Comments on: This comment deserves its own post. http://www.all-encompassingly.com/this-comment-deserves-its-own-post/ we still remember mitch hedberg Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:03:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan http://www.all-encompassingly.com/this-comment-deserves-its-own-post/comment-page-1/#comment-92108 Ryan Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:23:04 +0000 http://www.all-encompassingly.com/this-comment-deserves-its-own-post/#comment-92108 He <i>should</i> make that point Brian. But he has got to do it with a smile. He knows better! Just like the majority of America knows better. If anything, if there is any sort of sizable portion of the electorate that is bigoted towards his name or official diplomatic photos...does denouncing the use of his name and display of such photos inspire anything? If anything it confirms their misguided notions and does nothing to advance real openness in a colorblind society. Don't make the "childish tricks" (if they are in fact that) the headline, make the disinterest in it being a point of interest the headline. His middle name <b><i>is</i></b> Hussein. There is no escaping that fact. We want a society non-biased toward race, religion, and gender and yet Obama is making his middle name the N-word of this election. He should act proud about his name and not like it is a liability. McCain as well...because when they act that way, it does become a liability. He should make that point Brian. But he has got to do it with a smile. He knows better! Just like the majority of America knows better. If anything, if there is any sort of sizable portion of the electorate that is bigoted towards his name or official diplomatic photos…does denouncing the use of his name and display of such photos inspire anything? If anything it confirms their misguided notions and does nothing to advance real openness in a colorblind society.

Don’t make the “childish tricks” (if they are in fact that) the headline, make the disinterest in it being a point of interest the headline.

His middle name is Hussein. There is no escaping that fact.

We want a society non-biased toward race, religion, and gender and yet Obama is making his middle name the N-word of this election. He should act proud about his name and not like it is a liability. McCain as well…because when they act that way, it does become a liability.

]]> By: Brian http://www.all-encompassingly.com/this-comment-deserves-its-own-post/comment-page-1/#comment-92096 Brian Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:19:04 +0000 http://www.all-encompassingly.com/this-comment-deserves-its-own-post/#comment-92096 I think Obama should call out these childish tricks for what they are -- un-subtle attempts to appeal to the ignorance of a portion of the American electorate by making him seem "foreign." In that sense, the photo is not the same as Bill wearing batik, since no one would imagine Bill as being foreign, or from Indonesia, whereas with Obama, bigots would like to emphasize that paranoid fantasy. I think Obama should call out these childish tricks for what they are — un-subtle attempts to appeal to the ignorance of a portion of the American electorate by making him seem “foreign.” In that sense, the photo is not the same as Bill wearing batik, since no one would imagine Bill as being foreign, or from Indonesia, whereas with Obama, bigots would like to emphasize that paranoid fantasy.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.all-encompassingly.com/this-comment-deserves-its-own-post/comment-page-1/#comment-91785 Ryan Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:52:49 +0000 http://www.all-encompassingly.com/this-comment-deserves-its-own-post/#comment-91785 From <a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1718255,00.html" rel="nofollow">Time.com</a> <blockquote>The same day that Cunningham was dropping H-bombs on Cincinnati, Obama was at the Democratic debate in Cleveland, hastily accepting Hillary Clinton's assertion that she didn't order the leak of a picture of Obama wearing a turban in Kenya. "I think that's something we can set aside," he said. It was a missed opportunity. He could have explained that he has nothing to hide. Explained why there's nothing wrong with him dressing in ceremonial clothes on official visits — like batik Bill in Indonesia in 1994 or headscarf Hillary in Eritrea in 1997. Maybe even explained why his middle name is Hussein — what his heritage means, and what it doesn't mean. In short, to reintroduce himself to those general election voters who are just starting to pay closer attention. </blockquote> From Time.com

The same day that Cunningham was dropping H-bombs on Cincinnati, Obama was at the Democratic debate in Cleveland, hastily accepting Hillary Clinton’s assertion that she didn’t order the leak of a picture of Obama wearing a turban in Kenya. “I think that’s something we can set aside,” he said.

It was a missed opportunity. He could have explained that he has nothing to hide. Explained why there’s nothing wrong with him dressing in ceremonial clothes on official visits — like batik Bill in Indonesia in 1994 or headscarf Hillary in Eritrea in 1997. Maybe even explained why his middle name is Hussein — what his heritage means, and what it doesn’t mean. In short, to reintroduce himself to those general election voters who are just starting to pay closer attention.

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