> One thing many of those who scream
> the loudest against recent events
> seem to forget is that we were all
> once united on the same front. On
> 12 September 2001. But some of us
> -- possibly a decent majority now --
> saw ourselves betrayed, saw our nation
> betrayed, saw our ideals laid waste.
> And those of us who see it that way
> don't care much for labels such as
> "unpatriotic".
> There's been far too much polarization,
> and the part that saddens me the most
> is that the sore winners of 2004 are now,
> apparently, the sore losers of 2008.
> It saddens me, but it doesn't surprise me.
> Warren Ockrassa
i think there is a difference in the bitterness on the left and the venom on
the right. both sides feel they are right, but the hate from the right is
based on fear, hate and greed, while the left is motivated by idealism, and
what defines true patriotism.
just look at the difference in how the wingnuts went after clinton, and how the
bleeding heart liberals don't have the gonads to go after bush and company.
i posted this earlier to illustrate the difference in perspective:
What if John McCain were a former president of the Harvard Law Review?
What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?
What if McCain were still married to the first woman he said "I do" to?
What if Obama were the candidate who left his first wife after she no longer
measured up to his standards?
What if Michelle Obama were a wife who not only became addicted to pain
killers, but acquired them illegally through her charitable organization?
What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?
What if Obama were a member of the Keating-5*?
* The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in
1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan
crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
What if McCain were a charismatic, eloquent speaker?
If these questions reflected reality, do you really believe the election
numbers would be as close as they are?
This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes positive
qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another when
there is a color difference.
PS: What if Barack Obama had an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter....
You are The Boss... which team would you hire?
With America facing historic debt, 2 wars, stumbling health care, a weakened
dollar, all-time high prison population, mortgage crises, bank foreclosures,
etc.
Educational Background:
Obama:
Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in
International Relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude
Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science.
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)
vs.
McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899
Palin:
Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism
Now, which team are you going to hire?
--
Kyla Bender-Baird
M.S. Women's Studies
Part-time Researcher, National Council for Research on Women
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