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I just watched Bruce Springsteen's concert in Philadelphia where he sung "This Land is your Land" by Woody Guthrie as the final song.
We are a country that could produce this song, a Woodie Guthrie, a Bruce Springsteen and yes, a Barak Obama. We are also a country that could produce yesterday's rally and the people that yelled that Barak Obama was a terrorist and the Sarah Palin rally that had a fellow yell "kill him" referring to Obama. We are a country that produces a John F. Kennedy and then kills him and his brother. A country that produces a Martin Luthur King and then assissinated him.
Historically, this is more than just people feeling different. What McCain/Palin is doing is not innocent and that it is just "the other side". It is increasing the differences, not shrinking them. And it is accepted because they are "losing" so you can bring the whole country down while you ironically campaign with a "Country First" slogan.
