Obama Is like a piece of Swiss Cheese-

Time and Time again it is proven by his own actions that Obama's memory seems to have lots of Holes in it when it is convenient.  I thought he Obama was going to bring a new type of politics  to Washington.  Seems to me that he will be bringing a lot of Chicago deep pocket politics... Needs a new platform the Republicans will chew him up and spit him out like day old bread.

by Valrie Sommerville (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 16 comments) on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 9:44:11 AM
 

Obama's supporters

Are as delusional as Ron Paul's supporters.  Both groups refuse to use critical thinking and objective facts to accurately assess candidates.

I hope Obama does get chewed up and spit out or else we face a presidency full of nasty surprises.

by Joel S. Hirschhorn (125 articles, 30 quicklinks, 57 diaries, 505 comments) on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 5:24:40 PM
 

It's Only A Matter of Time

Until Ms. Pringle gets a job at Fox News.

by politicjock (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 19 comments) on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 10:04:52 AM
 

Sooner or later curtain time for a crook

Time has repeatedly proved that Mr. Barack Obama is not that vise new leader he claimed to be. He is rather "an ordinary politician" – as Rev. Wright has put it – well aware of that the above said is a codeword for a: "crook."An indeed there is plenty of evidence which time after time underscores that Mr. Obama is not this self-proclaimed healer or uniter he pretends to be; Instead he is a much more sinister character on the map of the American electorate.  There is now a flock of investigating reporters out there, such as Ms. Evelyn Pringle, effectively proving the scruffy and shabby history of this false prophet. Unfortunately the big time media is still quiet effectively underscoring my point here: That when this scandal blows out of proportion, when Mr. Obama gets indicted – there will be no excuse.     

by Karl Benjamin Nowak (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 5 comments) on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 11:03:48 AM
 

I don't share the focus of this article

I believe everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I respect yours in this article. However, I believe Obama is the best candidate. Hillary and the GOP can't scoop up signficant dirt on Obama's person so they try to twist the light on his associates. Politicians run into all kinds of people.

by Sharon Roach (10 articles, 0 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 43 comments) on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 12:13:08 PM
 

The Chart

You fail to see that what Pringle is doing is exactly what Fitzgerald is doing: putting together all the facts and then asking the jury if there is enough of a pattern to convince them that, based on circumstantial evidence, Obama is guilty.

Just look at the evidence, look at the chronology.  It's not guilt BY association, it's guilt AS association. 

And also look at the phone conversations: look at how many the U.S. Attorney has already logged between these players. 

There are probably well over a hundred involving Obama.  The evidence of his work on the board legislation is enough to indict him as it is.

Face it: he's a little hood working as a flunkey for General Mediterranean.  You cannot put a person who is unapologetically a member of organized crime, in the White House.

Is Hillary dirty?  As the bottom of your shoe.  There's just one difference:

NONE OF HER CO-CONSPIRATORS ARE ON TRIAL YET.

Why not face the fact that there is not one uncorrupt dollar: not one in your pocket, not one in mine--nowhere.

The country is corrupt from top to bottom.  It is 100% corrupt. 

Once Rezko is convicted, as he will be, Obama will be indicted shortly thereafter.

So why did the little hyena run, knowing he was going over?  Follow the money: he's raised $200 million.

The sooner you admit that YOU are a participant in a corrupt society--and we all are--the sooner you will get over your denial about this cheap, disgusting little punk Obama.

by John Ryskamp (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 11 comments) on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 12:25:17 PM
 

Curtain time for Barack Obama - Part III

Again, I applaud your courage, Evelyn.  You may be screaming in the wind but eventually, the noise of the wind dies down and you will be heard.  As for accusations here and elsewhere that you are biased, I urge anyone who wants to question your investigation to examine the postings/columns of your accusers here and elsewhere.  Bias is quite evident their work, but not in this series of articles you have produced. You have gone about this in an honorable way.  What is disturbing is how willing we have become -- as a nation --  to accept the notion of "a movement" without questioning its origins.  And worse, to attack anyone who does. Write on, Evelyn.

by Suza Eliz (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 15 comments) on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 3:38:08 PM
 

reality check

Wynn's list of articles speak for themselves, he is solidly anti Hillary.

by POdVet (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 23 comments) on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 2:48:44 PM
 

Curtain Time for Responsible Investigative Journalism

Pringle continues under the delusion that listing more and more bad stuff about Rezco, Alsammarae or Auchi must somehow paint Obama in a bad light. I still haven't seen what Obama has done that might rise to the level of the Clinton's pardons-for-sale.

It is a fundamental mistake to criticize Obama based on the actions of his contributors, especially if McCain and Clinton aren't put under the same scrutiny. It smacks of guilt-by-association tactics used by smearjob artists who simply cannot make a reasoned case on the issues.

Rezco may be as dirty as Maria Hsia or John Huang who broke election laws pumping money into the Clinton campaign, but how does that prove wrongdoing by the candidate? It is faulty "journalism" to assume readers will follow wild-eyed assumptions without stating exactly what Obama did to betray public trust.

As a citizen blogger and OpEd News contributor, I'm offended that Pringle annoints herself an "investigative journalist", implying that she is getting paid for this or conducting in-person interviews or doing any first-hand research. If she isn't, I daresay she is merely a blogger like the rest of us who do this for free, relying on the accounts of others and trying to make arguments by connecting the dots in various ways.

What makes this 'series' smell like hatchet work is the utter lack of balance. Where is the mention of Samuel Rivera the Hillary supporter/contributor caught in an extortion plot?

There is no balance because Pringle is not an investigative journalist, she is a political operative. Those making positive comments on the articles in this series also seem to be coincidentally very new to OpEd News, as if they just joined recently to praise her.

I'm all for discussing Obama's flaws and mistakes, but not in a vacuum and not by someone claiming to be a paid professional who seems to exhibits no original primary source research.

by Gustav Wynn (58 articles, 38 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 276 comments) on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 11:49:20 AM
 

Comment is hidden Reason: You don't call names like you did. Ad hominem personal attacks are not tolerated here. Consider this a first warning.

I thank you for your response..

I thank you for your response however biased it was against Evelyn Pringle.But you missed the point. I don’t care about Evelyn’s background. I don’t give a damn about if she is paid or not. All I care is that you cannot once again put an inexperienced, untested, shallow yet slicked-fashioned so called: folksy guy in the White House and hope that he will be performing. The next four years won’t be charming and we better embrace all selves for ugliness. There are many indications that Obama is not who he pretends to be. There are quit many newsarticles about his murky past, and there are plenty of signs that the only change he will bring upon us all is chaos. During this nomination he lied to us not once or twice but in several occasions, proving at least for me that he is “just another politician”. Let’s face it; This man is at best an opportunist, but he also may prove to be a naive dreamer boosted  by a huge ego. Anyway he is illprepared and unfit to be President of The United States.That’s what I care about, that’s my concern. Thank you.  

by Karl Benjamin Nowak (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 5 comments) on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 6:26:16 AM