Monday, November 03, 2008

Obama didn't know = another lie.

Wake up.

Back in early 2007, as Obama’s chief campaign strategist David Axelrod was organizing and planning the Obama campaign, he identified Obama’s unique family situation — a number of half-brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, some living overseas — as a potential problem, says an employee for Axelrod’s political consulting firm, and who has done work on the Obama campaign. “Given [Obama's] father’s family history here and in Africa, David wanted the campaign to know who was who, where they lived, and what they were doing. No surprises. We knew she was here illegally. We knew her income levels, but I don’t think anyone from the campaign had had contact with her.”

Instead, according to the source, Axelrod reached out to his former client, Patrick, who had retained Axelrod’s firm for his run for governor. Onyango was living in a state-funded housing project, “so Patrick’s people could just as easily keep track of things, and could do it without drawing a ton of attention,” says the AKP&D Message and Media employee, who requested anonymity as he hopes to get a job in an Obama administration should the candidate win. “If we had Obama people around, the media would probably have found her much sooner. She was in [Obama's] book, it wasn’t like she couldn’t be found.” Indeed, that is exactly how the London Times found her.

While the South Boston housing project is managed by the Boston Housing Authority, it is a state-funded facility, according to the BHA press office, and so it would not be uncommon for state housing officials to be on the grounds or in the area. “Patrick was the go-between, he’s trusted by David and Senator Obama,” says the aide.

...Some Obama aides believe that Obama was briefed at least twice by Axelrod or campaign manager David Plouffe on the status of family members. “We tracked who was talking to the press, we kept in touch with some of these people,” says an Obama campaign media aide. “Anyone who thinks we didn’t doesn’t understand just how nervous we were about all of these people, particularly the members of [Obama's] father’s family. Axelrod had everything covered.” The aide said she was never present for such a briefing, but “we all knew the candidate’s family was being taken care of, to protect their privacy and try to contain any damage.”

The Obama campaign has denied knowing anything about Onyango’s illegal status or her poor financial situation.

9 comments:

  1. As October surprises go, this one was pretty lame.

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  2. There's been no "October surprise" Eric. Just the steady stream of revelations, the steady stream of in his own words revealing of his lies.

    One by one by one, and yet you do not care. He is the new religion. He has replaced even Global Warming.

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  3. Rose, there is no meat in your pudding.

    Dreadful Anonymous

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  4. I betcha Rose smiled when Obama's Grandmother passed today

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  5. So Rose, you gonna cast your vote for Obama the next President today like you promised everyone?

    A great NEW DAY in America!

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  6. Did not know anything??? That clown accepted $200 from her for his campaign!!!

    Stephen: Ain't nothing NEW about Obama - wake up and read some history would ya, dickhead?

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  7. there goes Dumbass Dreadful A again. And as for you 7:19 - nice to know you are still a sick prick.

    I apologize for the sick prick Rose. These folks are truly cold callous and typically close minded.

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  8. "Ain't nothing NEW about Obama - wake up and read some history would ya, dickhead?"

    Anon 8:12, are you brain dead? When was the last time a black man was elected President of the United States of America? When was the last time a black man was elected leader of the most powerful nation on Earth?

    Please, take your political fanatic's myopia someplace where fellow dolts will appreciate historical ignorance and stupidity shoved in their faces.

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