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| VDH: the wages of "too much easy anti-Americanism" |
| 2008-03-14 |
| . . . Each time the Rev. Wright’s latest clip is played, Obama is going to lose voters — unless he explains how and why such sentiments are not his own, and how and why he could attend such sermons without being ill at ease. You see, the Michelle Obama and Rev. Wright rhetoric — while welcome to some African-American audiences and elite whites — simply outrages the working classes of all backgrounds, most of whom have never had opportunities to go to prep schools like Obama did, or private schools where his children are enrolled, or Columbia/Harvard and Princeton/Harvard from which he and his wife graduated, or worked in elite positions for blue-chip law firms as this power couple once did. In short, class can often trump race. The notion that very privileged people, with elite educations and income, seem to be suggesting (as well as being at ease with others who do) that the country is currently somehow pathological or unfair is not simply something that bothers the less fortunate, but literally enrages them. Why? Because ingratitude, even the perception of it, is one of our strongest of emotions. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #7 Whatadeal - the pizza joints don't want him either. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-14 23:57 |
| #6 This week a working class girl at Mazzios Pizza told me that if you wanted the job, you had to wear the green Mazzio's shirt. If you do not want to wear the shirt, that's okay, just don't ask for the job. She thought Obama should not ask for the job as President if he could not wear the American shirt -like saying the pledge, loving America ( unlike his wife and minister ), wearing an American flag pin. Obama, its okay to hate America, to not wear an American flag pin, to refuse to say the pledge, to hate Anglos ( and other races ), just don't ask for the job as President. Go make pizza. |
| Posted by: whatadeal 2008-03-14 23:52 |
| #5 Compare wid ASIA TIMES > KOREAS: TALIBAN CAN'T STOP KOREAN MISSIONARY ZEAL. GUAM PDN/MVARIETY OP-EDS > US QUALITY OF LIFE IS THE "REAL RECESSION" + IN WEAK US ECONOMY, AMERICANS SWITCH STEAK FOR CHICKEN + THE MONSTER MASH. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-03-14 22:02 |
| #4 I understand better now why Omorosa Obama feels the way she does about feeling really proud for the first time in her adult life. |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2008-03-14 19:28 |
| #3 My concern is how representative Rev. Wright may be of other A-A church leadership. Scary to think that, in addition to the Muzzies, we have to worry about "church-goin'" Blacks as well.... YIKES! |
| Posted by: OyVey1 2008-03-14 17:07 |
| #2 You will not need any Swift Boaters for this election. All you have to do is ask "What has Sen. Obama done in his 3 years in the Senate that qualifies him to be President?" Nobody but the most diehard partisans are going to even try to answer that. Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2008-03-14 16:20 |
| #1 I feel sick that this stuff about Rev. Wright, who is Muzz light, has come into prominenece now. Why, oh why, couldn't these jackoffs have held back until the Dummocrats had selected B. Hussein as their nominee ? Could have torpedoed his leaking boat in one fell swoop. Wouldn't have required any Swift Boat assistance either. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-03-14 13:13 |