The Washington Post Fact Checker section catches Obama in another example of him embellishing his and his family's history:

Addressing civil rights activists in Selma, Ala., a year ago, Sen. Barack Obama traced his "very existence" to the generosity of the Kennedy family, which he said paid for his Kenyan father to travel to America on a student scholarship and thus meet his Kansan mother.

The Camelot connection has become part of the mythology surrounding Obama's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. After Caroline Kennedy endorsed his candidacy in January, Newsweek commentator Jonathan Alter reported that she had been struck by the extraordinary way in which "history replays itself" and by how "two generations of two families -- separated by distance, culture and wealth -- can intersect in strange and wonderful ways."

It is a touching story -- but the key details are either untrue or grossly oversimplified.

Contrary to Obama's claims in speeches in January at American University and in Selma last year, the Kennedy family did not provide the funding for a September 1959 airlift of 81 Kenyan students to the United States that included Obama's father. According to historical records and interviews with participants, the Kennedys were first approached for support for the program nearly a year later, in July 1960. The family responded with a $100,000 donation, most of which went to pay for a second airlift in September 1960.

Obama spokesman Bill Burton acknowledged yesterday that the senator from Illinois had erred in crediting the Kennedy family with a role in his father's arrival in the United States. He said the Kennedy involvement in the Kenya student program apparently "started 48 years ago, not 49 years ago as Obama has mistakenly suggested in the past."

Probably Jo and he will need a magic wand because he has no history of uniting by dint of honest work.

Gartner Research once used a measurement called the 'magic quadrant' as a means of rating a vendor in the market. The technique was passed along to companies and government institutions as a means to rate RFP (Request for Proposals) submissions. The MQ plots the intersection point of two values; on the X axis "Completeness of Vision" and on the Y "Ability to Execute".

Obama would fail this. Why?

1. The vision is fuzzy. It is full of platitudes but no solid goals or directions.

2. His ability to execute is highly doubtful. He is as Karl Rove described him: detached, aloof and condescending. We saw this clearly in the debates when he put his hand on Edwards to console him as the 'lone white guy'. He is divisive. In his insignificant time in the Senate, he has failed to actually unite or pass much legislation. Instead of doing the job he was hired to do, he began his run for the presidency.

This is a man of cunning, ambition and hidden agendas. His relationships are not questionable; they are unfathomable.

So that leaves the moderates and seniors with a choice between Hillary and McCain. If the DNC insists on a statement over a candidate, that leaves only one realistic option.

It ain't pretty, but the DNC should vette their candidates and quit assuming the customers are fools.

I don't think Obama will be traveling In Pennsylvania or elsewhere with one of his earlier surrogates, Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts. He's going down the tubes fast. Even the Boston Globe, so in the tank for Obama and Patrick until recently have lost patience with the guy who promised "hope", "change" and "Yes, we can. WELL, NO HE CAN'T!

I think our methods of electing public servants has gone astray. In this country of free and brave people who are united for the sake of all we have lost sight of what we are pursuing,and the way that we do it. It's hard to believe that people we meet with a smile or cordial greeting during our busy days are the same people trying to tear apart someone that is not their personal choice in these comments. I think we need to curb this behavior. I also think the people who reap the most from the controversies should police themselves and quit antagonizing voters with nonstop spinning. Too much money and greed for top billing is hard to quelch. It would be nice if some of the campaign contributions could go to a worthy cause!

No matter what happen everybody would vote for OBAMA but I think majority would definitely vote him in GE.

I have a question about these so-called
"white, working class".

What is that?

These people are either too stupid to realize that no other racial group in this country is referred to as such...

or they are just so caught up in their own "misplaced" anger that they don't care!

Wake up people, "working class whites" is a means of dividing americans further
along class, and its whites who coined
the phrase!

Just like the status quo would never
associate with whites who live and work
in the mountains of West Virginia...

its the same with whites who live in the
ethnic neighborhoods of places all up and down the east coast.

The so called "working class whites" have a helluva lot more in common with
blacks, hispanics and other minorities
in this country than they ever will with
the white ruling class in this country.

And they keep voting against their very
own economic interests every year...

I don't get it!

Wait, yes I do...

but its sad to admit that one would prefer living in the gutter than to join
forces with a people they despise.

Yep...

the american dream!!!

So, Barack Obama is a member of what union?

Barack Obama has paid dues and supported what local?

Barack Obama has worked in how many union jobs?

Barack Obama has walked the picket line in how many strikes?

Barack Obama has supported his family on strike benefits how many times?

Barack Obama has passed how much legislation in the United States Senate (not the Illinois legislature) that is favorable to union workers?

As a 34-year, dues paying union member, I find no credibility or assurance in any of the hollow statements made by Barack Obama in his effort to bolster his image in Pennsylvania.

In fact, his statements are without substance and provide no indication of what he would actually do to help union members or their families.

Typical of Obama gibberish and hype, and not what we need in the White House.

Sen. Murtha says if Barack wins the Nomination Tht Pa. will support him in the General Elections. AHHH HIllary doesnt get to have Murtha surrender his senate seat to the Republicans.
She is and always will be a unfit to be back in the House. Say good night Hillary

What polls are we supposed to be looking at? Should we look at Pennsylvania, or Kentucky, or Inidiana? Or should we look at the recent polls that show that Hillary is doing better against McCain in key states like Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. In fact one poll, showed where Obama would win DC, Hawaii, and Illinois against McCain. I think that comes out to about 15 electoral votes for Obama. It's not quite as bad as McGovern, but almost. If Obama, gets the Democratic nomination, he will not win the GE. Thank God, the people are waking up, and seeing the "real" Obama. It's not a pretty site.

I.A.T Smith : Did you mean to change GE to caucus? LOL.

Obama has made reference to a "typical white person" and how this group of people is "bred."

Perhaps in that context, one can better understand the plight of the white working class.

If that doesn't work, try the Jeremiah Wright version of America.

Clinton is successfully wooing wealthy Indian Americans, many of them business leaders with close ties to their native country and an interest in protecting outsourcing laws and expanding access to worker visas. Her campaign has held three fundraisers in the Indian American community recently, one of which raised close to $3 million, its sponsor told an Indian news organization.

But in Buffalo, the fruits of the Tata deal have been hard to find. The company, which called the arrangement Clinton’s “brainchild,” says “about 10″ employees work here. Tata says most of the new employees were hired from around Buffalo. It declines to say whether any of the new jobs are held by foreigners, who make up 90% of Tata’s 10,000-employee workforce in the United States.

So Hillary brings an Indian company to NY promising 200 jobs out of the deal (but how many did they give away?) and it ends up that only 10 jobs are created. I guess those Indian companies are making huge donations to Hillary’s war chest just like Israel, and lobbyists are. Is this woman really a democrat? The story continues

Lou Dobbs, an outsourcing critic, pressed her on the Tata deal in 2004, Clinton responded: “Well, of course I know that they outsource jobs, that they’ve actually brought jobs to Buffalo. They’ve created 10 jobs in Buffalo and have told me and the Buffalo community that they intend to be a source of new jobs in the area, because, you know, outsourcing does work both ways.”

This month, she made a similar case to a conference of Indian workers in Silicon Valley, saying she supported an expansion of visas. “Foreign skilled workers contribute greatly to our U.S. technological development,” she told the group via satellite.

Clinton acknowledged the strains on American workers and called for more job-

JAYHAWK,
You for-got too mention that
he voted PRESENT 100 TIMES!Thanks for
speaking for so many AMERICA, you know
your politics!!! WAKE UP AMERICA and
THINK,THINK HARD!!

Lauren, are you aware that our technology industry still can not find enough skilled software and hardware engineers?

Just in, Howard Dean is talking to Florida about seating the delegates. He said he is committed to finding a way to make sure they are seated. Latest being floated by Michigan is giving Hillary her votes and giving Obama the uncomitted votes. I think Obama has made a huge mistake by not allowing the re-votes to take place. He may end up being the big loser in both votes and good will with the people of these two states. Keep on fighting Hillary!!

Firefighter,
Obama is undoubtedly taking an ELITIST position in opposition to the blue collar democrats that are out of Dean's control. Yeah, he's an outside alright. He's never lifted a finger to help a union. Now he's going to try to buy them off with cheap promises.

Every union member makes their judgement by what the candidate has done previously, not what they say they will do.

The unions will not buy Obama's ELITIST Machiavellian moves.
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Obama got $250,000!
Rezko gets jail!
Obama doesn't want all votes to count!

I am growing fearful and dismayed. UNPRECEDENTED is the media who have bolstered OBAMA into this mythical character that HE IS NOT.

Let's not be fooled! What is going on here????

HILLARY 2008

Unions negotiate your right to make more money away, while at the same time, stealing money from you in the form of dues that are manditory and are used to fund canidates and positions that you disagree with that are against your best interest. The union and the corporations are PARTNERS, NOT adversaries. As long as the expensive worker is adequately replaced with a lesser skilled/paid (lower health care cost liability) additional two workers, unions get double the cash. How that is in the best interest of the common more experienced worker, please tell me to my face! Trust me, you have to be in a union to REALLY HATE THEM!!!

Unreal, if the hard-working men and women of PA actually believes that Obama
gets them and what it is to be a blue collar/ working class voter in this Country then there really is no hope.
This guy is the white-wine crowd 100%.
We need someone who get down into the grit, work hard, find solutions and has the feist to carry through on them.

The Commander Guy: What is it with you and the math, what you have been saying just doesn't add Up! Obama can not win on his own he must have the superdelegates who according to Pelosi,have the right to vote their conscience. So to say that he can win on his own is just not true, he is giong to have to use affirmative action to get across the finish line, just like Hillary! If he could get the required number of delegates we would not be where we are at now! 2+2=4!