GET THE FACTS NOT THE RETORIC

October 20, 2008

A FEW FACTS TO DIGEST REGARDING OBAMA

In Four Years, Barack Obama Has Received More Money From Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Than Any Other Member Of Congress In The Past Two Decades (Since 1989) Except Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Chris Dodd. (Lindsay Renick Mayer, "Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Invest In Lawmakers," Center For Responsive Politics' "Capital Eye" Blog, www.opensecrets.org , 9/11/08)

Two Members Of Mr. Obama's Political Circle, James A. Johnson And Franklin D. Raines, Are Former Chief Executives Of Fannie Mae

Former President Bill Clinton: "I think the responsibility that the Democrats have may rest more in resisting any efforts by Republicans in the Congress, or by me when I was President, to put some standards and tighten up a little on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."

During His Time In The U.S. Senate, Barack Obama Requested More Than 300 Earmarks Totaling Nearly $1 Billion. (Obama Senate Website, 9/6/08)

Barack Obama Has Never Voted Against A Spending Bill During His Time In The U.S. Senate, With The Exception Of A Supplemental Spending Bill To Fund The Troops In Iraq And Afghanistan.

QUOTES FORM OBAMA’S BOOKS (YOU BE THE JUDGE)

From Dreams of My Father:'I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites.'

From Dreams of My Father : 'I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race.'

From Dreams of My Father:'There was something about him that made me wary, a little too sure of himself, maybe. And white.'

From Dreams of My Father: 'It remained necessary to prove which side you were on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name names.'

From Dreams of My Father:'I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa , that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself , the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.'

From Audacity of Hope:'I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.'

IF ONLY WE COULD GET OBAMA’S REPORTS, PAPERS AND THESIS’S FROM HARVARD MAYBE WE COULD LEARN MORE, BUT DO NOT EXPECT THEM TO BE FORTHCOMING. I ASSSUME THEY WOULD BE NEGATIVE SINCE THEY ARE NOT FORTHCOMING.

HOW MUCH MORE DO WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON WEATHER OBAMA CAN BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES? DO WE WANT SOMEONE WITH THESE IDEAS IN CHARGE? DO NOT FORGET TO VOTE!

God bless us all.