With Barack Obama, it’s always about the radicalism. Always.
The Salahis say that the truth will come out eventually.
We will see. So far the state-run media has been pretty quiet about their radical associations.
The Washington DC couple denied Tuesday on “The Today Show” that they were gatecrashers. Said and Michaele Salahi insisted that they did not party-crash the White House.
Maybe the truth is on their side? Maybe the party-goers were invited to the White House on purpose? But so far their Pentagon contact denies she gave them invites to the event.
As reported earlier… American Power discovered this on the White House party crashers- They belong to a radical anti-Israeli group:
Tareq Salahi, the polo-playing intruder, is a Palestinian nationalist with ties to the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) , a pro-Palestine lobby demanding the “right of return” for all Palestinian refugees and their descendants. The “right of return” has long been considered the backdoor to Israel’s destruction. But not only that: ATFP President Ziad Asali is an America-basher who blamed 9/11 on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Asali was a lead U.S. official to PLO terrorist Yassir Arafat’s funeral in 2004. And in a position paper in 2007, the ATFP called for a power-sharing agreement at the Palestinian Authority, which would have included the State Department’s designated-terrorist group, Hamas.
And, there’s more…
Canada Free Press reported that the American Task Force for Palestine (ATFP) has airbrushed references to Salahi from its website:
We do know for a fact that among the slew of memberships on charitable boards, Tareq Salahi is a former member of The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP). The only way to know for a fact is because even though ATFP scrubbed all references to Salahi as a board member, he can still be found on Google cache. (Canada Free Press)
Sad that White House Secret Service are looking like Keystone Kops in the aftermath of Obama’s very first state house dinner in the tent.
While the media is fixated on the hitch in Michaele Salahi’s git-along, there can be no doubt that these recently minted “party crashers” really get around.
American Power has more on the Salahi’s leadership role with the the American Task Force on Palestinian, the “moderate” rights groups pushing a thinly-veiled program of Palestinian nationalism and the “right of return” (the backdoor destruction of Israel).
According to Discover the Networks, ATFP’s former vice president is Rashid Khalidi, the Columbia University Middle East Studies professor and militant Palestinian rights activist. Khalidi cites the late Edward Said as his major influence, and according to the entry cited, “As with Said before him, Khalidi’s involvement with the Palestinian cause goes beyond mere support.” And, “Khalidi so strongly identified with the aims of the PLO, which was designated as a terrorist group by the State Department during Khalidi’s affiliation with it in the 1980s, that he repeatedly referred to himself as ‘we’ when expounding on the PLO’s agenda.” Also, according to Campus Watch, ATFP remains in full support Kahlidi, for example, during charges of academic misconduct in 2005, at the time of Senator Barack Obama’s meeting with Tareq Salahi. See, “ATFP EXPRESSES FULL SUPPORT FOR COLUMBIA PROFESSOR RASHID KHALIDI.
Note too that Obama’s ties to the Palestinian community became something of an issue during the 2008 campaign. See, the Los Angeles Times, “Allies of Palestinians See a Friend in Obama.” Plus, from Andrew C. McCarthy and Claudia Rosett, “In Obama’s Hyde Park, It’s All in the Family: Passing Anti-American Radicalism From Generation to Generation.
As you may recall. The LA Times hid the tape of Barack Obama attending a 2003 Jew-bash where he praised and toasted the former PLO operative Rashid Khalidi.
Maybe the Salahis were just the latest radicals to be invited to the Obama White House?
They weren’t the first. And won’t be the last.
December 1st, 2009 | 10:55 am | #1
Another Balloon Boy style attention whore episode.
December 1st, 2009 | 10:58 am | #2
There are many divergent opinions on this. I think it is an important story as it is a perfect example of the party animals in the WH, completely unconcerned with the business of our democracy.
However it can not be used as a distraction and frankly, I don’t think it is. The bubble headed pubilcity seekers are just part of Barry’s crowd. Damn did they ever demonstrate how easy access is to Obama if you are willing to play the game and pay the price.
December 1st, 2009 | 11:05 am | #3
Snoretastic…
Can we tare and feather them already?
December 1st, 2009 | 11:20 am | #4
These two are getting just what they wanted: more time with the cameras turned on them.
This administration is getting what it wanted too. A handy distraction from the latest news to damage their credibility: Global warming now proven to be a lie and their SEIU pals finally(!) charged in beating up a black conservative at a Tea Party protest.
December 1st, 2009 | 11:21 am | #5
Their 15 minutes were up for me about 5 minutes into it. YAWN. Another fabricated “scandal” to divert attention away from Healthcare, ACORN and the AGW fraud.
December 1st, 2009 | 11:27 am | #6
Isn’t there anything transparent about this administration?
December 1st, 2009 | 11:29 am | #7
Give them a break, their lives have been DESTROYED!!
December 1st, 2009 | 11:39 am | #8
gus…. wish my life was destroyed in such a manner !
December 1st, 2009 | 11:57 am | #9
No invitation ?
Riiiiiiight.
Hell, the background check for access like that takes at least a day or two.
Ya can’t be jus’ a-walkin’ up to The East Gate, ask the (heavily armed) sentries to “tell Barry we’re here” and expect instant access.
….or maybe you can if you’re a member of the peace-loving religion and have a hottie blonde wife, or at least a virgin goat for tribute to The Jihadist In Chief.
December 1st, 2009 | 12:04 pm | #10
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OT & not..
via TRBO
Glenn Beck Show November 30, 2009
[Fox News Channel’s Glenn Beck Show November 30 started with the “health” of our nation; how the health care “mandate” will work (hint, it’s not a “tax”); spending policies, debt growth; Dubai = California; SEIU charges (almost) and Kenneth Gladney; and the WH gate crashers (except, apparently, there was no gate; American Power blog has lots more).
But first: Just in case you missed it, see RBO’s article from yesterday about the Wikipedia Webscrub-O-Matic on the Tareq Salahi article
plus info about the Salahi terrorism ties.
Philip Klein writes at The American Spectator in CBO:
Senate Health Care Bill Would Raise Premiums 10-13 Percent:]
previously posted links..
Flipping Dubai World
Radioactive Bank Run
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December 1st, 2009 | 12:04 pm | #11
Is it OK if I believe them?
December 1st, 2009 | 12:34 pm | #12
I personally think it is much ado about nothing. So they crashed the party. So what. Now it would be news if, after gaining admittance, they spiked the punch.
December 1st, 2009 | 12:38 pm | #13
More radical Muslims. (sarcasm on…yet again) What a surprise. (sarcasm off)
December 1st, 2009 | 12:39 pm | #14
But where is her burka?
December 1st, 2009 | 12:42 pm | #15
How about this perspective?
Did the INDIAN delegation have the right to review the guest list for any people they might have been uncomfortable with having physical proximity near the Indian Prime Minister – the week of the first anniversary of the Mumbai massacre?
Normally, ABSOLUTELY they would vet the White House guest list – it’s more than just a diplomatic courtesy, it’s a SECURITY issue. They’ve got their own quite competent and SERIOUS intelligence apparatus for this sort of thing, what IF the Sahali name raises INDIAN red flags? Would they have been denied entry IF their name had been on the list and the Indian counter-terrorist units went : “WHOA!”
THis focus on Obama Obama Obama Reality TV stunt stunt stunt TOTALLY ignores the geopolitical circumstances. It was billed as a STATE DINNER (Excuse to blow-out spend on taxpayer dime for CHicago and Hollywood cronies and USE the Prime Minister of India as “cover.”)
But Obama’s crowd includes people who have NO good BUSINESS being in the same room as the Head of STate of India, STARTING with several former FELONS.
They are making a BIG mistake if they think Manmohan Singh is stupid.
December 1st, 2009 | 12:50 pm | #16
Do you remember a couple of weeks ago, when William Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, Angela Davis and Michael Moore popped up on the White House visitor log. We were told these were other people, who coincidently had the very same names, as their famous counterparts. Yes, we are to believe Obama knows eight people with the very same names as each other. These people were invited. It’s getting tiresome having these ridiculous lies shoved down our throats. Now the next big lie will be the Obama Spectacular, Tuesday night, live from West Point! John Kerry and his committee have it all set up. Bush purposely let OBL go, he did not have enough troops. Now King Obama is in a terrible, horrible position of having to send in more troops. Yes, the community organizer, lying thug, has to pick up the pieces from all of the previous administrations mistakes.
I don’t know how anyone in the so called “press,” can sit through this crap. You would think at some point they’d get tired of being door mats for this lying conniving impostor. I would give anything for one of these loser leftists, who want everyone to think they are respectable journalists, to get up, and tell Gibbs or Obama they’ve had enough of the crap, and they need to start answering honest questions. Starting with, when are you going to take responsibility for your own administration?
December 1st, 2009 | 1:05 pm | #17
Seems easy enough to clear up to me.
All they have to do is show their invitation.
A White House invitation is something you keep and frame. Surely they would still have if they got one.
Maybe they threw it away.
We’re getting scammed people.
December 1st, 2009 | 1:21 pm | #18
Tall, blond, and skinny?!! Who invited Anne Coulter to the White House??!!! Now that’s a security breach.
December 1st, 2009 | 1:36 pm | #19
They were invited and their name was kept off the list to not alert the Indians.
December 1st, 2009 | 2:53 pm | #20
I think they were invited too. I also think that put the WH in a hell of a position. Even with the secret service taking the trip under the bus, there is still questions that will not go away. The Indians ought to be outraged for one.
December 1st, 2009 | 2:54 pm | #21
I wonder if they got to fly aboard Air Force One on that groovy Manhattan flyover?
We never got to see that list either.
December 1st, 2009 | 5:07 pm | #22
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December 1st, 2009 | 6:18 pm | #23
Mr White/Federale,
You’re just plain CRAZY! Go Away!
December 1st, 2009 | 6:50 pm | #24
Mr White/Federale,
You’re just plain CRAZY! Go Away!
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A CRAZY TROLL!
December 1st, 2009 | 9:36 pm | #25
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aprilnovember811 @ 12:50 pm #16
excellent recall..
re: the presstitutes..
their ObaMessiah promised to bail them out if they cooperate & keep them on when he takes over.. hah, poor little lambs, crocs love lamb.. yhummm yhummm yhummm
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December 1st, 2009 | 11:25 pm | #26
The Indian delegation knew them well, the Indian ambassador having met the Salahis just over a month ago, on Sept 22, 2009. http://www.americaspolocup.com/press/index.cfm
WASHINGTON DC: (September 22, 2009) – On a sunny & beautiful day on the Washington DC National Mall, The United States Polo Team, Captained by Tareq Salahi, played against the India-American Polo Team and teams from Chicago……
Key note speeches were delivered by Her Excellency Shankar of India, Government representatives, Tareq Salahi, Team Captain of the US Polo Team, Michaele Salahi, Model and Fashion expert and Secretary Scott, representing The Honorable Mayor Fenty, from the DC Mayors Office in Washington DC. ”
these people were climbers but not crashers. They were set up.
December 2nd, 2009 | 2:59 am | #27
Fascinating. Information such as this is definitely not available through any mainstream media outlet. As Hoft points out, the MSM went out of its way to hide embarrassing (potentially campaign-ending) elements of Obama’s philosophies and associations.
And so we have a president — even worse, a Commander in Chief — who is wholly unsuited to his duties. The best we can hope for now is to limit (in some way) the damage he might to to our nation and to the world, and to persuade a majority of the electorate that it is reasonable to limit him to one term.
See: Against All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic http://emmeffemm.com/id136.html
December 2nd, 2009 | 3:16 am | #28
The Obama administration is appearing more and more troubling and disturbing by each day that passes. It is almost like being strapped in a bus, with a mad-mad at the wheel, while heading straight for the sea cliffs.
This administration has to be the biggest embarrassment ever for America. A lot of Americans are ashamed that they were fooled into voting for this bunch of nutcases.
December 4th, 2009 | 11:03 am | #29
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