Thanks, Wilma! Now I know!
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:01:04 -0400From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [UC] FW: WHO
IS QUALIFIED?/How Racism WorksTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]
Dear Marge,The first article was a, “Letter To The Editor”, from Kevin LaFond
to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Saturday September 13, 2008.The second
article I have read before, but do not recall the source.On 9/18/08 6:15 PM,
"Margie Politzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Karen,Thanks for this. Where did it come from?MargieSubject: WHO IS
QUALIFIED?/How Racism WorksDate: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:50:01 -0400How Racism
Works:
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? What if Michelle Obama were a wife who
not only became addicted to painkillers, 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'?
What if McCain was 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.
Don't forget: What if Barack Obama had an unwed,
pregnant teenage daughter......
Subj: WHO IS QUALIFIED? If You were The Boss... which team would you hire?
With America facing historic debt, multiple war fronts, stumbling health care,
a weakened dollar, all-time high prison population, skyrocketing Federal
spending, mortgage crises, bank foreclosures, etc. etc., this is an unusually
critical election year. Let's look at the educational background of the
candidates and see what they bring to the job: Obama: Occidental College - Two
years. 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.) McCain: United States
Naval Academy - Class rank 894 out of 899 (meaning that McCain was at the
bottom of his class) 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. QUESTION....Now, which team are you going to
hire to lead the most influential nation in the world?
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