OSAMA FOR OBAMA MAN @ Hillary Party in OH Ties to RW Controversial Evangelist ROD PARSLEY

[mod mom]

Controversial ABC Video of "Obama for Osama" Tee shirt wearer at Hillary's Election Night Party is Bexley OH businessman Todd Appelbaum (NOT ELBAUM AS THE ARTICLE STATES):

Controversial Clinton Guest: 'Osama for Obama'


March 04, 2008 10:42 PM

ABC News' Kate Snow and Eloise Harper report: A controversial party guest was spotted at Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's election night party in Columbus, Ohio Tuesday.

He was hard to miss. He was the one wearing the "Osama for Obama" t-shirt.

Columbus resident Todd Elbaum told ABC News his friend makes the t-shirts.

Elbaum did not hold back on his views of Obama when he was interviewed by ABC within full view of a Clinton staffer.

"The truth is he was born a Muslim, his father was a Muslim, his mother married a Muslim after divorcing his father. His grandfather was a Muslim. It doesn't matter. But what does matter is when Obama said he was never a Muslim. He was a Muslim. He was born a Muslim. He was a Muslim for six years of his life," Elbaum said.

Watch the VIDEO HERE.

-snip

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/03/controversial-c.html

APPELBAUM HAS TIES TO CONTROVERSIAL RW EVANGELIST ROD PARSLEY:



Patriot Pastors

By: MARILYN H. KARFELD Senior Staff Reporter

-snip


Todd Appelbaum, a 44-year-old native Clevelander who has lived in Columbus for the past 25 years, attended the event along with a number of Republican government officials, including Blackwell. Former chairman of Columbus's chapter of American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Appelbaum is now active in a Jewish-Christian coalition that works to support Israel and other issues.

Evangelicals are loving patriots

Appelbaum, who brought three Orthodox rabbis to the pastors' gathering, attended in order to meet Parsley and to develop deeper relationships between the Jewish community and conservative evangelicals.

"Our freedoms are threatened, our Judeo-Christian beliefs are threatened by radical Islam," Appelbaum says. "If western civilization is going to be saved from these evil forces, who don't share our values, it has to be done through Christianity. There are only 14 million Jews throughout the world. There are two billion Christians. They are the only ones who can stand up to radical Islam."

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http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2005/07/29/news/local/acover0729.txt



photo of Todd Appelbaum (4th page)here:

http://www.tcjf.org/local_includes/downloads/11216.pdf

[Hepburn]

1. OMG...............

...........ROD FUCKING PARSLEY is on the Hillary bandwagon!?!?!?

Kiss of death.....

[mod mom]

4. No-Republicans crossing over to effect Democratic Primary-imho

[Hepburn]

8. And....supporting Hillary....

...by trying to take Obama out of the race.

[mod mom]

10. Cinci Enq: OH GOP Roots for Hillary:

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080213/NEWS01/302130097

OH NPR this morning talked how RW radio folks were advocating Republicans to take a Democratic ballot to effect the outcome of the Presidential race and vote for Hillary.

[Eurobabe]

30. How many have been screaming this!?!?!

Hillary supporters, take the blinders off your eyes!

[mod mom]

14. EX-ACT-LY!

[mtnester]

17. No, he was out with McCain a few weeks ago

this putz was just out stirring up trouble. And no one from the HRC campaign was mean enough to kick his ass on live camera, or as a human being in general (unlike the whippin one of our party members would have taken at GOP event if we walked in wearing Pro life shirts, or a GLBT equal rights tshirts...the GOP would have kicked our asses twice because they are NOT as friendly to human beings who have differing views)

I am guessing he snuck in, then was "escorted out" once he was identified...right after the interview.

[anigbrowl]

43. Why not during the interview?

As in - 'excuse me, but this person does not speak for our campaign - sir, we would like you to leave.'

I'm looking forward to seeing this denounced and/or rejected.

[yardwork]

41. There's no evidence that either of these jokers have anything to do with Hillary.

Racists who showed up to cause trouble, sounds like to me.

[leftofcool]

2. So he wasn't a Hillary supporter after all, eh?

How does humble pie taste, BO supporters?

[OzarkDem]

32. They don't let facts get in the way of a good smear story

Where was the Clinton staffer standing nearby? Was it the one who was about 15 feet away engaged in conversation with someone else?

[anigbrowl]

44. I work in media...

and at political events, there's usually a handler floating around with each camera team. OK, during a celebration controls may have been lax...but it'll be interesting to see if the campaign issues any statement today distancing itself from this guy's remarks.

I'm trying to imagine the fuss you'd get if some Bushite showed up at an Obama event recycling one o the standard RW conspiracy theories about Hillary clinton while wearing an Obam button.

[OzarkDem]

45. If you really think

that the Clinton campaign would knowingly allow this idiot to come into their event and give an interview to the national news media, well I have a bridge I'd like to sell you.

I've attended many a political victory party and had reporters interview me without a candidate's "handler" being present. It was lax security on the Clinton campaign's part and no doubt someone will catch hell for it. There is a running joke in Ohio about how entering the city limits of Columbus causes an immediate drop in political and common sense IQ. I've seen C-bus Dem leaders sit at fundraisers with Republicans and talk inside party politics with them, much to my astonishment. IOW - some C-bus Dems are fools and this slip up comes as no surprise.

With such big crossover interest of disenchanted GOP'ers in the Dem race supporting both candidates for a myriad of kooky reasons, we should expect to see many of them working their way into Dem events, forums, etc. and bringing all their crazy, nasty stuff with them. Sometimes bipartisanship isn't a good thing.

[rateyes]

3. Real nice. NOT.

This is getting ridiculous.

[babylonsister]

5. He wasn't thrown out??!

I'm speechless.

[Hepburn]

6. Obviously not....

...so apparently he was there as a Hillary supporter.

How does it feel Hillbots?

[mod mom]

13. Watch who is standing nearby in the video

[mtnester]

18. What, you wanted them to kick his ass on live TV?

Okay.

Believe me, Rodney Parsely is NOT supporting Hillary...neither are any of his nutjob followers. That was a set up shit stir.

[mod mom]

26. They should have asked him to leave or cover up his tee shirt and certainly not allow

him to speak to reporters at their event. imho

[anigbrowl]

40. I don't recognize anyone in particular

can you ID anyone there? I'm unsure who you are referring to.

[sabra]

7. wow - great investigating! You should send this to ABC News...

Here's my question - did ABC News get his name wrong (Todd Elbaum) on purpose?

[mod mom]

12. already did and requested a correction.

[Botany]

9. I wonder how many right wingers voted for Hillary?

What were the levels of repugs crossing to vote for
Clinton?

If that is case than the Ohio #s make sense.

[blm]

16. My niece called last night upset that her fundie parents voted for Hillary knowing full well

they are loyal Bushies who had been supporting Romney. Of course, they also listen to Rush religiously.

She said that all the young and middle-age mothers on her street (Shaker Hts) were Obama voters.

They do not trust the results.

[Botany]

19. I am in Ohio and a large cross over vote might explain the #s

I think the dirt Hillary flung was cover .... "look her negative
attacks worked and that is why she won" .....

I have heard about large numbers of dem voters in traditional
republican areas .... i.e. Chagrin Falls area.

Hillary had little money, no ground game, and almost no ads
but she wins Ohio?

[HooptieWagon]

11. Welcome to Hillary's new "base"

Never in my life I thought I'd see a coalition of feminists and racists.

[mod mom]

15. Do some research on the Clinton (both) and Jackson Stephens and you'll discover

more links to the GOP.

[OzarkDem]

33. Enlighten me

Do tell about all the Clinton's links to the GOP, the same party that tried to destroy them.

[HooptieWagon]

46. or the party Bill pardoned

google up Jackson Stevens, one of the players of BCCI, and his ties to chimp, and his funding of Bill's presidential campaigns.

[lyonn]

20. Warms the heart doesn't it - her new base

Her motto, win at all cost. Trash the opponents with untruths. Prove that she is as tough on terrorist as Bush, McCain and might as well throw in Rove tactics.

Why does her rhetoric make me feel she likes our military presence in Iraq and that Iran, etc., need to be taught a lesson like Saddam. She may need to be reminded that Osama Bin Laden, not Obama, is the bad guy.

It appears the racist issue will be a major one. Be it Black and/or Muslim........

Damn Hillary, whose side are you on? Talk to me. Convince me my fears are for nothing.

[Independent-Voter]

29. Bigots for Veruca!

God damn I really, really can't stand Ohio. What a fucked up state.

[Skidmore]

31. Amen to that.

[Nine]

21. modmom I encouraged you to post this as its own thread

Silly me, I thought you were actually interested in debunking the "Hillary supporter" claim. Sorry I gave you too much credit.

[mod mom]

25. The OH GOP encouraged Republicans to cross over party lines-they want Hillary as

the nominee.

Cinci Enquirer link:

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080213/NEWS01/302130097

The only donation I would find on him was for a Republican congressman-Pat Tiberi R-OH.

[elbaum]

22. Obama

I am the person in the video. The issue is NOT that he is a
Muslim. Religious freedom, tolerance and acceptance are very
important and one should not vote against someone because of
their religion. The issue is Obama is not telling the truth of
his early years of childhood. Muslims consider children of
male Muslims to be a Muslim. Why does Obama hide this fact?
His entire family is Muslim, except his mother, who re-married
when Obama was still a boy and now considers herself a Muslim.
He should NOT be ashamed of his background. Today he is a
proud and active Christian; that is great. We should accept
and embrace Obama as a Christian, but he should not deny his
past and certainly not be ashamed of it either.  

Regarding Rev. Parsley, I meet Rev. Parsley only twice, and
haven't seen, spoken to, e-mailed etc. to him in over three
years. The one time I did speak to him, it was a 30 second
conversation. I went to the event to see what he was all
about. Frankly, I go to events for the left and the right!!!
Regarding Radical Islam, my quote above is correct.  

To see the t shirt that caused so much controversy check out
www.politcalrealitees.com   The site is apparently down now
for a couple of hours because of the volume of hits

[Cha]

23. hilary's past, present, and future

is a fucking waromonger who has blood dripping off her lying fangs.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

24. I take you at your word, as far as I know.

:rofl:

[donheld]

28. "Muslims consider children of male Muslims to be a Muslim."

Straights consider children of all straights to be straight. My entire family is straight. I am Gay. Are you going to insist that I am straight because all my family is straight?

[The Stranger]

35. Prove that you are who you say you are.

[anigbrowl]

36. Besides the fact that we can't verify your ID...

How can you argue that Obama's mother 'now considers herself a Muslim' when she's been dead since 1995? According to Obama, his half-sister in Hawaii, and a friend of his mother's, she considered herself an agnostic.

Did your friend's t-shirt site also supply with the 'John Kerry for President - of France' t-shirt in 2004? Just asking.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/rosnerBlog.jhtml?itemNo=783200&contrassID=25&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=1&listSrc=Y&art=1

[OzarkDem]

27. Anyone can get into these parties

they're widely publicized on the internet. There are lots of weirdos who show up at these events.

And no, I doubt in the midst of the partying crowd of Dems that anyone knew who the guy was or even cared.

[Scurrilous]

34. Kick

:kick:

[anigbrowl]

37. Kick: More info on Todd Appelbaum

He's a Bush supporter, per this article in Ha'aretz

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/rosnerBlog.jhtml?itemNo=783200&contrassID=25&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=1&listSrc=Y&art=1

One wonders why he was wearing a Hillary badge last night and arguing the Obama was a Muslim. It's also interesting to him arguing here that Obama's mother 'is' a Muslim, even though this contradicts all information I can find and also the fact that she died in 1995.

[mod mom]

38. Thank you for finding this. I thought he was a Republican but could only

find one donation listed. Needless to say he is a mean spirited individual.

[anigbrowl]

39. I'm not going to make any personal judgments

but I would like to get the video onto Youtube in some way. I think it's telling that this person could say this to a news camera while wearing that t-shirt aAND a Hillary badge, and not be interrupted or asked to desist/leave by a Clinton staffer.

I think this will come back to bite her in the ass in a major way.

[yardwork]

42. It's obvious that Appelbaum crashed the party.

There's no evidence that Hillary's campaign invited him or countenanced his presence.

[Emit]

47. kick