Hannity is saying that James Meeks is another adviser to Obama

[Mags]

[democrattotheend]

1. Who is James Meeks?

[Mags]

4. Another Minister that preaches hateful stuff.

[americanstranger]

8. Yeah, and Hannity has no agenda in this whatsoever.

How long are you gonna swallow what Hannity is feeding you?

Think for yourself for once.

- as

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

17. For instance?

[Mags]

20. this is all I could find.

Sunday Hate U. S. and Whitey Sprees —All in God’s Name
By Thomas F. Roeser, Chicago Daily Observer
Posted in Our Columns on March 16, 2008 with 14 comments.
tags: Obama Wright
On March 12…five days ago which is like a century in politics…I wrote that the Chicago area media have been going soft on things to criticize in the liberal Democratic party while continually harping on how loony Jim Oberweis is—and I cited as evidence of such overlook the twin cases of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the anti-white, anti-US bigot who is Barack Obama’s pastor and…ahem…the pompous Reverend/Senator James Meeks of Salem Baptist Church who juggles contributions to his 501c3 church and partisan corporate and individual donations to his political career. I said that because the Chicago media are cowered for fear of being called racist, the transgressions of these two black ministers have been long ignored.
http://www.cdobs.com/

[americanstranger]

23. Op-Ed. Invalid.

Show me a direct quote.

- as

[Mags]

32. look for yourself

[americanstranger]

36. Oh, no no no....

You made the charge. You back it up. Otherwise, your 'hateful preacher' post is bullshit, because you're so gullible that you'll believe a fucking knuckle-dragger like Hannity.

So put up or.... you get the idea.

- as

[Mags]

40. Hey lazy bully look for yourself. I made no charge, just telling you what is on the radio.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

43. "Another minister that preaches hateful stuff."

Sounds like a pretty clear charge to me.

How long do you want to keep digging yourself into that hole?

[americanstranger]

45. HAHAHA! Yes, you did.

You called Meeks a 'hateful preacher.'

You can't even back up your own assertions? No wonder you're believing a moron like Hannity.

You call someone a 'hateful preacher,' at least have the fortitude to back it up, or you risk looking like a mindless dittohead.

- as

[Mags]

No Hannity said worse, made it sound better then what Hannity said.

[americanstranger]

58. Doesn't matter. You should be able to back up what you say.

I don't care if you sugar-coated what Hannity said. That's irrelevant.

You made the charge here, not Hannity. Gimme a link, show me a YouTube video, link to an inflammatory speech or something.

If you called me on something I posted, I'd go out of my way to provide a link to back it up. 'Look it up yourself' is copping out.

- as

[loveangelc]

82. what exactly did Hannity say about this....?

[ChemicalCatalysis]

89. J. Meeks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvtNeeFG81E

[Hawkeye-X]

50. Mags: your job is to provide proof to back your charges.

Otherwise we'll just see it as a nutty opinion and move on.. AS's right.

Hawkeye-X

[ChemicalCatalysis]

87. J. Meeks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvtNeeFG81E

[ChemicalCatalysis]

86. J. Meeks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvtNeeFG81E

[ChemicalCatalysis]

85. J. Meeks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvtNeeFG81E

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

26. So you can't find any evidence he's a "hateful preacher?"

Then why would you presume he's one?

Skin color?

[Mags]

37. I'm not presuming anything, just telling what the enemy is saying on the Radio

go ahead call me a racist, because you have no defense of BO

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

41. You made apparently false accusations against a black man.

:shrug:

[Mags]

72. O my God,!

[Forkboy]

81. Parroting Hannity...can't understand why anyone might think you harbor racist tendencies....

Some people bring shit on themselves. If you're not, and I'm not saying you are, why don't you think for yourself, do some homework about the man, and get back to us?

[scheming daemons]

52. The "enemy"??? Sounds like you are a big fan of Hannity's....

....

[redqueen]

55. "the enemy"

My, aren't you convincing!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

63. Your own posts in this thread contradict your excuses.

The jig is up, Mags.

[wndycty]

47. Just so you know Tom Roeser is a major BIGOT

:kick:

[Emit]

24. Is that according to your pal Hannity, or do you have a link to the 'Hateful stuff' in question? n/t

[wndycty]

27. Also, Meeks is an Illinois State Senator. . .

. . . who is very well respected.

[thevoiceofreason]

6. He's an Illinois state senator who is pastor of the Salem Baptist Church of Chicago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Meeks

[redqueen]

9. Ah he's a pastor and a senator...

I thought there might be two James Meekses. :P

[wndycty]

53. Yes, he is a Democrat, a conservative one but a Democrat nonetheless

:kick:

[rucky]

18. Who is Hannity?

[redqueen]

2. Advisor.

Which James Meeks?

[AngryAmish]

19. What is an advisor?

[redqueen]

35. The correct way to spell "adviser". (nt)

[bluestateguy]

3. Who the hell is James Meeks?

And why are you listening to Hannity?

[Mags]

22. cause I want to. I think it is still a free country.

[Emit]

30. It's not that you listen; it's that you bring it back here to DU to smear Democratic Candidates

Have you no shame?

[Exilednight]

5. Hannity would say his mother is hitlet if helped get his candidate elected.

[Cali_Democrat]

7. The real question isn't who is James Meeks

The real question is WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU LISTENING TO SEAN HANNITY?

[Mags]

10. He is now talking about the Black Panther endorsement.

[Cali_Democrat]

13. LOL you really like Hannity Huh?

[americanstranger]

He's telling them what they want to hear.

Some people are really, really gullible.

- as

[MnFats]

11. this will be his/their ploy now....anybody Obama knew who spit on the sidewalk...

..will be another Rasputin-like figure with sinister influence over the candidate...

gawd but i hate hannity....

[Kittycat]

12. Quit bringing RW talking points here just to smear democrats.

[rodeodance]

65. but you see, it

isn't always like it seems.

http://bp3.blogger.com/_vH5f59Og-Sc/Rsk8dPZMnAI/AAAAAAAAA7g/JRs1kzPFYOU/s320/rove+obama.jpg

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

14. How many years have you been listening to Sean Hannity?

That demonstrates a profound absence of good judgement.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

15. Hannity says the check is in the mail.

[yardwork]

16. In another thread you were complaining about being called a racist.

Here's a clue. If you consistently quote creeps like Hannity, if you consistently drag their crap to this board, sooner or later somebody is going to get mad at you.

[Mags]

31. I'm really scared. You would think that the intellegent

upper income people who are Obama supporters, would want to know what is being put out on the radio about your canidate. You all have no defence for him except calling someone a racist. Keep it you, it shows what type of followers he has.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

38. Intelligent people don't listen to racists like Hannity.

:shrug:

[yardwork]

76. I did not call you a racist.

I think that you are just trying to cause trouble.

[walldude]

21. He also says Global Warming is a hoax.. and that

Valerie Plame wasn't a covert agent, and that the war in Iraq is going well, and that George Bush is one of the greatest presidents ever.

[wndycty]

25. James Meek is a minister and Illinois Senator. . .

. . .they served together in the Illinois Senate.

Meet Rev. Senator Meeks

I don't agree with him on everything (especially choice and gay rights), but if anyone wants to try and take Obama over this they will also be going after a bunch of other Democrats. Go ahead fall for Hannity's shit, go right the fuck ahead.



Senator James T. Meeks (D)
15th District

Committee assignments: Senate Committee of the Whole; Housing and Community Affairs (Vice-Chairperson); Human Services (Chairperson); Appropriations I; Education; State Government & Veterans Affairs.

Biography: Pastor of Salem Baptist Church; born August 4, 1956 in Chicago; Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Religion and Philosophy from Bishop College in Dallas, Texas; Executive Vice President of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition; married (wife Jamell), has four children.

[Bluebear]

28. Are there any secular advisers in this campaign?

Just asking :)

[VolcanoJen]

29. I've spent seven years at DU railing against the stranglehold of the Wingnut Media

This used to be a nice place to come and escape from that kind of spew. Or, at least a great place to come together, commiserate, and laugh at the nutters.

These days, I can barely tell if I'm on DU or Free Republic.

Could you seriously give it a fucking rest with the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy and their fucking talking points, please? You are really offending the sensibilities of most DU members.

Or, maybe we could start a new forum: "Post All Anti-Obama Wingnut Talking Points Here, Please."

[workinclasszero]

57. No shit, I'm tired of freeper BS getting posted here (nt)

[angie_love]

33. when is this freeper getting tombed?

[Mags]

44. attack,attack,tombstone someone, cause you don't like what you hear

You have no defence , but attacking.

[scheming daemons]

54. Use of Hannity as a source repeatedly is a tombstoneable offense....

...he's not valid.

[Mags]

66. what about Andrew Sullivan and Drudge?

[scheming daemons]

71. A) Andrew Sullivan is a Democrat.... B) Drudge is the same as Hannity and should not be used...

...

[bicentennial_baby]

34. Hmmmm, I googled "Meeks Obama Advisor"

Can't find anything.

[geek tragedy]

39. Fuck. off. Hannity. Fan. n/t

[displacedtexan]

42. According to Mens News Daily, Meeks is an Obama religious adviser

link.

I found that by googling "James Meeks and Obama."

That article also lists someone named Fr. Pfleger as an Obama religious adviser,
along with Rev. Wright.

Kind of a weird article.

[bicentennial_baby]

48. According to this press release, no.

http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/obama/obama120407pr.html

[NYCGirl]

62. Should be weird. It's a right wing website with ties to Talon (you remember,

the employer of military-themed hustler Jeff Gannon).

http://sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=MensNewsDaily.com

[displacedtexan]

68. Ewwwww.

[VolcanoJen]

78. Ha ha hahahahahaha!!!!

[Mags]

67. thank you

[scheming daemons]

46. Since the mods don't have the nerve to tombstone someone who repeatedly uses....

...Hannity as a source....


...it's off to ignore-land for Mags.

[PerfectSage]

49. So you like to listen to oppresive, white male, asshole's beat up on a black victim of MSM bias?

Do you ever feel ashamed of yourself?

The whole Wright story is absurdist commedy; especially the outrage that imbeciles spout. ]:rofl:

Gobama!
Go Dean's 50 State Strategy!
Go Grassroots!

[wndycty]

59. Not only that Meeks is an elected Democrat and Hannity is a right wing bigot

Meet Rev. Senator Meeks

I don't agree with him on everything (especially choice and gay rights), but if anyone wants to try and take Obama over this they will also be going after a bunch of other Democrats. Go ahead fall for Hannity's shit, go right the fuck ahead.



Senator James T. Meeks (D)
15th District

Committee assignments: Senate Committee of the Whole; Housing and Community Affairs (Vice-Chairperson); Human Services (Chairperson); Appropriations I; Education; State Government & Veterans Affairs.

Biography: Pastor of Salem Baptist Church; born August 4, 1956 in Chicago; Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Religion and Philosophy from Bishop College in Dallas, Texas; Executive Vice President of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition; married (wife Jamell), has four children.

[SoonerPride]

51. James Meeks is saying Hannity is an idiot.

Whom do you believe?

[wndycty]

56. Well Meeks is an elected Democrat and Hannity is a rightwing radio bigot

Meet Rev. Senator Meeks

I don't agree with him on everything (especially choice and gay rights), but if anyone wants to try and take Obama over this they will also be going after a bunch of other Democrats. Go ahead fall for Hannity's shit, go right the fuck ahead.



Senator James T. Meeks (D)
15th District

Committee assignments: Senate Committee of the Whole; Housing and Community Affairs (Vice-Chairperson); Human Services (Chairperson); Appropriations I; Education; State Government & Veterans Affairs.

Biography: Pastor of Salem Baptist Church; born August 4, 1956 in Chicago; Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Religion and Philosophy from Bishop College in Dallas, Texas; Executive Vice President of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition; married (wife Jamell), has four children.

[Alenne]

60. OMG How many black people does Obama know?

If he wants to win he'll have to reject and denounce all of them.

[Abacus]

61. wikipedia says....

The Reverend James T. Meeks (born 4 August 1956) is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 15th district since 2003. He is also an active Baptist minister in Chicago

...

Meeks has become an outspoken advocate for school reform. The June 2006 findings of the Education Trust and Illinois Education research Council showed that Chicago’s worst schools are getting the worst teachers. Meeks believes that this is a civil rights violation of the students and has demanded that the Illinois Attorney General look into the violation. Meeks and a large group of parents also marched on city hall to meet with Mayor Daley in hopes that he could change the teacher hiring system. Meeks has come up with a proposal to solve the teacher inequalities; he says top-notch teachers should be offered a $25,000 signing bonus and $5,000 a year for five years to work in failing schools. The teacher’s union has historically been opposed to “hazard pay” because they think all teachers should be paid more.

Meeks is also concerned with issues of housing affordability. He sponsored a bill which would make permanent a 2003 Executive Order that established a task force to develop Annual Comprehensive Housing Plans to address critical housing issues. The bill focuses its attention on vulnerable groups, including those at risk of homelessness and low income people with disabilities.

Another bill Meeks has sponsored addresses law enforcement and racial profiling. The bill would allow police departments to apply for grants to purchase cameras for police cars. Meeks believes that cameras in police cars protects everyone involved in a traffic stop, aruging that it provides security for both the driver and the law enforcement officer, and that it may also help reduce instances of racial profiling.

Meeks is the Chairperson of the Housing and Community Affairs Committee and Vice Chairperson of the Commerce and Economic Development Committee. Additionally, he is a member of the Senate Commerce; Appropriations I; Education; Higher Education; and Senate Education Funding Reform Committees.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Meeks

[wndycty]

70. I wish he was more progressive on GLBT issues and choice, but he is a strong Democrat

:kick:

[Forkboy]

79. Wow...what a bastard! I can see why the OP would be concerned...he's a Dem.

[Forkboy]

80. Here's your sign Mags

[stillcool]

64. Another Fox report..

From the "I am not racist/biased" wing of DU.

[redqueen]

73. *snort*

[Marie26]

69. So..... what? nt

[ericgtr]

74. Why is Hannity all of a sudden the gospel around here?

We should all join and take a stand against this asshole. Regardless of which candidate you support this guy's only purpose is to tear into the democratic part, don't forget that.

[tishaLA]

75. You realize Hannity's race baiting is going to reach

a tipping point and it's going to become less and less effective when people realize just what he's up to. Unfortunately, I think you will be among the last to reach that realization.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

77. WHY THE FUCK do we source Fox News here?

[Danger Mouse]

83. Quoting Hannity? I'm so surprised...

or maybe not.

[dionysus]

84. thanks Hannity, er troll, er, mags...

:puke:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

88. isn't he an IL state senator? Did he take Obama's seat?

[cali]

90. People like you who so dearly love Hannity and other right wing slime

belong on freeperville where it's appreciated You'd feel much more at home with your own kind. People like you who love hannity don't belong here.