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Anticipating the Lines of Attack

Share / Recommend - Comment - Print - Wednesday, Feb 13 2008, 11:00AM

I don't think that the Dem race is near over -- but it's wise to seriously consider the lines of attack that John McCain's team will take against Hillary and/or Obama -- both if they are partnered on the final ticket.

Joe Conason outlines some of the material floating around in the darker corners of the Republican dominated blogosphere about Obama and Kenya. Conason doesn't parse through all of the material -- but from my own reading of this stuff -- he captures the most important nuggets.

I've been doing my own digging into Obama's approach to Kenya and its political situation and find things to applaud and worry about. It's a weird story in a way -- and there are some duplicitous folks in Kenya attempting to take advantage of their perceived closeness to Obama -- but that doesn't mean that there haven't been some missteps by the Senator there.

More on that later.

-- Steve Clemons

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Posted by antiphone, Feb 13 2008, 11:33AM - Link

"More on that later."

Wow, you're a regular Matt Drudge aren't you.

Posted by Steve Clemons, Feb 13 2008, 12:10PM - Link

antiphone -- that was snarky. but thanks for playing. Steve Clemons

Posted by antiphone, Feb 13 2008, 12:35PM - Link

Here’s your go to guy . He knows all about Obama’s top secret, Manchurian Muslim Kenya connections.

Larry C. Johnson is CEO and co-founder of BERG Associates, LLC, an
international business-consulting firm with expertise combating
terrorism and investigating money laundering. Mr. Johnson works with
US military commands in scripting terrorism exercises, briefs on
terrorist trends, and conducts undercover investigations on
counterfeiting, smuggling and money laundering.

Mr. Johnson, who worked previously with the Central Intelligence
Agency and U.S. State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism, is a
recognized expert in the fields of terrorism, aviation security,
crisis and risk management.

Posted by Mr.Murder, Feb 16 2008, 5:32PM - Link

Being pictured with Odinga at prior times is going to probably hurt his standing during the election.

Odinga's done alliances with the number three party before, to triangulate vs. the main ethnic rival and popular vote winner whose office he has stolen, of the last race.

So to say he was not working on some back room agreement with Sharia types is an item that doesn't seem to match up with his track record.

Oh, that's right, anything to do with Obama isn't about history or consistency, it's about hope.

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