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There is I think something of a "third way" aura about him. He hasn't been around very long and doesn't fit any of the existing stereotypes or pigeonholes. You're almost forced to deal with him as a separate case. And when they did that, people very much liked what they saw. Particularly in comparison to what they have been accustomed to seeing.
Did I say handouts, I meant to say entitlements. You know, free money for not working. Taking [working] taxpayer's money and giving it to people that don't want to work or deserve it, e.g. spreading the wealth. You know, the lower level people. Yeah, those that voted for Obama. The people that will never amount to anything. Yep...those are the ones that voted for a man that has never run a business, been a mayor or governor. But the man sure could promise the world to you people and talk like a slick tougue devil...that some even call the anti-christ. Yep, that's your man that you are so proud of.
Kooter - is your name a derivative of the slang term Kootie? IIRC kootie refers to a flea. Fleas are bloodsucking parasites known for their ability to carry disease and create irritation out of proportion to their size. Fleas are also neatly universally despised. You fit the bill.
I am so pleased that we voted not because of his race, not in spite of his race but because we were indifferentto his race. We looked at the MAN and saw a leader and a leader that we wanted to follow. Perhaps American has started to grow up and to grow into what we were meant to be.
A leader of what? Why did you want to follow him? Do you know what he's going to do? Do you know how he's going to do it? I've yet to hear anything of substance from Obama. What's the plan, please tell me? I wouldn't want to be in his shoes, that much I do know.
name one thing that bush was the leader of, that didn't fail?
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A leader of what? Why did you want to follow him? Do you know what he's going to do? Do you know how he's going to do it? I've yet to hear anything of substance from Obama. What's the plan, please tell me? I wouldn't want to be in his shoes, that much I do know.
Yep...those are the ones that voted for a man that has never run a business, been a mayor or governor. But the man sure could promise the world to you people and talk like a slick tougue devil...that some even call the anti-christ. Yep, that's your man that you are so proud of.
Did I say handouts, I meant to say entitlements. You know, free money for not working. Taking [working] taxpayer's money and giving it to people that don't want to work or deserve it, e.g. spreading the wealth. You know, the lower level people. Yeah, those that voted for Obama. The people that will never amount to anything. Yep...those are the ones that voted for a man that has never run a business, been a mayor or governor. But the man sure could promise the world to you people and talk like a slick tougue devil...that some even call the anti-christ. Yep, that's your man that you are so proud of.
How exactly is what Palin and Alaska does with taking money via tax from the oil companies and giving it to state residents at any and all income levels any different than the notion of 'spreading the wealth?'
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that not only did the US elect and African American to the Presidency of the United States, but elected an African American whose name is Barak Hussein Obama! My god!
As an African American male, who sent part of his youth living under Jim Crow and as a result couldn't; play in the nearest park; who had to walk by a white school in order to get to the "colored" one 6 blocks further away; whose high school had to sue the Catholic Archdiocese so that it could be included in the all white Catholic Athletic League, I am simply astounded.
During the campaign I spoke with numerous African Americans my age and older who refused to believe that white Americans would either elect or allow to be elected a man of color. We all lived in fear, and still do, that Obama would fall as so many black leaders from Octavius V. Catto to Martin Luther King to an assassin's bullet. We wondered how our collective experience as a people believe that THIS country would look past it's horrendous history and usher in a new era.
In his last speech before being struck down by an assassin's bullet, Martin Luther King said:
"Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord."
Many of us, black, brown, red, yellow and white, have finally gotten to the mountain top from which King looked out across at the promised land and its a marvelous sight.
This coming from a white male, I have to say that his election win is based on one thing. He was and is the right man for the job .
Did I say handouts, I meant to say entitlements. You know, free money for not working. Taking [working] taxpayer's money and giving it to people that don't want to work or deserve it, e.g. spreading the wealth. You know, the lower level people. Yeah, those that voted for Obama. The people that will never amount to anything. Yep...those are the ones that voted for a man that has never run a business, been a mayor or governor. But the man sure could promise the world to you people and talk like a slick tougue devil...that some even call the anti-christ. Yep, that's your man that you are so proud of.
Get in on the gravy train, kid.
Go to your local welfare office and sign up for those big bucks. Don't wait for the long line to form.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that not only did the US elect and African American to the Presidency of the United States, but elected an African American whose name is Barak Hussein Obama! My god!
As an African American male, who sent part of his youth living under Jim Crow and as a result couldn't; play in the nearest park; who had to walk by a white school in order to get to the "colored" one 6 blocks further away; whose high school had to sue the Catholic Archdiocese so that it could be included in the all white Catholic Athletic League, I am simply astounded.
During the campaign I spoke with numerous African Americans my age and older who refused to believe that white Americans would either elect or allow to be elected a man of color. We all lived in fear, and still do, that Obama would fall as so many black leaders from Octavius V. Catto to Martin Luther King to an assassin's bullet. We wondered how our collective experience as a people believe that THIS country would look past it's horrendous history and usher in a new era.
In his last speech before being struck down by an assassin's bullet, Martin Luther King said:
"Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord."
Many of us, black, brown, red, yellow and white, have finally gotten to the mountain top from which King looked out across at the promised land and its a marvelous sight.
It's about time. It was bound to happen one day. Obama is an exceptional candidate and I think he'll do a very good job as president.
But in all honesty, Bush and Cheney running the country deep into the ditch over the past eight years set up the conditions for Obama's victory. If the country wasn't in such bad shape and clamoring for change, I doubt that Obama would have won.
But heck yeah, I am so glad he did. I hope he does for politics what Jackie Robinson did for baseball.
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