A recent post by a DKos writer got me to thinking about the shell of a man that is Larry Johnson.
For those who don't know Larry, he's an ex-CIA employee who was also a government employee involved with counter-terrorism. Larry used to have some credibility and then Obama decided to run for President and he lost all sense of reason.
Some of the interesting mysteries Larry has wallowed in include, but are not limited to:
The Forged, Faked and Fugly Obama Birth Certificate:
Susan Hu (Who, Hue..or I don't remember what in the heck her name is. I've been told she used to have some credibility but I came on the scene too late to see anything but the fruitcake of her thought) gave one synopsis of Mr. Johnson's representations on one of his podcasts
In a nutshell: The birth certificate displayed at Daily Kos has been proven to be a forgery, cut and pasted from an authentic birth certificate. This is the considered opinion of true experts in computer forensics. Listen to the podcast for more tantalizing details that, at this time, can only be hinted at.
Larry has more fun with this issue in a posting dated
Aug. 9, 2008 titled Obama’s Impending Pearl Harbor:
I confirmed today that several teams/individuals visited Jakarta during the last six months to gather up critical documents regarding Barack. It is amazing what money can buy. The information includes details of how Barack made his way to Pakistan. Oh! Did I mention there have been similar efforts underway in Pakistan. There are several lessons and warnings in the John Edwards affair for Obama. First and foremost, you cannot hide your past.
Did I also mention how small Hawaii is? Republican operatives, with help from their own island backers, have unearthed critical information on Obama and are just biding their time until after the convention to drop it on him. Such as? Having a birth certificate that lists you as Barry Soetoro.
I'm serious, I love this stuff. Its like revisiting old episodes of Dynasty. So bad its good.
In the diary above Mr. Johnson also makes mention of Michelle's 'Whitey' tape..another Larry Johnson and No Quarter exclusive.
Larry has represented, at one time or another, the following regarding this figment of his imagination:
From the posting Why Michelle Obama is like the Iraq War we get:
I am not sorry that folks are disquieted by my report that Republicans have a videotape of Michelle doing a rant on white people. This is not a work of creative fiction on my part. I have it solid from four separate sources–one of whom is a prominent person who also happens to be an Obama supporter. Two of the people I have spoken with–one a Republican and one a Democrate–have spoken directly to people who have seen the tape.
He continues in the same posting:
From my perspective, I am passing on information that eventually will find its way into the public arena. I am not passing on rumor or supposition. I deal in facts. I am certain that one faction of Republicans who favor John McCain have a tape and plan to use it in the fall to hurt Obama.
And in a diary sweetly entitled Michelle Obama and Louis Farrakhan Take On Whitey:
I learned over the weekend why the Republicans who have seen the tape of Michelle Obama ranting about "whitey" describe it as "STUNNING." I have not seen it but I have heard from five separate sources who have spoken directly with people who have seen the tape. It features Michelle Obama and Louis Farrakhan. They are sitting on a panel at Jeremiah Wright’s Church when Michelle makes her intemperate remarks. Whoops!! When that image comes out it will enter the politcal ads hall of fame. It will be right up there with the little girl plucking daisy petals in the famous 1964 ad LBJ used against Barry Goldwater.
Larry and No Quarter have also been credited with starting the rumor that President Obama attended a madrassa. I'd get links for that one but I'm tired of reading his old pathetic rants.
What is amusing is that Larry and Friends may finally realize that they went a tad to far off the planet of Sanity and they want to come home from Pluto.
In a recent posting on his blog Larry mewls:
I realize that some of the regulars at No Quarter hate Barack Obama. That’s your choice but I think you are being foolish and churlish. Barack Obama appears to be a decent person with generally good intentions
'What?' you say. I know, its quite the turnaround..but there's a reason Larry is scrambling but lets take another look at his recent posturing:
I do not know how long it is going to take the media and glitterati to get over the Obama euphoria. He is not a deity. I am sorry that there are still people in this country so pained by the color of a person’s skin that they are either filled with hate or they use the advancement of someone based solely on the color of the skin as a sign of "progress." I despise bigotry and affirmative action. I agree with Martin Luther King–it is about character, not color.
C'mon Larry..You and your posters have race-baited regarding Obama for months..if not years. Obama and a Madrassa..Michele and Whitey. Not so much what good people marched for. But good on ya for the try.
Both of the issues above were brought up and fed by Larry using innuendo and the promise of 'more things to come'. But they didn't. The proof was never produced. It was smear and just smear, of the worst sort.
Why do I find this important enough to diary about? Because Mr. Johnson would like to rewrite history..and reshape himself..and he shouldn't be let off the hook. Larry wants some of his credibility back, he wants to say 'Oh never mind' even while his site still reverberates with these lies and Fox News is touted as the fountain of balance.
Well Larry, you can't come back. Your words are your legacy and you will be remembered for your political porn. You host a blog filled with pathetic souls so filled with the hate that you inspired that there is no light to be seen. This administration won't have you and neither will the world of balanced thought. You are officially wearing a tinfoil hat. Enjoy the fit because its not coming off anytime soon.