Fresh From the Archives: Barack Obama Cites Job Given to Him by Bill Ayers as a Qualification for His Election to US Senate

How did Obama's time on the Annenberg Challenge board go from being a key bullet-point in his resume -- by his own accounting -- to one the media refuses to even mention?

Thanks to Uncle Milty.

Posted by: Ace at 06:23 PM

Comments

1 Somebody needs to wake up and smell the Starbucks.

Posted by: Cathy at September 14, 2008 06:29 PM (Zd5pM)

2 There'll be a Saturday Night Live skit referencing the CAC next week...ish.

Posted by: JB at September 14, 2008 06:31 PM (qxc7J)

3 Yeah, but ask him about dinosaurs.

Posted by: lmg at September 14, 2008 06:32 PM (A/vgC)

4 JB, and by "next week," I assume you mean "never"?

Posted by: Dave J at September 14, 2008 06:33 PM (qsGH+)

5 "But listen to the music... He's evil!"

Posted by: Homer Simpson at September 14, 2008 06:35 PM (F1b/5)

6 That would be a lot more effective without the jaws theme crap music.

Posted by: SarahW at September 14, 2008 06:35 PM (7sl9X)

7

This just proves how good his judgment is! He knew that the sucklings in the media would bend over and allow him to Sullivan them over and over, with their unequivocal approval.

That's judgment pal, judgment to lead.

Posted by: Senator Rev. Dr. E Buzz Miller at September 14, 2008 06:42 PM (vFeQi)

Now you peasants wait just a minute. Are you seriously suggesting that the One is in any way affiliated with unrepentant terrorists?

That's laughable. Dan Rather and I had cocktails last weekend at the club, and he mentioned nothing about it.

Rabble.

Posted by: Charlie Gibson at September 14, 2008 06:43 PM (JQwWt)

9 If I blow up a building tomorrow, will Obama make me Secretary of Defense?

Posted by: eman at September 14, 2008 06:47 PM (TE1SV)

10 I agree that the "scare music" is a little much. Makes an otherwise correct attack vid seem cartoon-y and muckrake-ish.

Posted by: jason at September 14, 2008 06:48 PM (MELd7)

11 I'm confident things will continue to unravel for "the one". I fully expect a major revelation in the next couple of weeks that will bury Barry. All the local Michigan dem reps and surragates are walking around in shock this past week-end, they know something, and it aint good. Do you wonder why we're not hearing anything from or about Mr. Biden? Yes, I am confident the Repubs have a few more tricks up their sleeves.

Posted by: tonynoboloney at September 14, 2008 06:49 PM (2lZOT)

eman,

No, you fool. But if you blow the Sec. Def., the One will make you a blogger for the Atlantic Monthly.

Best,

Charlie

Posted by: Charlie Gibson at September 14, 2008 06:52 PM (JQwWt)

13 First, the DNC War Room...then the Electoral aftermath

Do German words matter?
A secret meeting in Berlin.
The crowds are gone.
Only trusted party officials remain.
The imminent sense of defeat
rattles even the most battle hardened loyalists.
It all seemed so close,
so easy,
victory in sight.

What happened?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyhmdhZZHHE

Posted by: risbergs at September 14, 2008 06:53 PM (dbRHG)

14 No, you fool. But if you blow the Sec. Def., the One will make you a blogger for the Atlantic Monthly.

Now that's some funny shit right there.

Posted by: Maltpointer at September 14, 2008 06:54 PM (6sFzw)

15 Um, I pass.

Posted by: eman at September 14, 2008 06:59 PM (TE1SV)

16 Obama cites work at Sitemeter as qualification for Presidency!

Posted by: dfbaskwill at September 14, 2008 07:08 PM (z6fKT)

17 Get some blood in there! Get some bombs going off!

Posted by: chris at September 14, 2008 07:12 PM (JoYgh)

18 eman,
Reconsider. He didn't say you'd have to swallow.

Posted by: Secretary of Defense de Blog at September 14, 2008 07:12 PM (nOQ1R)

19 Somehow, however, Obama is going to garner 40+% of the popular vote. Wright, Pfleger, Meeks, TUCC, Ayers, Rezko, campaign finance flip, most liberal Senator, race baiting, tracing-paper thin resume, "gun and Bible clinging" perception of half the electorate, product of Chicago machine politics, albatross of a wife, no history at all of bipartisanship, wrong on the surge, ego the size of Germany, promoting huge increase in the size of government programs, platform of increasing taxes on small businesses (corporations), spending campaign money like it's going out of style, and on and on and on...

Yet somehow he's viable because of the "D" next to his name. Jesus tap-dancing Christ! I'm going to need to grab my gun and start reading scripture to get through this.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at September 14, 2008 07:12 PM (sI5Ho)

The MSNBC Bio of saracudda is actually pretty decent, so far, though there is a rather harsh inflection when the narrartor says "only 8 months later their first child is born."

Other than that, pretty much an honest fact based docu.

Posted by: Wickedpinto at September 14, 2008 07:19 PM (ul7te)

21 Dear Barack,

I am going to shove so many of your own scandals up your Harvard educated asshole, that by Nov 4, it will look bigger than a big fat OODA loop.

Regards

Posted by: John McCain at September 14, 2008 07:19 PM (PTWes)

eman,

Well then. Would you consider doing the dirty deed with Helen Thomas? I have assurances from the One's campaign that he would appoint you His Press Secretary.

Cheers,

Charlie

P.S. I wasn't looking down my nose at that filthy moose murderer. I was trying to catch some cleavage through a button shot. FYI, she's stacked. Michelle's got nothing.

Posted by: Charlie Gibson at September 14, 2008 07:20 PM (JQwWt)

23 I guess, a la Che, the Left and Liberals see one or two degrees of separation as sufficient to launder Zerobama from a terrorist while still providing O with desired cachet.

I wonder if the Weather Underground, were it a creation of this decade, would form an alliance with Al Qaeda and/or Iran to bomb places...

Posted by: FloofyParisParamus at September 14, 2008 07:22 PM (KSF7K)

That background music was just too ominous sounding. I had a hard time watching the video, because I kept looking over my shoulder.

Not that I need to be looking over my shoulder about anything. Not really.

Posted by: SlaveDog at September 14, 2008 07:27 PM (6Gy0q)

25 Is every campaign he runs based upon this standard line:

"Yeah, I'm inexperienced, but the work I've done elsewhere qualifies me for the job."

Posted by: MagicalPat at September 14, 2008 07:28 PM (O49GA)

26 You know, Obama gives me hope that I too, one day, can run for president. All I have to do is become a community organizer (a step down from my current job, but have to do it for the community), run for office in some lame district and beat the simpleton incumbent, then find some "interesting" characters to fund my campaigns and get me ahead, and then bam, I'm in!

Oh wait. I'm not black. Never mind.

Posted by: George at September 14, 2008 07:52 PM (HvdU1)

27 Obamatons retort with - thats in the past! Abramoff! Reed!

sad but true

Posted by: Mark at September 14, 2008 08:03 PM (n9Spw)

Yeah, can't somebody do away with the impending-doom music; it diminishes the effect of the message, which is plenty damning on its own.

What's the difference b/w Obama and a certain Hockey Mom?

--The White House!

Posted by: braininahat at September 14, 2008 08:14 PM (zoyFz)

29 Personally I liked the background music a lot. Reminded me of God of War, though Obama is like Kratos's pussy negative image.

Posted by: SplatticusFinch at September 14, 2008 08:15 PM (fMooG)

30 It's pretty effective. I'd run it in a couple of big markets if I could just in the hopes the media would go nuts and condemn it or that Obama would be stupid enough to file suit to quash it.

Posted by: The Obvious at September 14, 2008 08:20 PM (1g+FW)

31 It would be more credible if the author spelled the word "received" correctly. It is not recieved

Posted by: Racquel at September 14, 2008 08:35 PM (4VDhD)

32 awesome:

obama caught on tape bragging about his ties to ayers and rezko.

caught on tape LYING.

awesome.

obama has said he did no legal work for rezko - but refuses to turn over his billing records.

now we can prove that's a lie.

Posted by: reliapundit at September 14, 2008 09:09 PM (ebM/l)

33 om sure brokaw and steffanoupulus will ask obama about this...

next week - ish...

Posted by: reliapundit at September 14, 2008 09:10 PM (ebM/l)

Right from his own mouth...never to be mentioned again.

Posted by: WisCon at September 14, 2008 09:22 PM (RsaX9)

35 Next up: Ayers as Secretary of Education in an Obama administration.

Posted by: Weisenheimer Brainstorm at September 14, 2008 09:45 PM (oBqSC)

36 Check Wikipedia "Chicago Annenberg Challenge"

Legacy

The project appears to have failed to achieve any of its stated, measurable educational goals. For example, a comprehensive study by the Consortium on Chicago School Research concludes:

"Results suggest that among the schools it supported, the Challenge had little impact on school improvement and student outcomes, with no statistically significant differences between Annenberg and non-Annenberg schools in rates of achievement gain, classroom behavior, student self-efficacy, and social competence."^[5]

In other words, Obama spent five years and about $100 million but the kids in Chicago did not improve. Obama sacrificed the kids of Chicago rather than expect the teachers to teach!! He chose the NEA over inner-city minority kids.

He failed at improving the ghetto schools of his own neighborhood. He also served seven years in the state senate and did NOTHING.

So much for "Change"

ZerObama

Posted by: JoeS at September 14, 2008 11:02 PM (GSm3K)

37 What's funny is that the Annenburg Challenge is his only real executive experience: he had to manage a group of people and a budget, make executive decisions and so on. And not just the press but the Obama campaign have buried it.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at September 14, 2008 11:14 PM (0+Ggj)

38 Yet somehow he's viable because of the "D" next to his name.

That's the depressing part. A good 45% or more of the country would vote for the Democratic Candidate no matter what he was like or what came up. They just will anyway. No evil, no insanity, no bizarre history or total lack of credibility would reduce that number, it just doesn't matter.

Sure, some of those votes are faked (dead people, etc), but there still is an awful lot of people who just won't and don't give a damn what the candidate is like, as long as they are not Republican. Senator Obama could show up on television naked with a little girl and rape her, then sacrifice her on an altar of bones to Satan while chanting about how he'll trigger a nuclear war once elected to summon his Dark Lord from the dead souls sacrificed in the nuclear fire, and they still would pull the lever for him.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at September 14, 2008 11:20 PM (0+Ggj)

39 Its a wonder some hollyweed lowlife director like MICHEAL MOORE or OLIVER STONE hasnt already planned to make a movie about such bottom feeders like bill ayers

Posted by: Spurwing Plover at September 15, 2008 12:16 AM (bbFxE)

40 Obama = Tom
reality = Jerry

Posted by: tachyonshuggy at September 15, 2008 12:23 AM (JBuzy)

41 I was trying to catch some cleavage through a button shot.

OK, Charlie, I think you get a pass for that. Personally, I check out those button shots every chance I get.

Posted by: Michael at September 15, 2008 12:46 AM (Zd5pM)

The clips could be very useful in an ad, but the music is silly, "recieved" has to be corrected and, according to what I've read, Obama was appointed to the CAC before the campaign launch at Ayers' place.

Posted by: UpNights at September 15, 2008 03:04 AM (4onRb)

43 Guys this is so going to break wide open. I hear the NYT is going to cover this on the front page the second Tuesday of next week!

Posted by: Have Blue at September 15, 2008 03:07 AM (WuPk/)

44 In other words, Obama spent five years and about $100 million but the kids in Chicago did not improve. Obama sacrificed the kids of Chicago rather than expect the teachers to teach!! He chose the NEA over inner-city minority kids.

What's funny is that the Annenburg Challenge is his only real executive experience: he had to manage a group of people and a budget, make executive decisions and so on. And not just the press but the Obama campaign have buried it.

This is really the money shot (pun intended). He blows through other peoples money faster than a sailor on leave--not primarily the Ayers relationship. It'll be interesting to see what the Woods foundation financials look like.

Annenburg Challenge: $50 million with NOTHING to show for it.

His campaign even with record donations--is living paycheck to paycheck.(speech in Germany, fuax Greek columns with grand ceremony).

Bottom line: Will you trust him with submitting a budget to Congress?

Posted by: CUS at September 15, 2008 08:53 AM (bbXZq)

Time has come for a change. It's not about been black or white. we realy need someone with the golden balls this time. becareful not to take it out of contest and blow it out of proportion.Change, change, chnage.

Posted by: Tony Walaz Fernandez at September 15, 2008 09:48 AM (we+tL)

I must chime in in the hope that the creators of this video might possibly be trolling for feedback and get the message on what could be a very powerful and important piece of work.

LOSE THE IDIOTIC MUSIC!!!!

Seriously, guys. Music is used to manipulate emotion, especially when matched with visuals. Gee, ya think we were being manipulated much with your Schwarzenneger movie soundtrack? Please. Seriously, I was writing the whole thing off after five seconds of the music.... and it's an important message!

Lose the pathetic, lame, manipulative, B-movie thriller music guys. It quite literally stomps all over and destroys your important message.

A little subtlety here, folks.... subtlety.

Posted by: Andrew X at September 15, 2008 04:55 PM (ne9bG)

They also wrote "Obamas" instead of "Obama's".

Get rid of the music, correct the spelling, mention ACORN and any other far left groups that received money, and then run this on TV in battleground states (like New York, tee hee).

Posted by: The Fop at September 15, 2008 07:23 PM (oEWTX)

48 RAAAAAACIST!

Posted by: A Really, Really, REALLY Concerned Republican at September 15, 2008 07:56 PM (Sqms3)

49 Ditto on the cheesy score. In fact, the whole thing is amateurish. That piece of tape is a great find and it's an important message--it needs a professional's hand.

Posted by: SukieTawdry at September 16, 2008 12:01 AM (+Z2Is)

50 I before E except after C. Please fix it. I couldn't watch after that.

Posted by: Javi Air at September 16, 2008 12:49 AM (XO/Qm)

51 Well, DUH. The liberal media is not running these negative stories because they are making gazillions off Obama campaign ads. Are the Obama endorsers getting paid off one way or another too by the DNC-Obama-Chicago-Syndicate? Ya think?!

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