Obama misses DAR's Continental Congress

Conservative Woman ^ | 11-04-2009 | Julie Smith

[plain talk]

Not something that would make national headlines, but did not miss a stunned audience, President Barack Obama became the first American president in 118 years to abstain from the same long tradition of addressing the Daughters Of the American Revolution (DAR) Continental Congress, named after the governing body of the American Colonies during the American Revolution.

[polymuser]

He just respected their request for the American President.

[VOA]

“He already has a list.”

His real problem: MILLIONS of people now have Obama and his party
at the top of their list.

All of them chomping at the bit in anticipation of sending a message
that can’t be denied/ignored on the first Tuesday of November 2010.

[CharacterCounts]

Things that have deep meaning to most Americans are not on his radar screen.

The Berlin wall was definitely on his radar screen. He intentionally dissed the event. To understand why, one need look no further that who uttered the words "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."

Republican strategists should be keeping a list of all of the events and people he dissed and those he honored with his presence. It could make for excellent campaign ads in 2012.

[Candor7]

I hope in the name of all I hold dear that there are enough of us. If not, we will have to use remedies which transcend the ballot box!

[hennie pennie]

Yep, everybody's ancestors are OLD, but not everybody's old ancestors were in America in pre-Revolutionary times.

I've read that if you have ancestors that were here previous to 1690, then, due to the entire population of people being so small, that you are related to every other American currently alive who also can trace their ancestry back to a person living in America previous to 1690 - and I believe that I read that Barack Obama's American ancestry DOES go back there, and so although he may not be interested -- but some day his daughters might be interested in this. And all of them would be be related to many millions of Americans, who simultaneous are all related to oneanother through those very early ancestral connections.

[La Lydia]

Perhaps I did not express that well. Things that have deep meaning to most Americans do not have deep meaning to him. So, yes, he intentionally snubbed the celebrations because to him, THE FACT THAT WE WON THE COLD WAR, that all those people were freed, is unimportant, unworthy of his time. He would prefer they were still living under the communist boot, and he thinks this would be a better place if we did. It is as if he is from a different country, and has no love of ours, nor any appreciation for its achievements. Also, he would rather have his tongue ripped out than credit Reagan or any of the other Cold Warriors with their achievements. What a petty bastard, in the true sense of the word. Oh, and long laundry lists don’t make good campaign ads.

[VOA]

To understand why, one need look no further that who uttered
the words "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."

I recall hearing Peter Robinson of Reagan's staff (speechwriter?
assistant?) tell how Dept. of State reviewers told Reagan
he couldn't say that.
And that when Reagan resubmitted it back to Dept. of State,
he had left it in the draft.

(It's been maybe a decade since I heard the interview...but
I'm pretty sure it was Dept. of State weinies that were trying
to tell Reagan to not make The Bear angry)

[VOA]

“Were I a member of the DAR, I would have enjoyed sending the
president a thank you note for not showing up.”

And if the writer prudently singed the note “Anon.”...
you can bet there’d soon be plenty of IRS audits for DAR members!!!

[hennie pennie]

I didn't realize there were two distinct Colonial Dames organizations; however, insofar and Ann Dunham and her son and her granddaughters Malia and Sasha - they'd all be eligible for membership, right? -- I was certain I'd read something like that on a geneology website. I've also read, I think here at FR, that almost anyone who has any 18th century Southern ancestors, either white or black, that the chances are like 98% that you also have a Native American ancestor, most are Cherokee, but there's lot of other southeastern tribes, too.

Your French connections, are they Huguenot? Don't you (also) have ties to New Sweden, or is that another freeper?

Eleanor Roosevelt quit the DAR, right? Because they refused to allow Mahalia Jackson to perform, was that the correct incident?

That is absolutely fascinating about the Oneida ancestry, that sounds extremely complex!

[kittykat77]

Sorry — your timeline is off. The DAR Congress was last summer. In fact, this article dates back to July 2009. But I get your point :)

[Godwin1]

“Typical white people.”

[boxlunch]

Thought you’d be interested in this article.

[puppypusher]

Obama is not an American that's why he ignores everything that made this country great.

If he could I'm sure he would speak before the black panthers or some other radical organization.

[kalee]

Marion Anderson not Mahalia Jackson.

[kalee]

Marion Anderson not Mahalia Jackson.

[kalee]

Sort of old news, Continental Congress was in July. I didn’t get to go this year, caring for sick family member.

[happygrl]

He thinks it’s a White Folks organization.

[hennie pennie]

Thank you so much, last night I didn’t have time to do a search at google.

[hennie pennie]

Do you also belong to either of the Colonial Dames’ organizations? I’ve seen some of my own early ones on a Colonial Dames website, but didn’t realize that there was anything particularly special about it. In the general public, the nongenealogically interested public, anywhere, one hears about the DAR, but not the other.

[nanetteclaret]

Thanks! Did you see post #45?