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Journalism Fail: Boston Globe Reporter Had Obama Sr. Immigration Records Since 2009
Bluegrass Pundit ^ | Saturday, April 30, 2011 | Bluegrass Pundit

Posted on 04/30/2011 7:05:23 AM PDT by Askwhy5times

In what appears to be a shocking journalistic fail, a Boston Globe reporter acquired Barack H. Obama Sr.'s immigration records in 2009 under a FOIA request.

(Boston Globe)- The INS documents, released to this reporter through a Freedom Of Information Act request in 2009 in the course of research on a biography of the elder Obama to be released in July, reveal Harvard’s crucial role in the tumultuous course of the president’s father’s life. The documents were made public Wednesday by the weekly newspaper, The Arizona Independent.
The records were very uncomplimentary to Obama Sr. He is described as a serial womanizer, polygamist and a "slippery" character. According to the documents, Harvard tried to have Obama Sr. deported. The records were released this week by another newspaper, Arizona Independent, after they received them under a separate FOIA request. The Boston Globe reporter is writing a book and it is unclear if this information would have been included. The mainstream media has a strong aversion to reporting negative information about President Obama and Democrats. The National Enquirer broke the John Edwards' "Love Child" story. The mainstream media suppressed it even after the National Enquirer broke the story.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Politics; Sports
KEYWORDS: arizona; bostonglobe; certifigate; journalism; massachusetts; mediabias; nyslimes
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1 posted on 04/30/2011 7:05:32 AM PDT by Askwhy5times
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To: Askwhy5times

The media is in fail mode. Nothing but a partisan political operation. Controlled by the DNC.


2 posted on 04/30/2011 7:08:06 AM PDT by screaminsunshine (Shut up and eat your Beans!)
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To: Askwhy5times

Obama’s whole life is a lie.....”Dreams of My Father” my _ __.


3 posted on 04/30/2011 7:10:36 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Askwhy5times

The story will be spun to show what a racist institution Harvard was then.


4 posted on 04/30/2011 7:13:46 AM PDT by gusopol3
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To: screaminsunshine

The Main Stream Media is despicable


5 posted on 04/30/2011 7:15:29 AM PDT by shalom aleichem
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6 posted on 04/30/2011 7:16:33 AM PDT by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want to be on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: shalom aleichem

Just doing their job. There is no pretense of actual reporting anymore. They are paid political operatives.


7 posted on 04/30/2011 7:16:37 AM PDT by screaminsunshine (Shut up and eat your Beans!)
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To: Askwhy5times

Like the Donald said....Why is all this hidden??


8 posted on 04/30/2011 7:18:02 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Askwhy5times

“Journalistic fail”. Talk about being charitable.


9 posted on 04/30/2011 7:18:11 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: screaminsunshine
You know - I'm sick and tired of this media malpractice.

They keep from us important information if it is harmful to Democrats.

They propagate falsehoods if they will harm Conservatives.

Can't we organize a massive Tea Party demonstration aimed at media headquarters?

I'd love to see 250,000 enraged patriots storming the headquarters of NBC, ABC, CBS, NPR, AP, Reuters, etc...

10 posted on 04/30/2011 7:31:30 AM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (We will fight for America and it starts here in Madison, WI. It starts here. It starts now.)
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To: eCSMaster

What we need is TPN. A new network.


11 posted on 04/30/2011 7:32:44 AM PDT by screaminsunshine (Shut up and eat your Beans!)
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To: screaminsunshine
Just doing their job. There is no pretense of actual reporting anymore.

Exactly, why bother even using terms like "reporter" or "journalist" for these people, they clearly have no interest in reporting all the facts - which such job titles would imply - they're nothing more than boot-licking Democratic Party propagandists.


12 posted on 04/30/2011 7:33:21 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: Askwhy5times

reads funny...was the request in 2009 ? or was the release in 2009 ?


13 posted on 04/30/2011 7:38:05 AM PDT by stylin19a
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To: canuck_conservative

Their job is producing infomercials for the DNC/CPUSA.


14 posted on 04/30/2011 7:41:18 AM PDT by screaminsunshine (Shut up and eat your Beans!)
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To: gusopol3
The story will be spun to show what a racist institution Harvard was then...they may try...but if you could be so offensive and dishonest that even Harvard wants to get rid of you, then this information will be hard to spin away...
15 posted on 04/30/2011 7:44:22 AM PDT by ghost of nixon
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To: gusopol3

Accusations of racism are all they have left.


16 posted on 04/30/2011 7:50:20 AM PDT by nolongerademocrat ("Before you ask G-d for something, first thank G-d for what you already have." B'rachot 30b)
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To: Askwhy5times

The liberal media hid the report because HUSSEIN THE ELDER KNOCKED UP an UNDERAGE WHITE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT who was forced to have an ABORTION.


17 posted on 04/30/2011 7:52:13 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

Is there evidence he knocked up another teen girl?


18 posted on 04/30/2011 7:55:22 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Askwhy5times

As an African, I have been intrigued by controversy around President Obama’s birth records:

1. If Obama’s mother was an American, doesn’t that make him an American citizen? I know a couple of African man / American women couples where I live - aren’t their children American citizens? Are their children disqualified from contesting for the presidency?

2. I don’t think it is in good taste to dwell on President Obama’s father’s womanising ways. If there is anything the World loves and respects about America, it is the fact that Americans respect and admire you for who you are and what you made out of your life, not your parents misdeeds.

Leave snobbery to the Brits, the Brits are hung up on class and are obsessed with whether your great grand daddy was a Yorkshire coal miner or a Norman knight.

3. The World is watching. You might not know it - the US is most popular in Sub-Saharan Africa. Many Sub-Saharan Africans are monitor US politics and are sophisticated enough to understand that Obama’s management of the economy leaves a lot to be desired. The Zambian born economist Dambisa Moyo has rightly criticised the management of major Western economies.

What we cannot understand is the obsession with Obama’s origins. I have a childhood friend, David. His parents had him in America and he works in America as a pharmacist. I have another childhood friend, Tony. Tony was born in Africa to an African father and an American mother. Both Tony and David work in America, are accepted in America and I believe are eligible to run for the presidency if they so desire.

If you are interested in public diplomacy and the perception of America in Sub-Saharan Africa, please handle this matter with care. Every one understands the frustration with the mismanagement of the American economy but the subliminal message the obsession over Obama’s origins sends really needs to be handled with utmost care.


19 posted on 04/30/2011 8:02:29 AM PDT by AfricanChristian
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Journalism? What does the Boston Globe have to do with Journalism?

Thanks Askwhy5times.


20 posted on 04/30/2011 8:05:52 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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