’S THEFT AND CLASS ‘A’ DRUG ABUSE
Posted by: truepatriot | November 1, 2008, 9:33 pm 9:33 pm
Great leaders have appeared from time to time to warn free people of the innate deceptiveness of the socialists’ lures. Ronald Reagan saw the evil as clear as day. Reagan’s “ten scariest words in the English language”:
“I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.”
Posted by: TomT | November 1, 2008, 9:34 pm 9:34 pm
What does the Obama Mystery Aunt look like ? News, the public needs a photo, she is here unlawfully and needs to be identified. This news event will be known as “Obama’s “Aunt Gate”. She needs to be removed from Public Housing so LEGAL A UNITED STATES of AMERICA CITIZEN CAN MOVE IN ..WAKE UP BOSTON>>
Posted by: walt | November 1, 2008, 9:35 pm 9:35 pm
Contrary to Obama’s rhetoric, if he is elected, America will become even MORE divided, because America is not ready for this racist radical. I would sooner vote for Powell. Blacks stand on line and 99% vote for him, while whites fret about whether he is in fact experienced enough and fear being labeled racist if they vote against him. McCain will win and much deserves to.!
Posted by: Rob | November 1, 2008, 9:35 pm 9:35 pm
So what about Obama associates Ayers, Khalidi, etc…John McCain spent a good deal of his adult life with radical socialists too. Five and a half years to be precise…Only McCain got his education on the merits of communism from inside one of their “utopian” cells under force.
Posted by: TomT | November 1, 2008, 9:38 pm 9:38 pm
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
- C. S. Lewis
He was talking about the Republicans right? They want to legislate morality for all the world, take away women’s private reproductive rights, preemptively attack countries with whom we disagree, and force the definition of “real” Americans to be supporters of their narrow religious and political views. Wow, the Republicans must hate it when someone as revered as CS Lewis describes the dangers of any more Republican “values” being forced on a dynamic, multi-cultural country like America. I wonder how he knew our country would one day be at risk of having someone as dogmatic in her views and as impressed by her own ignorance as Sarah Palin is in line to the presidency.
Posted by: lbh | November 1, 2008, 9:38 pm 9:38 pm
Well, if Obama had actually been HONEST for a change and brought out the fact about his aunt, he wouldn’t be in this situation now, would he?
She was at his swearing in ceremony in 2005, yet, he claims he had no idea where she was.
Riiiiiiight. Sure. We believe ya. NOT.
Obama makes $4 million last year, but yet his brother lives on $1 a month, and his aunt lives in the projects (illegally, I might add) in Boston.
This is a sign of things to come IF he gets elected.
I guess he wasn’t exactly “spreading the wealth” around either…what a hypocrite.
Posted by: BlameAmericaLast | November 1, 2008, 9:38 pm 9:38 pm
DID YOU KNOW THAT’CAIN’ OOPS! MCCAIN ABANDONED HIS FIRST WIFE AFTER SHE WAS DISABLED FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT?
DID YOU KNOW THAT MCCAIN IS MARRIED TO CONVICTED DRUG ABUSER AND THIEF!
OH WELL – BUT OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS RELATIVES ACTIONS. GIVE US ALL BREAK..
Posted by: truepatriot | November 1, 2008, 9:39 pm 9:39 pm
Yeah, if family is so important, then I guess I can understand why he needed to fly to Hawaii vice Boston. It would be embarrassing if your half aunt’s fiasco revealed (not a fifth cousin removed, you know, but certainly an illegal alien). And since he invited her to come to America, if seems all the more questionable that he really knew nothing. For example, did Obama know four years ago that an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum?
Posted by: Pineapple | November 1, 2008, 9:40 pm 9:40 pm
Like a brick wall TomT. Like a brick wall. I am a very stubborn person, but lets face it, there is something at stake here that is greater than Winston Churchill. I love America and I love Americans. But I hate Americans that tell me watch out for the boogie man. That is what you’re doing. If someone tries to mess with America, there is no other response applicable then to respond with decisive force. Keep in mind that force is not pinned in to a big stick.
But if you’re not in this with us, and if something bad happens to us, and you sit that laughing and pointing saying, “ha, ha, I told you,” then your being indoctrinated with hate and malice will have overcome the good of all pro-American citizens and friends.
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 9:40 pm 9:40 pm
I have read some replies which as usual make no sense.
Whine, whine, whine…it is Obama’s aunt and the woman has never tried to contact Obama since she has been in the U.S.???
No one knew she was in the U.S.????
How did she get here? He does not know?
Now that is fishy.
Do you know where all of your relatives are? I sure don’t. Do you know about half relatives or distant relations? Again I don’t this story is a none story. If there was a problem about her being in this country illegally all this time why bring it up at this time, why not a few months ago?
Why? because it is a non-story to most of the people in this country including many republicans.
Posted by: theirmom3kids | November 1, 2008, 9:41 pm 9:41 pm
You people are idiots. Obama’s half brother lives in Kenya. Where he gave an interview and said he was happy there and didn’t want anything from Obama. Obama’s father left him before he was born, he met him once when he was 10 and he’s supposed to be solely responsible for every relative, distant or otherwise. Give me a break. These are his father’s children and half sister. Now, cheating on your crippled wife, leaving her for a woman half your age and conveniently filthy rich, that’s the real story.
Posted by: Miki | November 1, 2008, 9:41 pm 9:41 pm
“but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” This was a direct reflection of far left liberal ideolog
y!! Nice spin
Posted by: TomT | November 1, 2008, 9:43 pm 9:43 pm
Love the headline…..Obama’s people aren’t denying the story that the aunt that attended his swearing in ceremony was now living illegally and in subpar conditions – they are simply questioning the timing not the fact that the story is true!………..So when Obama says we need to be our brother’s keeper — he isn’t practicing what he preaches…………….Go McCain!
Posted by: JJ | November 1, 2008, 9:43 pm 9:43 pm
Reply to “BlameAmericaLast”(see below): You must be proud to cast the first stone…
____________________________
Posted by: BlameAmericaLast | Nov 1, 2008 9:38:34 PM
Well, if Obama had actually been HONEST for a change and brought out the fact about his aunt, he wouldn’t be in this situation now, would he?
She was at his swearing in ceremony in 2005, yet, he claims he had no idea where she was.
Riiiiiiight. Sure. We believe ya. NOT.
Obama makes $4 million last year, but yet his brother lives on $1 a month, and his aunt lives in the projects (illegally, I might add) in Boston.
This is a sign of things to come IF he gets elected.
I guess he wasn’t exactly “spreading the wealth” around either…what a hypocrite.
Posted by: Nicole | November 1, 2008, 9:44 pm 9:44 pm
Why is everyone so concerned about Obama’s distant aunt,I could care less where she is or what she does.I more concerned about the economy and the tail spin that we are in right now,and what’s going to be done about it.
Posted by: butch-40 | November 1, 2008, 9:45 pm 9:45 pm
Are you guys for real on this issue? Really. You have nothing better to talk about? For real? Getoutta here. For REAL?
Posted by: linda | November 1, 2008, 9:45 pm 9:45 pm
No McCain should not be responsible for his wifes theft and drug abuse, he is guilty of not catching the signs of her addiction.
Posted by: Carol | November 1, 2008, 9:48 pm 9:48 pm
Patrick—Point is—I have. Pelosi and Reid–what a joke. Obama–he’s not a dem my friend. I’d take Hill any day over this kid.
Posted by: rld | November 1, 2008, 9:48 pm 9:48 pm
Should Obama be elected to the presidency, Americans should expect to see ugly aggressive tactics to be used agaist any opposition, and Americans who disagree with President Obama should expect to be silenced. Whether it is through Obama’s use of the mainstream press as a government mouthpiece, the imposition of the Fairness Doctrine to suppress (and in many cases eliminate) radio and television programs or print media outlets critical of an Obama administration, or, the sicking of the press and surrogates on citizens who dare question those in power, Americans are about to experience on a national scale what dissenting students and faculty on American campuses have experienced for years.
Posted by: TomT | November 1, 2008, 9:50 pm 9:50 pm
I have relatives I’m not close to. Some are better off than me while others aren’t. I don’t expect the better off relatives to be responsible for me, nor do I expect to be responsible for the relatives who have not done as well. Why they are trying to make Obama responsible for everyone they can drum up who is even remotely related to him, alleged or real, just shows how desperate the GOP continues to be. They have no argument so they create them in desperation. All this is senseless and useless and has terribly backfired on the GOP, but it seems they still haven’t learned anything. Why should Obama have to be responsible for relatives he barely know and weren’t close to. You forget, Cindy McCain has or had a half sister that she, Cindy, had nothing to do with. Who lived a far simpler life than Cindy.
Posted by: GOP_Still_Desperate | November 1, 2008, 9:52 pm 9:52 pm
What makes Obama’s affinity for suppressing dissent even worse is that mainstream newspapers and television networks, the very institutions expected to act as watchdogs and to be a forum for the expression of free speech of all persuasions, have failed the American people during this election not only through biased reporting but also by their shocking failure (refusal?) to dig beyond the surface into Obama’s questionable background. As a result, in this election, the American people have been stripped of the protections normally provided by a vibrant and critical press, one of the most important weapons a free nation has against its leaders (or leaders-to-be) and against the tyranny of power.
Posted by: TomT | November 1, 2008, 9:53 pm 9:53 pm
therealmarie,
I think we’ll see Palin’s medical records when we see Obama’s records from Columbia and Harvard Law. (Around the twelth of Never since no classmate can even remember ever hearing Obama’s name or having seen him at Columbia during the years he supposedly attended.)
Posted by: JodyO | November 1, 2008, 9:54 pm 9:54 pm
Such “shouting”! And fairly consistent from one side…
Feel free to determine, each on your own, which side you’ll accuse of overusing the cap button.
Reality: facts, the statement. Truth: whatever comes after “because.”
Reality: Obama’s aunt lives in Boston.
Truth: Because…or This means…or This shows…
Your truths are your own, all different and all correct to you.
My truth is that every politician lies, that everyone has the right to question, and that using ALLCAPS isn’t going to squelch that.
And that, no matter what your truth, reality is what it is.
Name-calling (pretty rampant on both sides), spinning and diverting blame or focus only show a rabid, fearful populace that’s easy to control. My truth? Probably.
My truth is I vote Democrat, and will in this election, having read through all the issues and proposals, except for the Presidential candidate. My choice, based on my truths determined through looking at ALL the reports from all sides (see how caps can emphasize when used judiciously?), filtered through my own value system, and not based on race or fear.
He had my vote, in the beginning. Now, based on my own truths, I have changed my mind.
But hey, if mob mentality works for you, that’s okay, too. Just don’t accuse others of racism. The one truth I’ve come to is that those who scream racism are often quickest to judge others on their skin.
Posted by: Laughing Cynic | November 1, 2008, 9:58 pm 9:58 pm
The fact is McCain’s wife is a convicted criminal for theft and drugs offences. Should he not be held responsible for this?
Posted by: sandra | November 1, 2008, 9:59 pm 9:59 pm
TomT said:
“John McCain spent a good deal of his adult life with radical socialists too. Five and a half years to be precise…Only McCain got his education on the merits of communism from inside one of their “utopian” cells under force.”
Not to mention all those years he has served in the Senate with the likes of Kennedy, Schumer, Reid, et.al., radical socialists as well.
Posted by: JodyO | November 1, 2008, 10:01 pm 10:01 pm
A few weeks later, the Obama campaign again summoned its army of supporters through another Obama Action Wire, inciting them to once again inundate a Chicago radio show with calls to deny airtime for an interview with author David Freddoso, author of the book The Case Against Barack Obama. The Obama campaign’s justification for this attack on free speech was that providing Freddoso with airtime would lower the standards of political discourse.
Posted by: TomT | November 1, 2008, 10:05 pm 10:05 pm
It should have come out a long time ago….and would have had it been McCain’s aunt instead of Obama’s aunt….there is still much we do not know about Obama….the liberal mainstream media isn’t interested in uncovering anything negative on him….they would rather go after Palin….the reporting in this election process has been unusually biased and unfair…. which is especially detrimental to the American people who deserve better and would have benefited from fair coverage on both candidates.
Perhaps there will be “transformation” in the mainstream media by 2012!!
Posted by: equalityrpt | November 1, 2008, 10:05 pm 10:05 pm
Le-a
Good luck to you. We’re all working to pay our bills, and help support our family. My family is a statistic of this ecomonic crisis, and I refuse to vote against my economic interest.
If you haven’t voted yet, please do your research. You will see that Senator Obama has a better plan.
Posted by: shaarona | Nov 1, 2008 5:38:50 PM
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Sorry, but I have voted, and I cannot
believe that Obama will help us just because he is black. I think he is only fooling us, I cannot trust him to do what he says. I am afraid of him.
Posted by: Le-a | November 1, 2008, 10:07 pm 10:07 pm
RLD, assuming that Barack takes the cake, would you be fighting all the way, through four years? If you did, would that make you a bad American? Or would it be your obligation to call Barack out on any issue? Would this division leave us divided and thus vulnerable to anybody, be them from Russia, Middle East, Mexico, or Canada, that sees such fissures and use them against us? My point is regardless of the outcome, a house divided…
Posted by: patrick | November 1, 2008, 10:08 pm 10:08 pm
GOP_Still_Desperate – you said
“I don’t expect the better off relatives to be responsible for me, nor do I expect to be responsible for the relatives who have not done as well.”
I agree with you!! But, I’m confused — because how can you support Obama? That is exactly what his tax plan is proposing.
He wants to increase taxes on those doing better (who already pay more in taxes!) — the challenge is Obama can’t make up his mind who that is — those making $300k? $250k? $200k? His number keeps going down — therefore everyone needs to be concerned!
Posted by: J | November 1, 2008, 10:13 pm 10:13 pm
Is Obama planning to have a Civilian Security Force in addition to the military?
Something that the media did not take notice, on the campaign trail July 2, 2008 in Colorado. Obama Said: “We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.”
What exactly does Obama mean?
Posted by: USA | November 1, 2008, 10:18 pm 10:18 pm
I can’t believe that Obama didn’t know his aunt was here illegally and living on welfare. She may not be a criminal – that’s not the point…the point is that she’s been breaking the law and cheating the stealing our taxes. Every week it seems that another suspicious Obama association is revealed.
Posted by: 42n82bfearless | November 1, 2008, 10:29 pm 10:29 pm
By all means let’s investigate how the story broke not how much did obama know and when did we know it. Because we Dear leader would never do anything illegal or knowingly aid his aunt to be illegally in this country and to live in a public housing project paid with government funds. We know in the liberal world the rules don;t apply to Obama or his relatives. They only apply to Republicans. The press is a joke since it took a foreign newspaper the Times of London to break this story. A good example of Obama not being vetted by the US press which has aided and abetted the Obama campaign from the beginning.
Posted by: jschmidt | November 1, 2008, 10:31 pm 10:31 pm
If this was John McCain’s “half aunt” these same Obama defenders would be screaming out their heads but since it’s Obama they just blow it off as a nothing. Don’t lie libs, you know you would.
Posted by: t. hill | November 1, 2008, 10:31 pm 10:31 pm
One would think they would prepare for such. I honestly know families lose touch. But didn’t this woman contribute to his campaign? Maybe I heard wrong. I know families do lose touch but this is his aunt? Don’t understand why so confused. Although in fairness I do relaize that his family hasn’t been in touch in awhile.
Posted by: Steve | November 1, 2008, 10:32 pm 10:32 pm
So what Obama’s is here illegally is it his responsiblity to make sure she in the states legally. What was he supposed to track down her visa? Wouldn’t that be an abuse of power if he did….Who Cares!!! She’s a grown woman…what happen to the all that republican sense of personal responsibility. So what about his half brother as well…Here’s a couple of question I would like to ask since we’re so concerned with his welfare. Did his aunt and bro except the fact that Obama was half white. Did they treat him differently because of that fact. Did they acknowledge him when he went to meet his Dad. Did that meeting leave with him ambliviance that side of his family. So what we all have some faimly we dont get along with or much less care about family dynamics are difficult for any outside to grasp.
Posted by: Edrickk | November 1, 2008, 10:32 pm 10:32 pm
THE IMPORTANT ISSUE HERE is not the “timing”, it’s whether Mr. O’Babble has “distributed” some of his wealth to dear old aunty. You know, like he suggested that Joe the plumber do.
Posted by: Ron | November 1, 2008, 10:39 pm 10:39 pm
USA- the civilian security force will be like the thought police- If you do anything that could be remotely against Obamas plans for the world, you’ll be in trouble. Some disturbing trneds started when he didn;t want the Annenberg documents released which showed his Chicago school projects were a failure but benefited his friends. Also Obama supporters called advertisers of a Chicago radio station to get an anti-Obama author kicked off he air. COmbine that with his not being forthcoming with his record ie. birth certificate, high school, college records, and in addition his proposal with the Dems to outlaw secret ballots for union election organizing and you have a pattern of limiting free speech.And the Dems want to pass the fair access rule which will essentially shutdown talk radio a primarily conservative means of communications. Only Obama thought will be allowed. If the Dems control Congress we will have a dictatorship of the Democrats. Enjoy your blogging now, it may not be legal under an Obama adminstration.
Posted by: jschmidt | November 1, 2008, 10:41 pm 10:41 pm
Pay no attention to Obama’s relatives living in poverty and illegally in the country. Pay no attention to his reinstitution of welfare. Pay no attention to his civilian military force.
SARAH PALIN BOUGHT NEW SHOES!!!
Posted by: DougBH | November 1, 2008, 10:43 pm 10:43 pm
The AP is reporting that Obama has had contact with her in the past 2 years and knew she lived in Boston. Obama visited Kenya in 2006 at the time she was in Boston. No one in Kenya asked Obama when auntie is coming home?
Posted by: t. hill | November 1, 2008, 10:43 pm 10:43 pm
We all need to investigate the truth and attack the false “facts”, not each other.
Here are some true facts which matter, investigate and attack them if you can.
Sen. Obama was a child when he lived in Indonesia with his mother and her Indonesian husband.
The Indonesian husband accepted the then child Obama as his child so that he could attend school in that nation. He did this because Indonesia was a “police state”. Obama became an Indonesian as he was adopted by his mothers husband under their law.
When Obama returned to the United States to live with his family here, his mother stayed with her husband in Indonesia.
As an person now of Indonesia, he never has repatriated, or become an U. S. citizen. There are *NO* records of him swearing his alegiance to and becoming part of the nation.
It doesn’t matter where he was born. That is a false trail. When he was adopted his U. S. Citizenship was forfeited.
Investigate the facts, attack those which are false.
If you attack me, then you show that the facts are real and you have nothing better to say on the matter.
Posted by: Joseph't | November 1, 2008, 10:44 pm 10:44 pm
This is nothing but a desperate and last ditch effort by the RNC to try and smear Obama once again. I am sure that if an investigation were launched that it would uncover ties back to the Republican Party. Fear, lies and deceit are what the Republicans try to spread. They did it twice with George W.’s campaigns and now they are doing the same with McCain’s campaign. This is a “Karl Rove” style leak to the press just like the Valerie Plain incident. How long are people going to keep eating the garbage that the RNC is dishing out. Stop being controlled by the fear of the Republican Party. Haven’t we had enough negativism from the RNC.
Posted by: MKH | November 1, 2008, 10:46 pm 10:46 pm
If this aunt was McCain’s it would have been reported in a timeley manner by the main stream media. It is so interesting how the media can come to the aid of someone in the country illegally but can hammer a US citizen who just wants to work hard and get ahead. How far we have come in this country. It used to be that hard work and accountability were admired and respected and when someone asked a question regardless of what side of the political spectrum he was on, people respected his point of view. I do not like the vision of America that people who support socialism have. This country was founded by people who valued freedom and LIMITED government. That is what made this country the only remianing superpower – that will change under the next administration. Ever great society has been done in by an expanding government that gets out of control by gaining too much control.
Posted by: ms1236 | November 1, 2008, 10:50 pm 10:50 pm
This information is 100% irrelevant. He is not responsible for the actions of his aunt.
Posted by: Andrew | November 1, 2008, 10:50 pm 10:50 pm
All I can say is, Obama has guts for running for President.
Posted by: Screwy Louie Barak | November 1, 2008, 10:52 pm 10:52 pm
I AM NEVER GOING TO BLAME OBAMA FOR NOT KNOWING WHAT HIS RELATIVE DID NOT TELL HIM!! IT IS STUPID TO THINK THAT OBAMA OR ANY OTHER PERSON WOULD INTERROGATE THEIR FAMILY MEMBER WHO THEY SPOKE TO LAST, TWO YEARS AGO, TO FIND OUT WHAT THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS WAS. MOST PEOPLE WOULD ASSUME THAT IF THEIR RELATIVE IS IN THE COUNTRY, THAT THEY ARE LEGAL CITIZENS.
I AM NEVER GOING TO BLAME OBAMA FOR WHAT HIS AUNT DID!! ——– PLUS OBAMA HAS ALREADY SAID THAT ALL LAW MUST BE FOLLOWED, ALL OF THEM!!!
NOW, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR McCAIN SUPPORTERS, SHOULD JOHN McCAIN BE BLAMED FOR THE FACT THAT HIS WIFE WAS A DRUG ADDICT WHO STOLE DRUGS FORM A CHARITY, AND USED THE NAMES OF THE POEPLE SHE WAS WORKING FOR TO GET ILLEGAL PRESCRITIONS FROM HER DOCTOR? SHOULD JOHN McCAIN BE BALMED FOR WHAT HIS OWN WIFE WHO HE LIVED WITH IN THE SAME HOUSE, WHO HE SAW EVERY SINGLE DAY, FOR WHAT SHE DID? IF YOU SAY NO, THEN YOU ARE A HYPOCRITE!!! THE CRIME THAT CINDY McCAIN COMMITTED IS 100% TIMES WORST THAN ANY CRIME EVER COMMITTED BY ANY CANDIDATES RELATIVE, AND HE WAS LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS THIS WOMEN, HE HAD CONTACT WITH HER EVERYDAY!!!! ————– OBAMA ON THE OTHER HAND SPOKE ON THE PHONE TO A DISTANT AUNT, A WOMAN HE NEVER VISITED IN BOSTON.
Posted by: s | November 1, 2008, 10:53 pm 10:53 pm
Re: “And the Dems want to pass the fair access rule which will essentially shutdown talk radio a primarily conservative means of communications.”
It’s called the Fairness Doctrine and it was the law in this country until the late 80s. Now the corporations have turned all of the talk radio stations conservative and don’t offer any other point of view.
Posted by: Michelle | November 1, 2008, 10:55 pm 10:55 pm
I don’t think Obama’s half-aunt is any more relevant than McCain’s melanoma. I don’t know the intimate details of my relatives legal lives. For all they know some of them were born in Canada.
I suspect the story was saved up as an October surprise, but it’s kind of a damp squib. Lou Dobbs is so last year!
Posted by: springfieldroy | November 1, 2008, 11:04 pm 11:04 pm
And there hasn’t been anything fishy about the timing of all of the media attacks on Palin and McCain? Get real, Baracky. Didn’t your Muslim relatives teach you that if you live in a glass palace, you had better not throw stones? Obama’s leftist illuminati rhetoric is pathetic!
Posted by: Jeff | November 1, 2008, 11:09 pm 11:09 pm
To Joseph’t-Obama did not need to be repatriated, because he was BORN an American citizen. Even if you’re adopted by a citizen of another nation, you are still born an American. If you are born to an American citizen, you are also a citizen.
No one is allowed to run for President who is not a natural citizen-this is in our constitution, folks. Stop believing that any one man would be so powerful as to be able to get around the constitution to run for President. There is no conspiracy…..only fear.
Posted by: steff | November 1, 2008, 11:10 pm 11:10 pm
I am still waiting for some one to explain why Obama’S Aunt or Palins choths matter in terms of their qualifications to be elected.
Posted by: Retired old guy | November 1, 2008, 11:13 pm 11:13 pm
Michelle, you forgot to mention Air America. As I remember it, Soros pumped millions in it and it still failed. You want Communist control of the stations now?
Posted by: t. hill | November 1, 2008, 11:16 pm 11:16 pm
THE SAME ANSWER ALL THE TIME!!! I DIDN’T KNOW…
- After sitting in church for 20 years with a ranting and raving pastor (Rev.Wright), HE DIDN’T KNOW that he said G-d d-mn America…
- After serving on several boards, sharing the podium several times with Bill Ayers & starting his political career in Bill Ayers’ home, he didn’t know that he set bombs on U.S. soil & doesn’t regret it to this day.
- the same with all his other associations, HE DIDN’T KNOW that they were antisemites…
- And now HE DIDN’T KNOW that his aunt lives here in the U.S., and HE DIDN’T KNOW that she’s here illegal…
GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!
DOES HE THINK WE ARE THAT STUPID?!?!?!?!
Posted by: AnAmerican | November 1, 2008, 11:17 pm 11:17 pm
These right wingers are just covering their butts. Here’s what they are doing on the side – putting American companies – gun manufacturers out of business.
Republicans are putting a Montana gun manufacturer (Cooper Firearms) out of business because its president supports Obama. Just do a search for Dan Cooper on ABC or USA Today.
Dan Cooper, the president of a gun manufacturer in Montana (beautiful, handmade guns) had to quit his own company this week because he came out for Obama and these sports businesses cancelled their orders. When I read about it in the Washington Times, I wrote him. His reply is below. He sounds like an amazing person.
Let’s see how many of the “rules” of the NRA does this break? What good is the 2nd amendment if a bunch of yahoos can stop manufacturers from making guns. Their response is an attack on free speech.
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From: Dan Cooper /Cooper Firearms
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 3:09 PM
To:
Subject: RE: gun purchase
M,
I’ll not kid around, I will be resigning but doing so only to stave off the threat of a product and dealer boycott that has caused 3 dealers to cancel their orders, Cabela’s and Sportsmen Warehouse being two of them. I can live on unemployment and without health insurance, but most of the 38 employees at Cooper cannot.
I ask that you help the employees at Cooper Arms retain their jobs and send a copy of your email to Cabela’s and Sportsmen’s Warehouose and ask them to put Coopers back on the shelf.
It’s the last thing I am asking my supporters to do for me…and no, this is not a publicity stunt…this is from the heart!
Thanks so much,
Dan Cooper
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From:
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 12:25 AM
To: info
Subject: gun purchase
I am interested in buying one of your beautiful guns, but only if you bring Dan Cooper back. Please post when this has happened, and I will shop your catalog.
What’s the point of having a gun if you bale when someone in your family gets attacked for saying what they believe in?
Posted by: Mom | November 1, 2008, 11:17 pm 11:17 pm
Who cares who leaked the story? Prehaps the Times was just doing the investigative work that the mainstream media refuses to do. Would we all feel better if this story broke AFTER the election. I think not. Put all the info out there before the election and let the voters decide if this true story is in fact a smear.
Posted by: My Thyme | November 1, 2008, 11:20 pm 11:20 pm
Re: “I AM NEVER GOING TO BLAME OBAMA FOR NOT KNOWING WHAT HIS RELATIVE DID NOT TELL HIM!!”
Oh spare me. He knew about his aunt. If he wins, will he let her cut to the front of the line? If Palin getting her brother-in-law fired is an abuse of power, what about legalizing the aunt after a judge has already ordered her to be deported?
If the aunt gets to stay, then the other illegal immigrants should stay too.
Posted by: Michelle | November 1, 2008, 11:22 pm 11:22 pm
Obama has an aunt living in a slum in Boston, gives only 5 percent annually to charity (gave nothing before he began running for president) …. and we think he would be better at redistributing the country’s wealth then we are? Maybe Obama could learn something from the old saying “Chairty begins at home.”
Posted by: Hello Again | November 1, 2008, 11:24 pm 11:24 pm
So, the world finds out that Obama has an aunt living illegally in the US, she’s on public assistance and receives no help from her millionare nephew – yes, clearly McCain is to blame for this.
Posted by: I see | November 1, 2008, 11:26 pm 11:26 pm
I have not seen reported — and Mr. Tapper, perhaps you should follow up on this — is that revealing confidential immigration proceedings to other than “interested” (judicial) parties is ILLEGAL. Please investigate that, and find out who should be fired.
Posted by: Heidi | November 1, 2008, 11:27 pm 11:27 pm
Bill Ayers, the man with whom Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama worked on Chicago projects, published his own manifesto during his years as an active terrorist and dedicated it to a list of people including Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy.
Ayers – the Weather Underground terrorist who bombed the U.S. Capitol and the Pentagon, and stated recently he wished he could have done more – used his book, “Prairie Fire,” to announce his intention to “attack from the inside” and “disrupt the empire, to incapacitate it, to put pressure on the cracks, to make it hard to carry out its bloody functioning against the people of the world.”
Posted by: 55Mariposa | November 1, 2008, 11:30 pm 11:30 pm
What is it about SOCIALISM that some folks don’t understand? Our country will be forever changed…forever changed. The USS on ships will now stand for the United Socialist Ship … individualism and personal success will take a back seat to persons unwilling to work. And for all the people who spend countless hours working to support their families – what do they get? Well, the tax cut will end in 2010 and that alone will cause taxes to skyrocket and by Obama’s inaction to extend or make the tax cut permanent, that alone will make a liar out of our beloved Obama…taxes and more tax revenue isn’t what made this country great…remember what Reagan said to the government, ‘…get out of our way’!. Obama believes that we need the government to get into our way…LORD, HELP US!
Posted by: Ken Richards | November 1, 2008, 11:42 pm 11:42 pm
Obama is using strong arm tactics with the MEDIA….If he is elected as President, just watch him shut down FOX and other media outlets..newspapers,radio stations. He will limit our freedom of speech by saying you are not telling the truth, you are telling lies about me and I will sue you…like he is doing in PA & MI
Posted by: 55Mariposa | November 1, 2008, 11:48 pm 11:48 pm
The NRA’s Political Victory Fund also condemned the effort as censorship.
“Barack Obama and his campaign are terrified of the truth,” said Chris W. Cox, chairman of organization. “Sen. Obama’s statements and support for restricting access to firearms, raising taxes on guns and ammunition and voting against the use of firearms for self-defense in the home are a matter of public record. NRA-PVF will make sure that everyone knows of Obama’s abysmal record on guns and hunting.”
The NRA said Obama sent “cease and desist letters” to news outlets in the two states, “denouncing the ads and demanding their removal from the airwaves.”
“Barack Obama would be the most anti-gun president in our nation’s history. That’s the truth,” said Cox. “NRA-PVF has the facts on our side. No amount of running from or lying about his record and then intimidating news outlets in the hope of deceiving American gun owners and hunters is going to work. Those strong arm tactics may work in Chicago, but not in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and not as long as NRA-PVF has anything to say about it.”
The warnings were from Obama lawyer Robert Bauer, who told station managers that in order to stay in the Federal Communication commission’s good graces, they should not air the ads.
You see Obamaites…Obama has already started his censorship of the Media…then he kicks off 3 reporters from his plane…now he is suing radio, newspapers and tv stations if the NRA tells the TRUTH about Obama and his stance on gun control…..I guess Obama that you have learn alot from your buddy Chavez….in Venezuela…..Castro in Cuba…
Posted by: 55Mariposa | November 2, 2008, 12:00 am 12:00 am
Barack Obama did nothing as a congressman,
he has done nothing as a senator, and now
they want to make him president? Based on
what, the Peter Principle? Get Real.
Posted by: Jerry | November 2, 2008, 12:10 am 12:10 am
If the “1/2 aunt” is “long lost”, how was Obama to know where she lived? Just answer that question and you’ll get the motivation behind the questionable information’s surfacing 72 hours before the elections. + as far as liberal media are concerned: Rupert Murdoch is the king of the media and he is ultra-conservative.
++You guys have no idea what socialism is, since according to your criteria, Henry Ford would have been more of a socialist the Obama will ever be: He considered that the richest person in a country should make more than 10 time what the poorest made. Think about that before you spurt out the words “liberal” and “socialist” next time you open your mouth. Not that I deny anyone the right to speak, but thinking before doing so would be a nice change for many.
Posted by: miumiu48 | November 2, 2008, 12:10 am 12:10 am
It will do the country a great good just to tell us the truth, Mr. 0bama and Mr. Axelrod.
Posted by: d0 | November 2, 2008, 12:14 am 12:14 am
miumiu48, You ask how Obama would know?
“Obama last heard from Onyango about two years ago, aides said, when she called to say she was in Boston. His campaign said it would refund $265 she contributed because foreign nationals are prohibited from giving.”
BTW, Obama knew she wasn’t a US citizen bbut accepted campaign money from her and it’s a part of campaign diclosure records. She even gave her real name and city she was from, after she had called Obama and told him she was in Boston.
Posted by: t. hill | November 2, 2008, 12:16 am 12:16 am
The timing is fishy because Obama is unvetted and this should have been revealed long ago but the corrupt media has been busy attacking McCain/Palin 885 of the time. Also fishy is the fact that the LA Times is sitting on a video of Obama and PLO terrorist Khalidi and refuses to release it. Also fishy is the fact that ABC’s own Charles Gibson admits that we know nothing about Obama, “we don’t even know who Obama’s heroes are” Gibson says. Also fishy is the media pushing 88% FOR Obama vs 88% AGAINST McCain and the DOJ not investigating possible bribery by the Obama Campaign for the free ride on the Lib Media Express.
Posted by: Bill | November 2, 2008, 12:17 am 12:17 am
Um, Sorry but your October Surprise is a little late..
LOL LOL LOL LOL!!!
Posted by: RubyRed Republican | November 2, 2008, 12:17 am 12:17 am
It’s a glimpse of what a 0bama (that’s a zero) administration will do to blind-eye illegal immigration – he will do nothing to stop it, and he will not uphold the law to deliver them where they are from.
Posted by: d0 | November 2, 2008, 12:19 am 12:19 am
Illegal Immigration is about 30 years old. Some came, lived and died.
Now, all of a sudden it’s Obama’s fault.
You sound like a fool
Posted by: RubyRed Republican | November 2, 2008, 12:22 am 12:22 am
Obama’s relatives are good for writing books and Obama to make some money for him.
Whether they are in US illegally or not, Obama does not care.
Did Obama sponsor his Aunt’s visa?? It is suspicious to hear about it.
Posted by: Common Man | November 2, 2008, 12:31 am 12:31 am
This story makes it obvious that the strategists from the McCain’s camp have ran out of ways to attack Obama, so they went after a distant relative (half sister of his late father).
It’s not surprising that they chose to go with this strategy (if they can even call it that), because there is nothing else that they can do, and time is running out for McCain.
What is surprising is the gullibility of a number of posters here whom easily swallowed the bait and got all riled up over an irrelevant and quite frankly, a silly topic.
Ask yourselves these questions:
If John McCain has a HALF AUNT who immigrated from EUROPE and is now living ILLEGALLY in the US, would that change ANYTHING about John McCain?
If you were to vote for him, would his aunt’s immigration status change your mind? (If “yes”, WHY?!)
When you turn the situation around and make it a John McCain “Aunt from Europe”, you’ll see your own bias and prejudices that you never thought you had!
Posted by: Bryan T | November 2, 2008, 12:46 am 12:46 am
Axelrod should realize the timing is NOT the issue here. Does Obama believe America is a Nation of Laws? Does Obama accept the fact that Main Street America wants illegal aliens deported, is tired of Illegal Aliens depressing our wages, stealing our jobs? 800,000 American have lost their jobs this year, yet Obama wants to offer Amnesty to 12-25 Million Illegal Aliens, wants to side with the National Chamber of Commerce in increasing the number of H1 Visa at a time when American Workers are hurting.
Axelrod needs to stop complaining about the timing of this news, and instead answer a question for those of us living on Main Street…does OBama support us, does he believe America is a nation of LAWS? If he answers yes to these question, can we expect to see Obama call for the immediate deportation of his Aunt who is a criminal, who is violating our laws after being denied asylum…one last question Mr. Axelrod…how is it that an illegal alien is living in SUBSIDIZED public housing? Keep it simply…send Obama out to the press, have him show he embraces the concept of America as a nation of laws….we want him to call for the deportation of his Aunt…or does he think she deserves SPECIAL TREATMENT because of who he is?
Posted by: Royce Penstinger | November 2, 2008, 12:52 am 12:52 am
USA:
“Something that the media did not take notice, on the campaign trail July 2, 2008 in Colorado. Obama Said: “We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.”
What exactly does Obama mean? ”
This phrase “got to have a civilian national security force” plus the word Obama got over 3,800 hits on google. What’s going on here?
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Posted by: Billw | November 2, 2008, 12:53 am 12:53 am
THE COMPANY MCCAIN NOW KEEPS
Now fully operating within the prison walls of his narrow vision, McCain has become incapable of critical thinking and objective self-analysis. They say that you become the company you keep. True indeed! In McCain’s case, he seemed to have become quickly comfortable with rogue operators and was glibly spouting their words of dark rage and division. He can’t even see the contradiction in continuing to call himself a “maverick” in such a circumstance. For any one interested in establishing the truth that the “maverick” image is old narrative, I suggest they take a casual look at McCain’s inner circle of advisers and handlers. It tells you volumes: Rove protégés, lobbyists, mercenaries, inhuman abstractions with little or no moral qualms, narrow thinkers and selfish individualists who care little about the common good and a broader vision. Can it get any worse?
Posted by: Dr. Sam | November 2, 2008, 1:01 am 1:01 am
this is a quick response to 55Mariposa. I served upon 3 different ships as an active duty military member. I know what USS stands for. I am saddended by your comments. I served my country for nine years…. I love my country… I think Barack Obama will be the better president
Posted by: michael | November 2, 2008, 1:05 am 1:05 am
Uhh, uhhhh, aunt, uhh, I don’t, uhh, know, uhh, no, uhhh, aunt, uhhhh.
Check with, uhh, Isiah Thomas, uh, that’s his, uhh, aunt.
Poor BO, the guy is so steeped in collective marxism his idea of “my brother’s keeper” is if any brother finds her they can keep her.
Posted by: Dan | November 2, 2008, 1:12 am 1:12 am
So what is Obama going to do to help his aunt now that she is public. His campaign sent her contribution back. Not much help there. He has a lot of real African relatives that could use some help as well. Please let that help come directly from Obama’s salary and not our tax money.
Posted by: Ben | November 2, 2008, 1:12 am 1:12 am
Obama may have offered to help his relatives and they may have refused it. I’ll be honest with all of you and that is I cannot decide which candidate to vote for. The more I see and hear Obama the more I like him but I also lean conservative. I voted for Hillary because I truly believed she could somehow help bring us Universal Health Insurance that would include adults. I think she was treated poorly by some members of the democratic party and the press. I don’t blame Barak Obama for that I blame the press and the democratic party. I do not care for Sarah Palin but I do like John McCain and as I just stated am more of a Conservative and am definitely not Liberal but it scares me to think if something happened to John McCain then Sarah Palin could become our President. So…do I gamble and vote for John McCain hoping that he remains in office for 4 years or do I vote for Barak Obama who is way more liberal than I will ever be?
Posted by: Sue | November 2, 2008, 1:20 am 1:20 am
Obam’s aunt came to US in 2004.
She said she came to hear Obama speak at the DNC convention in Boston.
After the convention was over, she stayed back in Obama even though her visa ran out and she became a illegal immigrant.
The question is who sponsored her visa to get in to the USA? Considering it is highly difficult for Kenyans to get tourist visas to America, it is quite clear that Senator Obama could be the sponsor for her original tourist visa.
If Obama sponsored her visa, then should’nt he has a obligation to make sure she goes back home.
Posted by: Common Man | November 2, 2008, 1:24 am 1:24 am
Obama lost my vote 3 months ago cos I know damn well what he is going to do America.He is already causing a bigger divide in America than Bush did.
I am not swayed by Obamas words and charmful way he uses them to fool all of you.I wasn’t born yesterday.
Mccain may not be the best choice however he will keep America safe so we can focus on changing some things Bush did wrong.Neither one is perfect..But at least Mccain is consistent with his rederick and he does have Palin who will do a helluva lot on our economic problems let alone energy problems.
Truth be told thank God for Joe the Plumber an innocent citzen who brought out Obamas real plan and amazing how many idiots are voting for a man who is not ready to handle a difficult time of Presidency.Obamas win will crumble America for 4 yrs making Bush’s 8 yrs look like heaven..but.. in 2012 we will overthrow all the democratic fools who didn’t heed Bush and Mcains warnings on fanny and freddie mac.
Dont blame Bush alone for this it’s Democrats REID PELOSI DODD BERNACKE who did squat about the warning, but they sure took their summer vacation.I never got a one I couldn’t afford to.
Did yu get a vacation Like Congress did when we had issues that needed handling??
Posted by: donna | November 2, 2008, 1:29 am 1:29 am
no politic is clean!
I voted for obama already!
did not want another 4 same years
Posted by: nestor1 | November 2, 2008, 1:38 am 1:38 am
Cheney’s endorsement of McCain is like the kiss of death.
Who in their right mind would want 4 more years like the last 8?
Vote for change!
Posted by: timberagain | November 2, 2008, 1:43 am 1:43 am
Royce:
Let’s see if we can ratchet down the visceral a little, shall we?
1. Obama has already stated he feels the law should be followed.
2. Unlike what you imply he has not asked for special treatment for his aunt.
3. An effective president would allow the Department of Homeland Security/Immigration Service to do its job without butting in. It would appear you are the one asking for special treatment for Obama’s aunt. It just happens to be negative, and you would like this directed against Obama.
4. Though his aunt is not in the US legally, her offense in not consider to be “criminal”.
5. If you are really that concerned about the effects that immigrants have on our economy, etc., then you may want to consider the fact that Obama’s aunt has been in the country, without legal status (and apparently using public resources) for four years – all of this of course on a Republican watch.
Finally, Royce…it’s all this flailing about that is killing your argument, McCain’s campaign, and OUR COUNTRY! STOP TRYING TO VILIFY PEOPLE JUST TO SUPPORT YOUR TEAM! THAT IS WHY WE ARE ALL SAYING…”ENOUGH”!!!!
Posted by: Scott de Santa Cruz | November 2, 2008, 1:45 am 1:45 am
By the way, does any body know if the issue with Obama’s birth certificate has been resolved? or is there some sort of paper showing that Mr. Obama has claimed and reinstated his once abandoned U.S. citizenship?
I do not want to see we end up like a dollar short the day after the election. Thanks
Posted by: Hanging there in FL | November 2, 2008, 1:46 am 1:46 am
Look Dan:
I hope I didn’t scare you off…man. I sorry for coming across the way I did towards you…..
Having said that, you and others don’t have to vote for Obama, because he will win without your vote.
I’ve already voted for him; and I’ve been volunteering to help get others to vote for him. He will win the presidency in 2008, and there’s nothing you or others that do not like him can do and stop it.
Posted by: shalom | November 2, 2008, 1:47 am 1:47 am
Rupert Murdoch, a John McCain shill who recently endorsed McCain in the Australian press, has jumped on the mud-slinging bandwagon. If this is the worst thing that the King of Tabloid Sleaze can dig up, I think we’re in pretty good shape.
Posted by: Former Republican | November 2, 2008, 1:49 am 1:49 am
OH NO!!! Now, I better not vote for Obama, because of what his aunt did.
I better not vote for McCain cause he left his first wife, or because Palin’s daughter is having a kid!
I don’t know what to do, because all this small stuff is getting in the way! It’s so hard!!! Aunti, kids, wives, old scandals, and more! Get it now in 2008!
Posted by: Matt | November 2, 2008, 1:51 am 1:51 am
This is supposed to be the GOP’s version of an October Surprise?
Do you McCain supporters/Obama bashers seriously think a story like this is going to change the inevitable outcome of the election?
Are there that many morons in America that believe in all of these so-called Obama conspiracy theories and he is secretly a Marxist, Socialist, Palling around with domestic terrorists, Muslim, etc. that you still think slamming the guy like this is going to make a bit of difference? Obviously by many of the postings here the answer is a sad yes.
Should the “half-aunt” get special treatment? No frigging way. Her $260 donation was returned to her and Obama himself stated it is a matter for the authorities to handle (i.e. the INS).
How much lower can the GOP go? This is what they hope to use to win the election? I used to be one of you Republicans. My own party is a disgusting, disgraceful bunch of maggots and the same goes for the rest of you fools for believing in anything they represent anymore. After this election is over the party better take a hard look in the mirror and see what they have become – a group of nasty, ultraconservative jerks that will do anything to win – lie, cheat, deceive and ruin people’s lives. Funny how back in the days of Lincoln the Republican party was LIBERAL.
Tuesday will be Obama’s day, and there is nothing anyone can do or say to change that. McCain spoofed his own shortcomings on SNL enough to reveal what he knows he’s in for on Tuesday – a stunning defeat.
So for all of you idiots that still think Obama is not to be trusted, take a long hard look at your own candidate, his running mate, your party and your definition of patriotism and if you have half a brain, maybe you’ll get the picture.
And to think I was going to vote for McCain back in August. What a difference two months make.
Most of these comments make the majority of Americans want to VOMIT. I’m outta here.
Posted by: zed | November 2, 2008, 1:53 am 1:53 am
Fishy indeed! Someone didn’t get the memo. The New York Times,ABC,O-NBC & CNN were supposed to break this and all the other negative stories on Nov.5th. Just to show how unbiased they are. Then again maybe the media is just sending Obama & Co. a kind of fish wrapped in newspaper message (we have the power to make or break you just by choosing to report anything or ignoring everything! ).
Posted by: Jim K | November 2, 2008, 1:53 am 1:53 am
Obama’s inescapable and fatal weakness from being fatherless will result in world tumult and there is nothing anyone will be able to about that.
Posted by: Dan | November 2, 2008, 1:56 am 1:56 am
The polls have got to be as biased as the MSM. Do you hate American?? Obama does.
McCain – REFORM Washington- Country First.
If this is such a horrible country why do so many want to come here?
Posted by: pbatrs | November 2, 2008, 2:17 am 2:17 am
Obama, Americans are not buying your rubbish any more. Send her packing now.
Posted by: dr doom | November 2, 2008, 2:27 am 2:27 am
Obama’s aunt and her legal status while troubling isn’t the real issue. His not offering financial help for her or his brother in Africa while lecturing Americans about fairness and his “when did selfishness become a virtue?” crack, exposes Barry as a fraud.(“I am my brother’s keeper”)Unfortunately many people who have voted or will be voting (sometimes more than once) for Obama believe that he cares enough to help them.Some people are inspired by the historical nature of an Obama being the first African-American elected President.Some people just want CHANGE.I get that! Just a big note of caution. The last time this country took a leap of faith like this seeking a radical CHANGE we got Jimmy Carter.Unemployment during his time as Prez was near 10%. Inlation 12% and interest rates were 18%. Gasoline was cheaper, but I remember days of sitting in block long lines waiting for gas based on odd/even license plate #’s because of a Middle East oil embargo.Let’s not forget the “hostage crisis” and the seeds of Islamic fundamentalism that was allowed to take root in Iran on Carter’s watch.In fairness to “Mr. Peanut”, the Democrats who ran Congress during that time gutted the CIA and cut military spending which didn’t help. Kind of like what Barney Frank (Mr.Fannie-Mae)is promising to do this go-around.
Posted by: Jim K | November 2, 2008, 3:03 am 3:03 am
Obama is a joke. He’s nothing but a silver tongued con man.
McCain ’08
Posted by: Ryan | November 2, 2008, 3:07 am 3:07 am
I’m thoroughly disgusted with my own party, I may never vote republican again!
Posted by: Republican for Obama | November 2, 2008, 3:49 am 3:49 am
There is nothing mysterious about Palins medical records, I’m thinking. Just another way to keep the media from concentrating on something else she has hidden. Dunno… McCain/Palin thought they could skip thru 72 hours, then along came “Sorkozy.” LOL
McCain must be livid after finding out Palin actually had a conversation with the radio station comedian. He shouldn’t get to pizzed, McCain has rallies with his “Fellow prisoners.”
Posted by: RosaritoBjaCa | November 2, 2008, 4:05 am 4:05 am
I’m thoroughly disgusted with my own party, I may never vote democrat again!
Posted by: Democrat for McCain | November 2, 2008, 4:06 am 4:06 am
I know Obama is going to win because all of the young people like myself are rooting for him so I’m not even going to vote. Go Obama!
Posted by: chris | November 2, 2008, 4:12 am 4:12 am
Whoever win tuesday, we must come together as USA.Obama could be a winner, is there anything wrong with that ? I don’t think so but most of you don’t see him as American….He is your president
Posted by: Feka | November 2, 2008, 4:27 am 4:27 am
I cant believe how ignorant some of these folks are. there are millions of illegals here, if you are so dum to understand that this country is a resource for all other poorer countries. No one is legal here, and if those who say that, specially the white folks, then I think you are not from here either. This country belongs to the Native Americans, not to you idiot.
Posted by: Wali | November 2, 2008, 4:38 am 4:38 am
of course, it’s fishy. but in fact it smears the INS and the judge for not doing their job and deporting her immediately. it’s a direct reflection on the INS and the judge for failing american citizens in deporting illegal aliens.
Posted by: Lawrence | November 2, 2008, 4:47 am 4:47 am
The LA Times has a video of Obama praising Rashid Khalidi after he made a hate speech calling for the destruction of Israel.
As long as I don’t see the video, I will not be able to make an informed decision.
The prospect of an unknown Obama becoming President is just too scary.
My vote is for John McCain.
Posted by: Democrats4McCain | November 2, 2008, 5:01 am 5:01 am
Concerned in Ohio: “Joe” is actually Sam. He isn’t a Plumber. He owes back tax. He owes child support. He has priors for Shop Lifting and Copper Theft. He’s writing a book. And he plans to run for Congress in a couple of years. He’s a lot of things … a role model isn’t one of them. I’ll break bread with Obama’s Aunt any time. “Joe” can go Blow.
Posted by: chester burns | November 2, 2008, 5:04 am 5:04 am
The tide is turning against Obama. The pro-Obama liberal elite media is getting more and more desperate.
History will be made with Sarah Palin as our next Vice President and not a muslim man who is strongly antisemitic in the White House.
Posted by: John Biden | November 2, 2008, 5:05 am 5:05 am
Obama is a puppet of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.
Obama has no backbone and has not made a decision on his own without consulting Pelosi or Reid.
Posted by: Sally Bull | November 2, 2008, 5:07 am 5:07 am
A vote for Obama is a vote for Bill Ayers and Rashid Khalidi.
Posted by: Jews love McCain | November 2, 2008, 5:09 am 5:09 am
Sally Fulla: Spitting out venom again? Get it all out of your system, honey. Better Out, than In.
Posted by: chester burns | November 2, 2008, 5:10 am 5:10 am
Well, a vote for Obama is also a vote for socialism.
Posted by: Capitalist | November 2, 2008, 5:10 am 5:10 am
chester burns – give up buddy boy! Obama is going to lose this electionand he’ll head back to Kenya after that.
Posted by: Capitalist | November 2, 2008, 5:11 am 5:11 am
Good Lord people wake up. Obama is an AMERICAN. He has every right to run for office. If someone as wise and honorable as Gen. Powell backs him does that not tell you something?
McCain is also an honorable man, however he is in poor health and way too old to hold the office. What do you think his chances are of finishing up his term? Can you really see her as the next president..I can not. I normally vote republican, this year I will vote for the person I feel can do the best job, Obama. We need a new, younger generation in office. We need to start thinking outside the box to make this country strong again. McCain is not that person. I also plan to vote for every new face on the ballet, its time to pink slip congress and the House and get some new faces and ideas in to the Congress and the House. Out with the old, let the new see if they can do a better job. The same old same is not going to work.
Posted by: Sheryl | November 2, 2008, 5:24 am 5:24 am
Obama is a semi-American. In his own words he says he formed his view of the projection of American political power “as a boy growing up in the streets of Jarkata[Indonesia].” His natural father was an African and a Moslem. His step-father was an Indonesian and a Moslem. Both of these men were much older than his very young mother. They controlled the family ideas. He was raised in Indonesia and Hawaii (not exactly the sort of places he would be likely to learn what it means to be an American. Obama does not think or feel like an American. He has a split heritage. We don’t don’t need a semi-American as President.
Posted by: GroversCorners | November 2, 2008, 5:57 am 5:57 am
A Guy named Joe, who happens to be a plumber with ambitions for a bigger
business, questioned and challenged a Guy named Barack, who happens to
be running for President of the US/Leader of the Free World.
And within 24 hours The Media has given us more information about
Joe’s life than they’ve given us about Barack’s life in the past 18
months!
Thanks to a diligent press corps, we now know about Joe’s
professional licensing status, his income tax situation, his
employment history, his domestic squabbles, his voting record,
everything associated with his personal identity; his education
has probably been reported somewhere and
whether he wears boxers or briefs.
Thanks to a lazy press corps we still don’t know:
* what grades Obama made in college;
* how he got into Harvard;
* when he met Bill the bomber Ayers;
* when he stopped doing illegal drugs;
* his medical history;
* whether he still smokes cigarettes;
* the extent of his affiliation with socialist/communist organizations;
* why he’s no longer a licensed attorney;
* whether he lied on his Bar application;
* whether he’d qualify for a security clearance if he were just an average Joe;
* what passport he used to travel to Pakistan in 1981;
* who his ex-girlfriends are;
* whether he was or still is an Indonesian citizen;
* why his Kenyan grandmother insists he was born there;
* whether he was ever legally named Barry Soetoro or anything else besides Barack Hussein Obama;
* why he needed the help of a crook to purchase his family home;
* where he was on Nov. 6 and 7, 1999;
* what the long-version of his birth certificate says;
* why he helped an anti-American, pro-Islamic candidate for Kenyan President against US interests;
* why he listened to Rev. Wright’s sermons for 20 years;
* how many times he took his kids to a Rev. Wright sermon;
* what he actually did as chair of the Annenberg Challenge;
* the depth of his relationship with ACORN
* Well, you get the idea.
But, really, I am SO relieved that the Mainstream Media has done its job
vetting Joe The Plumber, who is NOT running for public office, but who
had the AUDACITY to challenge Barack Hussein Obama, who wants my
vote for President of the United States of America.”
Posted by: nobama | November 2, 2008, 6:16 am 6:16 am
Obama says: “Gee I can”t remember my any of my addresses while I went to college at Columbia Univ in New York. I can”t remember the names of very many of the people I knew in college. I didn”t know Bill Ayres (the terrorist Weatherman bomber) very well (just because my political career was launched in his living room doesn”t mean I knew him well). I didn”t know the Rev Wright was anti-American. Even though half of my family is African Moslem and I invited my African aunt to come live in the US, I didn”t know she was here illegally. I didn”t know, I didn”t know, I didn”t know… Etc, etc, etc.” This guy is a graduate of Harvard Law School. He didn”t know? No, he knew, he is just a LIAR. Give me a break. And by the way, the media has been in bed with him all this time. That”s why the media hasn”t questioned him seriously about any of this. This isn”t fishy, it just stinks.
Posted by: GroversCorners | November 2, 2008, 6:31 am 6:31 am
“Obama is a semi-American. In his own words he says he formed his view of the projection of American political power “as a boy growing up in the streets of Jarkata[Indonesia].” His natural father was an African and a Moslem. His step-father was an Indonesian and a Moslem. Both of these men were much older than his very young mother. They controlled the family ideas. He was raised in Indonesia and Hawaii (not exactly the sort of places he would be likely to learn what it means to be an American. Obama does not think or feel like an American. He has a split heritage. We don’t don’t need a semi-American as President.”
This type of thinking has no place in a country that believes in equality for all. There are 9 million Muslims in United States. ‘Real’ Americans know that the constitution says that our country has freedom of religion. Being Muslim makes you no less American than if you are Christian or Jewish. Second, unless you are Native American, then your family was an immigrant family at one time or another. We have a country based on diversity and immigration. If you don’t like Obama’s policies that is fine. But in this country it is not fine to be a bigot. Learn to be accepting. If you are an American citizen, you are not a semi-American, and there is no one way to think or feel like an American. If so, then we would be an authoritarian country with only one way to think. We are all Americans.
Posted by: tolerance2501 | November 2, 2008, 6:33 am 6:33 am
Senator obama is Not this womens keeper.It’s that simple and the voters know it. What some voters may NOT be aware of IS this where IS John McCains Military record along with his medical records when he was released from captivity? When his campaigh started thats all we heard about now silence wonder why His records were sealed by his Father Admiral Mccain because of the SHAME he felt for his son who gave the enemy information that got other pilots killed during Vietnam McCain got TWO names when he was captured one was the Prince because of his families status in the Navy and SONGBIRD because he sang like a bird for the ENEMY within FOUR days of being captured. Well I have a few choice names I would call this person and I’m sure if you asked an INFORMED veteran they would have a few choice names for Songbird as well. UNbeliveable why his records have not been demanded and they have NOT been published they demanded this of Senator kerry but Not McCain WHY?
Posted by: faxbot88240 | November 2, 2008, 6:48 am 6:48 am
This is not news, the real news is all of the mexicans that are here illegally that came right through McCains home state, and he wants to give them a free pass to stay.Nice try Bush Jr. but it won’t help you one bit on tuesday.
Posted by: jg5012 | November 2, 2008, 6:53 am 6:53 am
Wake up people, we are in a recession,we are losing thousands of jobs a month, spending 10 billion dollars a month on war we are not going to win because #1 it’s not our war we are fighting, so why not save a life and bring our troops home to defend our homeland. The real issue is and none of you have the balls to say is that you can not wrap your small mind around voting for a “Black Man.” plain and simple.
Posted by: RCR | November 2, 2008, 7:33 am 7:33 am
Does anyone really think that any story on Obama and his ways or associates ways can make any difference to someone who is going to vote for him anyway? There could be a video of Obama killing kittens with hammers just yesterday and it wouldn’t sway the minds of his supporters
Posted by: casey | November 2, 2008, 7:39 am 7:39 am
Who cares about Joe the plummer, yeah we know more about him than any one else.
But who cares about Obama’s aunt and why is everyone trying to ignore that fact that McCain is not really an all people person.But yet people are talking about Obama like you know him, he seems more a people person than Mccain. I dont think Mccain would care about Joe the plummer if he was mexican,
American ofcourse, Has he mentioned anything about single parenting? thats another subject. And where is Joes wife did he ask him about that? why doesnt she get attention? we women are very important too in all matters.
Does McCain’s wife talk at all? not to much public attention there ha?
Posted by: janet | November 2, 2008, 7:40 am 7:40 am
Keep up the good work Jake. you might get the job as Obama’s press secretary yet.
McCain in 08
Posted by: Lee S,Benson AZ | November 2, 2008, 7:47 am 7:47 am
I have an aunt I haven’t seen since I was a kid. I have no idea where she is or what she’s up to. Should I be held accountable for her actions were I to decide to run for President?
Posted by: plantain11 | November 2, 2008, 7:54 am 7:54 am
OKAY, LET’S TRY THIS AGAIN. WHO IS IN CHARGE OF IMMIGRATION??????!!!! THIS HAS NO REFLECTION ON SEN. OBAMA. PEOPLE PLEASE, GIVE IT A REST. I FOR ONE DO NOT WANT FOUR MORE YEARS OF PRESIDENT BUSH. STOP IGNORING THE FACT THAT, IF MCCAIN GET’S INTO OFFICE, THIS COUNTRY IS IN BIG TROUBLE!!!!
Posted by: Rosa | November 2, 2008, 8:13 am 8:13 am
Will Obama help me when He can not help his own relatives?
Posted by: Trump Bryant | November 2, 2008, 8:17 am 8:17 am
Typical Democrats, focused on the “timing” of this story rather than its substance. Obama wants to “help” everyone out, yet cannot, or will not, help his own blood relative out. Even if you give him the benefit of the doubt that he didn’t know she is allegedly living here illegally, she is living in a public housing project in Boston. Couldn’t he spare a bedroom in his Chicago mansion for her? Or would that look bad if it in fact turned out that she was living here illegally?
Posted by: Nobama | November 2, 2008, 8:23 am 8:23 am
So does every single one of you know every immigration detail about every one of your extended relatives? I doubt it. If anybody actually thinks they can turn this into an issue against Obama, it’s going to flop. The only people who believe this is any issue are the die-hard GOP faithful, and they’d find an issue in anything.
Posted by: Jim | November 2, 2008, 8:28 am 8:28 am
The shock is his Aunti even donated to his campaign six times, $260. How did that happen anyway???
Posted by: Jon Miller | November 2, 2008, 8:31 am 8:31 am
Say what you like about the timing of this story being fishy, but if it were a story about McCain or Palin, it would be front page headlines.
C’mon folks, wake up and let every democrat say “YES, I HAVE BEEN BRAINWASHED BY THE MEDIA”! This election shows the low level intelligence of the people who call themselves “democrats”!
Posted by: Pat | November 2, 2008, 8:31 am 8:31 am
Obama didn’t break the law. When you read headlines such as, “Disclosure About Obama’s Aunt May Have Violated Privacy Policy” then you must ask yourself this–do you want a government that breaks its own laws?
Posted by: josephbbl | November 2, 2008, 8:41 am 8:41 am
So what if his aunt… We’re not responsible for the actions of relatives. This has nothing to do with the future of our country – and is a right wing attempt to smear a couple days before the elections. Let’s talk about anything other than healthcare, the economy – and education. Move over Bush – there’s a new world coming…
Posted by: jburke | November 2, 2008, 8:48 am 8:48 am
No, what’s really fishy is the timing of such an inexperienced, shady-past senator even being considered for POTUS!! He’s not been truly vetted by the people because the media is in the tank for his liberalism/socialism. What’s fishy is how we can’t know ANYTHING about this guys past (birthplace, medical/college records, controvercial associates – Ayers, Rev. Wright, and other extremists – relatives, etc.)Why havn’t the “press” interviewed any of his extended family or life long friends? Everything we know about him comes from him, his wife or the Ax. If you can’t know (or dare ask) about the guys past, how the heck can you trust him with America’s future??
Posted by: Paul Revere | November 2, 2008, 8:53 am 8:53 am
Again we see Obama’s character. He continues to hide, when caught He just say I don’t know. Same in Ayers. Rev. Wright, Rezko, Collini etc.
Posted by: Hector | November 2, 2008, 8:54 am 8:54 am
Palin will not release her medical records because she has had multiple abortions and doesn’t want the public to see the hypocrite she is.
Posted by: Real Americans don't vote for coward POW's who sing when captured | November 2, 2008, 8:59 am 8:59 am
Nice Points, Paul Revere. But I was wondering…
Would some of you Obama kool-aid drinkers kindly update us on the status of his brother George, who lives in the hut?
Posted by: KeepKyourheelsdown | November 2, 2008, 9:00 am 9:00 am
Eight years of right wing divisiveness is enough!!
If you haven’t voted yet, when you do vote out another republican.
These next four years do not need to be the same as the last eight. Get on the band wagon of change.
Obama/Biden.
Posted by: newz4i | November 2, 2008, 9:01 am 9:01 am
The first time I heard of his Aunt, it was that she was poor and Obama didn’t do anything to help her. Then it was she was here illegally and Obama thought she had left the country years ago when she was supposed on the plane ticket he bought for her. Of course, Obama is supposed to support his father’s entire family now. But, according to Pamela Geller, Obama’s father is Malcom X, so these people claiming to be Obama’s cousin, half brothers, second cousins twice removed are false anyway, right? I have never seen or heard of such smear tactics. If the GOP can do this, I bet they could do something REALLY bad, like convince the public that there were WMD’s in Iraq!
Posted by: SUSIE | November 2, 2008, 9:14 am 9:14 am
The coincidence is uncanny that a Arizona Senator is trying to find a nuke ad to blast his opponent in the last days much like another nuked a Arizona Senator so long ago to win the election. I believe most Americans have enough common sense to see through it this time.
Fortunately, I find McCain’s ads nothing more than scribblings on a bathroom walls. The real truth in that he will probably be in there for quite awhile and often long after the elections are over.
\ There will be a new course added to your curriculum in case you decide to run for President one day: Making Executive Decisions 101 and 102. (Im sure there are plenty of Presidents rolling over in their graves in laughter, especially Lincoln.) That way no one can ever use that lame excuse against you. BTW, A passing grade is a ‘B’ or higher. Naturally, we would have to grandfather Bush in on that one.
GOBAMA
Posted by: tendergroins | November 2, 2008, 9:30 am 9:30 am
Wait a second. Just because it occurred before the election doesn’t mean the media should ask questions. Axelrod threw the media a bone by talking about the timing of the story rather than it’s validity. Does anyone find it strange that the Obama would not know this? Don’t these campaigns research everything including taking an inventory of possible bad news storied, plus she donated to his campaign. The media obviously just stops asking questions.
Posted by: rafraf | November 2, 2008, 9:42 am 9:42 am
Of course the timing was fishy. And that’s just the beginning. McCain is flooding my state with nasty robocalls and brochures. His 527s are putting out all kinds of slanderous ads. In some battleground states they are circulating slanderous 95-minute DVDs in which people like Corsi are interviewed. The head of the Philadelphia election board says the prospect of unreasonably long lines to vote in that city don’t matter. After all, people stand in line all night to buy I Pods. In other words, she wants Middle Class and poor working people excluded from voting. In my own state (Missouri) last time (2004) the polls were closed with working and poor people still standing in line. Some never got to vote. We all knew the GOP nasty machine would be in full force these last few days. The only way to stop this is to vote the nasty out.
Posted by: JAB | November 2, 2008, 9:47 am 9:47 am
So we now know without a doubt that the Obama campaign has been accepting campaign contributions from illegal aliens and foreigners. How many millions more has been contributed illegally to the Obama campaign?
Posted by: professorj | November 2, 2008, 9:50 am 9:50 am
Btw, if I donated 260 (and considering the current worth of a US dollar, thats about fifty or 60 bucks)dollars to a campaign, I doubt the intended recipient would ever know….or care. Reality, what a concept.
Posted by: tendergroins | November 2, 2008, 9:50 am 9:50 am
The aunt, whom he wrote so fondly about in his book, was living in US government subsided housing. The issue here is that even though he makes millions of dollars a year Obama feels that it is the taxpayers’ responsibility to help his family members, not his.
Posted by: professorj | November 2, 2008, 9:54 am 9:54 am
I watched some footage of McCain stumping yesterday that I hope everyone else blogging here saw. McCain referred to his long-time and distinguished colleague in the Senate, Joe Biden, as “the gift that keeps on giving.” If my memory serves me right, that expression is used in connection with a venereal disease. C’mon people – do we want a dirty-mouthed military guy who called his wife by a despicable slur in front of three reporters who were independent of one another for our president?! We need someone with polish and manners who can interract with world leaders in ways that make us proud, not the likes of this guy McCain. He’s a hot-head accident waiting to happen and not the right fit America’s needs in leadership.
Posted by: Caribel | November 2, 2008, 9:55 am 9:55 am
If find it so funny that Sarah Palin keeps throwing around the word Socialist when referring to Obama. In reality Palin should know all about socialism as she is the head of the most “socialist” state in our our counrty.
Let’s see ..all the people of Alaska own the mineral and oil rights of that state and each Alaskan, every man, women and child, receives a check every year from the oil companies since the oil companies make their money off of the oil that all Alaskans own. Now if that is not “socialism’ I don’t know what is. So Sarah Palin is the head of a “Socialist State”. Also, sounds like “redistribution of wealth” don’t you think.
Posted by: I've had it | November 2, 2008, 10:39 am 10:39 am
aw c’mon. I haven’t held it against Obama that his cousin Mr. Cheney has nearly brought down our democracy so why should I be concerned that his long lost Auntie protested going home to Africa?
You can’t control your relatives. You especially can’t control them when you barely know them.
Posted by: Annie | November 2, 2008, 11:51 am 11:51 am
OBABA DUMPS HIS OWN AUNT!
obama dumps his own family! how honorable is that? how much does he help his brother who lives in poverty in africa?
he will dump the american people too! he is the a self-serving candidate who will dump anyone to meet his own goals. dump wright-after 20 years, doesn’t know ayers after years of association, doesn’t know khalil, etc etc……….
Posted by: Sue-Dallas | November 2, 2008, 12:12 pm 12:12 pm
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Its over for McMaverick and Paladin on tuesday, so all the rhetoric,lies, and any other bathroom wall scribblings they can come up with isnt going to change anyones mind at this point.
Posted by: tendergroins | November 2, 2008, 12:21 pm 12:21 pm
What’s timing got to do with it? She’s still illegal. She’s still his aunt. She’s still in public housing.
Posted by: sandalwood | November 2, 2008, 12:26 pm 12:26 pm
POTUS………..270
Convincing Win..300
Landslide…….375
Obama has a easy win!
Then what…
Posted by: Michael | November 2, 2008, 12:44 pm 12:44 pm
Concerned: Is Joe an American Citizen? Have we seen his birth certificate? No. We know he is unlicenced, has not paid his taxes, owes for back child support and has priors for shop lifting and copper theft. Can we swap him for Obama’s Aunt, d’ya think? I don’t think Joe is such a good role model for working Americans. Let’s swap him for Obama’s Aunt. She seems nicer – and there’s a better than even chance she’s more ethical, even with this cloud over her. BTW, she’s not guilty of any criminal offence here – and still has room for appeal. Whereas “Joe” … Well…..Not Good.
Posted by: chester burns | November 2, 2008, 1:06 pm 1:06 pm
Interesting that a new order just came out that illegals are not to be removed now until it has gone through Headquarters. She was ordered out 4 years ago. Now we have to see if her relative Obama is going to petition for her stay. Or will they now grant asylum with no basis whatsoever because of her famous relations?
Posted by: Gabrielle Snyder | November 2, 2008, 1:35 pm 1:35 pm
Obama’s friends and/or supporters (radicals, terrorists, anti-Americans, crooks, racists, and crackpots):
The Black Panthers
NAACP
Farrakhan
Hamas
Castro
Ortega
Chavez
Al Qaeda
Jane Fonda
Jesse Jackson
Michael Moore
Al Sharpton
Wright
Rezko
Ayers
Pfleger
Weathers
Muslim-American Society Rashid Khalidi
.
Posted by: Billw | November 2, 2008, 2:33 pm 2:33 pm
why is he being SELFISH then…. how about spread your wealth to your own family barrack and michelle, you are living well and your auntie is poor, what happened to the redistribution there?
She deserves a chance at success just like everyone else here.
Posted by: grimes | November 2, 2008, 3:18 pm 3:18 pm
Billw: “Speaking of CRACKPOTS” …nothing more need to be said.
Posted by: tendergroins | November 2, 2008, 5:33 pm 5:33 pm
Did you hear about his 2001 radio interview? He definitely doesn’t agree with the Founding Father?
Of course Obama doesn’t know that his aunt lives here illegally, just like he doesn’t know much about Khalidi, Ayers, Wright, Rezko, Thomas Raines, Frank Davis, Acorn etc, or that there are 50 states in the US, or he voted against Born alive Act. It is scarry how much this guy doesn’t know or his voters dont know much except that they will get tax refund at the end of the year.
Also, we don’t know any of his days at Columbia U or Harvard. No papertrail. What about his cocaine years? What about his trip to Pakistan during the year that Americans were not allowed to travel there?
Axelrod is very sleazy. What about the right of Joe the Plumber’s tax privacy? After all, Obama was the one that ask Joe for a question.
I guess that is okay to invade Joe’s private life but Obama’s aunt living here illegally for four years and using taxpayer money… how dare that comes out. How many millions more illegal donations did Obama get from illegal aliens or permanent resident instead of citizens and not to mention people who donate over the limit? Where is the check and balance and the public right to know who donated to this guy. The media is so pro Obama, it is embarrasing and Obama is buying young votes. The White House and the Presidency is being bought. More welfare handouts to those that do not earn them! I came from Asia to the States 24 years ago to achieve the American dreams and I am worried what Obama will do to this awesome country.
I expect the media to send their swat teams to the Boston Public Housing and camp there as they did to Joe the Plumber!!
Quickly go find the Woman and interview her why she breaks the US immigration Law. This needs to be front page of all media outlets just like Joe the Plumber story or Sarah Palin wardrobe… I am waiting for some action here!!!! Hurry Media people. Need to see your people fly to Boston and your vans park in front of her apartment.
This is not so much about her aunt being here illegally for four years and broke the immigration law but about Obama’s lies and hypocricy and media bias!
Obama was called upon to visit the military this summer. He skipped one of the stop. However, he did a detour and talked to the German as “Citizen of the World”. I believe that the $700,000 of campaign money used to pay a German event producer to buy the world votes should be put better use to help the injured veterans, or help Blacks at the Housing Projects or war torn African nations family and children. What about the 832,00 to ACORN voter fraught? Let’s spread other people’s wealth but let’s spread Obama’s wealth to promote Obama. That’s all this guy being doing all his short years in Senate. What about his cocaine years at Columbia University! Obama is a Hypocrite and his supporters are ignorant!
Instead, please world “Worship the One”
Obama supporters, please drop to your knees and chant this word….
‘We are not worthy, we are not worthy
Why is it when the people have legit questions about Obama’s fishy association, we are called “Racist”. I can never understand that!
Posted by: ida | November 2, 2008, 6:17 pm 6:17 pm
Obama cries foul everytime someone or something is said about him. As everyone’s comments state, he has a short memory on Rev. Wright, Ayers, association to being a muslim and everything else he denies. He has all Clintons ways “DENY, DENY, DENY”. He knew his aunt was living here because she gave him money in 2004 for his senatorship and you mean to tell me he didn’t know she was here? He still keeps in touch with his half-sisters Maya and Auma but was surprised about his aunt. With so many of his extended family, he knew enough to go to Africa to meet them and take Michelle to meet them and he knew enough to take money from Zeituni. Baloney. Throw her out of the country too like the others who are being thrown out. Now when caught in a lie, he says he will follow the law. Why shouldn’t he? He wants the highest office in the land, I guess he will change the laws to suit his own purpose. Axelrod his main man tries to throw the story off by saying it is all lies. Socialism? He is not saying that. Taking money from Joe the plumber to give to whoever? Well, as Joe Biden says, It is your patriotic duty to give”. Sara Palin was a Mayor, Governor and Obama a senator for only less than 4 years and 1 1/2 years on the campaign trail. This is who you want for Prsident? Lies, Lies and hold on to your wallets because America as you know it will change forever.
Posted by: Bonnie Raymond | November 2, 2008, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm
Is this realy an issue ?Is this American ? So seem like your own kids commit a to crime ,does it means Mom n Dad are guilty of charge??? Now,look at recent qouted”if you talked to some one in the past… meaning you are associate with or your pals?? Anyone remember back then in the ’70 when President Nixon went to China ,secretly met with Mao … What should we lable President Nixon? A Communist!! A Traitor!! And when McCain was in P.O.W in HaNoi,North Viet Nam more then 5 yrs should we lable him a Communist as well … I meant 5 yrs plus … come on…guys!!! long enough to be consider a citizenship !!! Anyone out there agree that Obama got anything to do with his half Aunty…so I should say this ,Would you loudly agree back then in the 2000 election ,the Florida vote recount got anything to connected with” Bush’s” come on guys. Because, if i remember it right, Jeb Bush was a Governor of Florida. Now,if anyone in a rightous mind know what did i mean. And last,the running mate of McCain ticket was so extremly excite so did her camp,about a phone call comming from French President after little over 7 min. stil did not reckon it was a “prank”,until the comedian-dou DJ in Canada said so. Now,Can you tell me who has a rightous mind,a vision,a leadership role,an experient of Executive office ready to lead our Nation? Amen.
Posted by: straight talk | November 2, 2008, 6:40 pm 6:40 pm
Of course it is an issue. When have we ever had a presidential candidate who had a relative living in our country illegally? When?
This aunt was at Obama’s swearing-in in the Senate, for goodness sakes.
Too many unknowns with Obama. Way too many.
My vote will be for John McCain.
Posted by: B. L. Eave | November 2, 2008, 6:57 pm 6:57 pm
After reading so many of these posts, it’s clear that there are two types of folks represented here, people who read real journalism, and people who wallow in entertainment/propoganda such as Rush or Fox.
Call it “elite media” or whatever you like, people who *think* need to take in a lot of ideas, even if they don’t make sense at first. They consider many sources. They digest them and come up with thoughtful conclusions. I believe that folks who just salute Rush and Fox are mentally lazy and can’t really be taken seriously, no matter how loud and rude they are.
Stories like the one about Obama’s Aunt are clearly geared toward these folks….bottom feeders.
Posted by: Reader | November 2, 2008, 10:27 pm 10:27 pm
There is more to the nobama story than the liberal press will allow. If it’s negative about nobama they probably won’t print it. Nobama will be horrible for this country. The illegal aunt wasn’t a big strategy from the McCain camp but just another nobama related story that’s gotten by CBS, NBC, CNN, etc.or rather “hidden” by the press.
God save America!!!
Posted by: S. Magee | November 2, 2008, 11:01 pm 11:01 pm
I am not being selfish. Let’s all answer this question: If you have only seen your father for less than a month and that he did not live in your world at all. Thif father also married someonelse and had never done anything or taking any responsiblity of your growing up. Do you think you would have a relationship with him? About this man’s (your father’s) sister? You don’t even know your own father, how can you begin to love your aunt whom you actually did not know. How the chidren your father have with another woman? You don’t even know your father, let along his children with other woman. Please, everyone, be honest. I would not blame Obama for not caring for his step brothers, and other relatives in his father’s country. Who is helping Obama? His mother and grandparents help him in the USA. He is much closer to his relatives in the US and does not really feel the closeness with relatives in Africa.
Posted by: Ha | November 3, 2008, 1:23 am 1:23 am
Ok, Dan,
Then if Obama doesn’t feel he should financially have to support his aunt, then why should I have to financially support her?
Posted by: BuckUSA | November 3, 2008, 1:30 am 1:30 am
Why is the Communist (Democrat) Party so afraid of the truth?
Their candidate (Obama) just wants to take my hard earned money and give it to his Poor Elderly Aunt because Obama, the Millionaire, is to CHEAP to help out his Poor Elderly Aunt himself.
When I was young, I use to mow my aunt’s yard for free. As a role model, my father taught me to help the elderly and those who are unable to do for themselves.
Now the Communist (Democrat) Party has a candidate, who as a role model for millions of young people, is setting the example that:
“You do not need to help the needy yourself, you should concentrate on getting Others To Give THEIR money and do the work for you.”
I wonder, this Thanksgiving, how many of his relatives is he going to invite to his house? How many did he invite last year?
Obama is just another Self-Centered Rich Man who happens to be half black and a Communist.
If I was Obama, I would be ashamed of myself. Of course, if you are a Self-Centered Rich Man, like Obama, you can be a sociopath.
Sociopath = Incapacity to experience Guilt.
Obama: “Ask not what you can do for your country (family), ask others to do it for you.”
Posted by: BuckUSA | November 3, 2008, 1:39 am 1:39 am
Yes – it is a surprise that AP would pick up the story – like the rest of MSM they’re doing their best to elect Obama. Heck- maybe by the next election all the illegal aliens can vote for him too. He’s looking to “change” our future and going so far as to redesign the US Seal – adding his logo and making the eagle appear like it’s ready to fly away…
Change is coming – you probably won’t like it though!!
Posted by: pecanpii | November 3, 2008, 1:55 am 1:55 am
BuckU: The Truth begins by informing you that the Democratic Party is just that – Not Communist. That anything left of Jack Boots and Zeig Heil! looks like “Communism” to you is your delusion, it doesn’t make it so. Digest that slice of truth for a while and then we’ll tackle your statement “When I was young…” and explain that, in so many ways, you haven’t actually grown up. And we’ll just keep going from there. OK? It’ll take a while. Vote Obama for now, and when you’re better, you’ll thank me.
Posted by: chester burns | November 3, 2008, 6:32 am 6:32 am
Bring out every tool, play every hand, but watch what happens tomorrow at the polls. I don’t think “finding” an illegal relative living in this country in the last 72 hrs. of election is going to make a bit of difference!! Hail to President Obama!!
Posted by: Kizzy | November 3, 2008, 9:02 am 9:02 am
We all know the media is in bed with Obama, and they could in fact get him into the white house. Sad that people will believe such propaganda.
His shading dealings won’t be mentioned by the media until after he’s elected.
From not taking care of his own family
to voting against caring for surviving babies in botched abortions (scary stuff) 4 times he voted against saving a babies life.
to suspect connections and campaign contributions. This man lacks integrity.
Once again the left say, oh it’s nothing look away, look away.
Posted by: Irizarry15 | November 3, 2008, 12:40 pm 12:40 pm
We all know the media is in bed with Obama, and they could in fact get him into the white house. Sad that people will believe such propaganda.
His shady dealings won’t be mentioned by the media until after he’s elected.
From not taking care of his own family,
to voting against caring for surviving babies in botched abortions (scary stuff) 4 times he voted against saving a babies life.
to suspect connections and campaign contributions. This man lacks integrity.
Once again the left say, oh it’s nothing look away, look away.
Posted by: Irizarry15 | November 3, 2008, 1:10 pm 1:10 pm
How can Barack Obama be held in any way responsible for the illegal activities of a relative. This treads on dangerous ground. Who ever agrees with this should also agree with the statement that every American should be held responsible for their relatives crimes. I’m sure that there have been Presidents that have had criminals as relatives, just not illegal immigrants.
Posted by: E Arden | November 3, 2008, 4:20 pm 4:20 pm
Forget the political BS; My question now is, is the INS going to do its job?
Posted by: ArubaJon | November 4, 2008, 9:04 am 9:04 am