Can we stop the Character Attacks?

So ok, I recieved the following message in an email today...it appears to be an article by a gentleman named Gaffney with the Washington Post. However, upon googling the title, the article that comes up does not match the email. If anyone can find anything about this, I'd greatly appreciate a link or something.

Things that people send me.

One might say many things about this, but a candidate responding to certain questions should be easy. As someone in another investigation once said, just "follow the money." This commentary asks legitimate questions about someone whose background is almost totally unknown; it is no answer to charge that merely asking legitimate questions is "racist." Mere facts can answer better. ****
True or false--you decide.

We should all be questioning EVERYTHING about EVERYBODY especially someone who just popped up 3 years ago

This is long, but very important, please take the time to read it.

This election has me very worried. So many things to consider. About a year ago I would have voted for Obama. I have changed my mind three times since than. I watch all the news channels, jumping from one to another. I must say this drives my husband crazy. But, I feel if you view MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News, you might get some middle ground to work with. About six months ago, I start ed thinking "where did the money come from for Obama". I have four daughters who went to College, and we were middle class, and money was tight. We (including my girls) worked hard and there were lots of student loans.

I started looking into Obama's life.

Around 1979 Obama started college at Occidental in California. He is very open about his two years at Occidental, he tried all kinds of drugs and was wasting his time but, even though he had a brilliant mind, did not apply himself to his studies. "Barry" (that was the name he used all his life) during this time had two roommates, Muhammad Hasan Chandoo and Wahid Hamid, both from Pakistan. During the summer of 1981, after his second year in coll ege, he made a "round the world" trip. Stopping to see his mother in Indonesia, next Hyderabad in India, three weeks in Karachi, Pakistan where he stayed with his roommate's family, then off to Africa to visit his father's family. My question - Where did he get the money for this trip? Nether I, nor any one of my children would have had money for a trip like this when they where in college.

When he came back he started school at Columbia University in New York. It is at this time he wants everyone to call him Barack - not Barry. Do you know what the tuition is at Columbia? It's not cheap! to say the least. Where did he get money for tuition? Student Loans? Maybe. After Columbia, he went to Chicago to work as a Community Organizer for $12,000. a year. Why Chicago? Why not New York? He was already living in New York.

By "chance" he met Antoin "Tony" Rezko, born in Aleppo, Syria, and a real estate developer in Chicago. Rezko has been convicted of fraud and bribery this year. Rezko was named "Entrepreneur of the Decade" by the Arab-American Business and Professional Association. About two years later, Obama entered Harvard Law School. Do you have any idea what tuition is for Harvard Law School? Where did he get the money for law school? More student loans? After law school, he went back to Chicago. Rezko offered him a job, which he turned down. But, he did take a job with Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland. Guess what? They represented "Rezar" which Rezko's firm. Rezko was one of Obama's first major financial contributors when he ran for office in Chicago. In 2003, Rezko threw an early fundraiser for Obama which Chicago Tribune reporter David Mendelland claims was instrumental in providing Obama with "seed money" for his U.S. Senate race.

In 2005, Obama purchased a new home in Kenwood District of Chicago for $1.65 million (less than asking price). With ALL those Student Loans - Where did he get the money for the property? On the same day Rezko's wife, Rita, purchased the adjoining empty lot for full price. The London Times reported that Nadhmi Auchi, an Iraqi-born billionaire loaned Rezko $3.5 million three weeks before Obama's new home was purchased. Obama met Nadhmi Auchi many times with Rezko.

Now, we have Obama running for President. Valerie Jarrett, was Michele Obama's boss. She is now Obama's chief advisor and he does not make any major decisions without talking to her first. Where was Jarrett born? Ready for this? Shiraz, Iran! Do we see a pattern here? Or am I going crazy?

On May 10, 2008 The Times reported, Robert Malley advisor to Obama was "sacked" after the press found out he was having regular contacts with "Hamas", which controls Gaza and is connected with Iran. This past week, buried in the back part of the papers, Iraqi newspapers reported that during Obama's visit to Iraq, he asked their leaders to do nothing about the war until after he is elected, and he will "Take care of things".

Oh, and by the way, remember the college roommates that where born in Pakistan? They are in charge of all those "small" Internet campaign contribution for Obama. Where is that money coming from? The poor and middle class in this country? Or could it be from the Middle East?

And the final bit of news. On September 7, 2008, The Washington Times posted a verbal slip that was made on "This Week" with George Stephanapoulos. Oba ma on talking about his religion said, "My Muslim faith". When questioned, "he made a mistake". Some mistake!

All of the above information I got on line. If you would like to check it - Wikipedia, encyclopedia, Barack Obama; Tony Rezko; Valerie Jarrett: Daily Times - Obama visited Pakistan in 1981; The Washington Times - September 7, 2008; The Times May 10, 2008.

Now the BIG question - If I found out all this information on my own, Why haven't all of our "intelligent" members of the press been reporting this? A phrase that keeps ringing in my ear - "Beware of the enemy from within"

A Wife and Mother

Ok, so here's my beef...after 5 minutes of research, just 5 FRICKING MINUTES, I found out where the money comes from. Lets start with the trip across Europe... - To begin with, he stayed with relatives a good portion of his trip. - At that point in time, the valuation of the dollar and European currency made things rather cheap in Europe - If you look on Wikipedia at a link that will be provided later in the article, you'll see that Obama lived with his maternal grandparents while young. His grandfather managed a furniture store, and his grandmother was VP of a Bank. Where'd the money come from? Right there, ya'll...those salaries.

The money for Harvard? A combination of student loans and help from his grandparents is not an unreasonable stretch. To say or imply otherwise seems ridiculous.

On to Tony Rezko...after doing a bit of research on THIS guy...he's Godfather material. He came to America after growing up in Syria. He attended college, and made his seed money as a Civil Engineer, at which point he began manipulating politician's throughout Chicago without their knowledge. This includes both Republicans and Democrats, for the record. After getting several politicians established, he began using his connections to demand kickbacks from various businesses in return for contracts awarded to those companies. This is not just Obama that received help from him, so let's drop that whole thing. Wait...the house. 1.65 million dollars, after a discount from Rezko. How did Obama afford this? He and his wife are both LAWYERS...they get paid. Don't doubt that for a second.

Valerie Jarrett, the campaign manager that was born in Shiraz, Iran is next on the agenda. She was born while her father, Dr. James Bowman, a pathologist, geneticist, and now Professor Emeritus (University of Chicago), was running a hospital for POOR CHILDREN there. 'Nuff said.

His roomie's in college with the skeery middle eastern names are now living in New York. One is a finiancial consultant, the other is a VP with Pepsi Cola. They hardly sound like terrorists to me. Also, the internet contributions that they are responsible for possibly coming from the Middle East? Phaw! I recieve at least 5 emails a week from the Obama campaign that provide updates as to the status of the campaign, and asking for a minimum $5 contribution to the campaign.

During the interview with George Stephanapoulos, which I've watched, Obama DID use the words "My Muslim Faith". That's begging to be spun by his opponents, I know. Watch the video, though, and you'll see that they were discussing the smear attacks that accuse Obama of being a Muslim, and Obama was giving McCain points for not attacking "His Muslim Faith" as so many others have. He did not actually say "Yes, folks, I AM a Muslim."

If I missed anything, let me know.

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