Amazing was not my heading. I thought it was a nice story. Interesting that you describe the life of a man who at the age of 46 or so is on the brink of becoming the first black president of the United States as one of "almost non-accomplishment." Barack's life in fact has been a series of outstanding accomplishments -- and he's only just started.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <feste37@> wrote: > > > > great story about how Barack helped a Norwegian woman at an airport. > > > > http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/5/183340/309/352/621029 > > > > > Dear feste37, > > The story is neither amazing nor great. > > Of course, when you are considering a life of almost non- > accomplishment that is Barack Obama, certainly ANYTHING would seem > great or amazing. > > Look, you're really digging deep for this one. And it's a sad > reflection on the man that we, the country, are reduced to declaring > such, relatively, minor instances of nicety as "Wow!" moments. > > They're not. > > I'll tell you what would have been a real "Wow!" moment: at any point > during the 20 years that Barack Obama sat in that racist church > listening to that hate-monger spew his racist crap, if Barack had > picked himself up and left...now, THAT would have been something. > > But, as we all know, this alleged man of integrity only did it when > it was politically expedient to do it. > > Shame. >
