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	<title>Comments on: McCain&#8217;s Call for &#8220;Change&#8221; Raises Questions</title>
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		<title>By: Thasneem Ahmed</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excellent article! Thank you for highlighting the the essence of what this election has come to mean. It is a defining moment in America&#039;s history to have Barack Obama come so far....and if he becomes the President, it will become one of the this country&#039;s greatest achievements. May the best man win. 



WHAT IF:

Obama/Biden vs McCain/Palin, what if things were switched
around?.....think
about it.

Would the country&#039;s collective point of view be different? Could racism
be
the culprit?

Ponder the following:

What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage,
including a
three month old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?

What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law  Review?
What if Barack Obama finished fifth  from the bottom of his graduating
class?

What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a  divorcee?
What if Obama was the candidate who left his first wife after a  severe
disfiguring car  accident, when she no longer measured up to his
standards?

What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair
while
he was  still married?

What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to pain
killers  but also acquired them illegally through her  charitable
organization?

What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?

What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five?
(The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of 
corruption
in 1989, igniting a major political  scandal as part of the larger
Savings
and Loan  crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)

What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent  speaker?

What if Obama couldn&#039;t read from a teleprompter?

What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included
discipline problems and a record of crashing seven  planes?

What if Obama was the one who was known to display publicly, on many
occasio ns, a serious anger management problem?

What if Michelle Obama&#039;s family had made their money from beer
distribution?

What if the Obama&#039;s had adopted a white child?

You could easily add to this list.  If these questions reflected
reality,
do you really  believe the election numbers would be as close as they
are?

This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes
positive
qualities in  one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another
when there is a color  difference.

Educational  Background:

Barack Obama:
Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in
International Relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude

Joseph Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Vs.

John McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899

Sarah Palin:
Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A  in Journalism


Education isn&#039;t everything, but this is about the two highest offices 
in the land as well as our standing in the world. You make the call.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Excellent article! Thank you for highlighting the the essence of what this election has come to mean. It is a defining moment in America&#8217;s history to have Barack Obama come so far&#8230;.and if he becomes the President, it will become one of the this country&#8217;s greatest achievements. May the best man win. </p>
<p>WHAT IF:</p>
<p>Obama/Biden vs McCain/Palin, what if things were switched<br />
around?&#8230;..think<br />
about it.</p>
<p>Would the country&#8217;s collective point of view be different? Could racism<br />
be<br />
the culprit?</p>
<p>Ponder the following:</p>
<p>What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage,<br />
including a<br />
three month old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?</p>
<p>What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law  Review?<br />
What if Barack Obama finished fifth  from the bottom of his graduating<br />
class?</p>
<p>What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a  divorcee?<br />
What if Obama was the candidate who left his first wife after a  severe<br />
disfiguring car  accident, when she no longer measured up to his<br />
standards?</p>
<p>What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair<br />
while<br />
he was  still married?</p>
<p>What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to pain<br />
killers  but also acquired them illegally through her  charitable<br />
organization?</p>
<p>What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?</p>
<p>What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five?<br />
(The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of<br />
corruption<br />
in 1989, igniting a major political  scandal as part of the larger<br />
Savings<br />
and Loan  crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)</p>
<p>What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent  speaker?</p>
<p>What if Obama couldn&#8217;t read from a teleprompter?</p>
<p>What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included<br />
discipline problems and a record of crashing seven  planes?</p>
<p>What if Obama was the one who was known to display publicly, on many<br />
occasio ns, a serious anger management problem?</p>
<p>What if Michelle Obama&#8217;s family had made their money from beer<br />
distribution?</p>
<p>What if the Obama&#8217;s had adopted a white child?</p>
<p>You could easily add to this list.  If these questions reflected<br />
reality,<br />
do you really  believe the election numbers would be as close as they<br />
are?</p>
<p>This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes<br />
positive<br />
qualities in  one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another<br />
when there is a color  difference.</p>
<p>Educational  Background:</p>
<p>Barack Obama:<br />
Columbia University &#8211; B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in<br />
International Relations.<br />
Harvard &#8211; Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude</p>
<p>Joseph Biden:<br />
University of Delaware &#8211; B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science<br />
Syracuse University College of Law &#8211; Juris Doctor (J.D.)</p>
<p>Vs.</p>
<p>John McCain:<br />
United States Naval Academy &#8211; Class rank: 894 of 899</p>
<p>Sarah Palin:<br />
Hawaii Pacific University &#8211; 1 semester<br />
North Idaho College &#8211; 2 semesters &#8211; general study<br />
University of Idaho &#8211; 2 semesters &#8211; journalism<br />
Matanuska-Susitna College &#8211; 1 semester<br />
University of Idaho &#8211; 3 semesters &#8211; B.A  in Journalism</p>
<p>Education isn&#8217;t everything, but this is about the two highest offices<br />
in the land as well as our standing in the world. You make the call.</p>
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