A while back, the right-wing blogs and radio shows were ablaze with speculation about a missing video tape, showing Michelle Obama railing against "whitey." Despite the incredible implausibility of the alleged tape, I have no doubt that there are still wingers out there anxiously awaiting its unveiling. Forget that if such a tape exists, Mrs. Obama is likely saying "why'd he" or even quoting something with reference to "whitey," and that she'd have to be completely insane to use such a slur on purpose. They're convinced she and her husband are evil, and there is simply nothing they believe they wouldn't do.
And now, there is another "missing tape." But this one actually exists. It is of a "going away" party for some Chicago professor, attended by Barack Obama. The professor is apparently affiliated with the PLO, or at least was decades ago. And the wingers are frothing mad that The Los Angeles Times has a copy of it, but won't release it. They're just certain that Obama is on that tape, agreeing to light Molotov cocktails, and throw them into synagogues. Or something.
Trouble is, John McCain is also associated with this professor, Rashid Khalidi. Whoops. But you know what? Until this tape is revealed in all its (likely) anticlimactic glory, it will be another right-winger Holy Grail.
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Woops: McCain Funded Rashid Khalidi
I guess some are tempted to file this under the category of "October surprise," a blockbuster the McCain campaign tucked away for a rainy day:
"A major news organization is intentionally suppressing information that could provide a clearer link between Barack Obama and Rashid Khalidi," said McCain campaign spokesman Michael Goldfarb. " . . . The election is one week away, and it's unfortunate that the press so obviously favors Barack Obama that this campaign must publicly request that the Los Angeles Times do its job -- make information public. . ."
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