Palin blasts Obama for ties to Palestinian professor
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (CNN) - Sarah Palin thrust Barack Obama’s relationship with a Palestinian academic into the national spotlight on Wednesday at a rally in Ohio - a tactic reminiscent of her repeated attempts to tie Obama to former radical William Ayers.
Palin kicked off her rally in Bowling Green by stressing, as she always does, that “it is not negative campaigning to call someone out on their record.” In recent weeks Palin has used that line to open up an attack on Obama’s tax plans. On Wednesday, she tried something different.
“It seems that there is yet another radical professor from the neighborhood who spent a lot of time with Barack Obama going back several years,” Palin said. “This is important because his associate, Rashid Khalidi, he, in addition to being a political ally of Barack Obama, he's a former spokesperson for the Paliestinian Liberation Organization.”
Khalidi - whose name Palin mispronounced - is currently a leading scholar of Middle Eastern Studies at Columbia University, and was a contemporary of Obama’s while on faculty at the University of Chicago.
Khalidi has been a stern critic of United States foreign policy towards Israel and has accused the country of “occupying” Palestinian territories, but he has denied acting as a spokesman for the PLO.
The Los Angeles Times reported in April that Obama praised Khalidi at a 2003 going-away party for the professor when he left Chicago. The McCain campaign has pressured the Times to publicly release a videotape of the event, but the newspaper has refused, citing the request of a source.
Palin said the public has a right to know what Obama said at the event.
“And the twist here is that there's a videotape of a party for this person, back in 2003, a celebration of him, and Barack was there, and we know some very derogatory things were said there about Israel and America's support for that great nation,” Palin said.
“And among other things, Israel was described there as the perpetrator of terrorism instead of the victim. What we don't know, what we don't know is how Barack Obama responded to these slurs on a country that he now professes to support, and the reason is the newspaper that has the tape, the Los Angeles Times, refuses to release it.”
Palin accused the Times of being Obama’s “pet newspaper” and said the paper would win a Pulitzer Prize for “excelling in cow-towing.”
The Republican vice presidential nominee was joined at her Ohio rally by Joe Wurzelbacher, known to the world as Joe the plumber. It was the first time the celebrated small business owner has appeared with Palin on the stump.
Palin described Wurzelbacher as “a fellow Alaskan” because he once lived near Fairbanks.
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I recently read that Sarah Palin is not wearing her wedding ring becasue her hand was sore from shaking so many hands.......Does she shake left handed? She is nothing short of calling the kettle black!
NANCY,
You've got it wrong, my dear.
The Democratic posts here are from people who believe in him and his vision.
We are going to take this country back.
Deal with it.
Palin has a big mouth and an empty head.
McCain should have chosen a V.P. with a brain.
I have never seen so much hate and fear-mongering with total disregard to what is true or false in my life.
The Republican ticket should be ASHAMED of themselves.
The record isn't negative, but making up lies, distortions and mis-leading statements with no factual basis, merely to create smear and fear is negative, and Palin is the queen of negative campaigning. Even in her recent policy speeches on the disabled, and today on energy, she fails to offer any specifics at all, and merely spouts platitudes.....we'll ruffle feathers, we're mavericks, we'll reform Washington, we'll take on the old boys network. When are you going to tell us how you intend to do those things Ms. Palin?
The McCain/Palin campaign is sure pushing racism to the top of the list. They are so morally corrupt. Hate begets hate.
Besides what the heck does Palin know about foreign policy. This political hack called Palin said she knew nothing of world affairs when she was governing from her house in Wasilla for over 300 days in office. Charging her fellow Alaskans to work from home. No ethics, no Palin.
There have already been 2 failed Republican administration's by George Bush. There cannot be another with McCain/Palin
Fool us once. Shame on you.
Fool us twice. Shame on me. Never again
Fool us thrice. The end is near. You bet'cha
What we DO KNOW, Sarah, is how the Bush regime has responded to Israel. One word: *roadmap*. Roadmap is a Saudi proposition. As we speak, Bush and Rice are pressing for eviction of jews from Judea/Samaria, giving up the Golan and East Jerusalem, to be executed before Bush leaves office. With such a friend, who needs enemies?
Go ahead and claim the non-union, non-licensed, uninformed as one of your own. Will that help you?
Pail you suck....End of story....All you have is to accuse obama of basically being a terrorist. Lets face facts that is what you are doing. You are and idiot I do not care if you are a woman or not....you are still an idiot....I hope you lose and you lose your governship
What can one expect from the party of Carl Rove! Say things long enough and some individuals will believe them! See FOX News!
An Independent for Obama!
This woman is a vicious witch who will say anything without bothering to check facts first. Is this someone you want as VP or maybe more some day? God help us all if your answer is "yes".
CNN Error: Joe the Plumber is not a small business owner, in fact he isn't even a licensed plumber. The rest of the story is just another fabrication by McCain/Palin to paint Obama as a radical. Perhaps Sarah would like to tell us what she said at the Jews For Jesus rally she attended at her church?
Well now Palin can take "Joe the Plumber" back to Alaska – because the pipes will be freezing up soon – nuff sed on this phony opportunist plumber guy....
oh, and i think you would actually have to own a small business before being considered a "celebrated small business owner"...lol...here's hoping that the dems in joe's ohio hometown skip right over his employers name in the yellow pages next time they need a plumber!
Hey Gov. Palin we are soooooooo ready for you to go back to Alaska!
So this is what the campaign has turned into...I am very surprise that Palin will spent her time talking about stuff like this...what is very important in the election she says nothing about ...All she is trying to do is get elected and not what is important to the American people...nothing about the economy, the war, education and immigration...I'll call this a sign of desperation.
This woman has no business being on the stump much less getting such prominant seating in the media clap trap. But whatever, America is so dumbed down and scared right now it's no wonder they'll reach out to delusional thinking and evangelical talking heads.
Palin should go back to Alaska and crawl back under the rock of ignornace and obscurity so she can help her daughter raise her illegitimate child and tend to Levi's meth lab
So Gov. Palin gets up and repeats the lies.
Again.
She knows they aren't true. She knows darn well that they are misleading.
But she does it anyway. Yo have to look into the sould of someone who lives their life at this level, and wonder why they are willing to mortgage their reputation like this...
The haunting echos of the 2000 election, where W said whatever was needed to get elected, then just did what he wanted after that, saying instead that he had a 'mandate from the people'.
So here you go, folks. Here is your next 'Dubya'. She's likeable, and looks good on camera. She might have some trouble with words in front of the cameras, and her advisors just shake their heads when she goes 'off-script', but she's all ours!
That said, may i formally introduce the next (Vice-) President of the United States: Governor Sarah "George W Bush" Palin.
I hope you like her, America – cause if you elect her, you get what you deserve.
VOTE Early – Put an end to John McCain and Sarah Palin's slanderous games. Enough is ENOUGH.
Maybe if these two jokers had focused MORE attention on the issues, the economy, healthcare, jobs, etc............Instead of everyday another "SIDESHOW" tactic. WHAT IS THEIR MESSAGE? WHAT DO THEY STAND FOR? HOW DO THEY STAND ON THE ISSUES?
NO..........ONE KNOWS.!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THESE TWO IDIOTS SPEND MORE TIME TALKING ABOUT BARACK OBAMA THAN HE DOES HIMSELF. IF McCAIN AND PALIN WERE SMART THEY WOULD USE THE LITTLE PRECIOUS TIME THEY HAVE LEFT TO MAKE THEIR ISSUSE HEARD. TRY TO CONVIENCE SOME SWING VOTERS THEIR WAY.
ALL THESE TWO KNOW HOW TO DO IS THE TRY TO DIVIDE, EXCLUDE, LIE, AND PANDER. IT IS SICKING TO WATCH.
WHO WILL BE BARACK'S BEST FRIEND TOMMORROW, MAYBE IT WILL BE BEN LADEN IS SECRETLY HOLDING BOY SCOUT MEETINGS WITH BARACK IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
JOHN McCAIN AND SARAH PALIN ARE DISPICIABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG, SHUT UP!! PLEASE I BEG YOU!! YOUR SUCH A DISGRACE TO WOMAN AND POLITICS!!! GO BACK TO ALASKA, OH WAIT A MINUTE NOBODY THERE WANT YOU EITHER! MAYBE FAKLIN SHOULD WORK AT BEING A MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER AND STOP TRYING LYING!!!!
An obvious last ditch attempt to scare people. I beat Palin never heard of the PLO or Rashid Khalidi before 3 weeks ago.
Even further, I beat she has no idea where Palestine is.
It's "kowtow" not "cow-tow". One means to bow and show respect, the other might be some device for hauling cattle.
The GOP is turning into one HUGE joke!
Does McCain and Palin really have no constructive ideas, time to crawl out of the toilet kids