'We hid this during the election': Obama ally confesses he covered up 'race' video Andrew Breitbart
Source: Daily Mail
A supporter of Barack Obama has admitted he tried to hide a video of the President speaking out in favour of a controversial Harvard professor while he was a student.
Conservative rabble-rouser Andrew Breitbart had promised to release the 'explosive' video, which shows Mr Obama embracing outspoken academic Derrick Bell, just weeks before his sudden death last Thursday.
A website unearthed the video earlier today, but it initially seemed much less dramatic than one might have expected given Mr Breitbart's boasts.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2111679/Is-Andrew-Breitbart-Obama-race-video-A-vlip-1991-shows-law-school-student-siding-black-professor-demanded-black-female-professor-tenured.html#ixzz1oVgxwYma
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No President Obama scandal here. Breitbart fail.
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Old and In the Way
(37,540 posts)All the tape does is reinforce that Obama was intelligent, articulate, and an excellent public speaker who had the respect of his peers at Harvard Law 20 years ago. If anything, it shows that he wasn't a recently manufactured politician and that he has always been fighting for fairness and against injustice. Good luck spinning this into a negative, Fox News.
aquart
(69,014 posts)Adenoid_Hynkel
(14,093 posts)shooting down yet another wingnutty tinfoil hat theory.
markpkessinger
(8,912 posts)
eShirl
(20,259 posts)
nxylas
(6,440 posts)They are quite capable of believing that Obama simultaneously did and didn't go to Harvard, depending on which option would hurt him more on any given issue.
Summer Hathaway
(2,770 posts)someone opening Al Capone's safe?
Cirque du So-What
(29,732 posts)After all, Rivera and his producers actually didn't know the contents of that safe before it was opened. Not-so-brightBart had full knowledge of everything that was said in the 'explosive' video, yet still got a chub from imagining that racist troglodytes would take up pitchforks against the 'angry black man.'
existentialist
(2,190 posts)I at first thought you meant the map that Geraldo Rivera drew in the sand in Iraq showing Saddam Hussien's army where the
Americans were going to attack the next day.
If he hadn't had the defense of stupidity that would have been treason--literally.
nanabugg
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Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)And of all the stories all over then net regarding this issue I think the OP one has to be one of the worst ones.
After watching ALL of the videos today - Ogletree in my opinion was making a joke about hiding it. But it looks like the UK Daily Mail is going to go with 'shock' headlines instead of what actually happened. Grrr.
Ogletree did NOT 'confess' to anything.
Journeyman
(15,449 posts)
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)It wasn't on FOX, therefor, it was hidden.
PuffedMica
(1,061 posts)freshstart
(265 posts)
INdemo
(7,024 posts)someone please explain to me what Repuke are all upset about and exactly what is the issue in question..Is it because Obama supported this professor and or gave this professor a hug showing his support?
freshstart
(265 posts)I have no idea what the problem is.
mistertrickster
(7,062 posts)IIRC, The Frontline spin was that Barack had the support of all the black students but then kinda sold out to the white conservatives once he became Editor of the Law Journal.
Sound familiar?
When I saw what Ogletree said it was clearly tongue in cheek.. The punk Hannity thinks he has a story unfortunatly for him this is a dud.. PBS had this footage since like 1990 so who was hiding it..
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)(That post will make sense to the freepers, don't worry...)
fasttense
(17,301 posts)
LeftishBrit
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MADem
(135,425 posts)nxylas
(6,440 posts)Such as The Washington Moonie Times, Freak Republic and, of course, Breitbart. It makes no difference, they all form an echo chamber anyway, endlessly quoting each other and, in true cult fashion, treating all other sources as suspect.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Lots of folks there in the comments don't see it as a big story and a couple folks can't even figure out what the 'scandal' is supposed to be about
And one person said that the story makes him want to vote for Obama even more now.
Just another HUGE GOP FAIL
nxylas
(6,440 posts)Last edited Thu Mar 8, 2012, 10:55 AM - Edit history (1)
"This can't possibly be the unedited video! Breitbart MUST have had some more dirt on Obama, otherwise why would he have had him murdered? After all, it's not like Breitbart has any history of trying to make a big story out of nothing. The real tape will be aired soon, along with the Michelle Obama Whitey tape. Any minute...now! Now! Any minuuuuute...now!" (repeat ad infinitum)
Oh yes, and it's funny how he looks exactly like Malcolm X. Course, that could just be because they all look the same....
Amaril
(1,267 posts)Looks like Andy didn't have a chance to edit this video to show ony the parts he wanted it to show before he kicked it.
nxylas
(6,440 posts)Is James O'Keefe in prison? I forget.
caveat_imperator
(193 posts)Release a heavily edited and narrated version and let the compliant media report it as truth.
gordianot
(15,772 posts)It meets the same level of deviation uttered by Santorum spinning John Kennedy's speech in to a source of physical nausea. Rick Santorum is not a well man nor was Andrew Breightbart.
You can be sure the various right wing shills cannot match the cognitive dissonance of the man who viewed this tape of young Barak Obama and somehow thought others would find it objectionable as he did. Unfortunately there are more than a few who if lacking the words to create distortions want to be led by someone willing to put a negative voice into their racist fears. It crops up time and time again the self described 30% ultra conservative who live in a self destructive world prepared to abandon education, Social Security, access to health care, persecute women, roll back civil rights and impose some sort of vague state religion. We are just lucky so far the super demogauge has not yet emerged.
Brettongarcia
(2,262 posts)Don't know if I'd mention big words like demagogue to them though; they might get ideas....
In fact? My theory is that the American Right became much more powerful, unfortunately ... when they became aware of the term "fascism." As soon as they heard it - they began to consciously copy it as a positive model.
It got bad, when they were joined by failed History professor Newt. Whose area speciality was Modern European History. My theory? When Newt heard the left calling Republicans "fascists," Newt looked it up - and agreed. And then? He and the party began consciously using Hitler's/Mussolini's/Franco's fascism. Using it consciously, deliberately, as a model.
Particularly? The classic fascist link-up: between 1) Church, 2) Army/Troops, 3) Big Industry, and 4) domestic intelligence and prisons. Pusuing 5) wars with other countries, instead of diplomacy. In the name of 6) Nation, nationalism, patriotism. And? 7) Racism.
So? Careful about mentioning the "d" word! Soon as they understand it - they'll try to do it!
Just like children.
By the way? My avatar is John Kennedy. I worked briefly for his wife many years ago.
Politicalboi
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SleeplessinSoCal
(10,412 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)He's sneaky like a...fox?
BumRushDaShow
(169,761 posts) 
lolly
(3,248 posts)We are not supposed to dance on his grave!
How dare we mention that, until the minute he died, he was actively working on yet another nasty, vicious, dishonest attempt at a smear!
saras
(6,670 posts)caveat_imperator
(193 posts)I think he was getting so frustrated on how to edit this footage that it caused his death. 
existentialist
(2,190 posts)to publicize the video before Faux News or the likes of Andrew Brietbart did their usual selective editing to make it look like something that it was not.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)Voters will see this as disingenous, desperate, misleading, politically motivated, and frankly dumb. This will make it even harder for them to make legitimate claims against the President.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)Praytell.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)WTF comment is that? I assume you are joking.. right?
Ian David
(69,059 posts)PBS Editors: Frontline Ran President Obama College Video In 2008
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/pbs-editors-frontline-ran-president-obama-college-video-in-2008/
cyberpj
(10,794 posts)Been sayin' it for many years now.
DLine
(397 posts)This changes EVERYTHING! 
get the red out
(14,031 posts)That he fathered two black children as well.
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)...besides that, I got to see the video last nite. I was stunned. I saw a young man with intelligence, charisma, conviction and courage. And then, I thought of his mother and grandmother. The two strong and independent women that helped mold this young man. The women that nurtured those attributes. I realized that they were both still alive then and hoped that they had the chance to see this video. They never got the chance to see his inauguration and all of his subsequent powerful speeches.
That young man grew up to marry another strong and independent woman. He's raising his daughter's to follow in these women's footsteps. This is a President who not only cares about women's rights, but is passionate about those rights. A man who admires strength in women and doesn't fear it. Who believes that they have the right and intelligence to know what to do with their own bodies.
I had tears in my eyes watching that young man give that speech. I saw the pride in that professor's face. I've been a supporter of Pres. Obama since shortly after he announced his run for the Presidency. I learned as much as I could about him, I watched every speech he gave. But, this video...this has possibly given me even more reason to support him.
I thought of something else. Where are the videos of Santorum, Romney, Gingrich or even Paul from their college days? What causes did they fight for? More beer at the frat house? Were they treating women with respect and admiration, or were they having weekend contests to see who could sleep with the most college girls? Release the videos, men!
I wish his mother and grandmother could see him now. Thank you to the Dunham women, and his grandfather, for raising our President not as a religious zealot, but a thoughtful, passionate, freethinking man. You did a fantastic job.
BumRushDaShow
(169,761 posts)Had to give you props! 
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)
As a single mother of a grown son, I meant every word of it. His mother would be beyond proud.
classof56
(5,376 posts)
maddiemom
(5,179 posts)Although I voted for him, President Obama has disappointed me a number of times. I've tried to keep in mind that he has had to tread very carefully and has had to face a disrespect that I've never seen before. At present it looks like he's beginning to revert to what seemed to be his real principles. The Republican candidates all look like losers and I can't wait to see the debates.(Bring it on, Newt, although you don't seem likely). Obama seems to be the most amazingly intelligent and obviously prescient president in my politically aware lifetime (goes back to late Eisenhower). I hope, if reelected,he gets his act in gear.
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)...where we feel disappointed. But, as you said, he's had to tread carefully and work with an enormous amount of obstruction. He's still managed to get things accomplished.
I think he's had it with the GOP. He's tried to work with them, tried to compromise, even tried to stealthfully reintroduce their own ideas that get shot down. Now, it's up to all of us to do our best to get more Democrats elected so he has some backing. Shut those GOP holes for good. If we can't do that for him, then I'm buying him an aluminum baseball bat for Christmas. No, I am NOT advocating violence. Just the "threat" of violence. 
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)from which he was excused 'cause he was on a mission from god, at a school he did not attend.
csziggy
(34,189 posts)
SemperEadem
(8,053 posts)Brettongarcia
(2,262 posts)There was a lot of overblown rhetoric back in the 60's, on every side. Eventually, most people grew up.
Gormy Cuss
(30,884 posts)He was at Harvard Law in the late '80s -- long after that rhetoric should have ANYONE in this country.
BumRushDaShow
(169,761 posts)
P.S. the video was from 1991.
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)
FailureToCommunicate
(14,605 posts)or..doting grandparents in Kansas?
kirby
(4,534 posts)The real bombshell would have been after Breitbart carefully edited and manipulated the video to tell whatever story he was pushing. The same way these guys did to Shirley Sherrod, Acorn, etc.
The video looks to be a non issue because it was the original unedited one.
cyberpj
(10,794 posts)
nolabear
(43,850 posts)yellowcanine
(36,792 posts) 
Skittles
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eppur_se_muova
(41,946 posts)Bu**sh** used that excuse for his behavior into his forties -- including DWI, cocaine use, and being AWOL. I guess it doesn't work for really serious offenses like being a community organizer.
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)meeksgeek
(1,250 posts)YAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWNNNNNN.
yellowcanine
(36,792 posts)Not offputting at all. Even the gesture tic of sticking his hand in his pocket repeatedly made him seem natural and relaxed.
yellowcanine
(36,792 posts)sympathetic audience. I was amazed that Hannity thought he had a big scoop which was going to have legs. Obviously the video wasn't hidden at all - it was available in several venues. The guy was joking and Breitbart and Hannity got snookered.
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)One I would especially love to see is one given in opposition to apartheid after which he "swore he would never give a public speech again." 
I'm glad he changed his mind!
got root
(425 posts)
okieinpain
(9,397 posts)once he had removed all of the white noise in the video president obama's true nature would have been exposed.
lol.