Rheo Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Big Government: Prior to his passing, Andrew Breitbart said that the mission of the Breitbart empire was to exemplify the free and fearless press that our Constitution protects--but which, increasingly, the mainstream media denies us. “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” – “Who guards the guardians?” Andrew saw himself in that role—as a guardian protecting Americans from the left’s “objective” loyal scribes. Andrew wanted to do what the mainstream media would not. First and foremost: Andrew pledged to vet President Barack H. Obama. Andrew did not want to re-litigate the 2008 election. Nor did he want to let Republicans off the hook. Instead, he wanted to show that the media had failed in its most basic duty: to uncover the truth, and hold those in power accountable, regardless of party. From today through Election Day, November 6, 2012, we will vet this president--and his rivals. We begin with a column Andrew wrote last week in preparation for today’s Big relaunch--a story that should swing the first hammer against the glass wall the mainstream media has built around Barack Obama. In The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama claims that he worried after 9/11 that his name, so similar to that of Osama bin Laden, might harm his political career. But Obama was not always so worried about misspellings and radical resemblances. He may even have cultivated them as he cast himself as Chicago’s radical champion. In 1998, a small Chicago theater company staged a play titled The Love Song of Saul Alinsky, dedicated to the life and politics of the radical community organizer whose methods Obama had practiced and taught on Chicago’s South Side. Obama was not only in the audience, but also took the stage after one performance, participating in a panel discussion that was advertised in the poster for the play. Recently, veteran Chicago journalist Michael Miner mocked emerging conservative curiosity about the play, along with enduring suspicions about the links between Alinsky and Obama. Writing in the Chicago Reader, Miner described the poster: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 So, what’s in the play? It truly is a love song to Alinsky. In the first few minutes of the play, Alinsky plays Moses – yes, the Biblical Moses – talking to God. The play glorifies Alinsky stealing food from restaurants and organizing others to do the same, explaining, “I saw it as a practical use of social ecology: you had members of the intellectual community, the hope of the future, eating regularly for six months, staying alive till they could make their contributions to society.” In an introspective moment, Alinsky rips America: “My country … ‘tis of whatthehell / And justice up a tree … How much can you sell / What’s in it for me.” He grins about manipulating the Christian community to back his programs. He talks in glowing terms about engaging in Chicago politics with former Mayor Kelly. He rips the McCarthy committee, mocking, “Everyone was there, when you think back – Cotton Mather, Hester Prynn, Anne Hutchinson, Tom Paine, Tom Jefferson … Brandeis, Holmes … Gene Debs and the socialists … Huey Long … Imperial Wizards of all stripes … Father Coughlin and his money machine … Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd … and a kicking chorus of sterilized reactionaries singing O Come, All Ye Faithful …” And Alinsky talks about being the first occupier – shutting down the O’Hare Airport by occupying all the toilet stalls, using chewing gum to “tie up the city, stop all traffic, and the shopping, in the Loop, and let everyone at City Hall know attention must be paid, and maybe we should talk about it.” As Alinsky says, “Students of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your juicy fruit.” The play finishes with Alinsky announcing he’d rather go to Hell than Heaven. Why? “More comfortable there. You see, all my life I’ve been with the Have-Nots: here you’re a Have-Not if you’re short of money, there you’re a Have-Not if you’re short of virtue. I’d be asking more questions, organizing them. They’re my kind of people – Hell would be Heaven for me.” That’s The Love Song of Saul Alinsky. It’s radical leftist stuff, and it revels in its radical leftism. And that’s Barack Obama, our president, on the poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 So why is he called Baraka Obama in the poster and notes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nickydog Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 His name was misspelled on the poster and the writer (is it Breitbart?) is just making fun of the misspelling. At least that's what I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Simmons Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 And this went unreported until - NOW? Un-freakin'-believable. Gotta hand it to those Marxists - they don't break ranks. Can't wait to see what else Breitbart found. I pray that the defeat of Obama is one gift that Andrew left for us, via his tireless efforts. May God bless his family and his memory. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 And this went unreported until - NOW? Un-freakin'-believable. Gotta hand it to those Marxists - they don't break ranks. Can't wait to see what else Breitbart found. I pray that the defeat of Obama is one gift that Andrew left for us, via his tireless efforts. May God bless his family and his memory. Amen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Just read this on my phone and was hoping it was posted. Thanks @Rheo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 @Rheo Thank you for the link and story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
righteousmomma Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Drudge has the vetting report up. Sean Hannity was advertising his show's vetting of Obama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 Obama Ally Won't Release Alinsky Tape Sources inform Breitbart.com today that Pam Dickler, director of the 1998 production of The Love Song of Saul Alinsky in Chicago that included a panel discussion featuring then-State Sen. Barack Obama, has a video tape of the play. And she won’t release it. “There is only one archive tape of the play and I have it,” Dickler informed our source. “It is not in Chicago.” Dickler told our source that she doesn’t believe she’s ever watched the tape, and she doesn’t know if it “can be viewed.” But she added: “No one is going to see the tape.” She said she felt “very protective over it … due to all of the interest from conservatives recently.” She also told our source that the poster for the play was never supposed to be distributed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raygun Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Vett this! From Sunday’s 07 Sept. 2008, 11:48:04 EST, Televised “Meet the Press” the then Senator Obama was asked about his stance on the American Flag. General Bill Ginn, USAF (ret.), asked Obama to explain WHY he doesn’t follow protocol when the National Anthem is played. The General stated to Obama that according to the United States Code, Title 36, Chapter 10, Sec. 171... During rendition of the national anthem, when the flag is displayed, all present (except those in uniform) are expected to stand at attention, facing the flag, with the right hand over the heart. Or, at the very least, “Stand and Face It”. NOW GET THIS !! ‘Senator’ Obama replied: “As I’ve said about the flag pin, I don’t want to be perceived as taking sides.....” “There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression....” “The anthem itself conveys a war-like message. You know, the bombs bursting in air, and all that sort of thing.” (ARE YOU READY FOR THIS???) Obama continued:, “The National Anthem should be ‘swapped’ for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song ‘I’d Like To Teach the World To Sing.’ If that were our anthem, then I might salute it. In my opinion, we should consider reinventing our National Anthem as well as ‘redesign’ our Flag to better offer our enemies hope and love. It’s my intention, if elected, to disarm America to the level of acceptance to our Middle East Brethren. If we, as a Nation of warring people, conduct ourselves like the nations of Islam, where peace prevails - - - perhaps a state or period of mutual accord could exist between our governments ......” “When I become President, I will seek a pact of agreement to end hostilities between those who have been at war or in a state of enmity, and a freedom from disquieting oppressive thoughts . We as a Nation, have placed upon the nations of Islam, an unfair injustice, which is WHY my wife disrespects the Flag, and she and I have attended several flag burning ceremonies in the past.” “Of course now, I have found myself about to become the President of the United States and I have put my hatred aside. I will use my power to bring CHANGE to this Nation, and offer the people a new path. My wife and I look forward to becoming our Country’s First black Family. Indeed, CHANGE is about to overwhelm the United States of America.” Yes, you read it right. Dale Lindsborg, Washington Post MY PERSONAL EDITORIAL P.S.: Obama has publicly stated that he doesn't know what is in R Limbaugh's heart. I betchya he knows what's in the most irrRev Wright's heart. After all he sat in one of the pews facing him and listened to his diatribes for 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raygun Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 From another post on this board: Every American should be alarmed at Barack Obama’s priorities, which are illustrated starkly and astonishingly in his cuts to national defense. Those of us with family members in the military, especially, cannot help but be shocked and disappointed by the Commander in Chief’s decision to cut our troops and the benefits they have earned. It’s amazing when you consider all the government waste and the fact that the compensation and benefits of politicians (including the President) only increase, never decrease. In a recent newsletter, Congressman Allen West points out: The Obama administration’s proposed defense budget calls for military families and retirees to pay sharply more for their healthcare, while leaving unionized civilian defense workers’ benefits untouched. As well, we are looking at cutting close to 130,000 uniformed troops, but cutting only 7,000 Department of Defense civilians. In addition, the Obama administration is looking to create a BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) commission to examine changing the military retirement system. If you do the analysis, you find that less than one percent of the American adult population draws a retirement from serving in the United States Military. The idea of taking out the United States economy budget woes on our military is despicable. The most alarming points about the healthcare plan include: Increases between 30 percent to 78 percent in TRICARE annual premiums for the first year. After that, the plan would impose five-year increases ranging from 94 percent to 345 percent. That's more than three times current levels.... The new plan also hits active duty personnel by increasing co-payments for pharmaceuticals and eliminating incentives for using generic drugs. Veterans will also be hit with a new annual fee for the TRICARE for Life program, on top of the monthly premiums already being paid. In addition, some benefits will become “means-tested,” making them similar to the welfare system than as a benefit for Military service. So are we on the same team? I heard it said that this is Gringrich Country, and YOU will be banned for failing to up hold our ideals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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raygun Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 explitives deteted FWIW to Self: try to be cool to people you don't really know; refraiun from using coarse language and stuff.. ...'especally at first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrWoodchuck Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Nice pics, @raygun! If I may, I'd like to post a little humor, on the thread topic....... H/T:iOTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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