Posted on 03/22/2008 7:38:34 AM PDT by AmericaTalks
Barack Obama has based his entire candidacy on one thing. He wanted to be the first African-American to run for the presidency keeping the issue of race as far into the background as possible. And he almost succeeded in pulling the wool over America's eyes.
His good looks and charismatic appeal made many people view him as the next JFK. Some even thought of him as the second coming of Jesus Christ. We've all seen the pictures of him wowing the crowds with his oratories, women swooning, men cheering. And these were people of all races and creeds, desperate for a candidate who could transcend the barrier of hatred that has so divided this country over its entire history. Even those of us who are conservative, and who despise the misguided vision of the left had to admit that here was a man who broke through the walls that have kept our nation disunited for some 200-plus years.
But wait.
Were we really that far apart? What I mean is...the wounds of racial hatred have, over the past 20 years or so, been healing. The average American, black and white, doesn't harbor any ill will over those of other ethnicities. Most of us get along quite well. We didn't need a guy like Obama to remind us that race should not be an issue. The fact that he was embraced by the voting public should have been an indication that America was ready to put bigotry behind it and accept a black candidate.
And then Obama blew it.
We suddenly find out that we knew absolutely nothing about this guy called Barack Obama. For twenty years, he attended a church in Chicago pastored by a racist whose hatred for America, and especially whites in America, is blatant. Reverend Jeremiah Wright believes our nation was responsible for the attacks of 9-11, and that aids was created to exterminate the black race.
Obama then gave a speech in which acted as an apologist for Wright and refused to disown him. In fact, he continues to embrace him.
That's when the sleeping giant was awakened. The campaign that was supposed to eliminate color suddenly found itself embroiled in controversy. Obama pulled the scabs from the healing wounds of racial divide and now the issue of race is on the front burner.
Will Obama's candidacy be hurt by this? Most certainly. Will his continued association with this church be scrutinized? Absolutely. Will Hillary Clinton and John McCain benefit? You bet.
Will America suffer?
It already has.
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“You should add, with Mickey Mouse ears, to that discription.”
And purple lips.
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Good post Rome2000
We have plenty of sleepers and disruptors here on FR that attack honest professional writers/posters who have well researched and personally observed Barack Hussein Obama (Junior!) and his close regular contact with Jerimiah “Bullfrog” Wright leaving together out of Chicago
Check out the bottom right photograph and text:
“We support and follow the leadership of Imam W. Deen Mohammed, one of the world’s foremost Islamic leaders.”
I am frankly shocked that American citizens of Jewish heritage could be so stupid and naive as to fall for the meaningless garbage and nonsense that Obama (Junior!) spews; it is on thing for the young skulls full of mush to believe in “Tomorrow Tomorrow!” and “change” (I guess it has something to do with Pampers....) and blacks to blindly accept his “Whitey gotcha!” propaganda in the high 90%ages - but Jewish adults falling for a closet Muslim is a bit hard to accept
Bill Clinton is no paragon of virtue - but when he said “fairy tale” in Virginia before their primary he was right on the mark
Now Obama has called liberal Bill Clinton “Joe McCarthy” for simply stting a few truths about Barak Hussein Obama (Junior!)
Has anyone noticied that Jerimiah Wright’s resume includes:
- US Marine
- Convert to Islam (which I guess he now claims he has “left”)
In closing of my rare longish comment - Has anyone ever checked to see if (allegely born in Hawaii) Barack Hussein Obama (Junior!) alias Barry Hussein Soetoro alias Barry Hussein Obama ever registered as required by federal law with the US Selective Service?
Good one!
Yeah... the “good looks” part is the biggest load of $h!t.
He’s the black Jerry Lewis.
“OJ and Obama didn’t create racial division: the media did because it sells.”
The same way the media created a sex story when the NY Governor got caught going to a hooker?
The media didnt create the issue or make up the story. It “sells” the story to the viewers.
Silly Dims- blame the messenger when you dont like the message, why dont you.
“They consistently mistake mediocrity for greatness.”
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In some cases they mistake far less than mediocrity for greatness. Slick Willie made me long for a potus who could rise to the level of mediocrity.
If Obama Hussein is Christian he sure isn’t a typical one.
When you think about how many morons there are out there, empowered with the vote—the wonder is that the country’s not in worse shape than it is.
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Bingo, you can say that again.........or as many more times as you like. In fact you can’t possibly say it too often.
And in the aftermath of those riots, Richard Nixon carried 32 states
And if Obama does get the nomination, I would not be surprised at attempts to intimidate Republican voters from voting in November, with thugs causing trouble in Republican precincts
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I don’t think that’s Obama in that picture. It looks like Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, to me.
Ref. your Post #90:
AMEN !!!
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Hey!
I think you are correct!
Ears and hair and face are wrong!
Obama is at far left next to Najee Ali & Tavis Smiley
I’ll fix it and edit/overwrite the file with my magic remote editing gizmo
It will take me a few minutes to do that
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Thanks for the correction
Refresh that post now and the correct image will appear
The height will be a bit tall; I adjust that in future posts of that one - but I had it already under a different filename and overwrote the image file I posted
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