I received this scanned letter via email from Dune Capital:

Attached you will find a $150,000.00 USD reward letter applicable to any
individual or company that releases the video of Senator Barack Obama
held by the Los Angeles Times.

My intentions are to make the video public exclusively through the media
outlet of my choice with no motives or requirement for recognition.

Yours sincerely,

John McCain’s presidential campaign today accused the LA Times of “intentionally suppressing” a videotape it obtained of a 2003 banquet where Barack Obama spoke about his close friendship with Rashid Khalidi, a leading Palestinian scholar, activist and PLO sympathizer.

This was also emailed to the Associated Press.

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My Fellow Americans:

Why is the LA Times suppressing a video tape that allegedly shows Barack Obama at a party with — you guessed it — questionable attendees (i.e. Bill Ayers, Rashid Khalidi and others)?  Americans want the truth.  One of the most important elections of our time is only one week away and there is still so much being left unsaid.  With this in mind, this petition respectfully asks the Los Angeles Times to release the aformentioned tape that may shed further light on Barack Obama’s associations.  After all, if there is nothing to hide, then releasing the tape is harmless, right?

The tape in question contains footage of Barack Obama at a goodbye “bash” for “…Rashid Khalidi, an internationally known scholar, critic of Israel and advocate for Palestinian rights, who was leaving town for a job in New York…” (Peter Wallsten, LA Times).

Andrew C. McCarthy rightfully asks, “Why is the Los Angeles Times sitting on a videotape of the 2003 farewell bash in Chicago at which Barack Obama lavished praise on the guest of honor, Rashid Khalidi — former mouthpiece for master terrorist Yasser Arafat?”

According to sources, aside from praising Khalidi, Obama hinted at frequent dinner-table discussions with Khalidi and his wife, while event speakers and attendees bashed Israel.  Perhaps most disturbingly, former domestic terrorist Bill Ayers (also an alleged attendee) and Rashid Khalidi are apparently best friends, which provides yet another connection in the endless chain of questionable associations.
If you want a more in-depth analysis of the situation, be sure to check out Andrew C. McCarthy’s piece entitled, “The L.A. Times Suppresses Obama’s Khalidi Bash Tape” (National Review Online).

Please sign this petition and send it to as many friends, family members and associates as you possibly can.  Visit my web site, as I will be covering this story throughout the week.

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When asked tough questions, it’s best to become agitated, refuse to answer in a coherent manner, ask “Is this a joke?” and then impose an absurdly stifling restriction on the outlet responsible for the challenging interview (make that two outlets).  Because banning journalists who ask tough questions is exactly what our democracy needs, right?  Wrong.

But, I suppose we cannot blame Biden, alone, for his childish reaction.  Until now, the press has continuously stated and restated its love and adoration for the most liberal candidate in history to seek the American presidency.  So, after months of the media doting all over Barack Obama and company it’s no wonder Joe Biden was surprised when he was confronted with journalistic integrity.

So, for the sake of brevity I must give Barbara West of WFTV the William H. Hallowell III Journalist of the Year award for actually doing her job.  Journalists are supposed to challenge candidates, not ignore their inconsistencies and blunders.

Perhaps the most perplexing issue at hand is not Biden’s absurd reaction, rather it is the hypocrisy that stems from the Obama camp concerning transparency and access.  After weeks of criticism from the Obama camp over the McCain campaign’s shielding of Gov. Sarah Palin, we’re seeing a side of Obama that is pretty opaque.  And it’s utterly ironic.

After all, isn’t this the man who promised to air our national laundry in the most public of all forums (don’t get me wrong; I’m all for transparency, but I am of the opinion that Obama is more about instilling pathos in his followers than he is about taking action)?

The rest of the transparency community might be duped, but I’m not.  Sure, the McCain camp shielded Palin from the media and that was a catastrophic mistake, but to literally prevent certain outlets from interviewing campaign officials – that, my friends, is communistic at best.  This isn’t China.  Some one better get Obama and Biden the memo.

For more information on Billy Hallowell, go to www.billyhallowell.com.

By Scott Bittle on October 23, 2022

Too often, trying to follow the presidential campaign debate is like coming in on the middle of a movie. You can get the gist of what’s going on, maybe, but you know that major plot points slipped past you – you know you could figure out who the murderer is, if you’d just been able to catch the first 15 minutes.

The basic reason is that the candidates, even when they talk about the issues, assume you already know the basics. The candidates figure they don’t have time to explain the background to you, and they figure it might bore you anyway, so they jump right into what their plan would do. That’s particularly unfair because the politicians themselves often are working off cheat sheets or talking points that give them the key points to make. Their staff has done the digging; the politician gets the bullet-point version.

Take health care, for example. The plans put forth by Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain are miles apart in ideological terms, and wickedly complicated in their details. But do the campaigns or the media spend much time stepping back and looking at what’s going on with the health care system, or why it needs fixing in the first place? Not really.

So here’s ten things you need to know about the state of the U.S. health care system. This is where we stand as a nation on this issue, and with these key facts in hand you can start to get your mind around the very complicated options the presidential candidates are putting out there. For a start:

Some 47 million Americans, 15.8% of the population, don’t have health insurance.

These are mainly people in jobs that don’t offer benefits: people between jobs, part-timers, the self-employed and lots of folks who work for small businesses. The number of uninsured may well go up over the next year because of the bad economy, as businesses lay off workers or cut back benefits.

The U.S. government spends nearly $700 billion each year on health care, mainly for Medicare (which covers nearly all older Americans), Medicaid (which helps cover those who are very poor) and care for veterans.

Meanwhile private health costs amount to about $1.1 trillion every year. About six in ten Americans get health insurance from their employer.

And just in case you hadn’t noticed, individuals shell out for health care too. It’s usually for deductibles, co-pays, premiums and drugs that aren’t covered by insurance. For an unfortunate group of Americans, it’s what they have to pay when they have a very serious illness or injury and their insurance basically runs out.

The U.S. health care system is incredibly complicated. Essentially, it’s not a ‘system’ at all – it’s a patchwork of private insurance and government programs like Medicare. There are holes in the system – and there’s duplication as well.

Health care costs have been rising faster than inflation for decades (they went up 6.7 percent in 2006). This will probably get worse. Government experts project health spending could double in 10 years

This presents a huge burden for business and it’s a budget-buster for the government, but frankly you’ll be on the line too. Business faced with spiraling health care costs sometimes cut benefits or raises or may even cut back their work force. Government needs to get the money from someone to cover health care costs. Guess who?

Most experts say expensive new treatments, procedures and drugs, along with an aging population are the major reason health care costs are shooting upward, but everyone also agrees that there’s a lot of inefficiency in the system too.

The plans of both presidential candidates are going to cost a lot of money. And given the staggering projections for the federal deficit over the next few years, money is going to be tight. So the government’s going to have to find a way to pay any reform plan.

How do we know this? Here are our sources:

Census Bureau, Health Insurance 2006; Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Health Expenditures Data; Government Accountability Office, The Nation’s Long-Term Fiscal Outlook April 2008; Kaiser Family Foundation, Trends and Indicators in the Changing Health Care Marketplace; Tax Policy Center, Analysis of the Presidential Candidates’ Tax Plans,

Want to think over the options for actually fixing this problem? Have a look at Public Agenda’s Voter Survival Kit on health care, Your Money or Your Life, where we lay out different options, with potential costs and tradeoffs. And to check out the candidate plans in detail, visit the McCain and Obama web sites.

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UPDATE — THIS STORY WAS A HOAX.  SHAME ON THIS WOMAN.  12:00 PM Oct. 24

Late breaking news from Drudge:  Apparently, a “B” was carved into a 20 year old women’s face. Yes, she was branded with Obama’s first initial. Yup, it’s true.  Here is the article and excerpt below:

Ashley Todd was using an ATM at Liberty Avenue and Pearl Street in Bloomfield just before 9 p.m. Wednesday when a man approached her, put a knife to her throat and demanded $60. Todd handed the man $60 she had in her pocket and stepped away from him. The man then noticed a McCain bumper sticker on the woman’s car, which was parked in front of the ATM. The man became very angry, made comments McCain and punched her in the back of the head, knocking her to the ground The man then carved the “B” into Todd’s right cheek.

Classy, very classy.  Police say the man is described as African American,6-foot-4, and wearing dark-colored jeans and a black undershirt.

And they say that McCain supporters were harsh for calling Obama a terrorist?

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An anti-war protester from the left-wing-whacko group Code Pink confronted Karl Rove while he spoke at a San Francisco mortgage bankers’ meeting. The woman’s name is Janine Boneparth, and she tried to handcuff Rove in what she called a citizen’s arrest for “treason.”

And they say that extreme liberalism isn’t a mental disorder? I beg to differ. Check the video and get ready to laugh.

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This is what happens when you choose NOT to use teleprompters or a script. Whatever the case, this is straight comedy and I hope you enjoy it.

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No commentary needed. No analysis. No ranting. No complaining.  We should all be confident in who we think won this debate.  It’s obvious. Chime in and let your voice be heard:

It’s clear that almost everyone on this site agreed that Obama won the last debate at Belmont University in Nashville. Out of 800+ votes, 70% of those voted that he did win; and 23% voted for McCain. This is probably because this site has been infiltrated by Dailykos weirdos and the Obama Geek Squad (Rapid Response team).

It’s also important to note that Obama has taken double digit leads in almost every poll known to man:

• CBS poll has Obama with a 14 point lead
• Zogby poll - Obama 48%, McCain 44%
• Rasmussen poll – Obama 50%, McCain 45%

It’s no secret that McCain has run the most disgusting and horrible campaign ever known to man. He was WAY TOO SOFT. No balls, no cojones and always worried about damaging his honor; and unfortunately, it is his honor that will cost him this election.

Well “my friends”, I guess it’s time to usher in the next Commander in Chief, President Barack Obama (and, no…I’m not going to threaten to move to Canada like those silly liberals did when Bush got reelected.)

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Well, I’ll let Zo tell you because he can do it a lot better than I can.  And, if you disagree with him “and the words that are coming out of his mouth” well, then you are RACIST!! Ha. Now, only if I can get him to post here, that’d be kinda awesome.  You can get more of Zo on his Youtube Channel.

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With the release of the “Voter’s Survival Kit: The Smart Guide to What the Politicians Won’t Tell You,” Public Agenda is once again engaging constituents and providing a much needed non-partisan balance in the political sphere. The kit is comprised of non-partisan issue guides that focus on specific challenges: the economy, immigration, taxes, spending and the national debt, climate change, Iraq and health care.

Surely these are all major topics of concern, but with the recent fiscal meltdown and continued economic strain, I’d like to encourage you to check out “The Economy” issue guide (be sure to read them all, but this guide is an absolute essential if you want a concise overview of the current fiscal mess). While learning about the economy can be a daunting task (let’s face it, it’s not the most exciting topic in the world), Public Agenda has made understanding the issue at hand a simple and painless process. After all, how can the American electorate make an informed vote on the issues if we’re constantly relying on the imbalanced spin we hear in the debates and on the campaign trail?

“The Economy” issue guide gets down to the point, as it provides the basic facts about America’s economic debacle, potential directions the nation can take and much more. If you are a citizen, politician, political news junkie, blogger or professional who simply wants a reliable overview, this is a must-read guide.

The Fix We’re in Now

In the first section of the guide, you’ll be presented with the fact that 12% of Americans live below the poverty line (gasp). And if that doesn’t sound scary enough the actual number – 36 million Americans – is chilling (to some degree, this is actually a longitudinal improvement, as you’ll read). And then there’s savings and health care. As you may already know, Americans are borrowing more and saving less and a chunk of the American public – 16% – is uninsured.

And this is only a small piece of the puzzle. The economy is a multifaceted issue; politicians will need to free themselves from wasteful spending habits, while complicating their understanding of the national and world economies so that fiscal rejuvenation can improve the current mess.

How We Got Here

While understanding the mess is important, getting some background on how we let our country get to this point is essential. Public Agenda’s guide provides this important information. While we need politicians to set policies that will improve America’s fiscal footing, we also need to consider the fact that private companies, investors, consumers and workers all have a role in the process. The guide discusses the fact that while the U.S. economy actually grew for the first half of this year (yes, I said grew) and the productivity of the American worker continues to increase, prices are rising, we’re overstretched on credit and our government is more than $10 trillion in debt. The guide makes clear that America’s economy continues to show strength in many areas even as our economy’s vulnerabilities become harder to deny.

What’s the Plan?

Okay, so, economically speaking, things aren’t the best. While driving that point home isn’t too difficult in these strained times, talking about solutions is a bit more challenging. Public Agenda provides some choices that are championed as beacons of hope for repairing America’s economic system. While I won’t delve too deeply into these recommendations, I’ll present them here:

• Keep taxes low and government involvement at a minimum so the free market can work
• Focus on creating good jobs at home and securing a safety net for all Americans
• Get the U.S. back on track to compete in the global economy by investing in key areas and growing “21^st Century Industry” in America.

Public Agenda does not advocate for any one of these approaches. A non-partisan review of each is undertaken. Be sure to check out all of the relevant information on these potential “fixes.”

With economic strain comes the need for an informed electorate. Kudos to Public Agenda for formulating a guide that provides the information and perspective needed to equip voters to address the economy (and other relevant issues) during this election cycle.

Visit Billy Hallowell’s interactive blog at www.billyhallowell.com!