CBS News: Obama & Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorists

CBS News ^ | Nov. 30, 2008 | Michael Schaffer

[Deepest End]

They don't have political rallies to bring them together anymore, but it's no secret that a lot of people out there don't much like Barack Obama. The president-elect, according to his more fervent campaign-season detractors, has a raft of unforgivable faults: He's a socialist, a Muslim, an actual love-child of Malcolm X. His birth certificate was missing, his book had been ghost-written by William Ayers, and his wife, "Mrs. Grievance," as a National Review cover dubber her, was perennially on the cusp of getting caught ranting against the white man. The only thing keeping the Illinois senator's infamy from going public is the quiescence of the liberal media. Perhaps you remember.

[Holicheese]

Where were the stories the crazy BDS people on the left?
Bush had a weather machine, Bush caused Katrina to kill black people...
We want to see a legite birth certificate and Obama would rather pay thousands to lawyers instead of showing it...We are the crazy ones!

[neodad]

By Michael Schaffer
Reprinted with permission from The New Republic.

Fair and balanced.

[Steely Tom]

Since when does CBS News care what right-wingers think about Obama? What difference does it make in their world?

[EGPWS]

He's a socialist, a Muslim, an actual love-child of Malcolm X. His birth certificate was missing, his book had been ghost-written by William Ayers, and his wife, "Mrs. Grievance," as a National Review cover dubber her, was perennially on the cusp of getting caught ranting against the white man. The only thing keeping the Illinois senator's infamy from going public is the quiescence of the liberal media.

Wrong until proved right or Wright until proved wrong?

[rodguy911]

Actually this is a reprinted New Republic POS in all its biased L/W glory.

[EGPWS]

What difference does it make in their world?

$$$

Questions?

[lilylangtree]

And these liberal leftists are still “Blame Bush” mentality.

[Squantos]

I’ll go out on a limb (safely) now and state that the MSM is 100% responsible for everything this POS does to America. They lied, they got him elected, they will be held accountable by history !

I am 99.9999999% sure I won’t have to apologize or give the MSM praise .

Doom on all presstitutes.

[wastedyears]

Just what you excerpted is explosive.

[y6162]

In the Soviet Union, dissenters were found insane and locked up in asylums. MSM is preparing the ground.

[Travis McGee]

"His birth certificate was missing, his book had been ghost-written by William Ayers,"

Great, the MSM can't ignore the stories anymore. That's real progress.

[Deepest End]

[Zevonismymuse]

For eight years, opposition politics have mainly involved attacking the president for, like, things he's done or wanted to do in office

I think they are forgetting about the "draft dodger" and "cocaine user" stories perpetuated by the Vast Left Wing conspiracy. Or all the stories about George Bush being a moron who allowed Dick Cheney to rule the country. Or that the WOT was really just a sheme to make money for all his friends in 'Big Oil'.

[FreeReign]

He's a socialist, a Muslim, an actual love-child of Malcolm X. His birth certificate was missing, his book had been ghost-written by William Ayers, and his wife, "Mrs. Grievance," as a National Review cover dubber her, was perennially on the cusp of getting caught ranting against the white man.

If opposition to Obama is defined by the above punch list of things-that-haven't-been-proven, then we are so screwed. (Yeah I know, the BC is still TBD.)

[Deepest End]

Exactly Travis McGee. The Leftwing media is getting very defensive all of a sudden. Nervous????

[pallis]

We can rest assured, no matter how compelling the argument, the leftest loons aren’t going to dig into Okenyan’s real life. People will figure him out without the media’s help, and Okenyan’s leftnut kooks are going to eat mud pie.

[tobyhill]

Michael Schaffer better remember that Obama will receive the same treatment the libs gave to Bush for 8 years. Obama lied, people died. Impeach the terrorist now! Throw the Osama out of office! The only bars for Obama is behind them. Investigate and impeach!

I will never forget how this administration was treated by the left and the Drive-by Media and they will never forget what's about to be in store for them.

I will work OT to make sure the people who work in the Drive-by Media only remember the days they didn't work at McDonalds.

[FreeReign]

If opposition to Obama is defined by the above punch list of things-that-haven't-been-proven, then we are so screwed. (Yeah I know, the BC is still TBD.)

BTW, It has been proven that Barry actually is a socialist....and there's the problem. Its appears on this list of things "not proven".

[SERKIT]

Great, the MSM can't ignore the stories anymore. That's real progress.

Will CBS ever mention Delaware AG Beau and his "special treatment" of Larry Sinclair at the cusp of Joe Biden being named VP candidate? ....crickets....

Now THAT would be some real progress. Greta got close to the story but backed off based on the "ick" factor.