Anti-Obama book becomes big-seller

I think this was read by the man who decided to shoot "those Liberals" in the
Knoxville church. Those "great" Americans helping to keep us divided.
Good Job guys!

Apparently Right Wingers have nothing better to do than to read quack books and get ticked off...

http://www.political-buzz.com/

don't know how everyone is voting but this is worth the time to listen to what this man says..This is serious, serious, business.......
www.atlah.org/broadcast/ndnr07-28-08.html

The McCain/Republican slime machine is in full gear. They will tell any lie and spread any unfounded rumor. John McCain has surrendered his honor. He is a good man no more. He stands with the worst that politics in this country have to offer, lobbyists who promote dictators and slander artists like Corsi.

McCain could regain some part of his honor, by publically rejecting this book, it's author, and the tactics it represents. He won't. He approves. It's his new style. He's set on taking the lowest possible road.

As a historian I have a problem with any books written on any current political leaders such as Obama or Mccain. They tend to be love or hate books. The author always seems to have a political agenda and the leader he or she is writing about is either the best thing since sliced bread or the worst leader to come along in decades. Only books written 20 years or more from now by historians will give us a better picture of a particular leader and how their policies and programs played out. These current books are political propaganda.

Bias again. You immediately attack the accuracy of the anti-Obama book but in a separate article say nothing about inaccuracies in the books attacking the Bush administration. You flatly say in bold type that Obama is a Christian. Your source? Obama himself, of course. But you truly only know he SAYS he's a Christian. Maybe he is, but you really only have his word for it. And the fact that he once (no longer) belonged to a Christian church is hardly a verification, just as attending a Sox game doesn't make you a member of the team.

Lying and the McCain Plan,

McCain/Rove are quickly hobbling together a multi-faceted campaign of bold-faced lies. From false national TV ads to clandestinely sponsored internet rumors to full-length books, the materials start out with one goal and are crafted with one intent - to lie, lie, lie.

McCain is despicable. I hope to God we don't get another person in office who is as comfortable with bold-faced lies as our current president. Does any really believe that is in our best interest?

So Obama is a Christian because he tells us he is? Is that the only requirement? Someone needs to research what it means to be a Christian. Sitting through rants by the likes of Rev. Wright don't seem to jive with my understanding of Chirstianity but I could be wrong.

How dare anyone publish a book critical of Obama. How dare those millions of Americans who are reading it have the right to do so. When Obama wins, we won't have to worry about independent thought anymore. Pass the kool-aid.

Norton, you're right. Take McCain for example. He claims he's a Christian, but we really know he's a Satan worshipping pagan. No one can prove he isn't. We all klnow that he's part of a secret Panamanian (Has anyone seen his birth certificate?) strategy to turn the US into haven for devil worship.

This book only confirms what most of America already know -- that Obama is a smug, smirking con man. Nothing more. He and his hard-left coalition will be defeated by intelligent, decent and caring Americans everywhere.

Norton, you're wrong on two accounts. As a Chicagoan, and as a Sox fan, I can tell you that I wouldn't step foot in that decrepit building known as Wrigley Field. I have many friends who are Cubs fans who feel the same about going to see the Sox play. So the fact that Obama goes to Sox games in this city does make him a Sox fan. As for one's religion, obviously you are not a Christian, for I only have your word on it. And obviously one's own word on their religion, according to you, is worthless.

Oh the crying about "guilt by association" game. When the Rev. Wright, Tony Rezko, Michael Ayers, Fr. Pleger?, Ludacris, Bernie Mac, Farrakan (more could be included) became political poison to Sen. Obama, his immediate response was "These peole do not represent me". Fair statement. But just look at the mindset of the Obamabots - "The McCain/Republican slime machine is in full gear. They will tell any lie and spread any unfounded rumor. John McCain has surrendered his honor. He is a good man no more."

Sen. McCain did not write that book so why lay this at his feet? Sen. Obama does not rule Moveon.org does he? Should Sen. Obama be responsible for every dirty, deceptive piece of slime coming from Moveon.org? Which way does the Obama campaign want to go - both ways it seems.

Wow. Following Norton's "logic", I can call him a fascist. He might "say" he's not, but what proof is there that he's not? Just because he says he's not a fascist doesn't make it so. And his "logic" is further flawed in that going to a Sox game would never make you a member of the team. It would make you a fan, however. Of course, Republicans don't care about logic. Believing something makes it so. Just like in the Dark Ages...

I saw elsewhere on the Tribune website that you're running ads for this "book."

Why are you running ads for something that you know is a pack of lies?

Will your reporters spend more hours to counter these smears, using whatever sheckles you've earned from promoting this propaganda?

I'm not talking about this piece here in "the swamp." I"m talking about regular ads here on the webiste.

Wow. Following Norton's "logic", I can call him a fascist. He might "say" he's not, but what proof is there that he's not? Just because he says he's not a fascist doesn't make it so. And his "logic" is further flawed in that going to a Sox game would never make you a member of the team. It would make you a fan, however. Of course, Republicans don't care about logic. Believing something makes it so. Just like in the Dark Ages...

The book should be titled, "We are racist, and proud."

I believe there is a lot of truth in the information for this book. He has facts to back up his statements. Obama IS the most far left liberal senator we have. He IS the Senator for the state of Illinois and has done NOTHING here. He WAS associated with a frightening bigoted preacher for 20 years. Read this book - if you want to pay less taxes and have the economy continue to grow.

Where have you been hiding, we have been waiting for you. You must have been in the weeds, with all the other character assassins. Trying to mislead the nation again, as you did with Senator Kerry, and probably, former Senator Max Cleland. You and Rove must be twins, you think alike !! You disagree with another American's politics, so that is a license to character assassinate. I hope you two crawl back under the same rock, you both came out from underneath !! I wonder how many tours either one of you have sacrificed to our national disaster in Iraqi's Oil Fields, not many, is my guess. You are extremely poor examples of good Americans, but unfortunately, that seems to be the rule, rather than the exception, with Rovian Republicans !!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.

(But you truly only know he SAYS he's a Christian. )

And we truly only know that the author of the book SAYS he's a radical Islamic. How do we know it's true? You can talk about the supposedly "islamic" school of his childhood, but as you noted, going to an institution doesn't mean you're a follower of its religion.

I agree this story is biased, but that doesn't mean the book is any less biased, either. It sounds like the author is doing whatever it takes to make a buck.

Is there a point Norton? McCain always said he was an Episcopalian, then this year said he's really a Baptist; he might be a Muslim for all we know; but there's no religious test for the office.

"Anti-Obama" book?? Typical media bias. Call it what it really is "Book that exposes Obama", "the truth about Obama", "Finally, a book from which Obama could not weasle away"

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You flatly say in bold type that Obama is a Christian. Your source? Obama himself, of course. But you truly only know he SAYS he's a Christian. Maybe he is, but you really only have his word for it. And the fact that he once (no longer) belonged to a Christian church is hardly a verification, just as attending a Sox game doesn't make you a member of the team.

Posted by: Norton | August 12, 2008 9:11 AM
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Tell us, Norton, what makes you a BETTER SOURCE than Sen. Obama himself to decide for us whether or not Sen. Obama is a Christian?

You sound like a pompous fool.

God Bless Americans! You have got to love them!

Norton: You are kidding, right?

"But you truly only know he SAYS he's a Christian. Maybe he is, but you really only have his word for it."

What does that mean? What is the litmus test for Christianity? How does anyone prove he or she is a Christian? And is it really Christian to disparage a person for claiming to be Christian? Is it really Christian to disparage a person for claiming to belong to any faith?

I don't know your religious affiliation, and that is irrelevant for our discussion. Perhaps you recall the question that pops up in churches from time to time, "If you were on trial for being Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?"

Would any of us? That is a wonderful, personal question all of us who call ourselves Christians should reflect on from time to time. It is not a question for media attacks -- by so-called Christians.

Well Norton,

How do we know McCain is not a Devil Worshiper? I think Obama word is more credible than some writer out to make a buck with his book. Also remeber 99% of Muslims are not terrorist.

McCain is a Christian because he tell us? Promoting wars and dropping bombs doesn't sound like something Christ would do. Supporting economic policies that harm the poor doesn't sound like something Christ would do. Cheating on his disabled wife doesn't sound like a very Christ like act to me.

Is John McCain really a Christian? That's not for any of us to judge, now is it.

It's a shame that we give so much importance and financing to books like this. Of course, if there were no demand (or hype to create demand) there would be no supply.

I am reading “The Case Against Barack Obama”, and the book does a pretty good job exposing Obama’s connections to people like John and Todd Stroger, Emil Jones, and the rest of the Chicago Machine. If anything, it shows that Obama is anything but a Reformer. He’s just another typical Chicago politician, nothing more, nothing less.

Unless Obama starts attacking McCain's negative ads, and attacks negative nonsense like this book, he is going to lose this election. American people haven't changed since 2004 when they re-elected Bush.

Norton, I think this Obama must be a Christian thing is getting ridiculous. The man is so paranoid about being labeled a Muslim that he removes Arabs from his rallies and cuts loose members of his campaign with even the slightest hint of an association to radical Islam. Further, not only are Obama followers required to attack anyone who even suggests that Obama is not really a Christian, but they appear to actually expect people like you and I to verify that he is a Christian. I don't know Obama, don't know anything about his religious background, and it's not my place to verify anything for him. I remember when the press shredded Hillary because she said she really didn't know anything about Obama's religious background, as if she was supposed to swear up and down to Obama's everlasting faith in Jesus. Ridiculous. If Obama is that paranoid and insecure in his faith, it's no one’s problem but his own. As for those suggesting McCain is a devil worshiper, how do you think he would react to that? He would laugh at you, tell you to get a life, and not give it another thought. Obama should have done the same from the outset.

How much the posters are outraged at legiimate books that vet for the first time the Great One--Obama!
The Case Against Barack Obama by David Freddoso is a must read for America before we buy more snake oil from the Anointed One--Obama.
I'm sick of liberal Obama koolaid drinkers get over it will you?
Since he played Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the winter of 07 when he announced for President, this man has gotten a free ride from the driveby media.
If you are so sure you should vote for Obamamania then, what have you got to lose read about the real Obama the Chicago slick politician aided and abetted by Dick Daley's David Axelrod. Read how Obama endorsed Stroger and corrupt goverment before you unleash Rezko's pol on an unsuspecting nation.
It's time for the Straight Talk Express in 08.Jerry White, Springfield, IL

Clearly the "he's a Muslim" claim is this year's equivalent of the "swift-boating" or "Willie Horton" ad.
Frankly, nothing that has "come out" in the media over the past few days has done anything to harm the Obama/Clinton 08 ticket. Wish the Edwards oligarchy (I LIKE that phrase for Repugs and Dems!) team woulda been honest earlier.
When will the media pursue the Ron Susskind story about GOVERNOR (CUZ THAT'S THE LAST OFFICE HE WAS ELECTED TO) Drunky McFlight suit's PROSECUTABLE lies about the war in Iraq?

What a suprise - lies, slanders, and distortions by the Republicans. If Obama doesn't counter this, maybe he isn't ready to be President.

The GOP impeaches Clinton for Monica, but the Dems do nothing to Reagan for Iran-Contra, nor Bush for lying us into a war, exposing spies, and trampling on the Constitution. Which party is more sordid - is Obama for the GOP sleaze machine?

Dirty politics dates at least to 1796, when supporters of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams accused them of being British (enemy) agents, adulterers, bigamists, crooks, etc. Obama answers effectively or pays the price.

Lies, lies, lies. What we're not being told is 4 men are writing all of these books trashing President Obama--Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and McCain. Close inspection of the writing styles used in all of these books proves they were written by these 4 Texans. We need to impeach these 4 Texans as soon as possible so President Obama may focus on governing and his reelection campaign. The assertion he is not a Christian is ludacris. Everyone must not have noticed that on his recent world tour, to get experience being President, while in Israel, he stopped off in Bethlehem to visit the manger where he was born.

Simon and Schuster?!?!
They used to be a good publisher. Now I see they're owned by CBS. Figures.

Herbie-

You've convinced me. Obama really is a secret Muslim plant. Thank god we have insightful super patriots like you around to save us from this terrible conspiracy. It's clear that since Obama says he isn't a Muslim that means he secretly is one. It's clear that the utter lack of proof that he is a muslim is actually damning proof that he is one. Anyone who says they are a Christian is secretly hiding their true views. Who need proof or facts? Accusation alone proves the charge. Please tell us which other politicians are secretly of a different religion than they claim.

Can I pick-up a copy at the Wal-Mart???

i have a proposal. unless the obama bashers have something insightful to say that actually adds to the conversation, can they please just post "LMBKASMSA" - which stands for "Liberal Media Bias Kool Aid Secret Muslim Socialist Antichrist"?

this way, instead of wasting everyone's time with their repetitive, simplistic, cliche posts, they can just post LMBKASMSA, which is a much more efficient way to express their "thoughts".

GOP Republican McCentury McCain is a weak nominee who lacks the intelligence to receive the 3:00 am call.

Americans are tired of corruption from McBush and his super rich Wall Street Robber Barons.

Super capitalistic privileged C- students with no business running a hotdog stands are illegally placed in the highest positions because of their ill gotten wealth.

Greed and stupidity are destroying Our Country and it must stop.

America must get back to moral decency, family values, respect, honor, scholarship, and service to the general Public.

America is about Public Service and not private greed.

Change is happening and America, Europe and the World welcome cooperation.

Out with GOP Republican Wall Street Robber Barons.
In with the U.S. Constitution and the American People.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

We The People Are Voting For Harvard Scholar, Irish-American, and Constitution Law Professor Barack Obama.

don't know how everyone is voting but this is worth the time to listen to what this man says..This is serious, serious, business.
Posted by: Joe | August 12, 2008 8:58 AM

It's serious enough business that we should dismiss this kind of garbage out of hand. Really, if Corsi and the rest of the Republican machine loved America as much as they love power, this pack of lies and so many others just like it would never be produced. But they don't. They love power more.
Sad.

I think it's a huge joke, personally, how people claim Obama is such a phenomenal figure when he has no worthy experience, just makes good speeches. This whole Sox game thing, I am a die-hard Cubs fan, but since Sox tickets are dirt-cheap (Mr. 2005 World Series blah) I might go see them play. So, using that as a cause and effect explanation for his claim to be Christian is like me saying I feel like being Buddhist today because it seems easier. You guys need to untwist your undies and relax. It's politics, it's always going to be nasty. Quit whining and groaning about it, you're not their mommies. And unless any of you have personally run for president yourself, I would keep quiet your Einsteinian opinions about who is the better runner.

Russian troops are murdering our allies in Georgia while we watch preseason football. Gas is $4.00 a gallon while congress takes a 5 week vacation. The New York Times has declared that we live in a post-America world. As we set our national focus on American Idol we are rapidly becoming a second rate nation. I think it is appropriate we elect and support a second rate government to match our world status. That is why I'm voting Democrat and support Barak Obama for President.

What's to argue? The book is a best seller, period. Obviously people are looking outside of the MSM (aka Obama's PR Machine) for the truth about Obama because they know they won't get it from there.

Think about this. What do you think this country would be like without the Constitution?

"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."
Article VI, US Constitution

Who needs Congress to institute a religious test for office? We can just leave that to the bigots on the interwebs.

Who cares if Obama is a Christian or not? It makes no difference whatsoever to his ability to be President. His faith isn't his problem. But apparently, it's yours.
So much for a free country.

When you said Obama is a Christian, you forgot to say "bible-thumping, homophobic, racist, hatemongering hypocrite". Or are those qualifiers only for Republican who describe themselves as Christian?

You have to look at the entire effort of the man and his supporters. You need to look beyond the headlines and do your own research from multiple resources. Try the website www.obamatracker.com which has over three thousand articles from many different sources including this website.

I'm sorry, I started off as a McCain supporter and loyal Republican but I have come to realize that the party is only about division. I'm so tired of these childish, low-blow tactics. If you can't win fairly then you should NOT win. I'm voting Obama. Talk about soiling American values. Repubs have really lost our way.

Our nation cannot allow these secret Muslims pretending to be Christians to exist in our Christian nation. WE must adress this issue head on. We need to create an Inquistition. Just like the Spanish before us, we can hunt down the secret muslims and test their faith. They can be very sneaky. Does your neighbor just pretend to eat pork? Call the Inquistition. Have you seen someone facing in the general direction of Mecca? Call the Inquistition. Know someone with a funny middle name? Call the Inquistition. The Auto de Fe will burn out the heretics and show who the true Christians are. A few false Christians burned at the stake will purify this nation in the eyes of the Lord.

Think about this. What do you think this country would be like without the Constitution?

Posted by: Boots | August 12, 2008 11:22 AM

David Addington and Dick Cheney have, and they liked what they saw.

"I'm sorry, I started off as a McCain supporter and loyal Republican but I have come to realize that the party is only about division. I'm so tired of these childish, low-blow tactics. If you can't win fairly then you should NOT win. I'm voting Obama. Talk about soiling American values. Repubs have really lost our way."

You are no conservative. Obamas' beliefs and voting history run counter to any conservative value that you never had. I'm no big fan of McCain myself, but I'll support him because my disgust for liberals overrides any preference I had for other Republican candidates.

Sorry Depot Jim, reading the historical picture of Obam 20 years from now will be too late. We will already know what kind of a person he "was" from experience, whether it be good or bad. We need to read "all" that there is about him "now" and make a decision from whatever is available at the present time. By the way, even historians have been known to report history in a biased light.

why is it that nobody believes obama when he says he's a christian, but everyone believes rush and co. when they say the media have a liberal bias? if anything, study after study has confirmed that the media has a conservative, corporate slant. just because obama receives more coverage doesn't mean he's "favored" - look at how much of the coverage is negative and stokes the fires of false "controversies" that are nothing more than trumped up ratings-boosters for the for-profit corporate media. anyone who thinks the MSM has a liberal bias ought to do some investigating instead of relying on the people who stand to gain from perpetrating this blatant lie, i.e. republicans. they've been pulling this nonsense for years, banking on the strategy that if you just repeat something often enough people will believe it. it's totally, utterly, ridiculously false.

Notron, please cite to where I said Obama is a Muslim. Please cite to where I even arguably implied he was a Muslim. To the contrary, I admitted I have no personal knowledge about his religious background or affiliation. The point of my post was that it is not up to me or anyone else who doesn't know him to verify his religious beliefs. Your post is rambling nonsense.

Aren't there pro-Obama books out there? (rhetorical - there certainly are) Should all of what's in those books be taken as gospel? No - but - if someone wanted to get a full definition of this candidate, then they should be read - with a grain of salt.

The same is true of the anti-Obama books. They should not be dismissed out of hand simply because they aren't flattering - any more than the flattering books should be wholly adopted simply because they are _not_ negative.

Until ppl on both sides stop this myopic and polarizing "anything i don't like is all wrong & everything i do like is all right" then we will never advance beyond labels like "neocon" or "BDS sufferer".

Think ppl. Just - take a deep breath - and think. For yourself.

Read both the pro & anti-Obama books and then - make an informed decision.

IMO, as objectively as I can make it - the only agenda issue that conerns me are the words that actually come from Obama's mouth.

When it comes to domesitc politics, I don't like it. Oh, I like the *idea* of what Obama says, but I don't like how he plans, or lacks plans to do these things. I saw an ad during the Olympics where Obama pledged to create 5 million more jobs. How could he do this? The ad doesn't say, but it certainly won't be through higher taxes on corporation who would then need to cut costs.

When it comes to international relations, and - given the state of the world today - I rate this as more important than domesitic policy issues, Obama - well, he scares me.

As Peggy Noonan says, "In a time of high stakes, do we want Mr. Untried and Untested?"
http://online.wsj.com/article/declarations.html

I really just hope that this vitriolic rhetoric can die down & we can be heated but fair in our decision making.

Best regards,
//w

So, I guess Obama is one of those people he said cling to religion and guns. I wish he'd clarify his positions or at least think them out before opening his mouth. I'm sick and tired of reading "what he meant to say" the next day. If he's so smart and articulate as they say he is - you'd think he'd actually be able to say what he meant the first time! No wonder he's afraid to debate McCain - he might actually have to think on his feet without the help of teleprompters to help him say what he meant to say.

//w,
The book shouldn't be dismissed out of hand for being unflattering. It should be dismissed out of hand because it is full of lies and distortions.

"What we're not being told is 4 men are writing all of these books trashing President Obama--Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and McCain"

You're wrong on at least one count: Bush couldn't write his own name in the snow.

Herbie, the point is that if you have no knowledge of him, and it's not your job to verify his religion, who made it your job to question his religion? Who made it Corsi's job to not only question his religion, but to state that his religion is different than what he says? Do you question McCain's religious beliefs? Should we all wonder if he's really a secret muslim? There's as much proof of that as there is that Obama is one.

"why is it that nobody believes obama when he says he's a christian, but everyone believes rush and co. when they say the media have a liberal bias? if anything, study after study has confirmed that the media has a conservative, corporate slant."

Welcome to planet earth. Study material attached should get you caught up to the 21st century.

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/Media-Bias-Is-Real-Finds-UCLA-6664.aspx

May believed George W. Bush was a Christian because he said so. Boy were we mislead on that one.

Forget the religion. Catholic, Jew, Baptist, Islam, Budist, really is not the point. Corruption and the revealing of the Chicago Combine's ties to Sen. Obama is real and is scarey. There's no hiding how he made his bones in Chicago politics and just who this man is beholding to. Who have been his political sponsors and benefactors these last 15 years? I don't have to read this book to know these things. I've read these things for years, these truth's about Sen. Obama.

So what, he wrote books about his upbringing and mentoring from the Rev's Wright and Pleger (?) as spiritual advisors and mentors. So what he helped crooked Tony Rezko get rich off of low-income housing developments in and out of his senate district funded with state funds. So what he hangs with the likes of Michael Ayer and Louis Farrakan. So who cares that he looks to Emil Jones as a father figure. People outside of Illinois and unfortunately many Illinoisans, haven't heard the truth's of the Rise to Stardom. All they see is the celebrity of the man, the smooth talk of the orator, the promises of change (what exactly) and unity of mankind throughout the World!

People want to believe in a "higher" being, thus the various religions of the world and their faithful followers who believe only in "thier" religion, all other's being fake. Some to the extent of violence against those who do not believe.

Is Sen. Obama a muslim - I don't know and I don't care. Is Sen. Obama a phoney politician from Chicago that is crooked as a dogs hind leg? Insert your own answer, I have my own.

I read the book. What is most astounding is the lengths that Obama went to in order to forge alliances with unrepetant terrorists like Dohrn and Ayers, and other America-haters and racists like Jeremiah Wright over the last 25 years. Obama clearly shares the views of these folks -- he sought out their counsel and has maintained close relationships with them for more than two decades. Obama is one of the most divisive and contrived candidates to slide down the garbage chute in years.

Notron, where did I question his religion? For the tenth time, I don't know him, and it is not up to me to speak about his religious beliefs. I just think it is bizarre how Obama supporters are so paranoid and sensitive about this issue, that they expect people who know nothing about Obama to verify that he is a Christian. As for McCain being accused of being a Muslim, he would laugh it off, tell you to get a life, and not think of it again. That is what Obama should have done long ago.

"Author Jerome Corsi has a track record in attacking Democratic presidential candidates with "murky claims,'' - I have not read the subject book, but would suggest that if BarryObama doesn't agree with it's content then he needs to vigorously refute it's content. Not just these broad general denial statements, but specifically refute what it is he doesn't agree with. If it's not true then one shouldn't have any trouble defending themselves. John Kerry was "swifted boated", but you know I do not recall any effective refuting of the contents of that book. One has to assume there may be truth in such offerings unless they are effectively responded to by the subject, Kerry didn't and he lost the election (in part due to that book), Obama needs to, if he can or he may lose as well.

sources refute the Muslim claim:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp

http://isbarackobamamuslim.com/

bemused. Obama is an independant thinker so I don't think his presidency would end that. I would say this Bush administration has done a good job at ending indepandant thought. If you don't agree with this administration, you are anti-American and don't support the troops. It's ridiculous and ignorant to assert that Obama will end independant thought.

Herbie-

Yeah, we should laugh off false accusations just like Kerry did in 2004, right? Yep. That's a really great plan there son. I'm sure you really have Obama's best interest at heart. I'm sure it could be that you just want the rumours to spread and be believed, could it? It couldn't be that you want McCain to benefit from out right lies, could it?

The only criteria for being a born-again Christian is to have a testimony, which Obama has given publicly. Maybe that's not good enough for Norton, but it's good enough for God.

Notron, I don't know what the best plan for Obama is, nor do I really care. I would assume it doesn't involve removing Muslim women from the backgrounds of his speeches, or cutting loose campaign volunteers at the slightest hint of them being affiliated with extremists. I think his campaign's paranoia on this issue makes it worse.

What is most astounding is the lengths that Obama went to in order to forge alliances with unrepetant terrorists like Dohrn and Ayers
Posted by: Ted | August 12, 2008 12:19 PM

As opposed to Bush, who cultivates friendships with bigots like Hagee, and war criminals like Cheney and Rumsfeld, and just plain old criminals like Abramoff and Gonzalez.

James - yours are the kind of judgemental leaps of conculsions that are so divisive. I seriously doubt that you have read the book. But - then again - why should I be surprised that a plea for a fair discussion falls on the deaf ears of someone who labels someone a criminal when they have not yet been charged or completed a judiciary process?

//w

All these rumors and conspiracies are getting tiring. Just look at the guy's like to know what stands and what does not. If you were Islamic, you'd know how much Obama is not. Please. Vote for Obama, visit WHYOBAMA08.ORG!!

Well, the book may not be liked, but it's a best seller. That's more than Nancy Pelosi can say - her book tanked.

Jeepers, how soon we forget, Obama had to beat a guy from Chicago in the primary for Senate and was opposed by the "Chicago machine", so that makes Obama the Chicago "indebted" to the machine guy. Almost sounds as original as saying Obama can't be President because he is popular here and around the world so that disqualifies him. Wait the nitwits ARE saying that, go figure...

Obama equals Socialism...America is the land of opportunity...not the land of...I deserve it because someone else has it. Work hard and be rewarded. Sit on your tush and get rewarded? No! Good grief!

Free speech!

Don't accept every word Obama says...if you do...then research it. You will be surprised when you see his words are just that..."words" with no backbone. Argh! Become aware.

I bought a copy today and Author did a good job bringing all these facts out where MSM failed to do their job.

When he left Trinity he should have joined the Disciples. Then he would be their 4th president, after Garfield, LBJ, and RReagan!

Was it Russsshhhhh who said he's a socialist?
Based on the fact his mother taught sociology??

Going back a few, what was Lincoln???
That's a very good question.

Clearly, it is the End Days of the Representative Republic formerly known as the United States of America. The country will perish, crushed under the weight of its own stupidity. Finish her off - McCain in '08.

Why does Obama, or anyone else, including Sen. McCain, have to respond to lies? The strategy of the Rovian powermongers is to fill the airwaves with a cacophony of lies and distortions, drowning out anything else. There are so many lies out there that a response to each one, in a timely manner, just isn't possible. If you don't respond, you're some sort of coward, and if you do respond, you don't have the time to do anything else. Either way, you lose. That's the strategy. And BTW-- all of those "bestsellers" are just being purchased by the same people, over and over, and often by the publishers themselves. But, you know, each purchaser gets one vote, no matter how many books are sold. A million books is a lot; a million votes not really, especially since every purchaser of these books would vote for McCain whether or not these books were even ever written. Just like Fox News-- nearly every Fox viewer (87%) will vote for McCain, which makes Fox News the very definition of irrelevant. These books are the same-- irrelevant by definition.

"If he walks like a duck, and talks like a duck", and attends church for many years under a pastor who honors Farrakahn as a hero; then he flip-flops and denounces him when exposed for his prior loyalty--then he surely must be a duck. (Literally)