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I was about 15 when I found out my grandfather beat my father everyday. He had to hide in the rafters of the barn. When I found out I was so mad at my grandfather for the hurt he caused my father. But he was still my grandfather so I loved him. My father had 11 children and he broke the chain of abuse. When we were sitting at the table one day he said n... about something and I said dad I don't like that word, please don't say it. He looked at me and said you have spunk. Okay I won't I didn't mean to offend it is just what I learned. I disagreed with his words but I dearly loved the man. He lost his arm to a farm accident but continued on and raised 11 with Mom of course. :) I beleive that is the basis of what Obama said. His father left when he was little, maybe he felt like the pastor was a father figure. He respects him but doesn't agree with him. Obama does understand both sides and I have no doubt he will do our country good. And move past all the abuses that happen in our country. I see an honest, genuine man in Obama and he will have my help til the end. Which I trully believe will be Nov. and we will welcome hime as President.
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"these times" is code for "dangerous times," which is code for "fear."
hhmmm... now which party has been the one using fear to gain votes?
Not only do they know they can't beat him, but the GOP now has to worry about their members actually leaving the party so they can vote for him!
I foresee a landslide victory in November.
None of our LIVING influences are perfect, nor are we. What God has given us is the ability to make choices...
Barack Obama has also had people who have influenced him-- NONE perfect-- Rev Wright was instrumental in instilling him with faith. I also feel that Rev Wright allowed him to understand his Black heritage both good and bad. He also taught him about the injustices that Black Americans have had to face. Rev Wright also made it clear to his ALL of his parishners that being Black is NO excuse for settling for less in life.
Just like the point that Limbo is trying to make--He has received many gifts from his father but has made the choice not to accept some of his father's racist beliefs. We all have these people in our lives-- people we love but will not continue passing their past history of hate to the next generation...
Excellent Post Limbo-- Thank you for sharing!!!
If as he says, his grandmother was a racist, and he says she made racist comments right in front of her own grandson,which made him cringe how nasty is that? She was white, do you see where I am getting with this Connie, we have not been helping.
How could his mother let that happen to that poor boy?
That is just messed up.
If something that pitiful raised him no wonder he is hanging around hate mongers, he has some deeply personal and complicated issues that he evidently still needs to sort out.
They have a right to their feelings, doesn't make it constructive or productive, in fact to me it seems self-destructive. I have known about Wright for awhile now, wondering when Obama would come to terms with this, it has been a trajectory for self-destruction from the get go.
Obama has had the luxury or hardship of seeing and living in both worlds-- He wants us to not see ourselves as Black/White/Red/Dem/Rep but as ONE United States of America-- This is his strength of bringing everyone together-- We have the opportunity to choose a leader that has true insight to these problems as he has lived them-- This is not a "disability" or liability but an asset!!!!