FOXNEWS smearing Obama and telling on Hillary's camp. DISGUSTING!!!!

[bigdarryl]

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Fox_smears_Sen._Obama_0119.html
The Raw Story | Fox smears Sen. Obama, says he 'covered up' Muslim past

[mzteris]

1. FOXNEWS smearing Hillary by blaming their smear of Obama on her. DISGUSTING!!!!

and you "fell for it".

yeah. right.

[fooj]

2. What they are doing defines HATE CRIME.

What is a HATE CRIME?

Any act of harassment or violence commited against a person or their property that is motivated by race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation or disability.

[bigdarryl]

4. I was thinking the same thing but you know what there going to say...

we got the info from Hillary's people

[rinsd]

5. Especially when "Democrats" keep repeating it while relying on rw sources

So let me get this straight.

You understand the smear about Obama yet trust the same purveyors of said lie that they got it from Clinton's camp?

[Pirate Smile]

3. Read this:

THE RICOCHET SMEAR:

A while back I predicted that conservatives would shamelessly smear Barack Obama and then blame the smearing on Hillary Clinton. Today I saw this article (via the Corner) about Obama from the conservative magazine Insight, which breathlessly asks:

Are the American people ready for an elected president who was educated in a Madrassa as a young boy and has not been forthcoming about his Muslim heritage?

Of course, it's not Insight asking this question, the article goes on to explain, it's Hillary. The article continues:

An investigation of Mr. Obama by political opponents within the Democratic Party has discovered that Mr. Obama was raised as a Muslim by his stepfather in Indonesia. Sources close to the background check, which has not yet been released, said Mr. Obama, 45, spent at least four years in a so-called Madrassa, or Muslim seminary, in Indonesia.

Sources said the background check, conducted by researchers connected to Senator Clinton, disclosed details of Mr. Obama's Muslim past. The sources said the Clinton camp concluded the Illinois Democrat concealed his prior Muslim faith and education.

The attribution on all this is broad enough ("political opponents within the Democratic Party"; "researchers connected to Senator Clinton") that I suppose this information about Obama could have originated with people in Clinton's orbit. But let's not forget where this information appeared. And let's be on the lookout for who goes on the cable shows and wonders whether "Barrack Hussein Obama" is "The Manchurian Madrassa Candidate." Something tells me it isn't going to be Hillary, or any liberal for that matter.

--Jason Zengerle

http://www.tnr.com/blog/theplank?pid=72792

[Double T]

6. fox news is a state supplied propaganda network.............

that plays to the 25-30% of brain dead 'murkins. The rest of 'US' don't give a SHT what they say or do.

[MrRobotsHolyOrders]

7. You're missing the bright side.

You heard that degenerate half-wit caller from Alabama. If it comes down to it, him and people like him would easily prefer a radical Islamic Manchurian Candidate to Hillary.

[Imagevision]

8. Personally I think Obama is getting a chuckle out of some of stuff

Next thing we'll probably see is the blue-eyed blond smiling while saying... Barack baby, call me ;-)

[illinoisprogressive]

9. I agree with you. He has a rapid response team but, he knows this

will hurt Hillary more. Once he feels it's going to hurt him, they will strike back. His camp is full of heavy hitting pros who know when to send out the response.

[papau]

11. LOL - "Barack baby, call me" :-) - will media mention that Hill and Obama are good friends?

nah - that would kill a Fox/GOP storyline - and our media never steps on GOP toes with inconvenient facts.

[SaveElmer]

10. No...smearing Obama and Hillary.,..

Fox's source is the Moonie Times...which apparently is now the DU source of choice as well...at least when it comes to Hillary...

[historicaljoe514]

12. Right around the time I saw this news

I also saw that in an interview with Faux News, O'Reilly was praised for slamming Colbert and not letting him get the best of him. Clearly this network has fallen off the deep end.

[NV1962]

13. Odd how the (Londond) Times recognizes the smear without much effort!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-2557001,00.html

More importantly, they trace the source and identify it as Insight Magazine. Their frontpage teaser says this:

Hillary's team has questions about Obama's Muslim background

Are the American people ready for an elected president who was educated in a Madrassa as a young boy and has not been forthcoming about his Muslim heritage? This is the question Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s camp is asking about Sen. Barack Obama.

Amazing.

I thought it'd be too early for swiftboater season, but hey.