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sweetpotatosweetpotato Posts: 1,278
edited October 2008 in A Moving Train
(This is a c&p from an email I received today.)



What if...

What if the Obamas had an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?

What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?

What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his college
graduating class?

What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a divorcee?

What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long
affair while he was still married?

What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted
to pain killers but also acquired them illegally through her
charitable organization?

What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?

What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five?
(The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of
corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the
larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)

What if Obama couldn't read from a teleprompter?

What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included
discipline problems and a record of crashing seven planes?

What if Obama was the one who was known to publicly display a serious
anger management problem?

What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer
distribution?

You could easily add to this list. If these questions reflected
a reality, if the tables were turned, do you really believe the
election numbers would be as close as they are?

This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes
qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative
characteristics in another when there is a color difference.

And, think of this - the candidates' educational backgrounds:

Barack Obama:
Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in
International Relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude

Joseph Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science.
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)


John McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899

Sarah Palin:
Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism

Education isn't everything, but this is about the two highest
offices in the land as well as our standing in the world.

You make the call.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Barack Obama."

"Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore

"i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
~ed, 8/7
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  • saveuplifesaveuplife Posts: 1,173
    sweetpotato wrote:
    (This is a c&p from an email I received today.)



    What if...

    What if the Obamas had an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?

    What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?

    What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his college
    graduating class?

    What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a divorcee?

    What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long
    affair while he was still married?

    What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted
    to pain killers but also acquired them illegally through her
    charitable organization?

    What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?

    What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five?
    (The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of
    corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the
    larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)

    What if Obama couldn't read from a teleprompter?

    What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included
    discipline problems and a record of crashing seven planes?

    What if Obama was the one who was known to publicly display a serious
    anger management problem?

    What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer
    distribution?

    You could easily add to this list. If these questions reflected
    a reality, if the tables were turned, do you really believe the
    election numbers would be as close as they are?

    This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes
    qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative
    characteristics in another when there is a color difference.

    And, think of this - the candidates' educational backgrounds:

    Barack Obama:
    Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in
    International Relations.
    Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude

    Joseph Biden:
    University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science.
    Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)


    John McCain:
    United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899

    Sarah Palin:
    Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
    North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
    University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
    Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
    University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism

    Education isn't everything, but this is about the two highest
    offices in the land as well as our standing in the world.

    You make the call.

    What if...

    you didn't make this thread. ;)

    Call made... McCain/Palin.
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    saveuplife wrote:
    What if...

    you didn't make this thread. ;)

    Call made... McCain/Palin.

    That tells quite a bit about America and the last 8 years under George W Bush. Where has the US high standards gone or did we EVER have any?

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    i think it has more to do with labels of partys than racism. being a democrat or a republican seems to mean a 'lot' in deciding what flies and what doesn't...and i still don't quite know why. it seems as long as your party touts family values it doesn't matter fuck-all else what you actually DO, and the inconsistencies of such policies and ways of life, etc. and this family values party acts like a pitbull in the attacks and yet the liberal democrats who support heathen lifestyles i guess stay true to their hippie style :rolleyes: by not really fighting back, not going after the jugular, not following through and often taken the higher ground...and yet...it doesn't seem to pay off, sadly. i think it far more a devisive political party issue than a black and white issue.
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  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    I was talking sports yesterday with a friend and we were discussing NFL quarterbacks.
    We tossed around the names of those we thought were the greatest QB's of all time Montana, Elway, Favre, Namath, Fouts, etc. And as our discussion continued I could not help but notice that everyone we had discussed was white.
    I told him I thought Warren Moon should be considered a top ten all-time QB but he disagreed. "Moon was good" he says "but he never won a SuperBowl."

    So I say, "Never did Dan Fouts or Dan Marino and you were just singing their praises earlier in our conversation..."

    So I find out my friend has a problem with black quarterbacks... He says "traditionally the black QB has not been considered a competent enough of a leader to take a team and win the big game ...look at how Donovan McNabb choked..."

    He says "it's not purely about athletic ability... It's about having decision making and intelligence"

    This is news to me. Really?

    So I changed the topic.... Having a friend withstrong republican beliefs I asked him how important it was for the President of the US to be of above average intelligence.

    He says "that's about leadership not so much about having a high IQ"

    I asked him if he thought he was a racist.

    "no I'm not a racist" he says "I'm just as willing to hire a black man as a white man, Im all about who's best for the job"

    I just laughed.

    Some people don't understand, do they?
    the Minions
  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer
    distribution?

    What the hell?
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  • sweetpotatosweetpotato Posts: 1,278
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    I was talking sports yesterday with a friend and we were discussing NFL quarterbacks.
    We tossed around the names of those we thought were the greatest QB's of all time Montana, Elway, Favre, Namath, Fouts, etc. And as our discussion continued I could not help but notice that everyone we had discussed was white.
    I told him I thought Warren Moon should be considered a top ten all-time QB but he disagreed. "Moon was good" he says "but he never won a SuperBowl."

    So I say, "Never did Dan Fouts or Dan Marino and you were just singing their praises earlier in our conversation..."

    So I find out my friend has a problem with black quarterbacks... He says "traditionally the black QB has not been considered a competent enough of a leader to take a team and win the big game ...look at how Donovan McNabb choked..."

    He says "it's not purely about athletic ability... It's about having decision making and intelligence"

    This is news to me. Really?

    So I changed the topic.... Having a friend withstrong republican beliefs I asked him how important it was for the President of the US to be of above average intelligence.

    He says "that's about leadership not so much about having a high IQ"

    I asked him if he thought he was a racist.

    "no I'm not a racist" he says "I just as willing to hire a black man as a white man, Im all about who's best for the job"

    I just laughed.

    Some people don't understand, do they?

    ...and i'd assume your buddy will be voting for mccain, too.

    this country is fucked up.
    "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Barack Obama."

    "Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore

    "i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
    ~ed, 8/7
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    sweetpotato wrote:
    (This is a c&p from an email I received today.)



    What if...

    What if the Obamas had an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?

    What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?

    What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his college
    graduating class?

    What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a divorcee?

    What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long
    affair while he was still married?

    What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted
    to pain killers but also acquired them illegally through her
    charitable organization?

    What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?

    What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five?
    (The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of
    corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the
    larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)

    What if Obama couldn't read from a teleprompter?

    What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included
    discipline problems and a record of crashing seven planes?

    What if Obama was the one who was known to publicly display a serious
    anger management problem?

    What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer
    distribution?

    You could easily add to this list. If these questions reflected
    a reality, if the tables were turned, do you really believe the
    election numbers would be as close as they are?

    This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes
    qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative
    characteristics in another when there is a color difference.

    And, think of this - the candidates' educational backgrounds:

    Barack Obama:
    Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in
    International Relations.
    Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude

    Joseph Biden:
    University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science.
    Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)


    John McCain:
    United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899

    Sarah Palin:
    Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
    North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
    University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
    Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
    University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism

    Education isn't everything, but this is about the two highest
    offices in the land as well as our standing in the world.

    You make the call.

    This race wouldn't be close if things were reversed in fact Obama wouldn't have won the Democratic primary we would be talking about Hillary. Obama would be lambasted for for being a bottom of his class dummy.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    "I'm just as willing to hire a black man as a white man, Im all about who's best for the job"



    Some people don't understand, do they?


    I sure don't. If I'm a business owner I would hire the more qualified person.
  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    unsung wrote:
    I sure don't. If I'm a business owner I would hire the more qualified person.

    Ummm

    Isn't that what was said?

    Reading skills, man, better brush up on those.
    the Minions
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