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L. Michelle

Published Letters: 114

  • Fear of a Black Planet

    [Read the article: In Iowa, Obama reaches toward victory ]
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    "It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all of the attributes that I sought in myself." Common sense deductive reasoning suggests that Obama's rearing as a child, and his extended 20yr relationships with anti-American fanatics such as Rev. Wright and William Ayers are in fact reflective of Obama's true psychological makeup."

    Obama was reared by a grandfather who was a WWII veteran as well.

    And he's not "Anti-American".

    This is just code for the IGNORANT fear that Obama is "Anti-White". He's gone out of his way to show respect for all people in this country.

    And another way to read "into my father's image"...Obama's ancestors were FREE men. Not slaves.

  • Spin This

    [Read the article: She's in it to spin it]
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    How Hillary behaves thru the election will determine whether or not she holds any political office outside, possibly, West Virginia or Kentucky in the future.

    Whether or not Obama wins or loses the Presidency.

  • WMD

    [Read the article: Network news anchors praise the job they did in the run-up to the war]
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    The minute the US invaded Iraq, everyone should have known there were no WMD.

    The US has never invaded a country that has WMD.

    Only countries that have no more defense than to throw rocks and sand...maybe convince a few teenagers to blow themselves up. This ain't no war. It's an occupation.

    Watch your backs though with these defense contracters. An attempt is being made to build a standing private militia that will eventually outnumber the US armed forces. And that, folks, could overthrow the US govt.

    Just let Americans, outside of corporations, really try to start to control how our tax dollars are spent...

  • Projections of Bigotry

    [Read the article: The new math in Florida and Michigan]
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    "Last, I find the way blacks turned like rabid dogs on the Clintons after the Clinton's did so much for them."

    ShawnWN

    Of course it's him.

    It's definately your own bigotry you need to be concerned about.

    I get from many of his posts that he feels Clinton is more electable than Obama. Well, most blacks were going to vote for Clinton. The the "whites" in Iowa showed who was more electable.

    As for describing Michelle Obama as vulgar, over and over again...I'd rather her be first lady with all her dignity than the First Gentleman (would that be what Bill would've been named?)who likes oral sex in the oval office.

  • Why am I defending Michelle?

    [Read the article: Viva Hillary Clinton!]
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    How did it come to this?

    But anyway...this talk about Michelle Obama being racist defies logic.

    She's such a racist she marries someone who's half-white????

    What is it with the thought process that anyone who has any type of criticism is un-American, therefore, they must be racist? The thought process is racist in itself because it equates being American with being white.

    Some of you may say..."I never said she was un-American." But it's all in the subtext.

  • Debtor Jail

    [Read the article: Mortgaging our credit card debt]
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    Wouldn't be surprised if some tried to bring back debtor jail. Citizens need to pay strict attention to what goes on in the credit industry and their links to govt. officials.

    Just think...we already have an ever expanding prison system.

    Labor from prisons is used by companies at a cheap cost.

    America was built on slave labor, why wouldn't someone think that's a way to rebuild?

    That would be as close to slave labor as you could get without it being illegal.

  • Still the same

    [Read the article: What does the Clinton campaign's denial mean?]
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    It's all about perceptions of intellect and class. And the right leaning media ( oh don't be fooled, they ARE right leaning) have played it to the hilt. If you've haven't learned that the establishment wants to continue the wars so it is in their benefit to get McCain elected, then I don't know if you can be taught.

    The media included. They have lied right along with the Bush adminsitration all these years, yet we think they are telling us the truth now their with polls and numbers.

    These stereotypes are what really has people pissed and they don't reflect the diversity of support of either candidate:

    Clinton supporters - dumb, racist, broke, old feminists, etc.

    Obama supporters - radical lefties, over-educated, privileged, (go, figure that one with all the youth and blacks voting for him...these are hardly priveleged groups),intellectual snobs, etc.

    Wake up people and come together.

  • Newsflash

    [Read the article: What role did race play with white Democrats?]
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    If Obama had been a Republican, Clinton would have gotten the majorit of the black vote.

  • red_gti2000

    [Read the article: Barack Obama's epic win]
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    New Liberal Fascist brownshirts on the internet and in the MSM telling what remains of the old democrats what to do and what to think, no questions or protestations allowed. If you don't do what they say they will spread all manner of lies and propaganda to destroy you, as they did to the Clintons.

    - The Democratic Party becomes hostage to the Black Vote. 98% bloc voting for Black candidates. Not just in this primary, but in all elections, local, state and national. A gun pointed at the head of all Democratic officials at all levels.

    - The death of the Clinton Center. A surge to the Hard Left by what remains of this political party, in the manner of MoveOn.org, Michael Moore, Rev. Wright, et al. This is not your parents' Democratic Party anymore. That political party is dead. You know I'm right. You feel it in your bones. It is a sad day for all of us.

    The only way to prevent this from happening is for Obama to lose the general in November. It's your choice. It's your vote. Don't be railroaded. McCain will have at most a single term and the House and Senate will be dominated by Democrats.

    The country will survive a McCain presidency. But don't give the party away to these radicals. Or it will die.

    -- red_gti2000

    RED - Why is Peace so scary to you? You've got way too much fear about Blacks as well...the only massive social movement Blacks participated in was a peaceful one in this country.

    The country can survive an Obama presidency. No one is going to tell you what to think...that's the Republican's job.