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Philadelphia Daily News reporter threatens race riots if McCain elected
Philadelphia Daily News ^ | September 2, 2008 | Fatimah Ali

Posted on 09/02/2008 9:48:37 AM PDT by grace522

Fatimah Ali: We need Obama, not 4 more years of George Bush By Fatimah Ali Philadelphia Daily News

AMERICA is on the brink of a long, harsh and bitterly cold winter, with a looming recession that the GOP won't even admit to. The policies of the current White House have brutalized our economy, yet the wealthiest think that everything is fine.

Rich Republicans just don't understand that millions are suffering. But many of their working class do, and they're beginning to abandon their own party.

When lifelong Republican Barney Smith told the Democratic convention that he'd vote for Barack Obama for president, he gave pause to even the most conservative members of his party.

Smith, like many disgruntled working-class Republicans, is ready to turn his back on his party because he's having such a hard time providing for his family. Like others, Smith fell victim to the loss of 3.2 million American jobs as factories closed or their work was outsourced to cheap labor markets overseas.

Poet Langston Hughes once wrote, "Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly, Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams go, life is a barren field, frozen with snow."

Many wealthy folks live in a dream state and ignore people like Smith, whose tale of personal woe preceded Obama's acceptance speech.

He opposes John McCain because, he says, America can't afford another four years of failed GOP policies that have extended $200 billion in tax cuts to big corporations but not to the nation's 100 million families.

Our national debt has soared from $5.6 trillion to $9.6 trillion under Bush. The Republicans have overstayed their welcome and dragged us into a nightmare that must end soon, or this nation may be headed for chaos.

Obama tugged on the nation's heartstrings when he challenged McCain's tough talk and told the truth about the current policies.

Critics of the GOP believe that a four-year extension of the Bush administration will be disastrous. People are struggling, and the privileged are so out of touch they pretend it's OK that children go hungry.

Over the last eight years, we've lost 3.2 million jobs, and started a war that's cost trillions. The lies and deceit that got us into Iraq in the first place are just the tip of the iceberg and have ruined America's reputation across the globe.

Meanwhile, our economy continues to crumble, while crime, homelessness and poverty continue to soar.

Despite the fact that thousands of immigrants risk their safety to come here because this country may offer them better opportunities, the truth is that poverty lives right here in our own backyard.

Suffering is widespread as the gap between rich and poor widens. The Bush administration doesn't get it and neither does McCain. He is so out of touch that he hasn't a clue how many homes he owns, while the working class struggles to hold on to one.

The Democrats desperately need many more voters like Smith to cross party lines in order to secure the White House. Obama says electing him to the nation's highest office will not only help restore America's moral standing globally, but will lift the nation's low morale and improve our declining economy.

He promises to cut taxes for 95 percent of American workers and ease the burden for millions of families. And I believe him, although his critics say he's out of touch with the working class and blast him for not having a lineage that includes slavery.

But just because his ancestors never wore shackles, and he has paid off the student loans from his elite education doesn't mean he doesn't have compassion. Or that he doesn't understand the pain of those who live in dire poverty, who've lost their homes, who want yet can't afford college, and who lack health insurance.

His acceptance speech indicated that, unlike McCain, Obama gets it because hard times aren't so far behind him that his memory's been erased.

If McCain wins, look for a full-fledged race and class war, fueled by a deflated and depressed country, soaring crime, homelessness - and hopelessness!

Plenty of Americans would rather stay in their dream state than to recognize the poverty sweeping across the country, right here, right now.

Obama understands that people are suffering. Every week, prices go up at the supermarket, and people are unable to feed their families. It already is dark and stormy for millions, who can't even afford pencils, book bags and lunch money for their children.

But when Obama wins the White House, we may just see a revolution that can turn the tide and improve this nation for everyone, not just a select few.

And I expect him to keep his word.*

Fatimah Ali is a regular contributor. E-mail her at fameworksmedia@yahoo.com


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008electionbias; ali; civilwar2; civilwarii; cultureofcorruption; democratscandals; dncbrownshirts; electionviolence; fatimah; incitementtoriot; islam; mohammedanism; obama; philadelphia
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"If McCain wins, look for a full-fledged race and class war, fueled by a deflated and depressed country, soaring crime, homelessness - and hopelessness!"

I thought the other Daily News OpEd today blaming the hurricane on Republicans was bad but this is truly unbelievable. This is the most race-bating and intellectually dishonest piece of journalism I've ever read. The Philadelphia Daily News should be thoroughly embarrassed. I'm sure it isn't. I've forwarded this threatening article to Drudge Report. The fact she threatens a "full-fledged race & class war" if McCain wins is a violation of the public trust. The Daily News has always been somewhat of an journalistic embarrassment, now it needs to be exposed for encouraging race riots. Shame on you.

1 posted on 09/02/2008 9:48:37 AM PDT by grace522
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To: grace522

Good...I haven’t had a target rich environment since 1969


2 posted on 09/02/2008 9:50:44 AM PDT by BubbaJunebug
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To: grace522

Nice of this loser to give her email address....


3 posted on 09/02/2008 9:52:01 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Satisfaction was my sin)
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To: BubbaJunebug

And my wife wonders why I have over 10k rounds of 5.56mm.

Trigger time!!!


4 posted on 09/02/2008 9:52:15 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: grace522

I’ve been hearing about the Susan Reimer piece in the Blight for All. That may have this beat.


6 posted on 09/02/2008 9:56:16 AM PDT by sauropod (There's no stoppin' the cretins from hoppin')
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To: grace522

Time to get my CCW.


7 posted on 09/02/2008 9:56:24 AM PDT by rintense (Palin 2012 for President!)
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To: EyeGuy

The way to respond to a racist is not by being a racist


8 posted on 09/02/2008 9:56:55 AM PDT by grace522 (your wallet is in jeopardy with democrats in office)
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look for a full-fledged race and class war,

Buy lots of ammo today!

9 posted on 09/02/2008 9:58:01 AM PDT by Darren McCarty (Palin in 08)
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To: grace522
look for a full-fledged race and class war,

Buy lots of ammo today!

10 posted on 09/02/2008 9:58:10 AM PDT by Darren McCarty (Palin in 08)
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To: grace522

Fatimah Ali

11 posted on 09/02/2008 9:58:38 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: grace522
LIB's SAY:

"It's Time To Move On"

Bush Did It

Sarah Did It

12 posted on 09/02/2008 9:59:32 AM PDT by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.)
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To: grace522

Fatimah Ali......probably has more reasons than she’s letting on to get Obama elected.


13 posted on 09/02/2008 10:00:23 AM PDT by Osage Orange (No Obama Nation..!!)
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To: grace522

I didn’t say most innately intelligent, I said smarter.

Big difference and it is not a matter of race but CHOICE.

A large portion of the black culture embraces an anti-learning, anti-education mentality.

Tell me, how can one expect to be smart given those cultural pre-requisites?


14 posted on 09/02/2008 10:02:13 AM PDT by EyeGuy
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To: grace522

Poorly written. Chock full of clichés — the norm for the Obama left


15 posted on 09/02/2008 10:02:23 AM PDT by dennisw (That Muhammad was a charlatan. Islam is a hoax, an imperialistic ideology, disguised as religion.)
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To: grace522

Is she one of Mohammad Ali’s daughters?


16 posted on 09/02/2008 10:02:24 AM PDT by Huntress (If you have a chip on your shoulder, you think everybody's trying to knock it off.-AnAmericanMother)
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To: SJSAMPLE
"And my wife wonders why I have over 10k rounds of 5.56mm."

That's all?

17 posted on 09/02/2008 10:03:00 AM PDT by PeterFinn ("I will stand with the Muslims" - Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: grace522

“The policies of the current White House have brutalized our economy,’

First lie. Many Libs use this now. Fact is, economy was fine for 6 yrs under W. Then from pressure by Dim congressmen, banks and financing companies started doling out easy loans so the disadvantaged could own homes.


18 posted on 09/02/2008 10:03:06 AM PDT by Rennes Templar (If the election were today, Obama would win.........in Europe.)
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To: grace522

I just went and read the Susan Reimer piece. (link is on Drudge).

Guess what? She is a (wait for it) former sportswriter.

Just like Herr Olbermann.


19 posted on 09/02/2008 10:03:24 AM PDT by sauropod (There's no stoppin' the cretins from hoppin')
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To: sauropod

could you post a link?


20 posted on 09/02/2008 10:05:21 AM PDT by Jack Black
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