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Excellent post!The best kind of education--it enri...

2008-10-12T10:56:00.000-04:00

Excellent post!
The best kind of education--it enriches us.
You probably should get with PBS and make a history/culture series for TV.

What do McCain and Obama have in common ? Any of t...

2008-10-10T04:18:00.000-04:00

What do McCain and Obama have in common ? Any of the two would be the 15th US President with a Semitic name.

Yep. Barack Hussein is as American as John, Joe or Sarah.

And Barack Hussein Obama is no more un-American than such radical terrorists as Benjamin Franklin or Abraham Lincoln. Maybe President McCain would arrest Bin Yamin Franklin for inventing a weapon of mass destruction collecting energy from lightning bolts, or Abraham for sporting such a suspicious beard...

Obama never made a mystery of the nature of his relationship with Bill Ayers, and repeatedly denounced his past actions. We have yet to hear from John McCain about his relationships with John Singlaub and his presence at the board of the sulfurous U.S. Council for World Freedom (not exactly the board of a charity at that time, ask any Nicaraguan).

"Who is Barack Hussein Obama ?" We know the answer, the man is quite open about his past, present and future, about what he knows and doesn't know, about what he did wrong and right, about where he stands and whom he stands for.

"Who is John McCain ?" I'm not sure John himself wants to face the answer.

McCain's blatant racism ("...that one...") has pas...

2008-10-09T19:07:00.000-04:00

McCain's blatant racism ("...that one...") has passed beyond unacceptable. It is truly disgusting, as is McCain/O'Reilly/Hannity.

Thank you Juan for this enlightening column. I'll ...

2008-10-09T16:39:00.000-04:00

Thank you Juan for this enlightening column. I'll make sure to pass it around as an exercise in voter education. Needless to say, it is much needed, considering the mud splattered, hate spewing pouring fourth from the McMean campaign.

Thanks for the important reprint. I had dug this ...

2008-10-09T15:38:00.000-04:00

Thanks for the important reprint. I had dug this back up and posted it in a diary on dailykos a few days ago.

Obama's first name also is associated with the gre...

2008-10-09T15:15:00.000-04:00

Obama's first name also is associated with the great christian missionary of
East Africa, David Livingstone.

The opening paragraph of Chapter 6, Kudos and Baraka, of The White Nile by Alan Moorehead, reads:

"We tend to think of Livingstone as an old man, but he was only fifty-two when he set out upon his last journey in 1865, and now, more than ever, he had that quality which the Arabs describe as 'baraka'. In the most improbable circumstances he had the power of enhancing life and making it appear better than it was before. His mere presence appears to have conferred a blessing on everyone who met him; even the Arab slavers felt it and helped him when they could."

One simple action: sue him, and see what happens: ...

2008-10-09T14:28:00.000-04:00

One simple action: sue him, and see what happens: if american society is or is not ready???
Moncef SASSI-Tunisia

From the point of view of many, if not most people...

2008-10-09T13:52:00.000-04:00

From the point of view of many, if not most peoples living outside the U.S.A. ~ it must seem bizarre that Mr. McCain strives to link Mr. Obama (then a child) to an old 60's-era bomber ~ suffering from delusions of righteousness, while at that time Senator McCain actually was a bomber : suffering from delusions of righteousness.

e.g., It must seem strange (to a world that never saw any righteousness in the Vietnam War) that Senator Obama, or his supporters do not simply respond with something so apparent as : “But Mr. McCain, you were a bomber, yesterday ~ and you are telling the American people that ‘bombing’ remains righteous, today. If "association with old bombers" is the issue, Senator, then the question for the American electorate is truly: whether or not We, the People choose to associate with YOU, an unrepentant bomber; or with ME, an unapologetic peace keeper.”

And so for the benefit of all you folks Over There, the best explanation for this strange American ‘conversation’ (or lack, thereof) Over Here that i can come up with is to tell you that: at least one-third, to perhaps as many as one-half of the American electorate, itself does suffer from delusions of righteousness ~ w.r.t. the old Vietnam War; w.r.t. the present occupations of ‘IRAQ’ and Afghanistan; And w.r.t. this newest threat, of ‘righteous unlawfulness by War Exective right’ enabling of our government to violate basic Human and traditionally American bedrock Bill of Civil Rights.

Beautiful job. Thanks.

2008-10-09T07:21:00.000-04:00

Beautiful job. Thanks.

Not to mention "Sarah"...

2008-10-09T06:38:00.000-04:00

Not to mention "Sarah"...

Dear Professor ColeThank you for this reprint.It d...

2008-10-09T04:24:00.000-04:00

Dear Professor Cole

Thank you for this reprint.

It does help to counter the argument that the Presidential Candidate is somehow Alien.

Unfortunately, as in Germany during a previous financial meltdown, it is only too easy for some ethnically or religiously separate group to be cast as scapegoats.

The reports of someone shouting "Kill him" at one of the Vice president candidates's torchlight rallies in response the mention of the opponent's name is a little worrying.

Do we know what would happen if the unthinkable happened and say Senator McCain were to (God Forbid)have an unexpected heart attack during the next 30 days?

Worth repeating, Doctor Cole, as the US elections ...

2008-10-09T04:20:00.000-04:00

Worth repeating, Doctor Cole, as the US elections gets to it's nasty, racist phase in the last weeks.

Obama should also call McCain names. One in fact:"...

2008-10-09T04:10:00.000-04:00

Obama should also call McCain names. One in fact:

"The Republican candidate."

That's is the dirtiest name, given the circusmstances. Obama should stop calling him McCain altogether.