Spoke with Joe Sixpack today

[NoBushSpokenHere]

regarding yesterdays race speech. Joe has admitted to me in the past that he is prejudiced and was having a hard time with the thought of a Obama being President because of his race. He knows how bad (More of the Same) McCain would be, doesn't like Hillary and said he really likes Obama's plans and believes he has the intelligence to make a real change in DC.

I was anxious to talk to Joe to find out if the speech made a difference. I am very pleased to report, that YES it had. He said, "YES, I am okay with him now and I am very proud that we have a candidate that can talk in more than a 5 word sentence! He said the part where Obama shared about his Grandma made a big difference with him. I smiled because when I heard Obama speak of his Grandma, I knew that would be the statement that would break through the prejudice. You see, most of todays prejudicism began with the Grandparents. His speech taught them that it is okay that Grandma was, but to leave the racism or prejudice with Grandma.

If the speech made the Joe Sixpack I know overcome his prejudism enough to pledge support to Obama, I know there are so many better days ahead for us!

Hats off to Obama! Thank you for breaking through to Joe Sixpack! Looking forward to many more break throughs within America, thanks to you, Barack Obama!

[ColbertWatcher]

1. More of the Same McCain! I am stealing that n/t

[NoBushSpokenHere]

2. Has a great resonation doesn't it... More of the Same McCain! nt

[ColbertWatcher]

6. More of the Same McCain=Stay the course n/t

[Cha]

3. That speech gave us more than

the usual soundbites and all this had to happen to get us here. Obama keeps stepping up to the challenges presented to him.

Obama words takes us beyond Black and White.

[Suzie57]

4. Well, I'm married to Jim six-pack

My husband is a 56 year old union laborer. We live in a town of 900 people in Southern Illinois. He and his buddies all are Democrats. At dinner this evening he said " So everybody's ok with Obama again because of the speech he made yesterday?" I responded that seemed to be the case. Jim six packs response. "I don't know what the big deal was, everything that preacher said was true anyway." The mainstream noise machine has no clue what so ever what the people in the heartland really think.

[Blue_Roses]

19. I'm married to Joe twelve pack

:eyes:

[InsultComicDog]

5. I AM Joe Sixpack and I have one thing to say...

URP

[Cronus Protagonist]

7. I don't understand why it is OK for grandma to be prejudiced

And I don't think Obama said that either. And todays "prejudicism" has nothing to do with grandma, it has to do with ignorance and hatred, like all bigotry.

[NoBushSpokenHere]

8. The ignorance and hatred began years ago

and should have ended long ago. Some people have continued to be racist or prejudiced because they were ignorant or simply because "Grandma led them to be" The speech let them know that even though your Grandma was prejudiced, it doesn't mean you should continue to be.

[woolldog]

10. it's not ok...

it's just part of who she is becuase she comes from a different era. We can reject that mentality without rejecting her.

In essence we don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.

[Cronus Protagonist]

14. I see, we should tolerate racists, smile upon them patronizingly

Perhaps education is possible. Just a thought.

[woolldog]

24. Condemn the sin,

but not the sinner. Yes.

[Cronus Protagonist]

27. Wow, that's an old chestnut

Usually applied to people who have a non-conformist sexual orientation.

[Drachasor]

25. It's not as easy to change the elderly as you seem to think -- the young can be taught, however

For instance, most scientific revolutions really revolve around people stuck in the old ways dying off. And I am talking about scientists here!

And you can accept a person, flaws and all, while still condemning some of those flaws (such as prejudice).

[americanstranger]

26. Wouldn't it be 'throw the old lady out with the bathwater?'

Joking.

- as

[Stinky The Clown]

9. With inflation, that would be Joe Fourpack

Or maybe Joe MiniSixpack?

[NoBushSpokenHere]

11. Hmmmmmmmm maybe Joe TwoPack? nt

[Blue_Roses]

20. LOL!

:rofl:

[JVS]

21. Joe, 3 24oz cans at $.99-$1,19 each.

[rug]

12. I love Joe Sixpack stories. Tell me another. Can I have a glass of water, too?

[Leopolds Ghost]

13. Joe Sixpack walked into a bar with a black minister, a rabbi, and a televangelist...

[better tomorrow]

15. This Joe Sixpack, the activist?

[Khaotic]

16. Joe Pony-Pack

Since six 12-oz beer cost too damn much.



Budweiser reintroduces the pony bottle.

[smalll]

17. 1) I think you made that up. 2) Your point is: the problem's just evil OLD people.

Typical Obamatron!

[smalll]

18. 1) I think you made that up. 2) Your point is: the problem's just evil OLD people.

Typical Obamatron!

[Adams Wulff]

22. Joe Sixpack owes me 10 bucks.

Tell him he needs to start returning my calls.

[Swamp Rat]

23. Obama's speech will be the topic of tens of thousands of sermons next Sunday.

I'd bet the farm. ;)