To Dream a Little Dream of Us

This contest is not about who is the best orator; it is more about who is the best dream merchant.

By Ellis Cose | NEWSWEEK
Published Aug 30, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Sep 8, 2008

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  • Posted By: ICYEYES800 @ 09/03/2008 2:27:55 PM

    Wow, the writer's adoration and just star struck admiration for the Obamas' leaves me speachless....I wish that I didn't know that the Michelle Obama who stood at the podium and told a hear strung story that was totally FICTIOUS and portrayed her as just and average MOM doing average things.....It doesn't take much research to look for the TRUE MICHELLE.....the one who wears her hatred of white America like is were something to be proud of....Le't not forget that she'd NEVER found any reason to have pride in the nation until her man, her baby daddy...was fighting for the demo. nomination....Then there is her HISTORY in college as a radical black including considering herself a third world person.....Now that's getting pretty rich for a girl who's attending one of the BEST colleges in our nation.....EXCUSE ME, but the fascad that the Obama's put on for the evening was as quickly discarded as the decor for the convention....Now, they can be their real selves...joining the likes of Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers, and the black liberation theology.....Obama is totally transparent , as his sasquatch wife....Personally, I think she's a full back for the Packers....

    • Posted By: THE RAVEN @ 09/03/2008 3:32:53 PM

      I like you, i. c. eyes--racist trailer park trash redneck that you are. Michelle was right, and shouldn't have changed her tune. What the fu*k is there to be proud about? I still don't see it--bubba. Her baby daddy is a smart ni&&er, ain't he, cracker?--and it burns you up that' he's going to be the Prez soon.
      Oh, we haven't forgotten about mccracker's adulterous, drug-thief of a who*e wife, either, white boy.
      And I think she and palin could be the who*es for the Packers.
      When Obama becomes President, you can drive your flat, pastey a$$ to canada, and park your trailer in the woods, and practice your pedophile ways there in that as$ hole of a country. But I do like your style--redneck.

      • Posted By: ICYEYES800 @ 09/03/2008 6:34:48 PM

        Boy, YOU are the one with NO PRIDE in the awesome country....why don't you take a trip to exotic location you'd find more to your liking.....like AFRICA....YOUR limited vocabulary is TYPICAL of the black mind set and absolutely is the difference between our races...we can disagree without profanity and you guys just gotta GOT THERE....so go ahead disgrace your race, as usual....we've become to dismiss your behavior because......CONSIDER THE SOURCE!!!!!!! If I choose to got to Canada, I can assure you I won't need a trailer, unless it's for FUN purposes....I'll be living in a community YOU COULD NEVER BE ACCEPTED..

        • Posted By: River.Bird @ 09/13/2008 7:40:25 AM

          Hi Massa ICYEYES,

          Last time I checked,there was nothing to be proud of about your infamous country! You are hated the wworld over, and believe me, it's not your freedom. I say this because while people like you exist in America, there is no freedom, and nothing to envy. I hope the next terrorist bomb from the Milddle East lands in your yard!
          Go back to Africa indeed! He never asked to come to your country in the first place. You forced him over here remember to do jobs that your ilk were too lazy to do. So get off you illiterate high horse and bury your infamous face in the sand. What an idiot you are!

          • Posted By: Hope4Change2008 @ 10/22/2008 11:45:39 AM

            As a white voter, I've got something to say. I just can't get past the fact that Barack Obama is black. And I unequivocally and unabashedly am extremely PROUD OF IT...Obama does stand for change and hope, that we have finally surpassed the bigotry that once shamed our nation, degraded our very Constitution and what it means to be free and have rights. It is the very brand of that bigoted, limited thinking that has destroyed our diplomatic relations with other countries, caused the terrorists to turn their malice toward us, caused the economic and class breakdown to favor "the rich". Are we ready to show the true colors of our flag, our souls, and our skins, that Americans and their President are substantive people of integrity who stand together and united in the dream and aim for greatness, not mediocrity.

    • Posted By: Seeker14 @ 09/10/2008 9:08:13 AM

      Fellow readers, I am cognizant of the fact that posting the following link to a video produced by a well-spoken, introspective and intriguing young man may have unexpected consequences both pro and con towards the outcome of this historic election. Having said that, I think it is nevertheless worth presenting to a broader audience, despite that absolutely despicable comments -- mixed with praise by others -- this video concerning Bristol Palin evoked. What is clear is that this country has not made the strides toward mitigating the Grand Canyon-nesque cultural divide between Blacks and Whites (yes, I capitalized the foregoing for the simple reason that when one describes a people or cultural -- no matter what the AP style book says -- it is arguably a pronoun, and thus capitalized... or one would think. ) that one could be led to believe as the above and below posts so powerfully demonstrate. Be that as it may, make your own judgement regarding the truthfulness of this young man's claim, and hopefully, it will not generate the same level of venomous denunciations in evidence on the YouTube site and others sites that carry this.
      Suffice it to say that if there is any truth to this, it constitutes no less than a game-changer in an already politically white hot environment. By the way, nicely done piece, Ellis...
      http://beltwayblips.com/video/father_of_bristol_palin_s_baby_speaks/

  • Posted By: ADELFAPINEDA @ 10/17/2008 3:04:06 PM

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30122043&l=0510b&id=1130236838

    EL GRAN OBAMA PRESIDENTE 2008-14 El GOBIERNO DE LA DIPLOMACIA INTERNACIONAL. con (Cuba, Venezuela, Nuevo País patria Libre Independiente, y países del Medio Oriente), serán incluidos en la integración diplomática y respeto como nació. Después del debate, en donde fue definitivo, quedo claro, el perfil, visionario y las características de OBAMA PRESIDENTE 2008-14, que sacara de la crisis económica a los EE.UU y la región. OBAMA PRESIDENTE 2008-14 aplicara políticas de gobierno organizado, los mercados y la competencia, serán métodos que se enmarque en modelos económicos, dirigidos por los economistas (analistas y especialistas), y los métodos administrativos serán de expertos, de manera que el modelo conlleve una forma efectiva de llevar a la región al desarrollo económico, social, y cultural, en donde: prime el respeto y el equilibrio estado-el mercado, Que converja en beneficio de la sociedad y encamine todos los esfuerzos sincronizados de manera que se pueda erradicar la pobreza, erradicar la cultura de violencia, guerra y corrupción, 1ADELFA PINEDA TRANSPARENCIA Y ÉTICA: Por el Desarrollo del País; Dignidad Publica,:. 1

  • Posted By: Nowforthetruth @ 10/15/2008 12:27:29 AM

    "Press Releases

    AJC Strongly Condemns Rev. Jesse Jackson's Comment on American Jews
    October 14, 2008 - New York - The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has condemned the Rev. Jesse Jackson's statement about 'Zionists who have controlled American policy for decades.'
    "Rev. Jackson's remarks, which appeared in an interview with the journalist Amir Taheri in today's New York Post, echo classic anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about Jewish power," said AJC Executive Director David A. Harris. 'This statement, regrettably, is not the first troubling comment by Rev. Jackson regarding Israel, Zionism and the Jewish people.'

    Arguing as a private citizen that an Obama administration could bring significant change to U.S. foreign policy, Jackson was quoted as saying that "Zionists who have controlled American policy for decades" would lose much of their influence should Senator Obama be elected president."


    http://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=ijITI2PHKoG&b=849241&ct=6107743

    And people are upset about raciest comments some in the crowd are allegedly saying at Palin events? Isn't this the same Democrat leader who once called New York "Hymietown"?

  • Posted By: Seeker14 @ 09/10/2008 9:50:54 AM

    Correction: "when one describes a people or culture......"


    http://beltwayblips.com/video/father_of_bristol_palin_s_baby_speaks/

  • Posted By: air35 @ 09/05/2008 10:45:27 PM

    did obama not share his version of the dream with kenya? were did that get kenya? i hope that does not happen here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    http://africanpress.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/senator-barack-obama-in-kenya-obama-and-odinga-the-true-story/
    or google odinga and obama

  • Posted By: imposter @ 09/04/2008 12:39:15 AM

    Interesting how you included racism, ageism but not sexism.

  • Posted By: imposter @ 09/04/2008 12:36:16 AM

    MR ELLIS COSE:

    "Obama's Democratic version of the Dream focuses less on celebrating individual success and more on protecting the vulnerable."

    Accomplished by his egomanical world tour? How much did he protect the vulnerable maimed and injured souls in Landstuhl?

    "subjects ranging from bowling to gays."

    How about "subjects from baseball to blacks"? Consider updating to this century and using LGBT community.

  • Posted By: Just DeFacts @ 09/02/2008 9:32:26 PM

    I have run some cost comparisons between today verses inflation adjusted costs from 1960. I came to the conclusion that the primary culprit for our reduced standard of living today verses 1960 is increased government costs. The very thing that Democrats promote. The cost comparisons are available on www.clearpictureonline.com.

    • Posted By: corwin27 @ 09/03/2008 11:56:50 AM

      the costs of borrowing from other nations, and the cost of our military to support the current administration's agenda is a large part of our financial problem.
      The lack of regulation and oversight by the current administration in the housing and banking industry is a large part of the financial problems facing America. Who makes the best case for solving these problems?

  • Posted By: Just DeFacts @ 09/02/2008 9:40:18 PM

    I have run some cost comparisons between today verses inflation adjusted costs from 1960. I came to the conclusion that the primary culprit for our reduced standard of living today verses 1960 is increased government costs. The very thing that Democrats promote. The cost comparisons are available on www.clearpictureonline.com.

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