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An Open Letter to Obama Voters
Oregon Magazine, by Matt Barber

Original Article

Posted By:previouslyon24, 10/21/2012 12:38:33 PM

Did you vote for Barack Obama in 2008? A lot of people did – obviously. What a time. There’s still room for improvement, but what a testimony to just how far we as a nation have come in terms of racial harmony, tolerance and diversity. Only decades earlier a man like Barack Obama – a black man – couldn’t even drink from the same water fountain as a white man, let alone become president of the United States.

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I think it's going this way already, but we can't stop praying for it.

  

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Reply 1 - Posted by: ruready?, 10/21/2012 12:48:32 PM     (No. 8950245)

FTA: “Mind if I ask why you’re voting for Mitt Romney?” [snip] “Because I refuse to be that stupid twice.”

Whoa! For the once deceived, this is not so much an election as it is an alter call.


Reply 2 - Posted by: lakerman1, 10/21/2012 12:49:57 PM     (No. 8950252)

The saddest part of hussein's legacy, I believe, will be that when good, capable black candidates run for the presidency, it will take decades before one of them will be able to get elected.
Hussein obama has tainted the brand. And that is too bad.
In late 2007, after hussein obama annouced his run, some black leaders asked if he was black enough.
We know the answer. He is not.


   

 

  


 
Reply 3 - Posted by: Kurto, 10/21/2012 12:52:35 PM     (No. 8950259)

Ruh-Roh... This kind of thinking is VERY powerful. Are there enough rational voters in Oregon to help elect Mitt Romney?


Reply 4 - Posted by: fire_mission, 10/21/2012 12:55:49 PM     (No. 8950269)

C'mon Oregon...be as good as your Ducks!


Reply 5 - Posted by: JoniTx, 10/21/2012 12:57:35 PM     (No. 8950277)

Let us hope and pray.

FTA: ~~Changing one’s mind doesn’t always reveal a tendency toward indecision. Sometimes, changing one’s mind reveals a tendency toward wisdom.~~


Reply 6 - Posted by: Bubbasuncle, 10/21/2012 12:58:11 PM     (No. 8950280)

FTA:"I felt embarrassed. I got took."

How did this get published in Oregon?


Reply 7 - Posted by: Susannah, 10/21/2012 1:13:10 PM     (No. 8950308)

The RCP electoral map has Oregon as "leaning Obama." Not solid, not likely, but leaning.


   

 

  


 
Reply 8 - Posted by: pros7767, 10/21/2012 1:17:13 PM     (No. 8950318)

Forward to every Obama voter and undecided you know. Great article!


Reply 9 - Posted by: IslandsDave, 10/21/2012 1:17:22 PM     (No. 8950319)

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me !


Reply 10 - Posted by: greggojo, 10/21/2012 1:19:28 PM     (No. 8950323)

On a related topic, Obama has spent his entire life being passed along, promoted, groomed for greatness (by Mo Money Jones in the Ill Legislature, by J. Wright who introduced him to and gave him a leg p in Cgo's Black community, by B. Ayers who doubtless wrote Dreams and then allowed, probably insisted, that Obama take credit), anyway, I think Obama has never been criticized in his life. No one has ever asked very much of him. I don't think he is at all comfortable in his office,and I think as great an ego thrill being the pres. is, he'd just as soon be kicking back in his 25 million dollar Hawaii house (that he and M. are buying) and run around the world, snowing the UN etc. Anyplace to get away from real demands and real criticism.


Reply 11 - Posted by: artsy, 10/21/2012 1:21:03 PM     (No. 8950326)

Reading this article is like taking a big, deep, clean, exhilarating breath of fresh air. Ahhhhhhhh. (with gratitude)


Reply 12 - Posted by: ColonialAmerican1623, 10/21/2012 1:21:34 PM     (No. 8950327)

The intelligent free thinkers didn't vote for him the first time and won't this time either.

Zippy has assured that it will be a long time before we consider another black candidate.

For the love of G-d, quit with the water fountain story. It was not all over the south or the country, and I should know.


   

 



 
Reply 13 - Posted by: bugger, 10/21/2012 1:24:12 PM     (No. 8950329)

I wonder how much of this is going on, liberals who won't vote for Obama again. Our neighbor was over on Saturday night a few weeks ago. He was going to vote for Obama again. I went to great lengths to tell him why I thought that was a terrible idea and then asked him why. He had no answer. He came back a week later and told me he was no longer going to vote for Obama. He must have got to thinking about it. I was so pleased.

Somewhat related, this afternoon I loaned my copy of 2016 to another neighbor, I just go it on Friday and I'm going to loan it to as many people as I can between now and the election. I don't think Dinesh will mind.


Reply 14 - Posted by: bugger, 10/21/2012 1:25:07 PM     (No. 8950335)

I meant to say "I just GOT it"....should have proofread.


Reply 15 - Posted by: wtm, 10/21/2012 1:29:09 PM     (No. 8950343)

#10,
Although Obama may be willing to hang it up and retire in Hawaii.......Valerie Jarrett is NOT !!

As she actually is the power behind the presidency right now, and she will need to be kicked out kicking and screaming come January !!!


Reply 16 - Posted by: jalo1951, 10/21/2012 1:29:46 PM     (No. 8950345)

I have the same concerns if and when a woman runs and wins. If it is hilary and she screws it up as much as obama then it will be decades before a woman will win again. My concern is it appears a lot of obama voters do not read or comprehend or even care as long as the "free stuff" keeps coming their way.


Reply 17 - Posted by: Wetlandz, 10/21/2012 1:32:29 PM     (No. 8950350)

I have to admit, last election we had a dead fish candidate. Most voted because we knew a RINO was better than a leftist with a tissue paper thin résumé. We had no hope, now we do.


   

 

  


 
Reply 18 - Posted by: earlybird, 10/21/2012 1:37:27 PM     (No. 8950362)

This is an excellent read.


Reply 19 - Posted by: earlybird, 10/21/2012 1:38:46 PM     (No. 8950365)

PS. I just sent it to two known Obama voters. And the rest of my contact list, to be passed on to their errant family members. Recommend you do the same.


Reply 20 - Posted by: Blue-Z-Anna, 10/21/2012 1:48:13 PM     (No. 8950383)

It may turn out that very few people vote for Obama and yet he still wins.

The November surprise.

The election, like the constitution, is just a bothersome relic from an old racist America that we need to move beyond.

Don't underestimate these criminals.


Reply 21 - Posted by: philly_patriot, 10/21/2012 2:03:49 PM     (No. 8950426)

Good letter ...... unfortunately at a web site where there's NO way to e-mail to self to store or forward to friends.


Reply 22 - Posted by: jir, 10/21/2012 2:25:30 PM     (No. 8950479)

Excellent article, thank you for posting. There are going to be an awful lot of under votes. People who can't bring themselves to vote for Romney but can't vote again for Obama. They will vote Democrat the rest of the ticket. The Democrats will propose this is evidence of machines not working or something. We all know the machines only work when they show Democrats as winning.


   

 



 
Reply 23 - Posted by: glcinpdx, 10/21/2012 2:27:51 PM     (No. 8950486)

Well if anecdotal evidence is worth anything...this year...I've seen maybe one or two Ozero yard signs in town here in Portland, and not many 2012 bumper stickers for Ozero either...Unlike 4 years ago...Maybe Bam might be in for a November Surprise and have Oregon go red.


Reply 24 - Posted by: suse, 10/21/2012 2:33:39 PM     (No. 8950503)

i "liked" it to my FB friends, many from oregon who did vote for obama. i'm getting bolder sharing my personal concerns of 4 more years of decaying economy and morality with the current president. feeling hopeful every day!!!


Reply 25 - Posted by: earlybird, 10/21/2012 2:39:02 PM     (No. 8950515)

Re #21, I copied and pasted the entire article and its url into a new email and sent it to my list - use bcc to protect addressees against spam. Works like a charm. And I have a copy in my Sent file.

You can also bookmark it for yourself, but there is no assurance that it won't disappear at the source.


Reply 26 - Posted by: NorthernDog, 10/21/2012 3:32:26 PM     (No. 8950628)

Let's hope the open letter opens some eyes.
This is just anecdotal, but we recently stopped at some garage sales in one of those trendy liberal neighborhoods that was draped with Obama signs in 2008. They were on cars, on houses - even on their pets!
This time there were only a few Obama signs here and there. And we also saw a nice smattering of Romney/Ryan signs in an area where Republicans usually lay low.


Reply 27 - Posted by: previouslyon24, 10/21/2012 4:06:51 PM     (No. 8950698)

This site won't delete this as it goes into their archives


Reply 28 - Posted by: mathman, 10/21/2012 5:41:26 PM     (No. 8950876)

Sheesh!
Copy the text onto your clipboard.
Paste the clipboard into a word processor.
Delete the photos (they are not essential).
You then have a document which you can save (even save as text as you want). Once it is saved, or saved as text, you can paste it into an email or print it or fax it or whatever.


Reply 29 - Posted by: MickTurn, 10/21/2012 11:51:30 PM     (No. 8951427)

Well he has set back blacks 30 years, that's for sure!



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