One of Barack Obama's Middle East policy advisers disclosed yesterday that he had held meetings with the militant Palestinian group Hamas - prompting the likely Democratic nominee to sever all links with him.
Obama Fires Advisor -- For Conducting Talks With Terrorist Hamas
ace.mu.nuFound 6 days, 10 hours, 3 minutes, and 23 seconds agoHow do all these terrorist-sympathizing radicals keep mistakenly thinking that Obama is one of them? One of Barack Obama's Middle East policy advisers disclosed today that he had held meetings with the militant Palestinian group Hamas - prompting the likely Democratic nominee to sever all links with ...
Don't Know Much About History... (Reprise)
justoneminute.typepad.comFound 6 days, 7 hours, 52 minutes, and 44 seconds ago"I don't want to be used for propaganda purposes," she said. Her campaign quickly posted video of her answer online, trying to show she has a different understanding of foreign policy than her chief rival. RETURN TO SENDER: No, letters don't count (and I already had pointed out the Roosevelt-Hitler letter) - letters do not provide the sort of propaganda photo-op being criticized. Besides, Bush has sent a letter to Kim Jong Il , but where is the photo of the two of them shaking hands? BRINGING IT TOGETHER:
Obama's Double Standard
confederateyankee.mu.nuFound 6 days, 10 hours, 3 minutes, and 22 seconds agoPresidential candidate with terrorist friends fires adviser friendly with terrorists: One of Barack Obama's Middle East policy advisers disclosed today that he had held meetings with the militant Palestinian group Hamas - prompting the likely Democratic nominee to sever all. ...
Informal Obama adviser steps aside over Hamas talks
firstread.msnbc.msn.comFound 6 days, 8 hours, 56 minutes agoFrom NBC's Andrea MitchellOne of the Obama campaign's informal middle east advisors, Robert Malley, confirms to NBC NEWS that he has resigned from any role in the campaign because critics have tried to make an issue of his meetings with Hamas. ...
A sacking long overdue
powerlineblog.comFound 6 days, 4 hours, 44 minutes, and 6 seconds agoWe've written a few times about Robert Malley, an adviser to the Obama campaign who, like several other of his...
corner.nationalreview.com
I think Barack Obama has lost his bearings on Hamas .
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instapundit.com
BARACK OBAMA SACKS ADVISER OVER TALKS WITH HAMAS: "One of Barack Obamaâs Middle East policy advisers disclosed yesterday that he had held meetings with the militant Palestinian group Hamas â" prompting the likely Democratic nominee to sever all links with him." I hope he didn't tell them that Obama secretly supports NAFTA . . . .
It's a good thing for Obama that everybody thinks he's got the nomination locked up, because otherwise all this bad news would do some damage.
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julescrittenden.com
The question for Hillary is how soon Obama's poor choice of associates hits critical mass.
Let's see, there's Wright, Rezko, Ayers … that's hit three major hits right there from black liberationist wackjob to sleazy wheeler dealer to smug America-hating former wannabe 60s terrorist. Now we' got this guy who hangs with Hamas, and scroll down a little at the link for the bit about Zionist-bashing Rashid Khalidi. No pervs yet, correct me if I'm wrong. Times of London : (more…)
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 12:
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talkleft.com
An informal Middle East advsior to Barack Obama q uit the campaign yesterday as the advisor's ties to Hamas were about to become more publicized.
Rob Malley said he wanted to stop being a distraction for the campaign after facing attacks from the blogosphere for months for allegedly being anti-Israel, a charge he denies.
...Malley's departure comes at a sensitive time for Obama, who appears to be nearing the Democratic nomination but has struggled to win the support of Jewish and pro-Israel voters.
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proteinwisdom.com
Malley was one of a select group of Obama foreign policy advisers mentioned by both Newsweek and the Washington Post last fall. However, after coming under scrutiny in the blogosphere, he was suddenly "one of dozens of middle-level types who send position papers to the campaign and sometimes get together to talk" in a March 2008 New York Times report.
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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com
I love these stories.
They remind me of a book I read in college called "The Image" by Daniel Boorstin. He wrote in in 1960. It was all about staged news, news that was not real news but was essentially just public relations.
Here's the facts. Rob Malley could not be fired by Obama because he never worked for Obama. Every four years Presidential candidates put together long lists of "advisers" on this or that subject to occasionally meet and pretend they have influence (I have been on those lists and have been at the meetings in three or four Presidential elections).
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townhall.com
From the Times of London:
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freerepublic.com
Times Online ^
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atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com
said one security official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
UPDATE: Lifson over at American Thinker :
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westernstandard.blogs.com
The Audacity of Hype has made a very big deal of his willingness to talk to America's enemies, to the point of practically rewriting history ( Jim Geraghty ). So naturally, when one of his advisers expresses his fealty to the policy by boasting "that he had held meetings with the militant Palestinian group Hamas" ( Times of London, h/t Mark Levin @ The Corner ), Obama naturally embraces the fellow, right?
Wrong ( Times again, emphasis added): Ben LaBolt, a spokesman for Mr Obama, responded swiftly:
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blogofascists.com
Another Obama adviser quietly tossed under the bus for holding talks with Hamas .
Reached for comment, Barack Obama said, "Can't I just eat my waffle?"
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amerpundit.com
You know, the same Hamas that endorsed the Messiah back in April? Yeah, that one .
Robert Malley told The Times he had regularly been in contact with Hamas, which controls Gaza but is listed by the US State Department as a terrorist organisation. Such talks, he stressed, were related to his work for a conflict resolution think tank and had no connection with his position on Mr Obama's Middle East advisory council.
Ace, whom I owe a hat tip to, writes :
How do all these terrorist-sympathizing radicals keep mistakenly thinking that Obama is one of them?
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targetrichenvironment.net
Today the news coverage of this ( link ) story managed to hit the AP wire:
By LIBBY QUAID
NEW YORK (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican John McCain was "losing his bearings" for repeatedly suggesting the Islamic terrorist group Hamas preferred Obama for president .
But somehow this one didn't make the cut, as of the time of this posting this is the only news story on google with this story ( link ):
Tom Baldwin in Washington
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sultanknish.blogspot.com
Obama continues giving us a preview of what his administration would look like, as he was forced to fire rabid pro-terrorist slimeball Robert Malley for holding talks with Hamas.
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warincontext.org
Informal Obama adviser steps aside over Hamas talks
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lucianne.com
Original Article
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article.wn.com
The Times
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nerepublican.com
Obama apparently has no advisors or campaign committee; or even friends, pastors, political associates or real estate buddies. His entire professional and personal life is a gossamer skein of loose and impermanent connections to people he doesn't really know, people whose ideas are unknown to him, people who are free agents, vapors, without the slightest formal link to Barack Obama….like Samantha Power, Jerry Wright, Bill Ayers, Rashid Khalidi, and now, Robert Malley .
In fact, one can say that Barack The Innocent is afflicted with Contingent Amnesia -that intermittent mental impairment, of politicians, which comes and goes depending upon the merit of the publicity connected to a person or issue.
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theamericanmind.com
Let's not hyperventilate about the importance of Robert Malley removing himself (or getting pushed) from Sen. Obama's campaign. He was on an advisory committee along with a host of other people. Most have very little contact with the daily functions of the campaign. It's like Eugene Volokh and Orin Kerr on Sen. McCain's Justice Advisory Committee . Eugene was also part of Lawyers for Fred Thompson and didn't play an active role. Allahpundit gets it right, "Which makes this sound less like a case of someone being âfiredâ than simply being disinvited from sitting in on more conference calls.
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paxalles.blogs.com
"Barack Obama sacks advisor over talks with Hamas" from Times of London reports that Middle East advisor to Barack Obama Robert Malley, has been let go due to his regular talks with terror group Hamas. Obviously this has been a sore point for Obama since a Hamas advisor endorsed Obama.
"Obama fires foreign policy advisor for meeting with Hamas" from Political Punch
"A Sacking Long Overdue" from Power Line Robert Malley told The Times that he had been in regular contact with Hamas, which controls Gaza and is listed by the US State Department as a terrorist organisation.
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bitsblog.florack.us
Romesh Ratnesar, Time , asks "Is It Time to Invade Burma?"
That's why it's time to consider a more serious option: invading Burma. Some observers, including former USAID director Andrew Natsios, have called on the U.S. to unilaterally begin air drops to the Burmese people regardless of what the junta says
Not only no, but Hell no. Let the People's Liberation Army invade. We can provide logistical support, but China supplies the boots on the ground.
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novatownhall.com
But right here and now, why the hell are we spending billions of dollars a month to rebuild and secure Iraq when they are sitting on an ocean of oil? If the Democrats had managed to nominate someone without the crushing negatives of Barack Obama , I would say they win in November in a walk just by repeating the above sentence over and over.
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holecard.blogspot.com
Hat tip: Ace
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tabsir.net
Shhhhhhh!!! A rare opportunity to explore the intrigues of USA High School beckons. Quietly listen in, while Tiffany, Brittany, and Stephanie discuss the latest news ( http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article3897414.ece ):
Tiffany: "Did you hear what Bobby Malley did?"
Stephanie and Brittany, together: "No!"
Tiffany: "He works at International House of Pies on the weekend, and he delivered a pizza to Sammy Haniyeh's party Saturday night."
Brittany and Stephanie gasp.
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777denny.wordpress.com
, along with the Republican National Committee, which " has amassed a 1,000-page dossier on Mr Obama, with researchers spending weeks in Chicago seeking fresh material ," and the end result is that moderate Democrats have a really big problem on their hands.
The following is from a web site called, 'Obama who?
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bluecrabboulevard.com
I didn't slap Barack Obama over the recent ringing endorsement that Hamas gave him. No politician can control unwanted endorsements once they are made. But maybe Hamas had a reason to believe that Obama would be willing to welcome their overtures. Since one of his advisers happened to be regularly meeting with Hamas .
One of Barack Obama's Middle East policy advisers disclosed yesterday that he had held meetings with the militant Palestinian group Hamas - prompting the likely Democratic nominee to sever all links with him.
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texasscribbler.com
with the terrorist group Hamas. Talk about chutzpa. Meanwhile, Barry's flip-flops begin . I thought he'd at least wait until after the nomination.
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extremewisdom.com
In the recent dust up between the Obama and McCain campaigns, the Obama camp howled about McCain's assertion that Hamas wanted Obama to win, while the McCain camp complained about Obama's use of the words "lost his bearings." McCain, ever the gentlemen, graciously announced that he didn't mind Obama losing elderly votes (which he will, based on that comment).
Of course, McCain's assertion that Hamas wants Obama to win is now proven 100% true, as another Democrat gets the heave ho from a campaign for exposing the truth about allied interests.
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liberalsmash.blogspot.com
And I'm glad that Barry finally got that bucket off of his head. It was stuck on there for almost two weeks. He must have gotten one of his Hamas advisors to IED it off of his head. (In case you are wondering, YES, Barry had to cut ties to one of his Middle East advisors today because the advisor, Robert Malley, was talking with Hamas. You see, Barry Obama hates the United States, so he is trying to organize terrorist activities with Hamas.)
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israelmatzav.blogspot.com
Hat Tip: Ace of Spades
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minipundit.typepad.com
Sacrificial offerings to the Israel lobby make Dylan a sad Obama supporter (via Ben Smith ):
One of Barack Obama's Middle East policy advisers disclosed yesterday that he had held meetings with the militant Palestinian group Hamas - prompting the likely Democratic nominee to sever all links with him.
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prairiepundit.blogspot.com
Times:
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abuwabu.blogspot.com
The latest example of this comes from the revelation that noted Israel-hater and former Clinton advisor Robert Malley has been advising the Obamian One on Middle East matters. Malley's presence caused problems early for the Obama campaign, but Obama duly claimed back then that Malley had only offered "informal advice" and had no formal role- nothing to see there. But now the Times Online reports that not only is Malley still " one of Barack Obama's Middle East policy advisers ", but that he also, serendipitously in keeping with Obama's announced intention to talk with the enemy, has connections with Hamas .
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mavericknewsnetwork.typepad.com
Hat Tip: Ace of Spades
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tdaxp.com
Remember just two days ago when Obama slurred John McCain, because McCain noted that Obama's foreign policy was more compatible with Hamas's ends with his owns.
John McCain had at least one person inside the Obama campaign who agreed with him: Robert Malley.
Barack Obama sacks adviser over talks with Hamas - Times Online
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caosblog.com
CY: [Obama] kicks off his political career by attending a fundraiser in the home of a pair of well-known and infamous domestic terrorists that led a group that had targeted and in some cases killed American citizens, including off-duty soldiers and police officers. When this association is highlighted, he labels it a "distraction.
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socraticgadfly.blogspot.com
Barack Obama Middle East advisor Robert Malley has stepped aside after The Times (London) asked about his connections to Hamas.
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thewideawakes.org
CY: [Obama] kicks off his political career by attending a fundraiser in the home of a pair of well-known and infamous domestic terrorists that led a group that had targeted and in some cases killed American citizens, including off-duty soldiers and police officers. When this association is highlighted, he labels it a "distraction.
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thecommonills.blogspot.com
The reality is no one likes a brown noser, no one likes a teacher's pet or a little prince given everything. Hillary's a fighter and the fact that she is has turned the Democratic primary into a deadheat. John McCain appears to grasp what will work and what won't with Barack. Grinning like an idiot on stage next to Barack? Chuckeling? Playing his groveling little buddy to the point that you like a scared puppy exposing your belly? Getting punked and taking it with no challenge? Didn't work and all the men found that out, now didn't they?
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brothersjuddblog.com
Barack Obama sacks adviser over talks with Hamas (Tom Baldwin, 5/09/08, Times of London)
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rsmccain.blogspot.com
How do all these terrorist-sympathizing radicals keep mistakenly thinking that Obama is one of them? Rather like Ron Paul and the Truthers, isn't it?
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nathanr.ca
Editor's note: This would be yet another organization which only selectively enforces their policies.
May 15, 2008 - 12:37 AM PDT - by Stan Schroeder -
According to the Register, Google has killed the AdSense account of Enturbulation , a site ran by Anonymous, the group that's got their panties twisted in a knot over Scientology.
The reason is quite obvious: Enturbulation talks about Scientology a lot, and AdSense picks up the context wrong, serving a bunch of pro-Scientology ads there (which are, most probably, the only Scientology-related ads there are).
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lemonde.com
International Herald Tribune
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blogofascists.com
We've written a few times about Robert Malley , an adviser to the Obama campaign who, like several other of his advisers, oozes hostility towards Israel and sympathy for its enemies. The Obama campaign has now sacked Malley after Malley disclosed that he has held meetings with one of those enemies, Hamas. Malley, in fact, has been in regular contact with Hamas, and has never concealed that fact.
As Ed Lasky notes, in the past the Obama campaign has attempted to downplay Malley's role, stating that he is "one of hundreds of people who have sent in advice to the campaign.
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trinaskitchen.blogspot.com
In other news, Cynthia McKinney's campaign has not refuted Ted Glick's statements (that they linked to last week) so she's not a real candidate for president. This will be an editorial at Third. We are done with her in the primary coverage and it's doubtful she'll be mentioned too often in the general election. We're covering candidates running to win the office, not to run a tiny percentage. Team Nader announces Ralph needs "$50,000 to get Nader-Gonzales on the ballot in Illinois. Land of Lincoln.
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kikoshouse.blogspot.com
SCOTT LEMIEUX
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seablogger.com
Thanks to Dr. Sanity for the cartoon. I've neglected politics this week. With a historic cyclone disaster in Burma, and a potentially historic volcano eruption in South America, I have had my bloggy hands full. Also I am a bit downcast by the results of the Tuesday primaries. Obama appears to be salvaging his nomination. I am sure he is the weaker candidate, but even the smallest risk of an Obama presidency is alarming and depressing. Need I explain? Here are two reasons: utter naivete abetted by deluded foreign policy advisors.
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wideawakes.org
about his religion). In contrast, the Flight 93 crescent exemplifies proven intent. (More of architect Paul Murdoch's endless proofs of intent here and here .)
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wwwwakeupamericans-spree.blogspot.com
[Update] Barack Obama severed all ties with his Middle East policy adviser, Robert Malley, after the adviser disclosed that "he had held meetings with the militant Palestinian group Hamas."
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blog.funtax.org
Instead of attempting to explain why talking to terrorists is easy to misinterpret and how the "politics of hope" mean reaching out to former enemies, Obama quickly fires and severs all ties with an adviser who held meetings with Hamas .
It looks like Obama has finally recognized that it's politically suicidal to try and provide nuanced, reasonable explanations for things like this and has instead adopted the standard campaign policy of immediate, overwhelming response to all burgeoning scandal-fodder.
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whippersnapper.wordpress.com
Read Matt Yglesias and Dylan Matthews on Obama's shameful jettisoning of Robert Malley. The story is that Malley, who was an informal Obama foreign policy adviser, works with the International Crisis Group. As part of his ICG work - the ICG perhaps being the most respected conflict resolution NGO - met with leaders of Hamas so as to better know what was going in Gaza and help, yes, resolve the conflict . Sure, Hamas is a horribly sundry group, all of whom would be happy to see me dead, but that doesn't change the fact that they're the democratically elected representatives and government of the Gaza Strip.
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mike3k.tumblr.com
Sacrificial offerings to the Israel lobby make Dylan a sad Obama supporter (via Ben Smith ):
One of Barack Obama's Middle East policy advisers disclosed yesterday that he had held meetings with…
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jackrich.wordpress.com
This Times (U.K.) article illustrates a continuing problem of Obama and those he turns to for counsel. This time it's a pro-Hamas worthy, one Robert Malley, who's been advising Obama's campaign on the Middle East.
This makes some sense. After all, Hamas is pro-Obama , it makes sense there's some kind of quid pro quo.
Of course no one will step right up and claim to be pro-Hamas who expects to gain our presidency. I don't believe for a moment that Barack Hussein Obama is pro-Hamas. Just that he's got the moral blindness to not care if his associates are.
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libertarianrepublican.blogspot.com
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article3897414.ece
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ewanwatt.blogspot.com
camp, Mark Salter appears to have already nipped these latest attacks from the Democrats in the bud.
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rightwingliberal.wordpress.com
The Audacity of Hype has made a very big deal of his willingness to talk to America's enemies, to the point of practically rewriting history ( Jim Geraghty ). So naturally, when one of his advisers expresses his fealty to the policy by boasting "that he had held meetings with the militant Palestinian group Hamas" ( Times of London, h/t Mark Levin @ The Corner ), Obama naturally embraces the fellow, right?
Wrong ( Times again, emphasis added):
Ben LaBolt, a spokesman for Mr Obama, responded swiftly:
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