On This "New" Obama Video

Yesterday, The Daily Caller revealed a "new" tape of then-senator Barack Obama in 2007 doing everything from praising his former pastor Jeremiah Wright to claiming that the Hurricane Katrina response was driven by race to using a dialect that he normally doesn't use in public.

The question is, what do we make of this tape?  It is not what you think.


You see, the contents of the tape really are not important.  If you have been paying attention to Barack Obama and have been willing to accept things that may not necessarily be nice or pleasant, you already knew about this.  Not this specific video, but this general line of thinking that he displays in it.  If you are an Obama supporter or are just inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt, you're not going to believe it, think it's not a big deal, make excuses for it, or just ignore it.

On the other hand, do not think I am saying this tape is not important.  If it has gotten just one less person to vote for the president, it has done its job.  What he says in this tape makes him out to be both a liar regarding Jeremiah Wright and a racist regarding his Katrina remarks.

However, what makes this tape truly important is that it reinforces what I wrote back on Monday on the subject of media bias.  This tape was uncovered back in 2007 as clips from it have been floating around for that long.  Clips, normally lacking in the inflammatory and despicable commentary, have been viewable and commented on for years. 

What was missing back then was a serious media response to it.  The "mainstream" media should have talked about this speech, the full speech, non-stop.  Barack Obama should have been disqualified by this video, which should have been seen over and over again on evening newscasts.  The man's words in this speech show every quality we do not want in a president.  Indeed, they are qualities he has shown continually as president, with his sneering contempt for those he dislikes and his attempts to divide Americans based on race and class. 

Yet again, we have an example of the mainstream media failing us, the American people, for failing to show us Barack Obama's true colors.  Again, we have been shown an example of a lack of curiosity and desire for the truth.  I call again for us to not give that media our business until they begin to do their jobs and tell us the truth.

If you wish to watch the full Obama speech, just click on this link here and go to the third page.  If you are viewing it to see what the fuss is about, I ask one thing: Approach it with an open mind.  Drop your preconceptions about Obama or conservatives and just listen to the words.  Then ask yourself if this is what you really want as president for another four years.