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nobody@vox.com(Kenya) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:42:43 -0700

Rating Barack Obama Non-Scandals | The Nappy Diatribe | Blogs | Vibe.com

http://blogs.vibe.com/humanitycritic/...

One thing that truly boggles the mind, besides the success of CBS's "Two and a Half Men" and the fact that not every stripper you come across accepts money for sexual favors, is the commonly regurgitated theme that Barack Obama had at one time received a "free ride" from the news media. Sure, he was a relatively new face in politics and people desperately wanted to know more about the Junior Senator from Illinois, but don't confuse that with the media ever being in the tank for Obama. Because to the trained eye nothing could be further from the truth. For one thing, like most star black athletes who are called "disruptive" when they publicly call out teammates, when their white counterpart is described as "showing leadership" for doing the exact same thing - I noticed that Obama was immediately a victim of the "adjective game" by many in the mainstream media. If Hillary was telling a group of supporters that she was the only candidate who could reform health care because of her years of experience on the matter, or if John McCain expressed in some interview how he was best positioned out of all the candidates to protect America based on his foreign policy credentials - both of them, more times than not, were characterized as being "confident". Obama on the other hand, exuding the same levels of confidence when talking about his ability to bring people together, or how he is the only candidate who can beat McCain come November, is often characterized as "arrogant" or "cocky". Out of the three remanding candidates, Obama is the only one I've ever seen described as "whining" when he responds to attacks, just further outlining how many people are truly threatened by an assertive black person.(See Michelle Obama). Then there was Farrakhan. You know what, they'd only ask a black guy to disassociate himself from a person who he has never had a personal relationship with - I'm fully expecting Tim Russert, during one of the presidential debates when Obama takes on McCain ...

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WTF: Bob Johnson cites race in Obama's surge

nobody@vox.com(Kenya) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:54:27 -0700

You have friggin' GOT to be kidding me! Bob Johnson apparently doesn't live in the same world that I live in.

Charlotte Observer | 04/15/2008 | Johnson cites race in Obama's surge

http://www.charlotte.com/171/story/58...

Johnson's comments to the Observer echoed those of former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro. She stepped down as an adviser to Sen. Hillary Clinton last month after saying Obama wouldn't be where he is if he were white.

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Open Letter to Tavis Smiley - EURWeb

nobody@vox.com(Kenya) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:55:03 -0700

I personally don't think that Black America should be voting for Barack Obama only because he would be the first Black president. As such, I also don't agree with voting for Hillary Clinton because she would be the first woman president.

The issues are most important so I can't get behind what the author of this open letter to Tavis Smiley has to say. I can understand it but I can't support it. People who are voting for Obama only because he is Black are selling him short. By that logic, Black people would support Clarence Thomas if he decided to run. It is evident that some people believe this to be true; Republicans keep throwing Alan Keyes in elections to siphon off some of the Black votes. Voters really need to find out what their candidate stands for.

Open Letter to Tavis Smiley - EURWeb

http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur42600.cfm

I also want to humbly give you some advice if I may. For many years now, you have served Black people faithfully with tremendous success. Black America is a better place because of your works and no one can take that away from you.

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Obama in Wax

nobody@vox.com(Kenya) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:29:02 -0700

Found in Madame Tussauds Washington, DC location. Not a bad likeness. This photo is from a coworker who visited Madame Tussauds over the weekend.

For some reason, wax statues creep me out. Probably from visiting the Royal London Wax Museum when I was a kid.
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