No offense taken. I don't particularly like Newsweek either, but the article illustrates what's wrong with Corsi's "journalism" style. Namely, it's a lot of suspicion, rumor and innuendo with very little real evidence to back it up. If he could somehow arrange for some scary music to play while one is reading the book and insert a few YouTube videos to round it out, I believe he would. Jerome Corsi is every bit the master manipulator that many of 'you' accuse Obama of being.

Obama's no saint. Never has been, to me. He's always been a politician and as such, I expect him to be a bit slimy by my standards. And I believe he is. But the drug that Jerome Corsi pushes is nothing but slime. And his readers eat it up. It's every bit as sickening as the Obama-sucking is to you.

Originally posted by jibeho
I give you the synopsis when I get my autographed copy. If the book sucks, I'll give you the book

I'll take the synopsis. You can keep the book. Whether it sucks or not.

BTW sourcing anything that is totally iron clad with regards to Obama's past is nearly an impossible task because of the concealed nature of any concrete physical evidence. Plenty of first hand accounts though. They have been employed on both sides of the argument in lieu of anything else.

I think if we looked into many people's pasts with as much scrutiny as has been focused on Obama, we might find some pretty colorful stuff. I know, if you looked into my past.... WHEW! you would be blown completely away! Let's just say I'm not going to be running for public office any time soon. My point is that I'm a GOOD person. I'm a better person than Obama, in my unbiased opinion. But my past doesn't accurately portray the person I am today. And if I were to become a public figure, there's a lot about my past that I'd want to keep out of the public's eye. My past does not represent me. And neither does Obama's.

So, even if he did practice Islam, do coke, sleep with a man, hang out with socialists and take a trip to Pakistan when he shouldn't have, that isn't who he is today. And I happen to think that what you see is what you get with him. Aside from being a lawyer and a politician, I really like the guy and I don't buy that all this crap about his past has any relevance on the state of his presidency or the issues in the US.
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"I grew tired of viewing exotic places I'll never get to visit."

Jerome Corsi

Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
No offense taken. I don't particularly like Newsweek either, but the article illustrates what's wrong with Corsi's "journalism" style. Namely, it's a lot of suspicion, rumor and innuendo with very little real evidence to back it up. If he could somehow arrange for some scary music to play while one is reading the book and insert a few YouTube videos to round it out, I believe he would. Jerome Corsi is every bit the master manipulator that many of 'you' accuse Obama of being.

Obama's no saint. Never has been, to me. He's always been a politician and as such, I expect him to be a bit slimy by my standards. And I believe he is. But the drug that Jerome Corsi pushes is nothing but slime. And his readers eat it up. It's every bit as sickening as the Obama-sucking is to you.

Originally posted by jibeho
I give you the synopsis when I get my autographed copy. If the book sucks, I'll give you the book

I'll take the synopsis. You can keep the book. Whether it sucks or not.

BTW sourcing anything that is totally iron clad with regards to Obama's past is nearly an impossible task because of the concealed nature of any concrete physical evidence. Plenty of first hand accounts though. They have been employed on both sides of the argument in lieu of anything else.

I think if we looked into many people's pasts with as much scrutiny as has been focused on Obama, we might find some pretty colorful stuff. I know, if you looked into my past.... WHEW! you would be blown completely away! Let's just say I'm not going to be running for public office any time soon. My point is that I'm a GOOD person. I'm a better person than Obama, in my unbiased opinion. But my past doesn't accurately portray the person I am today. And if I were to become a public figure, there's a lot about my past that I'd want to keep out of the public's eye. My past does not represent me. And neither does Obama's.

So, even if he did practice Islam, do coke, sleep with a man, hang out with socialists and take a trip to Pakistan when he shouldn't have, that isn't who he is today. And I happen to think that what you see is what you get with him. Aside from being a lawyer and a politician, I really like the guy and I don't buy that all this crap about his past has any relevance on the state of his presidency or the issues in the US.
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edit on 4/20/2011 by Benevolent Heretic because: (no reason given)

5 or 10 years ago Newsweek would be the outlet investigating and breaking this story. These former news agencies and former reporters have had the ground literally swept out from underneath them in recent years. Newsweek changed their whole format and climbed in bed with Candidate Obama and has kept the covers warm ever since.

Now, regarding Obama, how do we really know who he is today? His actions speak far louder than his rhetoric. How do we know that his currently ideology is any different than it was throughout his college years and the years immediately after. The man has maintained a very cozy relationship with his community organizing roots and the leaders therein. His ties to organized labor are mind numbing as is the open access that he has granted them to the White House. Richard Trumka is a prime example.

I don't think the man has changed at all. My core values are still the same 20 years after college a wife and two kids later. Believe it or not I've gotten more conservative since the birth of my children. I don't like where this nation is heading. Surprise Surprise. We are in trouble on multiple fronts BH. As our economy continues to degrade, everything else will follow. If our Nation's credit rating takes a big hit as predicted the cost of lending and borrowing money will skyrocket as will everything attached to it. Obama is oblivious. He can't see the forest through the trees. His myopia is alarming with regards to the future health of our nation.

I can dig deeper into his radical Czar appointees like Cass Sunstein. That man should not be allowed within 1000 yards of the White House or any policy making authority whatsoever. I judge Obama by the company that he keeps and has kept. He is a slithering politician just like most and will not think twice about exercising his powers of coercion. He just threatened to cut off the Texas TV network who tossed him a couple of hardball questions recently and now CBS has admitted to withholding the edited content of Obama's recent of off Mic. true color, honesty moment. I wonder why? Perhaps they are afraid that the White House will cut off their access to candidate Obama as CBS struggles to survive. That would suck for CBS. BTW Obama thinks many Americans are "Slugs". Its time for the media goons to stop covering Obama's ass and get back to just the facts reporting. Enough of the White House Insider mentality.

I expect a little candor with any politician. I don't respect the extent that some will go to conceal it.

Sorry about the soap box rant.

Hey anyone know if Robert Gibbs ever took the job offer from Facebook? Looks like Obama is getting real cozy with them as of late.

Originally posted by jibeho
We are in trouble on multiple fronts BH. As our economy continues to degrade, everything else will follow. If our Nation's credit rating takes a big hit as predicted the cost of lending and borrowing money will skyrocket as will everything attached to it.

You disagree with his policies, it's clear. I understand. I felt the same way when George Bush was president. I KNEW he was going to run this country into the ground. (And he almost succeeded) I'm not going to defend Obama's policies. Some I agree with and some I don't. But he is not the only one in charge. In fact, he is a figurehead. No president getting into office is going to be able to turn this ship around. We are in for some rough waters ahead and it's NOT Obama's fault OR George Bush's fault. There's a LOT more to the way this country is run than the president. He is just stuck in a whirlwind of entropy. That sucker's coming down. This country is falling apart and NO ONE can save it. Blaming Obama is just something to do to pass the time.

Obama is oblivious. He can't see the forest through the trees. His myopia is alarming with regards to the future health of our nation.

I'm not sure at all that he's oblivious. I think he's very aware... He's just powerless to do anything about it, as ANY president would be.

He just threatened to cut off the Texas TV network who tossed him a couple of hardball questions recently and now CBS has admitted to withholding the edited content of Obama's recent of off Mic. true color, honesty moment.

Can I see a link on this? I haven't heard about it.

Originally posted by jibeho
We got way off topic in this thread sorry about that. I have made similar statements in the thread specific to Obama's off microphone outbursts and his retaliation threats against reporters.

Outbursts? Asking to be allowed to finish is NOT an outburst!
Threats? Something on Twitter (clearly said tongue in cheek) is a threat?

Obama's having outbursts and making threats now?? You're sounding desperate in your exaggeration.

And yes, this is off topic and really stupid, IMO. It's much ado about nothing. I won't be joining in this insanity inthe other thread. Sorry.