I guess the "new" line of attack will be ... patriotism

[BattyDem]

I got this email from a RW relative this morning. This person rarely sends me political stuff, so the "patriotism" angle obviously had an impact on him. Yes, we've heard it all before, but I guess someone decided the time was right to drag this shit out again. :eyes:

I should tell you that my relative doesn't want McCain, but has no intention of voting for either Clinton or Obama. So unless he changed his mind about McCain since I last spoke to him, he won't be voting. The only reason he sent me this email was was to turn ME off of Obama. So should I respond to this crap?

BACKGROUND CHECK - MRS. OBAMA

Subject: Background Check - Mrs. Obama

I am not entirely sure what to make of this, but thought it worth sending on
to all of you for whatever it might be worth to you.


Michelle Obama, wife of Democrat frontrunner Barack Obama, shocked a lot
of people over the weekend when she said this: "For the first time in my
adult lifetime I am proud of my country." Wow! That takes my breath away.

Mrs. Obama is 44 years old, so for over roughly 24 years of "adulthood,"
taking her at her word, she has never been proud of our nation.

Is there a theme here? You may remember that last year Senator Obama
said he refused to wear a flag lapel pin because it represented a
"substitute
for true patriotism." And what precisely is true patriotism? According to
Senator Barack Hussein Obama, it is opposing the war in Iraq.

Apparently nothing America did from 1982 to 2008 caused her heart to swell
with pride. Not our successful effort to defeat Soviet communism and
liberate millions of people in Eastern Europe? Not our relief efforts around
the world, through which we spent billions to help the downtrodden?

Not anything? When she learned with all the rest of us how her fellow
citizens on United Flight 93 bravely fought back against jihadist hijackers
and prevented another disaster on September 11th, did she not fill up with
pride? As Americans of all races and classes rallied together in defense of
our nation in the aftermath of September 11th, did her spirit not jump with
love for her homeland? Apparently not.

The Obamas are living examples of the American Dream. Both Michelle Obama
and her husband have Ivy League degrees. They make a joint income of over
One Million Dollars a year. They live lives that most ordinary Americans can
only dream of. Yet, Mrs. Obama, who wants to be First Lady, has been unable
to find the pride in America that millions of ordinary Americans feel every
day.

Sadly, her attitude is not rare among leftwing American elites. We are
"educating" millions of Americans to be Globalists first and foremost, and
we are doing precious little about educating our children to be Proud and
Unashamed Americans.

**The Obamas are flying high politically right now, but I don't believe many
Americans will want to cast their votes this November for a couple so out of
touch with traditional American values.**

"For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country," Michelle
Obama... "What she meant was, this is the first time that she's been proud
of the politics of America," Barack Obama

HOWEVER, nowhere in there does she leave space for, allude to, or specify a
reference to American politics. She's a Princeton and Harvard educated
lawyer, and she can't specify between her country and its politics???

ALSO, "Why Is Michelle Obama's Princeton Thesis *Restricted* Until November
5th"?

1985 Princeton senior Thesis en titled: "Princeton-Educated Blacks and the
Black Community,"

http://libweb5.princeton.edu/theses/thesesid.asp?ID=98

Princeton University Senior Thesis Full Record

TITLE: Princeton Educated Blacks and the Black Community November 5, 2008] (96 pages).
AUTHOR: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson (1985), Sociology Department
ADVISOR: Not available
LOCATED AT: Mudd Library.

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama lamented that white professors and
classmates always saw her as "Black first and a student second." She had
surveyed alumni to see whether they sacrificed their commitment to other
blacks on the altar of success, and foresaw for herself an uneasy future:
"further integration and/or assimilation into a White cultural and social
structure that will only allow me to remain on the periphery of society;
never becoming a full participant."...

As Michelle Obama wrote in her thesis introduction, "My experiences at
Princeton have made me far more aware of my 'Blackness' than ever before. I
have found that at Princeton no matter how liberal and open-minded some of
my White professors and classmates try to be toward me, I sometimes feel
like a visitor on campus; as if I really don't belong."...
Michelle Obama was guided in her choice of thesis topic by a consuming
concern that her success might compromise her black identity. As she wrote
in her conclusion:
"I wondered whether or not my education at Princeton would affect my
identification with the Black community. I hoped that these findings would
help me conclude that despite the high degree of identification with Whites
as a result of the educational and occupational path that Black Princeton
alumni follow, the alumni would still maintain a certain level of
identification with the black community. However, these findings do not
support this possibility."...

Michelle Obama's fears of losing touch with her roots without ever being
embraced into the mainstream led her to promise, in her thesis introduction,
"to actively utilize my resources to benefit the Black community."

Her thesis is the ONLY one on the 449-result long list *restricted until a
specific date: November 5th*. What's the significance of November 5th? Well,
it's a Wednesday. Oh, and it's the day after the General Election...
!!!!!!

Please forward this to all your friends, does not matter what party they
belong to...it's important that we all know the real background of the
Obama's...

Now a Dead link to thesis

[tyne]

1. "New" line of attack?

When has the RW used anything but a lack of patriotism for their strategy?

[BattyDem]

3. LOL ... that's true.

I just meant that their "new" strategy is dragging out the "Obamas are unpatriotic" chain-letter email. Pathetic, isn't it?

[NashVegas]

2. Her Words Represent a Huge Crator In Obama's Campaign

If Hillary Clinton chooses not to exploit the potential rift there, Repukes won't have any qualms.

[goldcanyonaz]

4. Her paired with Reverend Wrights words should make for an exciting GE.

Then there's that photo of him without his hand over his heart during the pledge.

Oopsy...

[NashVegas]

7. That's Going to Be a Problem

I grew up in a little redneck town in upstate NY. Still visit at least once a year. When we went to war on Iraq, about 60% of the townspeoples' automobiles bore those ridiculous yellow ribbon magnets. It was a knee-jerk thing, something they did without thinking. About 20% still carry them.

[MNDemNY]

5. This page has pdflinks to the thesis

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8642.html

[BattyDem]

6. Thank you ... I knew there was a working link somewhere

DUers always know where to find things. :toast:

[flor de jasmim]

8. You could send Obama's MORE PERFECT UNION speech as REPLY TO ALL...

As for Michelle's thesis... was she WRONG to feel that way?? To belong and yet not belong, to be accepted as a student officially but not feel entirely welcomed. This was also over 20 years ago!!! Even Princeton has probably changed since then!!

Anyway, some people are currently BEYOND hope.

[BattyDem]

11. AWESOME idea!

:toast:

[TahitiNut]

9. We seem to have a lot of DUers who've been PROUD of George W. Bush America.

We seem to have a lot of DUers who've been PROUD of Ronald Reagan America. We seem to have a lot of DUers who've been PROUD of George H. W. Bush America. We seem to have a lot of DUers who've been PROUD of blow jobs, homeless, NAFTA, health care prifiteering, and "Don't Ask Don't Tell" militarism. Yup. Dropping bombs on Iraq for a decade and ignoring the Rwandan genocide sure give ME a lot to be "proud" of.

I can only guess how it looks from the perspective of a black woman with brains, heart, and energy ... watching people with half the personal talent be feted while she's marginalized. Appalling.

[Swamp Rat]

12. reeel 'murcans!

[BattyDem]

14. Some people can't grasp the idea that others have different experiences ..

which lead to a different perspective. Instead of trying to understand Michelle Obama's point of view, they simply judge her because her perspective is a little different than theirs. "She must be wrong because she doesn't see things the way I do." It's so silly ... and childish.

I love Michelle and think she'd be a wonderful first lady. :-)

[TahitiNut]

17. I must admit to some dissonance, myself.

In one sense, at least, I envy her. You see, I'd love to be the OBJECT of the high esteem in which I hold her. At the same time, knowing how difficult it's been for me to meet some of the challenges I've faced in my life, I seriously doubt I could merit that esteem. It's a knife that cuts both ways ... since it has also afforded me that greater opportunity to develop empathy. Lots of Yin & Yang there.

[Swamp Rat]

10. The counter-attack: "It's the economy stupid."

Americans can't use their cars by filling up their gas tanks with plastic flags.

[BattyDem]

13. "Americans can't use their cars by filling up their gas tanks with plastic flags."

That's a great line! :rofl:

[40ozDonkey]

15. Forward the email to Obama's website.

They take these swiftboat emails and craft responses to email back, based on the subject matter.

He might already have a standard form e-mail for the subject of patriotism. We knew that bullshit would start many months ago.

[BattyDem]

16. That's a good idea.

I'm going to do that.

Thanks for the suggestion. :hi: