He's happy being 3/5ths as long as the white man accepts him and he can hang out with them.
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Kelwyn <ravena...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Last week Obama repeated Thurgood Marshall's comment about the constitution > being flawed and Michael Steele (the Notorious G.O.P.) protested saying "no, > it isn't!" Meaning, of course, that Steele is perfectly okay with being > 3/5ths of a person. > > ~rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> > wrote: > > > > Ha-ha! It's like the tired refrain, "We're standing up for the > Constitution". I keep trying to figure out what Obama's done to thwart the > Constitution. Even some of the things from Bush he's unfortunately continued > started under Bush--and none of them complained about Patriot Act abuses, > wiretaps, etc., which come way closer to violate the Constitution than > anything Obama's initiated. > > There is no way they can deny that there's a huge personal animus toward > Obama at the root of much of this. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 11:58:37 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Palin says Obama would ban guns if he could > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You should hear the crazy rants that the teabaggers have been doing here > since Cinco de Mayo. > > > > Old woman - "They're taking away our rights!" > > Newscaster - "What rights are they taking away?" > > Old woman - blank stare... > > Newscaster - "Can you answer the question? What exactly are they taking > away??" > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@... > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > See, this is why so many of us distrust the Tea Party, and idiots like > Palin. You disagree with someone, fine. But where does she get off saying > Obama wants to "ban guns and ammunition"? That's such a general and sweeping > statement. It's incendiary, inaccurate, hyperbole, and, as my mom used to > say "A pure dee lie!". How is it she can make public statements like this > that are pure lies? Obama has *never* intimated he wants to ban all guns. > Even if he did want to restrict assault weapons--something I'm in favor of > doing--it's not the same thing. The guy legalized guns in national parks, > for Christ's sake--something I'm vehemently opposed to. And to say that he's > the most pro-abortion President ever. Again, how is such lying permitted? > > But then, this is the same lady who started the "Death Panels" lie, and > when presented with evidence it *wasn't* true, went on Facebook and said, "I > still believe that's his goal". > > > > *************************************************** > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100515/ap_on_el_ge/us_palin > > > > Palin says Obama would ban guns if he could > > > > > > > > CHARLOTTE, N.C. â€" Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin warned NRA members > Friday that President Barack Obama wants to gut the Second Amendment and > told a separate gathering that "mama grizzlies" will help Republicans win > this November, sweeping away the Democratic agenda. > > > > Palin, a potential 2012 presidential candidate , told National Rifle > Association members during their annual meeting that the only thing stopping > Obama and his Democratic allies from trying to ban guns is political > backlash. > > > > "Don't doubt for a minute that, if they thought they could get away with > it, they would ban guns and ban ammunition and gut the Second Amendment," > said Palin, a lifelong NRA member who once had a baby shower at a local gun > range in Alaska. "It's the job of all of us at the NRA and its allies to > stop them in their tracks." > > > > Gun enthusiasts have trumpeted fears that their rights would erode under > a Democrat-led White House and Congress, but President Barack Obama has > largely been silent on issues such as reviving an assault weapons ban or > strengthening background checks at gun shows. Obama also signed a law > allowing people to carry loaded guns in national parks. > > > > Palin, the GOP 's 2008 vice presidential nominee , also praised tea party > activism during an appearance in Charlotte, and scoffed at suggestions that > the movement had roots in violence, racism or rednecks before adding: "I > don't really have a problem with the redneck part of it, to tell you the > truth." > > > > She proceeded to read several redneck jokes off her phone and talked > about how she could relate to some of them. > > > > During an event earlier Friday in Washington sponsored by an > anti-abortion group, she challenged Republican women to help the GOP "take > this country back" and elect anti-abortion lawmakers. She praised female > leaders of the tea party movement and invoked the 2008 acceptance speech > where she compared herself to a pit bull. > > > > "You don't want to mess with moms who are rising up," Palin said at the > Susan B. Anthony List event. "If you thought pit bulls were tough, you don't > want to mess with mama grizzlies." > > > > Palin said she understood how some women might consider abortion, citing > her own experiences as the mother of a child with Down syndrome and the > parent of an unwed teen mother. Last year, Palin said that "for a fleeting > moment" she considered having an abortion when she learned of her son Trig's > prognosis. > > > > But she said Friday that abortion is morally wrong and women should carry > a fetus to term. > > > > "It may not be the easiest path, but it's always the right path," she > said. > > > > She said Obama is "the most pro-abortion president ever to occupy the > White House" and asserted that the health care law would fund abortions. > > > > In fact, Obama's health care law would not allow federal dollars to pay > for elective abortions. Catholic hospitals and organizations of Catholic > nuns backed the measure. U.S. Catholic bishops and major anti-abortion > groups opposed it, arguing that federal dollars could end up paying for > abortions. > > > > Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List , said Palin talks a good > game, but her version of what American women want doesn't honor freedom and > independence. She mentioned the Democratic lawmakers whom Palin had targeted > for their votes for health care overhaul . > > > > "First she puts targets on their back, then she wants the government in > their bedrooms â€" what is Sarah Palin doing to Western women?" said > Schriock. EMILY'S List helps candidates who back abortion rights. > > > > Palin also criticized the media, singling out their coverage of her > daughter Bristol, whose pregnancy was announced days after Palin was named > the vice presidential nominee . Bristol Palin is a single mother who works > on an abstinence-only campaign. > > > > She said some young women would see what happened to Bristol and perhaps > be encouraged to seek an abortion instead of facing similar criticism. > > > > Palin also said Friday that the United States should continue to drill > for oil despite the Gulf spill. She made the comments in an interview with > ABC News. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > > Mahogany at: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
