* Rush Limbaugh update *

Just as I published this, Rush Limbaugh announced that he heard he was accused of starting this rumor. Rush is mentioned on the Obama fight the smears blog. This is another example of the Obama Campaign smearing people. Thank you once again Obama Campaign for revealing your true self.

Here is the Obama site reference:
“Michelle Obama Says “Whitey” On a Tape
LIE: Rush Limbaugh says a tape exists of Michelle Obama using the word “whitey” from the pulpit of Trinity United”

Here is my article:

The Barack Obama campaign is the center of the universe for hypocrisy and lies. They have the “audacity” to speak of smear campaigns when Axelrod and crew as well as Obama supporters have been smearing others and engaging in personal attacks and death threats. And please don’t forget the orchestrated effort by the Obama campaign and supporters to suppress information. Obama is the king of hypocrisy and lies. Remember, Obama never supplied records when requested, yet he had the audacity to push Hillary to supply records.

Now, in another move once again reminiscent of 1984 by George Orwell, they are providing more spin in an effort to discredit others and divert attention away from fact finding about Obama. They have added to their site, a Fight the Smears section. There are two main aspects to this site. Diversions that focus on inane aspects of controversy and half truths. I will focus on the more tangible items such as the alleged “whitey tape”.

There are strong reasons to believe the tape/dvd exists. Michelle Obama was indeed a speaker at the Rainbow Push Coalition Conference in 2004 at the Sheraton. There are multiple witnesses that remember parts of the speech. Bob Beckel announced on Fox News that he heard from a very reliable source that the tape exits. I have a reporter working behind the scenes with close ties to the Republicans that believes the tape exits. The HillBuzz blog has been covering this story. Here are some excerpts from their site:

“The Michelle Obama Rant Tape was filmed between June 26th – July 1st 2004 in Chicago, IL at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Conference at the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago, specifically the women’s panel (Update and Note: the location was originally stated as “Trinity” in everything we heard, but it’s now become clear the tape could have only been filmed at the Sheraton during this conference. The Sheraton makes a lot more sense, and the setup of a panel discussion is exactly what’s been described as being on the tape. It’s smart to wonder if any Sheraton banquet employees remember this, because during a panel discussion of that size, there would be plenty of staff moving around in one of those banquet rooms).

Michelle Obama appeared as a panelist alongside Mrs. Khadijah Farrakhan and Mrs. James Meeks. Bill Clinton spoke during the Conference, as did Bill Cosby and other speakers, but not at the panel Michelle attended. Michelle Obama spoke at the “Women’s Event”, but referenced Bill Clinton in her rant — his presence at the conference was the impetus for her raving, it seems. (Update and Note: it’s been referred to as the “Women’s Event”, which on the Conference agenda seems to be a luncheon, with panel discussion; there could have been another “Women’s Event” that was not on the agenda, perhaps an event for the wives of speakers attending other events. Large conferences typically have events for the wives of speakers, and these are not always put onto the agendas sent to the public. This will, we’re sure, become clearer the more people look into the Conference and when exactly Michelle made her panel appearance).

For about 30 minutes, Michelle Obama launched into a rant about the evils of America, and how America is to blame for the problems of Africa. Michelle personally blamed President Clinton for the deaths of millions of Africans and said America is responsible for the genocide of the Tutsis and other ethnic groups. She then launched into an attack on “whitey”, and talked about solutions to black on black crime in the realm of diverting those actions onto white America. Her rant was fueled by the crowd: they reacted strongly to what she said, so she got more passionate and enraged, and that’s when she completely loses it and says things that have made the mouths drop of everyone who’s seen this.”

Read more about this article here:

http://hillbuzz.blogspot.com/2008/06/whats-on-michelle-obama-rant-tape.html

Here is the heading for the Obama Fight the Smears site: