How racism stacks the deck – unconsciously
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 had been addicted to pain killers
and 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 believe the election
numbers would be as close as they are?
This is what racism does. Unconsciously, it covers up, rationalizes and
minimizes
negative qualities in the candidate "like us" and covers up, rationalizes
and minimizes
positive qualities in the candidate "like them."
It enables us to feel superior regardless of the facts.
COMPARE 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.)
vs.
McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank 894 out of 899 (meaning that, like
George Bush, 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
Now, which team has the educational background and achievement to lead the
most influential nation in the world? CAN WE SURVIVE ANOTHER DUMBO IN THE
WHITEHOUSE?
Take a minute... and think about it
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McDumbo is bad enough but its animal killer Palin who troubles me more. I can't stomach that one.
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valerie;993520 wrote: How racism stacks the deck – unconsciously
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 John McCain were a freshman senator with less than 200 in the office?
What if Barack Obama had nearly 30 years experience in the senate?
McCain would be in charge of making coffee for the senate sub-sub-subcommittee of interstate yarn inspection because the party would not have given him a dime or an endorsement.
That race thing swings both ways.
Unfortunately, if you peel away the melanin and allow that Obama hasn't been around long enough to experience his own Keating 5 thing (rather than he's more honest), there's no real difference between the two.
They're both supporting this socialist takeover, both for growing the government in the areas of healthcare, energy, and education - none of which are areas delegated to the federal government by the Constitution.
Take a minute ... and think about it.
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 John McCain were a freshman senator with less than 200 in the office?
What if Barack Obama had nearly 30 years experience in the senate?
McCain would be in charge of making coffee for the senate sub-sub-subcommittee of interstate yarn inspection because the party would not have given him a dime or an endorsement.
That race thing swings both ways.
Unfortunately, if you peel away the melanin and allow that Obama hasn't been around long enough to experience his own Keating 5 thing (rather than he's more honest), there's no real difference between the two.
They're both supporting this socialist takeover, both for growing the government in the areas of healthcare, energy, and education - none of which are areas delegated to the federal government by the Constitution.
Take a minute ... and think about it.
Take a minute... and think about it
Accountable;993674 wrote:
Unfortunately, if you peel away the melanin and allow that Obama hasn't been around long enough to experience his own Keating 5 thing (rather than he's more honest), there's no real difference between the two.
How did you arrive at the conclusion hes dishonest and lacking integrity ?
Whats he done to make you naturally assume he lacks character ?
Unfortunately, if you peel away the melanin and allow that Obama hasn't been around long enough to experience his own Keating 5 thing (rather than he's more honest), there's no real difference between the two.
How did you arrive at the conclusion hes dishonest and lacking integrity ?
Whats he done to make you naturally assume he lacks character ?
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Accountable;993674 wrote: What if John McCain were a freshman senator with less than 200 in the office?
What if Barack Obama had nearly 30 years experience in the senate?
McCain would be in charge of making coffee for the senate sub-sub-subcommittee of interstate yarn inspection because the party would not have given him a dime or an endorsement.
McCain was elected to the senate in 1987, and the Keating scandal came to a head in 1989.
Obama wouldn't be making coffee (if he were following McCain's example)... he would be under investigation for a major scandal by now. Palin is already mired in scandal and cover up in less than two years as well. All due to poor judement and inexperience.
Talent rises to the top, as they say.
What if Barack Obama had nearly 30 years experience in the senate?
McCain would be in charge of making coffee for the senate sub-sub-subcommittee of interstate yarn inspection because the party would not have given him a dime or an endorsement.
McCain was elected to the senate in 1987, and the Keating scandal came to a head in 1989.
Obama wouldn't be making coffee (if he were following McCain's example)... he would be under investigation for a major scandal by now. Palin is already mired in scandal and cover up in less than two years as well. All due to poor judement and inexperience.
Talent rises to the top, as they say.
Take a minute... and think about it
Acc, I have taken a moment... many moments actually and thought
about it.
I have heard that a write-in vote is a vote for McCain and I just can't
do that. The choices aren't the greatest, there are problems with all
of them but what do you do in that case? I prefer to support the best
one with the least "faults". After all, you can't get experience being
president until you in fact ARE president, right? So that's what I have
to look at.
about it.
I have heard that a write-in vote is a vote for McCain and I just can't
do that. The choices aren't the greatest, there are problems with all
of them but what do you do in that case? I prefer to support the best
one with the least "faults". After all, you can't get experience being
president until you in fact ARE president, right? So that's what I have
to look at.
Take a minute... and think about it
RedGlitter;993545 wrote: McDumbo is bad enough but its animal killer Palin who troubles me more. I can't stomach that one.
Did you get that em I sent to you about the planes riding around Alaska with hunter's just killing wolves? Disgusting.
Did you get that em I sent to you about the planes riding around Alaska with hunter's just killing wolves? Disgusting.
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Nomad;994133 wrote: How did you arrive at the conclusion hes dishonest and lacking integrity ?
Whats he done to make you naturally assume he lacks character ?
I've watch time and again as he said what he thought the crowd wanted to hear, then backpedal or jettison long-term relationships when someone reacted differently than he expected. He's a standard politician dancing to the standard politician polka. There's no real change in him, any more than there is in McCain.
Whats he done to make you naturally assume he lacks character ?
I've watch time and again as he said what he thought the crowd wanted to hear, then backpedal or jettison long-term relationships when someone reacted differently than he expected. He's a standard politician dancing to the standard politician polka. There's no real change in him, any more than there is in McCain.
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valerie;994247 wrote: Acc, I have taken a moment... many moments actually and thought
about it.
I have heard that a write-in vote is a vote for McCain and I just can't
do that. The choices aren't the greatest, there are problems with all
of them but what do you do in that case? I prefer to support the best
one with the least "faults". After all, you can't get experience being
president until you in fact ARE president, right? So that's what I have
to look at.
This time there is no lesser between the two evils. I don't see the difference in one or the other, so my protest vote won't hurt a thing.
about it.
I have heard that a write-in vote is a vote for McCain and I just can't
do that. The choices aren't the greatest, there are problems with all
of them but what do you do in that case? I prefer to support the best
one with the least "faults". After all, you can't get experience being
president until you in fact ARE president, right? So that's what I have
to look at.
This time there is no lesser between the two evils. I don't see the difference in one or the other, so my protest vote won't hurt a thing.
Take a minute... and think about it
Accountable;994762 wrote: I've watch time and again as he said what he thought the crowd wanted to hear, then backpedal or jettison long-term relationships when someone reacted differently than he expected. He's a standard politician dancing to the standard politician polka. There's no real change in him, any more than there is in McCain.
Over her in Utopia Land we like to seek out the best in people.
Over her in Utopia Land we like to seek out the best in people.
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Nomad;995019 wrote: Over her in Utopia Land we like to seek out the best in people.
Ouch! I'm not taking that personally only because I know how testy you get this close to hockey season. (no, I have no idea if that statement's accurate or not :p)
If your guy turns out to win we lose, even if he is 100% sincere and devoid of all of the negative politician-like characteristics.
Of course, we lose if McCain wins, too.
Ouch! I'm not taking that personally only because I know how testy you get this close to hockey season. (no, I have no idea if that statement's accurate or not :p)
If your guy turns out to win we lose, even if he is 100% sincere and devoid of all of the negative politician-like characteristics.
Of course, we lose if McCain wins, too.