http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6457882Oh my.
The sparkling husband primitive, thinking about things in the basement, while the wife upstairs dabbles with her chemistry set:
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-03-09 07:01 PM
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I can't let go of this ...... this whole thing about the upset over Obama talking to school kids
I initially took it as just more Michelle Bachmann style craziness. But it isn't. This shit RESONATES with the the HATERS in this country. I simply can't wrap my head around parents "protecting" their kids from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ****ING STATES.
THE ****ING PRESIDENT.
Now some want to see his speech ahead of time.
WHAAAAT?????
I can't wrap my head around this because I considered it as a parent and as a former schoolkid and now, as an old guy.
But I think I missed the point.
I think this isn't about politics or his message. I think it is about his race.
The Right Wing Hate Machine is really, REALLY connecting with the hateful, angry white people who make up far too many of our citizens.
No one seems to want to talk about this. And I'll admit that I can only say this is my personal view. But DAMMIT.
Protecting kids from the President?
Oh My Gawd.
Yep, the sparkling husband primitive never disappoints; the race card.
It's a pretty big bonfire, so only the PoPs:
First up, Ms. Ed, the unappellated eohippus.
Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-03-09 07:02 PM
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1. I am livid about it
It IS about race. Make no mistake.
The pederast primitive:
ThomCat (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-03-09 07:26 PM
Response to Reply #2
21. Blatant Racism.
The Gloria Swanson primitive:
Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-03-09 07:05 PM
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3. Isn't it an honor to have the President of the United States address our school children? Isn't it exciting for the kids to have the PRESIDENT talking JUST TO THEM?
The hatred in this country is growing and spreading and, like a vile mold or a deadly bacterium, it's contaminating everything it encounters.
This one is beyond the pale.
He's the ****ing PRESIDENT, and yet these bigots feel perfectly free to show disrespect to him and to the office.
Nice lessons they're teaching the children.
I could cry, Stinky. Remember January 20, 2009, when we were all filled with hope and thought, maybe, that something had been gained?
We were wrong. We were so wrong.
The blue primitive:
bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-03-09 07:06 PM
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6. I take patriotism very seriously
And that means supporting our president, our leader and our Commander in Chief in a time of war, when we have troops in the field.
At least that's what I was told by certain people for the last 8 years.
Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-03-09 07:23 PM
Response to Reply #16
19. Sadly, what it does is teach the children that it's acceptable to hate black people.
Yeah, it's that simple.
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-03-09 08:29 PM
Response to Reply #28
35. You lead this off in a whole other direction ......
..... one that I long ago followed in my own mind.
Newt Gingrich and Rushbo caused this to happen. Rushbo played to the hatred in people's hearts and Gingrich coarsened the tone in Washington to the point politics became a blood sport.
Today we are simply seeing a point on the natural progression of this. The worst is yet to come. And for that you may have to turn your clock back 40 years or a bit more.
after which three photographs of assassinations
It
Takes
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-03-09 08:41 PM
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37. I don't know why some folks here would be upset by it. They're calling for a different president in 2012. What's the difference?
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-03-09 08:49 PM
Response to Reply #37
40. That's bullshit
And pretty off base.
One can disagree with Obama on EVERYTHING and still not be concerned about his race.
DevonRex (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-03-09 08:51 PM
Response to Reply #40
42. It's not off base at all. The same people who are calling for him to be defeated in a 2012 primary are suddenly all concerned about how the RWers are treating him?
Well, I call bullshit on that.
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-03-09 11:00 PM
Response to Reply #42
44. **I'm** concerned about the incitement of open racism in America.
And you replied in **my** thread. To **my** thoughts.
Hence my call of bullshit. You got issues with 2012, start a thread about it.
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Thu Sep-03-09 11:16 PM
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51. I think it's ridiculous, but I also have a sneaking suspicion that many here would be expressing the outrage if this were GWB giving the talk.
"Is you learning? Study hard. So you can grow up and put food on your family."
Oh my.
