Obama to rally Saturday in Henderson

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1. By neiman1

   10/29/08 at 1:26 p.m.

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   Why wont the LA Times release the Obama video. What is on it that makes them keep it locked in their vault. They already acknowledged it shows Obama toasting Rashid Khaliki while Bill Ayers looking on. They acknowledge anti Semitic poetry readings and comparing Israel to Osama bin Laden. What else is there that keeps them from letting the public view it. Are they a newspaper or CENSOR IN CHIEF for the good of the country. Call the Times.
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   demand they release the video

2. By mschaffer

   10/29/08 at 1:41 p.m.

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   What the LA Times wrote about the story they broke back in April of this year:

   McCain campaign accuses L.A. Times of 'suppressing' Obama video
   The Times says its promise to a source prevents the paper from posting the video, which shows Barack Obama praising Palestinian activist Rashid Khalidi at a 2003 banquet. The story first appeared in April.
   By a Times staff writer
   October 29, 2008
   John McCain's presidential campaign Tuesday accused the Los Angeles Times of "intentionally suppressing" a videotape it obtained of a 2003 banquet where then-state Sen. Barack Obama spoke of his friendship with Rashid Khalidi, a leading Palestinian scholar and activist.

   The Times first reported on the videotape in an April 2008 story about Obama's ties with Palestinians and Jews as he navigated the politics of Chicago. The report included a detailed description of the tape, but the newspaper did not make the video public.
   "A major news organization is intentionally suppressing information that could provide a clearer link between Barack Obama and Rashid Khalidi," said McCain campaign spokesman Michael Goldfarb. " . . . The election is one week away, and it's unfortunate that the press so obviously favors Barack Obama that this campaign must publicly request that the Los Angeles Times do its job -- make information public."

   The Times on Tuesday issued a statement about its decision not to post the tape.

   "The Los Angeles Times did not publish the videotape because it was provided to us by a confidential source who did so on the condition that we not release it," said the newspaper's editor, Russ Stanton. "The Times keeps its promises to sources."

   Jamie Gold, the newspaper's readers' representative, said in a statement: "More than six months ago the Los Angeles Times published a detailed account of the events shown on the videotape. The Times is not suppressing anything. Just the opposite -- the L.A. Times brought the matter to light."

   The original article said that Obama's friendships with Palestinian Americans in Chicago and his presence at Palestinian community events had led some to think he was sympathetic to the Palestinian viewpoint on Middle East politics. Obama publicly expresses a pro-Israel viewpoint that pleases many Jewish leaders.

   In reporting on Obama's presence at the dinner for Khalidi, the article noted that some speakers expressed anger at Israel and at U.S. foreign policy, but that Obama in his comments called for finding common ground.

   It said that Khalidi in the 1970s often spoke to reporters on behalf of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Khalidi later lived near Obama while teaching at the University of Chicago. He is now a professor of Arab studies at Columbia University in New York.

3. By mschaffer

   10/29/08 at 1:47 p.m.

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   The link to original article debunks the false claim of Ayer being in attendance:
   http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-...

4. By azsk8fan

   10/29/08 at 1:52 p.m.

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   Obama, do us a favor and stay the hell out of the state - the traffic is jammed up enough without having you come along and jam it up some more. Enough of your bs anyway. And pass the same sentiments along to McCain/Palin will ya.

5. By revtomperl

   10/29/08 at 2:12 p.m.

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   lots of heat and a little light - like an incandescent bulb - behind the times - but, heh, I hope these columns and comments are around in December and January so I don't need any heat for my apartment. Thank you all on both sides. Neither of the candidates are worth crap and these discussions are scurrilous! Vote Libertarian! And pray for yourself!

6. By johnevegas

   10/29/08 at 2:27 p.m.

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   mschaffer - Thanks for posting the info from the Times. However, I doubt it will matter to the righties. It doesn't suit their "Win at any cost" plan to acknowledge when they are wrong.

7. By thebs

   10/29/08 at 2:34 p.m.

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   Uh, yeah, neiman1, keep bringing up Khalidi, who McCain funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to, according to IRI grant documents.

   "In regards to Khalidi, however, the guilt-by-association game burns John McCain as well."

   "During the 1990s, while he served as chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI), McCain distributed several grants to the Palestinian research center co-founded by Khalidi, including one worth half a million dollars."

   "A 1998 tax filing for the McCain-led group shows a $448,873 grant to Khalidi's Center for Palestine Research and Studies for work in the West Bank. (See grant number 5180, "West Bank: CPRS" on page 14 of this PDF.)"

   "The relationship extends back as far as 1993, when John McCain joined IRI as chairman in January. Foreign Affairs noted in September of that year that IRI had helped fund several extensive studies in Palestine run by Khalidi's group, including over 30 public opinion polls and a study of "sociopolitical attitudes.""

   "Of course, there's seemingly nothing objectionable with McCain's organization helping a Palestinian group conduct research in the West Bank or Gaza. But it does suggest that McCain could have some of his own explaining to do as he tries to make hay out of Khalidi's ties to Obama."

8. By johnevegas

   10/29/08 at 2:46 p.m.

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   thebs, you've gotta cut McCain some slack on the Khalidi thing. I don't think he remembers it, what with the Alzheimers kicking in. But the guy's really old and tired, what can you expect?

9. By redferret

   10/29/08 at 3:12 p.m.

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   I've said it before, desperation is a stinky, stinky cologne.

10. By johnevegas

    10/29/08 at 4:31 p.m.

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    "I've said it before, desperation is a stinky, stinky cologne."

    O' du Al Haig?

11. By thebs

    10/29/08 at 4:37 p.m.

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    Yup, so desperate that McCain's started robocalls...

    In Arizona.

    SS McCain is taking water...

12. By phil721

    10/30/08 at 6:59 a.m.

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    Azsk8fan: What a hater!! I wouldn't want to be a child running across your yard.

13. By azsk8fan

    10/30/08 at 11:03 a.m.

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    Phil what does traffic on the streets and freeways have to do with ones front yard - what a stretch........

14. By thallon

    10/30/08 at 4:44 p.m.

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    ahh the expectation that this horse is unbeatable, its a certainty, its the favorite,
    its going to win the cup, no question, no doubt,
    its a given, absolute.
    unless everyone who expects obama to win stays home and doesn't bother to vote since they expect him to win anyway?
    this horse can't lose...er...i'm pretty sure....

15. By kandinsky

    10/30/08 at 5:43 p.m.

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    On Oct. 29 2008, Bill Clinton introduced Barack Obama at a rally near Orlando, Florida. Clinton urged voters to consider Four Points in choosing a President:

    Philosophy - Obama's organizing philosophy is that America works from the ground up, not from the top down.

    Policy - Obama's policy ideas on the economy, education, health care, and energy are right for America now.

    Decision - Obama has demonstrated superior decision-making skills, e.g., his choice of Biden for VP, and his careful informed response to the financial crisis.

    Execution - In organizing and conducting an historically successful election campaign, Obama has demonstrated key talents as an executive.

    ... Clinton asked people to present these four ideas to voters nationwide until Election Day.

16. By azsk8fan

    10/31/08 at 5:56 a.m.

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    Ever been on the freeway when the candidates entourage was passing thru - when the police stop all the traffic and clear the way so the whole kit and kaboodle has free reign on the freeway - well I was, last saturday - in an ambulance - after a car accident - had to sit and wait for all these goons to pass by - thank God no one died waiting.

17. By azsk8fan

    10/31/08 at 5:58 a.m.

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    But of course Barack was more important - has more money - has more political pull - connections - call it whatever - apparently his life was worth more than mine. And that's just typical in this country.

18. By maryjoseph

    11/1/08 at 9:53 a.m.

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    I am an Indian living in New Delhi, India. My son Omar Joseph is a volunteer at the Obama Campaign in Nevada. He knows that I am an Obama supporter ad so righ now while I am writing tis, I can hear Senator Obama speak, because my son telephoned me in India, so that I can hear the voice of the future president.

    God bless him!

    Mary Joseph

19. By johnevegas

    11/1/08 at 9:56 a.m.

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    Namaste Mary Joseph.

    May all the Gods bless Barack Obama!

20. By maryjoseph

    11/1/08 at 9:58 a.m.

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    Dear Mr. Obama,

    Greetings from India. I work as the Chief Editor of a children's book publishing company in New Delhi and have just completed work on the manuscript of my new book for children. It is on you and the inspiration you have brought to the world in these exceedingly troubled times. I have tentatively called it Barry's Dream.

    With this letter, I enclose two sets of books, one on Values and the other on the Lives of Scientists, which I would like to gift to your children, Malia and Sasha. These represent two of four series (the others being stories from Shakespeare and stories from O. Henry) that I have written for children of ages eight to ten. The last of these was written more than five years ago (though all of them continue to be published in fresh editions). But the pressures of work took over and, for several years now, I have not thought of writing.

    But then you came along, with your determination and courage and hope -- values that I have written about in my books. You aim to be President of the USA, and if you win, which I ardently hope you do, you will have the power to touch the lives of billions of us, even in far-away India. But your candidacy is not about power. What I, and millions of others like me, see in you is hope. The hope of new beginnings. The hope of a dawn after decades of dusk and darkness. The hope of the resurrection of decency, caring and empathy in politics. The hope that human beings everywhere will reach out across faiths and languages and continents. And so I feel like writing once more.

    You come across as a man who cares for people. As I read your fascinating Dreams from My Father, an image came to my mind -- an image that has stuck with me for more than 50 years since the time I was a six-year-old -- of my father distributing bread to hungry children and so many hands reaching out towards him. It is your caring for people, and the people's caring for you, that I see in your candidacy.

    My husband Kurien and I are going to visit our sons, Kahlil (who is an actor) and Omar (who is an attorney), both in Los Angeles, Ca, in December this year. I have booked our flight via Chicago in the faint hope that I will be able to meet you. We will be there on 17 and 18 December. Will you be able to take time out from your very busy schedule to give me and my husband an appointment to meet you, and perhaps your family? I plan to carry the manuscript of Barry's Dream along with me. I would be grateful if you can arrange to have the manuscript checked for any errors of fact or discrepancies.

    Yours sincerely,

    Mary Joseph

    I await your reply with keen interest.
    Mary Joseph

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