I'm simply not sure about that. It seems to me that the birther issues are a veneer overlying the racism. I think that if Obama was white but had the exact same background, the same accusations would not exist. Its only because he is black that you're getting such hysterics on the extreme right wing.
I did listen to an interesting interview with a birther. The interviewer did ask if they had the same objections to John McCain, since technically he was born on foreign soil. The woman had no problem with that. It was my impression that she was offended over the effrontery of Obama being black. larry On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think the obsession with his birth certificate is ludicrous. I > personally think it is more based on the fact that he is a Democrat > than the fact he is black. > > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> ok. You think it's irrational malice towards democrats? What? Just calling >> something "ludicous" is not a refutation. >> >> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> I will buy 'irrational malice'. But giving it a label of 'racism' is >>> ludicrous. >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > it's irrational malice. Explain it some other way if you can. >>> > >>> > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> >> >>> >> Wait..I get it..its racist because its abotu Obama. >>> >> >>> >> I forgot that part of the 'change' we were promised was that you can >>> >> no longer question the president without being called a racist. >>> >> >>> >> That there is some great 'change' >>> >> >>> >> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 1:41 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> > Please explain to me how its racist. >>> >> > >>> >> > I will give you ridiculous, I will give you stupid. But I fail to see >>> >> > how its racist. >>> >> > >>> >> > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> >>> >> wrote: >>> >> >> >>> >> >>> Denny wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> The money that was spent on that sign should have gone to NASA. >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> I'm deeply saddened. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> That's the thing: somebody was actually stupid enough to spend money >>> on >>> >> this. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> It's such an utterly brainless concept that it can only be racism. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> I get racism - it's a eons old psychology trait that is probably the >>> >> >> reason we exist today: we're genetically wired to distinguish amongst >>> >> >> groups and to fight or kill those that don't fit. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> But it's also logically ridiculous. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> So the only explanation that I can come up with for someone to spend >>> >> >> money on something like this is devolution. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> They are not men. The are devo. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:305886 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
