Comments on: Obama and McCain: Family Roots http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/29/obama-and-mccain-family-roots/ A dissident twist of reality... Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:29:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: JoeC http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/29/obama-and-mccain-family-roots/#comment-32775 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:50:56 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/29/obama-and-mccain-family-roots/#comment-32775 More on "Punk" and "McNasty", straight from McCain's high school yearbook: <a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4565619&page=1" rel="nofollow">McCain's High School Nicknames</a>. More on “Punk” and “McNasty”, straight from McCain’s high school yearbook: McCain’s High School Nicknames.

]]> by: John Freeland http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/29/obama-and-mccain-family-roots/#comment-32774 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:25:42 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/29/obama-and-mccain-family-roots/#comment-32774 Nice work, Joe. Excellent summaries, clearly unbiased. I wasn't aware of the "Punk" and "McNasty" monikers. They seem to fit though, given Punk's calling an especially significant family member a bad name that rhymes with runt. Nice work, Joe. Excellent summaries, clearly unbiased. I wasn’t aware of the “Punk” and “McNasty” monikers. They seem to fit though, given Punk’s calling an especially significant family member a bad name that rhymes with runt.

]]> by: JoeC http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/29/obama-and-mccain-family-roots/#comment-32770 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:37:38 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/29/obama-and-mccain-family-roots/#comment-32770 If the DNA were examined, no doubt we'd discover we've already had our first Native American president, and probably the first African American too. As for Tennessee, somebody needs to tell the hatemongers that the "American Melting Pot" applies all the way to the tip-top job holder in the land, too. If the DNA were examined, no doubt we’d discover we’ve already had our first Native American president, and probably the first African American too. As for Tennessee, somebody needs to tell the hatemongers that the “American Melting Pot” applies all the way to the tip-top job holder in the land, too.

]]> by: Xman http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/29/obama-and-mccain-family-roots/#comment-32769 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:11 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/29/obama-and-mccain-family-roots/#comment-32769 Hey, Reading the JJS comment just made me think of something. If Obama becomes president. how do we know for sure he will be the first black? I refer to the ability of DNA labs to now test for ETHNIC dna. No all at once now, but everyone run out to all the past presidents library's, exhibits, etc. and pilfer a strand of hair. I'm sure all exhibits display a lock of hair, right? Then we get it tested and see who was black. If I was in Obama's camp, I'd be doing this right now. It might take a little starch out of those Tennessee voters who seem to hate black so much, if they were to find out Lincoln was a black. I'm sort of entertained by the thought. Hey,
Reading the JJS comment just made me think of something.
If Obama becomes president. how do we know for sure he will be the first black?
I refer to the ability of DNA labs to now test for ETHNIC dna.
No all at once now, but everyone run out to all the past presidents library’s, exhibits, etc. and pilfer a strand of hair. I’m sure all exhibits display a lock of hair, right?
Then we get it tested and see who was black.
If I was in Obama’s camp, I’d be doing this right now. It might take a little starch out of those Tennessee voters who seem to hate black so much, if they were to find out Lincoln was a black.

I’m sort of entertained by the thought.

]]> by: JoeC http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/29/obama-and-mccain-family-roots/#comment-32768 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:22:48 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2008/06/29/obama-and-mccain-family-roots/#comment-32768 Dusty: Yep, I don't see see anything wrong with Wesley Clark's statement either. I guess folks would jump all over him if he'd said McCain can't win the World Chess Championship or recite the complete works of Shakespeare from memory, too. He didn't disrespect McCain's ability to be tortured in a POW camp. He just stated facts: McCain doesn't have the mental skills to be the Commander in Chief. Xman: All power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. I think you're right...we've seen this with McCain getting a little taste of power. Of course, you have to wheel and deal and make compromises to do business, but he seems to have almost completely abandoned any earlier principles he had. JJS: Good point. Obama is one of a small percentage of people who knows what it's like to grow up both white and black in America. He's got a unique insight that most of us can never have, and I think it's serving him well in his current endeavors. Dusty: Yep, I don’t see see anything wrong with Wesley Clark’s statement either. I guess folks would jump all over him if he’d said McCain can’t win the World Chess Championship or recite the complete works of Shakespeare from memory, too. He didn’t disrespect McCain’s ability to be tortured in a POW camp. He just stated facts: McCain doesn’t have the mental skills to be the Commander in Chief.

Xman: All power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. I think you’re right…we’ve seen this with McCain getting a little taste of power. Of course, you have to wheel and deal and make compromises to do business, but he seems to have almost completely abandoned any earlier principles he had.

JJS: Good point. Obama is one of a small percentage of people who knows what it’s like to grow up both white and black in America. He’s got a unique insight that most of us can never have, and I think it’s serving him well in his current endeavors.

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