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How he does it: Barack Obama shares his methods of escape

September 6, 2008 - 2:28 pm - by Roger Kimball
Nine-of-Diamonds
2008-09-07 15:31:51

“Boo Hoo, the “MSM” aren’t investigating allegations that Obama was supposed to be the 5th hijacker on the plane that crashed into the pentagon . . . . . . Sheesh!”

This from someone who came here to lecture “the right” about using strawman arguments.

Ms Curry’s consistency is admirable.

Strange, isn’t it, that the supporters of such a “well qualified” and “post partisan” candidate are so frantic to stifle even basic inquiries into his background. If McCain had launched his political career at Willis Carto’s home or if he’d sat in a Christian Identity church for 20 years I would start to wonder what these past associations could tell us about his likely behavior in the future. It’s sad that many people on the opposite side of the political spectrum won’t hold their candidates to a similar standard.

What is the extent of O’s relationship with Bill Ayers?

How did Obama and his subordinates decide who would receive funding from the Annenberg Challenge? Is there a reason why some of the recipients have radical/Maoist inclinations, or is it all just a coincidence?

Why did he suppress information about his father’s Communist leanings in his autobiographies?

Was Obama too ignorant to understand the radicalism of Reverend Wright’s philosophy? Did he agree with it? Or was he just too cowardly to confront him until Wright began to tarnish his image as a “post racial” candidate? (I will give SOME of the MSM a little credit for devoting attention to this story).

Answers to these trivial questions will have to wait. As Mr. Kimball pointed out, our betters in the media have more important stories to cover. Oddly enough, said stories always seem to whitewash O’s radicalism or portray the Palins negatively. I wonder why.