An open letter to Pres Obama

Steelharp · September 24, 2009

snopes.com: An Open Letter to President Obama - Lou Pritchett

It is true.

September 24, 2009

snopes.com: An Open Letter to President Obama - Lou Pritchett
It is true.

What's true, according to Snopes, is that the guy it was attributed to did indeed write an open letter to Obama. They did not vouch for the accuracy of it's contents...big difference.

It's a shame Barack's white, midwestern, greatest-generation Grandparents who in large part raised him and imparted their values to him aren't around to answer such accusations.

Speaking of the economic situation, I just read a great article about last fall's near economic collapse ("Eight Days" by James Stewart in the Sept 21st issue of New Yorker). It's a factual account of events, not political, but interesting as hell. Put some things in perspective. Check it out....I'd be interested in your take.

Steelharp · September 24, 2009

If you read the bottom of the snopes page, you see his personal note to them verifying its' accuracy.

Link to the New Yorker story?

September 26, 2009

If you read the bottom of the snopes page, you see his personal note to them verifying its' accuracy.
Link to the New Yorker story?

Yeah, i think Ralph is referring to the contents of the letter not to the authorship.

It sounds exactly like a bunch of stuff people said about the last President. Bush was going to start a war with Iran and not leave office because he declared martial law and all. Or so went the prediction.

Weird thing is that what the libs and the cons complain about is 90% the same, sadly neither side will believe it.

Steelharp · September 26, 2009

Mr. Pritchett states, "I did write the 'you scare me' letter." Not a letter, but the letter. Sounds like acknowledgment of content to me.

September 26, 2009

An American friend sent me this email yesterday. It was written by a middle-class American woman with a limited family income, who put four daughters through college at significant financial sacrifice to his family. Now, as Barrack Obama keeps reminding the American people, he too grew up in situation where the money was tight; and yet managed to put himself through good and expensive colleges, including Harvard. Obama vaguely attributes his good fortune to the "American dream", but this mother could be justified in doing a little digging. She didn't get many useful answers from watching Fox News, CNN and MSNBC, so she turned to Google for her research. In the course of her investigation, she came across some interesting revelations about Obama's connections - which had no direct relevance to Obama's source of funds - but were interesting nonetheless. Here is her email.

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 college, 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 is 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 Kenwoood 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. Obama, on talking about his religion said, "My Muslim faith". When questioned, "he said 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?

Let me clarify that as someone who does not live in the USA and is not an American citizen, I have no axe to grind against either Obama or McCain - nor can I vouch for the veracity of any of the assertions made in the email. Be that as it may, it certainly does provide food for thought. By Firoze Hirjikaka

Published: 10/10/2008

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September 26, 2009

SweetSue:

All or none of that may be true. I would be wary about putting too much trust into the mass-forward e-mails.

Do you have any outside verification for those claims and statements above?

September 26, 2009

No I honestly don't. I read it though and agreed with her,"it's food for thought". Just passing it on. Love your bunnies. I have the same cartoon and post it on the fridge,every Easter. Get a lot of laughs.

September 26, 2009

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. Obama, on talking about his religion said, "My Muslim faith". When questioned, "he said he made a mistake". Some mistake.

I looked this part up in the Washington Times archives and ,it is true. Will see what else I can find.