Bad week for Obama - why ?

[Kylebrand]

Dear friend Ambi: When is your book coming out? I want a signed copy with a lot of your polished writing in it. I could read you all day. I believe you know the American political system better than most Americans, especially Congressmen. Mr. Obama was a Constitutional Law Professor for many years before he entered politics. Religion is definitely being invoked in many issues, especially gay issues. And it is the very ones who Hate gays and love guns. Here is a stupid story (so stupid I don't know whether to post it): This guy was fixing my water pump and started telling me he was a Christian. (Everyone here is) After more conversing about his church, and being invited to attend, he asked me if I could believe that the "N" in the White House is going to let these queer child molesters get married? More talk. He says he has a solution. Set up two big concentration camps on opposite sides of the road. Put the Dikes on one side and the queers on the other. That way they can't make any more queer babies. We could fly over and drop food to 'em until the last one is dead. He stated he heard this from a southern Congressman last night on fox news. I relented, and went inside. I was back in 10 minutes. I told him that I believe that most of the "gay" people, boys and girls, had heterosexual parents and that more gays were coming. "We can take care of them, too" he said. Hateful Christian.
This is the philosophy of the locals, christians all, There are churches hidden back up in these hollers I've never seen. Hundreds. Big or small. The smallest sits 8, an old "slave" church, now a white family has it. Many are "family" only churches.
Many churches preach "hate the gay" I have asked during festivals in the town square, "Is that what Jesus preached? Or was he all about tolerance, equality, and healing as am I?"
While living in Tampa for 13 years, I attended a "gay" church. The best services I have ever seen/heard. What music! (Tampa, it was the Metropolitan Community, at the time just off South Macdill)
People are pleased to vote for the propaganda they "bought" in to from pulpits, fox news, and
news pundits. Politics is indeed Big Business.
I will move eventually to seek more "like-minded" souls.
Maybe someone out there can help. I am eligible for medical marijuana, seeking the warmest possible climate, but not Arizona or New Mexico (not like-minded) Gay friendly. not a big city, but drivable to one. I'm even looking overseas. Impossible?

 

[another1]

politics is a big business! until we get money out of running for government office, we will have the best government money can buy.
when the you have unlimited funds, you can make shit appear better than shoe polish. that's a problem!
when choosing someone to be an office holder, the first question should be can your ideas win votes and not can you raise money?
elections are a job interview process. ideas, imagine, and inspiration speak louder than transient support can yell. money can be loud

 

[tampa24]

So basically America is ungovernable for the next 2 years - n'est pas !

Yes Jon.

The Party of NO will have even more power to block anything Obama hopes to do. If they stay true to form they will do everything possible to do as little as possible to improve things in the country...all so that Obama can be blamed for it. He will really be their whipping boy now. It doesn't take a college graduate or a genius I.Q. to figure out that anything that actually is going well in the country will be spun as an accomplishment of their admirable leadership and "courage" in standing up to the president, whereas anything going wrong will all be because of Obama. The installments of this very sad play over the next 2 years pretty much already write themselves.

 

[Ambivalent]

about 14 years ago, tim russert referred to the red states and the blue states, and put up a map of the united states of America. the red states were republican states and the blue states were democratic states. this was new. until then red was left and blue was right. the term 'red states and blue states' and the flipped color representations became the cat's pajamas. just other American way of doing things.

says on my strawberry-banana smoothie the separation natural and shaking well produces the best results.

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Thanks for the background, Another1!!!!

"A" XOXOXOXOXO

 

[Kylebrand]

What an intelligent bunch of forumites! This has been a great discussion. Ambi, as always, you are able to put it into words that anybody can ponder. You are a gem! I would have loved to be in your class.

Another1: I tried shaking my banana and it worked! Stuff separated. I might try it again today. Thanks.