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To: Para-Ord.45

This is what Hussein said upon his return from the Million Man March,

“The right wing, the Christian right, has done a good job of building these organizations of accountability, much better than the left or progressive forces have. But it’s always easier to organize around intolerance, narrow-mindedness, and false nostalgia. And they also have hijacked the higher moral ground with this language of family values and moral responsibility.

The right wing talks about this but they keep appealing to that old individualistic bootstrap myth: get a job, get rich, and get out. Instead of investing in our neighborhoods, that’s what has always happened. Our goal must be to help people get a sense of building something larger. ...

http://isteve.blogspot.com/2008/03/obama-flew-to-dc-to-attend-farrakhans.html


33 posted on 03/21/2008 4:06:30 PM PDT by roses of sharon (Who will be McCain's maverick?)
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To: roses of sharon
"Instead of investing in our neighborhoods"

What a crock. What is that supposed to mean? The best way to "invest in your neighborhood" is to maintain a stable marriage and love and supervise your children.
40 posted on 03/21/2008 4:10:57 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle ("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
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