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::It should also be mentioned on the NRLC, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, Deal Hudson, and Rush Limbaugh pages but is not. Ironically it is not mentioned on the main Barack Obama page and on Wikipedia there was extensive discussion about this[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Barack_Obama#Coverage_of_Controversies.3F] since so many other pages reference it but not the page of the politician it most concerns. It's because of that controversy I've chosen to come over here now, and I will mention more about that soon (unless admins would prefer I'd not talk about Wikipedia events, in which case I'd be fine with such mentions being deleted and the sourcing alone discussed). --[[User:Jzyehoshua|Jzyehoshua]] 08:02, 30 December 2009 (EST)
::It should also be mentioned on the NRLC, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, Deal Hudson, and Rush Limbaugh pages but is not. Ironically it is not mentioned on the main Barack Obama page and on Wikipedia there was extensive discussion about this[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Barack_Obama#Coverage_of_Controversies.3F] since so many other pages reference it but not the page of the politician it most concerns. It's because of that controversy I've chosen to come over here now, and I will mention more about that soon (unless admins would prefer I'd not talk about Wikipedia events, in which case I'd be fine with such mentions being deleted and the sourcing alone discussed). --[[User:Jzyehoshua|Jzyehoshua]] 08:02, 30 December 2009 (EST)
== Chicago Politics ==
Alright, there are 2 separate issues with Barack Obama's Chicago politics I'm going to address.
1. Early political career. Obama started his political career by defeating incumbent senator Alice Palmer. What is overlooked by both Conservapedia and Wikipedia is HOW he defeated her and 3 other challengers in that race. Obama, as reported on by the Chicago Tribune knocked off all 4 by challenging their petition signatures. Palmer had originally declared the young Obama her successor but that was before her Congressional bid failed. Seeking to run for her state senate seat once again, she asked Obama to step down. Not only did he refuse, he hired a team of lawyers to challenge his opponent's petition signatures after the filing deadline had passed. Palmer had been forced to hastily gather signatures over a 2 day period and Obama's team of lawyers, including a fellow law school classmate, were able to disqualify enough signatures to invalidate all opponents. As one of those knocked off, Gha-is Askia, stated at the time to the Chicago Tribune, "Why say you're for a new tomorrow, then do old-style Chicago politics to remove legitimate candidates? He talks about honor and democracy, but what honor is there in getting rid of every other candidate so you can run scot-free? Why not let the people decide?"
Sources:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/obama/chi-0704030881apr04-archive,0,5507395.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/obama/chi-070403obama-ballot-archive,0,5297304,full.story
http://www.houstonpress.com/2008-02-28/news/barack-obama-screamed-at-me/full
2. Hijacked Legislation
It's a well-recorded fact that Obama as a state senator had the following conversation with his political mentor and "godfather" (Obama's own term for Jones):
Obama: "You’re now the Senate president. You have a lot of power."
Jones: "I do?"
Obama: "Yes."
Jones: "Tell me what kind of power I have."
Obama: "You have the power to make a U.S. senator."
Jones: "I do?"
Obama: "You do."
Jones: "If I’ve got that kind of power, do you know of anyone that I can make?"
Obama: "Yeah. Me."
Jones afterwards appointed Obama head of numerous pieces of legislation formerly worked on by senators with more seniority, including the landmark racial profiling videotaped confessions bill original worked on by Senator Rickey Hendon, who said, "I took all the beatings and insults and endured all the racist comments over the years from nasty Republican committee chairmen, Barack didn't have to endure any of it, yet, in the end, he got all the credit. I don't consider it bill jacking, But no one wants to carry the ball 99 yards all the way to the one-yard line, and then give it to the halfback who gets all the credit and the stats in the record book."
As reported on by reporter Todd Spivak, who'd been reporting on Obama since 2000, Obama in 2003 sponsored an incredible 26 bills into law as a result of Jones' intervention, many of which he now points to as evidence of his legislative prowess. Some of which were formerly worked on originally by other senators, and still others which were crafted for him by Jones to meet prominent issues in the press as a way of boosting his political image and reputation for a future senate run.
Sources:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1738494-2,00.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/us/politics/30obama.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2
http://www.illinoistimes.com/Springfield/article-922-in-the-black.html
http://www.houstonpress.com/2008-02-28/news/barack-obama-screamed-at-me/full
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&refer=politics&sid=anw8dtE3kyvA
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article3602710.ece