On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:06:42 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

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If there is anybody some members of the right wing are more
predisposed to hate than a person of color it would have to be a
Muslim.
While Obama attends a Christian church, he is the son of a Muslim and
that will certainly be close enough for jazz when the negative
campaigning begins in earnest.

I've heard more than one right wing radio host make a big deal about
Obama's middle name, "Hussein." One day, I heard Rush simply referring
to him as "Hussein Obama." I'm sure that's a very mild preview of what
the right wing has in store for Obama should he be the final nominee.
I'm old enough, as are many of us, to clearly remember all the folks
who trashed John Kennedy for being Catholic. Not that Obama is a
Kennedy in any sense; except that JFK could be an inspiring orator as
can Obama.

It's going to be a very UGLY campaign.

Here's hoping the good folks on rec.boats don't get too heavily
invested in the rhetoric and propaganda.

I've not heard Russ use that name for Obama. But I don't get to listen to
him as much as, apparently, you do.

Yes, it may get ugly, and it may get ugly here. You don't think your post,
above, would be contributing to the ugliness, do you?

You seem to say some pretty negative things about 'right wingers' above,
Chuck. I doubt if I'm any more 'predisposed' to hate blacks than you are. I
also doubt that I'm even more 'predisposed' to hate Muslims than you are.


Which is why I directed my comment toward "some" right wingers.
As it would be the right wing, not the left wing, that opposes Obama
should he be nominated, the attitudes of that some portion of the
right wing will be an issue.

Some portion of the left wing is probably also prejudiced against a
vairety of races and or religions. However, the left wing won't be
campaigning against Obama - the right wing will. That makes the
attitude of some right wingers pertinent to a discussion of the
challenges Obama would face in the final stretch.



But, I'm sure your post wasn't designed to inflame anyone's passions. Just
a little innocent discussion, right?

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John H- Hide quoted text -

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Ah, yes. You're using one of Harry's tricks, a qualifier. By saying 'most',
'some', 'with a few exceptions', etc.

The fact remains that your post was designed to inflame.

It would seem that 'some' of the left wingers, namely the Clintons, have
been the first to play your race card. And it was the Clinton campaign that
made the Muslim background an issue.

You should just keep your arrows in your quiver. You're sounding much like
Harry.
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John H