"The video that could cost Obama the election" (Canada Free Press, October 24, 2008):
The link to this video was sent to me by a Catholic priest. I checked it out with Snopes.com, and found nothing that directly contradicts the data and claims set forth in this video, including the appearance of Obama at the political ralley of Raila Odinga, Kenya's notorious revolutionary President, who came to power amidst flagrant voting irregularities and a post-election crisis resulting in the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement of 600,000 more (Wikipedia). In fact, Snopes.com, although denying the Odinga's claim that Obama's father is his maternal uncle, admits "the Obama campaign acknowledged that Senator Obama spoke to Raila Odinga by telephone 'for about five minutes' in January 2009" and that "he also made a public appearance with Odinga during a trip to Kenya in 2006," although it denied that he made any financial contribution to Odinga's campaign.
The first part of the video is somewhat confusing, unless you are acquinted with recent Kenyan political developments. Watch the video through to the end, however, where the point becomes damningly clear. Have you seen a word about this in the US mainstream media? I haven't. Is it true? Do you think anyone cares?
[Hat tip to D.J.]
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