Tareq Salahi with Barack Obama (with the ubiquitous Black Eyed Peas, of course)
When I first heard about the gate-crashing incident at President Obama’s state dinner, I shrugged it off as a publicity stunt by some wannabe celebrities. First “Balloon Boy” and now this, right?
Well, not so fast. There’s a weird connection between the husband, Tareq Salahi, and the president. The above picture was taken on Nov. 26, 2008—one year ago. Of course, the president gets his picture taken with a lot of people so this doesn’t mean anything. Except, the event pictured was organized by Salahi and attended by the President-elect during his busy transition period.
And what about this? Tareq Salahi was on the Board of Directors of the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP). (This link goes to an archived copy of their website, which no longer includes his name.) The ATFP is an anti-Israel organization. Their official positions include holding Israel primarily responsible for the plight of Palestinian refugees, and demanding a “right-of-return” for the same, guaranteeing the end of Israel as a non-Muslim state.
There’s another name that pops up when you go looking for information on the ATFP: Rashid Khalidi. He was the first president of the American Committee on Jerusalem, the organization which later became the ATFP.
You may not remember Khalidi’s name, but you’ll probably remember the furor that erupted over the LA Times’ withholding of a videotape during last year’s election which shows (then Illinois State Senator) Barack Obama paying tribute to Khalidi, who in addition to being the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University, was a spokesman for the PLO. (Is that redundant?)
At the same videotaped event, Obama was also present when…
…a young Palestinian American recited a poem accusing the Israeli government of terrorism in its treatment of Palestinians and sharply criticizing U.S. support of Israel. If Palestinians cannot secure their own land, she said, “then you will never see a day of peace.”
This incident sticks in the mind, because it was the only line of attack that McCain seemed to permit against Obama.
So what’s the upshot? Is there a connection here beyond what I’ve laid out? Probably not. But then again, I have to wonder why Tareq Salahi’s wikipedia page has been submitted for deletion on the eve of a congressional hearing on the gate-crashing incident. That seems a little premature. Perhaps even suspiciously so.
But all this reminds me very much of the “Bill Ayers wrote Obama’s book(s)” story. That’s a distraction from the fact that Barack Obama was friends with Bill Ayers. Here again, we have an incident that reminds us of the kind of people that our President considers good friends.
And you have to admit that the more you dig into the President’s past and connections, the more things start to smell.
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Great post, Mike. I’ve been reading/hearing about some of the connections with the so-called gate-crashers to Obama and his radical buddies. You did a great job connecting the dots.
I can’t quite figure out this odd story. I missed the beginning of the story as it unfolded in the press. How did the story of the Salahi’s get out? In whose interest was it to have the story get out there? I don’t believe for a moment that the secret service let people in who weren’t supposed to be there. That doesn’t happen.
I liked your Balloon Boy reference. It’s a reminder that the major media outlets get played like a bass fiddle frequently.
It just doesn’t pass the smell test, CW. The story just feels hinky, and some of this was talked about on the great Steve Malberg’s radio show on WOR. But he was interviewing a guy from WorldNetDaily, so I dug up what I could without reference to them and only what I could independently verify.
If nothing else, this is a case of “when you lie down with dogs…”
That is actually pretty fascinating. Well done Mike.
Next you need to research how the Black Eyed Peas are everywhere at once. Have they somehow taken control of time and space? Are there dopplegangers? Does their horrible music give them special powers?
Veruckt, while I have no qualms about exposing Obama’s past, I admit that the Black Eyed Peas frighten me for just the reasons you imply.
There’s something very dangerous going on there. I’m not messing with forces I can’t understand.
Fergie looks like she smells — and not good.
And Mike — you’re batshit insane — but you’re ours — and that makes all the difference.
Great post.
But am I a moonbat or a wingnut?
I hope I’m a moonbat, because that sounds cooler.
I am not a nut!
and you’re not alone.
Huzzah!
I’m… moonbatman!
How about, “wingbat?”
Doesn’t surprise me in the lead, Moonbatman.
No wonder Zero sealed his college records. You can imagine what chewy nougat awaits there…
You gotta feel for the secret service guys.
Secret Service1:”That guy looks like a terrorist. Is he on the list?”
Secret Service2:”He was a fundraiser for the campaign.”
It is a little late to be questioning Hussein’s nefarious associations. If you want to question something ask questions about how McCain won the GOP nomination. If you can’t solve that riddle there’s no assurance that the GOP won’t be taking another dive in 2012.
Okay, but it might take a couple days…
…or longer if David Icke keeps ignoring my e-mails.
No Mike your a moonnut.
I can’t believe I missed that one!
Somewhere, there’s a Connecticut state trooper with a videotape that would confirm that.