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Barack Obama Uses Google to Combat Vicious Rumors

Searches for some of the most pervasive Internet rumors often turn up links to his campaign website

Posted September 17, 2008

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character destruction

One day after a church meeting, a man commented about a little boy with fetal alchohol syndrome, that "If Obama was president when he was born, he would not have been allowed to live" I am not sure what can be done about people who talk like this, but I think it is very evil, and I was not the only person who was upset by it. I heard it second hand--so it does get repeated--the person who told me about the incident was so angy that she just walked away from the speaker. This kind of speaking and thinking is detrimental to our society, as well as being untrue. It says that if you are against a person, you will go to any lengths to destroy that person. I think people who talk like this should have to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt what is being said before they can say anything more. I am very angry. I would not say anything like this about any candidate going for office. It is DIRTY politics.

Listen, we are under attack from within. The media has been indistinguishable from the Democrat party having thrown off any semblance of objective reporting. No negative Obama Biden stories - no investigative journalism on the deep corruption of Obama's ascent and sketchy background and terrible alliances. The massive vote fraud is unfathomable.

The Democrats want their Black president - no matter if his father was more Arab than African. No matter if he grew up on the streets of Indonesia. Nothing matters.

Obama's Birth Certificate Forgery

Obama's Contributions: Foreign and Domestic

Obama's Corruption Eruption

Obama's Website: Hub for hate, terror and antisemitism

Do not even think of throwing up your hands and moaning "what can I do"?

Should Our Next President Be a Crowd Pleasing Speaker or an Experienced Leader?

If Obama's birth certificate were a fake do you think the McCain camp would hesitate even one minute to take action? On the other hand, maybe proof just doesn't exist either way. Surely he was required to submit a copy to attend college!? Does he have a drivers license? How can you obtain a drivers license without a birth certificate or even a social security number? Only someone with lots of power could out-do the governmental system of birth certificate requirement. It's just not (legally) possible!

That being said, I'll pose this question: Why do we not trust Obama? For me, all I see in Obama is a learned politician and a very polished political orator. It scares me to think people would vote for him because he has the donkey backing him. Common sense tells us something is wrong when his background is questionable, his faith is questionable, and his loyalty is questionable at best. He doesn't approach his current duty as Senator with much backbone or enthusiasm- voting present? Why did we put him there in the first place?

I consider myself neither donkey nor elephant and have voted both sides. I do consider myself well informed of the potentials from both sides and love the fact that Obama is fireing away at Palin (whom by the way will someday make a wonderful President) when she isn't running for the same office that he is. McCain is the clear choice for a country who is in desperate need of a leader with stong military experience and expertise. Im my opinion there is no argument there.

Taxes? I'd run from Obama on this, too. The middle class will be obsolete in four years under Obama. We have a civil duty to look past all of the smooth talk and obvious media support (have you noticed that Obama's name is always before McCains as is his pictures on every news coverage thus far? Is it because Donkey comes before Elephant in the dictionary?) and look at the man. Who do you see- a crowd pleasing speaker or a leader with the knowledge to lead the world's strongest army and rebuilder of a strong economy?

terrorists, racism and wall street

Obama has stated more than once that what Ayers did in the past is irrelevant and has no bearing on his friendship with him.

This is a direct quote, " I was 8 years old when those bombing took place" He chooses to ignore the fact that Ayers and his wife are free today because of a technicality. He also has no problem with the fact that Ayers has stated in articles,one printed on 9/11/01, that not only is he proud of his terrorist activities against our country but his ONLY regret is that he did't bomb more places and cause more damage to our country.

I don't know about you but with that type of judgement I wouldn't be surprised if he invites Bin Laden to spend the night in the Lincoln bedroom if he should win the election.Afterall using his logic, if Hitler were alive Obama might be friends with him too.

I also have a great deal of concern about a candidate to whom winning the election is worth risking the countries financial future. So much so that he is doing the equivilent of yelling FIRE in a crowded theater. So far his cronies have turned a 3 page document into a 47 page, and counting, document just because they think we're so stupid that we don't know that his own party has been in control of both houses for the last couple of years and instead of doing anything to prevent this situation, they, including Obama have voted down every attempt to prevent this exact situation bfore it happened.

He has set race relations in our country back 30 years.He has played the "RACE CARD" at every turn. He seems unable to accept that the reason some people won't vote for him is because they don't share his political views. Others because they don't believe he could sit in a church for 20 years and not notice that his " SPIRITUAL GUIDE" is a hate spewing racist bigot. Or maybe they don't think because a few years have passed that an unrepentant terrorist is worthy of his friendship. Or maybe it's because of his ties to Rezko. The point is, there are at least a dozen other reasons why people won't vote for him and it has nothing to do with skin color.

obama christan or muslim

slips in interviews [1] he said 57 states (muslim states) (2)he stated he was a muslim. (reporter corrected him) (3)does not sulute the american flag. (4)20 years with rev. wright (he had to know of wrights beliefts). (4) he has openly mocks american christian heritage. (5) he has assoicated with ayers (the bomber). (6) the middle east wants him in power. (terrorist)(7) he had the whitehouse won if he had took hillary as vp. but he turned her away for biden why. (male ego,stupidly, or muslim).he must have some kind power behind him (good or bad) to control the media the way he does.

Media Favoritism for Obama

Obama has become the "cause celebre" for the news media because of his race and charisma. Otherwise he is simply an unqualified politician with some very suspicious ties to the anti-American groups including his former church.

You silly liberals

Joe Biden has foreign policy experience??? Maybe when he was plagerizing speaches from MPs. It only took 175 days for Obama to enter a terrorists house and announce his candidacy. This article is SO slanted towards the liberals its disgusting.

Concerning the American Flag Pin, "You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a pin," Obama said. "Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq War, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security, I decided I won't wear that pin on my chest. (Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3690000&page=1)

Concerning age, why aren't you Liberals screaming that Senators Byrd, Kennedy, and yes, even Biden step down then from the public stage? What about Bill Clinton with the STDs or whatever they were in HIS medical record? Believe me, John McCain will have the best medical care (if necessary) when he becomes President. Last time we had an upopular President who was in his mid-40s, he was shot!!

And what is really so terrifying about Palin, MB? The fact that she is a Christian and feels that she is accountable to a Higher Source? The fact that she knows how to handle a gun? Or could it be the fact that she has no problem standing up to people of BOTH parties and calling it like it is and holding THEM accountable.

Yes the Alaska National Guard is our first line of defense against a Russian attak. Yes she has been held to high esteem by the commanders and men stationed up there. And yes, she has an approval rating of greater than 50% (since no Democrat has broke 50% in recent elections, I leave it at that). Maybe it's just that you fear what you can never live up to. Whereas Hillary was all talk, VP Palin has walked-the-walk.

PUZZLED

The fact that obama is friends with Wm. Ayers, underground bomber, for many years, and is endorsed by the terrorists in the middle east scares me, more than anything democrats can dig up on McClain/Palin. At least they, republicans, want to protect our country USA, and won't sell us, and also Israel, out to the terrorists.

Obama makes good speeches that are also read, I can't help but wonder about the words in "fine print". He talks of changes, but Americans should wonder just exactly what these changes will incur, for Americans or only HIMSELF?

in the tank

if abc, cbs, nbc, msnbc, cnn, wp, and 20+ more news organizations is supposedly 'in the tank'for obama, and only faux news, and maybe rush limbaugh is 'in the tank' for mccain, what do you suppose they are trying to say? if you don't get by now that obama's the better pick, then you are just blind.

granted that none of the candidates are perfect, but if we had to choose one or the other, obama should be the clear choice (unless you're one of those christian conservatives or racist).

we just gave repubs 2 tries and the results were disappointing, so this year, I'm giving dems a try. if they suck, then I can always go back to the other.

but to believe mccain, when he basically says, 'yeah, my party messed up, but I'll fix it, I promise!' is not encouraging.

and maverick....maybe for mccain circa 2000, but not mccain circa 2008. he's just selling himself to the highest bidder to get into the whitehouse.

McCain's Birth Certificate

How funny that we are arguing about whether Barack was born in the USA when McCain was born in Panama.

Has anyone seen McCain's birth certificate or did the parchment disintegrate long ago, or did they even have them back then?

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