Like a lot of people living in a small town, we have a free local newspaper that is thrown on our driveway periodically. The paper is nothing but a right wing propaganda rag. Recently I read one article entitled,
Where is Our Country Headed. It was basically an Obama hate letter. It was of course written by an anonymous author, one who had great difficulty with proper grammar. What follows are a few examples of the questions or comments made about the President. I have chosen to give my own replies in blue.
- We are not sure where he came from. Simple answer, from Mrs. & Mr. Obama. If it's a location you had in mind, how about Hawaii. Check it out -- I am pretty sure it's part of the United States.
- We know Obama has never run a business and has never had to meet payroll and still has not experienced in while trying to run our country. Apparently being an educator disqualifies you from being president. Of course most presidents in the last hundred years had never run a business (Nixon, Ford, Kennedy, Roosevelt, etc). But I am pretty sure everyone in the federal government is getting their check on time.
- Obama has never had military experience but he is in charge of the largest army in the world. John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, William Howard Taft, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton all lacked military experience. Message to Moron -- it's not a requirement -- look it up. By the way did you hear how the Obama administration managed to kill Osama bin Laden??
- Obama has the Robin Hood Syndrome. Take from the rich and give to the poor. I guess that could work until there are no more rich. First of all, Robin Hood was a good guy (read the book if you're capable). Secondly, if you're on Social Security or receiving Medicare, I hope you will refuse it in the future because you are really spending someone else's money. Thirdly, I am pretty sure there will always be rich people. If you objectively look at the data (as opposed to listening to only the Fox News hate team), you'll see that the rich have done nothing but get richer at the expense of the middle class and poor.
I could go on forever, but I think you get the point. Hate literature is protected by the first amendment. It's nice to know that the Citizen White Council is still alive and well in Florida. But,
When I am King you'll have to sign your name to the article. Further more, you'll be charged a fee for littering my driveway.
