Obama doesn't deny the Whitey rumor

Raeka · #1 (**permalink**) 06-06-2008, 03:16 PM

"Asked whether he knew it not to be true, Obama said he had answered the question."

Interestingly Obama did NOT deny the rumor and did NOT really answer the question as the link below reveals:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmi..._question.html

June 05, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama
Obama denies a rumor and questions the question

Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday batted down rumors circulating on the Internet and mentioned on some cable news shows of the existence of a video of his wife using a derogatory term for white people, and criticized a reporter for asking him about the rumor, which has not a shred of evidence to support it.

“We have seen this before. There is dirt and lies that are circulated in e-mails and they pump them out long enough until finally you, a mainstream reporter, asks me about it,” Obama said to the McClatchy reporter during a press conference aboard his campaign plane. “That gives legs to the story. If somebody has evidence that myself or Michelle or anybody has said something inappropriate, let them do it.”

Asked whether he knew it not to be true, Obama said he had answered the question.

“Frankly, my hope is people don’t play this game,” Obama said. “It is a destructive aspect of our politics. Simply because something appears in an e-mail, that should lend it no more credence than if you heard it on the corner. Presumably the job of the press is to not to go around and spread scurrilous rumors like this until there is actually anything, an iota, of substance or evidence that would substantiate it.”
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So was it even acceptable to ask the question?

Before Obama could answer, communications director Robert Gibbs interjected: “You just did.”

“That is my point,” Obama said. “I just think people have to think about it before they ask.”

NOTE: Obama's clearly right that this is how stories for which there's no evidence at all make it into the public eye. So I'm not linking or detailing the rumor, since there's just zero credible evidence for it. This is probably a silly old media vestige, of course; Google has no such standards. And Obama's discussion of it is, more broadly, news: As he acknowledged yesterday, beating back whisper campaigns is perhaps the central challenge his campaign faces.

ALSO: Reason's David Weigel examines the original source of the rumor and finds that he can't keep his story straight. (And yes, I'm now linking something that links the original. It's such an effective challenge to it that it seemed worth the cost.)

Kenny · #2 (**permalink**) 06-06-2008, 08:24 PM

Sounds like he denied it to me

Quote:

“We have seen this before. There is dirt and lies that are circulated in e-mails and they pump them out long enough until finally you, a mainstream reporter, asks me about it,”

rodrigu3 · #3 (**permalink**) 06-06-2008, 08:45 PM

I find your need to start a new thread about this interesting. So who has the tape now? It must be all sticky.

DuH2 · #4 (**permalink**) 06-06-2008, 11:49 PM

I noted he whined again about the media asking him any questions he doesn't like.

He did the same routine with Pflegar..Wright..Ayers..the debate he whined about..etc.

As for Ben Smith..he is way to biased to be taken as an end all on anything.

frodly · #5 (**permalink**) 06-06-2008, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raeka

"Asked whether he knew it not to be true, Obama said he had answered the question."

Interestingly Obama did NOT deny the rumor and did NOT really answer the question as the link below reveals:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmi..._question.html

June 05, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama
Obama denies a rumor and questions the question

Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday batted down rumors circulating on the Internet and mentioned on some cable news shows of the existence of a video of his wife using a derogatory term for white people, and criticized a reporter for asking him about the rumor, which has not a shred of evidence to support it.

“We have seen this before. There is dirt and lies that are circulated in e-mails and they pump them out long enough until finally you, a mainstream reporter, asks me about it,” Obama said to the McClatchy reporter during a press conference aboard his campaign plane. “That gives legs to the story. If somebody has evidence that myself or Michelle or anybody has said something inappropriate, let them do it.”

Asked whether he knew it not to be true, Obama said he had answered the question.

“Frankly, my hope is people don’t play this game,” Obama said. “It is a destructive aspect of our politics. Simply because something appears in an e-mail, that should lend it no more credence than if you heard it on the corner. Presumably the job of the press is to not to go around and spread scurrilous rumors like this until there is actually anything, an iota, of substance or evidence that would substantiate it.”
See Also

* Dean will remain as DNC chairman
* Dems struggle to heal wounds on Hill
* GOP fears Obama's money machine

So was it even acceptable to ask the question?

Before Obama could answer, communications director Robert Gibbs interjected: “You just did.”

“That is my point,” Obama said. “I just think people have to think about it before they ask.”

NOTE: Obama's clearly right that this is how stories for which there's no evidence at all make it into the public eye. So I'm not linking or detailing the rumor, since there's just zero credible evidence for it. This is probably a silly old media vestige, of course; Google has no such standards. And Obama's discussion of it is, more broadly, news: As he acknowledged yesterday, beating back whisper campaigns is perhaps the central challenge his campaign faces.

ALSO: Reason's David Weigel examines the original source of the rumor and finds that he can't keep his story straight. (And yes, I'm now linking something that links the original. It's such an effective challenge to it that it seemed worth the cost.)

And you have still not denied the sheep sex story. Only one conclusion to make. There was some hot sheep sex goings on!!!

Toby · #6 (**permalink**) 06-06-2008, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frodly

And you have still not denied the sheep sex story. Only one conclusion to make. There was some hot sheep sex goings on!!!

No No No ..... uuuhhh ... that was me .... ummm.... I'll Take the hit for that one.

STA · #7 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 02:59 AM

the Obamas are such racist scum.

I hope george bush deports him before november.

TheChief · #8 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 03:09 AM

He didn't deny it...

LOLOLOL THE (*)(*)(*)(*)ING TAPE IS REAL AND HE KNOWS IT!!!!!!!!!

pwnt...

OOOOOOO · #9 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 03:13 AM

Yo, Chief -I have streph throat, so I'm deaf, but just for you:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d7f_1212465265&p=1

supposedly that's it, according to my good friend Geoffery.

sleepy zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

TheChief · #10 (**permalink**) 06-07-2008, 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OOOOOOO

Yo, Chief -I have streph throat, so I'm deaf, but just for you:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d7f_1212465265&p=1

supposedly that's it, according to my good friend Geoffery.

sleepy zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I (*)(*)(*)(*)ING HATE RICK ROLL!!!!!!!!!

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