hey peeps. i was going to respond to soothy with something i saw a couple of days ago. thought everyone should take a gander. enjoy:

WHAT IF..

Obama/Biden vs McCain/Palin, what if things were switched around?

.......think about it.

Would the country's collective point of view be different? Could racism be
the culprit?

Ponder the following:

What if the Obama had paraded five children across the stage, including a
three month old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?

What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?

What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?


What if McCain had only married once and Obama was a divorcee?

What if Obama was the candidate who left his first wife after a severe
disfiguring car accident, when she no longer measured up to his standards?

What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair while
he was still married?

What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to pain
killers but also acquired them illegally through her charitable
organization?

What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?

What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five?
(The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in
1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and
Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)

What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?

What if Obama couldn't read from a teleprompter?

What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included
discipline problems and a record of crashing seven planes?

What if Obama was the one who was known to display publicly, on many
occasions, a serious anger management problem?

What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer distribution?


What if the Obama's had adopted a white child?

You could easily add to this list. 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.

Educational Background:

Barack Obama:
Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in
International Relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude

Joseph Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Vs

John McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899

Sarah 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

Education isn't everything, but this is about the two highest offices in the
land as well as our standing in the world. It saddens me to think that this
is the America (Every one is created equal, land of the free, and home of
the brave.) that we live in but it is sadly reality.
Rt

LOL @ Rob saying Soothy.



And good mornin to you, Rob.

thank you for sharing this. i believe this is the perfect thing for me to send as a reply to the almost daily barack-bashing emails i am continually forwarded by friends/family with differing political views.

~A


*eta*
so i sent this out to my mother and a church friend, and i prefaced it with this
(btw, i admit to a taking liberty in referring to rob as an "acquaintance" LOL):

This was posted by a well-known online acquaintance of mine, and I thought it a very appropriate response to the barrage of emails I have received that seem at the least tinged with racist overtones and at worst colored with paranoia over issues that are either non-contextual or overexaggerated.

I have read (most of) your emails and I hope that, in return, you will read this and consider these things with an open mind.

And no, I do not expect to change your mind - but perhaps we can simply agree to disagree and let this be the end of the email campaign attempting to get me to change mine.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Just*A*,

LOL Rob at the Soothy comment.

I am looking forward to the Pets Alive Benefit show tomorrow. Can't wait

Hey Rob.

Thanks for stopping by to post this. Such great points.

I totally agree.

It is a shame that people cannot see others as equals.

I say......GO OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


You rocked last night in your TV Show debut. Thank god your not really in Rehab.

Have an awesome show tomorrow night. Wish I could be there.

Lot of love,
Linda

Never thought of it that way, if the roles were reversed, there's no way in hell Barack Obama would have been the democratic presidential nominee....how sad is that...but you're right it is the reality.

(((Rob)))) You were funny last night.

I've ponder those things over & over & it blows my mind. I couldn't agree more, Rob, it is a sad reality indeed.

Unfortunately, that is the reality. One would think that people's attitudes and mindsets would be different in this day age but I've come to believe that these attitudes don't change very easily, if at all. Also, people will use only the information that further reinfornces their point of view only without seeing the otherside.

Thanks for coming on Rob and sharing your view. I hope you have a great show tomorrow night and raise lots of money for those little innocent animals.

Thanks Rob~
Many great thoughts to ponder.

Yes, it is a the sad reality of our country today.

LOL~ On Soothy...

What if Obama was a lipstick wearing hockey Mom?

quote:

Originally posted by Becca:
What if Obama was a lipstick wearing hockey Mom?

LOL! What if he were a "mavarick."

Wow. When you look at it like that.....it realy is sad. Thanks for the post. Got me thinking. I'm going to forward this to all the persons who keep bashing Obama in my email. Thanks Rob. Loved you last night on "Sunny". Now how about SNL! LOL

Damn The Man!
Love you!

THIS. Is why I love you, ROB.

GOBAMA!

Those points really make you think. I will def. send this to some people I know that have been sending me anti Obama articles. If only race didn't matter how different would the world be?
Thanks, Rob for coming here and posting this. Loved you last night. You make a great pyscho! lol. I wish you had gotten more lines tho. Best wishes for the fundraiser, hope you make lots of money foe PA. See you on tour!

Love,
Carla