UPDATE ON "WHITEYGATE": DOES PASTOR MANNING HAVE THE MICHELLE OBAMA "WHITEY" TAPE?

More claims from No Quarter that the "Whitey" rant of Michelle Obama exists:

The recording that shows Michelle Obama saying disparaging things about white folks is for real. It is not part of some elaborate dirty trick. The people who have seen her comments describe it as “stunning” or “devastating.” I have not spoken directly with the people who have seen the tape, but I have spoken to two of my friends who are friends with those who watched the tape/dvd.

Are they playing me? No, but it is a valid question to ask. Two of my sources, who have recounted the reactions of their friends who have seen the Michelle “performance,” live on opposite sides of the United States geographically and politically. They do not know each other and had no way of knowing that each of them was talking to me. This is one reason I believe the report of the “tape” is true.

I also have learned that Obama campaign knew about this “tape” at least two weeks prior to my first blog item on the matter. And they are not laughing it off as a joke. (Note to Barack: There are leaks in your campaign.) Ben Smith’s report on the matter only tells part of the story.
The woman from McClatchy who dared ask the question was verbally assaulted by Obama aides. She was treated as if she had made a death threat.

Then there is the matter of the email/disinformation campaign the Obama folks are trying. First they sent some of their bloggers an email claiming that Michelle said “WHY DID HE” rather than use the pejorative, “WHITEY.” And now the excuse is being circulated that somehow I, or someone else, is cribbing from some silly book I have never heard of until now. A campaign does not react this way to a fabrication.

I apologize for any confusion generated from our effort to get on top of this. We made the mistake of putting up the claims from Hillbuzz, but have no way of verifying Hillbuzz’s claim that it is a recording that features Michelle Obama with the wife of Louis Farrakhan. That is not what the sources who have seen the “tape” have reported to me.

The sources who have seen the tape report that Michelle says disparaging things about “whites” and that Louis Farrakhan is visible. There is no identifying information on the segment they have seen to identify the location or time when this was recorded.

Why does this “tape” of Michelle Obama matter? The folks who have it are working to elect John McCain. They are using it now to raise money for a 527 effort that will attack Barack Obama. I am told that they fully intend to keep this “off-the-market” until after the Democratic Convention. The Republicans involved with this believe that Barack Obama is a more beatable candidate than Hillary Clinton and see the tape as reinforcing an image of racial division that will hurt Obama.

And then there's this from Pastor Manning of "Obama is a long-legged Mac Daddy" fame. Listen to his comments beginning at 2:07. Is he referring to the "Whitey" tape? Or does he have pictures of Obama with crack whores? Only time will tell.

OBAMA'S LOYALTY TO BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY

Father Johnathan Morris on Obama's loyalty to the racist black liberation theology:

You would think Senator Obama’s letter of resignation from Trinity United Church was a good move. That is, unless you have read the letter. And from what I’m witnessing, it seems nobody has—or perhaps they have read it with only an eye for politics.

The left is cheering the senator’s decision to leave the church as courageous. The right is questioning why it took so long.

But has anyone read the letter’s content for what it says about Senator Obama, the man?

In one paragraph—in one line—in an otherwise official-sounding communiqué, Senator Obama gives us insight into what he really thinks about what’s going on at Trinity. I consider it by far the most telling piece of information yet about whether his pastor problems have anything to do with his readiness to be the President of the United States of America.

In their letter Barack and Michelle Obama direct themselves to Rev. Otis Moss, the man who just one week before thanked God “for the message and the messenger”: Fr. Michael Pfleger.

Their thoughts about the type of leadership the new pastor is giving? “We also have come to appreciate your ministry and both think you have been, and will be, a wonderful pastor for years to come.”

I’ll let others decide if Senator Obama’s letter of resignation from Trinity was a good political move. To me, on a very different level, it spoke volumes.

God bless, Father Jonathan

I heeeeaaaarrrrdddddd dat!

UPDATE: IT LOOKS MORE AND MORE LIKE MICHELLE OBAMA DID THE "WHITEY" RANT DANCE

We reported on this earlier in the day. Here are more details:

From Fox News...

FNC 06/01/2008 14:43:30: …>>> welcome back to our special coverage live coverage from puerto rico. just before the break, roger stone the republican strategist made the comment that michele obama used the phrase whitey when describing white people and michael brown says bs that is republican dirty tricks as usual. roger take it away. michael, you are in the wings. >> this has little to do with the general election and a lot to do with why hillary clinton is staying in the race. look, there is already a buzz in washington at least seven news organizations have contacted me. wanting to know how to get their hands on this tape, giving me more information than i had after i had spoken to each one of them. i now believe the tape exists and i believe a network has it. if this pans to out to be true based on michele obama’s previous comment that this is the first time she had been proud of her country which i think shows an attitude it is problematic.

Roger Stone reporting...



UPDATE: Interesting takes in the comments at Ace of Spades to this same story:

The most believable explanation I've heard is that he has a tape of her saying, Why'd he do this; Why'd he do that -- which sounds like Whitey do this; Whitey do that.

Following along with GRC, that means there's a 'longer tape', where you find out who 'he' is (Say, GWB). And releasing that tape will make everyone screaming about 'whitey' look like buffoons.

Plausible takes. We shall see.
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BREAKING NEWS: OBAMA THROWS CHURCH UNDER THE BUS

Wow! What remarkable judgment for a man so young.

Sen. Barack Obama said Saturday that he has resigned from the church where controversial sermons by his former pastor and other ministers created political headaches for his campaign.

"We don't want to have to answer for everything that's stated in the church," the Democratic front-runner said. "We also don't want the church subjected to the scrutiny that a presidential campaign legitimately undergoes."

Obama said he was resigning "with some sadness."

That sounds to me like he did it for the good of the church, and not because the very essence of black liberation theology is hatred for the white man. That's how it sounds to me.
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OBAMA, OPRAH AND WRIGHT...THE TRINITY OF HELL: PASTOR MANNING IS BACK Y'ALL

If this guy keeps it up, he's never going to get on the cover of "Trumpet".