Obama/Buchanan

First of all, I DO NOT HATE ANYONE....

What I do not appreciate are the slanderous, stereotypical comments continually thrown in my face about black people; and I have and will speak my mind when my people or anyone else spews deragotory garbage about anyone's race/ethnicity.  I have never liked that sort of behavior and never will.  If you read all of my previous post, I stated that NO MATTER WHAT RACE it is - to make bigoted racist remarks is totally unecessary.  And when I quoted my grandmother it was not to inflame anyone; it was to make people think.  My grandmother did not care if you were puce with persimmon polkadots - she related a story to me of why she made that statement.  She was at her time, one of very few black women to go to college, and after having entered the medical field was told that 'you are nothing but an overeducated n***** and nothing more'.  She was a strong lady and am forever grateful for her.  Yes, I am a black woman but I am a human being FIRST.  The media in this country is so negative and divisive - we should ALL hang our heads in shame for the hate they continually perpetuate and evern be more chagrined to suck up what they spew as being gospel because they said it. 

• Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America.? - Buchanan to Obama
  • I'm curious. Why did you put this post up here? - What do you think about what he said? nm
  • Buchanan to Obama - zoesnana
    • thanks for your comments, totally agree - sk
      • Buchanan - zoesnana
    • I know this will - bash me all you want
      • Buchanan - zoesnana
      • Some aspects of your post are true... - sam
    • Jews - USAGirl
      • Where is this coming from? sm - Please cite your source?
    • We should hang our heads in shame that - America has produced this kind of hate.
      • Obama/Buchanan - zoesnana
        • Hello...I was talking about Buchanan. sm - I'm with you 1000%...some whites get it.
          • Buchanan - zoesnana

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In response to your post, I want to clarify some things...

I have and never will state on this board that 'it was because of slavery' that black Americans are still struggling in any way, shape, etc.  I can and have only replied what I felt when I read that post, and yes - i was offended  as a human being and a black American; and if you had read the post in its intended context, being a human being, perhaps you would see it for what it really is.  I was raised in a family where it was instilled in all of us to contribute to society, to be responsible for self and others, obtain an education and give to those less fortunate.  My father was born in the South in 1922 and witnessed as a boy lynchings and beatings, relatives and neighbors alike burned out of their homes and their land stolen from them; he was also a member of the U.S. Army, having joined the armed forces when they were segregated.  My mother, who is California Indian and black, was raised in the Bay Area of the 'golden state' and there were neighborhoods that she and other black people were not allowed to work let alone live.  For Mr. Buchanan to state that 'America was the best place for black slaves to be broght to and live' is self-serving, bigoted and pompous.  I am aware of white people having been enslaved and of the many soldiers who fought in this country against slavery and yes, I am grateful because they sacrificed their lives.  I am just tired of the negativity and unfortunately the media constantly demonizes the black community yet what is more unfortunate is that there are many people who believe just about everything the media throws our way.  My people are not America's 'big problem' - how about a war that consumes our sons, daughters, fathers, husbands and has and continues to drain our nation's financial reserves, unemployment and the continual outsourcing of not only our professions as MT's but the majority of all professions here in this nation, seniors who are forced to choose between paying for their meds or eating? What about those issues? Jeremiah Wright, AL Sharpton, et at are not my problem because I am NOT responsible for them and what they say or do.  All I am saying is that everyone should read the Buchanan post in its entirety and look at it for what it is - bigoted, inflammatory, insulting and yes, racist. 

And I too, appreciate your comment/support.  Before I am black and female - I am a human being and my philosophy has always been if that if you treat me as such, i will respond in kind.  Peace to all here

I undertstand you were talking about him (lol),...confession - some of my people don't get it EITHER...take care and God bless you...

I just watched him on Hardball.  He acknowledged majority of Americans are against the Iraqi war.

They were discussing Cindy Sheehan.  The only words he used to describe her were "authentic" and "has authenticity."  I was fully expecting him to slam her, but he didn't.

Wake up, already.  The majority of Americans are against this war.  Want to use our troops for a real, legitimate purpose and not some invented theoretical justification to get even with the guy who tried to kill your daddy once?  Put our soldierse on our borders with Mexico and Canada.  Let them prevent terrorists (posing as Mexicans because they have the same physical characteristics) from crossing our borders and KILLING US.  That would go a long way toward BEGINNING to fight terrorism HERE, where we REALLY need it, not in some foreign sovereign nation who posed no real threat to us.  Let them do their REAL job, which is to protect and defend America during a time when we've never needed them MORE to do just that.

He's YOUR guy, not mine!!  I thought he would be attack her and say she deserved it, like the people who claim to "support the troops" so much have been saying on the Conservative board.

No.  This one is YOUR elephant.  And he escaped from the Republican zoo. 

Obama has shown great judgment in the people who surround him.  He picked a great VP choice, and his wife is impeccable as a helpmate and is a fantastic role model for the American children.   

I believe Obama has an awesome political future.  He sure is a bright light, and he would be someone I would seriously consider voting for.

Someone I like even better is Rep. Harold Ford from Tennessee.  Every time I hear this man speak, I like him more and more and more.

I think there are lots of good candidates out there who don't fit the profiles you outlined, which I also believe to be true, and I think we're well overdue in considering those candidates because, in my opinion, what we've been offered in the last several elections -- on BOTH sides -- has been pretty pitiful.  The "box" isn't working, and it's time to look outside of it.

If we get Obama or any of the other candidates we will get more of the same. War and taxes. Empire building. If you like that kind of stuff, vote for any of the candidates EXCEPT.......... RON PAUL. The only candidate for peace, limited government and minding our own business.

Haven't seen any posts here for awhile.  Very excited about the outcome of tonight's election.  I am so glad to see that people are not buying the "gimmicks" Hillary proposed.  Gas tax holiday?...give me a break!  Someone needed to ask her, "So what happens when the holiday is over", you charge back up the gas price! 

The big joke is that Bill Clinton raised the gas tax in his first year in office.  It was included in a package of tax increases that amounted to the biggest tax increase in history.  It was raised by 4.3 cents.  Not only did he raise the gas tax, but he wanted to raise it even higher.

So you should all get this straight...Hillary is "claiming" she would give drivers 3 whole months (wow - imagine that) 18 cent a gallon cut after her husband forced drivers to pay an extra 5 cents for 15 years.

Unfortunately there were some people who bought into her pandering (which by the way is another word for lying), but thank goodness enough people with an education and most important most of the with common sense could see right through her lies.

Way to go North Carolina - I'm so pleased.  And Indiana too.  It was a close race thank goodness.

Now she needs to step down.  Why?  Because its the right thing to do.  Do the numbers.  There is no way she can win and anyone who believes so needs to wake up.  What we need is for her to support Barack Obama (that is if she's telling the truth about the most important thing is nominating a democrat for president).  Somehow though I do not believe she has the best interest of the party or the american people in mind.  Her goal is to serve herself.  She needs to graciously bow out and put all her efforts into getting a democrat in the office.

P.S. - Note to the "ditto heads".  Maybe we should rename Limbaugh followers "dumbo heads".  Not only did your little plan fail Mr. Limbo, but it failed badly.  In a poll taken (and yes I know polls can be misleading), but not only did the republicans change parties to vote for a democrat but the majority of them voted for Obama.  Then on top of that over 75% of republicans that voted as democrats said that Obama could be McCain (or as I am hearing him being referred to as McBush), but only around 25% said they believed Hillary could win.  So not only does Hillary need to do the math, so does Mr. Limbo.

He's just a talking head, somebody's puppet, aint nothing without his teleprompter and written speeches...gimme a break!

help these people so they can continue to sit on their butts and do something while the rest of us bust our humps.  No thank you! 

With RNC behind us now, dems are faced with the daunting challenge of making the 2008 election a referendum on issues, not a personality contest.  Here are 2 links that got thrown under the bash bus. 

http://www.alternet.org/election08/97198/top_ten_most_disturbing_facts_and_impressions_of_sarah_palin/

http://www.alternet.org/election08/97350/8_more_shocking_revelations_about_sarah_palin/?page=3

Though the title of these articles may lead one to conclude it is more about Palin bashing, there is a gold mine of pertinent information to be found there.  Embedded within the articles are more links that are overwhelming on first inspection, but well worth the time it takes to review them.  Laid out there between the lines is a structured blueprint for facing the upcoming 60 days with effective campaign strategy. 

There is another post that also got buried in the mud which will be brought back up to the top momentarily on issues.  If it get buries again, it will be brought back up to the top again.  The bashes it may inspire will be ignored.  The issues will continue to get the focus. 

There is another battleground in this election aside from the issues push.  It is the one fought on the field of values and vision; specifically, the Obama vision versus the McCain/Palin vision of what kind of America they/we see in our futures and what sort of change each candidate promises to deliver.  The link below is an article that addresses this subject.  It is a self-effacing piece I believe dems should take to heart when considering how to frame their upcoming campaign tactics.  Here's that link.  

http://www.alternet.org/election08/97193/the_palin_choice%3A_the_reality_of_voters%27_minds/

The introduction to this post expresses a basic premise from which I will be operating.  I will not be diminishing the power of Obama's message by indulging in petty squabbles, dead-end distractions, one-upmanship and a race to get the last word.  There is important work here, people, and we best rolls up our sleeves and get started. 

Countdown Monday night.  Can't wait.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/obamas_craftiness.html

under your bed?  I read the black arms and then the rest and can only see the reason to post this on a politics board is . . .

a beard, honey.  Once again, you are mixing up Obama and Osama.  Not r-e-a-l bright.

....uh...say something....uh....eloquent...uh...if he had....uh....a......uh....teleprompter.

NOBAMA!

at least RESPOND to this novel idea before you condemn him for selfishness.  Good greasy gravy lady, act sane.