The mythology that is being spread by Obamabots is that McCain shares the same degenerate moral equivalency as Obama when it comes to palestinian associations and relationships.  Obama has fully stated that he is friends with Rashid Khalidi.  You can read the background and corroborated account here and Obama’s description of his close friendship with Rashid Khalidi 42 seconds into the video linked here.

In full Democrat revenge-mode, Obamabots allege that McCain donated money to Rashid Khalidi.  This is NOT true.

Here are the facts:

The International Republican Institute did donate to the Center for Palestinian Research and Studies after it started up back in 1993. McCain was on the board of directors of IRI when they made that donation to CPRS to conduct opinion polls with Palestinian Arabs.  Here is the link to the International Republican Institute’s site.  Their statement is re-published below:

http://www.iri.org/newsreleases/2008-10-29-IRI.asp

IRI Statement Regarding Work with Palestinians

For Immediate Release
October 29, 2008

Washington, DC – “Questions have arisen regarding the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) work with Palestinians in the 1990s.

“In the 1990s, IRI gave grants to the Center for Palestinian Research and Studies (CPRS) for polling in the West Bank/Gaza. The polls measured support for the peace process, for various Palestinian political groups, and for efforts to enhance governance in the West Bank/Gaza. At that time no other organization could credibly conduct polling in the West Bank/Gaza.

“We understand that Rashid Khalidi was one of the many founders of CPRS, and we understand that he was for some (unclear) amount of time a board member. IRI did not in the 1990s conduct background checks of grantees’ founders or board members. IRI did on a number of occasions vet CPRS as an organization, including, as was our custom, with the Israeli government, and we were given no cause for concern.

“We do not recall any contact between Mr. Khalidi and IRI, and there is no evidence that Mr. Khalidi benefited in any way from IRI’s grants.

“Other organizations that reportedly gave funding to CPRS include the National Endowment for Democracy, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for International Private Enterprise, the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, the Japanese Embassy, and Germany’s Friedrich Naumann Stiftung.

“IRI’s relationship with CPRS ended in 2000, and we understand that it no longer exists.”

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A nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing democracy worldwide

Go to News Releases 2008 page

Furthermore, the IRI says in the above statement that they understand Rashid Khalidi was one of the founders of CPRS. But a check of the CPRS site doesn’t show his name as a member. It does show an Ahmad Khalidi though. And further checking indicated that they are not the same person. Rashid Khalidi is an American born son of Palestinian parents who graduated from Yale University. Ahmad Khalidi graduated from Cairo University in 1967 according to the CPRS website.

More on the confusion between Ahmad Khalidi and Rashid Khalidi here.

Do research people.  The media is deficient in its responsibilities to report the FACTS so it is up to YOU and BLOGGERS to get the FACTS OUT THERE.

There’s less than 48 hours left to save this country.  THIS IS A CODE BLUE.

SAVE THE UNITED STATES

VOTE JOHN McCAIN FOR PRESIDENT

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