LA Times Spokesman: Releasing The Khalidi/Obama Tape Might Put Source In Jeopardy

• October 31, 2008

From an email respone sent to a Little Green Footballs reader from LA Times spokesman Gary Weitman:

I completely agree about the role of the press being a watchdog on government abuse. The LA Times, as you know, brought this story to light in the first place and described what was going on on the tape. The reporter on the story has written extensively about Barack Obama’s relationship to the Khalidi family. The reporter agreed with his source not to release the tape in return for getting acess to it.
The Times has made it clear (last night online and in today’s newspaper) that it will honor that agreement. That is what you’d want, I would think: protection of a source in return for getting the underlying information. To break that agreement might put the source of the tape in jeopardy. Honoring the agreement allows the newspaper to continue to get information from other sources and assures those sources of information that they can come forward confidentially.

Sounds like a) a tacit admission that this tape is very damaging for Obama and b) a commentary on the thuggishness of the Obamanation.

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http://Array Jerry

The only one in jeoparty from the tape is Barry, the “Economic Engineer” Obama..
tothestars2

Oops again, jeopardy, dang spellchecker.
tothestars2

In jeapordy from whom? Khalidi is just a college professor isn’t he. He has no ties with Hamas or any other terrorist organization, right? Obama is running for president of the United States, they have nothing to fear from him, right?
http://ndgoon.blogspot.com/ goon

It would be interesting to see if this tape came from a Clinton fan/staffer or not? Anyone have a clue?
Will

Send an email to the LA Times. Tell them to release the Rashid Khalidi tape.

Here’s their address: readers.rep@latimes.com

Here’s a sample text you can use:

“To whom it may concern:

I’m writing to request you release the tape of Senator Obama speaking with (or about) Professor Rashid Khalidi.

While partisans will no doubt bicker over the significance of the tape’s meaning, the tape itself holds material of direct importance to the public.

It is in the public’s interest to have all available materials on a given candidate. Indeed, the well-being of civil society depends on the free exchange of information.

Please release this tape so we may have direct access to its contents and may evaluate it solely on its own merits.

Thank you for your kind attention to these vital matters.

Sincerely,”

Copy this letter and post it on the blog of your choice. Let’s get the word out!

You can also contact the Times’ through their the following link. Tell them to release the tape!

http://www.latimes.com/services/site/la-comment-readersrep-cf2,0,2821883.customform?sId=Readers'%20Representative
Harry

What is good for the country is to bring out the truth. We need to know what is going on. I can understand the source being in jeopardy. Obama’s brown shirt thugs will go after the source.
jpe

We’re going to be hearing about this freaking tape for the next 8 years, and I’m already bored to death with it.
Ben Armato

Well you don’t need me to point out the hypocrisy of the liberal mainstream media and one more reason why we should all boycott all liberal media now.

Now imagine if this was an incriminating tape concerning a celebrity or even Joe the Plumber, the liberals at the LA Time or NY Times or NBC/MSNBC, CNN et al. would stop at nothing to get their hands on this information claiming their first amendment right.

It’s no wonder NY Times has been down-graded to JUNK bond status and exactly the reason why ratings, subscriptions, and advertising dollars are all down with these BUMS!
Tooth carpenter

Why not simply have the LA times release a transcript of the conversation for public viewing As well, the audio alone should allow for sources to remain hidden.
It is complete BS that this information is not being shared in at least some other modality to keep the source sacrosanct.
http://www.bikebubba.blogspot.com/ Bike Bubba

What a shocker–a guy who reveals who the former PR man for Arafat is hanging out with fears for his life if his video is released?

What a shocker. You hang out with terrorists, you get terrorized. Kinda like the Mob or the Daley family….
tothestars2

Khalidi is a former PR man for the PLO and Yasser Arafat, “tothestars2,” and he’s transformed his department at two schools, Chicago and Columbia, into hotbeds of anti-semitism. He has connections.

I already know this, posted an article yesterday that kind of confirmed it. The “we” article from cns. I was being sarcastic, Bubba.
di butler

Goon,

The has been a rumor going around the Hillary sites that one of them found it. The price has gone up to $200,000 for it now. I just wonder if anyone else has a copy or partial copy? I’ll bet if they do that 2k will start looking mighty good. Of course, the clock is ticking and it will have to be really good to make any difference. I just wish all the Jewish people in this country knew his associates, and I wish all the Catholic people knew his abortion record. The ones who are not devout like that scummy Sarah Silverman won’t care, but it is so unfair the way the MSM has withheld things like this from people who truly would care. Let the people make up their own minds.
http://www.bikebubba.blogspot.com/ Bike Bubba

Khalidi is a former PR man for the PLO and Yasser Arafat, “tothestars2,” and he’s transformed his department at two schools, Chicago and Columbia, into hotbeds of anti-semitism. He has connections.

In a less significant way, Barack Hussein Rezko Daley Wright Pfleger Khalidi Obama has been “siccing” his lawyers on any media outlet that dares to present information contrary to him.

So yes, it’s not entirely out of the question that a source of anti-Obama news would fear for his life, especially inasmuch as it might involve Rashid Khalidi.

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