Former 1984 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro who was working for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has on a number of recent occasions made outrageous comments about Barack Obama suggesting that it is only because of his race that he has been successful thus far. I could write on and on about how terrible these comments are, and how Hillary Clinton has surrounded herself with mean spirited people who seem more intent on winning the next primary than the future of the Democratic party or that of America, but Keith Olbermann has already said it best in his latest special comment:
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Hillary and Bill Clinton have made a significant issue about how the press is treating Hillary unfairly in their hyper-critical reporting on her and their “softball” reporting on Barak Obama. Hillary maintains she has been fully investigated by the media and Barak hasn’t! As the Tony Rezko trial begins in Chicago, Clinton and her surrogates are linking Obama to Rezko and the media is speculating about whether Obama will be called to testify as a witness in the case. Obama has always admitted he received $85,000 in contributions from Rezko which Obama has now donated to charity rather than keep. Yet the civil fraud trial of Bill Clinton for defrauduing Hillary’s largest donor in 2000 into giving her campaign more than $1.2 million, pending in Los Angeles courts since 2003, is now preparing for a November, 2008 trial. The discovery that is now proceeding after a February 21 hearing, and the pending trial, have NEVER been announced by the mainstream media. Hillary was able to extricate herself as a co-defendant in the case in January, 2008 after years of appeals to be protected by the First Amendment from tort claims arising out of federal campaign solicitations she made. Her abuse of the intent of California’s anti-SLAPP law after the California Supreme Court refused to dismiss her from the case in 2004 is emblematic of her contempt for the Rule of Law. Hillary will be called as a witness in both discovery and the trial according to the trial court Judge who so-advised Hillary’s attorney David Kendall when he dismissed Hillary as a co-defendant in 2007. A subpoena is being prepared this month and will be served personally on Hillary, along with Chelsea, Pa Gov. Ed Rendell, Al Gore and other well known political and media figures. Yet the media has refused to report about this landmark civil fraud case- brought by Hillary’s biggest 2000 donor to her Senate race, regarding allegations that were corroborated by the Department of Justice in the criminal trial of Hillary’s finance director David Rosen in May, 2005. That indictment and trial was credited as resulting from the civil suit’s allegations by Peter Paul, the Hollywood dot com millionaire Bill Clinton convinced to donate more than $1.2 million (according to the DOJ prosecutors and the FBI) to Hillary’s Senate campaign as part of a post White House business deal with Bill. The media - except for World Net Daily- has also suspiciously refused to report on Hillary’s last FEC report regarding her 2000 Senate campaign, filed in January 30, 2006. In a secret settlement of an FEC complaint by the plaintiff in Paul v Clinton, Peter Paul, the FEC fined Hillary’s campaign $35,000 for hiding more than $720,000 in donations from Paul, and it required Hillary’s campaign to file a 4th amended FEC report. In that report Hillary and her campaign again hid Paul’s $1.2 million contribution to her campaign and falsely attributed $250,000 as being donated by Paul’s partner, Spider Man creator Stan Lee, who swore in a video taped deposition he never gave Hillary or her campaign any money. Lee did testify to trading $100,000 checks with Paul to make it appear he gave $100,000 to Hillary’s campaign (admission of a felony) but none of that has been reported by the “overly critical” media! Where is the outrage from Obama that the press is engaging in a double standard relating to his possible role in the Rezko trial and his refunding the $85,000 contributed to his campaign by Rezko- which Obama has always admitted taking. The media makes no mention of Hillary’s role as a witness in Bill’s fraud trial for defrauding Hillary’s largest donor- and Hillary’s refusal to refund the $1.2 million she illegally received from Paul, which she has denied taking from Paul ever since the Washington Post asked her about Paul and his felony convictions from the 1970’s before her first Senate election in 2000? Visit Hillcap.org for videos and info.
Thank you for your extensive posting, anonymous.
I think just for the fact that the Hillary Clinton campaign IS accusing the media of not treating her fairly, that they are ignoring this potentially very damaging trial. If anything that is alleged is true, (And I'm sure that at least some of it is) then she and her campaign could be in serious trouble. I really wish it weren't the case - but she has proven through her campaigns that she surrounds herself with people who are power hungry and more than willing to lie, smear and even brake the law to get her elected. It is a shame.
It looks like Geraldine Ferraro isn't the only one making inflammatory comments. I just heard about this Pastor Wright controversy this morning. Good for Obama for distancing himself from this idiot. I hope his swift denunciation of this man will allow this whole thing to become water under the bridge.
Yes, I'm glad Obama was quick to condemn the remarks of Pastor Wright and take him off any connections with the campaign. I know Obama doesn't agree with Wright's wacko fringe statements - but it was good for us to hear him say it... ...and in a timely fashion.
Obama's denouncement of the pastor's words seems to have created other problems. Now, there are many blacks saying he did the wrong thing, turning his back on his relgious leader. I'm afraid no matter how quickly Barack responded to these absolutely abhorent remarks the trouble is not over. How will the blacks treat him now. I just cannot understand how this could happen. A black man running for the Presidency of the United States of America is the most wonderful thing to happen to this country, yet there are those, blacks among them, who are trying to keep him from it. A sad, sad time!
First of all, everyone should be supporting their candidate because they think they are the best, not because of their race or gender.
I think Obama's speech today (3/18/08) was wonderful. He put things into context, denouncing some of Rev. Wright's words but still embracing the man who has been so important in his life.
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