More Chicago Machine Politics

Most Illinoians, like me, find such stories to be business as usual in Chicago, but this year such graft bears upon our national future. For those still confused about what exactly a "community organizer" does, this story from the Chicago Suntimes helps us understand. It is not complicated, really. The money earned by one group of citizens is taken by the "organizers" to give to others as a reward for political support. This is what Obama learned while being raised by the Chicago Machine. That, and that opponents are not only to be opposed, they must be eliminated.

Obama grant being probed

A $100,000 state grant for a botanic garden in Englewood that then-state Sen. Barack Obama awarded in 2001 to a group headed by a onetime campaign volunteer is now under investigation by the Illinois attorney general amid new questions, prompted by Chicago Sun-Times reports, about whether the money might have been misspent.
The garden was never built. And now state records obtained by the Sun-Times show $65,000 of the grant money went to the wife of Kenny B. Smith, the Obama 2000 congressional campaign volunteer who heads the Chicago Better Housing Association, which was in charge of the project for the blighted South Side neighborhood.

Bitter-Clinger Alert

If you missed the presidential debate last night here is a brief video that pretty much summarizes the exchange between the candidates. After McCain tells a compelling story of his position on national defense and references the bracelet that he wears with the name of a fallen soldier who perished fighting in Baghdad, Obama, in a “me too” moment retorts “Look! I have a bracelet, too.” It’s from…uh…uh…” (While looking down at his wrist.)

Then there is word that legal beagles in Missouri are going to work for the Obama campaign and are threatening to bring charges against anyone who says anything bad, or what they believe is untrue, about their man. St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce and St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch are threatening to bring libel charges against those who speak out falsely against Barack Obama. KMOV-TV in St. Loius has this video report. These are county and city attorneys threatening to use the authority granted them by the people to squelch political speech. You know, the Left warned us that if we elected George Bush we'd have jack-booted thugs from the government denying us our constitutional rights. I guess they were right.

In a related story, Obama for President lawyers have sent letters to radio stations in Pensylvania and Ohio insisting that they refuse to air ads produced by the NRA, claiming the ads falsely portray Obama’s positions on Second Amendment issues. NRA lawers have drafted an extensive rebuttal of the charges that is included in this post by Ben Smith.

Finally, Michelle Malkin reports: "More Obama gangland tactics: Signs banned at Virginia rally today"

All this, and certainly much more to come, are the tactics of Chicago Machine politics, the mother’s milk that Obama was raised on back on the South Side. We should expect nothing less. Change, indeed!

Some Believe Obama Responsible for SNL Skit

The sad demise of NBC (owned by General Electric) as a viable, serious and entertaining television network is no longer a subject for debate. This week’s Satuday Night Live falls into line with Oberman, Maddow and Mathews, attacking Govenor Palin with viscious and scurrilous innuendo that borders on slander. In an unprecedented display of hatred, maliciousness and hubris, SNL has produced a skit that accuses Todd Palin of incest with his daughters. This from the tolerant Left who have decried the practice of character assassination and the “politics of personal destruction.” There is reason to believe that B. Hussein Obama personally approved this skit and may have even suggested the idea to SNL writers. Obama has not yet shown evidence to the contrary.


From WorldNetDaily:

NBC jokes: Todd Palin has sex with daughters
'Saturday Night Live' skit suggests Sarah's husband guilty of incest

‘What about the husband?’ asked a Times reporter [in the SNL skit] during a mock assignment meeting for the paper. ‘You know he's doing those daughters. I mean, come on. It's Alaska.’

The assignment editor for the Times, portrayed by actor James Franco, responded: ‘He very well could be. Admittedly, there is no evidence of that, but on the other hand, there is no convincing evidence to the contrary. And these are just some of the lingering questions about Governor Palin.’

As election day nears we can be sure that this is not the last or the worst that the Obamites have in store for Americans. Machine politics, à la Chicago, knows no limits when it comes to appropriating power.