> > The double standard is shocking -- but perhaps not to Sen. Obama. In > his > memoir, he gives the most telling explanation of how he has gotten away > with > avoiding discussions of his drug use. It was the same technique he used > on > his mother when she confronted him in his senior year of high school: > "I had > given her a reassuring smile and patted her hand and told her not to > worry, > I wouldn't do anything stupid. It was usually an effective tactic, > another > of those tricks I had learned: People were satisfied so long as you > were > courteous and smiled and made no sudden moves."
With this in mind, read this: http://tinyurl.com/6b8s8y - - - "If you've got a gun in your house, I'm not taking it,'' Obama said. But the Illinois senator could still see skeptics in the crowd, particularly on the faces of several men at the back of the room. So he tried again. "Even if I want to take them away, I don't have the votes in Congress,'' he said. "This can't be the reason not to vote for me. Can everyone hear me in the back? I see a couple of sportsmen back there. I'm not going to take away your guns.'' - - - Well, that's reassuring. - Bob _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
