Axes
Did you know there is now a huge reward for a videotape of Obama? From The Hill,
A hedge fund manager is offering a reward of $150,000 in exchange for a tape that shows Barack Obama at a 2003 dinner for a Palestinian scholar.
Aston Grimaldi II said he would pay out the money to whomever can provide a tape of the 2003 event for Rashid Khalidi, which the Los Angeles Times has written about but has refused to release. Grimaldi’s offer letter is available at Dirty Harry’s Place, a conservative blog.
That’s right, the L.A. Times is sitting on a video of Obama. Talk about the media being biased… if it were a correpondingly bad video of McCain there would be a new cable channel devoted to nothing but that video, being played over and over…
Now consider this: the NAACP is suing because presumably Virginia registrars don’t know how to do their jobs:
The NAACP and others filed a complaint Monday in U.S. District Court in Richmond, arguing that “the allocation of polling-place resources” by the state and its jurisdictions “is plainly irrational, nonuniform, and likely discriminatory.” A court date has not been set for the suit.
So let’s review. We have a press that is actively censoring NEWS that is unflattering to their favored candidate. We have groups doing their darndest to cast doubt on the mechanics of the voting itself… does anyone else feel like these are twin axes chopping near the roots of the tree of liberty? Seriously, where are you if there are too many of these kinds of doubts about an honest press and an honest election?
To clarify, I still think enough Americans have the common sense to be aware of these things going on. But these are still bad trends.
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Brian The Squeaky Wheel wrote, “We have a press that is actively censoring NEWS that is unflattering to their favored candidate”.
I just received an up close and personal dose of that. I wrote about it, here…
http://bearingdrift.com/2008/10/25/virginian-pilot-rejects-anti-obama-ads/#comment-8872
You forget that a reporter has to honor his sources — if he or she does not, said reporter may as well give up reporting. If that happens, we may as well get all of our news from rumor.
The source said not to disclose the tape, simple as that. This should be an “end of story” except that Jane’s ugly politics are involved. The reporter has to hold his end of the bargain. Read Ben Smith’s explanation on Politico for more info and maybe you’ll realize how partisan and negative you sound.
But — again, I’m amazed — why is this even an issue? It’s completely and utterly trivial and has nothing to do with the candidate. Guilt by association is complete and utter BS and I’m sick of both sides playing this ridiculous game. By the way, you do realize that McCain has ties and has GIVEN MONEY to this person and his organization as well, right?
As Hank Williams (the first — and only) once said, “unless you’ve made no mistakes in your life, be careful of the stones that you throw.” We would all do well to avoid jumping on non-stories like this.
To make my point CRYSTAL CLEAR: I wonder how many people are going to be emulating Ashley Todd on Halloween tonight? I’ll bet it’s more than would be doing so if the story had only ran on Drudge. In my opinion, this blog (and the guy that posted the story) should carry a bit of that shame with them.
So let’s stay off the completely and utterly trivial, people. Let’s get back to where the candidates differ on policy and how it’s going to affect us locally. Stay on target or risk looking the fool.
One question.
Since when do reporters need a video before they write a story?
Anyone who thinks the LA Times is telling the truth is seriously naive.
Why would reporters work to get a story that they agreed in advance not to publish? The LA Times is lying to protect their messiah.
Christ! Does anyone here not listen…?
First — the story broke in May.
Second — there is a video that was used in the story.
FINALLY — The reporter claims his source asked that the tape not be distributed.
End of story, people. Seriously.
The whole reason it’s coming up now is obviously political, and seen by many of both party’s persuasions as a last-gasp attempt by McCain to somehow shock America into believing Obama is X or Y or Z or F or … blah blah blah.