“Why Do They Hate Us?”
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on June 29, 2008 at 8:30 PM in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, DNC, Death Threats, GLBT, Hillary Clinton, Keith Olbermann, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Women and Children, women
Last night, I was reading Curve Magazine (Vol.18,#6, July/August, 2008). In it was an article by noted Lesbian activist and writer, Victoria A. Brownworth, “Why Do They Hate Us? How the Media treats Hillary is indicative of how the world sees women: as second class citizens.” The title pretty much says it all. And what she wrote included startling facts, which I will list below. They are not for the faint of heart, let me warn you right now. As is my wont, I felt compelled to write the Editors:
I just finished reading Ms. Brownworth’s piece, “Why Do They Hate Us.” It moved me to tears. As one who has followed this election campaign VERY closely, I have been horrified, and furious, at the treatment of an attorney who worked for poor women and children, a Former First Lady of Arkansas, a Former First Lady of the United States, and a TWO-TERM Sitting US Senator by the Mainstram Media, Senator Barack Obama, and the DNC.
It is simply staggering how accepted sexism, even misogyny, is in this country. It is mind boggling that Main Stream Media can make demeaning, disparaging remarks about a US Senator because she is a WOMAN. I am a lifelong (50-year-old), straight-party-ticket Democratic voter, or I should say I was, until the treatment of Senator Clinton, and ALL women, by the DNC elite and Senator Obama.
I have now left the party to which I have dedicated myself, my money, and my vote. (I might add, my decision was reinforced when the RBC/DNC decided to take actual votes cast for one candidate, Clinton, and give them to a candidate who was not even on the ballot, in addition to the sexism, even misogyny, in which the above three have participated this year.)
And I am saddened. As one who actively worked for women’s equality for over 32 years, it is incredibly discouraging and disheartening to see how quickly people - men AND women - revert to blatant sexism, almost with GLEE. They act as if they have been holding back these comments and feelings, but are now free to let loose with their derogatory comments. There is not a DOUBT in my mind that if these same comments were expressed in a racist manner, they would - RIGHTLY - be decried far and wide. Yet, since they were *only* about a woman, well, haha,” weren’t they funny, and we all know they are true anyway, right? Nudge, nudge, wink wink,” it was just fine. Sigh.
And now, the more qualified candidate (IMHO), the one who has been a STALWART supporter of women, children, the LGBT community, and numerous other groups as diverse as veterans and Native Americans, has been subjugated to the less qualified, far less experienced, male candidate. It seems we have not moved very far at all…
Thank you, Ms. Brownworth, for writing what many of us have experienced, and for pointing out the cruel facts of what it means to be a woman in this country, in this world. We have much, much work to do…
Sincerely,
The Rev. Amy
And juxtapose this to Obama’s recent remarks about how Senator Clinton was “brutalized,” equating the treatment his wife got during this campaign season to the treatment Senator Clinton has endured. No apology, no acknowledgement of his, and others, horrific treatment of her during this campaign. Just deflection, and “look over there.” I’m sorry, but from where I sit, Michelle Obama has been treated pretty fairly by the MSM. The grief she has gotten has been more a DIRECT response to what she has SAID, not that she is an African American woman. There is a world of difference between the two.
And now seeing these articles and photographs of Senator Clinton and Senator Obama together, him with his hand on her back, just makes me cringe. Frankly, it makes me almost physically ill. See, I have done a lot of work in the Domestic Violence movement. And I have seen this cycle before: the man abuses, attacks, and lashes out at the woman. The woman makes excuses for, and accepts blame from, the man for his attacks. Not unlike Senator Clinton saying now that they are friends, respect each other, and support each other. I know what respect looks and feels like - Senator Obama has shown NONE for Senator Clinton. Senator McCain has, but Obama? No. Seeing these photos of her with him now reminds me of battered women wearing sunglasses to hide the bruises, and saying, “Oh, he didn’t really mean it. It was my fault, really, I shouldn’t have made him mad. He really does love me, in his own way, really! Don’t be mad at him!” Not only did Obama make sexist remarks about Senator Clinton, INCLUDING at the fundraiser the other night, but he reaped the benefit of the sexist and misogynistic remarks made by others, the veiled death threats (talking to YOU, Keith), the threats of violence, the degradation, not on her record, or on her speeches, but because she was a woman. As Ms. Brownworth wrote,
Clinton was the focal point for American misogyny, writ long and large. She was tough enough to take it and not cry foul, but why do women and girls have to take it? Why are we called bitches and cunts if we speak the truth about our lives? We are treated as less-than-human in a myriad of ways in our society. We are victims of violence, discrimination, and hate, and that diminishes us daily as human beings.
(Vol. 18, #6, p 34)
And now, for the facts I mentioned above. These are not pleasant. Stop reading here if you do not want to be disturbed. Okay. Here I go, from Ms. Brownworth’s article:
Vaginal destruction:
For over a decade, war has raged in the eastern province of Congo. Gangs of militia have preyed on women and girls and made rape and vaginal destruction major tools of that war. Vaginal destruction - an act so violent a woman can never again have vaginal sex or bear a child - was defined as a war crime in April…In Congo, women have been raped so brutally and by so many men at one time that some have been eviscerated. Eviscerated by rape. That is how much they hate us. (p 34)
Honor killings:
What has never made the news is that nearly all of the murders of women in Palestinian territory have nothing to do with the political situation there: They are the result of honor killings…Honor killings are a leading cause of death among women in the Middle East. Since the U.S. occupation of Iraq, the number of honor killings has risen exponentially because the once secular nation is now an Islamic theocracy. (pp34-35)
Lest you think all of this violence is only in other countries, here are some U.S. statistics:
One in six women will be raped in her lifetime. One in four has survived child sexual abuse or an incestuous relationship with a male relative. One in three has been the victim of domestic violence. Over 1.2 million women are forcibly raped by an ex-husband or ex-boyfriend each year. The leading cause of death among pregnant women is murder by a spouse or boyfriend. Four out of every five female murder victims in the United States were killed by men they knew: a spouse or boyfriend, a male relative, a co-worker…This means millions of American men - men we know, men we may love or have loved - hate us enough to rape, main, or kill us. Millions. It’s a difficult reality to face: Women and girls are so hated that our lives and bodies mean nothing to these men.
(p34)
Brownworth continues,
Perhaps that reality and the inchoate knowledge of it is why it was easy for people to refer to Clinton with the vilest of hate speech and feel no remorse and receive no recrimination from either the general populace or the media… (p34)
Wow, Speaker Pelosi - it seems that SOMEONE wasn’t too busy to document all of the sexism and misogyny, even if YOU were too busy to do so…(Ref: Pelosi’s interview with Greta Van Susteren this past week on “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren.)
As I said above, Obama did not even have to say despicable comments himself - having others do so as his surrogates was sufficient. That is the whole thing with domestic violence - the THREAT of it is sufficient to keep many women in line. Their partners may not engage in violence themselves (and psychological and emotional battery still counts as domestic violence, by the way. Some would argue, convincingly, I think, that they are worse as they are more insidious, and stay with the woman much, much longer than physical abuse), as other men engaging in this behavior is enough for the fear to be present in most, if not all, women.
More from Brownworth:
It doesn’t matter if we are siting U.S. Senators or sitting at home taking care of our children or sitting by a stream getting water right before we are gang-raped. It doesn’t matter if we are in the United States or Congo or Gaza or Iraq. The one common denominator for women, the thing that unites us, is that we are all hated equally for our gender.
To some men - even the men who loved us before they raped us or beat us or murdered us - we are all cunts. For ourselves - and for the women and girls of Congo, Gaza, Iraq, and every other nation where women are being eviscerated in body and spirit - we must stand up and speak out against the global terrorism of women and girls. (p35)
And so, as much as I admire and respect Senator Clinton, I cannot, and will not, participate in this Party-, this Country’s- sanctioned cycle of violence. Please stop asking me, us, to do so. I deserve better. YOU deserve better. We all deserve better than to keep feeding into this cycle. I, for one, will not.
GREAT ARTICLE………….YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THINKING THIS……HEAR THE PUMAS ROAR AND ROAR
The media has moved away from informing and moved toward fringe tabloid journalism. Only the fringes respond emotionally to fear and scandal reporting. The rest of us have a life and even when it’s bad it’s still good. We aren’t the money maker for the media like the conservative or progressive fringes.
You are so correct…. Money rules the world.
That is not good.
I don’t think we have a democracy any more- The corporations own congress, senate, own the White House. They own MSM- Have you noticed alcohol commercials are back on TV? When did that change? Have you noticed that on primetime news ABC there are Viagara PENIS commercials? All the commercials for WOMEN to thin down, smooth skin, enlarge butt and tits? What do you think we are being told? Then we have depression and sleep drug commercials. Day in and day out.
I’m voting Nader or sitting this one out. The voting will be rigged, our votes won’t count and I’ve concluded that the election process is a joke and the only real statement that will be noticed is if less voters vote and take to the streets. But the reality is none of this really matters any more. The Corporations Own America.
All I know is I will never vote for Obama or any candidate that is so OBVIOUSLY FLAWED. That would be pure idiocy and that’s the Democratic party we see before us. I say Boycott the GE.
Hey believe, I’m going to take a page out of Senator Obama’s book and vote “present” for the Presidential election. You know the same way your craven candidate when facing women’s choice issues. Not onlt that but if Hillary isn’t on the ticket, I will work my little booty off here in Virginia to make certain that every female I know KNOWS that Obama is no great ally when it comes to women’s issues. Put that in your pipe and smoke on it.
PUMA
I don’t have to work that hard.
Everybody I know in western Virginia is laughing like hell at this fool.
I’m an honorary Male PUMA.
I’ll do what I can do out here to suppress this Chicago corruption fraud’s vote.
I know a lot of people and I’ll work on it a little bit.
Ought to suffice.
PUMA!
Good. Obama’s been counting on duping your state, and western Virginia in particular worried pundits the most over whether he could carry that state. I’m glad to hear that Obama’s novelty has worn off.
Good I hope you are working at getting rid of the two senators and congressman who endorsed BHO after your state went over whelmingly went for Clinton
The commenter is from the western part of the state of Virginia, not the state of West Virginia.
The state of Virginia did go to Obama, but not the part that he is from.
Yes, I still haven’t gotten over the misogyny and the lack of tack/decency by the media. Did they not have mothers, sisters, or daughters. The hatred that came out of that church and the hate…hate not just towards Hillary, but towards all women.
The impact of this election went beyond our country and many throughout the world are still a bit misty. “Get over it”…
The corporate media keeps their jobs by toeing the line. There is rampant nepotism and hiring follows a trend. There are, according to some, 14 defining characteristics of a fascist government, and ours is moving in that direction. One is sexism. Another is a controlled mass media. Another is fraudulent elections. Disdain for human rights recognition. Corporate power is protected. That’s quite a few right there.
Don’t forget those women who happen to hold office and were silent when Barky was using his minions to slam and smear Hillary.
Indeed, where was the outcry from Feinstein, Boxer, Pelosi, Sebellius, etc?
Oh yeah there wasn’t any.
So much for women standing up for another, guess it doesn’t apply if the woman in question is named Hillary Clinton.
I guess its only sexism only when Republicans do it, otherwise if its a male Democrat bashing women its ok.
That was shocking the only ones who stood up for Hillary were Sheila Jackson Lee and Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the others said NOTHING. Then when it was all over you had Boxer, McCaskall (hope she is voted out) and Stabanow being asked if their was sexism during the primary and NONE OF THEM would take a stand, Stabanow sat there and said “well were not used to a woman running for President, but we are all united.”
I about flipped out of my seat, there is no woman out there for generations that will be able to accomplish what Hillary accomplished and display the strength, courage, and determination she has (the country could have had another “GREAT”) and it will be a cold day in Hell when I even consider supporting obama or the DNC again! One of many reasons obama should never be elected, but this is a big one, along with the disenfranchisement, usurping the will of the voters, and stealing delegates. If the people don’t stop it, it will only continue.
That’s why Emily’s List will get no more money from me. What was the point of getting these “progressive” women elected if all they were going to do was condone what happened to Hillary with their silence?
Good point…where the HELL were they? In a coma till it came time to enable Obama the abuser?
Yes, ZEE, excellent analogy! Where the Hell, where they? Enablers, in a coma, allowing the incessant woman-bashing on-air and everywhere to continue without a peep of arugula breath spent by The Precious One! This campaign was the best thing that happened for women to wake up to how far they haven’t come at all!
And watching with a teenager the “Obama Gives HIllary the Finger” gave me indigestion and teh primitive, illegal desire to roar and attack with something heavy anyone close to me with as much as a mention of Barry Soeroto”s changed name.
I am disgusted with Emily’s List as well - to truly stand for something means to stand strong especially when the onslaught comes. The first action Emily’s list did was CAVE and give in to Obama. I feel total disgust for them.
I sent Lee and Jones quick “thank you” notes.
Add Amy Klobuchar and Betty McCullum to that shameful list. I have been asking them why for months, never get an answer, they don’t have to bother.
Amy Klobuchar is on my hit list for 2010. She has answered my emails, only to tell me that it is not a senatorial issue and if I’d ever like to ask a senatorial question, she’ll answer it, but she was disregarding my email!!! What a c*nt! You see, I have decided that since these women in politics find sexism so acceptible, we should see how they like it! I know if Klobuchar had been subjected to the same as Hillary, she’d run off crying in her silly hat she and those 10 senators wore to their frigging tea party the other day!
You’re anti-sexism but find it acceptable to refer to another woman with that word? Unbelievable. If John McCain is elected president, alas, you’ll deserve everything we get.
Love your logic. Dish it out to the Arugula Ladies of Misogyny!
You are correct about the leadership not standing up for a “Clinton”. The corporate media, and it seems the Democratic leadership, has wanted to defeat a Clinton for 16 years and now they have.
Choice means choice, and not just one outcome. Saying that you do not want your daughter to punished with a baby is misogyny.
He probably believes in honor killings.
You have got to be kidding.
Yes, Barack WOULD believe in honor killings. He campaigned in Kenya for his misogynist Sharia Law cousin Odinga, the billionaire slum landlord whose gangs raped thousands of little girls and burned dozens of churches! Barack knew that his cousin had signed an Islamist Union agreement to instal Sharia Law, Chastity legislation and Full Dress Code for girls and women. Barack donated $100,000 of his own money to his Kenyan murderous relative! So why would he NOT be in favor of Honor Killings! Please do some reserach. This is an issue close to my heart as genital mutilation is common in that poor country which is exploited by monsters like Barack’s cousin who treat women as domestic animals! Barack’s own father had 3 wives and his grandfather was polygamous as well.
Hillary’s 1995 Speench in Beijing is a Bible to me but I am afraid that Obama would be stuttering if he were asked to provide a single issue that would benefit women in his country! Shame on him.
I keep thinking about Hillary’s speech in Beijing in 1995, “women’s rights are human rights”…can you imagine the empty suit saying anything like that? And for that matter the empty suit women, Pelosi etal?
It makes me ill to think the DNC is promoting Obama as a champion of women’s rights.
I’m lacking understanding of voting for bHo for POTUS
if Hillary is chosen as V.P. on his ticket. If he’s not qualified, he’s still not qualified with her
on the ticket. Plus, was Hillary telling us the
truth when during the primaries she said he was not
qualified or as experienced as she and McCain? Was she lying then or lying now?
I’m quite confident the man would never have the superior woman on his ticket. He’d look like an incompetent fool with her beside him plus God knows
his ego couldn’t handle it.
Why not vote for McCain who has said many times he
won’t run again in 2012, but Hill probably will.
I choose to believe that Hillary has a good reason for what she is doing. I also believe that she doesn’t expect us to mindlessly back Obama. I will be voting for McCain in this GE and will be looking forward to voting for Hillary in 2012.
I heard Hillary asking her supporters who don’t want to vote for obama, to “reconsider”.
I have heard some much more inspiring speeches from her.
I believe she strongly hopes that we will have the brains to do what is right - and don’t vote for obama.
She has to do what she has to do. We will do what we have to do.
She has the look of a person with a gun in her back to me. Someone on here was speculating yesterday that perhaps they had threatened to run someone against her; but I think if that was it, she’d just tell them to fuck off. I wonder if they haven’t threatened to hold up any legislation benefiting her constituents in New York or threatened to harm the careers of people like Stephanie Tubbs Jones who worked so hard for her. I believe under those circumstances, she could be threatened enough to participate in this charade. I picture sleazoid Obama standing behind her thinking “dance, bitch, dance” while he is making her perform this little act. I’ll never vote for him.
I am a pro-choice, moderate Republican woman. Hillary Clinton is my Senator here in NY and although I didn’t vote for her the first time around I must admit she has done an outstanding job for all of her constituents. I voted enthusiastically for her re-election to the Senate as did many other NY Republicans.
Hillary’s sheer competence, and persistence, has won me over. I would probably have voted for her for President because even though I disagree with her on some points of policy I know she would’ve done a great job. Hillary has earned my respect.
Obama, his cronies, fanatic supporters and cheerleaders in the press treated Hillary despicably during the primary. Do they think we’re too stupid to notice? Evidently. “Get over it.” Nope, not this voter. Not this “sweetie.”
Say what you will about McCain but he genuinely does respect Senator Clinton and her supporters. He’s been in public service a long time and knows what it means to both win and lose, with honor. Obama has been so privileged and propped up as the public “front” for so many powerful interests for so long that he thinks he’s entitled. Obama’s frat-boy swagger is no accident, it’s who he is. He’s cool, dontcha know, unlike those Hillary supporters who are just a bunch of dismissible chicks.
Thank you NYVoter. I live on the opposite side of the US in CA and I feel the same way about Hillary. I used to be a Democrat but not any more. Now I’m an independent.
I’m ashamed of the way the Democratic party has treated Hillary and Senator McCain has shown her more respect than members of her own party. Despicable.
I will never get over it and I will never vote for Obama. His nomination was rigged from the beginning and some gullible voters still think he is the Messiah despite of his obvious character deficiencies. His pretty words never had me fooled for a moment and I never drank the kool-aide.
The “precious one” is a poser—and worse. I hope the voters wake up in time and send Obie back to Chicago to stay.
MessyMarci
Obama looks like a sleazy dope-pusher especially with his stuttering and half-closed eyes. He is a misogynist coke-snortin’ fist-pumping Chicago sleazebag, and it shows! Shame on the DNC and those treacherous women who sat silently by while this on-air woman-bashing Holocaust was occuring in full view.
they will pay for this.
Pumas/McCain
Isn’t it obvious? Hillary is supporting McCain because she hates women.
Hey, Obamatron, tell your obamabots to go sell crazy somewhere else.
Your Manchurian Candidate is a coke-snortin’ sleazebag gangstah from Chicago who’s in the habit of woman-bashing and stealing elections. He stole it from his African-American mentor-benefactor Sen. Alice Palmer in ‘96! that’s how the jerk started his illustrious Chancy the Gardner (Being There–Peter Sellers) career based on lies. Then he stole the nomination from Hillary Rodham-Clinton! Then he goes on stage and gives her the Finger! And his supporters treat her like the misogynist media frat-boys who pushed him over the Fraudulent finish-line!
so, shut the freud up, asshole and go sell Obamatron Crazy somewhere wehre they’ll buy it. Get lost, now creepo!
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Don’t worry about Hillary being V.P. on the ticket. Wesley Clark is actively campaigning for it.
I agree. And that is so disappointing. Wes drank the kool-aid. I expected so much more from him.
Well, after Clark’s stupid comments about McCain today and McCain’s service to our country in Vietnam — and Obambi having to come out with a statement to rebuke Clark — I think Clark just blew his chances for the Veep position. What a shame…
Agred. Wesley Clark’s comments were DISGRACEFUL, but you will agree, rather Obama-like. It’s as if the man was hypnotized by this sleazebag from Chicago’s circle of corruption! I feel he should be careful and Obama should APOOLOGIZE for making this honourable man(Wesley) say comments that obviously slander Obama’s Axelord Campaign (dirty) tactics than anyone else!
Shame on Obama’s Campaign. We should understand then fully that what happend to Hillary, the HIllary Holocaust, was manufactured and sold by the Obama Dirty Campaign Tricks Inc. Disgusting, but that’s Sweetie for you!
This country made a LOT of progress in corporate America over the past few decades. The appearance of the sack of crap known as Comrade Obama has set back that progress by a minimum of 30 years.
I frankly cannot imagine how any self-respecting woman could vote for him. I would vote for a cockroach before I would put my future in his hands. I don’t trust him with my country. I don’t trust him with my life. And I definitely do not trust him with the rights of women.
McCain vs. Obama: The Hero or the Zero.
Agreed 100%
Choice:
The Hero McCain
or
The Zero Obummer
“I have no doubt that Sen. Hillary Clinton will make a good President”!—-Sen. John McCain, 2005, in response to Tim Russert, Meet the Press, Baghdad (he was there with Hillary)
McCAIN is a man who ALWAYS RESPECTED HILLARY and they got along cooperatively and humourously at Senate! He deserves this vote in November for that RESPECT! And the Hell with the ObaMyopics. They’ll gain their vision in a few months…too late.
Pumas roar!!!!!
Yes.
Obama is a Zero who does not respect Women and reviles Hilary
Sen. McCain got along with Hillary and said this when they visited Baghdad in 2005:
“I believe and have no doubt aht Sen. Hillary Clinton will make a great President”!—to Tim Russert of Meet the Press
A vote for McCain is a Vote for Respect of Hillary
So, in November, we can afford to vote Republican with a CLEAR CONSIENCE!
Pumas for McCain (Hill would have done the same)
Grrrrrrrr
EAT UP THE ARUGULA HORSEFLIES!!!Spit ‘em out..
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Bill Clinton says Barack Obama must ‘kiss my ass’ for his support
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/2211812/Bill-Clinton-says-Barack-Obama-must-%E2%80%99kiss-my-ass%E2%80%99-for-his-support.html
If I hear “Get over it” one more time, I’m going to punch somebody.
Get over it.
YOU GO BILL!!
I love that guy!
Bill is a PUMA! We understand that totally!
Go BIG DAWG, we have your back too.
I have nothing but respect for anyone who can see what has gone down this past year and is revolting against the whole damn sham new and horrific DNC.
The Roe vs Wade threat is getting old and boring. Important issue to Hillary’s supporters back in ‘72.,
but what importance is it over a mysognistic, anti white, elitist, throwing ” typical white grandmas” and “uncles” under the bus, leaving the church, denouncing this crook and that one,
not knowing him and not the same person today that he knew for 20 yrs.
Just a typical politican, flip flopping, back and forth over Iraq, FISA, gun control, campaign funding,
on and on.
Roe v. Wade is no longer a valid threat. Democrats sat on their hands while Alito was affirmed, afraid of doing anything so rude as filibustering, so there are now enough anti-choice justices on the Court to overturn Roe anytime they get a notion to. Some speculate that it will not be done because both parties use this issue to rouse the base. I hope they are correct, but the truth is that anyone arguing Roe as an issue to get you to vote for Obama is either an idiot or thinks you are one.
A sexist pig in my district (NC-09) named Harry Taylor is the Democratic candidate for Congress, and he supported Obama. Similar to Obama, he and his operatives are sexist and homophobic, and his only qualification for office is a protracted question he asked George Bush at some stadium in Charlotte, NC. He is an idiot, and he will lose, as he is out of touch with his district. He is also one of those out of touch elitists who has no platform and no convictions.
Why does Obama attract so many sexists?
hmmm…interesting to ponder. Birds of a feather perhaps. Takes one to know one?
Is that a trick question? You might as well ask “why does a pile of horse dung attract so many flies?”
Birds of a feather, perhaps?!
I like John’s answer better.
Israeli news on Obama birth certificate:
http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Politics/12944.htm
And this:
There’s more — go to the link above.
FightTheSmears did it by taking the photoshopped copy off of DailyKrap’s site.
I THINK ALL AMERICANS SHOULD HAVE THE ‘RIGHT TO INFORMATION ‘ ACT ENFORCED WHICH IS PRESENT IN SOME DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES (INDIA)TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE LIE.
POWER TO THE PEOPLE TO SEE THIS DONE.
IN NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES THE ELECTION COMMISSION SHOULD VET THIS OUT IF NOT THE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO THIS INFORMATION.
Obama has a passport.
If one is a natural citizen of the U.S., one needs a notarized copy of your birth certificate, or the original.
If one is naturalized citizen, one needs the original naturalization certificate.
“If you were born outside the U.S. and your U.S. parent(s) did not register your birth at the U.S. embassy or consulate, to apply for a U.S. passport.
You will need:
1. Your foreign birth certificate that includes your parents’ names; and
2. Evidence of your parent(s) U.S. citizenship; and
3. Your parents’ marriage certificate.”
Three people breached Obama’s passport records. Two were contract workers and they were fired. What did they see? Who did they tell? Do the Republicans know something? If they do, I doubt they would use it because knocking Obama out of the race would likely make Hillary the nominee. They don’t want that.
Never ever Obama. PUMA all the way.
I also believe Larry Sinclair!The Media won’t
touch it which makes me so mad. This is a good
video showing why you should believe Larry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDgc6tZTBpk
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I’ve been a victim of too many U.S. statistics. To see them all in one paragraph is sobering.
I can’t vote for Obama. I can forgive, because that has to do with me, with not carrying hatred in my heart. But I will never forget. I will definitely not forget by November if that jerk is the nominee. I am under 50 (as if that matters) and he will never get my vote. And if it means that I have to vote for McCain to keep that jerk from becoming the President, then I will.
And, like Hillary and Kristen Breitweiser (the 9/11 Jersey Girl), I will never forget. I have donated to relieve Hillary’s debt and I have donated to Ed O’Reilly’s campaign to defeat John Kerry. I will donate to every opposing candidate to every Super Delegate who votes for Obama. Henry Waxman is my Representative, who is going against his constituents’ desires and voting for Obama. I will campaign for his next opponent and donate to that person’s campaign. True Hillary supporters don’t have the time, money or energy to vandalize cars…we put our money where it does the most for our cause.
The neo-Dems think we’re fools who will eventually do their bidding. Remember in autumn the events of June 3rd and the voters of both Michigan and Florida, administer tough love, and remind the neo-Dems that actions have consequences. They do not deserve nor have they earned both Congress and the Office of the Presidency. Like the Republicans, they cannot be trusted.
If we can get McCain elected then we can take him out for Hil in 0012. Vive the revolution
Dave,
the black guy didn’t defeat the woman, he was selected by the DNC and then they proceeded to cheat in every way they could to make certain the WOMAN would not take her fight to the Convention, like every male candidate had been allowed to do, with far less reason to do so.
If this race had been fair and honest, BO would have been defeated soundly.
Great post, Amy. Painfully true.
Early on in the primary I wrote a piece comparing my past work with abused women to what was happening to Hillary (and her women supporters) during this race. The comparison is even more apt now, with BO telling us to “get over it” and Hillary up there smiling beside her abuser.
I like this from Anglachel.
Uhh, believe, I do believe you’re an enabler. You know, someone who enables the abuse of women to go on. People like you make me wanna puke.
Obamabots at our caucus called some women (in their 60’s) the c-word in jest. WTF! It’s never okay. EVER. Don’t these thugs have mommies? Wives? Daughters? Sisters? It’s all so telling.
Don’t these thugs have mommies? Wives? Daughters? Sisters?
Sure they do. They’ve got to have somebody around to beat the shit out.
Believe you fucking moron,
The point isn’t whether McCain is or is not sexist. The point is that the democrats are supposed to believe in equality and they clearly don’t!!!WE HOLD THE DEMOCRATS TO A HIGHER STANDARD BECAUSE THEY CLAIM TO REPRESENT US. WE ARE THEIR LARGEST CONSTITUANCY AND THE SHIT ON US!!!! SO FUCK OBAMBI AND YOUR ARROGANT IGNORANT ASS!!!WE WILL NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA!!!!
Yeah, and yet the question goes unanswered. Why *do* they hate us. They themselves don’t even fucking know. Forgive and forget my ass.
Because they enjoy it.
Nah. I`ve seen to many like this. They do it to make themselves feel more important. They are sad little individuals,constantly in turmoil with themselves.
Emotions are running high…
The first commenter was perhaps rude, but did not come anywhere near a statement that rape, vaginal destruction, etc were okay by him. My reading was that he thought equating harsh media treatment in an election with such things was nonsense. If I am wrong in that reading, then perhaps the subsequent attacks are fair. But if I am right in my understanding - which would be the most common meaning of the words - then the subsequent attacks are unfair.
We postliberals (a term I feel sums up my position better than “conservative”) thought that Hillary was indeed treated unfairly (the Saturday Night Live routine captured it beautifully), but commented often that it looked uh, oddly familiar to us. When the media has sympathy for a candidate, it shows in a thousand small ways, few dramatic enough to create “aha” moments and give the game away. The praise of the favored one is partly justified, and there is at least some criticism of him or her. The criticism of the unfavored one usually has some merit, and there is occasional praise. Basically, you might miss the slant if you aren’t looking for it, but once you become aware of it, you wonder how you missed it for so long.
I have been pointing out for years that Democrats tend to regard women and minorities as middleweights intellectually; some respect is given, and the accusation is made that those awful conservatives don’t respect them at all. But the glass ceiling is still there. Obama, the ivy-leaguer who people originally wondered was black enough, provides the perfect cover.
I don’t go so far as to accuse Obama of being sexist (homophobic, I dunno), but he clearly relies too much on his ability to be charming to women. It seems to be working for him. I doubt it will work very well on Vlad Putin or Ahmadinejad.
Hillary was known to be far too liberal for most conservative voters. But I assure you there were many who grudgingly suggested that if she were elected, she might at least be a Maggie Thatcher on foreign policy. Obama supporters might mutter that she is a bitch - postliberals like myself would think “No, see, that’s the part I like about her. This is the presidency we’re talking about.”
I sorta hope she tries again. I can’t believe I just wrote that.
That was great. Politics does make for strange bedfellows…booze and ciggies don’t hurt either.
Obama has been blatantly sexist. He does not rely on his charm with women; he feels uncomfortable around them. He tries to be charming and comes off as awkward. The media is working hard to sell this guy. He’s an empty, soulless, mirthless, charmless, fucked up individual, full of insecurities.
He comes off, as I said on the Confluence, as the guy who comes up to you going, “Hey, baby,” but when you turn him down, it’s instantly, “Die, bitch.” And even when he’s still at the hey-baby stage, you can see the die-bitch waiting in his eyes.
Good call. Women with their survival mechanisms intact can recognize these types instantly.
Yes they are. Exactly like they worked hard to tell us George W. Bush was “charming.” I despise these women reporters like Candy Crowley who look like they are about to orgasm on camera every time they speak of either Bush or Obama.