The Kenyan doesn't get America's Anglo-Saxon heritage. Romney does.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

There was no question there.

Question was implied by the conditional statement.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

I would imagine Obama loves the Anglo-saxon heritage and what it produces more than the Kenyan model.

Put the pieces together here.

What has Kenya done for him? His Kenyan Dad bailed in short order and only visited him for like ten minutes in the airport once (they had to go to him)

and one would presume leaving no means of support for his kid.

DId the Kenya model step in and raise the child-obama? No his "typical" White Grand parents.

Did the Kenyan people put him thought school or did the Anglo-saxon (as you put it) model?

Did Kenyans give him a preferences and leg up on others in his college years?

The only blessing they bestowed upon him was the appearance of having African American heritage which is false. He has no connection to African Americans Either by heritage or by experience.

I'd bet that I (and many of us here ) had much more connection to the African American community than he ever did......yet he benefits from his appearance.

You could even go so far as to say it was the country and system built in part by Anglo-Saxons who even made his existence possible, I bet anything his Father was over here getting a tax payer funded education making possible the meeting of his parents.

YEah, Obama talks about Kenya but trust me a visit or two is all the appetite he has for the place.

:thumbs:

[Danno 1,228]

What a ridiculous comment. So he's a middle class black man, so what?

Do you honestly believe that all black people must share a singular 'black experience' in order to be authentic?

That's as a dumb a thing as I've ever read, not to mention being pretty racist.

First of all he is not middle class, he is a millionaire.

Secondly this has nothing to do with his income level that is about two things.

-The Anglos have been good to obama.... kenya, not so much.

-Obama took the advantages offered to Blacks who are carrying the legacy of other blacks being slaves in an earlier time.

What baggage did Obama hump to rate the open doors?

* If I were him I would have taken it too, .....never refuse a freebee.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

First of all he is not middle class, he is a millionaire.

Secondly this has nothing to do with his income level that is about two things.

-The Anglos have been good to obama.... kenya, not so much.

-Obama took the advantages offered to Blacks who are carrying the legacy of other blacks being slaves in an earlier time.

What baggage did Obama hump to rate the open doors?

* If I were him I would have taken it too, .....never refuse a freebee.

[Danno 1,228]

A lot of your thoughts are based on "I bet" and no facts. Opinion is not fact. You have made it very clear that you don't understand the African American community many times. Being mixed race and being married to a black woman is very different than you getting in the elevator with someone black at work.

You don't know his entire family tree, stop acting like you know everything.

Name one assertion you believe untrue and I will dig and find that proof.

Look just because your experience with Black folks is limited too glancing at a EBONY magazine once at the dental office, ........

many people have a much greater pool of experience to draw from, myself included.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

First of all he is not middle class, he is a millionaire.

He became one more recently. He was neither born nor grew up a millionaire. If you don't believe that, his tax returns are public and readily available for your review. Unlike those of his challenger. Who, by the way, doesn't have a first fcuking clue what people without multi-million dollar bank accounts - i.e. almost all Americans - experience in their lives.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

First of all he is not middle class, he is a millionaire.

Secondly this has nothing to do with his income level that is about two things.

-The Anglos have been good to obama.... kenya, not so much.

-Obama took the advantages offered to Blacks who are carrying the legacy of other blacks being slaves in an earlier time.

What baggage did Obama hump to rate the open doors?

* If I were him I would have taken it too, .....never refuse a freebee.

You said that the guy isn't a genuine African American because he didn't take part in the some shared black experience which would apparently qualify him as being a bona fide black American.

Do you honestly think that makes sense? Is it normal for you to compartmentalise a person of colour in this way - unless you tick stereotypical boxes you aren't genuine?

The worst thing is you probably think what you said is sophisticated and intelligent. It's not.

[Danno 1,228]

He became one more recently. He was neither born nor grew up a millionaire. If you don't believe that, his tax returns are public and readily available for your review. Unlike those of his challenger. Who, by the way, doesn't have a first fcuking clue what people without multi-million dollar bank accounts - i.e. almost all Americans - experience in their lives.

Seriously I marvel at the way the Left celebrates mediocracy and even failure over success.

Romney has been successful and his net worth is typically how we determine that in business.

You act as though he should be embarrassed about it...

Would you hire an investment manager who had not managed to do well himself?

See this is why you have obama stuck around your neck, because based on nothing more than emotion and soaring talk, you sent a guy to the white house to run the country when the guy had never run anything before..... and now look what we have.

I'm not a romney fan.... still not sure if I can vote for him or not but: the guy is light years ahead of Obama in so many ways.

Why would you think a man who has not provided well for his own family will be able to do it on a national scale?

[james&olya 1,121]

Seriously I marvel at the way the Left celebrates mediocracy and even failure over success.

Romney has been successful and his net worth is typically how we determine that in business.

You act as though he should be embarrassed about it...

Would you hire an investment manager who had not managed to do well himself?

See this is why you have obama stuck around your neck, because based on nothing more than emotion and soaring talk, you sent a guy to the white house to run the country when the guy had never run anything before..... and now look what we have.

I'm not a romney fan.... still not sure if I can vote for him or not but: the guy is light years ahead of Obama in so many ways.

Why would you think a man who has not provided well for his own family will be able to do it on a national scale?

I think the real question we should have for Romney or any other 'successful' person running for public office is whether their success has also benefitted the country as a whole. In Romney's case the evidence seems clear that as a venture (vulture) capitalist he made millions off of shipping american jobs overseas, firing people, pushing businesses into bankruptcy, etc. Is that what you want the leader of this country to be good at?

[Danno 1,228]

I think the real question we should have for Romney or any other 'successful' person running for public office is whether their success has also benefitted the country as a whole. In Romney's case the evidence seems clear that as a venture (vulture) capitalist he made millions off of shipping american jobs overseas, firing people, pushing businesses into bankruptcy, etc. Is that what you want the leader of this country to be good at?

What is wrong with shipping jobs over seas?

You guys have to make up your mind, are you for globalization or not?

Did you vote for NAFTA or not?

DO you support the WTO?

I don't get it, you set up this whole Global trading scheme .. and then blame Ole Mit for playing ball by the new rule book.

If you are sincere at all you would be doing away with those trade deals and take on a more protectionist trade policy where imports would be taxed much more.

Your fake and phony on the issue.

Your team (Clinto) set the wheels in motion for this new way to compete then you blame business guys for not cutting their throats by doing it the old way.

Q: Why didn't businesses outsource before?

(and don't give me- They were more noble)

[james&olya 1,121]

What is wrong with shipping jobs over seas?

You guys have to make up your mind, are you for globalization or not?

Did you vote for NAFTA or not?

DO you support the WTO?

I don't get it, you set up this whole Global trading scheme .. and then blame Ole Mit for playing ball by the new rule book.

If you are sincere at all you would be doing away with those trade deals and take on a more protectionist trade policy where imports would be taxed much more.

Your fake and phony on the issue.

Your team (Clinto) set the wheels in motion for this new way to compete then you blame business guys for not cutting their throats by doing it the old way.

Q: Why didn't businesses outsource before?

(and don't give me- They were more noble)

Yeah, I hope Mitt runs with the message the way you put it!

[Danno 1,228]

Yeah, I hope Mitt runs with the message the way you put it!

Does that mean you don't have a cogent answer?

-If out sourcing is so bad...... why did the Left (and some republicans) push through the trade agreements which made it possible and profitable... and now necessary to compete?

-What don't they do something about it now?

-Why didn't they outsource before NATFA ,GATT and our fondness for the WTO?

We have traded our manufacturing base for cheap ####### at wal-mart.

What happened to all those Mexican customers which were supposed to flood us with orders?

Ross Perot was right when he said he heard a big sucking sound as jobs were going to be leaving the country.

I don't blame this all on Clinton and the Left, a number of those on the right were all for it too.

But to blame romney for outsourcing when thats the name of the game now ....is disingenuous.

Edited July 26, 2012 by Danno

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

What is wrong with shipping jobs over seas?

You guys have to make up your mind, are you for globalization or not?

Did you vote for NAFTA or not?

DO you support the WTO?

I don't get it, you set up this whole Global trading scheme .. and then blame Ole Mit for playing ball by the new rule book.

If you are sincere at all you would be doing away with those trade deals and take on a more protectionist trade policy where imports would be taxed much more.

Your fake and phony on the issue.

Your team (Clinto) set the wheels in motion for this new way to compete then you blame business guys for not cutting their throats by doing it the old way.

Q: Why didn't businesses outsource before?

(and don't give me- They were more noble)

Bingo! Throw the Dream Act in that lot also. Libs love all that stuff but when it comes home to roost they complain.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Romney doesn't get it. The Brits have written him off.

[Danno 1,228]

I think the real question we should have for Romney or any other 'successful' person running for public office is whether their success has also benefitted the country as a whole. In Romney's case the evidence seems clear that as a venture (vulture) capitalist he made millions off of shipping american jobs overseas, firing people, pushing businesses into bankruptcy, etc. Is that what you want the leader of this country to be good at?

Wait a minute how did I let that slip.

If we are going to ask Romney what he did to profit the country before we elect him shouldn't you continue on and explain what it is Obama has ever done to help the economy before you elected him? (Or since for that matter)