Sunday, March 30, 2008

Barack Obama Overstates Kennedys' Role in Helping His Father

Washington Post Via Contrarian Commentary - Addressing civil rights activists in Selma, Ala., a year ago, Sen. Barack Obama traced his "very existence" to the generosity of the Kennedy family, which he said paid for his Kenyan father to travel to America on a student scholarship and thus meet his Kansan mother. It is a touching story -- but the key details are either untrue or grossly oversimplified. Continue reading

Further reading - Washington Post backs Contrarian Commentary's Andy Martin on Barack Obama’s lies