Do I have this straight?
A friend sent me the following email: (Please excuse the "all caps." This is the way it came.)

HIS FATHER WAS A BLACK AFRICAN MUSLIM FROM KENYA. WE HAVE
SEEN PICTURES OF HIS AFRICAN FAMILY.

HIS MOTHER WAS A WHITE AMERICAN ATHEIST FROM KANSAS. WHERE
ARE THE PICTURES OF HIS AMERICAN FAMILY?

HIS FATHER DESERTED HIS MOTHER WHEN HE WAS ONLY TWO YEARS
OLD AND WENT BACK TO AFRICA BY WAY OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
HOW? WAS HIS FATHER WEALTHY?

HIS MOTHER MARRIED AN INDONESIAN MUSLIM AND THEN MOVED TO
JAKARTA WHERE HE WAS ENROLLED IN A MUSLIM SCHOOL.

WHEN HE REACHED HIGH SCHOOL AGE HIS MOTHER SENT HIM TO
HAWAII TO BE WITH HIS WHITE GRANDPARENTS AND HE WAS PUT
INTO AN EXPENSIVE PRIVATE SCHOOL. HE LATER WENT TO HARVARD
UNIVERSITY. HOW? WERE HIS GRANDPARENTS RICH?

HE LIVES IN A $1.4 MILLION HOUSE OBTAINED THROUGH A DEAL
WITH A WEALTHY FUNDRAISER. HOW?

HE ‘WORKED’ AS A CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST IN CHICAGO.
HE HAS NEVER HELD A PRODUCTIVE JOB OR RECEIVED A PAY CHECK
THAT WAS NOT GOVERNMENT-FUNDED AND/OR TAXPAYER SUPPORTED.

THE PRESIDENCY IS NOT A CIVIL RIGHTS POSITION, NOR IS IT
SUBJECT TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION SET ASIDES; ON-THE-JOB
TRAINING WON’T CUT IT.

HE ENTERED POLITICS AT THE STATE LEVEL AND THEN THE
NATIONAL LEVEL WHERE HE HAS MINIMAL EXPERIENCE.

HE IS PROUD OF HIS ‘AFRICAN HERITAGE’ (A FATHER
WHO GOT A GIRL PREGNANT AND DESERTED HER).

WHERE IS THE PRIDE IN HIS ‘WHITE HERITAGE’? (A
MOTHER WHO FLAUNTED CONVENTION AND DID NOT BELIEVE IN GOD).

SOME MIGHT THINK THERE WAS NOT MUCH TO BE PROUD OF EITHER WAY.

HE BELONGS, AND HAS BELONGED FOR OVER 20 YEARS, TO AN
‘AFRO-CENTRIC’ CHURCH IN CHICAGO THAT HATES WHITES,
HATES JEWS, AND BLAMES AMERICA FOR ALL THE WORLD’S
PERCEIVED FAULTS. (INCLUDING CREATING THE AIDS VIRUS IN
ORDER TO INFLICT IT ON AFRICANS).

HE REPEATEDLY WHITEWASHES THE PASTOR, HIS CHURCH AND THE
MEMBERS WHO CHEERED AFTER HEARING VITRIOLIC TIRADES AGAINST
AMERICA.

HE COULD NOT CONFRONT HIS PASTOR BUT HE WANTS US TO BELIEVE
HE CAN CONFRONT NORTH KOREA AND IRAN? YEAH
RIGHT! !

DURING HIS VERY BRIEF TIME IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE HE
HAS MANAGED TO AMASS THE NUMBER ONE ULTRA LIBERAL VOTING
RECORD OUT OF THE ONE HUNDRED MEMBERS.

HE HAS VOTED CONSISTENTLY FOR BIGGER GOVERNMENT AND HIGHER
TAXES. HE HAS VOTED FOR BIG ENTITLEMENTS AND LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD SEVERELY CURTAIL AMERICA’S ABILITY TO FIGHT
TERRORISM AND TO PROTECT OUR BORDERS AND OUR NATIONAL
INTERESTS AROUND THE WORLD.

BUT, HE IS A GOOD ORATOR. ISN’T THAT A COMFORT?

YEAH, I THINK I SEE HOW WELL HE COULD UNITE THE COUNTRY.

I THINK THE TRUTH IS THAT HE HOPES NO ONE WILL PUT THE
PIECES TOGETHER.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR NEW
CHIEF PILOT. HE HAS NEVER FLOWN AN AIRPLANE, IN FACT HE HAS
NEVER EVEN SAT IN THE COCKPIT, BUT HE SAYS HE HAS RIDDEN ON
PLANES BEFORE. WE ARE SURE HE WILL GUIDE US SAFELY THROUGH
THE STORMS WE MAY ENCOUNTER ON THIS FLIGHT.

PEOPLE WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD THE
STORY ABOUT THE WOLF HIDING IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING SO HE
CAN DESTROY THEM FROM WITH-IN? THE HAND WRITING IS ON THE
WALL; DO YOU NOT HAVE EYES TO SEE IT?

THINK LONG AND HARD BEFORE YOU VOTE FOR THIS GUY OBAMA!

WELL SAID!!!!! Hopefully others will think about the qualifications this man has to become our President.

STOP CRYING-----Get used to it

No, not well said.

Inflammatory and inaccurate. If you watched the televised presentation last night on CNN with both Senators McCain and Obama you would realize that both men love this country dearly.
Who their parents were, or what they did, is irrelevant to the candidates' obvious desire to do good for our beloved nation, whether you agree with their positions or not.

No, not well said.

Inflammatory and inaccurate. If you watched the televised presentation last night on CNN with both Senators McCain and Obama you would realize that both men love this country dearly.
Who their parents were, or what they did, is irrelevant to the candidates' obvious desire to do good for our beloved nation, whether you agree with their positions or not.
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Curious...what part is inaccurate ??

If you watched the CNN show from Rick Warren's Saddleback Church last night, both Senators have admitted to moral mistakes in their lives - youthful involvement in drugs, a failed marriage, etc. I admire their honesty.
What I find inaccurate about the earlier email is that Senator Obama has confronted his pastor and criticized the very issues that were raised in the email. Yes, his pastor has made hateful speeches - this does not make the entire church racist or bigoted. What more would one expect Senator Obama to do than sever his relationship with his former pastor and church and denounce the divisive speech?
Should this have occured sooner, perhaps. Does he regret this, does Senator McCain regret the situation leading up to his divorce, I believe so.
Have they both been employed in positions paid for by the taxpayers - yes. I have no problem with that, as I find both of them sincere and their differences good for our nation.
However, I do not hold them responsible for the deeds of their parents or pastors. I do respect their owning up to errors in judgment and their desire to work to make this country a better place for all of us.

Have they both been employed in positions paid for by the taxpayers - yes. I have no problem with that
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I would ask you to read read and read about those folks who influenced Sen Obama in his first years in Chicago as an organizer...and in fact read read about all the folks who he considers his mentors and teachers. This is what scares me about Sen Obama. He is steeped in marxism and socialism. Could he become mainstream instead of far left...maybe.

Yes, I have read extensively about the lives and backgrounds of both candidates. In fact, I had read about all of the potential Democratic and Republican candidates even before it was narrowed down to McCain and Obama - after all, one of them could be our next VP. I am registered as an Independent, so am not party-affiliated with either Democrats or Republicans.
As your suggest, I encourage everyone to read as much as possible, and please do not rely on emails without checking out the facts.

As your suggest, I encourage everyone to read as much as possible, and please do not rely on emails without checking out the facts.
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THIS I COULD NOT AGREE MORE WITH.

I have been "lectured" on here about my concern on Obama's background as if it does not count....IT DOES......VERY MUCH !

I would also encourage everyone to vote based on the two candidates that are running...no body else

I hope Obama wins for the simple reason that McCain scares me to no end. I don't want war after war in the Middle East and I do believe that within one year of McCain being in office will put our young men and women fighting in Iran. Afghanistan and Iraq is enough for me. Personally, I wanted Hillary and would have happily voted for her. I won't be happily voting for either of these men -- it hasn't even become a choice of the lesser of two evils, just a very sorry choice.

Regardless of who wins, it would be so nice to if we could vote on the issues of TODAY. I am so tired of the inferences that Obama is a Muslim or a racist or a socialist or a communist or a Marxist. He's denied these things categorically. His actions have shown he is not yet the internet constantly sends the same provocative smear campaign garbage around and around.

Obama has repeatedly denied he is a Muslim and has publicly affirmed his belief and love of God. Enough of the bigoted and racist attacks (and I'm not talking about him being black in any sense).

Obama's "white" family has asked to stay out of the limelight. Obama has actually respected those wishes. It's a shame more politicians can't leave their families in the background -- they're not the ones running for office.

Yes, he's a liberal. So am I. Big deal. Being liberal doesn't mean believing in socialism (I don't, many of my friends don't). Being liberal doesn't mean being anti-military and unpatriotic. I still get chills seeing the U.S. flag raised. I was raised to believe in the good of the military and I still do. I will support our troops anywhere in the world in any fashion I can but I most certainly will not support a government that puts those troops in harm's way for no good reason (and Iraq with its false and specious WMD claims certainly was not a good reason). Being a liberal doesn't make you deaf, dumb nor blind. Nor does it mean you want to see this country forced into bankruptcy to help everyone. It does mean you want to see people get the chance to pull themselves out of poverty. It does mean you want government spending to make sense; to stop some of the pork going to feed little pockets of the country rather than spreadng that pork around to all of the country; to give every child in this country a chance to have the tools to become President; to respect individual rights.

There is no question Obama is inexperienced, which, to me, is the biggest problem with electing him. The fact that his employment has only been at taxpayers' expense is completely and totally irrelevant. Most politicians have never had a job outside of the government.

So, any chance you could try smearing Obama with honest facts and not just innuendo and hearsay about his family (not our business), his former pastor (resolved at this time), his beliefs (if you know of a true fact that makes him anti-American or Muslim, do let us know), etc.?

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After watching Saddleback Civil Forum last night, it became more than apparent that Mr. Obama has no business even running for President let alone winning. Without the teleprompter, he studders and stumbles and doesn't look his interviewer in the eye. The contrast between McCain and Obama in that format was stunningly telling. While I don't agree with some of McCain's thinking on issues that were not explored last night, he definitely is now more choice to lead this country. The operative word is lead.

IGNORANCE IS BLISS.... :chillout:

bE SURE TO BELEIVE EVERYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR WITH OUT CHECKING OUT THE FACTS...................... SEE WHAT McCIAN IS UP TO AFTER 9/11 .. A WAR MONGER

Great post by REDWITCH in my opinion !!

I just need to make my own personal views clear as I can since I am not the best at communicating on this medium.

I have no problems with liberals...I was once very very active in the Democratic party. I have never nor will I ever distribute the various emails that circulate, nor have I on purpose allowed one of the various circulating items on the net influence me. I like to make up my own mind.

When the primary campaign began, Sen Obama was a mystery to me...I knew he was great orator.....he can make songs with his words. I began to investigate things about him and what I found was very uncomfortable for me. Snopes is used a lot on this board and I would invite you to check that on what Sen Obama says he has accomplished. My point was I could find no record of accomplishments ON A NATIONAL LEVEL at all. So, in my feeble mind, I needed to know what drives the man, how he was trained, what and who did he associate with.

Again, I have no problem with liberals...I DO have problems with extremism on both sides of the aisle, and Sen Obama represents EXTREME liberalism. It is factual as you requested...it is not innuendo at all. This is factual and easily verified. I, personally, do not want anything close to socialized medicine....I, personally, do not want my taxes to pay for anyone else's failings (THAT DOES NOT MEAN I AM A CRUEL HEARTLESS PERSON) and that is where this is headed. I also do not want to be dismissed everytime I say something that is true by being told how I am being negative or using innuendo or being negative. That is becoming the norm this election. This has nothing to do with race either and I dont want to hear that. I am not FOR war either as folks seem to want to imply when discussing Sen Obama, and I dont believe either candidate is. When you oppose Sen Obama you subject yourself to more claims that you are trying to diffuse on the other end. You are a racist, you are using innuendo, you listen to anything, you are pro war, you are this or that. I, for one, have heard no claims that apply to me...yet.

EVERYTHING is not a lie....EVERYTHING is not innuendo...EVERYTHING is not prompted by racism or whatever the term this week is. Sen Obama's training, voting record, associates and everything else points not to liberallism but EXTREME liberalism.

It is fine to support this....I am just tired of every post saying how there are lies and innuendos, etc about Sen Obama. The implication to me is that you are superior (not referencing specifcally you REDWITCH) and all I do is listen to "stuff". NEWFLASH...I dont think I have said anything about Sen Obama that is not true and credible and nobody has yet to even dispute it

Bucco, this one's for you!

;D