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[Brad Haslett]

Rob,

You use "Swift Boaters" like their is something wrong with a group who has a
different experience with 'reality' telling their side of the story.  The
actual Swift Boaters were from all sides of the political spectrum and their
issue with the 'truth' had more to do with their recollection of events and
how it was being distorted for political gain.  I could give a shit if the
O'messiah wore diapers overseas.  But when  someone speaks out from personal
experience about Michelle growing-up anything but poor, or Obama engaging in
garden variety Chicago politics (and it is inevitable this will happen),
they might just be 'setting the record straight' based on their memory of
what really happened.  The O family have plenty of 'explainin' to do without
worrying about all the innuendo and symbolism.

Brad

On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:

> Jeez Herb, little hard on the guy?  He was wearing "Somalian" garb because
> his father is Kenyan and he was visiting Kenya.  If your parents were from
> Turkey and you were visiting their home town, would it be so wrong to wear
> Turkish clothes?  This is just another attempt to discredit the guy.
>  "Swift
> Boaters for the Truth"  all over again. - rob
>
>
>
> > Yep, you're nit-picking, but I'll go with it.
> >
> > Frankly, I don't have much respect for a man, or a woman, that will wear
> > Somali garb as a "show" of respect, when they would know that some would
> > see it as a Muslim "symbol"; then turn right around and refuse to wear a
> > pin that merely represents the flag of their country, with the excuse
> > that they did not want it to be seen as "false patriotism". As I said in
> > my previous post, there's little doubt in my mind that it was a
> > political gambit, one that would win him admiration on the left, and
> > little scorn on the right. Unfortunately, there are too many other
> > examples that show something of a disdain for the country he's supposed
> > to lead. Would you like more examples?
> >
>
>
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