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Obama Overseas Fundraising Story is Fake
Jul 23rd 2008 4:03PM
Filed Under:eBarack Obama, Featured Stories, 2008 President, Media, Fundraising
that says that a big chunk of Barack Obama's donations are coming from overseas, particularly the middle east. The story even has a Maureen Dowd byline, dated June 29, and some feature a photo of the New York Times columnist.
The Obama campaign has been dogged by this type of smear during the entire campaign, and just when one lie is mostly stamped out, another pops up in its place.
While the appearance of a byline may seem like ironclad proof of authenticity, I would advise everyone to run their email news past any 5th grade teacher first. Here's a sample of the email:
Certainly the most interesting and potentially devastating phone call I have received during this election cycle came this week from one of the Obama's campaign Internet geeks. These are the staffers who devised Obama's Internet fund raising campaign which raised in the neighborhood of $200 million so far. That is more then twice the total funds raised by any candidate in history – and this was all from the Internet campaign.If you don't have a 5th grade teacher handy, or a 5th grade education yourself, I'm pretty sure the New York Times has one of those inter-web thingys, where you type it in and you can see all of their stories.
What I learned from this insider was shocking but I guess we shouldn't be surprised that when it comes to fund raising there simply are no rules that can't be broken and no ethics that prevail.
Still, for me, if something sounds only slightly more high-fallutin' than the loudmouth at your local watering hole who's always saying, "Here's the thing..." it probably wasn't written by a professional journalist.
As recent events make clear, you can't always believe even what you see on the real news, but at least someone's keeping an eye on them. Use your email for videos of penguins being pushed over, and leave the news to the professionals.
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 9)Bob4:55PMJul 23rd 2008
Doesn't the guilty always squeel first ? The Obama campaign has been dogged by this type of smear during the entire campaign, and just when one lie is mostly stamped out, another pops up in its place.
ESOUCHET4:59PMJul 23rd 2008
How about if the press respects us enough to allow us
to make up our own minds without serving as a filter.
Wasn't the NBC anchor the one that said that it was his job to set his record straight.
iynaroc025:06PMJul 23rd 2008
It was McCain who was raising funds in Mexico, Canada and Colombia. I think it's illegal and should be investigated. It also happens that these are the same countries that are worried that Obama would kill free trade, if elected president.
americanvoter5:07PMJul 23rd 2008
yes, lets just rely on the aol political blogs for all our political news, right ? because they are professional journelists.......and they present such equal and unbiased reporting in here. its always so truthful and fair according to them, right ? i advise you to read funny books, you will get more news than provided in here.
iynaroc025:13PMJul 23rd 2008
JOHN5:05PMJul 23rd 2008
Someone just sent me this link to a comprehensive video covering Barack Obama. In it...is a complete history of where he came from, what he thinks, things he's said (in his OWN voice) and I'm sure he hoped that they would be lost and forgotten forever, but someone has captured them and put them on this shocking video for all to see and hear. It is called "Connect The Dots."Please watch and listen to this video and share it with others. It is the only way we can wake people up in time and try and stop this "Changeling" from overtaking the White House in November.God help us all...!!!http://www.eyeblast.tv/Public/Video.aspx?rsrcID=2036
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You are really a stupid idiot. You are already on this blog pasting your stupid lies. You must either be unemployed or one pathetic fellow.
Either way spells loser. All you do is copy and paste the same comments whether or not it relates to the topic being discussed, and that tells a lot about you and your small brain. Write something different or did somebody write this one for you and you can wait to show it off on every blogg.
Henry5:16PMJul 23rd 2008
ESOUCHET4:59PMJul 23rd 2008
How about if the press respects us enough to allow us
to make up our own minds without serving as a filter.
Wasn't the NBC anchor the one that said that it was his job to set his record straight.
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What part of ratings do you not understand?? Can the media make you vote for any one?? Try fox, it is more for people like you. Me, I"m not complaining, if I do not like it, I do not watch it. Simple.
Bob5:19PMJul 23rd 2008
Personally , I have been to several , several , several websites which contradict your headline of the day . Try reading ..www.dontvoteobama.net , www.savagepolitics.com , www.hcsfjm.com , http://texasdarlin.wordpress.com , just to start . Everyone should make their own decision without your bias . Theres even youtube videos
Henry5:19PMJul 23rd 2008
americanvoter5:07PMJul 23rd 2008
yes, lets just rely on the aol political blogs for all our political news, right ? because they are professional journelists.......and they present such equal and unbiased reporting in here. its always so truthful and fair according to them, right ? i advise you to read funny books, you will get more news than provided in here.
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News Flash: This is not a news station, never has nor will be. Fox has a blogg site, no news either, however, the comments may be more comforting.
iynaroc025:22PMJul 23rd 2008
If McCain, RNC and the 527s are going to be spreading lies about Obama, then Obama should forget about the different politian image and fight fire with fire. McCain as stupid as he is, already forgot the pledge not to run negative ads and he has one running right now while Obama is overseas. This type of politics makes people want to donate more to Obama. Obama is one smart fellow, he rejected public financing because of exactly this kind of lies by RNC and 527s. If not, why are John McCain and RNC criticizing Obama for not taking public financing. McCain should feel free to do grassroots fundraising like Obama, but he lacks the knowledge, judgment and leadership, so it's easy for him to accept the handout from the taxpayers. It fits his image of never having worked a day in his life. He has been collecting and cashing government checks for 40 years. McCain has no shame, he still collects $56,000 in disability payments plus his salary and benefits as a senator even though him and his wife are worth more than $100 million. No shame at all for our so-called straight talker.
Henry5:22PMJul 23rd 2008
Bob5:19PMJul 23rd 2008
Personally , I have been to several , several , several websites which contradict your headline of the day . Try reading ..Bob5:19PMJul 23rd 2008
Personally , I have been to several , several , several websites which contradict your headline of the day . Try reading ..www.dontvoteobama.net , www.savagepolitics.com , www.hcsfjm.com , http://texasdarlin.wordpress.com , just to start . Everyone should make their own decision without your bias . Theres even youtube videos
http://texasdarlin.wordpress.com , just to start . Everyone should make their own decision without your bias . Theres even youtube videos
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Clue!! "www.dontvoteobama.net", you have to be an Idiot to believe the article is non bias. You need to vote for McCain, he and Bush need all the support they can get.
americanvoter5:28PMJul 23rd 2008
more and more people are tuning into fox because they are "fair and balanced ".....THEY PEGGED OBAMA ALONG TIME AGO AND THATS WHY THEIR RATINGS ARE THROUGH THE ROOF. you damn sure wont get the truth on aol political machine. this is an obama troll infested forum everyday. they are on the verge of losing aol customers because of some of the obama supporters posting vile comments about anyone that dares not back the "one". can you say, communism ?
April5:35PMJul 23rd 2008
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Can't stop laughing thinking about all you Neo-Cons actually thinking McCain has a shot. Ha, ha, ha, ha. Deal with it losers! The next Prez of the US is Barack Obama. A man with an eye for real change. A man who knows that this country isn't all about the top 1% making more and more money. Ha, ha, ha, ha. Can't wait to see your faces the morning of 5th when you realize that old wind bag McCain lost. LMAO!!!
April5:39PMJul 23rd 2008
Seriously americanvoter......fox? Sure if you want to see liars and idiots all day, then by all means, tune into fox. YOu get to see reporters speaking about EDUCATION while the screen under them reads EDUCTAION. Maybe tomorrow you will get lucky and watch Bill-O the Clown's head explode from one of his Neo-Con Falafel induced tirades. Be my guest. Anyone who actually believes anything on fox should get their head examined. You might discover that it's empty up there since your brain has been removed.
Charlies Angel5:45PMJul 23rd 2008
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) gaffed again today.
Now Obama is on the Senate Banking Committee??????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjzb61wfyN0&eurl=http://therealbarackobama.wordpress.com/
Christina6:02PMJul 23rd 2008
looks like bob really likes her...err.. I mean "the" site teasdarlin'
Here is a clue: the sites you listed are all PUMA sites- meaning they are all inspired by other PUMA sites- not FACTS. Well, I guess we can just call them PUMAfacts.
tzada6:04PMJul 23rd 2008
So is Obama's claim to be a member of this committee.
Spin this TC....As for the other, I think it is true. I have seen the vidoe of the internet cafes where Palestine youths make phone calls to campaign for him.
I have read the Belmont club articles where Arabs call Obama "the Face" and ask where they can contibute to him. So as for me, I think it is true and it appears that CNN may for once report something that shows Obama in his true colors. Pun intended. (as does the article that I will post next.
Obama incorrectly claims membership of Senate committee
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/23/obama-incorrectly-claims-membership-of-senate-committee/
From CNN Political Producer Alexander Marquardt
tzada6:13PMJul 23rd 2008
Thanks for the welcome back Diane... I really never left, but did quit posting. I am more over at
no quarter ....
TC your "article" on Jews being Pro Obama is down, so I will risk getting deleted and my email posted for the world and post this here. You see Jews know who and what he is and who his friends are and a lot of us do as well.
Published: 07/22/08, 11:52 PM
An Open Letter to Barack Obama
by David Ha’ivri
We know who you are and who your friends are.
Barack Obama, why don’t you just go home?
Barack, your visit here is just a waste of time; you’re not wanted or needed here. We’ll do just fine without you and you’ll probably do better with out us, too. Don’t come around here making as if you’re looking out for the good of Israel. We know who you are and who your friends are. Zigzagging back and forth about dividing or un-dividing
Zigzagging back and forth about dividing or un-dividing Jerusalem won’t clear your history.
Jerusalem won’t clear your history.
I’m not talking about your middle name. Any good Christian might have the middle name Hussein (although I can’t think of any others). We won’t hold that against you. There are worse things than having an Arab name; like for instance being supported by a known Jew-hater, bigot Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, who among other statements has accused the Jews of bringing on the Holocaust through cooperation with Hitler - “They helped him get the Third Reich on the road.” But, of course, it would be wrong to hold that against you, because you haven’t been rallying for his support (recently).
We can’t really blame you for the beliefs of Father Michael Pfleger, who embraces Black Liberation Theology, which claims that Jesus was Black - so the Jews have no claim to Israel and, therefore, the Muslims are the rightful heirs of the Holy Land. Those beliefs have nothing to do with you, aside from the fact that you have coined the man your “moral compass.” But one must admit that Pfleger is not your only mentor and also is not alone in looking up to Farrakhan.
Your spiritual mentor is Reverend Jeremiah Wright, who has praised Jimmy Carter for denouncing Zionism. Last year, the Trumpet Newsmagazine of Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ gave the Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. Trumpeter Award to Louis Farrakhan and said that he is a man who “truly epitomized greatness.” You are a member of that Church and Jeremiah Wright is its leader and your spiritual adviser.
Now you won’t go so far as to criticize Jimmy Carter, not even for meeting with the heads of Hamas, because, to paraphrase your words, “It’s not your place to criticize him.” That is, not until the next day, when you were seeking the support of Jewish leaders. Then you must have found a new place for criticism. Aren’t the Jews great for giving a guy a new vision and a sense of self-confidence? Is that what you meant by, “It’s time for change”?
Barack Hussein, we won’t hold it against you. But can you tell us what you mean by supporting a Palestinian State along side Israel? Do you mean a replay of the ethnic cleansing of Jews from Gaza three years ago? Do you foresee soldiers carrying men, women and children away from their homes, which are to be demolished by bulldozers? Palestinian rule brought on the endless rocket fire on Sderot and the thousands of Jewish refugees who have yet to find permanent homes or means of a steady income. Is that your vision of a new hope that Farakkhan’s Final Call website praises you for?
Barack Hussein, why don’t you just go home? Your visit to Israel this week is not because you’re looking out for the wellbeing of Israel and the Jewish people. You’re coming to Israel looking for the Jewish vote; your goal is to
Don’t use us or our land as a photo-op.
speak with the Jewish American voters through the press coverage of this tour to the holy land. You want them to think that you took the time off from your busy campaign to further peace in the Middle East. Your hope is that enough stupid Jews will misread the message and take it as an act of support for Israel.
Don’t use us or our land as a photo-op to transmit a twisted call for support to Jewish-American voters. You don’t fool us. We know who you and your friends are.
Barack Hussein, why don’t you just go home? But on the way out, remember the words you heard here from the proud Jewish settlers in Judea and Samaria: “This is our land!” We are back after two thousand years of forced exile and we are not about to leave it again.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/8126
tzada6:30PMJul 23rd 2008
TC How do you know that the story is fake? Have you audited their books?
C. Jenkins6:31PMJul 23rd 2008
ESOUCHET4:50PMJul 23rd 2008
The problem is that most so called professionals are not acting as such. The present Obama trip is the
best example of this. Are we to believe that Obama
is so perfect that he should be treated as if he was
more important that Kennedy when he was already the
President?
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No one is asking you to assume anything. It's the assumption of the visiting countries the Media is focusing on.
John McCain urged Senator Obama to go to the Middle East and chastised him for not going sooner.
A big foot in now lingering in McCain's mouth. It backfired on him.
Rush came out last night screaming the Media is biased against McCain.
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ESOUCHET4:50PMJul 23rd 2008
The problem is that most so called professionals are not acting as such. The present Obama trip is the
best example of this. Are we to believe that Obama
is so perfect that he should be treated as if he was
more important that Kennedy when he was already the
President?