Barack Obama, Radical Thug

Barack Obama is squarely at the center of our financial crisis--his "community organizing" days come back to haunt him. What a thug:

WHAT exactly does a "community organizer" do? Barack Obama's rise has left many Americans asking themselves that question. Here's a big part of the answer: Community organizers intimidate banks into making high-risk loans to customers with poor credit.

(His campaign's latest attempt to intimidate free speech is all of a piece.) [I see Mick is on the same page today--Fascists Lie and here.] The Meltdown's Acorn, NY Post:

As Congress slogged toward an appar ent financial-market rescue bill over the weekend, the time arrived for a closer look at the roots of the crisis.

Who were the culprits?

Many and varied.

But as Election Day grows ever nearer, the role of one candidate in particular stands out: that of Barack Obama.

As Stanley Kurtz details on the opposite page, Obama spent many years cultivating ties with, working with - and even funding - the very folks who pushed for the risky lending that underlies the current mess.

That is, "community organizer" groups like ACORN.

ACORN is especially noteworthy, not only because of its prominence in the drive to relax mortgage requirements, but also because of its shady tactics.

And its links to Obama.

Add Chicago ACORN and Barack's old boss Madeline Talbott to the list. Kurtz:

In those years, he also conducted leadership-training seminars for ACORN's up-and-coming organizers. That is, Obama was training the army of ACORN organizers who participated in Madeline Talbott's drive against Chicago's banks.

More than that, Obama was funding them. As he rose to a leadership role at Chicago's Woods Fund, he became the most powerful voice on the foundation's board for supporting ACORN and other community organizers. In 1995, the Woods Fund substantially expanded its funding of community organizers - and Obama chaired the committee that urged and managed the shift.

Barack's radical and shady friends. Bill Ayers. Tony Rezko. Franklin Raines, Jim Johnson. Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Oh, yes, and Barack Sweetie's own sweetheart mortgage. Not to mention his lack of credibility on his sideyard. Stay tuned to Tony Rezko. Updates to the BarackBook:

The most recent friend updates include Barack Obama's notable associations with supporter Todd Stroger, a corrupt Cook County politician; an updated page for William Ayers, an unapologetic terrorist and known radical who worked closely with Obama in an education foundation; Lester Crown, who gave donations to a political slush fund and has also been a financial supporter of the Obama campaign; former Chicago Alderman Dorothy J. Tillman, who was endorsed by Obama during her re-election bid in 2007; and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), whose gubernatorial bid was supported by Obama and who accepted illegal campaign donations from Tony Rezko and Ali Ata.

Bill Clinton hesitates to call Barack Obama a great man. For once Bill's telling the truth. He called John McCain a great man.

Barack Obama, radical thug.