Tuesday, October 28, 2008
HIKIND CALLS UPON OBAMA CAMP: “ASK THE L.A. TIMES TO RELEASE KHALIDI VIDEO.”
“The American people must be able to make an informed decision about their presidential candidates. Democracy demands no less.”
“Unless The L.A. Times has something to hide,
this veil of secrecy must be lifted.”
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) today called upon Senator Barack Obama to request the release of a potentially controversial video in which he is featured praising Rashid Khalidi, former spokesman for the PLO and terrorist mastermind, Yasser Arafat. Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies and the Director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University, is a virulent anti-Semite known for his extremist views on Israel. He has called Israel an "apartheid system in creation" and a "racist state" that "brainwashed" Americans do not understand.
In 1995, Khalidi, together with his wife, co-founded the The Arab-American Action Network (AAAN), an anti-Israel organization that strongly supports the Palestinian terrorist movement. AAAN considers the creation of the state of Israel a "naqba," or Arabic for "catastrophe."
Yet, at a 2003 party in his home state of Chicago, Obama spoke effusively about Khalidi, and expressed the hope of continuing their relationship for “many years to come.” The L.A. Times later obtained a videotape of Obama’s remarks, but to date, has refused to share the video with other news outlets.
“As a leading media source, The L.A. Times owes a duty to its readers to provide unbiased and informative news coverage. Instead, the paper is failing to exhibit journalistic integrity,” Hikind said. “The American people are entitled to know all the facts regarding Obama, not just the ones his campaign, or those colluding with them, has filtered out.
Why is this video being kept from the voters?” Hikind demanded. “What, if anything, is the L.A. Times trying to hide? For the sake of the American people, Obama should immediately make this video public.”
“Unless The L.A. Times has something to hide,
this veil of secrecy must be lifted.”
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) today called upon Senator Barack Obama to request the release of a potentially controversial video in which he is featured praising Rashid Khalidi, former spokesman for the PLO and terrorist mastermind, Yasser Arafat. Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies and the Director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University, is a virulent anti-Semite known for his extremist views on Israel. He has called Israel an "apartheid system in creation" and a "racist state" that "brainwashed" Americans do not understand.
In 1995, Khalidi, together with his wife, co-founded the The Arab-American Action Network (AAAN), an anti-Israel organization that strongly supports the Palestinian terrorist movement. AAAN considers the creation of the state of Israel a "naqba," or Arabic for "catastrophe."
Yet, at a 2003 party in his home state of Chicago, Obama spoke effusively about Khalidi, and expressed the hope of continuing their relationship for “many years to come.” The L.A. Times later obtained a videotape of Obama’s remarks, but to date, has refused to share the video with other news outlets.
“As a leading media source, The L.A. Times owes a duty to its readers to provide unbiased and informative news coverage. Instead, the paper is failing to exhibit journalistic integrity,” Hikind said. “The American people are entitled to know all the facts regarding Obama, not just the ones his campaign, or those colluding with them, has filtered out.
Why is this video being kept from the voters?” Hikind demanded. “What, if anything, is the L.A. Times trying to hide? For the sake of the American people, Obama should immediately make this video public.”
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After Barack Obama's relationship with the racist Rev Jeremiah Wright came to light and seeing how Barack Obama defended his Rev racist views saying the media was taking things out of context, I can't see how any intelligent self respecting jew can vote for Barack.
It was only after more comments from the Rev were published by the media did Barack distance himself from his racist Reverend.
If we learned of a presidential candidate who was a follower of hitler (out of ignorance) and distanced himself only after the facts were made public, would we vote for such a candidate??
It was only after more comments from the Rev were published by the media did Barack distance himself from his racist Reverend.
If we learned of a presidential candidate who was a follower of hitler (out of ignorance) and distanced himself only after the facts were made public, would we vote for such a candidate??
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: October 29, 2008 7:47 PM
: October 29, 2008 7:47 PM
Anonymous : October 29, 2008 7:47 PM
I agree with you completely.
Rabosai,
Make sure you vote for McCain. Show the country where we stand.
I agree with you completely.
Rabosai,
Make sure you vote for McCain. Show the country where we stand.
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : October 29, 2008 11:27 PM
: October 29, 2008 11:27 PM
The LA Times can't release the video, because they don't have permission the video's owner to show it. They have released a news story which pretty much sums up the nasty content.
That being the case, the media has not properly covered Obama's milieu. For example, when was the last time you heard about Obama's buddy Walter Veltroni? He's not a terrorist, but he's a socialist.
The media has also ignored Obama's 2001 interview with NPR, where he laments the fact the Supreme Court only addressed racial inequality and ignored economic inequality.
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That being the case, the media has not properly covered Obama's milieu. For example, when was the last time you heard about Obama's buddy Walter Veltroni? He's not a terrorist, but he's a socialist.
The media has also ignored Obama's 2001 interview with NPR, where he laments the fact the Supreme Court only addressed racial inequality and ignored economic inequality.
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : October 30, 2008 3:02 PM
: October 30, 2008 3:02 PM
