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I live in Texas, and we saw--both in early voting and on March 4th--an overwhelming number of men working for Mr. Obama. White men to be exact, and most of them were very, very angry. The breakdown was approximately 80% men, 20% women, and the racial breakdown was 70% white, 30% Hispanic/other. These men were very vocal, very vicious (for example, attacked Clinton supporters verbally denigrating their appearance, chastised Hispanic or Black women--including speaking Spanish to the Hispanic women telling them that Mrs. Clinton would deport them, etc., etc) and very much part of the reason I could never support Mr. Obama. It is no coincidence that these men flock to him, and it is also no coincidence that these men show extreme anger towards women. No coincidence at all.
Mr. Obama is unqualified. Period. And it is shameful for any American, especially women, to cast their vote for this man. If Mr. Obama was who he says he is--and I do not have the time to discuss who he is but suffice to say if the litmus test is you cannot be an avowed racist and be allowed to run for President he is out of the running before the race begins--he STILL would be unqualified because 3 years as a Senator with 2 of the years spent running for the office of the President does not give one the experience necessary to run the USA. Period. Let's stop dancing around this fact because he couldn't be selected the CEO of any major corporation with his 'experience' and if he can't run a major company he cannot run this country. At least not in a way that will safeguard the millions of people who will be forced to depend on him.
However, when you add in the fact that he is a unqualified, for any woman to support him is a slap in the face to the women who have come before her. Women were bought and sold in this country (and others) just like slaves, and had to fight for the right to vote, hold office, go to school, and have the right to bodily self integrity just like slaves. We carry with us the same self-hatred of the slave (eating disorders, cutting disorders, plastic surgery,etc., etc.) and unfortunately this election is putting woman hating out there for everyone to get into--but few will call it what it is. Hillary Rodham Clinton has put in the time, done the hard work, given of herself, and earned the right to ask to be our President. Barack Hussein Obama has done nothing but complain about this country, ride the Affirmative Action bus to college and law school, join a hateful church, and pocket millions of dollars while chastising others for wanting to have a job and keep a roof over their heads. If he weren't black, she wasn't a woman, and so many people weren't so afraid of actually reading and doing the research necessary to make sure that they know the real truth and not the truth that is easy this letter would not need to be written. Imagine if he was white, and Hillary was a man, and we would not be having this discussion because Barack Hussein Obama would be scrubbing toilets and Mrs. Clinton would be President.
I am bitter because Mr. Obama is being allowed to run for office in my country. In my opinion, this man is unfit to be an American, much less the President. I am a double major, double minor, law school graduate whose family has no monetary problems, and I am bitter about this man and the deal he must have made with the devil to get away with insulting this country and the people who live here and work hard every day trying to take care of their families. How dare he be so arrogant considering his pitiful record as an American. His hatred of this country and her people should make him unacceptable even as a citizen, and when you combine that with his lack of experience and failure as a Senator (talk to his constituents in Chicago to get the low-down on this creep) he becomes unelectable in the extreme.
The only person/persons more arrogant and out of touch with Americans than Mr. Barack Hussein Obama is the media and elitist Democrats who keep trying to stuff this man down my throat claiming racism or stupidity if I don't swallow. Well, hear this now, we know exactly who this man is--human filth--and while we are unsure why you are supporting him I have no problems telling you why I am not. He is inexperienced, he is a racist, he is an elitist, he hates this country, he denigrates most Americans, and I think he is a self-centered, arrogant, piece of crap.
Finally, as a life-long Democrat I cry out loud to all Democrats STOP making the Republicans look sane and smart, drop Obama like the dead weight he is, and start acting like you understand what the problem is and you know how to fix it. This country needs a leader who loves this country and her people--bottom line--and because of this I might be forced to vote for Mr. McCain if Mrs. Clinton does not get the nod for the Democrats. He may not have the policy right in my opinion, but his heart is 100% American.
Repeat after me...it is not racist to speak against Mr. Obama, just like it is not sexist not to vote for Mrs. Clinton. However, as a woman I find it depressing--considering the fact that he is such a substandard candidate--that any woman would support him especially in light of the trials and tribulations women have faced getting, for example, the right to vote in this country.
I have plenty of black friends, for your information, worked for black organizations, dedicated my life to helping women--especially women of color. I detest mean and stupid people, and color is not a good indicator of either of these traits.