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 Aug 20 2008, 09:42 AM
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 Rebbe  Group: Members Posts: 1,220 Joined: 6-May 03 From: Baltimore Member No.: 7  |
Someone tracked down Obama's half brother to Kenya, where he lives in a hut.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...d-in-Kenya.html
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Aug 20 2008, 10:27 AM
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 Gabbai  Group: Members Posts: 617 Joined: 23-June 08 Member No.: 7,338 |
Perhaps Obama should go join him there.
-------------------- דעו מאביכם כי לא בוש אבוש שוב אשוב אליכם כי בא מועד
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Aug 20 2008, 10:28 AM
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 Disgustingly Insensitive  Group: Members Posts: 16,933 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Occupied Palestine Member No.: 407 |
QUOTE (palindrome @ Aug 20 2008, 11:27 AM)  Perhaps Obama should go join him there. We ALL will, if he gets elected... 
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Aug 20 2008, 11:35 AM
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Gabbai Group: Members Posts: 617 Joined: 23-June 08 Member No.: 7,338 |
QUOTE (Kalashnikover_Rebbe @ Aug 20 2008, 11:28 AM) We ALL will, if he gets elected... Well sirree, you're safely ensconced in the Holy Land... -------------------- דעו מאביכם כי לא בוש אבוש שוב אשוב אליכם כי בא מועד
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Aug 20 2008, 11:53 AM
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 Little Reb Sunshine Group: Members Posts: 13,063 Joined: 16-September 05 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 1,838 |
One day maybe someone can explain to me the reason for the vitriol towards Obama on h.com. Do others in your community feel similarly? I don't understand it.
-------------------- Kabel et ha-emet mi-mi she-omro.
"All is by the hand of Heaven, except colds and fevers" -Ketubot 30a. Why won't my wife let me pee against the fence when we have company for a barbecue? -melech ~My Blog~ |
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Aug 20 2008, 12:00 PM
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Godol Hador Group: Members Posts: 3,145 Joined: 19-March 06 Member No.: 2,506 |
QUOTE (Moshi @ Aug 20 2008, 12:53 PM) One day maybe someone can explain to me the reason for the vitriol towards Obama on h.com. Do others in your community feel similarly? I don't understand it. I don't hate him. I'd just like to know what his qualifications are to be president. I've asked people who support him to please share, but so far no responses have been forthcoming. |
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Aug 20 2008, 12:04 PM
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 חסד ואמת Group: Members Posts: 8,843 Joined: 16-November 06 Member No.: 4,063 |
QUOTE (Jeanette @ Aug 20 2008, 01:00 PM) I don't hate him. I'd just like to know what his qualifications are to be president. I've asked people who support him to please share, but so far no responses have been forthcoming. Ditto. He seems to be a nice person. But he doesn't seem to have the qualifications needed to be president. -------------------- "If they would allow one dead soul to visit an assembly of philosophers, that would be the end of all their teachings."
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Aug 20 2008, 12:09 PM
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Little Reb Sunshine Group: Members Posts: 13,063 Joined: 16-September 05 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 1,838 |
QUOTE (Jeanette @ Aug 20 2008, 01:00 PM) I don't hate him. I'd just like to know what his qualifications are to be president. I've asked people who support him to please share, but so far no responses have been forthcoming. You ask a bad question you shouldn't expect an answer. What qualifications does a person need to be President? That's a good discussion, but not for a thread named "Obama's brother found living in a hut". But in this thread I'm asking about dozens of derogatory posts on these boards about Obama, many with racial undertones. That's what is odd to me, not that there are people who are not planning to vote for him for whatever normal reason. -------------------- Kabel et ha-emet mi-mi she-omro.
"All is by the hand of Heaven, except colds and fevers" -Ketubot 30a. Why won't my wife let me pee against the fence when we have company for a barbecue? -melech ~My Blog~ |
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Aug 20 2008, 12:17 PM
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Godol Hador Group: Members Posts: 3,145 Joined: 19-March 06 Member No.: 2,506 |
QUOTE (Moshi @ Aug 20 2008, 01:09 PM) You ask a bad question you shouldn't expect an answer. I did not ask the question in this thread. I asked it at least twice in other threads discussing Obama. You like Obama? Great. Sell me on him. Tell me why I should support him and give him my vote. |
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Aug 20 2008, 12:18 PM
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Rebbe Group: Members Posts: 1,569 Joined: 26-January 06 From: Space Member No.: 2,278 |
QUOTE (Moshi @ Aug 20 2008, 01:09 PM) You ask a bad question you shouldn't expect an answer. What qualifications does a person need to be President? That's a good discussion, but not for a thread named "Obama's brother found living in a hut". Thanks for this, I agree with you 100%. There are plenty of real reasons not to vote for Obama, but all the catchphrase-sounding ones that are in mass circulation all sound (to me) like stealth excuses to avoid saying openly that his race is an issue.
But in this thread I'm asking about dozens of derogatory posts on these boards about Obama, many with racial undertones. That's what is odd to me, not that there are people who are not planning to vote for him for whatever normal reason. |
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Aug 20 2008, 12:22 PM
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Little Reb Sunshine Group: Members Posts: 13,063 Joined: 16-September 05 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 1,838 |
QUOTE (Jeanette @ Aug 20 2008, 01:17 PM) I did not ask the question in this thread. I asked it at least twice in other threads discussing Obama. You like Obama? Great. Sell me on him. Tell me why I should support him and give him my vote. I think asking "What qualifications does he have to be President" is a bad question, because first you'd need to agree on what those qualifications are, and then see how he measures up. Otherwise the person answering you would be shooting at an ever-moving target. QUOTE (err @ Aug 20 2008, 01:18 PM) Thanks for this, I agree with you 100%. There are plenty of real reasons not to vote for Obama, but all the catchphrase-sounding ones that are in mass circulation all sound (to me) like stealth excuses to avoid saying openly that his race is an issue. Exactly. -------------------- Kabel et ha-emet mi-mi she-omro.
"All is by the hand of Heaven, except colds and fevers" -Ketubot 30a. Why won't my wife let me pee against the fence when we have company for a barbecue? -melech ~My Blog~ |
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Aug 20 2008, 12:28 PM
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Note by the way the bias in the opening post: Nowhere in the article is his brother described as "ashamed of Barack". He is descirbed in the article only as embarrassed at his penury, but the opening poster is perhaps projecting.
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Aug 20 2008, 12:37 PM
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member of h.com Group: Members Posts: 5,467 Joined: 10-November 05 Member No.: 1,994 |
QUOTE (melech @ Aug 20 2008, 01:28 PM) Note by the way the bias in the opening post: Nowhere in the article is his brother described as "ashamed of Barack". He is descirbed in the article only as embarrassed at his penury, but the opening poster is perhaps projecting. I was going to make this same comment. The brother's comment seemed to be saying that he was ashamed of himself, not BHO. Moshi - I don't see where it how racism is involved here. If McCain had a brother living in a hut in some 3rd world country, there would be a similar story. -------------------- My dog doesn't lick his own butt. He doesn't eat poop or step in it. I'll concede that he does smell other dogs' butts and he does lick "himself." I'd prefer it if he doesn't lick me right after that, so I employ a few minutes of buffer time between licking other things and me and I try to get him to drink some water too. - VLG
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Aug 20 2008, 01:07 PM
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 It's garden season! Group: Members Posts: 2,148 Joined: 31-March 05 Member No.: 1,344 |
Aishel, did you read the article? The brother is ashamed of himself, not of Barack.
QUOTE Embarrassed by his penury, he said that he does not does not mention his famous half-brother in conversation.
-------------------- "Evereything in moderation (except beer)."
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Aug 20 2008, 01:10 PM
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Godol Hador Group: Members Posts: 3,145 Joined: 19-March 06 Member No.: 2,506 |
QUOTE (BroadwayFreak @ Aug 20 2008, 02:07 PM) Aishel, did you read the article? The brother is ashamed of himself, not of Barack. WHy should he be ashamed? He is living the ideal lifestyle. He is doing no damage to the environment or consuming more than his share of earth's resources. How many particles of CO2 does HE emit a year? |
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Aug 20 2008, 01:15 PM
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It's garden season! Group: Members Posts: 2,148 Joined: 31-March 05 Member No.: 1,344 |
I didn't say that he should feel ashamed, just stating what was said in the article.
-------------------- "Evereything in moderation (except beer)."
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Aug 20 2008, 01:15 PM
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Rebbe Group: Members Posts: 1,569 Joined: 26-January 06 From: Space Member No.: 2,278 |
How come people keep referring to Barack Hussein Obama, but not John Sidney McCain, Robert Laurence Barr, et. al.?
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