Larry Sinclair has been referred to by many names since he posted is now infamous YouTube video in January 2008. It was in this video that Sinclair basically “called out” the Obama campaign, challenging the campaign to have Obama correct his statements about when he had last used drugs. Obama has stated in speeches, as well as in his books, that he used some drugs in high school, perhaps college. Mr. Sinclair challenges that by saying he had an encounter with Obama in November 1999 where they had drugs and sex. Larry has always claimed that objective of his allegation is to have Obama be honest about his drug use.

It is important to note that Larry Sinclair makes no political affiliations, and says he is not a supporter of any particular campaign.

So to the question, why is the Larry Sinclair story important?

This saga has highlighted the manner in which the media has manipulated the new stories to reveal only positive items about Obama, while at the same time having a complete disregard for the type of press given to other candidates like Sen. Clinton. The press has been so “in the tank” for Obama that it took debate skits on Saturday Night Live to get the mainstream media to understand how awful they were being.

As the media manipulated the electorate, they chose which items to use in their vetting of Obama. (Note: this author does not think they have yet begun to vet Sen. Obama). In their choices, they have chosen to ignore the Larry Sinclair story. He has been brushed off as “a con man, no credibility, no corroboration to the story”. What is interesting is the fact that, while John Crewdson of the Chicago Tribune did some research on Larry’s claims, he opted not to do the story. I cannot quote Mr. Crewdson, but it is not a stretch to say that the powers that be would not permit the story to go further.

At his press conference last week, despite the attempts to cancel the event, Larry outlined his claims, and gave the basic challenge to the media. He said “To be honest with you, its not so much whether you believe me or not, as much as you hear me.” He challenged them to DO THEIR JOBS and investigate the story, check the facts. The silence from the Obama camp speaks volumes, and that in itself is worth pursuing within this story. The strange scenario of the aftermath of the press conference only adds to the many twists that Larry’s claims have revealed. When he reveals the facts of the past week, we can be assured that it will lend even more credibility to Larry and the Obama drug and sex story.

For our democracy to remain true to itself, the information of the press must be fair and honest, not tainted to the ideology of the corporate entity that owns the media oulet.