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  • If this didn't seem so tabloid I might believe it more.

  • It seems most of our elected officials now participate in similar schemes. That's the reason for the recent "bailout"; it's also behind the reluctance of these officials to hold anyone accountable for problems Americans are now faced with. It's as if there's but one political party and the members are all in it for what they can get for themselves; let the public be damned!

    One surprise - Americans on BOTH sides of the fence are becoming aware of the massive fraud committed against us.

  • I really hope Mccain doesn't win

    please vote smart and vote Obama

  • Good video. Thanks for posting!

  • ★★★ OBAMA 2008 ★★★

  • This IS a great video, but long and somewhat boring for the ADD generation. In clear terms, spell out what's happening here. Just constructive criticism. Obama 2008!

  • Fantastic video, It was answering my questions and concerns while they were being formulated. Everyone I know will be watching this movie shortly, and hopefully more people I don't know will too.

  • Will mainstream America see and hear about this.

  • OBAMA 08 OBAMA 08

  • ANOTHER NAIL IN THE GOP COFFIN

  • Over 1 million, Bravo, Well done video.

    I almost feel sorry for McCain except that his bad leadership in the Senate sold us out as well as the world. McCain's short term personal gain worlds long term pain.

    Palin; miss use of Government power for personal Gain, which was not forgiven. There was not a was to prosecute her. Two very bad choices for top leadership in the USA.

  • John McCain just uses the peoples fear to have an bigger influence.

    In the end he wouldn't change a thing.

    Vote for Obama.

  • McCain allowed and even encouraged them to gamble with our money they did so and we lost he and his supporters call it capitalism... I call it reckless endangerment.

  • McCain likes to attack Obama's character & his associations but as everyone can see McCain also has some skeletons of his own in the closet that he'd rather not talk about. It might damage his own character in the friends he keeps.

    Thanks for posting this & sharing this video...

    Great coverage of the KeatingFive story...

  • I remember this from when I was a young adult, people lost everything they had, it was a very big deal, and the fact that John Mccain got of as easy as he did was because he has always done c.y.a. you learn that in the military. Mit Romny said "john Mccain will take a weed waker to regulation" that was at the RNC, that shoud be your ad, 1 min of Mccain and other reps saying no regulation, that is all it would take. Do it please.

  • Never have thought people were that evil. Watch it, post it, send it to non believers this has to be shown more around.

  • viewers please make it a million before midnight.

  • Excellent video and well put together. It's about time the Democrats started to fight back against the Republican "Fear and Smear" campaigns that won them the last two elections.

    As an expat I have high hopes for America's future once the regressive right-wing is out of Washington and America returns to the strong economic policies the Democrats showed in the 90's. America simply cannot bear the burden of another four years of failed Republican strategy.

  • The way things are now, it will take eight years the least, the same amount of time BUSH-McCAIN have taken to destroy a prosperous economy left by Pres. Clinton, for OBAMA to

    straightnen out this mess. We are ready for you, President Obama.

  • good job bringing this to light

    and shame on john mcain for trying to paint obama as a terriost and palin using his middle name as if that proves that her smears are true!

  • John McCain is a fraud .. he want to deregulate the insurance industry and social security. They are robbing the people..

  • I'm glad that Barack has learned the lessons of Kerry's loss and is fighting back against the smears perpetrated by a man who is out of answers about what to do about the economy on a day that the DOW plunges 800 points. McCain truly is a one trick pony who's only approach to the economy is to throw money, favors, and breaks at the wealthy believing it will trickle down. We see where this approach took us the last 8 years. Barack will build the economy from the bottom up. Far more sensible.

  • By Ace? I know that song! That song really does tell it all!

  • Adios McCain

  • Pretty effective.

  • A true scoundrel McCain seems to be

  • Senator Obama's inexperience?

    More like a blessing.

    Obama hasn't been exposed to the corruption of washington, and been corrupted himself.

    If your sick of washington, don't pick a long time member of congress to change that.

    obama '08 we're so close guys. we can make it

  • Id rather deal with a business man like Charles Keating than an enemy to the state like BILL AYRES! Obama is a threat to America

  • I'd prefer taking the high road instead of this Ayers/Keeting rif. Focus on today.

  • it takes a very brave person to speak against such powerful evils, may Obama continue to receive the support he deserve from the people whom he takes these great risks for.

  • Wake Up America! Wake UP!!! Before it's to late.

    Thanks for making this video available... please spread the word.

  • If the McCain/Palin campaign hasn't already completely derailed, this will do it. Good luck bud, you're screwed.

    And there is NOTHING about Obama that they can capitalize on to duplicate a video like this.

  • Leave it to the GOP, they lived through worse attacks than this rehashed stuff.

  • I can see Russia from my house!

  • Very nicely done...

  • Game set match. Look at realclearpolitics. OBAMA NEEDS ONE SWING STATE TO TAKE THIS ELECTION! This is check and mate. Thia game is over.

  • Incredible video. John McCain is really a piece of work. I want to know how he sleeps at night having been a part of this BS in our country's history and for running such a disgraceful campaign that only seeks to tear other people down instead of lift this country up. "Country First?" More like "Country Fifth". America cannot afford to go down this dark road with McCain/Palin.

  • Now that's more like it.

  • in response to those who doubt the credibility of this video (not on this site but others):

    My mom worked for Bill Black at the Federal Home Loan Bank of SF during the S&L crisis - she witnessed a lot of this stuff directly. Black was subject to an intimidation/harassment campaign due to his involvement in the scandal (sponsored, of course, by Keating). It's all true.

  • It's time for Obama and Joe Biden. This video needs to get on air! Swing States for Obama!!!

  • Talking about contributions, it appears that Obama is a quick learner. With federal commissioners NOW looking into the source of money raised for Obama's current campaign for the presidency, you wonder whether this clip will boomerang. Knowing how good the republicans are at hitting where it hurts, it's only a matter of day or two before they put something similar together.

    Obama had to hit back, but doing it this way was bad strategy.

  • Was wondering when this was going to be brought up. Great counter to McCain's new strategy, I guess Barack does know the difference between a tactic and a strategy after all.

    I especially enjoy how Palin is being used to question Obama's character when she herself is not qualified to be VP or President.

    Obama/Biden '08

  • Now I know how he paid for his 7 houses.

  • "We don't throw the first punch... but we'll throw the last punch." -- Barack Obama.

  • Thanks but no thanks "maverick"

  • Devestating. Let's stick in the fork.

  • Micheal Moore must be very impressed with this video... so am I. Great video!

  • This is good for the younger voters who never knew about the real Mccain. I'm glad Mcpalin went to the ditch and forced this.

    Tell the world!!!!!!!!

  • These are epic days in history. I hope we get some real change.

  • Jugular time.

  • McCain's comb over looked alot better back then. their going to try REALLY hard to "link" Obama to that terrorist, which is just wrong by the way.

  • Wow! Thanks....

  • maverick

    maverick

    maverick

    maverick

    maverick!!!!!

    ok let me stop before I actually puke.

  • What do you expect from the Bush crime family? John McCain is Bush's cousin, Vinny.

  • Thanks for this enlightenment. I appreciate the knowledge

  • This video raises alot of really good questions. McCain protecting Keating over the American people...and now he's running for President??  WTF, how was he allowed to even enter the republican primaries???

  • I find McCain unsettling and disturbing.

  • Devestating. Stick in the fork.

  • Hey Joe Sixpacks! Watch this video and see how much McCain really represents your interests. Not much--unless of course, you take him on a cruise or buy him an iPhone.

    The gloves are coming off!!

  • Excellent documentary. I believe we must learn from our past mistakes. McCain apparently is ill equipped to make the changes we need to take care of this mess created by GW Bush.

  • I can spot a crock a mile away.

    I immediately found McCain much more dangerous that Bush.

  • Did he learn his lesson? I don't now, what was he doing partying with convicted con man Raffaello Follieri's yacht for his 70th birthday?

  • I am sure McCain campaign now felling sorry cause they stated the nasty politics ..lolz

  • that's what's up! let's get 'em, bop bop perono!

  • McCain was married to a beer heiress at that time. Do you really think he cared a bit about the few dollars that Keating donated to his campaign or a free trip to the Bahamas?

  • Awesome! Yes, fighting back!

  • I wonder where those crack Fox Investigative Reporters were all this time.. they never mentioned the Keating 5 (which cost Americans billions of dollars), except for now, and the represent it as a "smear" tactic by Obama... not that Fox have never smeared Obama's character.

  • Hahahaha

    Home RUN Baby !!

  • This is the first time hearing of the keating Five, what tha.....MCcain thing of playing Hide and seek with the american people,no no No no no nonsense MCcain what tha fraudligan Was you think of, what tha.....was you think Making money hard earned money disapear shame shame what tha.... .

  • right on - more of the same with McCain, maverick shmavrick

  • Very good video. We cannot allow McCain to smear his way back to the white house. Vote intelligence, dignity and competence back into the white house. Obama 08!!!!

  • Obama is the change we need America!

  • John McCain is distant, arrogant and contrived.

    Even his own Republican brotherin found him difficult.

    I warn, he is a terrible choice to represent us. He hasn't a diplomatic bone in his body and will turn stomach's around the world as he has done here with mine!

  • The global crisis stated here is exactly what began today with markets falling abroad. My only hope would be that we could allow more Americans sprecifically republicans and undecideds to view this...I am literally moving to Canada if McCain is elected.

  • John McCain is a CROOK!

  • btw - terrible comb over!

  • John McCain MEET "Glass House", "Glass house" MEET John McCain!!!!

    Obama is from the SOUTHSIDE of the Chi, he is NOT going to Play these games with you!!!

    Mc7Houses, Next time look in your OWN Backyard before you start to throw stones!!!

    Barack ALREADY warned you and the GOP if you bring a political "knife" to the fight he WILL bring a political "gun"....

    Ummm....I say Obama's proved himself today to be a MAN of his WORD!!!!

    CONSIDER yourself Warned!!!

  • Glad for the refresher course! That explains Sarah Palin as his choice for V.P. What a Maverick he is!

  • Who cares about bank failures, fraud, economics, un-employment etc, etc. Why look backwards? That stuff's a real downer!

    Let's concentrate on whats really important today; gay marraige, flag-pins and the pledge of allegiance!

  • It's about time they did this! This should, but won't, have an impact on Joesix-pack and HockeyMoms.

  • Absolutely eye opening. Everyone needs to see this video. With the economy the way it is, people need this education.

  • I like how this was made. Straight to the point and little rhetoric. You can tell that they had this waiting in someones Dreamweaver for a little while before they dealt this blow.

  • Excellent explanation.

  • NOW WHAT, McSAME???

  • I lost money in that scandal when I was fresh out of college. Thanks for reminding me who stole my money.

  • fraud? just look at the last 2 elections, and what 'they' pulled off. This one will be no different, with many more shitnaggicans. That's the real fraud. Our system of voting is dead, like the dollar. what happened to the 60,s, and that kind of movement? now there is free speech zones and....american brain dead???,

    people that do not think they have to educate themselves=repukewecans..

  • McCain has no integrity. If you stand for nothing,you will fall for any-and everything! This phrase epitomizes McCain's life. Thanks for the truth and an awesome video.

  • We need more information such as this, it is crucial. The truth needs to wake the people up from their Faux News states. The Republican party runs contrary to current position; their actions demonstrate a desire for big government, more taxes, less education, less work, and a much more divided nation on crucial issues. A divided nation is a conquered nation. Big business and Republican politics have become one and the same. It is time for change, it is time for a true leader.

    Obama/Biden '08

  • Great

  • I say Take off the GLOVES and SPREAD the Truth!!!

    For THIS reason Alone, Obama WILL Win!!!

  • PWNED

  • LANDSLIDE OBAMA

  • These are the analogue tapes that John thought wouldn't be seen via the internet in 2008, a lesson to us all!

  • Thank you for posting this!

  • I just wrote today "Why is no one talking about The Keating Five?"  Finally.

  • "Bush/McCain Doctrine is to repeatedly loot the economy."

    This goes a lot deeper than Bush and McCain. This is basic Reagonomics.

  • Well done. We must understand that those who do not understand history are bound (doomed) to repeat it.

  • a team of mavericks...lol

  • We're Fired up and Ready to GO!

  • This is what i want for Mom and Pop voter out there...

    Script:

    Husband: So let me get this straight...Keating was a fraudulent guy

    Wife: yes, and he took McCain on vacation and advised him on finance and deregulation

    H: And he gave McCain how much?

    W: 135,000. And that's in 1988 dollars - like $1,000,000 in todays money

    H: Did McCain push through legislation to benefit Keating?

    W: It appears so....

  • And to think that some people think Barack is not tough enough to fight an enemy. We won't take another untrue swift boat campaign smear this election. This video is a definite slam dunk for points in this last period of the election game. Yes we can!!!

    Obama will win be a landslide as he is hands down the better candidate!!!

  • I'm so glad that Obama is fighting the Palin/McCain "Swift Boat" lies

  • wow! Watching this video, I fail to understand how Obama having one party thrown by someone he's not very close to even compares to the close, long friendship and financial benefits McCain got from Keating. I wouldn't use it against either of them, but if he wants to start trouble, he better look in the mirror.

  • Why is this not on YT's front page? Quarter million views in less than a day? Wonder Why.... Your going down Jonny Fraud!

  • Free up the rich to steal from the rest of us blind, and they'll trickle down enough money for the rest of us to survive. Until their whole house of cards comes tumbling down.

    This trickle down economics, what GHWB called in 1980 "VooDoo Economics", enabling the rich to 'create wealth from nothing' by stealing from others has gotten us exactly where we are today, thanks to people like Ronald Reagan, David Stockman, John McCain, Phil Gramm.

  • everyone should be made to watch this

  • I was initially turned down by Lincoln Savings for a home loan & the reason was that my husband & I were "Too young and we are not loaning you the money for your own good". After receiving the letter of denial from them we took our $30,000 out of our savings with them.A week or so later they romanced us, wanting our business, would all of the sudden give us a loan. Then this ____ hit the fan. I remember these McCain trials. That's only ONE reason I would NEVER vote for the crook!!!OBAMA-BIDEN 08

  • Can you imagine if Ayers or any other American criminal gave Obama and his family a paid vacation? The election would be over...OVER!! Spread the word on this....people need to know that John McCain is not for the poor and middle classbut for te rich..the crooks of Wall Stree!

  • Obama was 9 when Bill Ayers was doing his "terrorist" thing, McCain was active in this scandal; that's unforgivable.

  • "Maverick" Economics..

    Brilliant video..

  • Yea!

  • FINALLY! Can't believe it took this long to post the parallel to the Keating 5.

    I've been watching the Wikipedia revisions of the Keating 5 - it's been revised almost daily in the last month. Gee, I wonder by whom?

  • What a nice October surprise...

  • On November 4, 2008 Barack Obama will become the next President of the United States of America

  • "What goes around comes all the way back around"...good job Obama campaign!!

  • To those concerned about national security, it isn't "finishing a war" that will make us safe, it's a strong economy. The American economy is supposed to BE our biggest strength, and all the Bush Administration did was grandstand about protecting us from "terrists" while shredding our best security blanket: our economy. You want America to be safe? VOTE OBAMA-BIDEN! McCain's economics and Palin's religious zealotry = TRULY DANGEROUS for America.

  • McCain votes AGAINST our veterans.

    We want to hear the issues. Heck with the side show which does nothing for the people.

    Check!!! Check mate is coming quickly.

    Listen to this:

    McCain is planning on cutting Medicare and Medicaid by 1.2 trillion dollars reported by the Wall Street Journal and Greenspan.

  • Devestating! McCain is the wrong man at the wrong time. Bury his ass Obama!

  • If you still support McCain after watching this video I think it is time to do some serious soul searching and self evaluating.

  • Every American should see this.

  • McCain is unfit to be president.

  • CAUGHT!!!! Without McCain it would be the Keating 4.

  • I don't know how any intelligent American can vote for McCain.

  • John Mc Cain is a criminal. He got away with it, bought a bit of justice for himself. Oh God! The world doesn't need more of this crap. Choosing Sarah Palin for VP was another appalingly poor judgement on his behalf.

    F.P.

    Ireland

  • I never heard about this Keating thing until MSNBC talked about it today. This is very informational. Just another reason to not vote for McCain. Like the saying goes get me once shame on you. Get me twice shame on me. Oops I'm sorry this man has been in the senate for over 25yrs. I say he's gotten us a lot of times. He only voted with Bush 90% of the time and pushed for deregulation. I say we take a stand and say "NO TO THE SAME AND YES TO THE CHANGE". OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!!!

  • extremely effective video, nothing but cold hard facts

  • We are not where we are because of something McCain did in the 80s. We are where we are because federal gov forced banks to offer sub prime mortgages (risky mortgages to those who most banks did not think could afford a house loan). The dems were the ones to push forward the idea of sub primes. Fannie Mae was a huge dealer in sub primes. Many of Obama's chief advisors were with Fannie Mae. Both McCain and Bush fought to regulate Fannie Mae.

  • Devastating docu.

  • wow a non biased video with real facts. not propaganda + false facts like mccains ads?

    obama 08 =/

  • Damn - who's the maverick now.

  • The man should be in prison. Sound judgment? God help us all if thi man is elected!

  • John McCain offers nothing. Even if he delivered on his maverick reform (whatever that means) he'd still be exactly like GW. Same economics but with a VP more ambitious and somehow dumber than GW.

    McCain/Palin= Ignorant, Conceited, Worse than GW.

  • wow, more people need to see and hear about this!

  • Obama 08. We need fresh voices (and that doesn't mean clueless people) in Washington.

  • McCain never should have employed this "Guilt by association" tactic. It's going to blow up in his face big time.

  • you are right

  • McCain's no maverick. He's consistently put himself over his country first.

    Obama/Biden 08!

  • Yes, spread this video to everyone..it's amazing.

  • I have forward this video to all my friends.

    Check!!! Check mate is coming quickly.

    What happen with Al Gore and Jim Kerry will not be repeated without a fight. McCain votes AGAINST our combat troops ...

    5/2008: McCain voted AGAINST the Webb GI Bill.

    9/2007: McCain voted AGAINST bill to minimize periods of time between deployment of units sent to Iraq.

    5/2006: McCain voted AGAINST $20 Million to VA for health care facilities.

    There is more.

    We want to hear the issues.

  • Oh Shit!

  • Great Video!!!

    Everybody Need To see This!!!

    Everybody Share this Video with All Your Contacts!!!!

    WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!

    If this Video Doesn't Open Your Eyes I Don't Know If You Ever Gonna See The Truth!!!

    If You Think McCain Care About You is Better The You Wake Up & See The Reality!!!

    BE SMART....VOTE SMART!!!!

  • not like obama is any better. Redistribution of wealth is the same as fraud in my opinion.

  • Oh yeah, get down and dirty!!! I like a bloody fight. I want you to know you been in a fight.

  • McLame's going to regret the day he thought he could go negative during this campaign. Sure he's going to get more press, but it's the wrong kind. He never should have brought up Ayers.

  • there is no doubt mccain is morally bankrupt. we must not lose focus now; let's each of us do something to help.

  • NAILED IT

  • Owned McCain. Owned.

  • go Barack, don't let these bastards take you down!

  • Dear McCain......kiss your chances at becoming president goodbye.

  • Meanwhile, Fuld gets nearly half a billion dollars in 'bonuses' from Lehman Brothers while he's running it into the ground, and we pick up the tab.

    Truly sickening. Time for a Revolution.

  • Wow, McCain, He's really a low life, scum that has been robbing my pockets for too long!

  • I can't get over how well done this is! The Obama campaign is slick!

  • A devastating piece...........

  • yeah that's what i'm talking about we've got to stop corruption GO OBAMA

  • McCain the truth has come out just in the nick of time

  • Why are people still voting for McCain? How can they ignore all this?!

  • McCain fooled republicans TWICE.

  • ok if americas vote for McCain america deserves what ever happens to them

  • Sad thing is Bush got his buddies $700 billion before 2009.

  • We must remind people of McCain's "poor judgement." What about a "Troopergate?"

    Two crooks just what we don't need.

  • Good God! We are screwed if McBush gets in there.

  • Excellent stuff- well produced. I had forgotten about this. Thanks for reminding me. They wanted a fight- they've got one now :D

  • FINALLY!

    Obama takes the gloves off!

  • John McCain needs to understand without his unethical involvement, it would have only been the "Keating Four"

    Obama/Biden '08 for Ohio

  • This Documentary is brilliant..

    It's smart because it doesn't accuse or imply McCain of doing anything illegal ; instead it accuses him of not doing the RIGHT thing to prevent massive financial losses to the protect the American people even when he was fully aware of the problem.

  • This is an excellent video told by one of the principal good guys in the story. I can't say strongly enough that this video should be required viewing with voter registration! This story has such a direct correlation to the current crisis that the very thought of McCain with this ideology in the White House is extremely scary!

    No way! No how! No McCain!!!!!

  • Yes, this is 20 years old, but it's not as old as POW camp, therefore it's valid under McCain's own campaign rules. More importantly, it's about the political culture of stealing from Americans under the guise of 'deregulation.' Long story short: McCain didn't get it then, and he doesn't get it now.

  • McCain wasn't there for the victims, he was there for the criminal thug victimizers.

  • Interesting stuff... 24 years old, but interesting. I'd like to see a report on this with more than 1 source (note: one guy talked the whole time during this) and also have it be published my someone other than OBAMA'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL.. geeze, conflict of interest there? This could all be true, people, but take it with a grain of salt and use your heads: look at the source.

  • If McCain gets to the White House, things will get so much worse that we'll be wishing we could get Bush back in charge.

  • That McCain, ohh my, he is just so Mavericky.

  • Mccain pack your bags baby boy your going back to AZ where you belong.

  • Strange how that Keating bailout totaled 3.4 billon and the one this week is 7 billion. This has McCain's finger prints all over it. Now I know why he tried to delay the debates. He had to make sure that his name did not show up on any documentation.

  • its about time!

    watch the media carefully.

    note: when mccain attacks, the media says obama is too calm. when obama attacks back (as he should), the media goes into 'moral logic mood' and start saying, "oh, the american people are tired of political attack".

    am i the only one who sees these partiality?

  • Excellent video! Vote Obama!

  • Hmmm, and I believe McCain was 38, not 8, at the time his dear friend was breaking the law.

  • Email this video to everyone you know.

    It isn't over yet.

    Get the word out.

    We'll show Palin what community organizers can do.

    Change is coming.

    O8iden!!!

  • Some maverick. He's maverick towards those who don't help him.