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.
Have been reading the "Alaska Daily News" (which, by the way, endorses Barack Obama) ALOT lately–this woman is so corrupt herself, and the Alaskan people know it...BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER-FLOCK-TOGETHER! The now FELON Republican Senator Ted Stevens has been Palin's mentor, endorser, and Washington pork barrel advocate for Alaska (oh, what is she to do now?). 10% of Palin's campaign contributions came from the Bill Allen's VECO, Palin and the "first dudes" home was built by "him and his buddies"; because of promised contracts Palin was able to give pertaining to the Sports Arena (where her son Track played ice hockey)! Bet everyone would like to have a "HOCKEY MOM" like that!
WHERE ARE PALIN'S MEDICAL RECORDS? Alaskans question why Bristol was out of school for 6 mos with "mono"...then Trig showed up!?!
This woman is a vile, pathetic, narcissistic individual...which is why McCain selected her–he can RELATE with her.
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Now might be a good time to finally raise the question concenring Sarah and Todds ties to AIP. Thos folks are terrorists too!
CLINTON DEMORCATS FOR MCCAIN!!
GOOD OF COUNTRY OVER GOOD OF PARTY!!
COUNTRY FIRST!!
SAVE OUR COUNTRY STOP OBAMA AND HIS LIBERAL PALS!!
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I WILL SUPPORT A REPUBLICAN, AND I AM PROUD TO SAY I SUPORT JOHN MCCAIN!!
ON NOV. 4TH LETS SHOW THEM WHAT THE CLINTON FACTOR CAN DO..CLINTON SUPORTERS MUST SUPORT MCCAIN!!!
NYCVOTER.... You should have been on the top floor of the 1st tower at 9:00 am, September 11, 2001.
First Ayers now this guy. The Republicans love to keep you looking one way while they plunder from a different direction. They do it because they expect to be able to scare us. If you let them you'll end up worst than they are.
Come on Nov.4th. I am so sick of McCain and Palin I could just scream. Short of curse words, they have called Senator Obama every name in the book. Regardless of what anybody says, the real issue is race. They just can't rap their thoughts around losing to a SMART BLACK MAN...
And the AIP is a GOOD group to belong to?
No, hardowking....., Sarah will be rip and new when she returns to Alaska on November 4th to watch the election with her family.
WHAT ARE THE GOP'S PLANS TO FIX THE ECONOMY? WHY DON'T THEY TELL US HOW THEY ARE GOING TO DIFFER FROM BUSH? TALK ABOUT THE REAL ISSUES...HEATHCARE, EDUCATION, ECONOMY!!!!!!!! VOTE OBAMA!!!!!VOTE NOW!!!!!VOTE!!!!!! WE NEED A REAL LEADER LIKE OBAMA AND BIDEN.
I wonder how much the McCain campaign "PAID" the freak campaign worker to carve the "B" in her face. Next time folks, they the idiot not to write the letter "BACKWARD" in the mirror..............And maybe NOT to make it so PERFECT. LOL>LOL..........
John McCain - BEYOND DESPERATE AND DISGRACEFUL.
I can hear her whiny dimwit voice every time I read quotes from the Alaskan moron. The Repubs need to stop with their anti-intelligence stance. I know it appeals to alot of your base but our forefathers built universities with the intent of having the best and brightest come out of these institutions and lead the country. They did not intend for the country to be led by idiots. You need to stop trying to place your opinions and religious beliefs on the same level as scientific fact. They are not equal. I'm sure Palin was a vocal and adequate member of the PTA but this is the big league sand she isn't . If this is the future of the Republican party, then the future is dim. As in dimwit.
I would'nt mind hanging around with a few Prefessor. At least i'll get to learn a few things from them without have to pay this enormous college fee. Go Obama you are the one to save this country from the pit she is falling in.
Have u thought how most of McCain/Palin supporters are uneducated. That is how the republican want it so they can control the country for themself.
I can hear her whiny dimwit voice every time I read quotes from the Alaskan moron. The Repubs need to stop with their anti-intelligence stance. I know it appeals to alot of your base but our forefathers built universities with the intent of having the best and brightest come out of these institutions and lead the country. They did not intend for the country to be led by idiots. You need to stop trying to place your opinions and religious beliefs on the same level as scientific fact. They are not equal. I'm sure Palin was a vocal and adequate member of the PTA but this is the big leagues and she isn't . If this is the future of the Republican party, then the future is dim. As in dimwit.
she needs alot of help, every day im saying to myself why couldnt she be a movie star she looks like a good celebrity , but she get herself into that politic mess now she makes hate her finest, .thanks palin ..
Palin needs to go away and take Joe the unlicensed plumber back to Alaska with her. Maybe he can join Todd in the wolf racing or whatever they do.
Please go away Palin and take your religious fundamentalism and divisive ways with you!
Karen:
I am with you on that!
No More 'you betcha's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God, I can't stand her. So now because somebody Obama knows is Palestinian, I guess that makes him a member of the PLO. Go back to Alaska, you unqualified twit. I think I'm going to move to Alaska and relentlessly campaign for whoever her opponent is in 2010. I don't think I can stand for this moron being in charge of anything.
Palin is a conartist, Now people how could Palin protect the people when she speak of corruption and evil out of her mouth. Not just toward Obaham and Biden but to you as well.McCain is a crow and hiding behind the 'D" corruption. McCain can't stand to be tht power leadershi, because you are a liar and corrupted.
Sarah doesn't care about the people of this nations. You have not prove anything to me which way or highway shall I go. The people will be blind with the devil, and how will you bring the nation out?
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please repugs how long you can go with division and with biulding hate????? I thought American is best country for freedom and to be whatever you dream. But i don't think so anymore.
thanks. GOD bless you.
If you listen you joker rush limbaugh and hater monger sean hannity, thats what you get. These SOBs are spreading this for last few days. I dont know how they sleep at night. Jokers!
This is so rediculous- McCain chaired a board that provided a group that he co-founded grant money- but Obama is horrible for attending a going away dinner for a fellow professor?? DOUBLE STANDARD!!!
How come CNN is not questioning McCains questionable ties to several "radical" people that do not do charity work, and are not scholared professors- but are truly slimy weasles??
I can not wait until November 4th so we can shup up Palin and McCain once and for all!!
Obama/Biden 08
MAN OH MAN!
MCCAIN AND PALIN ARE REALLY SCRAPING THE GUTTER.
PATHETIC!
On Aug. 17, Palin’s church, the Wasilla Bible Church, gave its pulpit over to a figure viewed with deep hostility by many Jewish organizations: David Brickner, who described terrorist attacks on Israelis as God's "judgment of unbelief" of Jews who haven't embraced Christianity. Brickner stated:
"Judgment is very real and we see it played out on the pages of the newspapers and on the television. It's very real. When [Brickner's son] was in Jerusalem he was there to witness some of that judgment, some of that conflict, when a Palestinian from East Jerusalem took a bulldozer and went plowing through a score of cars, killing numbers of people. Judgment — you can't miss it."
Palin was in church that day and sat through the Sermon.
Ayers didn’t work, terrorist didn’t work, socialist didn’t work, reverend Wright didn’t work…. AND THIS WON'T WORK! Yes, MCain is just like Bush he doesn't listen to advise or read. The polls shows this don't work!