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Texas Senior Relates Thoughts From The Heartland About America And Its Future

 

by Dodie Smith

 

EDITOR'S NOTE:  Dodie Smith is a frequent contributor to RFFM.org.  Smith, 77, relates some pearls of wisdom from another Texas senior who holds court in a local eatery.  Smith's article may not reflect an intellectual exercise, but the thoughts within contain extraordinary wisdom from a sage who reflects a down-home perspective.  Those on the left might dismiss the opinions of an octogenarian who speaks utilizing words that would fail a spell check.  But, all the same, this man's comments about the state of American society, both past and present, contain a rare and special type of wisdom.

 

I love my country and what it once represented.  Therefore, I love to sit at a family restaurant in Lake Worth, Texas and listen to conversations with people from the age of 55 and up.  Since the metro-plex is mostly Spanish/Spanish mix, I find it interesting that these folks feel the same way I, as a Caucasian, feel about America, where we have been and where we are headed as a nation.  It was no surprise to me that they cherish the traditional values our country was founded on, in contrast to the liberal agenda fostered and perpetuated by the mainstream media which attempts to divide us along racial, ethnic and religious lines.  Like myself, these individuals of Hispanic heritage also ask what is happening to our country?  These Hispanic-Americans consider themselves Americans first and foremost.  But this was not a revelation to me.

 

Like myself, as good Americans, they wonder why our government feels they can make such drastic decisions for us.  How did they come by that power?  It was not always that way...we, the people, were the voice.  But today, it is like our voices have been muted and we are never heard.  The elitists in our government, starve us, in order to feed the lazy and the illegals, refuse us the many perks given outsiders, yet many elected officials live in luxury and have perks we never authorized as their "employers".

One elderly gentleman, about 80-85 years of age, really speaks up at the restaurant and he doesn't mind who hears him.  And it is delightful to hear him get into arguments with Democrats. 

 

Here is some oratory from an individual whose life experience should be a lesson for us all.  His language isn't perfect, but his eloquence comes through just the same.  

 

"About them dad-burn idiots Democrats put into office, especially that Pelosi and Reid.  And what is the name of that idiot that probably wears women's thongs?  Oh, I do believe they call him Barney.  Well, they ought to have to lose every dadgum thing they own, they put the idiots in office.  I tell you young'uns sitting off over there laughing at us older generations and our ideas, half of you have lost your jobs because of the way you voted, thinking you were going to be set up with free, free, free without cost.  Really fun is it, trying to make ends meet from all that thar free stuff you ain't seen yet.  Well, I'm here to say to you, laugh all you want, but when it is over, remember this...we parents and grandparents wanted better for you dad-burn kids, but shore didn't expect to raise stupid, lazy, welfare-riding kids like we did.  I ain't figured out yet what went wrong...but you all sure ain't made of the stuff real Americans were once made of and ya'll never be or know the America we'uns sitting over here knew.  And the sad part, ya'll just too dang ignorant to listen to knowledge or learn the history.  Why half of you don't believe there was a WWII or Holocaust, you'uns think it is a story someone came up with.  You ain't even taught like we'uns were, to know the history of the world from the beginning.  Your world is wrapped around gadgets and crazy technology, and I betcha not one of you realize that it was the two generations before you that gave you them thar things you dwell on today.  We'uns were a generation of intelligence because we larned and larned, and made something of what we were larning.  Ain't figured out yet what you'uns are going to be able to leave the next one to come along...stupidity is all I can think of, if'n ya'll don't start using that thing up in your heads instead of free grabbing."

Let me tell you, this man has everyone's ears.  He is a delightful, good ole American.  He doesn't scream or yell, he just talks in a deep, loud voice you can't overlook, and the older generation are listening, smiling and nodding our heads in agreement while we sit there eating our breakfasts.  I suppose such conversations are taking place all across America...at least I hope so.  But, more important, I hope Americans are listening.

 

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Arizona Law Regarding Illegal Immigrants Puts Obama's Amnesty Agenda On Hold

Obama + Media Using Race Card In Attempt To Criticize Arizona's Enforcement of Federal Law

 

by Daniel T. Zanoza, Executive Director, RFFM.org

Over 70% of Arizona residents believe the recent legislation regarding illegal immigrants which was signed into law is totally reasonable.  In fact, Arizona residents feel it's about time federal law was enforced.  The dirty little secret is anyone visiting the United States from other countries should have their green card with them at all times.  This isn't something radical.  For example, the law allows an Arizona police officer--who pulls over any vehicle for speeding or any other traffic violation--to ask for a driver's license and, if one is not presented, a request for proof of citizenship will follow.  This is not racial profiling.  The same is the case if authorities pull over American citizens in any state.  Indeed, my wife has to produce a driver's license in Illinois to buy a six-pack of beer.  To get on some trains or to board an airplane, proof of identity must be shown.  There are many times when a person must show proof of who they are, be it a driver's license or a state-issued ID card.  In Arizona--which has one of the largest populations of those who are in the U.S. illegally--common sense has finally taken sway over political correctness and the flaunting of federal law.  By the way, many of those who are currently in the U.S. illegally are not Hispanic--a significant number of illegals are in the U.S. because they have flaunted the law regarding work visa's and those who are here for purposes of education, etc.

However, President Barack Obama and the lamestream media are misleading the public regarding what really is in the Arizona law.  Fortunately, their message is falling upon deaf ears regarding the feelings of Americans concerning the presence of anywhere from 12 to 20 million illegal immigrants who now reside in the United States.  The fact is Obama and the far left are worried other states may follow Arizona's lead.  The reluctance to secure our nation's borders is costing taxpayers many billions of dollars at a time when real unemployment is pushing 17%, the economy is in dire straits and our border's lack of security may be allowing terrorists to enter the country at will.

Here's how the President and his allies are spinning the Arizona law.  In a speech on April 27, 2010, Obama claimed a family, simply going out for ice cream, could be detained by authorities and asked to prove their citizenship under the use of racial profiling.  Either Obama did not read the bill or he sees the Arizona law as a threat to his political agenda--which, among other things, would provide amnesty to those who have entered the U.S. illegally.  But this type of politics is nothing new for an administration and the Democratic Party who believe the ends justify the means.  The truth is Arizona law prohibits racial profiling.  Yet this has not stopped Obama and others from milking the race card issue for all it's worth. 

Republicans hands aren't exactly clean regarding the issue of illegal immigrants either.  Big business loves a cheap labor force, claiming those who are here illegally will do work Americans won't.  This mindset victimizes all of us.  However, as we continue to learn, money comes before principle.  George W. Bush did his best to pass comprehensive immigration reform through Congress with the aid of powerful Senators, including John McCain (Republican-Arizona).  They attempted to pass comprehensive immigration reform, even though most of those receiving amnesty would, most likely have voted Democrat, dooming the Republican Party to minority status for years to come.  But comprehensive immigration reform legislation was met by a firestorm of fury from the American people and the bill was de-railed in 2008.  Since Obamacare was passed, the "amnesty" legislation is near the top of Obama's political agenda, along with gays in the military and other unpopular pieces of legislation, like Cap and Trade, card check...

The popularity of the new Arizona law caught Obama off guard.  Despite the fact Democrats rammed through their version of health care reform, the Arizona state legislature may have stole the President's thunder and he definitely doesn't like it.  Obama's big government agenda has been dealt a blow by the state of Arizona because most Americans continue to believe illegal immigration and the security of our nation's borders is a high priority.

Yet don't expect Obama to give up easily.  The Obama administration has earned a reputation for either not telling Americans the truth about what is in a bill (i.e., the stimulus package, health care, etc.) or intentionally deceiving the public regarding state laws Obama does not like.  Obama and the lamestream media, who play the race card whenever it's to their advantage, are simply following a well-used far left playbook.  But for years, American citizens have been subjected to insulting practices by government agencies and many businesses which flaunt the law regarding the enforcement of immigration policy. 

Kudos to the state of Arizona for the courage and good sense to enforce federal law!  Hopefully, other states will follow Arizona's lead and take the responsibility the federal government has shirked for years, under both political parties.  Honest government is refreshing, isn't it?

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An Insult To Americans: Press 1 For English

An Insult To Americans:  Press 1 For English

 

by Daniel T. Zanoza, Executive Director

EDITOR'S NOTE:  The following column was first written and posted in 2006.  Unfortunately, the facts related below still hold true regarding English-speaking Americans being forced to Press 1 for English when contacting government agencies and many private businesses.

It's happened to me more times than I care to remember...a call to either a public or private institution or a government agency begins with the words, "For English, press one."  To most people, when this occurs it is frustrating to no end.  I thought I heard it all, but the other day, when making a call to the Social Security Administration, I heard the usual prompt about pressing one for English.  However, to my amazement, the recording at the other end of the phone line began spouting out a healthy flow of uninterrupted Spanish.  In fact, I was required to do something or I would have had to take a quick course "en Espanol" to understand what was being said.  Here I was, an English-speaking American citizen, who was being forced to do something extra, in order to receive a message from my own government in English.  I was astounded, yet it seemed par for the course.

I get the same feeling when I call or write elected officials in Congress concerning the problem of illegal immigration.  It seems politicians are not speaking the same language as I am.  Unfortunately, this is not an exception to the rule.

Overwhelmingly, Americans favor policies that would restrict the flow of illegal aliens into the United States over our border with Mexico.  Whether it would take the building of a 2,000 mile long security fence on the border or sending the military to stem the flow of illegals into the United States, Americans want something done -- and soon -- concerning the issue.

But all we are hearing from many legislators is how illegal immigrants need to come out of the shadows and be given citizenship.  The Republican Party is divided on the issue and Democrats, for the most part, see the legalization of 12 million more illegals as a way to increase their voting bloc.  Some Republicans are hesitant to take on the problem because they are beholding to big business.  During the recent so-called immigrant walk-out, companies like Tyson Foods and Purdue Chicken were forced to close their plants because so many of their employees were not going to show up for work that day.  Now you would think the office of Homeland Security would be asking some serious questions of Tyson and Purdue concerning their plant closings.  Are so many illegals working at these companies that business could not be conducted?  It seems these businesses were doing Homeland Security's work for them.  But there were no reports of the INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) raiding Tyson or Purdue or, for that matter, any of the many companies that closed down on "immigration walk-out day," whether the businesses were big or small.

Yes, I know many illegal immigrants present fake ID's while seeking employment.  Indeed, the Social Security Administration reported $60 billion in fraudulent claims last year alone.  But it should only take one year--at most--to recognize who is using a "real" Social Security number and who isn't.  To suggest this is an insurmountable problem is ridiculous.  American Express does vary well, thank you, while keeping track of who is using their credit cards.  VISA knows exactly how much credit an individual has in their account in real time. To suggest the government couldn't come up with a similar computerized system is beyond belief.  I take that back.  The government probably couldn't come up with a reliable system to track cases of identity fraud when it comes to employers hiring illegals.  The private sector would do a much better job of creating a system that's foolproof--no pun intended.

So, why don't Republicans favor stronger sanctions against those who break our immigration laws?  They receive big bucks from businesses who hire illegals, that’s why.  However, while thinking about the here and now, the majority party may be dooming itself for the future.  It is estimated there are 12 million illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States, 60% of which come from Latin American countries.  If "amnesty" were granted to these 12 million, the true number of those to be put on the fast track to citizenship could be doubled or tripled.  The truth is immediate family members of those who would receive "amnesty" would also become eligible for U.S. citizenship.

If Republicans are fooled into believing this new group will vote their way, I have a bridge someone in the GOP may want to buy.  If 30 to 35 million illegals were suddenly legalized, with their participation in the electoral process, Republicans may never see majority status in Congress for the foreseeable future.  In contrast, Democrats see "legalization" as a political windfall--and well they should.

There are serious concerns whether Republicans can hold on to the majority they have in both Houses after the 2006 election.  By being soft on illegal immigration, the GOP is rushing towards an abyss from which they may never return.  They are alienating their conservative base and this is a formula for disaster.  The trade-off is simple.  Do Republicans want money now or do they want to lose votes later?  In this case, the two are mutually exclusive.  For that matter, all elected officials should be doing the right thing by making sure laws are enforced.

Please press one, if you feel Republicans are not getting the message concerning illegal immigration.

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Anthony Sowell, John Muhammad: Serial Killers Not Just White Males Any Longer

Media & Authorities Slow or Reluctant to Acknowledge Mass Murderers Come in All Colors:  Playing the Race Card:  Does it Apply When Not Politically Correct? 

 

by Daniel T. Zanoza, Executive Director

 

According to FBI statistics, at any given time there are 30 to 50 serial killers roaming the United States, seeking out their prey.  76% of all serial killers worldwide perform their dark and evil murders in the United States.  Europeans represent 17% of the world's serial killers.  In totality, the United States and Europe combined make up 93% of all mass murderers internationally. 

 

In the U.S., California holds the dubious distinction of the most homicidal maniacs, followed by Texas, New York, Illinois and Florida.  There have been no reports of serial killings in the state of Maine.  According to a web site called Fortune City, http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/streiber/273/inf_stats.htm, 84% of American killers are Caucasian and 16% are black. 

 

Not long ago, FBI profilers identified those who committed senseless random multiple murders as being white males, most likely middle-aged, living at home with a dominant mother.  In recent years, the FBI profile for serial killers now includes a greater number of individuals of color, including women. 

 

The case of Anthony Sowell, a serial killer who murdered at least 11 women in Cleveland, indicates growing numbers of black men involved in mass murder.  However, Sowell seemingly killed at will in Cleveland, but questions must be raised regarding why the media and authorities did not make public a rash of African-American women who were reported missing in Ohio's largest city.  Imagine, if there were cases of women missing in Beverly Hills, California or an affluent area of Long Island, New York or Chicago's famous Gold Coast.  It's safe to say, any of these areas--populated by wealthy mostly white residents--would have received national attention from the press and local, state and federal authorities would have put together task forces to investigate these crimes, in order bring the killer to justice. 

 

Sowell was murdering African-American women for years with impunity.  Indeed, reports made to the Cleveland Police Dept. regarding a foul smell emanating in the area of Sowell's home for months were dismissed and attributed to a rendering plant which processed head cheese.  The truth is those familiar with the smell of decaying human remains say there is nothing else like it.  Those who made reports to the Cleveland Police, who lived in the area, were either former members of law enforcement or the military who say the odor of human death is something they will never forget or mistake for something other than what it is. 

 

The question that begs to be answered is:  Why was the rash of missing African-American women in Cleveland not reported to the press by authorities?  Obviously, there was a serial killer on the loose.  Yet it took a report from a black woman who was raped by Sowell--a noted sex offender and convicted rapist--to draw attention to the alleged mass murderer.  The woman escaped death, but many did not,  before police officials seriously looked into what had taken place in what can truly be called a Chamber of Horrors. 

 

Tonight, John Allen Muhammad, the "Washington Sniper," another African-American serial killer, is scheduled to be executed in Virginia for killing ten individuals across multiple states.  Muhammad, a convert to Islam, had a juvenile accomplice named Lee Boyd Malvo who escaped the death penalty by becoming a witness for the state and testifying against Muhammad.  Malvo was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the mass killings which terrorized people residing in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia over a period of months. 

 

One of the first African-American serial killers on record was Wayne Williams who murdered 27 young black boys in Atlanta, Georgia from October 1979 to May 1981.  At the time of Williams arrest, authorities were shocked because the killings were supposedly being committed by a group of white supremacists, possibly associated with the Ku Klux Klan.  The media was certain these murders were racially motivated, but Williams, a black man, is now serving multiple life sentences for his crimes. 

 

Between 1989 and 1990, new ground was broken regarding serial killers when Aileen Carol Wuornos killed at least seven men.  Wuornos, a known prostitute, was eventually executed in October of 2002.  Wuornos' lesbian lover and accomplice, Tyria Moore, assisted in the prosecution of the woman who was then called the "Damsel of Death."  Wuornos was the first known female serial killer in the annals of crime. 

 

More recently, there has been a rash of murders that would not be classified as serial killings, but were equally shocking.  Earlier this year, a Sunday school teacher, Melissa Huckaby, allegedly sexually abused Sandra Cantu, before murdering the eight year old and stuffing her lifeless body into a suitcase.  Cantu's remains were found in a shallow pond mere miles from her home.  Tracy, California police had been concentrating on local registered male sex offenders.  However, the nation was shocked to learn Cantu was most likely killed by a 28 year old woman. 

 

Only weeks ago, a nine year old girl from Missouri was reported missing.  Once more, local authorities were concentrating on registered male sex offenders, only to discover the likely murderer of Elizabeth Olten was a 15 year old minor female who, during questioning by police, admitted to knowing the whereabouts of the young girl's body.  Authorities have charged the minor, whose name has not been released, in the death of Olten.

 

The above stories disprove a number of myths.  It is clear the FBI's profiling handbook must be re-written.  Our society is now producing killers of all races, creeds and genders.  Also, women are proving to be as capable of committing evil acts--which once were the purview of men.  Twenty years ago, the dominant media almost seemed gleeful in reporting that serial killers were predominantly white males.  Today facts indicate this is not the case.  Although white males still make up a significant majority of psychopathic killers, our culture is now cultivating murderers which fit no particular profile or category. 

 

And here's a fact you will definitely not see reported by the dominant press:  Though homosexuals claim to represent 10% of American society (which numbers are highly inflated according to many), 14% of all serial killers worldwide are reported to be homosexual.

 

 

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Obama Used Race To Get Elected: Critics Racist? I Don't Think So

by Daniel T. Zanoza, Executive Director

 

It is clear the dominant media is attempting to inject race into the discussion over President Barack Obama's political agenda.  I find it interesting the mainstream media never applies the same standards to those who oppose African-Americans on the political right.

 

For example, during U.S. Supreme Court Clarence Thomas' contentious confirmation process he was called everything from an unqualified jurist to a sexual predator.  Yet the left faced no charges regarding racist motivations concerning their verbal assaults on Thomas.  Other victims of vicious attacks from liberals include Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and current Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele.  In Rice's case, political cartoons often portrayed her as an Aunt Jemima-type character.  The depictions were clearly racist and over the top.  Steele is called an Uncle Tom by those on the left and the media give his attackers a pass as well. 

 

Many Americans celebrated the fact Obama was the first African-American president elected into office.  Though Obama himself claimed America was a post-racial society, he played to the issue of race when it served him best.  Imagine if George W. Bush was referred to as the 43rd white American president.  Of course, this would have been inappropriate.  Barack Obama is President of the United States and nothing more.

 

To say the critics of "President" Barack Obama's policies are racist would deny the results of the election.  Millions of white Americans voted for Obama.  In fact, more whites voted for Obama than John Kerry in 2004 or Al Gore in 2000.  The far left uses the race card when things aren't going their way.  Perhaps the laundry list of Obama's policies--which flirt with socialism--is the reason why the same people who voted for him now question his leadership.

 

Multi-billion dollar bail-outs of the banking industry, the government takeover of the auto industry, a government plan to take over one-sixth of the U.S. economy related to health care reform, card check, comprehensive immigration reform, homosexuals in the military and the assault on the innocent unborn are all parts of Obama's plan for America.  If Obama were white and advancing this radical political agenda, he would be facing the same resistance from those in the conservative media and Americans themselves. 

 

However, it is almost a natural progression to go from celebrating a president because of his skin color to defending him for the same reason.  It is not only flawed thinking, it is dangerous.  But Democrats don't care about race relations in the United States.  They give the cause of racial harmony lip service, but use the issue of race to divide the country when it serves them best. 

 

Barack Obama could stop this liberal strategy, if he wanted to.  He could strongly state that anyone who tries to use race to gain political advantage in America is not a patriot. 

 

I don't expect Obama to do any such thing in the future.  There are racists in America of all colors.  Yet Obama continually refers to his heritage which makes it impossible for anyone to forget he's a black president, not simply the president. 

 

It is Obama's policies which are generating the heated rhetoric surrounding his presidency.  Americans are hard-working, independent people.  We celebrate a legacy handed down to us from our nation's Founders.  Obama's "hope and change" turned out to be a direct assault on the principles which made this nation great.  That is the reason for heated Town Hall meetings, exuberant Tea Parties and why millions gathered in Washington, D.C. a short time ago.

 

The left is trying to give cover to policies the American people are rejecting in greater numbers every day by injecting race into the issue.  Sadly, they may achieve their goals and set America back twenty years or more regarding which seemed to be a fading remnant of the past.

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Coulter Says Obama Used Racial Victimization: She's Right, But There's More

From the Perspective of a Blind Man Who Refuses to Play Victim

Commentary by Daniel T. Zanoza, Executive Director

I could probably count on one hand how many times I have mentioned the fact I am totally blind in my writings.  And the reason I did mention my blindness was due to the fact it was germane to the issue I was writing about.

Of course, I could have played victim, but I chose the wrong political philosophy and the wrong political Party to make hay out of taking that route.

I have been published in major magazines, my work has also appeared in text books as examples for student writers to follow, but without a doubt, if I were a liberal, my writing career would be far beyond where it is today.  However, I'm perfectly fine with the lot I have in life and the principles I have tried to adhere to in my journalistic career over the past 15 years.

You see, if I were a liberal and claimed victimhood, the mainstream media would have portrayed me as courageous.  I would have had special interviews in the local newspaper when I lived in Chicago's near southwestern suburbs.  There would have been television spots talking about how I didn't let my blindness interfere with my life goals.  You know the spiel.  It's been played out so many times in the press we could write the script blindfolded, please excuse the pun.

Ann Coulter's latest best-seller titled "Guilty" explains the culture of victimization perfectly in one of the book's early chapters.  Coulter uses individuals like President-elect Barack Obama and movie star Halle Barry to illustrate her points on the subject.  Coulter says Obama prefers to link himself with the black father who abandoned him for a reason.  The author of "Guilty" says many who are multi-racial prefer to identify with their African-American roots because it will give them an advantage in America's present day society where victims are celebrated to a point of absurdity.

Coulter hits the nail right on the head with her assessment of this cultural phenomenon.  While Obama and Barry grab on to their black heritage, they essentially throw the white women who raised them under the bus.

From the beginning of Obama's presidential campaign, he made it clear he was a black man.  However, in doing so, Obama acknowledges and gives credence to the racism which plagued the United States for nearly 200 years.

In the Jim Crow south--as in the west beyond the Mississippi--when it came to race, the parameters were drawn in very stark racial lines.  If an individual had one drop of black or Indian blood, that man or woman was not white.  These were racially-motivated guidelines, akin to the idea of Arian purity which we saw advanced by Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.  Even though Hitler, Himmler, Goebbels and their henchmen demonstrated few of the physical traits they associated with Arian purity, the "model" which allowed human beings to fit into this "privileged group" was set.  Blond hair and blue eyes gave an individual an advantage in what Hitler hoped would be his thousand year Third Reich.  The same mindset, though to a vastly lesser extent, existed in the Jim Crow south and the American west with regard to the native Indians.

This is what Coulter failed to address in her writings on the culture of victimhood.  Individuals like Obama and Barry play into the ugly history of racism when they play up their African-American heritage and deny the other ancestry which makes up their DNA.  Of course, as Coulter does affirm, the trade-off has value to individuals who would rather promote their personal agendas than right cultural wrongs.

This is exactly what Obama was doing with the writing of "Dreams of my Father".  In actuality, he had only met his biological father once before authoring his manuscript.  Clearly, Obama not only played the victim card, but he played the racist card as well by identifying with a man whose actions mirror one of the great failings of the African-American cultural zeitgeist which dominates black America today.

If Obama would have called himself what he is, a multi-racial American, the President-elect would not be entitled to many of the societal perks which the dominant media ascribes to selected groups.  So Obama, like many others, not only accepted the racist labels of the past, but embraced them for what they could do for his career.  To Obama's benefit, the headlines read:  "The black man who overcame racism", "the first African-American President", "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream fulfilled" and a litany of victim-filled descriptions which provided Obama with an historic motif which, in reality, he is not entitled to nor should he want to accept.  In an even more sadder sense, I'm sure Dr. King would not be happy with the politics of victimhood.  King's words--about a culture which looks at a man or woman, not for the color of his or her skin, but for the content of their character--has been totally rejected by American society in the early 21st century.  Perhaps we have not come very far regarding the issue of race after all.

As usual, though she lacks tact and her message often gets lost because of this fact, Coulter's book speaks of some important truths regarding our nation and where we are headed.  If being the victim brings us success, it sets a low bar of achievement for our children to reach.  This mindset also diminishes the accomplishments of those who don't play the victim card in their lives while inflating the accomplishments of those who do.  Sadly, human beings, like water, seek the point of least resistance.  If a man or woman can go further by claiming victimhood, many will indeed claim victimhood.  It's part of human nature.  Subsequently, it will take something more than Ann Coulter or this humble author to right a ship which in the view of many is floundering.

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Michelle Obama's College Thesis: An Early Exercise In Blame and Anger

EDITORIAL

 

A member of my staff spent far too much time locating a copy of Michelle (LaVaughn Robinson) Obama's 1985 college thesis, titled "Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community".  The paper which is 217 typed pages (double-spaced) and contains 17, 524 words was definitely not worth the trouble it took to find and download.

 

I wasn't prepared to read the entire draft, but excerpts from Mrs. Obama's effort certainly gave me a peak into her developing mind.  The bottom line is her thesis represents the feelings of a young angry African-American woman of priviledge.

 

The seeds of some of the statements attributed to Mrs. Obama during her husband's presidential campaign can definitely be found in the paper.  Including references to black liberation theology which caused a considerable controversy concerning Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Barack Obama.

 

The major focus of the thesis is on race and may be considered a naive effort at best. 

 

To read or download the entire thesis go to: 

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2305083/PrincetonEducated-Blacks-and-the-Black-Community?query2=copy%20michelle%20obama%20doctoral%20thesis 

 

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Obama Hurting Democratic Party: Worse Yet, Obama/Wright Hurting America

Obama's Pastor, Jeremiah Wright, May Be Setting U.S. Race Relations Back 20 Years

RFFM.org Commentary by Daniel T. Zanoza, Executive Director

You will never see these sentiments expressed in the dominant media.  You won't read such an editorial in the pages of Newsweek.  You won't hear such views voiced on ABC's World News Tonight.  You will not come across such perspectives in a Sunday edition of the Washington Post.  You see, the dominant liberal media in America still loves Barack Hussein Obama and he is under a clock of protection that even Hillary Rodham Clinton envies.

And, no, I won't shy away from using the word Hussein when speaking of the Democrats leading presidential candidate.  There was John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Richard Milhous Nixon after that.  Both Presidents Bush middle names were frequently used and so was that of William Jefferson Clinton.  Or is there something we aren't supposed to think of when we hear the name Barack Hussein Obama?  I will leave that up to the ears of the beholder.

But, as far as my assertion that Mr. Obama gets special treatment from the press, someone needs to speak with Hillary Clinton in a candid moment about that subject.  But, for a moment, let me speak for her.  For nearly a month, the junior Senator from Illinois has been trying out nearly every story in the book on Americans regarding his relationship with Jeremiah Wright, the former Pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ.  During that time, Obama has fallen dramatically in the polls.  A man who once seemed like he had the presidential nomination for the Democratic Party in his hands is now considered an albatross by some political observers who predict a sure victory for Republicans--if Obama is indeed the Democratic presidential nominee.  No, they won't say that on the NBC Nightly News, but there are serious questions of whether Obama is electable.

It has been an amazing turn of events and I never thought I would find myself saying what I'm about to say.  Hillary Clinton has not received a fair shake from a media which is still holding to a fleeting call for "hope" and "change".  In recent days, Mrs. Clinton has had to answer questions about whether she had to duck from sniper fire in the late 1990's during a visit to Kosovo in her duties as First Lady.  Mrs. Clinton over-exaggerated the danger she was in and, being a man, I truly understand the tendency.  However, the media's darling, Barack Obama, was under relentless political fire for his failure to kick Jeremiah Wright to the curb for his outlandish hate-filled statements while he was willing to throw his own grandmother under the bus that was leaving that curb.  In no way did the Clinton faux pas match the severity of Obama's problems.  The former First Lady didn't say she was dodging gun fire for 20 years.  Mrs. Clinton didn't say she had to throw her body over her daughter's to protect Chelsea from an errant grenade.  Sen. Clinton simply did what most politicians do and exaggerated a bit--no harm, no foul.

In contrast, Sen. Obama may have set race relations back in the United States by 20 years.  His spiritual leader says America got what she deserved on September 11, 2001.  His spiritual leader said the U.S. government was intentionally infecting blacks with AIDS.  Obama's spiritual leader damned the United States and demonstrated a devilish pride while doing so.

Obama claims he didn't know Wright held such radical views.  Well, Obama has changed his story a number of times regarding Wright and, while doing so, he used the words "typical white person" while backing the bus over his poor grandmother again.

There was a type of suspension of disbelief going on in America, before the Wright controversy came to light.  The mainstream media was trying to fool itself into believing race would not play a role in the election, if Obama were the Democratic presidential nominee.  It's as though the dominant press was in denial of a reality which lurked just below the surface of everyday life.  Sadly, it was Obama himself who put the issue of race front and center in his quest for the presidency and the press could not blame the usual suspects.  No, they won't be able to blame an Obama failure on so-called white bigots from Mississippi.  No, they won't be able to blame an Obama defeat on so-called unsophisticated steel workers from Ohio either. And, no, they won't be able to blame an Obama loss on the Hispanic voting bloc.

The only one to blame was--and is--Obama himself.  And there are still questions that need to be asked and answered by the Illinois Senator.  How much impact did Jeremiah Wright, Obama's spiritual role model, have on him for 20 years?  What views of Wright's does Obama embrace and what views of Wright's does Obama reject?  With these questions still unanswered, if Americans had doubts about Obama's true feelings concerning his country, could you blame them?  Thought the dominant press won't go there, the flap over Jeremiah Wright has hurt this nation deeply.

A man who was supposed to be beyond race has left a nation's people questioning whether all African-Americans share Wright's opinions.  Obama's refusal to unequivocally reject Wright and his teachings have raised doubts about blacks that should have been put to rest long ago.

I personally do not believe most African-Americans share the hate-filled opinions voiced by Jeremiah Wright.  Many African-Americans have fought and died for their country, while Wright sprayed his venom over his congregation like a poisonous snake saturating its prey.  Hopefully, Wright's views will only be seen as the ridiculous rantings of a hateful man.  If Barack Obama is not politically intelligent enough to totally divorce himself from Wright, he doesn't deserve to be president.

But Obama should put his political aspirations aside for a moment.  Obama should think about sacrifices made by men like Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.--men who knew there were injustices in the past, but individuals who saw hope for the future, not hate. 

It's time to stand up, Mr. Obama.  It's time to put politics aside and think about the welfare of your country and all its people--no matter what their color.  Maybe then your wife could be proud of the United States--for a second time in her life.

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Obama's spiritual leader Jeremiah Wright criticized by some African-American clergy

For more on the Obama / Wright controversy read Rev. L. Dowell's comments at:
http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2008/03/obama-controver.html#comment-108018892  and then read Dr. Frank Joseph's comments at: http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2008/03/obama-controver.html#comment-108053592

Obama Controversy: How Many African-American Churches Are Like Jeremiah Wright's?

Beyond Politics: Black Liberation Theology, America and the Question of Race   

RFFM.org Commentary by Daniel T. Zanoza

For a while, I had decided not to write anything on the Jeremiah Wright/Barack Obama controversy.  After all, it's all been said, hasn't it?  Every newspaper had the story on its front page and the commentary sections overflowed with all too wise speculation on the issue.  Why would Barack Obama attend a church where such hate was fomented from the pulpit for 20 years?  Did Obama allay concerns many had with him, after the junior senator from Illinois gave his speech on the issue of race?

The responses were typical.  After Obama's speech, the Left fell all over itself in praise of the Democratic presidential frontrunner almost to the point of hilarity.  Conservatives said Obama left many questions to be answered regarding the hateful words of Rev. Wright.  The fact is, I'm uncomfortable even referring to the man as a Reverend.  After all, the word reverend is a noun and an adjective.  I'll leave this debate for linguists and philosophers, but I do know what a man of God should be saying from a Christian pulpit.

That's why I decided to write this column.  The controversy over Wright introduced me to a new phrase, black liberation theology.  I did not know there was such a thing.  I was fully aware that ministers, or supposed men of God of all colors, use their position in God's church to spew hatred.  After all, the Ku Klux Klan claims it is doing the Lord's work in the evil that organization has espoused for nearly 150 years.  However, I didn't know men like Jeremiah Wright were spreading their anger in African-American churches and, to this point, I don't know how many men like Wright there are across America.

But Wright certainly answered some questions I had about why the issue of race never seems to go away in the United States.  Well, let me take that back.  Among most Americans, race has become less of an issue of contention than it was forty years ago.  Most Americans are not racist.  They see discrimination as an ugly thing and the people of our nation, for the most part, would like to see racial unity become a reality and not just a dream.

But imagine for a moment, it is 1988 and you are sitting in a church where black liberation theology is coming at you in waves from the dais.  Now imagine you are five years old and you hear this hateful rhetoric every Sunday for the next 20 years.

Suddenly, things became clear to me.  No wonder we cannot get over the race issue in this country.  Individuals like Mr. Wright continually throw gasoline on the simmering embers of racial hatred which does exist in this country in dark, dank places.  These fires burn into the minds of thousands of African-Americans.  Or is it millions of African-Americans?  What is the answer?  How many Jeremiah Wrights are out there?  I don't know, but I shudder when I think about the possible answer.

Christ taught us to love and sacrifice for our neighbor.  He told us to damn no one and forgive everyone, especially our enemies or those who have done us wrong in the past.  These hardly sound like the words of Mr. Wright or perhaps a better name for the man would be Mr. Wrong.

I cannot blame African-Americans if they have a deep underlining mistrust for whites, if this is what they have been taught weekly, since childhood.

Sen. Obama has used a number of excuses regarding his attendance at Mr. Wright's church.  First Obama said he wasn't aware of Wright's controversial statements.  Then Obama said he was never present when Wright took off on one of his hate-filled tangents.  Next the Illinois Senator said he was aware of the controversy surrounding his minister, but leaving the church would have been like leaving a family member, an uncle to be exact.

I have attended many churches in my life.  There have been numerous times where a preacher or church has held views which were not Scriptural.  My first obligation as a Christian was to address these issues with the minister or with the church on the whole.  If the answer to my question did not conform to God's word, my family would leave that church.  Indeed I have left churches before, though never because a minister was damning America or blaming another race for anything. 

The Obama's are an intelligent couple.  They have educations most people in America can only dream about.  But it took 20 years for Sen. Obama to understand that Wright's words were hateful?  Many have written about the issue of Obama's judgment concerning this matter, but is it possible Obama believes in Wright's teachings?  Did Obama stay at the church because Wright's message spoke to him?  After all, Obama's wife, Michelle, claims she had never been proud of her country until recently.  These are some important personal questions which Obama may or may not address.  Yet the bigger issue is whether America can ever come to a state of racial healing, if there are thousands of so-called preachers like Wright across the U.S. 

The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. did not preach black liberation theology, Louis Farrakhan does.

Obama's speech about race was important, but he had a daunting task in front of him.  Just days after the debate over Wright came to a boil, Obama used the words "typical white person" in reference to his grandmother and the bigotry he has assigned to her.  Perhaps Sen. Obama has bought into the "Reverend" Wright's philosophy.  If Obama has, he should tell us and then Americans could decide whether a man holding these views could be a uniter or a divider.  Indeed, if he believes in Wright's teachings, is Obama qualified to be President of the United States?

You see, the flap over Wright goes much deeper than politics or race.  It speaks to the future of our nation.  From this debate, we get an idea of whether that future will be filled with real hope and change or a never-ending racial divide which will only perpetuate distrust and hate.  This is what's at stake for us all.

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