In my view, the reverend’s record of lambasting America for crimes committed, crimes exaggerated, and crimes entirely imagined takes precedence over any youthful flirtations he had with patriotism.
Speaking of crimes entirely imagined, one of the Reverend’s (lesser publicized) claims was that thousands of women and children were killed in Bill Clinton’s bombing of the pharmaceutical plant in Sudan. As it so happens, the raid happened at night and injuries were sustained by a small number of people, 12 comes to mind.
Reminiscent of JWright intentionally misinforming the congregation about AIDS or Sudan or any number of topics, Barry Obama has apparently borrowed a techniquefrom the good pastor’s page in misinforming his own devoted…congregation.
From Michelle Malkin
Last May, (Obama) claimed that tornadoes in Kansas killed a whopping 10,000 people: “In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died — an entire town destroyed.” The actual death toll: 12.
See Malkin’s column for a litany of other gaffes, some of which seem to have been used for dramatic effect, damn the facts. Barry claiming Selma inspired his Kenyan dad and Wichita KS mom to make him is too good. It’s like Hillary claiming to be named after Sir Edmund Hillary, when she was born some number of years before he even gained notoriety for the ascent of Mt. Everest. We won’t mention Bosniagate in the context of the free and happy use of hyperbole to sway the rubes. Will we ?
