Terrified??? Is it really possible that, now that Obama has won, people are terrified that a black man will be our President? I watched Obama's speech at Grant Park when I came home from work last night and all I can say was I cried tears of joy with all those people, be they white, black, brown, yellow. It's truly an historic moment in time....and my father is terrified? OMG
I recall the Generation Gap of the 60's when my father was a hawk and I was a dove...my father said "colored" and I said "what color is that, Dad?"
I guess after all these years nothing has changed.
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posted on November 5, 2008 08:28:05 AM new
My brother is saying basically the same thing. I'm ashamed of him like never before. Toss the email and move on. The opinions of people like this aren't worth your time or energy. I've washed my hands of my brother as much as that saddens me.
Sore losers, that's what they are.
Cheryl
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posted on November 5, 2008 08:51:35 AM new
I have seen this one as well, from my brother in-law.
Sore losers is right and I believe that the lying emails, etc... will continue. Disturbing, huh?
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posted on November 5, 2008 08:58:56 AM new
My mother always says all the colored people died in the sixties. (It usually takes the slow minded people a few minutes to get it).
I'm incredibly happy about Obama's win. I live in a traditionally red area of traditionally red Indiana. I think I'm the only person in my office building that was an Obama supporter.
posted on November 5, 2008 08:59:44 AM new
Disturbing, absolutely! I know they're providing Obama with the best Secret Service security possible, but I can't help but be concerned.
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posted on November 5, 2008 09:02:46 AM newI know they're providing Obama with the best Secret Service security possible, but I can't help but be concerned.
I agree and am concerned as well. There are alot of crazies out there.
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posted on November 5, 2008 09:19:34 AM new
I resolved this morning to pray for his safety every day he's in office. I've prayed for him off and on in the past - but not consistently.
I think all of his supporters that believe in the power of prayer should pray for him.
posted on November 5, 2008 10:08:50 AM new
Shething, I don't understand your fascination with such email tripe, especially on a day when most people here and throughout the world are celebrating the election of Obama.
posted on November 5, 2008 01:39:24 PM new
It is not good to suffer fools. Garbage like this should never be discarded from email without replying to the sender with a correction. They won't read it of course, and won't believe if they do, as they are fools. Do it for yourself. You'll feel better.
posted on November 5, 2008 08:49:09 PM new
Religion's impact on this election intrigues me. I know two women, very pious, downright saint-like who voted on opposite ends of the spectrum. Both are legal immigrants. One, who was a trained nurse in Colombia, is now a 60-ish cleaning lady. She is the absolutely hardest worker I know. She married late, has no children and her husband doesn't work. She gives a huge amount of her time to the Catholic church and a portion of her income to help the more needy. There is a place in heaven for her, indeed. She voted for McCain/Palin, not based on the economy or how their tax cuts for the wealthy affect her, but on their stance for abortion. I respect that.
My other friend is a legal immigrant from Iraq. She is from a wealthy family and is an ob/gyn physician. There is a small sector of Roman Catholic families in Iraq that dates back to centuries, she was a part of that factor. She often pal'd around with Mother Theresa volunteering months of time with her - even taking disgruntled teenagers with her to show them what poverty and desperation were about. She and I used to have friendly disagreements about George Sr. - She was prominent in supporting him. Then came the embargo and the medical supplies for the children's hospital in Basra (which she founded) were withheld. She felt betrayed. Although she is in the anti-abortion camp, she voted for Obama to end the devastation to her homeland. Again, not an economic choice.
posted on November 6, 2008 04:29:37 AM new
You have a point helen! That's why along with my reply they get nice request to "please learn how to remove selected recipients from your email before forwarding, and make me one of them"... If I get another FW from them, they end up in my bounce list.
posted on November 6, 2008 05:47:55 AM new "It is not good to suffer fools. Garbage like this should never be discarded from email without replying to the sender with a correction. They won't read it of course, and won't believe if they do, as they are fools. Do it for yourself. You'll feel better."
Profe, actually I thought you were being facetious with that remark because I didn't realize that such emails were being forwarded by known individuals. I just assumed that they were sent, like spam, by a right wing group and in that case sending a correction would be a waste of time.
I agree that if someone familiar forwarded a message like that to me I would certainly respond with a correction and a request to be removed from his forwarding list.
I've used a computer for less than ten years and during that time I've never received a message like shething describes.
posted on November 6, 2008 06:09:26 AM new
My husband and I also get these emails and forwards from business associates, family members and friends. I have repeatedly asked to not be sent these. It is frustrating and when they don't comply - I will answer bluntly with the facts or links to snopes or factcheck, which they don't like.
In today's paper, someone posted: Congratulations, age discrimination has trumped race discrimination. What crap.
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After racking my brain, I do remember a problem with unwanted email from a former neighbor. The neighbor was a preacher who lived across the street. Other than the fact that his children attended school with my children I had no association with him or his family, that is, until he moved to Kentucky. Then, the emails began.
At first, his messages were of a friendly nature. He would send photos of his children and ask about the neighbors and his former house across the street from me. He even included his traveling schedule, noting when he would be away from Kentucky. I found it exceedingly strange that someone who was just on a speaking basis when he lived across the road would become so friendly after he moved to Kentucky. But I responded politely to his first few emails, thinking that he was probably just lonely.
But when he began to include religious screeds to his emails, I realized that I had somehow attracted a proselytizing preacher. I chose to ignore his emails at that point rather than engage in a futile effort to contradict his religious faith. But the emails continued, just like clockwork for several months until I changed my internet provider and my email address. I could have added him to my blocked sender list but I was interested to see just how persistent he would be.
