New York news conference: “Sweet Caroline” Kennedy’s sour political debut

Andy Martin on the transfiguration of Camelot to Spamalot. Why does Barack Obama want an obviously unqualified Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg in the U. S. Senate? Andy Martin comes up with a wild theory.

New York news conference: Wednesday, December 31st

Internet powerhouse Andy Martin writes on “Sweet Caroline” Kennedy’s sour political debut

ANDY MARTIN
Executive Editor
ContrarianCommentary.com

“Factually Correct, Not
Politically Correct”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ATTENTION NEW YORK DAYBOOK/ASSIGNMENT EDITORS

ANNOUNCEMENT OF WEDNESDAY (TODAY) NEWS CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK

NEW YEARS EVE NEWS CONFERENCE BY INTERNET POWERHOUSE ANDY MARTIN
SAYS CAROLINE KENNEDY IS “NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME”

(NEW YORK)(December 31, 2008) Time is Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg’s enemy: the longer she has to run a non-campaign for appointment to Hillary Clinton’s U. S. senate seat, the worse she looks. But first we start with some catty questions.

Regular readers of ContrarianCommentary.com know we function as a “red meat” source for investigative journalism and international commentary. We serve filet of Obama tartare on a regular basis. But in this New Year’s Eve column and news conference set in celebratory midtown Manhattan, we begin with two unpleasant inquiries for “candidate” Caroline Kennedy. No one has yet pursued these “Page Sixy” questions, but they are self-evident given Kennedy’s diffidence about discussing herself and her qualifications to represent New York in the U. S. Senate.

There is some support for our inquiries. In an interview with the New York Times, Caroline equated questions about her decision-making process at home with “women’s magazines” inquiries. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/nyregion/28kennedytranscript.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Kennedy%20+%20transcript&st=cse

And so the first question: where’s Ed? Mrs. Kennedy is, of course, a married woman. To Edward Schlossberg. But her husband appears to have taken a hike. He is nowhere to be seen. Are they living apart? Is this another “troubled” Kennedy marriage? Does he approve of her “campaign” for the senate? Did he counsel against it? Mr. Schlossberg’s absence in Mrs. Schlossberg’s campaign for office seems very peculiar.

Kennedy told the New York Times she and Schlossberg are close. But she had no recollection of the moment when the two of them discussed and decided on her campaign. How could she forget such a dramatic moment? So soon after it took place?

Does Ed’s business dominate his life 24/7? Where are the photos of the two together?

Especially for a first-time candidate, a husband/helpmate would sooth the pain and irritation of being exposed to the media. Maybe there is a good explanation for Schlossberg’s disappearance; he could be in Uganda with Rahm Emanuel on a “long-planned” vacation. Nevertheless, the mainstream media have tiptoed daintily around the question of Mrs. Schlossberg’s missing husband. We do not. Where’s Ed? People have a right to know if her family distress would distract her from senate duties.

Secondly, why does she look so old for such a young woman? Yours truly, who stopped counting at the Jack Bennyesque age of 39, is struck by how old and lined Kennedy’s face looks for such a young and pampered woman. Fifty today is not old. Kennedy looks twenty years older than her age. Is Mrs. Kennedy Schlossberg up to the rigors of serving in the senate and then campaigning across the state over the next two years? With her fortune she can obviously afford the occasional facial. She needs one.

She also seems to be a little slow on the uptake: she says that the attacks of 9/11 motivated her to seek public office. That was seven years ago.

It seems that each day brings new bad news for Caroline. The latest, Mayor Bloomberg’s associates are effacing themselves from her campaign. http://www.nypost.com/seven/12302008/news/regionalnews/bloomberg_aide_cools_on_kennedy_146537.htm

And then there’s the Governor himself. The one “voter” in Kennedy’s “campaign.” He sent her a lump of coal on Christmas Eve: the governor compared Kennedy’s efforts to, well, “This whole thing sounds more like the prelude to a high school musical than the choosing of a senator." Ouch. That’s a sour note for an off-Broadway production struggling to make it to the Great White Way.

Finally, there is New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who suggests Kennedy is a (Mayor) Bloomberg stooge. Silver is not being golden for Kennedy. Camelot Spamalot. Caroline has been transfigured from a legacy to a Monty Python charade. Doesn’t Mr. Silver know who Caroline is?

Camelot, where art thou?

Kennedy has shown one qualification for politics: she’s two-faced. When Hillary Clinton was the front-runner, she was a Clinton backer. When Barack Obama took the lead she switched to Obama. Loyalty may not be her strong suit. Where’s Ed?

Kennedy’s use of the term “you know” 142 times with the New York Times (I did not count myself) even drew the attention of the London Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/4015918/Caroline-Kennedy-repeats-you-know-142-times-in-interview.

It is obvious that despite her lifetime in the public eye, Caroline has no forensic ability. She may have a law degree but she is a “lawyer” in name only. One of the things lawyers learn to do is banter, schmooze, talk about their cases, clients, etc. She is stiff, formal, distant.

The New York Times interview and transcript are probably the most devastating evidence against Kennedy. The interview is painful to read (see above). Kennedy shows no ability to take a stand, state a case, make a plain remark. Which brings us to Barack Obama.

Obama is supporting Kennedy Schlossberg. Will that make a difference? My guess is “no.” Obama does not swing much of a bat in New York. Pressure from him could backfire. Why would Obama want someone who is obviously so unqualified in the senate?

But then John McCain’s summer ad said it all: Obama is the world’s greatest celebrity. And there are no greater celebrities than the Kennedy dynasty. They backed Obama. He is repaying the favor, maybe.

So why does Obama want Kennedy Schlossberg in the Senate? Why “senator” instead of “ambassador?” Here’s my wild theory: In 2012 Obama dumps Joe Biden (“Sorry, Joe”) and adds Kennedy to the ticket. Celebrity galore. Obama-Kennedy. According to Caroline in the N Y Times, she had her “senator” signs ordered before she spoke with her husband in their completely forgettable discussion about her running. Obama is probably printing his 2012 signs, already.

And so, this must be a difficult New Year’s Eve for Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg. Instead of all coming together, her efforts seem to all be coming apart. All the gold in her massive fortune can’t buy love from Sheldon Silver. High school musical, indeed. Sad.

Happy New year everyone.

We’ll be back with more ContrarianCommentary in 2009.

NEWS CONFERENCE DETAILS:

WHO:

Internet powerhouse and columnist Author Andy Martin

WHAT:

Internet warrior Andy Martin says that Caroline Kennedy’s off-Broadway debut as a politician will never make it to the Great White way in Washington

WHERE:

New York, NE corner of Park Avenue and 50th Street

WHEN: Wednesday, December 31, 2008; 8:30 P. M.

MEDIA CONTACT: CELL (917) 664-9329 (Andy will be in the air most of Thursday and arrives at JFK on American Airlines Flight 160 at 4:20 P.M.)

ANDY E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com

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Andy Martin is a legendary Chicago muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of broadcasting experience in radio and television. He is currently based in New York promoting his best-selling book, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of www.ContrarianCommentary.com. © Copyright by Andy Martin 2008.

Martin comments on regional, national and world events with over forty years of experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York.

His columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com. Andy is the author of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask.

MEDIA CONTACT: (866) 706-2639 or CELL (917) 664-9329
E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com [NOTE: We frequently correct typographical errors and additions/subtractions on our blogs, where you can find the latest edition of this release.]
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Book orders: Amazon.com or http://OrangeStatePress.com. Immediate shipment from Amazon.com or signed copies (delayed for signing) from the publisher are available.
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Please give generously. Our ability to fight and defeat Barack Obama is directly dependent on the generosity of every American.
“The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama limits itself to $100 maximum contributions for political action, and unlimited donations for persons wanting to support our legal action (court costs, fees, travel, etc.); there are no bundlers, fat cats or illegal contributions. Obama is opposed to everything America stands for," says Executive Director Andy Martin. "But while Obama has raised almost a billion dollars, his opponents have raised virtually nothing. Americans can either contribute now, or pay later. If we do not succeed, Obama will."
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Barack Obama’s obsession with Islam

Obama author Andy Martin lays out the facts on Obama’s obsession with Islam. Obama has denied he was “born Muslim,” and it appears he was not; rather, his real father was Frank Marshall Davis, an atheist. But Obama undeniably was “raised Muslim,” by his stepfather Lolo Soetero, says Obama expert Andy Martin. In his “first newspaper interview” after being elected, Obama had no specific answers about any issue except one: he was going to give a “major” speech in an “Islamic capital.” Obama’s obsession may have triggered Israel’s war against Gaza. What does Obama’s Islamic obsession portend for American foreign policy? Maybe nothing, says Andy. Obama’s only one true religion is Obama himself. Obama worships Obama. Andy Martin is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask.”


Internet powerhouse Andy Martin on Barack Obama’s Obsession with Islam

ANDY MARTIN
Executive Editor
ContrarianCommentary.com

“Factually Correct, Not
Politically Correct”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


PART TWO OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY EXPERT ANDY MARTIN’S FOUR-PART SERIES ON THE NEW MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

BARACK OBAMA’S OBSESSION WITH ISLAM

(SAN DIEGO)(December 30th, 2008) Over four years ago I wrote the first story disclosing Barack Obama’s Muslim heritage, and reflected on his attempts to obscure that heritage. Now Obama is manifesting an obsession with Islam. How’s that for a 180 degree change?

During the past four years I have been smeared, pilloried, attacked, abused and, yes, Obamabots even criticized me. They called my columns on Obama’s Islamic roots “smears” and created a “stopthesmears.com" website to debunk my claims. They carefully parsed his religious history with the skill of a Philadelphia lawyer. But everything I wrote was true and fact-based. Or at least based on Barack Obama’s “facts.”

Now Obama is parading his obsession with Islam out where everyone can see it.

In all fairness, as my investigation in Hawai’i into Obama’s past progressed, I came to believe that “Barack Obama, Senior” was not BHO’s father. Rather, I now believe that Frank Marshall Davis was Obama’s biological father. Obama’s mother, Davis and Obama’s “father” had cooked up a scenario to protect the already-married Davis. CNN tried to make a big issue out of my claim that I no longer believed Obama was “born Muslim.” Well, I was wrong. Because I believed Obama about the facts of his birth, which turned out not to be facts at all.

But Obama was raised Muslim, in Indonesia, and his family registered his religion as “Islam” at one of his Jakarta schools. Those are documented facts. Obama’s own sister has admitted the family attended mosque on holidays.

Why did Obama suddenly come out of the closet and start parading his religious obsession with Islam? He thinks he can now get away with it.

In what the Chicago Tribune called “Obama’s first newspaper interview since his Nov. 4 election,” what was on Obama’s mind? Islam and his Islamic name. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-interview10-2008dec10,0,4677261.story

The Chicago Tribune interview and its bizarre focus were immediately eclipsed by the Blagojevich “sale-of-the-senate-seat” scandal and receded into obscurity. But not for ContrarianCommentary.com.

As soon as the Tribune interview was published, speculation began about where Obama would give his “Islamic speech.” http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-obama-muslims_slydec11,0,6054788.story

Then reality intruded. Amir Taheri, who was born in Iran and knows a thing or two about Islam, threw cold water on Obama’s Islamic pretensions and pretentiousness, see http://www.nypost.com/seven/12152008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/dubious_dialogue_144214.htm

Taheri showed that Obama was just blowing smoke. Again. And Taheri threw a bouquet to Andy, stating that Muslims considered Barack Obama to still be a Muslim and not a “true convert to Christianity.” Heavens!

Let’s start with the name. Why has Obama’s name changed since 2005? In 2005 he took the oath as U. S. Senator. There was no “Hussein” then. He was still in the Islamic closet, hiding his heritage. Now, in 2009, he wants to be a “Hussein.” What changed between 2005 and 2009? Nothing, except that Obama now believes he can get away with his Islamic heritage in the White House where he couldn’t in the Senate.

Obama told the Tribune he wanted to give a "major" speech in an Islamic capital? Taheri ridiculed the suggestion. Obama told the Tribune he wanted to bring “inclusiveness and tolerance” to the world. Oh really? I was not aware that U. S. was exclusive and intolerant.

President George Bush has bent over backwards to be inclusive and tolerant. He has hosted Islamic iftar dinners in the White House. He has said ”Islam is not the enemy” in so many speeches that people got tired of hearing that denial. Outside the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan the United States has worked to build bridges.

President Bush did launch his tragic attack on Iraq, but he never suggested he was attacking Iraq because it was Islamic. In fact, Iraq had been one of the most secular nations in the Arab world, until the Bush family, father and son, made a mess of our Middle East policy.

What is significant is that in his “first interview,” Obama’s mind was focused on Islam and not on more worldly topics such as economics. As to every topic but Islam posed by the Tribune reporters, Obama had no answers, only a staff that was preparing policy suggestions. The single issue on which Obama was prepared to give a straight answer was Islam: he’s heading for an “Islamic capital.” If that’s not an obsession, what is?

The Tribune interview may have literally convinced Israelis to launch a war on Gaza. Last Sunday I held a San Francisco news conference and stated that Israel had rally targeted Obama, not Gaza, with its rein of terror on Gazans. I may not think much of the Israeli leaders but they are not stupid. They have been trying to undermine Obama all year, through clandestine websites and leaked disinformation.

Then they saw the Tribune interview on December 10th. Israeli leaders had the same reaction I did: Obama is finally admitting he is obsessed with Islam. Israelis saw the handwriting on the wall and decided to torpedo Obama’s Islamic fantasies before he reached the white House, by launching a preemptive war that will demolish any hope Obama has to seek reconciliation with Islamic nations.

What was Obama’s reaction to the Israeli "terrorism?” Not a peep. He said ”Bush is the president,” and left it at that. Bush may be the president, and decide America’s response, as wrongful as that reaction was/is. But Obama did not forfeit his right to free speech when he was elected president. Obama had a free speech right, a duty if you will, to let the world know where he stood on the issue of Israeli terrorism. Obama remained mute.

So, it may be that Obama’s Islamic scam is just another one of his speech and photo-ops pseudo-events, Berlin II. Maybe he can find an Islamic rock band to stage a concert, and then he can speak to the “Islamic world.” It sure beats a day job.

George Bush was an isolated president, and an inexperienced one. Americans have paid in blood for Bush's shortcomings. In eight years he knew nothing about the world, and he learned nothing. He became more isolated as his policy failures slowly strangled him.

Obama is not Bush. Obama has lived abroad (earlier this year I defended his claim to international experience against Hillary Clinton’s ridicule) and Obama is intelligent. No one should assume he is stupid; he isn’t.

But Obama is obsessed not only with Islam; he’s obsessed with himself.

Barack Obama’s only one true religion is Barack Obama himself. He is the most isolated president-elect in history. “Little Barry Obama” wants to have the biggest “bubble” in the world, and the media have played along. And someday soon Obama’s bubble is going to be pricked. Then we will see where Obama’s obsession with Islam will lead him. Or where the Israelis lead him. It won’t be pleasant.

In the meantime, while Little Barry Obama chills in his $9 million bunker in Hawai’i, the Israelis are blasting unarmed women and children into heaven with American taxpayer-supplied weapons. Rather than having “only one president,” right now it looks as though America doesn’t really have any president. Will we really have a president on January 20th, or is Barry Obama just all smoke and mirrors? And Islam? Little Barry Hussein Obama.

Read the Tribune, and Taheri, and send me your reactions and opinions.

TO COME:

Part Three: Israel, Egypt and the Middle East breakdown; the possible collapse of the Mubarek “Dynasty,” Thursday January 1st, New York

Part Four: Barack Obama and the Israeli Government; Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton; Four years of Coming Conflict; Friday, January 2nd, New York
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Readers of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, say the book is still the only gold standard and practical handbook on Barack Obama's unfitness for the presidency. Buy it.
Book orders: Amazon.com or http://OrangeStatePress.com. Immediate shipment from Amazon.com or signed copies (delayed for signing) from the publisher are available.
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URGENT APPEAL: The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama is raising money to oppose President-elect Barack Obama.
http://CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com.
Please give generously. Our ability to fight and defeat Barack Obama is directly dependent on the generosity of every American.
“The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama limits itself to $100 maximum contributions for political action, and unlimited donations for persons wanting to support our legal action (court costs, fees, travel, etc.); there are no bundlers, fat cats or illegal contributions. Obama is opposed to everything America stands for," says Executive Director Andy Martin. "But while Obama has raised almost a billion dollars, his opponents have raised virtually nothing. Americans can either contribute now, or pay later. If we do not succeed, Obama will."
E-mail: contact@CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com
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Andy Martin is a legendary Chicago muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of broadcasting experience in radio and television. He is currently based in New York selling his best-selling book, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of www.ContrarianCommentary.com. © Copyright by Andy Martin 2008. Martin comments on regional, national and world events with over forty years of experience. He has almost forty years of experience in the Middle East, and is regarded overseas as America’s most respected independent foreign policy, military and intelligence analyst. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York.

His columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com. Andy is the author of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, published in July 2008, see www.Amazon.com or www.OrangeStatePress.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: (866) 706-2639 or CELL (917) 664-9329
E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com [NOTE: We frequently correct typographical errors and additions/subtractions on our blogs, where you can find the latest edition of this release.]

San Diego News Conference today: Andy Martin condemns Israeli butchery in Gaza


“America has become its own worst enemy,” Andy Martin says. Martin says Israel is a “failed state” and the greatest threat to world peace. The senseless attacks against Gaza are doomed to failure.

San Diego news conference: Tuesday, December 30th

Internet powerhouse Andy Martin says that Israeli butchery is doomed to failure

Martin says American media convey “Israeli propaganda” about the Middle East

ANDY MARTIN
Executive Editor
ContrarianCommentary.com

“Factually Correct, Not
Politically Correct”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ATTENTION SAN DIEGO DAYBOOK/ASSIGNMENT EDITORS

ANNOUNCEMENT OF TUESDAY (TODAY) NEWS CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO

INTERNET POWERHOUSE ANDY MARTIN CONDEMNS ISRAELI BUTCHERY IN GAZA, SAYS ISRAEL IS A “FAILED STATE”

MARTIN SAYS THAT UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY IS LINKED TO ISRAELI TERRORISM, AND “LITTLE BARRY OBAMA’S” LEGACY IS BEING DESTROYED BEFORE IT BEGINS

MARTIN EXPLAINS WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AND WHAT U. S. MEDIA DO NOT TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DUE TO ISRAELI PRESSURE AND PROPAGANDA

“PLEASE DO NOT ASK ‘WHY DO THEY HATE US’ THE NEXT TIME AMERICA IS ATTACKED,” MARTIN SAYS. “THEY HATE US BECAUSE AMERICA IS SUPPORTING ISRAELI TERRORISM AND TURNING A BLIND EYE TO THE MASSACRE OF A CIVILIAN POPULATION””

(SAN DIEGO)(December 30, 2008) The Israeli butchery continues in Gaza. Little Barry Obama (“LBO”) is secluded in his $9 million hideaway in Hawai’i, and George Bush is going “right on” to the murder and mayhem in Gaza. The American people continue to be drugged by Israeli propaganda as U. S. media endorse Israeli terrorism. What does all this mean, and why is all this happening now?

On Sunday I held a San Francisco news conference at which I pointed out Israel’s attack on Gaza was in reality a declaration of war on Barack Obama (“Little Barry Obama”). Israel fears Obama and wants to destroy his foreign policy before it begins. Little Barry Obama thinks that by saying the “U. S has only one president” he can escape responsibility for the consequences of Israel’s bloodthirsty attacks. He can’t. Obama’s cowardice can no longer protect him from reality, and U. S. media can't insulate him from the disaster he faces on January 20th. Israel has guaranteed that his administration is DOA.

I don’t mean to pick on the San Diego Union-Tribune but I read the U-T this morning only to see Israeli propaganda on the editorial page. Is the U-T an Israeli agency? Of course not. But Americans have been drugged with Israeli propaganda for so long they no longer have any idea what is happening in the real world That is why we squeal “Why do they hate us?” every time the U.S. attacked.

The U-T said the “vast majority” of persons killed in Gaza were Hamas soldiers. Who counted the dead and separated them? There is unavoidable evidence civilians are being massacred by bloodthirsty Israeli pilots, see http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/29/AR2008122902490.html?hpid=topnews

Is the term “bloodthirsty” an unfair one to attach to Israeli pilots, who are “merely following orders?” Not really. Half the population of Gaza is children under 16. When indiscriminate bombing is conducted, it is obvious that half the casualties, dead and wounded, will be children. That is terrorism against helpless children and an unarmed civilian population, all courtesy of taxpayer-subsidized weapons from the United States.

Now you know why the children of the world are growing up to hate us.

Do I support Hamas? Not on your life. I have no love for that group. But no one is willing to admit the truth: Hamas was created by the Israelis as a counterweight to the PLO. Israel created Hamas and is now being consumed by his own creation.

It is also true in life, as in the law, that bad people can have a good case. Or as we learned from Justice Stewart in law school, “a thief is entitled to deny he is a burglar.” Hamas has a good case despite being a bad organization. (I abhor and condemn religions extremism in any religion which is why I am no admirer of Hamas.)

Israel claims that it “withdrew” from Gaza three years ago. That is simply not true. Israelis simply replaced one form of occupation with another. Israelis merely replaced physical occupation with an external siege. Gaza is under siege in the air, on land and at seas. Israel has been trying mass starvation to starve the Gazans into submission. The policy has been a complete failure.

Now Israel is trying mass terror bombings to subdue the civilian population. What's next? Gas chambers? Gas chambers are the only one of the Third Reich's evil weapons that the Israelis have avoided. To date. Will the Israelis succeed in making Gazans abandon Hamas? Mass murders have never succeeded in changing civilian attitudes. Israeli bomber pilots are nothing but recruiting agents for Hamas, Hizballah and Al Qaeda. Osama is laughing at us.

So what about the “violations” of the ”case fire?” Who’s guilty there? Both sides, with the major guilt being Israeli. It is absolutely true that Gazans are sending rockets into Israel. What would you do, what would Americans do if someone blockaded our country? To turn around a letter to the editor in the Union-Tribune today, what would Americans do if our neighbors started blockading the U.S? We would fight back. Gazans are fighting back. Why? Because Israel continues to starve them into submission.

No Palestinian has ever made an honest deal with an Israeli government official. The entire Israeli leadership is composed of two-faced liars, deceivers and shameless frauds. Israel offered Hamas a “deal” six months ago: stop the rockets and we will open the gates, ending the siege. The rockets largely stopped, but the gates never opened. It was just another evil Israeli game. And so in time the rockets resumed. So who broke the cease fire? Is Israel under siege, or is Gaza? Who is blockading whom???

Israeli politicians are now running for election and bragging about their bravery, blood-soaked hands, and shameless butchery. That is the way you appeal to public opinion in Israel. Not all Israelis are evil; on the contrary, most Israelis want peace, just as long as they can keep the Palestinian property they have already looted.

But just as in the United States, evil elements exercise a disproportionate influence over democracy. The leading candidate for Israeli leader is an extremist who favors endless war and occupation. Nice “peace” platform, that. When Yasser Arafat was alive, Israelis said Arafat was the “obstacle to peace.” Arafat has been dead for years. Funnily enough, the Israelis keep manufacturing new “obstacles to peace.” Maybe they really don’t want peace? Maybe they can’t face reality any more than Palestinians?

Gazans today offered Israel an honest deal: end the blockade and we will end the rockets. Will Israeli leaders agree to end the blockade? Not on your life. They refuse to admit Hamas exists just the way Hamas refuses to admit Israel exists. Neither one will negotiate with their nonexistent adversary.

What about the two-faced Egyptians, who also grovel for American dollars? They are as guilty as the Israelis. Hypocrisy and greed are not in short supply in the Middle East.

Where does Little Barry Obama fit into all of this? The Israelis tried to defeat Obama by using disinformation during the recent campaign, and failed. Now they are trying to destroy his administration and his foreign policy before LBO even takes office. LBO is too stupid to see what Israelis are doing to him, so he luxuriates in his $9 million Hawai'ian bunker and hopes the Israelis will go away. They won’t

Please do not respond to this column by accusing me of being an anti-Semite. I am not. Telling the truth abut Israeli terrorism is not anti-Semitism, it's telling the truth. I do not care for either side in the Middle East. I proffered the Andy Martin Middle East Peace Plan in 2000, and it is still the only comprehensive and rational solution to the controversy.

I have many more Jewish friends than Muslim or Arab ones, and it pains me to have to pain them by writing the unpleasant truths about Israeli terrorism. But with me, the truth comes first. I have no agenda but the truth; Israel has become both a failed state and the most dangerous terrorist state in the world. When did one of George Bush’s “Axis of evil” ever attack civilian populations with American taxpayer-subsidized weapons? Never. America and Israel have become their own worst enemies.

Israel is not an American “ally” in the Middle East; it is the greatest threat to the security of every American anywhere in the world. The people who speak of Israelis as “allies” all have their palms out behind their backs, waiting to be greased with campaign contributions.

Those of you who support Israeli aggression, keep cheering them on. The world is increasingly coming to hate the U.S. and that is exactly what Israeli leaders want. They want Americans to be tarred with the same brush as the monsters in the Israeli government. But, please the next time the U.S. is attacked, don’t ask “why do they hate us?” "Ask not for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." They hate us because we finance Israeli aggression against helpless and innocent victims.

If you don’t want to read the truth, just don’t read what I have to say. It’s still the truth. If you do read, read it and weep.

NEWS CONFERENCE DETAILS:

WHO:

Internet powerhouse and Obama Author Andy Martin

WHAT:

Internet warrior Andy Martin says that “Israel has become a failed, terrorist state that is the greatest threat to world peace

WHERE:

San Diego, California; corner of India and Fir Streets, Basilone Fountain

WHEN: Tuesday, December 30, 2008; 6:00 P. M.

MEDIA CONTACT: CELL (917) 664-9329

ANDY E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com

TO COME (revised schedule):

Part Two: Barack Obama’s Obsession with Islam, Tuesday, December 29th, San Diego

Part Three: Israel, Egypt and the Middle East breakdown; the possible collapse of the Mubarek “Dynasty,” Thursday, January 1, New York

Part Four: Barack Obama and the Israeli Government; Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton; Four years of Coming Conflict; Friday, January 1st, New York
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Readers of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, say the book is still the only gold standard and practical handbook on Barack Obama's unfitness for the presidency. Buy it.
Book orders: Amazon.com or http://OrangeStatePress.com. Immediate shipment from Amazon.com or signed copies (delayed for signing) from the publisher are available.
---------------------------------------------
URGENT APPEAL: The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama is raising money to oppose President-elect Barack Obama.
http://CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com.
Please give generously. Our ability to fight and defeat Barack Obama is directly dependent on the generosity of every American.
“The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama limits itself to $100 maximum contributions for political action, and unlimited donations for persons wanting to support our legal action (court costs, fees, travel, etc.); there are no bundlers, fat cats or illegal contributions. Obama is opposed to everything America stands for," says Executive Director Andy Martin. "But while Obama has raised almost a billion dollars, his opponents have raised virtually nothing. Americans can either contribute now, or pay later. If we do not succeed, Obama will."
E-mail: contact@CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com
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Andy Martin is a legendary Chicago muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of broadcasting experience in radio and television. He is currently based in New York selling his best-selling book, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of www.ContrarianCommentary.com. © Copyright by Andy Martin 2008.

Martin comments on regional, national and world events with over forty years of experience. He has almost forty years of experience in the Middle East, and is regarded overseas as America’s most respected independent foreign policy, military and intelligence analyst. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York.

His columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com. Andy is the author of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, published in July 2008, see www.Amazon.com or www.OrangeStatePress.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: (866) 706-2639 or CELL (917) 664-9329
E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com [NOTE: We frequently correct typographical errors and additions/subtractions on our blogs, where you can find the latest edition of this release.]

Andy Martin: Israel has declared war on Barack Obama

San Francisco News Conference Sunday, December 28th: Middle East expert Andy Martin says that although Palestinians are dying in Gaza, Barack Obama is the real target of Israeli attacks. Part One of a new Four-part series.


Internet powerhouse Andy Martin says that Israel has “declared war on Barack Obama”

Saturday, December 27th was “the day the music died for Barack Obama,” says Middle East expert Martin

ANDY MARTIN
Executive Editor
ContrarianCommentary.com

“Factually Correct, Not
Politically Correct”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ATTENTION DAYBOOK/ASSIGNMENT EDITORS

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUNDAY NEWS CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO

INTERNET POWERHOUSE ANDY MARTIN COMMENTS ON THE GAZA SLAUGHTER AND ISRAEL’S DECLARATION OF WAR ON BARACK OBAMA

PART ONE OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY EXPERT ANDY MARTIN’S FOUR-PART SERIES ON THE NEW MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

MARTIN SAYS THAT, AS ALWAYS, PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH HAS ADOPTED A FAILED, COUNTERPRODUCTIVE APPROACH TO THE ISRAELI ATTACKS

(SAN FRANCISCO)(December 28, 2008) Internet powerhouse Andy Martin will hold a San Francisco news conference today, Sunday, December 28th to provide his analysis of the new Israeli attacks on Gaza. Martin says that although Gazans are being slaughtered, Barack Obama is the real target of the Israeli assault. “Israel has come out into the open and declared war on Obama,” Martin says.

Martin has extensive experience in the Middle East, having been in Israel, Jordan, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. He served as a Baghdad Bureau Chief and was a strong opponent of the 2003 invasion.

“The week between Christmas and New Year’s is traditionally a quiet one, which is why I made good on promises to launch our National Conversation on Obama on the West Coast this week,” Martin says. “Frankly, I am surprised that Israel has chosen now to declare war on Barack Obama. I am scrambling to get back to New York on December 31st.

“This is the week that the real world intruded on Barack Obama’s ‘fantasy island’ vacation in Hawai’i. Obama has been living in a dream world. Rather appropriately, as Israel was attacking Gaza, the lights also went out across Oahu. Coincidence?

“This is the week reality also intruded in the Middle East. Arab nations and Muslim nations have been expecting a ‘new deal’ from Obama (see Part Two, San Diego, below). The ‘new deal’ is dead. Attitudes are going to harden overnight. Israel’s Ehud Barack says he wants a ‘fight.’ He may get it. Just not where he wants it.

“Obama will be seen as impotent in the face of Israeli bombs and aggression. Obama’s White House is supposed to be run by a pro-Israel champion, Rahm Emanuel.

“The claim that Israel was ‘responding’ to Hamas is disingenuous and inaccurate,” Martin says. “Both sides have been provoking each other. Israel has blockaded the people of Gaza for years and tried to starve them into submission. Israel never ‘withdrew;’ Gaza has continued to be under siege on land, in the air and at sea.

“Both sides are pursuing failed policies. Israel has tried to destroy Gaza and Hamas, and has failed miserably. Hamas is stronger today, perhaps because Hamas was originally a creation of Israeli domestic intelligence (Shin Bet). Likewise, Hamas’ rockets have not achieved any great results. But the new killing will only undermine Israel and strengthen Hamas. I would not be surprised to see Hizballah chime in with attacks on Israel’s northern border.

“The claim by President Bush that Hamas ‘broke the ceasefire’ is also inaccurate and unbalanced. Israel has been conducting attacks and repeatedly violated the cease fire. Both sides were negotiating in Egypt to renew the ceasefire. As a result, Egypt is now humiliated.

“By failing to condemn the indiscriminate murder of civilians, President Bush has ensured that he will leave office in disgrace as a helpless, pitiful pygmy in Middle East politics. Eight years, wasted.

“U. S. policy and Israeli policy is exactly backwards. Instead of trying to isolate Hamas, our policy should be to engage them, to open all barriers, so that the people of Gaza are free to travel and conduct commerce. I don’t know which Israeli politician expects to gain politically from the latest mayhem, but in the long run the Israeli people are being led to disaster by increasingly radical governments that are out of touch with reality.

“Five years ago in opposing the attack on Iraq I predicted that Israel would be the big loser. Five years later, I have been proven correct. Iran has been strengthened, not weakened, by the American removal of Saddam Hussein. Israel’s regional position is deteriorating, not strengthening. Many opportunities for peace have tragically been ignored. Remember when Israel and the U. S. said peace would come after Arafat died? How many years has Arafat been gone? The West Bank? Another coming disaster, on Obama’s watch. The ‘Israel lobby’ may be able to intimidate Congress, but it is impotent to influence the Middle East. Condo ‘This Condo Should be Condemned’ Rice has proven useless and incompetent.

“This week Gazan blood has been shed. It is only a matter of time before Israel also pays the price in blood. These are rational polices for the United States to pursue or support? In our four-part series we will analyze and evaluate the next four or eight years of conflict and confrontation in the Middle East. Those who hoped for peace and progress are likely to be bitterly disappointed. Israel’s attacks on Gaza potentially endanger not only every Israeli but every American as well. American taxpayers are subsidizing the purchase of Israeli’s instruments of death and destruction. We are equally culpable. And we wonder why they hate us.

“Is Rahm Emanuel going to be the one to impose reason on Israel? No way. Indeed, Emmanuel may find himself the first casualty of the Israeli attacks. Emanuel’s position as chief of staff has now become untenable (see Part Four, New York).

“Mr. Obama, welcome to the real world, where big boys play with live bombs and real people die, where politicians make real decisions, usually bad ones. The make-believe world of presidential campaigning ended December 27th,” Martin states. “Hurry home.

“Israel has declared war on Barack Obama. He is the real target of Saturday’s attacks. How will Obama respond? I am not optimistic.”


NEWS CONFERENCE DETAILS:

WHO:

Internet powerhouse and Obama Author Andy Martin

WHAT:

Internet warrior Andy Martin says that “Israel has declared war on Barack Obama;” an analysis of the Gaza slaughter

WHERE:

Hilton Hotel Financial District, 750 Kearney Street, San Francisco (call for room number).

WHEN: Sunday, December 28, 2008; 2:00 P. M.

MEDIA CONTACT: CELL (917) 664-9329

ANDY E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com

TO COME:

Part Two: Barack Obama’s Obsession with Islam, Monday, December 29th, San Diego

Part Three: Israel, Egypt and the Middle East breakdown; the possible collapse of the Mubarek “Dynasty,” Tuesday, December 30th, San Diego

Part Four: Barack Obama and the Israeli Government; Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton; Four years of Coming Conflict; Wednesday, December 31st, New York
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Readers of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, say the book is still the only gold standard and practical handbook on Barack Obama's unfitness for the presidency. Buy it.
Book orders: Amazon.com or http://OrangeStatePress.com. Immediate shipment from Amazon.com or signed copies (delayed for signing) from the publisher are available.
---------------------------------------------
URGENT APPEAL: The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama is raising money to oppose President-elect Barack Obama.
http://CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com.
Please give generously. Our ability to fight and defeat Barack Obama is directly dependent on the generosity of every American.
“The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama limits itself to $100 maximum contributions for political action, and unlimited donations for persons wanting to support our legal action (court costs, fees, travel, etc.); there are no bundlers, fat cats or illegal contributions. Obama is opposed to everything America stands for," says Executive Director Andy Martin. "But while Obama has raised almost a billion dollars, his opponents have raised virtually nothing. Americans can either contribute now, or pay later. If we do not succeed, Obama will."
E-mail: contact@CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com
---------------------------------------------
Andy Martin is a legendary Chicago muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of broadcasting experience in radio and television. He is currently based in New York selling his best-selling book, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of www.ContrarianCommentary.com. © Copyright by Andy Martin 2008.

Martin comments on regional, national and world events with over forty years of experience. He has almost forty years of experience in the Middle East, and is regarded overseas as America’s most respected independent foreign policy, military and intelligence analyst. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York.

His columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com. Andy is the author of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, published in July 2008, see www.Amazon.com or www.OrangeStatePress.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: (866) 706-2639 or CELL (917) 664-9329
E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com [NOTE: We frequently correct typographical errors and additions/subtractions on our blogs, where you can find the latest edition of this release.]

San Francisco news conference Friday: Who is paying for Barack Obama’s expensive vacation in Hawai’i?


Andy Martin raises disturbing questions about Barack Obama’s possible misuse of taxpayer funds and campaign cash. Martin says Obama’s lavish and extravagant lifestyle is an affront to the American people at a time when ordinary Americans are losing jobs and cutting back their spending. Obama is sending negative racial stereotypes by parading around half naked in Hawai’i and apparently misusing public funds to support his Superfly lifestyle.

Internet powerhouse Andy Martin asks the question mainstream media are afraid to address: who is paying for Barack Obama’s lavish vacation in Hawai’i?

Andy Martin’s “national conversation” on Barack Obama moves to the west coast with embarrassing questions about who is footing the bill for Obama’s “Superfly” lifestyle

ANDY MARTIN
Executive Editor
ContrarianCommentary.com

“Factually Correct, Not
Politically Correct”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ATTENTION DAYBOOK/ASSIGNMENT EDITORS

ANNOUNCEMENT OF FRIDAY NEWS CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO

INTERNET POWERHOUSE ANDY MARTIN DEMANDS THAT BARACK OBAMA DISCLOSE WHO IS PAYING FOR HIS LAVISH AND EXTRAVAGANT LIFESTYLE IN HAWAI’I

MARTIN SAYS OBAMA MAY ELEVATE ARROGANCE, CORRUPTION AND RIPPING OFF AMERICAN TAXPAYERS TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH HIS INSATIABLE APPETITE FOR HIGH LIVING AT PUBLIC EXPENSE

(SAN FRANCISCO)(December 26, 2008) Internet powerhouse Andy Martin will hold a San Francisco news conference today, Friday, December 26th to demand that Barack Obama disclose who is paying for his lavish and extravagant “vacation” in Hawai’i. Martin brings his “National Conversation” on Obama to the West Coast with stops in San Francisco and San Diego through December 31st.

“There are four possible sources of payment for Obama’s expensive lifestyle in Hawai’i: (1) Obama’s personal funds and resources; (2) money from private donors; (3) Obama’s campaign cash; (4) “Transition” money from U. S. taxpayers. Who is footing the bill for Obama’s private airliners, and $9 million home rentals?

“Americans are losing their jobs. Auto workers are being asked to return to pre-war wages. People are reducing spending, corporations are cutting back. And America’s ‘Marie Antoinette Obama’ is spending money like there’s no tomorrow.

“Obama is not a wealthy person, certainly not wealthy enough to personally foot the bill for airliners and the rental of $9 million residences. So who’s paying?

“If Obama is misappropriating Transition funds paid for by taxpayers to subsidize his vacation that amounts to stealing from the federal government and every American.

“If Obama is using campaign cash to support his lavish lifestyle that also appears to be illegal; at a minimum Obama owes taxes on funds he is converting to personal use.

“If someone is paying Obama’s bills, who is that person or persons? We have a right to know who is buying influence and access with Obama.

“During a campaign for office, contributors legitimately support the candidate’s activity and of necessity pay for everything associated with moving around and campaigning, including transportation, hotels, food, etc. No one questions campaign spending. But the campaign is over. So where is Obama’s Hawai’i cash coming from? Obama is spending a fortune on a ‘vacation’ that is costing someone a bundle. If Obama is stealing his vacation money from taxpayers, that is an outrage and reflects contempt for the hard times Americans are experiencing.

“What’s wrong with flying commercial, instead of using chartered airliners? Staying in hotels instead of $9 million homes? If Obama thinks he can satisfy the boobs who voted for him by running around half-naked at the beach he is in for a real shock on January 20th.

“The president of the United States should set an example of austerity and restraint during this period of economic challenge. But Obama is going in the opposite direction, trying to revive the ‘imperial presidency’ with the vengeance of a master rip-off artist. Super-fly Obama seems to think the American people owe him and Michelle a lavish and extravagant lifestyle. What a disgrace. In making fools of us Obama is making a laughingstock of the presidency.

“And what a disgrace no one in the mainstream media has started acting the unpleasant questions about where Obama is getting his money to pay the expenses of his vacation in Hawai’i,” Martin will state.

“Obama is also using military facilities as though he is already the president. He is not. He is a private citizen. He resigned his senate seat and turned it over to Governor Blagojevich. He has no official status right now. So why is he treating the military as though he is commander-in-chief? And what about his phony salutes? Obama obviously thinks the military and ordinary Americans are chumps.”

SATURDAY: Martin probes further into Barack Obama’s arrogance and corruption

NEWS CONFERENCE DETAILS:

WHO:

Internet powerhouse and Obama Author Andy Martin

WHAT:

Internet warrior Andy Martin demands that Obama immediately disclose who is footing the bill for Obama’s substantial expenses to and from and in Hawai’i.

WHERE:

Hilton Hotel Financial District, 750 Kearney Street, San Francisco (call for room number).

WHEN: Friday, December 26, 2008; 2:00 P. M.

MEDIA CONTACT: CELL (917) 664-9329

ANDY E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com
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Readers of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, say the book is still the only gold standard and practical handbook on Barack Obama's unfitness for the presidency. Buy it.
Book orders: Amazon.com or http://OrangeStatePress.com. Immediate shipment from Amazon.com or signed copies (delayed for signing) from the publisher are available.
---------------------------------------------
URGENT APPEAL: The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama is raising money to oppose President-elect Barack Obama.
http://CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com.
Please give generously. Our ability to fight and defeat Barack Obama is directly dependent on the generosity of every American.
“The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama limits itself to $100 maximum contributions for political action, and unlimited donations for persons wanting to support our legal action (court costs, fees, travel, etc.); there are no bundlers, fat cats or illegal contributions. Obama is opposed to everything America stands for," says Executive Director Andy Martin. "But while Obama has raised almost a billion dollars, his opponents have raised virtually nothing. Americans can either contribute now, or pay later. If we do not succeed, Obama will."
E-mail: contact@CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com
---------------------------------------------
Andy Martin is a legendary Chicago muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of broadcasting experience in radio and television. He is currently based in New York selling his best-selling book, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of www.ContrarianCommentary.com. © Copyright by Andy Martin 2008. Martin comments on regional, national and world events with over forty years of experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York.

His columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com. Andy is the author of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, published in July 2008, see www.Amazon.com or www.OrangeStatePress.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: (866) 706-2639 or CELL (917) 664-9329
E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com [NOTE: We frequently correct typographical errors and additions/subtractions on our blogs, where you can find the latest edition of this release.]

A Christmas Greeting from Internet Powerhouse Andy Martin

Andy Martin reflects on 2008 and looks ahead to 2009: "We have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season," Andy says

ANDY MARTIN
Executive Editor
ContrarianCommentary.com

“Factually Correct, Not
Politically Correct”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

INTERNET POWERHOUSE ANDY MARTIN SAYS WE HAVE A LOT TO BE THANKING FOR THIS CHRISTMAS—BE THANKFUL!

AMERICA AND AMERICANS WILL NOT ONLY ENDURE, THEY WILL PREVAIL

(CHICAGO)(December 21, 2008) If you listen only to the mainstream media, you would think the world is coming to an end. They report endlessly and breathlessly on the financial crises, military crisis, crises of the spirit and soul, crisis of every dimension and description. Good Lord.

I would like to add a hopeful message to the cacophony of negativity.

We have a lot to be thankful for this Christmas. America and Americans will not only survive, we will endure and prevail.

Why am I so confident when others are so despondent? The first love in my family was the study of history. While spending part of my high school years in England, I read Winston Churchill's "History of the English-Speaking Peoples," cover to cover. History has a way of reminding us that life goes on, and hope endures. As a theology student I studied both the Christian and Hebrew traditions. Once again I was reminded that through the ages, we have advanced and we will continue to advance.

Don't get me wrong, in the short run politicians can always screw things up. I have waded through the rice paddies of Viet-Nam, and crossed the deserts of Iraq. There are a few other less-than-touristy places where I have also alighted over the decades. I know what a mess politicians can create. And they keep doing it. They have no sense of history. But I also know they eventually pay for their mistakes.

And so at the end of the year and the start of a new one, I am left with optimism, not pessimism, about out the future. I believe we should give thanks for all of the great gifts that endure in this life, and not feel sorry for ourselves as we meet the challenges of tomorrow.

Wall Street? Things are getting better, not worse. The greed of some individuals, their insatiable appetite for a free lunch, created serious imbalances in our economy. First the little people were made to pay for the sins of the big guys. Now the big guys are paying for their own sins. The rich may have had a "let them eat cake" attitude at the start of the financial crisis; now they are the ones out looking for day-old bread.

Greed will always be with us. It is one of the less laudable aspects of the human condition, summed up in perhaps one word: more. Some people always want more, and always want to take more than their fair share. But over the course of decades, financial crises tend to right themselves.

I have my own sharp differences with the recent "bailouts." The big guys are still in there trying to grab more than their share. Still, we have 535 people in congress, some of which will hopefully act as a check on the greed of both Wall Street and their fellow travelers in the Executive Branch.

The good news: people will always wants to save money for a future need, and be paid interest for their forbearance; and there will always be others willing to borrow money for a productive purpose and willing to pay for the privilege of using others' savings. In the long run, markets do work because markets are an integral part of the human condition. Borrowing and lending will continue. Banks will survive. Markets will prevail.

International crisis? There are plenty of those. The British have a great little phrase, "mickey," a term which suggests a sense of unwarranted arrogance and entitlement on the part of someone. Well, the United States has had the "mickey" knocked out of us. And it's all to the good. The arrogance and sense of entitlement that began in the Clinton years and reached an apotheosis in the Bush White House have been knocked down and deflated. I was never a fan of the "Bush Dynasty," and I'm still not. I'm ready to take on the Obama Dynasty on day one.

Obama begins with his own wacky agenda. After studying him for over four years, I do know him. So I don't trust him. But then I don't trust politicians in general. With over forty years peering over their shoulders I know they must be watched, and checked. Please give thanks that there are those of us willing to take the risks of watching and commenting on political excesses locally, nationally, internationally.

If there is one goal I wish we as Americans could focus on with greater clarity and energy this holiday season, that goal would be making our government more humble, more accessible, more humane, more modest. Obama is already showing signs of extreme "emperoritis," with his insufferable swagger and arrogance. But his followers will soon be frustrated—some of them already are—and thereafter disappointed and disillusioned.

The Democratic Party of 2009—we can be thankful—is not the Democratic Party of 2001 or even 1993. Democrats had to make adjustments to win power, and they still only barely made it. If John McCain had been a better leader instead of a great officer, he would have kept the White House in Republican hands. Oh well.

Democrats may crow about their "mandate." In less than twelve (12!) months filing begins in Illinois for the 2010 election. "Mandates" have a way of dissolving into reality.

Republicans are now going to have to make adjustments and corrections to regain power. If they remain fixated on peripheral issues, they will stay out of power. If they become a loyal opposition and stern critics of the Democrats' excesses, which are as predictable as the sunrise and sunset, they will offer practical alternatives to Democratic mismanagement and will project a strong voice for the future.

Republicans went from "extinction" in 1964 to recovery in 1968. Four years. 1974 anyone? 1976? 1980? Change has happened before. Change will happen again. Your move, Mr. Obama.

Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, please remember that power and politics flow according to their own secular cycles. For that we can be thankful.

As usual, ContrarianCommentary.com will be at the front of the parade in fighting "emperoritis" in both parties. If my religious studies motivate me in any direction, it is to fight relentlessly against the emperor complexes of individuals in Washington. I have been an independent conservative for over forty years; I see no reason to stop now.

The past year also saw some surprises for ContrarianCommentary.com. Yours truly the "Internet Powerhouse" became "Public Enemy Number One" to the Hard Left. From the front page of the New York Times on down, we came under attack for serving up the unpalatable essence of Barack Obama and delivering the unpleasant truths about the coming electoral disaster. (We will have a lump of coal for our detractors in a day or so.)

The Hard Left continues to attack us, and for that we can be thankful as well. If they are still excoriating us, and ramping up their criticism in expectation of our forthcoming revelations about Barry Obama, we are becoming more relevant, not less, as your independent source of information and commentary. Thank you Hard Left for making us your Number One Internet Bogeyman.

Do I expect a perfect world any time soon? Not on your life. It is our imperfections that keep us going in circles, learning old truths over and over again, and turning as always to faith when we fall short. Thank God for Christmas.

During the recent campaign I coined an expression, "The United States of America will open for business on November 5th." What I meant by that was whoever won the election, America and Americans would still be there as a source of strength, and a source of resistance, for the winner. Today, I update my slogan: The "United States of America Will Open for Business on January 21st." Barack Obama is but a temporary occupant of our great see, and our special seat in the White House. If he governs wisely, he will be respected. If he pursues arrogance and self-aggrandizement as his polestars, he will soon be neutered and removed.

I won’t comment on the Pastor Rick Warren contretemps. It seems to me Obama has a right to choose whom he wants to deliver a prayer at his inauguration. To those who are disappointed and disheartened by the choice of Warren, I can only say, fasten your seat belts, your love affair with Barry O will end in tears. He is not the man you thought he was. And America won't let him be that man. Your dream has already died.

To Obama's opponents, the same cautionary message: fasten your seatbelts, and always deliver your message with civility and common sense. You're going to win this round, only to be disappointed in the next one. Life's like that. On and on it goes.

Yes, we have a lot to be thankful for. Each of us individually. Americans. And the world.

As a Christian, I wish all of you an unhesitating Merry Christmas during this season of holidays and celebrations. I will be there to welcome you in my church, whether you come every week, or only twice a year, or only discovered the warm welcoming message of Christ this season. To our readers of other religions, or no persuasion at all, we extend the very best of warm and sincere wishes for happiness, fulfillment and faith in your tradition.

And on December 26th we will launch the next phase of our National Conversation About Barack Obama in San Francisco and San Diego.

Yes, we have a lot to be thankful for.

So be thankful!

Peace.

Andy

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Readers of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, say the book is still the only gold standard and practical handbook on Barack Obama's unfitness for the presidency. Buy it.
Book orders: www.Amazon.com or www.OrangeStatePress.com. Immediate shipment from Amazon.com or signed copies (delayed) from the publisher are available.
---------------------------------------------
URGENT APPEAL: The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama is raising money to oppose President-elect Barack Obama.
http://CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com.
Please give generously. Our ability to continue the fight to defeat Barack Obama is directly dependent on the generosity of every American.
“The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama limits itself to $100 maximum contributions for political action, and unlimited donations for persons wanting to support our legal action (court costs, fees, travel, etc.); there are no bundlers, fat cats or illegal contributions. Obama is opposed to everything America stands for," says Executive Director Andy Martin. "But while Obama has raised almost a billion dollars, his opponents have raised virtually nothing. Americans can either contribute now, or pay later. If we do not succeed, Obama will."
E-mail: contact@CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com
---------------------------------------------
Andy Martin is a legendary Chicago muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of broadcasting experience in radio and television. He is currently based in New York selling his best-selling book, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of www.ContrarianCommentary.com. © Copyright by Andy Martin 2008. Martin comments on regional, national and world events with over forty years of experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York.

His columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com. Andy is the author of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, published in July 2008, see www.Amazon.com or www.OrangeStatePress.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: (866) 706-2639 or CELL (917) 664-9329E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com [NOTE: We frequently correct typographical errors and additions/subtractions on our blogs, where you can find the latest edition of this release.]

A Christmas Greeting from Internet Powerhouse Andy Martin

Andy Martin reflects on 2008 and looks ahead to 2009: "We have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season," Andy says

ANDY MARTIN
Executive Editor
ContrarianCommentary.com

“Factually Correct, Not
Politically Correct”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

INTERNET POWERHOUSE ANDY MARTIN SAYS WE HAVE A LOT TO BE THANKING FOR THIS CHRISTMAS—BE THANKFUL!

AMERICA AND AMERICANS WILL NOT ONLY ENDURE, THEY WILL PREVAIL

(CHICAGO)(December 21, 2008) If you listen only to the mainstream media, you would think the world is coming to an end. They report endlessly and breathlessly on the financial crises, military crisis, crises of the spirit and soul, crisis of every dimension and description. Good Lord.

I would like to add a hopeful message to the cacophony of negativity.

We have a lot to be thankful for this Christmas. America and Americans will not only survive, we will endure and prevail.

Why am I so confident when others are so despondent? The first love in my family was the study of history. While spending part of my high school years in England, I read Winston Churchill's "History of the English-Speaking Peoples," cover to cover. History has a way of reminding us that life goes on, and hope endures. As a theology student I studied both the Christian and Hebrew traditions. Once again I was reminded that through the ages, we have advanced and we will continue to advance.

Don't get me wrong, in the short run politicians can always screw things up. I have waded through the rice paddies of Viet-Nam, and crossed the deserts of Iraq. There are a few other less-than-touristy places where I have also alighted over the decades. I know what a mess politicians can create. And they keep doing it. They have no sense of history. But I also know they eventually pay for their mistakes.

And so at the end of the year and the start of a new one, I am left with optimism, not pessimism, about out the future. I believe we should give thanks for all of the great gifts that endure in this life, and not feel sorry for ourselves as we meet the challenges of tomorrow.

Wall Street? Things are getting better, not worse. The greed of some individuals, their insatiable appetite for a free lunch, created serious imbalances in our economy. First the little people were made to pay for the sins of the big guys. Now the big guys are paying for their own sins. The rich may have had a "let them eat cake" attitude at the start of the financial crisis; now they are the ones out looking for day-old bread.

Greed will always be with us. It is one of the less laudable aspects of the human condition, summed up in perhaps one word: more. Some people always want more, and always want to take more than their fair share. But over the course of decades, financial crises tend to right themselves.

I have my own sharp differences with the recent "bailouts." The big guys are still in there trying to grab more than their share. Still, we have 535 people in congress, some of which will hopefully act as a check on the greed of both Wall Street and their fellow travelers in the Executive Branch.

The good news: people will always wants to save money for a future need, and be paid interest for their forbearance; and there will always be others willing to borrow money for a productive purpose and willing to pay for the privilege of using others' savings. In the long run, markets do work because markets are an integral part of the human condition. Borrowing and lending will continue. Banks will survive. Markets will prevail.

International crisis? There are plenty of those. The British have a great little phrase, "mickey," a term which suggests a sense of unwarranted arrogance and entitlement on the part of someone. Well, the United States has had the "mickey" knocked out of us. And it's all to the good. The arrogance and sense of entitlement that began in the Clinton years and reached an apotheosis in the Bush White House have been knocked down and deflated. I was never a fan of the "Bush Dynasty," and I'm still not. I'm ready to take on the Obama Dynasty on day one.

Obama begins with his own wacky agenda. After studying him for over four years, I do know him. So I don't trust him. But then I don't trust politicians in general. With over forty years peering over their shoulders I know they must be watched, and checked. Please give thanks that there are those of us willing to take the risks of watching and commenting on political excesses locally, nationally, internationally.

If there is one goal I wish we as Americans could focus on with greater clarity and energy this holiday season, that goal would be making our government more humble, more accessible, more humane, more modest. Obama is already showing signs of extreme "emperoritis," with his insufferable swagger and arrogance. But his followers will soon be frustrated—some of them already are—and thereafter disappointed and disillusioned.

The Democratic Party of 2009—we can be thankful—is not the Democratic Party of 2001 or even 1993. Democrats had to make adjustments to win power, and they still only barely made it. If John McCain had been a better leader instead of a great officer, he would have kept the White House in Republican hands. Oh well.

Democrats may crow about their "mandate." In less than twelve (12!) months filing begins in Illinois for the 2010 election. "Mandates" have a way of dissolving into reality.

Republicans are now going to have to make adjustments and corrections to regain power. If they remain fixated on peripheral issues, they will stay out of power. If they become a loyal opposition and stern critics of the Democrats' excesses, which are as predictable as the sunrise and sunset, they will offer practical alternatives to Democratic mismanagement and will project a strong voice for the future.

Republicans went from "extinction" in 1964 to recovery in 1968. Four years. 1974 anyone? 1976? 1980? Change has happened before. Change will happen again. Your move, Mr. Obama.

Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, please remember that power and politics flow according to their own secular cycles. For that we can be thankful.

As usual, ContrarianCommentary.com will be at the front of the parade in fighting "emperoritis" in both parties. If my religious studies motivate me in any direction, it is to fight relentlessly against the emperor complexes of individuals in Washington. I have been an independent conservative for over forty years; I see no reason to stop now.

The past year also saw some surprises for ContrarianCommentary.com. Yours truly the "Internet Powerhouse" became "Public Enemy Number One" to the Hard Left. From the front page of the New York Times on down, we came under attack for serving up the unpalatable essence of Barack Obama and delivering the unpleasant truths about the coming electoral disaster. (We will have a lump of coal for our detractors in a day or so.)

The Hard Left continues to attack us, and for that we can be thankful as well. If they are still excoriating us, and ramping up their criticism in expectation of our forthcoming revelations about Barry Obama, we are becoming more relevant, not less, as your independent source of information and commentary. Thank you Hard Left for making us your Number One Internet Bogeyman.

Do I expect a perfect world any time soon? Not on your life. It is our imperfections that keep us going in circles, learning old truths over and over again, and turning as always to faith when we fall short. Thank God for Christmas.

During the recent campaign I coined an expression, "The United States of America will open for business on November 5th." What I meant by that was whoever won the election, America and Americans would still be there as a source of strength, and a source of resistance, for the winner. Today, I update my slogan: The "United States of America Will Open for Business on January 21st." Barack Obama is but a temporary occupant of our great see, and our special seat in the White House. If he governs wisely, he will be respected. If he pursues arrogance and self-aggrandizement as his polestars, he will soon be neutered and removed.

I won’t comment on the Pastor Rick Warren contretemps. It seems to me Obama has a right to choose whom he wants to deliver a prayer at his inauguration. To those who are disappointed and disheartened by the choice of Warren, I can only say, fasten your seat belts, your love affair with Barry O will end in tears. He is not the man you thought he was. And America won't let him be that man. Your dream has already died.

To Obama's opponents, the same cautionary message: fasten your seatbelts, and always deliver your message with civility and common sense. You're going to win this round, only to be disappointed in the next one. Life's like that. On and on it goes.

Yes, we have a lot to be thankful for. Each of us individually. Americans. And the world.

As a Christian, I wish all of you an unhesitating Merry Christmas during this season of holidays and celebrations. I will be there to welcome you in my church, whether you come every week, or only twice a year, or only discovered the warm welcoming message of Christ this season. To our readers of other religions, or no persuasion at all, we extend the very best of warm and sincere wishes for happiness, fulfillment and faith in your tradition.

And on December 26th we will launch the next phase of our National Conversation About Barack Obama in San Francisco and San Diego.

Yes, we have a lot to be thankful for.

So be thankful!

Peace.

Andy

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Readers of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, say the book is still the only gold standard and practical handbook on Barack Obama's unfitness for the presidency. Buy it.
Book orders: www.Amazon.com or www.OrangeStatePress.com. Immediate shipment from Amazon.com or signed copies (delayed) from the publisher are available.
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URGENT APPEAL: The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama is raising money to oppose President-elect Barack Obama.
http://CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com.
Please give generously. Our ability to continue the fight to defeat Barack Obama is directly dependent on the generosity of every American.
“The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama limits itself to $100 maximum contributions for political action, and unlimited donations for persons wanting to support our legal action (court costs, fees, travel, etc.); there are no bundlers, fat cats or illegal contributions. Obama is opposed to everything America stands for," says Executive Director Andy Martin. "But while Obama has raised almost a billion dollars, his opponents have raised virtually nothing. Americans can either contribute now, or pay later. If we do not succeed, Obama will."
E-mail: contact@CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com
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Andy Martin is a legendary Chicago muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of broadcasting experience in radio and television. He is currently based in New York selling his best-selling book, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of www.ContrarianCommentary.com. © Copyright by Andy Martin 2008. Martin comments on regional, national and world events with over forty years of experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York.

His columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com. Andy is the author of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, published in July 2008, see www.Amazon.com or www.OrangeStatePress.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: (866) 706-2639 or CELL (917) 664-9329E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com [NOTE: We frequently correct typographical errors and additions/subtractions on our blogs, where you can find the latest edition of this release.]

Illinois Supreme Court backs Internet Powerhouse Andy Martin in Blagogate battle

The Illinois Supreme Court backed Internet Powerhouse Andy Martin by blocking efforts to remove Governor Rod Blagojevich through the judicial process. Martin asked the Illinois Supreme Court to reject politically motivated efforts seeking to have the court itself remove the Governor. The court backed Martin's interpretation of the Constitution. Constitutional scholar Andy Martin says that due process must be followed, even in the case of persons who are thought to be guilty. He deplores the "lynch mob" atmosphere in Illinois. Martin says Barack Obama is guilty of a "Chicago Way" cover-up and is undermining his future presidency by his role in "Obamagate." Andy Martin is also demanding that Barack Obama remove Rahm Emanuel for his role in Blagogate.

Drip, drip, drip: "Obamagate" stench grows
When will Rahm Emanuel resign?

ANDY MARTIN
Executive Editor
ContrarianCommentary.com

“Factually Correct, Not
Politically Correct”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

INTERNET POWERHOUSE ANDY MARTIN SCORES A MAJOR VICTORY AS
THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT AGREES WITH HIM AND DISMISSES LISA MADIGAN'S PETITION TO IMPROPERLY REMOVE ROD BLAGOJEVICH

THE STENCH OF OBAMAGATE CONTINUES TO SPREAD; WHEN WILL RAHM EMANUEL STEP DOWN?

(CHICAGO)(December 18, 2008) Last week Internet Powerhouse law professor Andy Martin attacked Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan for filing a frivolous petition with the Illinois Supreme Court and seeking to use the court as a vehicle to peremptorily remove Governor Rod Blagojevich from office. Martin, a constitutional scholar, petitioned the Supreme Court to deny Madigan's attempt to remove the governor through the judicial process. (Martin's pleadings are posted on the Internet at his blogs, see below.)

This week the court agreed with Martin and accepted Martin's interpretation of the Illinois Constitution.

The crusading Illinois corruption fighter continues to demand that Rahm Emanuel step down from any role in an Obama White House: "The stench of Obamagate is spreading," Martin says. "When will 'Barry O' face the inevitable and dump Emanuel? We at ContrarianCommentary.com are continuing to provide the cutting edge commentary and analysis of 'Blagogate,' which we have identified as morphing into 'Obamagate.' We are focusing attention on Obama's role in the scandal as the 'man behind the curtain,' in the words of Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass."

Although the political maneuvering continues in Springfield, Martin is expected to be the "corruption fighting candidate" in any special election to replace Obama.

"Each day another small piece of the Obamagate puzzle drips out," Andy states. "Today's Sun-Times reports that Rahm Emanuel did indeed speak to Governor Rod Blagojevich himself, to negotiate a successor for Obama's seat. Well? http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1337789,CST-NWS-rahm18good.article

"Emanuel is involved in Blagogate up to his neck. And Obama is involved in Obamagate up to his neck, because it is obvious he is orchestrating a massive cover-up of his manipulation, using the U.S. Attorney's office as a beard. U. S. Attorney Fitzgerald should not allow his office to be used in this manner, because he is also slowly being drawn into the machinations of Obamagate, with obvious implications for a conflict of interest.

"There was some confusion last week as to why I would defend Rod Blagojevich. First, as a matter of policy I do not defend individuals in the public arena. I was defending the Illinois Constitution by seeking to prevent Lisa Madigan's misuse of the Constitution. She and her father are acting as a team of attack dogs. That's not the way the legal system should operate. Daddy and daughter have obvious conflicts of interest. Lisa Madigan's brazen publicity ploy in filing a frivolous petition with the court backfired.

"Second, I was repulsed by the lynch mob atmosphere fostered by the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune and other media. Under our system, even a guilty man is entitled to a defense. 'Audi alteram partem' is an ancient common law doctrine, Caritativo v. California, 357 U.S. 549, 558, 78 S. Ct. 1263 (1958)(Frankfurter, Douglas, Brennan, JJ, dissenting) The newspapers were calling for the Governor's scalp without regard to a full and impartial review of the facts. We don't throw shoes in America; we are supposed to be wedded to civility and due process.

"Third, Barry Obama was obviously involved in Blagogate. His people were wheeling and dealing with Blagojevich. Obama is completely responsible for the subsequent cover-up, which we now call 'Obamagate.' This is a classic example of the kind of president Mr. Obama is going to be: scheming, evasive, manipulative and mendacious.

"If Barack Obama has a shred of integrity left, he should stop hiding behind the U.S. Attorney, whom he is also going to taint in due course, and tell the truth and nothing but the truth about his role and Emanuel's role in Blagogate. The 'Chicago Way' of cover-up and corruption will not work in the White House. He must tell the truth. Today.

"It's time for the media to end their 'Obamadaze' and demand that Obama stop playing games with the truth."

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Readers of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, say the book is still the only gold standard and practical handbook on Barack Obama's unfitness for the presidency. Buy it.
Book orders: Amazon.com or http://OrangeStatePress.com. Immediate shipment from Amazon.com or signed copies (delayed) from the publisher are available.
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URGENT APPEAL: The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama is raising money to oppose President-elect Barack Obama.
http://CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com.
Please give generously. Our ability to fight and defeat Barack Obama is directly dependent on the generosity of every American.
“The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama limits itself to $100 maximum contributions for political action, and unlimited donations for persons wanting to support our legal action (court costs, fees, travel, etc.); there are no bundlers, fat cats or illegal contributions. Obama is opposed to everything America stands for," says Executive Director Andy Martin. "But while Obama has raised almost a billion dollars, his opponents have raised virtually nothing. Americans can either contribute now, or pay later. If we do not succeed, Obama will."
E-mail: contact@CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com
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Andy Martin is a legendary Chicago muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of broadcasting experience in radio and television. He is currently based in New York selling his best-selling book, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of www.ContrarianCommentary.com. © Copyright by Andy Martin 2008. Martin comments on regional, national and world events with over forty years of experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York.

His columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com. Andy is the author of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, published in July 2008, see www.Amazon.com or www.OrangeStatePress.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: (866) 706-2639 or CELL (917) 664-9329E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com [NOTE: We frequently correct typographical errors and additions/subtractions on our blogs, where you can find the latest edition of this release.]

Legal experts line up behind Andy Martin as the stench of "Obamagate" grows

Barack Obama continues to evade questions over his role in the sale of his senate seat. Why is Barack Obama unable to "confirm" whether Rahm Emanuel met with Rod Blagojevich? Is Emanuel on tape, or isn't he? Does Barack Obama know? What's the truth? What's the secret? The "circus" in Illinois grows as all of the players start bumping into each other while trying to maximize their publicity. Can it get any worse? It will. ContrarianCommentary.com is first with the best, straight from the cesspools and sewers of "Barack Obama's Illinois."

"The Blagogate Chronicles, Part Six”

ANDY MARTIN
Executive Editor
ContrarianCommentary.com

“Factually Correct, Not
Politically Correct”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LEGAL EXPERTS SUPPORT INTERNET POWERHOUSE ANDY MARTIN'S ANALYSIS OF BLAGOGATE/OBAMAGATE

WHY IS RAHM EMANUEL STILL ON OBAMA'S STAFF?


(CHICAGO)(December 17, 2008) Last week ContrarianCommentary.com began providing cutting edge commentary and analysis of "Blagogate," which we identified as morphing into "Obamagate."

While none of the sources/links cited below are actively working with us, we thought you would like to know that their remarks and conclusions strongly support our "early bird" analysis.

First, we attacked Attorney General Lisa Madigan for filing a frivolous petition with the Illinois Supreme Court, and we moved to intervene in her case. We are asking the court to throw out her claims. A former Supreme Court justice has questioned the legality of Madigan's petition seeking to remove Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=258283

Madigan's Supreme Court filing was nothing more than a smear and publicity stunt designed to assist her father, House Speaker Michael Madigan, with his own crusade against Blagojevich. Conflicts of interest, anyone?

Second, after Blagojevich's arrest we immediately questioned whether a "crime" had been committed by the governor. Tuesday's New York Times now raises the same question. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/us/politics/16legal.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Johnston&st=cse

We were a week ahead of the competition.

Lawyers will always tell you that contrary to the mob psychology and inflammatory propaganda of the Chicago media, there are always two sides to any case, see e.g.
http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2008/12/defense-lawyers.html

Third, we told you that Obama's role in Blagogate smelled, and we christened the growing scandal "Obamagate." In a major development on Tuesday, which was not reported by any of the Chicago papers but appeared only in the New York Times, Obama was "rope-a-doping" again with the facts. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/obama-continues-to-build-cabinet-answer-blagojevich-questions/?scp=1&sq=%22Obama%20news%20conference%22&st=Search

Obama's claim that he had "not confirmed" whether Rahm Emanuel presented a list of names to Governor Blagojevich is a joke. Obama's weasel words are going to land him in the dumpster.

In his first "crisis" as a national leader, Obama has lied about "what he knew and when he knew it," and engaged in a pathetic Nixonian-style cover-up about the involvement of his own staff. He thinks he's cute. In the end, Obama will be the architect of his own downfall. "Barry the Liar" is desperately trying to ride this one out. We won't let him.

In the meantime, ContrarianCommentary.com is almost always first with cutting edge facts and analysis of Blagogate and Obamagate. Keep it here. We'll be there for you. With over forty years of experience fighting and exposing corruption, we've written the book on Barack Obama's ties to the cesspools and sewers of Chicago and Illinois politics.
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Readers of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, say the book is still the only gold standard and practical handbook on Barack Obama's unfitness for the presidency. Buy it.
Book orders: Amazon.com or http://OrangeStatePress.com. Immediate shipment from Amazon.com or signed copies (delayed) from the publisher are available.
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URGENT APPEAL: The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama is raising money to oppose President-elect Barack Obama.
http://CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com.
Please give generously. Our ability to fight and defeat Barack Obama is directly dependent on the generosity of every American.
“The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama limits itself to $100 maximum contributions for political action, and unlimited donations for persons wanting to support our legal action (court costs, fees, travel, etc.); there are no bundlers, fat cats or illegal contributions. Obama is opposed to everything America stands for," says Executive Director Andy Martin. "But while Obama has raised almost a billion dollars, his opponents have raised virtually nothing. Americans can either contribute now, or pay later. If we do not succeed, Obama will."
E-mail: contact@CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com
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Andy Martin is a legendary Chicago muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of broadcasting experience in radio and television. He is currently based in New York selling his best-selling book, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of www.ContrarianCommentary.com. © Copyright by Andy Martin 2008. Martin comments on regional, national and world events with over forty years of experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York.

His columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com. Andy is the author of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, published in July 2008, see www.Amazon.com or www.OrangeStatePress.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: (866) 706-2639 or CELL (917) 664-9329E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com [NOTE: We frequently correct typographical errors and additions/subtractions on our blogs, where you can find the latest edition of this release.]

NEW YORK NEWS CONFERENCE MONDAY: Internet Powerhouse Andy Martin demands that Barack Obama fire Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel

Andy Martin says "there is a cancer growing on Barack Obama's presidency." After over forty years, Andy still remains on the cutting edge of fighting political corruption in Chicago.


Internet powerhouse Andy Martin becomes the first columnist to demand that Rahm Emanuel be removed as White House Chief of Staff

After over forty years, Andy Martin still remains on the cutting edge of fighting political corruption in Chicago.

"The Blagogate Chronicles, Part Five”

ANDY MARTIN
Executive Editor
ContrarianCommentary.com

“Factually Correct, Not
Politically Correct”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ATTENTION DAYBOOK/ASSIGNMENT EDITORS

ANNOUNCEMENT OF MONDAY NEWS CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK

INTERNET POWERHOUSE ANDY MARTIN DEMANDS THAT BARACK OBAMA REMOVE RAHM EMANUEL

MARTIN USES JOHN DEAN'S WATERGATE PHRASE: "THERE IS A CANCER GROWING ON BARACK OBAMA'S PRESIDENCY"

"BLAGOGATE" HAS NOW BEEN FULLY ABSORBED BY "OBAMAGATE" AND OBAMA'S CAREER IS ENDANGERED, MARTIN SAYS

(CHICAGO)(December 12, 2008) Internet powerhouse Andy Martin will hold a New York news conference today, Monday, December 15th to demand that Rahm Emanuel step down as White House Chief of Staff. Martin's demand on Monday will be part of a weeklong series of his columns and news conference addressing the growing "cancer" of "Obamagate" in Chicago.

"Watergate began as a 'two-bit burglary' and brought down a president," Martin states. "What began as a two-bit drama involving the erratic Rod Blagojevich is becoming a threat to Barack Obama's presidency. Obama's ship will sink before it ever leaves port.

"Numerous media, including the New York Times, have disclosed that Obama's White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel spoke to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich about Obama's senate replacement. Therefore, Obama's remarks last week that 'he' had not spoken to Blagojevich, and that his staff was assembling a 'log' of Obama-Blagojevich contacts, were blatantly incomplete and evasive. It was just more Obama 'law professor gobbledygook.'

"Is it believable that Emanuel produced an Obama 'wish list' of potential Blagojevich senate appointees without clearing the list with Obama? No one could believe such nonsense. Emanuel and Obama spoke, and Emanuel and Blagojevich spoke. Those are the facts. And facts are hard things to ignore, especially when they are staring you in the face.

"Once again Barry Obama is demonstrating his complete contempt for the American people and his similar contempt for the media we rely on to inform us. He knew last week that Emanuel met with Blagojevich. Why didn't Obama come clean and admit that fact? He has a Nixonian personality, that's why.

"Now, the stake-through-the-heart: How can Emanuel have access to FBI materials and be supervising the FBI from the White House, when he is on FBI tapes involving a criminal investigation, and when his own neck is on the line? Obviously he cannot.

"Emanuel should be toast as a White House insider. Emanuel has shown that he is nothing more than a slimy Daley Machine pol, working for another slimy Chicago pol, Obama, who will lie, evade, avoid and prevaricate to deceive the American people. We do not need Obama's 'Nixon II' administration.

"U. S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is increasingly being compromised by 'Obamagate' (Wednesday's column and news conference will discuss this aspect of Obamagate). Obama's secrecy, evasiveness and manipulation are gradually becoming an independent criminal conspiracy and 'obstruction of justice.' Hello, Watergate. 'It isn't the crime; it's the cover-up.'

"How is Emanuel going to deal with Fitzgerald when both of them know Emanuel is on the tapes? How? How is Obama? Now we know why Emanuel was 'missing in action' and visiting City Hall last week with a bunch of children. He's part of the investigation. On tape.

"Obama said last week he would provide a 'log' of contacts between his staff and Blagojevich. I'm still waiting. Watergate, again: Obama is 'stonewalling.' Why are the mainstream media suddenly so patient and pliant and supine? At what point does media complicity become an embarrassment to the entire United States? Is there no urgency to produce the log? Why? A cover-up.

"Should the American People have someone in the White House supervising the FBI and Justice Department who is on tape in an ongoing criminal investigation, indictment and likely trial? I don’t think so.

"Cut now, Obama, cut now. Just ask Rod Blagojevich. He claims to be an expert on 'testicular fortitude.' http://www.ilcampaign.org/press/news/illinois/2005/2005-5-17BlagoFamily.html

"None of this surprises me," Martin says. "It is all predicted in my best-selling book."

TUESDAY: Martin probes further in the sewers and cesspools of Blagogate/Obamagate.

NEWS CONFERENCE DETAILS:

WHO:

Internet powerhouse and Obama Author Andy Martin

WHAT:

Internet warrior Andy Martin demands that Obama immediately remove Rahm Emanuel as White House Chief of Staff because of his presence on the "Blagogate Tapes."

WHERE:

909 Third Avenue, public sidewalk in front of FDR Station, New York

WHEN: Monday, December 15, 3:00 P. M.

MEDIA CONTACT: (866) 706-2639; CELL (917) 664-9329

ANDY E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com
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Readers of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, say the book is still the only gold standard and practical handbook on Barack Obama's unfitness for the presidency. Buy it.
Book orders: Amazon.com or http://OrangeStatePress.com. Immediate shipment from Amazon.com or signed copies (delayed) from the publisher are available.
---------------------------------------------
URGENT APPEAL: The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama is raising money to oppose President-elect Barack Obama.
http://CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com.
Please give generously. Our ability to fight and defeat Barack Obama is directly dependent on the generosity of every American.
“The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama limits itself to $100 maximum contributions for political action, and unlimited donations for persons wanting to support our legal action (court costs, fees, travel, etc.); there are no bundlers, fat cats or illegal contributions. Obama is opposed to everything America stands for," says Executive Director Andy Martin. "But while Obama has raised almost a billion dollars, his opponents have raised virtually nothing. Americans can either contribute now, or pay later. If we do not succeed, Obama will."
E-mail: contact@CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com
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Andy Martin is a legendary Chicago muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of broadcasting experience in radio and television. He is currently based in New York selling his best-selling book, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of www.ContrarianCommentary.com. © Copyright by Andy Martin 2008. Martin comments on regional, national and world events with over forty years of experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York.

His columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com. Andy is the author of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, published in July 2008, see www.Amazon.com or www.OrangeStatePress.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: (866) 706-2639 or CELL (917) 664-9329E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com [NOTE: We frequently correct typographical errors and additions/subtractions on our blogs, where you can find the latest edition of this release.]