What if things were reversed?

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Registered: 08-27-2001
What if things were reversed?
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Mon, 09-15-2008 - 6:59pm
This is my first time posting on this board.  It seems like there are alot of very well-informed and passionate people here!  I look forward to hearing all your thoughts.

 

This was sent to me by a friend, and another ivillage friend suggested I share it here.  It certainly makes you think.

 

What if John McCain were a former president of the Harvard Law Review? What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class? What if McCain were still married to the first woman he said "I do" to? What if Obama were the candidate who left his first wife after she no longer measured up to his standards?

What if Michelle Obama were a wife who not only became addicted to pain killers, but acquired them illegally through her charitable organization? What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard? What if Obama were a member of the "Keating 5"? What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?

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.

--permission from darrell taylor to reprint for discussion purposes.--


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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-27-2001
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 6:48pm

I resent the fact that you are accusing people who do not support Obama's views (or yours) as racist.


I can understand if you didn't have time to read the thread.

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-03-2008
Wed, 09-17-2008 - 7:04pm

The entire point of the post was to say that race plays a role in how people view Obama.

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Registered: 07-25-2006
Thu, 09-18-2008 - 8:54am

<>it just seems that in the past 10 years or so, the Republicans have been more vicious in attacking then the Democrats.<>


Would you consider the personal attaks on Palin


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Registered: 08-27-2001
Thu, 09-18-2008 - 9:06am

I can totally understand you resenting the implications of the message.

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Registered: 12-17-2006
Thu, 09-18-2008 - 9:29am

Obama has NO RESUME! THAT would really be bad when John McCain is OUR ONLY real hope! Obama has been in the pocket of special interests from day one and LOOK at his Hollywood parties and such, he is not too concerned with the economy!


AND his GLOBAL POVERTY TAX TO AFRICA FOR 845 BILLION?


WE CAN NOT AFFORD BARRACK OBAMA AND HIS OUT OF TOUCH IDEOLOGIES!


James A. Johnson - former Fannie Mae CEO and Obama Advisor


Just cost you billions in taxes


Franklin Raines – former Fannie Mae CEO and Obama Advisor


Just cost you billions in taxes


Barack Obama – If we can’t afford his advisors, how can we afford him?


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Registered: 12-17-2006
Thu, 09-18-2008 - 9:33am

What if Michelle Obama were a wife who not only became addicted to pain killers, but acquired them illegally through her charitable organization? What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard? What if Obama were a member of the "Keating 5"? What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?


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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-20-2008
Thu, 09-18-2008 - 9:41am
LOL give me a break - where does he say now he does cocaine LOL....
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-06-2008
Thu, 09-18-2008 - 10:09am
I was just talking about this the other day... racism is
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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-25-2008
Thu, 09-18-2008 - 10:14am

On the other hand, I've seen it argued that if Obama weren't black, he wouldn't have received the Democratic nomination in the first place.


If he were simply some white irish first-term Senator out of Chicago named Barry O'Banion, he would have been buried in the primaries.

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Registered: 08-06-2008
Thu, 09-18-2008 - 10:21am

OH PLEASE. OBAMA'S TAX INCREASE WILL HURT US???????

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