I agree with you completely. I post a lot of things on my Facebook page, where I have over 500 friends (people that I actually know). On Saturday morning, I posted an article about the issue of death panels - it was the interview Obama did where he discussed needing to have an independent panel of experts in science, medicine, and ethics who could make tough choices that politcians can’t make. I pointed out that that sounds a lot like a “death panel” and challenged anyone to tell me why Sarah Palin was wrong to say what she did, especially in light of the people Obama surrounds himself with.
Of course, I had a few takers. One just called SP “crazy” and “narcissistic” without giving any specifics, other than to say “do you really think that Congress would implement something so Orwellian?” LOL
Another is concerned about his wife’s illness, and he and I are having a rational, reasoned debate about the issue of healthcare reform.
The third - she called Sarah Palin “the devil” and spouted off about how awful it is in this country that we call good evil and evil good. She then said something about Obama “putting on the whole armor of God” for the fight that is ahead of him. This was my answer to her:
“If I’m reading this right, you’re saying that Barack Obama, who believes in abortion on demand at all stages of pregnancy including partial birth abortion and refused to even support the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, who spent 20 years under the “preaching” of the race-baiting, America-hating “Reverend” Jeremiah Wright, who has been to church maybe once since he was elected President, is somehow on the side of good. Since it doesn’t appear that such a position will ever be reconciled with my view of what is good and what is evil, I’m afraid we’ll have to agree to disagree on that. “
Her answer? In effect - her answer was “it’s a black thing - you wouldn’t understand.” Here’s what she said:
“The day you’ve walked in a black man’s shoes and walk the walk, than you can talk the talk. We than will be able to continue this conversation. “
Crazy, huh?
If Sarah Palin was so wrong about these “death panels” why did Congress have to remove those provisions?
How can you be friends w/liberals?
I get so sick of the "white people don't know what it's like to be Black." Like they know what it's like to be White.
And..."White people think...". How do they know what White people think!?!
Half of what Blacks gripe about, Whites have to put up with, too. If they don't like something they blame it on being Black!
Did you ask HER the last time she walked in a black MANS shoes?
I can get ya a pair to put on, parade around in, and then say yes I have if you would like .....
Your reply to her should be something like this: The day Obama walks in a black man’s shoes, walks the walk, and talks the talk, then WE will be able to finish this conversation.
You are more brave than I...my FaceBook status updates have led to the voluntary exodus of about 100 of my FB friends...I have removed about 5 who wanted to consistently argue...the 900 that remain are the choir to whom i preach...I go to FB to vent and relax...no arguing tolerated =)
Did you write back: “You are a racist”?
My liberal son and I got into a Facebook debate (argument) about the healthcare problem. Another friend of mine also got into it and called him a mind-numbed robot. Well, that really hit the fan. Now he’s mad at me. His wife took me off her facebook friends list. Whew. I can’t win.