Barack Obama: Truth or Lies

[foresthouse]

I just received the following email forward from my grandmother. Grandma is one of the only people I won't usually grumble about sending me forwards, because often they're cute little things, and also it's my grandma. Online. I'm delighted that my grandma uses email

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[foresthouse]

This is a good point. Even though I am fairly evenly divided when it comes to actual issues, in terms of political spirit I am more liberal. And I know what you mean.

Conservatives and their scare tactics, BAH.

[zortrana]

This e-mail has been widely circulated and I know people who have received it from a number of different people. It's classic scare tactics.
Thank you for doing what you could to set the record straight!

[foresthouse]

I felt I couldn't let that one slide by. *shakes head* Who knows if anyone who got the first email will pay attention to my reply, though.

[kahlan_amnell]

These lies have been going around for a while, and I do my best to prove them false whenever I can.

My parents are very conservative, and would never vote for a Democrat anyway, but they would prefer Obama to Clinton if they had to choose one. And they don't seem to believe the lies about him. They mostly get e-mail forwards with information (true or not) about Clinton anyway.

Anyway, good for you for proving these lies false to whoever you can.

[foresthouse]

It's good that your parents aren't easily led! I hope most people who get these forwards aren't...but I fear many are. *sigh*

[lesbiassparrow]

The only humour in this piece that I can find is that they apparently think that being Muslim and being Atheist are sort of the same thing. Because everyone knows that Wahhabists don't believe in god. (Plus I think they got in a dig at Catholics there. I don't think the mention of the Catholic school was meant as a compliment.)

As someone who is not religious at all I get continually annoyed at this pressure on the various candidates to perform their religion and to endlessly talk about their faith. As if somehow the vary nature of devoutness (to any religion) made you automatically a better person. We all know 'devout' people who are horrific human beings.

[foresthouse]

Hah, I know! If you aren't a WASP, you aren't good enough for the conservatives!

As if somehow the vary nature of devoutness (to any religion) made you automatically a better person. We all know 'devout' people who are horrific human beings.

Even though I think that someone's religion, *if* they are actually following its tenets, can be important to at least be aware of, because it will inform the way they think and act, this is a very good point. It ties in with a thought I've had, which is: a lot of people (not just politicians) say they are whatever religion but don't really follow its tenets; they pay it lip-service, and do what they want to. OR they are actually devout, but the code they are following is harmful or hateful to others. In either of those cases, clearly, being whatever religion they claim does not make them "better" somehow. And yet, people often assume it does.

[ashcomp]

Osama bin Laden comes to mind.

[preciosatt]

Dude. His middle name is Hussein, of course he's a radical extremist.

I really hate to say it at this stage but more and more I keep thinking that while US politics may have progressed, it hasn't progressed enough that someone like Obama could be the next president.

But prove me wrong.

[foresthouse]

We shall just have to see, eh? *sigh*