An open letter to Mr. Obama's mother, circa 1966

[Bann (Premo)]

Originally Posted by backagain39

This post does get you thinking about his childhood. How did he get the connections and meet the people that he did when he got older. Were they friends/associates of his parents? I really don't think white granny had the type of connections that allowed Obama to move up so quickly, makes you wonder doesn't it?

Originally Posted by aps45819

There you go.

That's the secret of Obama's magical missing years. What did he do in college, how did he travel in Pakistan and who paid for his education?

Frank Davis, Malcolm X, et. al. Obama's grandfather knew Frank Davis, I believe.

Obama's mother was very radical & so were her parents when she was growing up. They were known to be that way in their community. They were also Universal Unitarians, if I recall correctly. There is a long line of Liberalism in his family & I am very sure there were all sorts of Liberal people in his past.

[Pushrod]

Originally Posted by Tilted

Dear Ms. Dunham
...

...Here is my advice. When your son does not get his way, and then proceeds to cry about it, please do not give in to him. When he tries to use your maternal empathy against you, as young children are naturally inclined to do, do not indulge his emotional manipulation...

...Wouldn't this nation, and your son, be much better off if we never had to confront such an undignified display of leadership? Furthermore, and more importantly, shouldn't this nation's public policy be determined by prudence, and not the Chief Executive's ability to finally wear down the collective will of the populace with his incessant, tireless, inescapable whining?

With all the respect due the mother of a future President
Tilted

Way too late Tilted, just way too late.

[ImnoMensa]

My letter to Obama's mother wouldn't be near this polite.

[Tilted]

Originally Posted by Pushrod

Way too late Tilted, just way too late.

Yeah, but it isn't too late for America to avoid being the indulgent parent. We need to have the strength to resist the urge to give in to him. We need to tune out his crying, or even better, to tell him, 'You stop that crying right now, young man.'

I sense that America will succumb on this issue, and we'll give him some form of (expanded) health care welfare. Not only will that cause our general health care situation to be worse down the road, it will encourage him to use this modus operandi more in the future.

[Pushrod]

Originally Posted by Tilted

Yeah, but it isn't too late for America to avoid being the indulgent parent. We need to have the strength to resist the urge to give in to him. We need to tune out his crying, or even better, to tell him, 'You stop that crying right now, young man.'

I sense that America will succumb on this issue, and we'll give him some form of (expanded) health care welfare. Not only will that cause our general health care situation to be worse down the road, it will encourage him to use this modus operandi more in the future.

I am not so sure. After the fantastic turn out this past weekend in DC by all the people who are fed up with the government and its years of power grabbing and liberty stomping, we may be seeing the tide shift. If we keep the pressure upon these career oriented bureaucrates who think only of their own futures, not ours, we may yet hold them off from making such a grave mistake. Our numbers are only growing daily!