Apparently BB was down for about three hours while I was out and about.

We’re back up, and I’m annoyed, but won’t bore with details. Those details will keep me from getting to the Trumpet post I planned until tomorrow.

I’ll just put these up without commentary beyond the title because of a time crunch.

The results are derived from April’s final Daily Treasury Statement, along with the April 2008 Monthly Treasury Statement, which was released at 2 PM this afternoon.

Here’s how the receipts came in compared to a year ago:

The $400 billion-plus collected is an alltime one-month record.

Here’s how Uncle Sam’s April collections and spendiing came in, and how the year-to-date situation has turned out thus far:

FOLLOW-UP POSTS:
- May 14 — As Media Ogles, Stanley Kurtz Trumpets the Obama-Wright Connections
- May 14 — Trumpet Newsmagazine: Cover Pic “Highlights” (Farrakhan, Sharpton, Jackson, Others)

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May 14 Topside Update: The Trumpet and cover pictures story has been picked up by Sean Hannity (see box with rotating items on the left side at his site) –

Sean, I’d be happier if you were linking directly here, but the fact that the news is spreading is the important thing. Any visiting Hannity fans should be sure to go to the follow-up posts above.

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The Cover Guy

The Trumpet Newsmagazine cover Stanley Kurtz of the Weekly Standard is looking for is here (click here or on the pic to enlarge in a separate window):

It’s the March 2007 issue. The cover image was found in the March 11, 2007 Trinity United Church of Christ (TUCC) bulletin.

Topics on the cover of this issue of Trumpet are:
- Barack Obama: History in the Making
- Africans in Disapora, Part 2 (in the United Kingdom)
- A Woman’s Worth, as Seen in the Eyes of Angela M. Brown, Cheryle Robinson Jackson, and Rhoda McKinney Jones
- Rear View: Abortion

Other Covers

Here’s an Obama-Wright bonus, as found in the December 26, 2004 TUCC bulletin (graphic is not clickable):

In this case, the topics are very difficult to decipher; Because of blurred pixelation, I can’t even tell what the issue date is. Since the Trumpet shown in the previous week’s bulletin had a different cover, I would guess that the above Obama-Wright cover is from January 2005.

As to topics, I can’t tell at all, except for the obvious “Yes We Did!”

Finally, there’s one more cover where Obama makes an appearance. It was found in the February 12, 2006 TUCC bulletin (click here or on the pic to enlarge):

As with the previous blurred cover, I can’t tell what month it relates to. But I can read its title (”The Legacy Lives On”), and I believe I am correct in recognizing Obama, Wright, and Louis Farrakhan in the second row from the bottom. Positive IDs of the others would be useful.

Kurtz Is Right

The three Trumpet covers shown here may not represent all where Obama made an appearance, as my 125-plus collection of TUCC bulletins only represents about 65% or so of those I would expect to have been issued over the period from late May 2004 until late March 2008.

Kurtz writes that “efforts to obtain that (March 2007 Obama cover) issue from the publisher or Obama’s interview with the magazine from his campaign were unsuccessful.” I would suggest that it’s because it would, as does what’s on display at this post, give further support to Stanley Kurtz’s prime contention, which, based on his investigative work and the most rudimentary application of common sense, is this:

To the question of the moment–What did Barack Obama know and when did he know it?–I answer, Obama knew everything, and he’s known it for ages. Far from succumbing to surprise and shock after Jeremiah Wright’s disastrous performance at the National Press Club, Barack Obama must have long been aware of his pastor’s political radicalism. A careful reading of nearly a year’s worth of Trumpet Newsmagazine, Wright’s glossy national “lifestyle magazine for the socially conscious,” makes it next to impossible to conclude otherwise.

Memo to CNN’s John Roberts, who says he has established a “Wright-free zone” on his program: Wright-free, schmight-free.

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ADDENDUM: There are a lot of “interesting” people gracing the Trumpet Newsmagazine covers I have seen. I will get to them in a later post.

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UPDATE, 11:55 p.m.: Welcome to The Corner, LGF and American Thinker readers! Come back for tomorrow morning’s post, which will to go up at about 7:45 a.m.

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Previous Related Posts:
- May 5 — The Obamas and the TUCC Bulletins — A May 5 Series:
— May 5 — Selected Quotes from Others in the Wright – TUCC Bulletins
— May 5 — MORE Selected History and Economics Lessons from the Wright-TUCC Bulletins
— May 5 — Selected History and Economics Lessons from the Wright-TUCC Bulletins
— May 5 — The TUCC Bulletins: “European Dominance” and the Church’s Black-Power Roots
- May 1 — Obama Bulletin Blowback: Wright’s Stated and Sanctioned Equations of US War Efforts with Terrorism Are Nothing New, and Have Been Frequent
- April 18 — Obama’s Ongoing Nightmare: Wright’s Rants, Church Bulletin Bombshells, and More
- April 17 — Hillary Clinton Channels March BizzyBlog Wright-TUCC Bulletin Post
- April 15 – Per Rev. Wright: Jefferson a Pedophile AND Rapist, Washington Also Fathered a Slave Child
- April 8 — The Objectively Unfit Barack Obama
- March 26 — Another Bulletin Bomb from Obama’s Pastor, Plus Helpful Campaign Assistance from BizzyBlog
- March 24 — JPost Picks up Obama Condemnation of TUCC Bulletin’s Hamas Column
- March 21 — Obama (Shhh) Blasts Hamas Op-Ed in Church Bulletin, Silent on Other Bulletin Items
- March 21 — Did The New Republic Out Obama As a TUCC Bulletin Reader in March 2007?
- March 20 — Church Bulletin Bonus: Omid Safi and the Progressive Muslim Union (PMU)
- March 17 — TUCC’s Church Bulletins from July 2007 Probably Make Whether Obama Was Present on July 22 Irrelevant

“Things I‘d Like To Post About Today; But I Don’t Have Any Time ‘4‘”:

• Gosh, how DO these radicals, including the guy talking with Hamas who was thrown under the bus once caught, get into the campaign of the presidential candidate I refer to as “Mr. BOOHOO-OUCH” (Barack O-bomba Overseas Hussein “Obambi” Obama – Objectively Unfit Coddler of Haters) in the first place? A better question: How many would get into influential government positions in an Obama Administration?
• NixGuy caught news that Airbus is in deep, deep trouble, thanks partially to the strong Euro and weak dollar. That, and it’s a multigovernment-owned enterprise that is all too often more concerned with pleasing politicians and running a jobs program than competing with Boeing.
• Hmmm …. “Perhaps 60% of oil prices today pure speculation.” Another person who has followed this more closely has a credible theory that while Bush opening up the Strategic Reserve wouldn’t affect the underlying supply-demand equation much, it might burst the speculative runup. That’s worth considering.
• Eco-anxiety on the rise — Like someone else, I blame the Pelosi Premium.
• Just what we need — a Gong Show revival. But a traveling Gong that followed the two Democratic presidential candidates around — one that would get struck every time they fudge the truth, or get into personal attacks while pretending they’re above all that — might not be a bad idea.
• Patrick Poole wants to know how a misogynist, intolerant, probable-scam artist (and so much more) gets invited to speak at Sinclair Community College. Good question.

From Belfast, Northern Ireland:

Saturday, May 03, 2008

Royal Navy war hero Terence Robinson saved the life of his ship’s cook — by diving into the icy sea to rescue him.

And now he is being honoured not just for his amazing career background but because this week he had reached the age of 90.

Terence Robinson, who will always remember the day he put someone else’s life first ahead of his own, is a true hero of Northern Ireland.

For it was Operation Coca Cola, based on his wartime exploits, that pushed the Lambeg-based bottling plant to the forefront of Ulster industry.

And as every day young and old refresh themselves with a glass of coke they should remember him as the man who helped his father Tom Robinson introduce Coca-Cola to Northern Ireland.

Coca-Cola Bottlers (Ulster) Ltd are today celebrating Terence Robinson’s life — commending his tireless work and contributions as Non-Executive Director of the Lisburn bottling company, on his 90th birthday.

Born April 22, 1918, he is the son of Tom Robinson, who introduced Coca-Cola to Northern Ireland in 1939. His legacy with Coca-Cola began when he returned from World War II and become an influential driving force behind the business and remained at the helm of the company for some 50 years, until his retirement in 1989.

An inspiring business man, Terence has held the posts of Managing Director, Executive Chairman and more recently Non-Executive Director of Coca-Cola Bottlers (Ulster) Ltd.

Mr Robinson said: “Thank you. I’m delighted to be here today with my family, friends and Coca-Cola colleagues to celebrate my 90th birthday. The company has been an integral part of my life since I first started selling Coca-Cola to hotels around Belfast from the back of an icebox fitted moped during the 1940’s.

John Barrett, Executive Director at Coca-Cola Bottlers (Ulster) Ltd, presented Mr Robinson with a commemorative bowl to mark the milestone occasion and to acknowledge his continued long-standing service to the company and local community.

Mr Barrett, said: “Terence has devoted his life to creating and developing the excellence of the Coca-Cola brand in Northern Ireland and although he retired in 1989, he continues to play an important role in the company’s future.”

And it was on February 15, 1942, that he saved the life of his ship’s Cook, diving into the icy water to rescue him after he fell overboard. For this act of bravery, he was awarded the Royal Humane Society Testimonial on Vellum. In 1945 he returned to Belfast, beginning of ‘Operation Coca-Cola’. …..

Go here for the rest of the story.