Jun 04 2008

More On Obama Tape Contents – Johnson Steals Scoop From Fellow Blogger

Hill Buzz has a lot more detail on the content of the Michelle Obama tape with supposed rants about “whitey – and no Larry, it doesn’t have Louis Farrakhan in it as you insinuated:

The Michelle Obama Rant Tape was filmed between June 26th – July 1st 2004 in Chicago, IL at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Conference at Trinity United Church: specifically the Women’s Event. 

Michelle Obama appeared as a panelist alongside Mrs. Khadijah Farrakhan and Mrs. James Meeks. 

Bill Clinton spoke during the Conference, as did Bill Cosby and other speakers, but not at the panel Michelle attended. 

Michelle Obama spoke at the Women’s Event, but referenced Bill Clinton in her rant — his presence at the conference was the impetus for her raving, it seems. 

For about 30 minutes, Michelle Obama launched into a rant about the evils of America, and how America is to blame for the problems of Africa. Michelle personally blamed President Clinton for the deaths of millions of Africans and said America is responsible for the genocide of the Tutsis and other ethnic groups. She then launched into an attack on “whitey”, and talked about solutions to black on black crime in the realm of diverting those actions onto white America.

There’s more at Hillbuzz.  I guess the irony of who the diatribe is aimed at is why this tape has limited value in some ways.  Larry Johnson, claiming he wanted to save the blogger Hillbuzz the site traffic, stole the entire post from the Hillbuzz, clearly without permission:

I am not trying to steal thunder from HillBuzz. That blogger is breaking important news. I’m posting the article in full because, having seen what happened to our site, a link to his will kill his server with the flood of traffic. Until Sunday, I was operating on one server. We’re up to four and barely keeping pace. 

Then he adds types the URL (no clickable link).  Johnson is such a prima donna – and a thief of Intellectual Property!  He should have let HillBuzz get credit and simply point to his site.  Anyway, the DVD was once for sale by Trinity Church – which means lots of people have the video:

The “tape” is a DVD that Trinity United sold on its website, and possibly offered free for download up until March 2008 when Trinity’s site was scrubbed and the DVDs were no longer offered for sale. 

Bill Cosby and Bill Clinton on a DVD – hell yes lots of people have this, including the news media which is playing games with the American people by sitting on this while we all voted in primaries, apparently willing to only release it once the votes are in and the matter is out of the American people’s hands.   I have low respect for the news media already.  I try and remind myself it provides a service.  But clearly it is doesn’t – it’s a manipulative propaganda outlet too many times, not reporting but framing reality.

 

 

Now, ponder who could have this DVD that was being sold at Trinity Church?  Well the first person that comes to mind is the Reverend Jeremiah Wright!  Maybe that is why he was smiling so much last month as he went on his Bust-Obama media tour? Maybe the price for his 3 days of fame, provided partially by Clinton supporter Barbara Reynolds, was the DVD of Michelle and Mrs Farrakhan?  But as I said above, a DVD that was for sale for 4 years with Bill Cosby, Bill Clinton and others of notoriety is in the hands of lots of people. I am just speculating here.

The video will come out sooner or later. But as Kim Priestap at Wizbang notes, the DNC and Dems leaders are forcing Super Delegates to choose their candidates by Friday – thus trying to force Clinton out of the race. That may not be enough time for the video to do its damage.

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43 Responses to “More On Obama Tape Contents – Johnson Steals Scoop From Fellow Blogger”

  1. VinceP1974 says:

    coman said:
    “Obama has answered those questions. He repudiated Rev. Wrights comments and explained why he does not adhere to them”

    How naive do you have to be to believe that? You don’t go to passionate energetic church like that for 20 years if you dont believe in its basic philosophy.

    It’s astounding to me how stupid, yes, stupid, Obama apologists sound. Completely devoid of any common sense.

    We’re to believe he sat there for 20 years, in total disagreement of all of Wright’s screaming and the crowd’s cheering.

    Yeah right.

  2. owl says:

    2 cents more…… I do not agree, nor will I play the PC game of pretending that this is not also about racism. The Dems, the media and such as conman, can twist this thing into knots but the facts remain.

    It is not only Wright but that large group of people who were standing, hooting and clapping as that Racist was shouting about ‘Whitey”. Would you sit in your church and listen to your preacher shout about “Blackie”?

    The answer to that question is NO. You would tell him you did not appreciate that attitude or never go back to that place. Yes, it is about attitude. Obama was inspired to a book by this man.

    He gives a speech where he hopes to open a conversation about race while he is trying to cover his azzz. I hear that constantly …………….that we need to talk about race. Why? Because supposely, whiteys are racists.

    This is about one man who wants to be my president after associating with racists. In my face. No thanks. Is it because he is black? NO, no, no. I can name several people that I respect enough that I would be happy to consider for my vote. Their being black is neither a plus nor minus. They are people with a record of opinions that I have grown to respect. Why would I care if they are black, white, purple or green?

    conman is blowing smoke.

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