The shocking Michelle Obama telephone interview attributed to African Press International has caused a political firestorm not seen since the Jeremiah Wright tapes. Get the full story here and read about the supposed audio recording that may rock the U.S. election.
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Editor’s Update: The failure of the organization to provide a promised audiotape to the public, after stalling and stalling, helps us believe that this story from API was a hoax. We do not believe there was a Michelle Obama interview.
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Michelle Obama allegedly called African Press International (API) on October 15th, 2008 and unleashed a short but angry tirade questioning the motives of “white” people that was then published on their website. They appear to have had no idea what would happen next as conservative political blogs picked up the story.
Michella Obama: “African press International is supposed to support Africans and African-American view,. It is strange that API has chosen to support the racists against my husband. There is no shame in being adopted by a step father. All dirt has been thrown onto my husband’s face and yet he loves this country. My husband and I know that there is no law that will stop him from becoming the president, just because some American white racists are bringing up the issue of my husband’s adoption by His step father. The important thing here is where my husband’s heart is at the moment. I can tell the American people that My husband loves this country and his adoption never changed his love for this country. He was born in Hawaii, yes, and that gives him all the right to be an American citizen even though he was adopted by a foreigner.�?
Within hours of the published interview the Obama campaign issued a denial that the conversation had even taken place. At least one of their chief cheerleaders in the mainstream press accepted their denial of a published news article without asking any questions. In this case the blogs are less quick to rush to judgment.
The potential problem for ABC and the Obama campaign is that API is sticking with the Michelle Obama interview story, and they appear to be angry about the denial. They claim that they will release the audio tape recording within 24 hours.
Later from API: “Owing to the importance of the story – now that we have realised – API will do the needfull in a day or two. While doing so, we will seek not to hurt any one with the information we have.
The truth will come out soon and the Obama campaign spokesperson(s) will have a problem to deny that API actually had a telephone conversation with Mrs Obama. Mrs Obama should open up to the campaign spokesperson(s) now so that they do not continue denying what they do not know.
By Chief Editor Korir
African Press International – API
So what is this curious group called African Press International? I confess to have never heard of them before today. But in reality they appear to have a strong editorial board and large team of 19 international correspondents and reporters. They have been in business for two years promoting Africa-first causes around the world, based in Norway and the United Kingdom. This is not a right-wing website or even a news organization focused on the U.S. election. They appear to have published the Michelle Obama telephone call as a footnote.
The reason that Michelle Obama might choose to phone an African-centric news outlet is clear to those who have studied her background. She is often, and perhaps unfairly, accused of racism based on her radical college papers and some polarizing speeches. Her choice of Trinity United Church, to which she introduced Barack, is an African-centric church in America.
Michelle Obama API Audio (Video)
October 15th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
I hope this is true, but I’m skeptical.
This sounds an awful lot like the “whitey video,” which has proven to be a fabrication of Larry Johnson, a former Hillary supporter. Larry Johnson currently claims that the video is in the hands of Rudy Giuliani, who is waiting for the right opportunity to unleash it.
If being down in the polls with 3 weeks to go isn’t the “right opportunity” I don’t know what is.
If the tape exists, let’s hear it.
October 15th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
interesting story mccain!
lets get that audio out now API, before it… disappears.
October 15th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Some guys claimed to have found bigfoot, too!
This just smells like a hoax. I’m going to be very disappointed if this ‘tape’ supposedly vanishes through mysterious circumstances…that’ll be the next headline in my estimation.
October 15th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
They’ll “find” these tapes when they find D.B Cooper and Jimmy Hoffa… after hell freezes over.
October 15th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Sounds like a audio version of the whitey tape LOL…
Another urban myth is born
October 16th, 2008 at 12:34 am
[...] Pundits — African Press International: Michelle Obama Interview The shocking Michelle Obama telephone interview attributed to African Press International has [...]
October 16th, 2008 at 5:25 am
I doubt this phone call ever took place. First of all, where is the audio tape of the conversation? Second, on the YouTube tape, who is narrating the alleged conversation?
By tomorrow, I expect that this “news” will have blown on by….
October 16th, 2008 at 7:26 am
It is true? Let the games begin
She really does look like an angry black woman.
October 16th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Great story.
Of course, McCain realizes that by simply reporting on this story, he’s a “lunatic” or “far right nut”.
If he had merely reported the MSM denials of the Obama camp–along with spirited condemnation of the API story–he could have been politically correct. Or applied for membership in the MSM.
It will be interesting to see what happens in the next 48 hours. Even if audio tapes are released, the denials from the Obama campaign will continue.
Expect further attacks on API, which has published over 1000 stories in the 2+ years it has been around–ranging from anti-Obama posts to posts with an extremely Far Left view.
Again, good job!
October 16th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
One problem with your story: being adopted by a foreign national does not alter your US citizenship!
October 16th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
[...] Yesterday, Michelle Obama added fuel to the alleged fraud theory by speaking directly to African Press International, where she referred to bloggers and others as white racists. [...]
October 17th, 2008 at 3:46 am
The dumbest thing about this story is that I haven’t even heard anyone questioning his citizenship, in fact I didnt even know he was adopted by a foreigner.
Oh and in response to what someone said about Michelle looking like an angry black lady….its because that is exactly what she is. Read her thesis from college. Then tell me you want her walking around the White House.
October 17th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
I am a registered Republican and once loved McCain and was incensed at the way he was treated by Bush. But haven’t seen the tactic he adopted in this election, I could not bring myself to vote for him even with a gun to my head. When has name-calling and character-assassination become an ethical political tool and campaign strategy?
October 17th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
You people are just sad.
There’s just too much wrong in here….
October 17th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
“No Thanks”…
Do you feel threatened by a balck woman being smarter than you??
how would you feel going to a prestigous school only to be outnumbered 20-1 by Blacks.. I bet you would feel out of place as well.. Ther is nothing wrong with questioning the society you live in.. it is called philosophy and being open minded.. but Republicans know nothing about that.. they have proven that over and over and over
But I sure a ignorant man like yourself could not demean yourself to go to school where blacks can be successful huh..
Michelle probably would not have written this thesis if there was not tons of ignorant a**holes like you roaming the country still tuck in the 18th-19th century, when it comes to racial and gender equality..
Too republicans..
Angry black woman = smart intelligent black woman (who does not know her place)
October 17th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Tony Smith said:”One problem with your story: being adopted by a foreign national does not alter your US citizenship!”
Uh are you so sure about that. In Berg v. Obama, which most people don’t even know is going on, part of Bergs lawsuit has to do with that very subject. Obama was adopted by his Indonesian stepfather. In order to go to school in Indonesia at that time you would have to be both an Indonesian citizen and a Muslim (look it up, not conspiracy theory). Furthermore, Obama’s mother became Indonesia, so he got his citizenship through her and his stepfather. Now concurrently, Indonesia did not allow for dual citizenship so via Indonesian laws, he lost his citizenship. Now upon returning to the U.S., as an adult he could have given an Oath of Allegiance which would have made him a ‘naturalized’ citizen, not natural born. Furthermore, when he was 20 years old, and this is fact, he went to Pakistan to visit a relative on an Indonesian passport, thereby verifying as an adult that he was still an Indonesian citizen.
We do still have some laws in this country that should be upheld.
Furthermore, anybody who thinks this is an issue of races is so damn idiotic it’s not even funny. Since when was questioning another word for racism? Racism is one of the most juvenile of adult acts. Bringing up Obama’s true nationality based on citizenship is a valid topic, especially when we are interviewing him for the country’s most important job. More scrutiny is involved for hiring a city hall employee than for president of the United States. The FBI doesn’t even do background checks on presidential candidates.
We have a Constitution for a reason, let’s use it people.
October 18th, 2008 at 7:38 am
Barrack H Obama, aka Barry Soetoro, is trying to get the job of President of the United States. Is is his responsibility to prove that he meets the legal qualifications to work in that job. If he was a “natural born” citizen, he should be easily able to obtain a certified “vault copy” of his Birth Certificate. If he never was an Indonesian citizen, his school and passport records will show US citizenship (if citizenship is on such forms)
If Obama/Soetoro will simply submit certified copies of his qualifications (if he is lawfully qualified) to the federal court, the issue can be put to rest
If the story is a fake, Certified records will prove it. But then that leads to a more complex question. Obama/Soetoro is being sued in United States federal court because he has not proved to the people, that he is a natural born citizen. Instead of releasing documents to prove eligibility, he pays expensive lawyers to file a protective order to prevent discovery of evidence. Why would a “natural born citizen” fight to conceal his “proof” of legal qualifications? Is Obama/Soetoro an undocumented Indonesian migrant illegally in the United States? Is the United States Department of Homeland Security so incompetent that they can’t even capture this suspected illegal alien?
October 18th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Interview NOT bogus:
http://africanpress.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/shocking-development-mrs-obama-decides-enough-is-enough-my-husband-was-born-in-hawaii-and-adopted-by-his-step-father-does-that-make-him-unpatriotic-she-asks-on-a-direct-telephone-to-api/
“Shocking development: Mrs Obama decides enough is enough: “My husband was born in Hawaii and adopted by his step father, does that make him unpatriotic; she asks�, on a direct telephone to API.�
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Note that Mr. Barack Hussein Obama DID NOT advance, as a defense to the lawsuit against him by Mr. Berg, the defense that he has already displayed his birth certificate on the Internet. The reason? It’s a fake. But it’s important to note that rather than suggest that he has already shown his birth certificate, Obama and the DNC responded with a motion to dismiss on ground that Mr. Berg does not have legal standing. Why? Why is it necessary for Barack Obama to hide and conceal information from the public?
It’s important to note also that the requirement for Obama to qualify PRIOR to the general election is a Constitutional requirement. This is the highest law; and certainly a federal judge, and the Courts, sworn to uphold that Constitution, is compelled to require Obama to qualify himself by proving all of the information that Mr. Berg suggests is needed to determine whether Obama is a natural born citizen OR NOT.
Also, the Secretaries of State in every state of America MUST require verifiable documentation as to whether any candidate is qualified for the office for which they are contending. If said Secretaries do not perform this legal duty, they may be subject to prosecution for dereliction of duty and other criminal acts.
People should realize that Barack Obama is a liar and a shady character: he has had all of his birth records sealed, his college records sealed, his health records sealed, records in Kenya sealed, and most other information and writings sealed. Obama is the antithesis of an honest and open person.
The Video that could cost Obama the election
http://www.nextgenerationcorp.com/NextGenBlog/?p=68
October 19th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Tony Smith, in some countries (Indonesia), you must renounce your citizenship of birth to claim citizenship in that country. If the information that Obama’s stepfather adopted Barry Soetero as an Indonesian citizen, then there is a problem. Barack H. Obama afterwards would have been required to go through the naturalization process to become a U.S. citizen, regardless of his birth.
October 19th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Indala on post 8 has it right. Michelle will be a favorite topic of discontent in the press as she occupies the “white house.” Bush so destroyed the republican party they now put black people in charge of the nation, something jesse jackson, al sharpton, louis farrahakan, and countless others never could do. Every time you see michelle staring angrily out those windows and in countless photos over the next four to eight years you will know why she is there.
October 20th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I don’t understand what the controversy is. If some country does not allow dual citizenship means means say if you are a citizen of Indonesia and get US citizen ship your Indonesian citizen ship gets canceled not the other way round.. I am sure this is another hoax
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:24 am
This is not for real…. I wish it would have been…. Who ever set this up is no better then Obama himself…. A low life
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:26 am
Hey, PAUL HUGH!
Name calling and Charactor assassination started and is motly carried out by the DEMOCRATS! See Jim Carville!
October 23rd, 2008 at 2:45 pm
There is way to many skeletons in this mans closet with no explanation and strings tied to each event. To his current position of social economics, to his relation with Ayers and Odinga, can’t people see the connection????
This man is a serious Marxist and the scary thing, 50% of the country is okay with that!!!
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
So does anyone reputable even know if this story is possibly true? Why would API make it up? If they made up Michelle’s comments for a good story, when questioned, they could’ve just said the conversation was relayed via reporters notes. Why say the phone call was taped if it wasn’t?
Maybe there is a bidding war for the tapes between the Obama campaign and Fox News for instance? Maybe that’s why Obama was calling for an additional $10 from all his supporters yesterday. He has a pay off to make.
I’m just letting my imagination run wild….