In Obama's speech in Germany he explained why he loves America in a way that shows a deep understanding of what this country is all about. Unfortunately, I don't think the conservatives get what he's saying. I explain it below (including a clip of the speech):
If you want to hear the difference between Dick Cheney's version of America and Obama's version watch here.
I have a perspective on this that a lot of Americans who were born here don't. I didn't have to be an American. I chose to be one. I became an American because I love this country and what it stands for. One of the reasons I'll be voting for Obama is because he understands how powerful the idea of America truly is.
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211. A guy that stated "we are no longr a Christian nation"?
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we never were and never will be a 'christian nation'. Read the Treaty of Tripoli.
Maybe some of you will address issues instead of racial stereotypes. We've been getting the racial stereotypes from every corporate news net and every republican.
He's uppity, he doesn't know his place, he's genetically inferior to the white man, give him an inch and he'll take a mile, he's just a vapid entertainer who's a threat to white republican womanhood and now he's a threat because he's 'too fit'- are your wimmen safe?
He's running for president. If he sat barefoot on the porch in hogwashers eating watermelon sayin' lawsy, sho' 'nuff cap'n, it's not likely we'd be interested in him as a candidate.
As a man who is clearly more talented, more even tempered, far wiser and far FAR more intelligent than the second bush middle management white guy, a man who is calling the foreign policy shots while the rest of you do your michael richards meltdowns, he's going to be the object of any hatred you can drum up and send his way, but you're not being much of a credit to your race if you're white and do that kind of thing.
He's genetically superior to your candidate and most of you. You ought to vote for him because of that. He can understand things intuitively that most of you don't get even after a year of explanation.
For those of you who are completely lacking in any sort of intellectual curiosity, the genetically condemned or at least those of you who drew crummy hands, you're going to have to serve some master anyway. That's just the way of the world.
You might want to serve one who represents people first, not corporations like the mcbush.
In time, you could even earn your freedom.
Clif Kuplen at 10:50PM on Aug 2nd 2008
212. I don't want an inexperienced half-breed who wouldn't know where he was unless the media and his handlers told him or wrote it for the teleprompter.
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half-breed.... like several of my grandkids.
So like are you a hole breed? Which hole?
I know which hole you dragged the rest out of. Fact: Obama is genetically superior to you - he got a double pinochle hand and you damn sure ain't holdin' or even sittin' on a pair.
Well, anyway, there you go - it's a cracker-nigger issue to your kind - seen it a million times, squidbilly. Here's yer sign..
Clif Kuplen at 11:50PM on Aug 2nd 2008
213. Ask people in Chicago what this guy ever did-NOTHING-he's no more American than bin laden,he just happens to live here
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hey, Chicago just called - said you were a liar.
They also said you're no more American than bin Laden, you just happen to live here.
Clif Kuplen at 3:05AM on Aug 3rd 2008