Watch Former President Obama Dancing At Maskless Martha's Vineyard Birthday Bash (Update)

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NYPost: DJ posts stealth pics of Obama’s ‘epic’ birthday party — before being forced to delete them 

A performer at former President Barack Obama’s birthday party managed to take stealth pictures of the opulent Martha’s Vineyard event and share them with Instagram followers. 

Rapper Trap Beckham and manager TJ Chapman discreetly snapped pics of the event’s high-end food, drink and swag offerings and talked to their followers as the party unfolded, according to screenshots of the posts, which were later deleted under the event’s photography ban. 

The recording artist and his handler posted themselves smoking cannabis — which is legal in Massachusetts. 

Snaps of the open bar showed bottles of top-shelf liquor and cigars, and s’mores cocktails garnished with melted marshmallows. 

Despite Questlove being enlisted to coordinate a meat-free menu, photos showed that steak, chicken and shrimp were also available, with rice, greens and potatoes on the side.

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Update: Watch: Obama Dancing At Maskless Martha's Vineyard Birthday Bash (Zero Hedge)  

WNU Editor: IMHO this sums up the difference between us and them .... @ezralevant: You must wear a mask. You must social distance. You cannot travel freely. You need a vaccine passport. You will live in fear. But not your ruling class. They’re having the time of their lives. 

On a personal note. Because of government mandated lock-downs last year that forced me to stay home, I could only celebrate my 60th birthday with friends and family on Facetime.

Former US President Barack Obama's 60th Birthday Celebrations Roll Into Their Third Day

Former President Barack Obama was caught on video dancing maskless at the bash in Martha's Vineyard for his 60th birthday  

Daily Mail: EXCLUSIVE: The party continues! Barack Obama's 60th celebrations roll into their third day with a birthday brunch with Oprah in Martha's Vineyard 

* Hundreds of guests attended Barack Obama's 60th birthday celebration on Saturday night at their estate in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts 

* On Sunday the party continued with a celebratory brunch at Beach Road restaurant in Vineyard Haven 

* A large crowd was seen on the balcony enjoying the farm-to-table offerings, and the stunning sea views 

* On Saturday night the former president was caught on video dancing, maskless, with his guests 

* Singer-songwriter Erykah Badu filmed Obama in the background of her selfie video 

* Two DJs also managed to share pictures of the Martha's Vineyard set up, despite a ban on pictures and video 

* Food, cocktails, specially branded napkins, face masks and even the toilets were posted to social media 

* Secret Service set up a no-fly zone over the Obamas $12million mansion as he celebrated with A-list guests 

* The party, with 300-400 guests, attracted criticism in GOP circles after the Obamas said it was 'scaled back' 

* It included a performance by Alicia Keys, who sang Happy Birthday, as did John Legend 

* By the end of the night there was said to be huge traffic jams stretching from Obama's 29-acre estate 

* The 'trimmed down' guest list of 'close family and friends' read more like the attendees of a Hollywood award show, including Beyonce, Jay-Z, Gayle King, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg 

* On Friday night a host of stars who enjoyed a pre-party cocktail gathering at Winnetu Oceanside Resort 

Barack Obama's birthday celebrations continued for a third day on Sunday, with the former president enjoying brunch at a seafront restaurant in Martha's Vineyard. 

In a sky blue linen shirt and sunglasses, the birthday boy capped off a weekend packed with parties. 

He and his guests dined beneath a specially-erected marquee, set beside the water. 

Having turned 60 on Wednesday, on Friday he welcomed guests with a drinks party at a local restaurant ahead of his big bash on Saturday at his $12million home. 

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WNU Editor: What pandemic!?!?!?!

Another example where there is one rule for thee, and another rule for America's elites.

Former President Oabama Is Saying That President Biden Is ‘Finishing The Job’ My Administration Started

FILE PHOTO: President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden walk through the Crypt of the Capitol for Donald Trump?s inauguration ceremony, in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. REUTERS/J. Scott Applewhite/Pool/File Photo  

Axios: Obama:  Biden is "finishing the job" of my admin, Trump benefited from my economic policies 

Barack Obama said in an interview with the New York Times published Tuesday that Joe Biden is "finishing the job" his administration started and Donald Trump "benefited from the economic stability we initiated."  

What he's saying: The former president told NYT podcast "The Ezra Klein Show" that it's "hard to just underscore how much the bank bailouts just angered everyone, including me," following the 2008 financial crisis, which he noted stimulated a "long, slow recovery." 

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WNU Editor: No surprises here. Many in President Biden's administration served under President Obama. And we know that the former President talks to President Biden a few times every week. 

More News On Former President Obama's Remarks That President Biden Is ‘Finishing The Job’ My Administration Started   

Biden ‘finishing the job’ my administration started, Obama says -- The Guardian  

Barack Obama says Biden is ‘finishing the job’ of his presidency -- NYPost  

Obama says Biden is 'finishing' the job of his administration -- Washington Examiner

Former President Obama Says Proof of Aliens Will Lead To New Religions And Massive Military Spending

 

Daily Mail: Obama says he 'absolutely' wants to know the truth behind UFOS and believes the US could spend more on weapons and deal with new religions if aliens do exist 

* President Obama said on The Ezra Klein Show that he 'absolutely' wants to know what the unidentified objects seen in the videos that have been released by the Pentagon are 

 * If aliens do exist, Obama said it's possible the US could 'spend a lot more money on weapons systems to defend ourselves,' 

* New religions would also pop up, as well as other arguments stemming from the knowledge of their existence 

* A report from the Director of National Intelligence on the US government's secret files on UFOs is expected to be released some time this month 

* Two-thirds of respondents in a recent survey said they believe the US government knows more about aliens then they have said publicly 

If the presence of extraterrestrial life is confirmed, former President Barack Obama said the US might have to 'spend a lot more' to defend ourselves and 'new religions would pop up.' 

In a wide-ranging interview on The Ezra Klein Show podcast, Obama said that he 'absolutely' wants to know what the unidentified objects seen in the videos that have been released by the Pentagon are. 

'And so I would hope that the knowledge that there were aliens out there would solidify people’s sense that what we have in common is a little more important,' Obama said in response to a hypothetical question that humanity has become aware of intelligent life beyond this planet, but is unable to get in touch with them.  

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More News On Former President Obama's Remarks On Aliens  

Obama reacts to purported UFO videos, 'absolutely' wants to know more -- FOX News  

If UFOs are aliens, Obama hopes humanity would find ‘common’ ground -- Global Times  

Proof of aliens will lead to new religions and massive military spending - Barack Obama -- The SUN  

A Lot More Money on Weapons Systems’: Obama Talks About Scenario in Which Aliens Are Real -- Sputnik Obama: Proving UFOs exist 'wouldn't change my politics at all' -- The Hill 

Obama says he 'absolutely' wants to know more about UFOs and hopes they can unite us if they're real -- Business Insider 

Obama says he 'absolutely' wants to know what UFOs are, and he's hopeful -- CNET

Former President Obama Says All Black Americans Should Get Reparations Because The U.S. Was ‘Built On The Backs Of Slaves’

Barack Obama says reparations for all black Americans are 'justified'. Credit: Instagram/@barackobama 

Daily Mail: Obama calls for reparations for black Americans because the 'wealth of this country was built on the backs of slaves' - but says he couldn't get it done as president due to the 'politics of white resistance' 

 * Obama said reparations would have been met with 'white resistance' in a Renegades: Born in the USA podcast episode with Bruce Springsteen 

 * During his 2008 presidential campaign, Obama appeared to oppose reparations 

 * Reparations are payments made and programs created to help the descendants of slavery 

 * Obama said 'the talk of welfare queens' and 'the undeserving poor' would have made a reparations program 'counterproductive' 

Former President Barack Obama claimed reparations for black Americans are 'justified' but explained in his podcast with Bruce Springsteen that it was a 'nonstarter' during his presidency because of 'white resistence'. 

During his 2008 presidential campaign, Obama appeared to oppose reparations and argued that 'the best reparations we can provide are good schools in the inner city and jobs for people who are unemployed.' 

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Update #1: Obama says ‘white resentment’ made reparations a ‘non-starter’ during presidency (NYPost) 

Update #2: BARACK BLAST Obama says ALL black Americans should get reparations because country was ‘built on the backs of slaves’ (The US SUN) 

WNU Editor: The groundwork to make the case for paying reparations is already being prepared .... Biden Backs Studying Reparations as Congress Considers Bill (AP). 

But will America's non-black population agree to what will probably be a massive transfer of wealth to a specific racial group in the U.S.? 

You tell me.

Former President Obama Admits His Drone Strikes Killed "Inordinate Amount" Of Innocent Civilians

2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner explains his preferences for how to kill people, falsely asserts that -- after some unspecified number of years of the bombs falling on weddings and schools -- that his conscience was activated and he imposed greater controls. https://t.co/DMfxoEPwjG

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) December 1, 2020

Zero Hedge: Watch: Obama Casually Admits His Drone Strikes Killed "Inordinate Amount" Of Innocent Civilians Barack Obama is on his book tour for A Promised Land now four years after leaving office. During his latest interview days ago on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert he was asked about his vastly expanded drone strikes (setting a record far and above that of the prior Bush administration) as a preferred method of taking out America's 'enemies'. But it's very well-documented that drone strikes actually killed just as many or more civilians than terrorists in the process. The former Democratic president still can't shake his legacy as the "drone president" given he still holds the record for number of ordered kill missions. Now it appears he's simply embracing the label. This latest interview may have sealed this legacy - indeed it could be his own Madeleine Albright "we think the price is worth it" moment. Read more .... WNU Editor: Is he bragging?

Former US President Barack Obama Says He 'Could Not Have A Trade War' With China Due To The 2008 Financial Crisis

On a trip to China in 2009, Obama raised issues around “massive trade imbalances” and “China’s currency manipulation and other unfair practices” during a meeting with Wen Jiabao, then China’s premier. Photo: Xinhua 

SCMP: Barack Obama: ‘I could not have a trade war’ with China due to global financial crisis 

 * Former US president Barack Obama explains that he was ‘hamstrung’ on dealing with China’s trade policies by global economic meltdown 

 * Obama says he ‘had to make sure we did not start a trade war that tipped the world into a depression’, on the back of the global financial crisis of 2008-09 

Former US president Barack Obama has said he would have pushed China “much harder” on trade issues if it was not for the global financial crisis of 2008-09. 

China’s role in the global economic recovery from the crisis, caused in large part by defaults on subprime mortgages in the United States, “hamstrung” his ability to tackle China’s “mercantilist policies that violated international trade rules”, Obama said in remarks made to the The Atlantic, which expanded on similar themes in his new book, A Promised Land. 

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WNU Editor: China was not hamstrung by the 2008 financial crisis. IMHO that was the time to put maximum pressure to put pressure on China to change its trade/intellectual theft/ currency manipulation policies.

Former President Obama Unleashes On President Trump. Says He Has A 'Nativist, Racist And Sexist' Agenda. Also Brought Up Past Sex Assault Allegations Against Trump

Barack Obama has brought up sex assault allegations against Donald Trump, slammed the president's 'nativist, racist and sexist' agenda and told George Clooney the November 2020 election keeps him up at night during a series of fundraisers for Joe Biden

Daily Mail: REVEALED: Obama has raised sex assault allegations against Trump and slammed his 'nativist, racist and sexist' agenda during virtual fundraisers for Biden that have included George Clooney

* Obama has appeared in virtual Biden fundraisers over the last two months
* He has shared his fears of voter suppression and slammed the administration
* In his scathing series of attacks, he didn't mention the president by name
* Obama has mentioned Trump's 'assault's on women' and his 'racist' agenda
* In a chat with Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, he loosely referenced Nazi Germany
* He has raised more than $24million for his former VP with 100 days to the vote
* Obama has praised Biden and even pushed back at donors with criticism

Barack Obama has brought up sex assault allegations against Donald Trump, slammed the president's 'nativist, racist and sexist' agenda and told George Clooney the November 2020 election keeps him up at night during a series of fundraisers for Joe Biden.

Over the last two months, the former president has been dialing into virtual chats for Democrat donors, who pay up to $250,000 a ticket, in a bid to help his former VP win the White House.

On Tuesday, he told Clooney that fears of voter suppression and an effort by Trump to question the legitimacy of the election is stopping him from sleeping.

During similar events over the last few weeks, that have raised $24million, Obama also mentioned accusations of Trump ‘assaulting women’, according to the New York Times.

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WNU Editor: He also made a loose reference to Nazi Germany. Hmmmm .... the polls, media pundits, and many Democrats (plus some Republicans) are saying that Biden is going to win by a landslide in November. Maybe so. But former President Obama clearly believes (and fears) that President Trump is going to be re-elected.

More News On Former President Obama Blasting President Trump.

Obama (Privately) Slams Trump -- New York Times
Obama Unleashes on Trump Privately as He Raises $24 Million for Biden -- Axios
Obama calls out Trump's 'nativist, racist, sexist' rhetoric at donor events: report -- The Hill
Obama Rails at ‘Nativist, Racist, Sexist’ Trump, Warns ‘Echo Chamber’ Will Turn Out GOP Voters -- Sputnik

Is Former President Obama Supporting Senator Elizabeth Warren In Her Presidential Campaign?

The Hill: Obama talks up Warren behind closed doors to wealthy donors

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has spent her presidential campaign railing against the donor class, making it known she doesn't want their help.

She has publicly bashed millionaires, has sworn off high-dollar fundraisers and has refused large checks from Democratic bundlers.

But behind the scenes in recent months, former President Obama has gone to bat for Warren (D-Mass.) when speaking to donors reluctant to support her given her knocks on Wall Street and the wealthy.

And if Warren becomes the nominee, Obama has said they must throw the entirety of their support behind her.

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Update #1: Obama’s Talk About Warren To Big Donors Behind The Scenes Turns Heads (Daily Wire)
Update #2: Obama privately urging wealthy donors to support Warren as she bashes them (Washington Examiner)
Update #3: Joe Who? Obama Privately Telling Top Donors To Rally Around Warren (Zero Hedge)

WNU Editor: Former President Obama officials are making their preferences crystal clear .... Warren endorsed by hundreds of former Obama staffers (Axios). More here .... Hundreds of Obama alumni endorse Elizabeth Warren (CNN).

Former U.S. President Barack Obama Tweets Endorsement Of Justin Trudeau In Canada's Federal Election

I was proud to work with Justin Trudeau as President. He's a hard-working, effective leader who takes on big issues like climate change. The world needs his progressive leadership now, and I hope our neighbors to the north support him for another term.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 16, 2019

CBC: Barack Obama tweets endorsement of Justin Trudeau

Former president says he hopes Canadians give Liberal leader another term

Former president Barack Obama has tweeted an endorsement of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and says he hopes Canadians give Trudeau "another term" in office.

"I was proud to work with Justin Trudeau as President," Obama wrote on Wednesday afternoon. "He's a hard-working, effective leader who takes on big issues like climate change. The world needs his progressive leadership now, and I hope our neighbors to the north support him for another term."

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WNU Editor: The Canadian press is going goo-goo-gaa-gaa over this endorsement.

More News On Former U.S. President Barack Obama Tweeting His Endorsement Of Justin Trudeau In Canada's Federal Election

Obama weighs in on Canada's federal election, backs Trudeau -- CTV
Federal election 2019 roundup: Obama endorses Trudeau -- National Post
Barack Obama endorses Trudeau for second term -- City News
Obama endorses Trudeau in unprecedented endorsement -- SFGate/AP

Obama's Aides Met Hamas Officials Before The Election

Report: Hamas Says Its Officials Met Obama Aides
Before U.S. Election -- Haaretz

The Arab daily Al-Hayat on Tuesday quoted a senior Hamas official as saying that United States President-elect Barack Obama's advisors met with members of the Palestinian militant group before the U.S. presidential election.

Ahmed Yusuf, a political advisor to Hamas' Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh, reportedly told the London-based paper that, "The connection was made via email and after that we met with them in Gaza."

Al-Hayat reported that Yusuf also said the relations were maintained after Obama's electoral victory last Tuesday. He said the president-elect's advisors requested that the relations be kept secret so as not to aid his rival, Senator John McCain.

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My Comment: The main stream media asleep at the wheel .... again. The question that must now be asked .... what was discussed, and what agreements were made ... if any.

President Barack Obama And The Pentagon

US President-elect Barack Obama speaks to the press in Chicago. Obama is keeping people guessing about whether he will pursue a Bush administration plan to set up a missile shield in central Europe but analysts say Russia has shot itself in the foot with threats to deploy missiles in retaliation. (AFP/File/Stan Honda)

How Will Military Greet Obama? -- Yahoo News/Politico

Barack Obama will enter the White House without any military experience and with a playbook that emphasizes diplomacy, behind a president who waged two wars and presided over some of the largest-ever defense budget increases.

So, how will President Obama be received at the Pentagon? Much depends on his first moves.

One of his senior security advisers, former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-Ind.), said even though the president-elect has experience on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he’ll need a strong defense team that works together well.

“He will have to pay a lot of attention to a secretary of defense and the close advisers to the secretary,” Hamilton said. “The whole military, national security establishment will be watching that with care.”

And since the military is trained to follow orders, insiders say it is receptive to the change of command.

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My Comment: The U.S. military always serves the President. He is the boss, and nothing is going to change that.

The Foreign Policy Challenges For The Next U.S. Administration

Obama to Face Big Policy Decisions on Iran, N. Korea and Mideast -- Washingtin Post

President-elect Barack Obama stepped carefully yesterday when he was asked about the unusual letter of congratulations that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent him -- the first time an Iranian leader has congratulated the victor of a U.S. presidential election since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

"I will be reviewing the letter from President Ahmadinejad, and we will respond appropriately," he said, leaving open the question about whether he will reply. President Bush chose not to respond to a rambling 18-page letter he received from Ahmadinejad in 2006, but during the campaign Obama indicated he would be willing to meet with Iranian leaders.

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My Comment: There is a considerable amount of speculation and wishful thinking in this Washington Post article. During the campaign the Washington Post and others should have been more forceful in getting answers to these questions .... but they did not .... hence this muddy piece.

Obama Team Weighs What to Take On in First Months

Barack Obama at a news conference in September. After nearly two years of campaign promises, Mr. Obama and his advisers face the complex task of setting priorities for his presidency. Doug Mills/The New York Times

From The New York Times:

WASHINGTON — With the economy in disarray and the nation’s treasury draining, President-elect Barack Obama and his advisers are trying to figure out which of his expansive campaign promises to push in the opening months of his tenure and which to put on a slower track.

Mr. Obama repeated on Saturday that his first priority would be an economic recovery program to get the nation’s business system back on track and people back to work. But advisers said the question was whether they could tackle health care, climate change and energy independence at once or needed to stagger these initiatives over time.

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Day One For President-Elect Obama

Day One: Obama Faces A Cold War Threat And A Warning From Israel -- The Daily Mail

Barack Obama was confronting a looming international crisis just hours after his White House election triumph.

The U.S. President-elect faced a triple threat with Russia, Israel and Afghanistan all threatening to test his mettle.

Locked away in his Chicago home, Mr Obama received his first national security intelligence briefing yesterday as he wrestled with appointments for his Cabinet.

He ventured out twice, once to visit his local gym and then his downtown offices.

Each time he was escorted by a convoy of black vehicles carrying heavily armed secret service agents.

Aides said he planned no public appearances until later in the week.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was first to lay down a challenge to America's new leader - by increasing tension in a stand off reminiscent of the Cold War.

In a provocative speech from the Kremlin, he threatened to base warheads along the Polish border if Mr Obama goes forward with a Bush administration plan to create a missile shield in Eastern Europe.

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My Comment: Mr. President-Elect .... good luck on this job.

Obama Win Sparks Global Conversation On Iraq And Afghanistan

From Christian Science Monitor:

Troop withdrawal, Taliban havens, and Iraq's security may define Obama's presidency, analysts say.

News that Barack Obama is the president-elect of the United States has already sparked a global conversation about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how American foreign policy will shift in the coming months.

A review of Mr. Obama's foreign-policy initiatives in The Guardian prioritized the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Military Challenges Lie In Wait For Obama

From The Financial Times:

Barack Obama, the Democratic president-elect, will enter the White House in January facing a daunting array of military challenges, including most pressingly when and how to withdraw the roughly 140,000 US troops in Iraq.

Mr Obama will have to deal with a tough war in Afghanistan, militant havens in Pakistan, tensions with Iran, an expanding Chinese military, and a more belligerent Russia.

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Obama Faces Daunting Wartime Transition

President-elect Senator Barack Obama waves to the crowd as he arrives on stage during his election night rally in Chicago, November 4, 2008.REUTERS/John Gress

From Reuters:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama will quickly face big decisions on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as the United States undergoes its first wartime change of administration since the Vietnam era.

The commander-in-chief of the world's only military superpower will also have to grapple with other major national security issues, such as Iran's nuclear program and militancy and instability in nuclear-armed Pakistan.

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The Change We Need -- Barack Obama

The Change We Need -- Wall Street Journal

I'm proud to have the support of businessmen like Warren Buffett.

This is a defining moment in our history. We face the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression -- 760,000 workers have lost their jobs this year. Businesses and families can't get credit. Home values are falling, and pensions are disappearing. Wages are lower than they've been in a decade, at a time when the costs of health care and college have never been higher.

At a moment like this, we can't afford four more years of spending increases, poorly designed tax cuts, or the complete lack of regulatory oversight that even former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan now believes was a mistake. America needs a new direction. That's why I'm running for president of the United States.

Tomorrow, you can give this country the change we need.

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Obama's Wars -- Commentary From Reason.com

Liberal Interventionism Makes A Comeback

Six years ago, Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama walked onstage at Chicago's Richard J. Daley Plaza and launched his national political career. "Although this has been billed as an antiwar rally," the Chicago Democrat said to the assembled, "I stand before you as someone who is not opposed to war in all circumstances." He reminded the crowd of his grandfather's service in World War II. He admitted that "the world would be better off without" Saddam Hussein. "What I am opposed to," he said, "is the cynical attempt by Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz and other armchair, weekend warriors in this administration to shove their own ideological agendas down our throats."

It was pure red meat, and the anti-Bush, anti-neoconservative crowd ate up every scrap. As Obama navigated a wide-open Democratic primary, he repeatedly pointed to this speech as proof of his fidelity on the war. "It was just, well, a well-constructed speech," the candidate later told his biographer David Mendell. "In some ways, it was not a typical anti-war speech."

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My Comment: The Toronto Star examined Sen. Obama's foreign policy views, and was surprised to find that his mentor is a man by the name of Reinhold Niebuhr. Advocating support for "just war", and the need to support people who are being victimized by brutal governments, it is an aggressive approach towards foreign policy. I am surprised that Sen. Obama reads and follows this man's point of view. For more info, Bookyards has more information on Reinhold Niebuhr, including a number of books and links at this location.

Sen. Barack Obama is not the only politician to have followed Niebuhr's philosophy .... former President Jimmy Carter was also a fan.