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what do u guys think about this. This was forwarded to me in an email.






"As a 78 year old American of African descent, I feel compelled to respond to


all this ?much ado about nothing? when it comes to the statement that Michelle


Obama made about the fact that this is the first time in her adult life that she


has been proud to be an American.


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>The country needs to hear this from the Black perspective.


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>Long before I was born, my grandfather Joseph Burleson, owned a considerable


amount of land in oil rich Texas. Because during that era, Blacks could not


vote, nor could they contest anything in the courts of the United States, my


grandfather?s land was STOLEN by his White neighbor. My grandfather, who was


literate and better educated than my grandmother, drove to town. Seeing my


grandfather leave, the covetous neighbor asked my grandmother to show him the


deed to the property. He snatched it. She could not insist that he give it


back, nor could she have reported this THEFT to the sheriff because of the fact


that Blacks had no rights in the 1800?s. The prevailing law at that time was he


who held the deed owned the land. Do you think that is something that I am


PROUD OF? Right now I should be living off the oil and gas royalties.


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>In 1934 when my dad drove us to Texas to meet his family, when he stopped to


purchase gasoline, his daughters and wife were not allowed to use the washroom.


As a man it was easier for his to relieve himself in the bushes, but not for the


females. We were, however, reduced to having to go in the bushes, also. Do you


think I am PROUD OF THAT?


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>In 1938 when my oldest sister went to enroll in Hyde Park High School, she was


told by the counselor that she did not want to take college preparatory courses,


she wanted to study domestic science. Do you think I?m PROUD OF THAT? Of


course, when Beatrice Lillian Hurley-Burleson went to school the next day, that


was the last time anyone thought that the Burleson girls wanted to study


domestic science.


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>When in 1943 my parents attempted to buy the 2 flat at 5338 South Kenwood,


where we had lived since 1933, in Hyde Park, Chicago, IL we were told that we


could not buy it because there was a restrictive covenant that said that the


property was never to be sold to ?Negroes.? Do you think I am PROUD OF THAT?


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>In 1950 when I graduated from college, I was unable to get a job because I was


considered ?overqualified.? the code word for they would not hire me because of


my race. All of the want ads called for Japanese Americans or Neisis ( the word


given to Japanese Americans at that time). Do you think that was something that


I should have been PROUD OF? I understood that America was trying to make up


for the interring of innocent and patriotic Americans who were our enemy by


association.


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>My cousin?s barbershop was bombed in Mississippi in the 50?s because he was


encouraging Black people to register to vote. His wife who had earned a Masters


Degree from Northwestern University lost her position as the principal of the


local school because of the voter registration activities. Is that something I


should be PROUD OF?


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>Now we get to Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the pastor of the Obama family. Rev.


Wright like so many religious zealots overstates many things, that many of his


members do not agree with. To suggest that Senator Obama should leave the


church of his choice is not only a double standard, but it is absurd. Would any


of the talking heads who are so alarmed by Rev. Wright?s thoughts and speeches


suggest that Catholics should abandon their faith or denounce and reject the


Pope because so many priests have molested children. These children were


exploited and taken advantage of and they had no choice to even know they could


resist, reject and denounce. To me the situations are parallel, except for the


fact that the priests behavior is a physical violation of the innocence of


children who are marred for life; and the priests behavior is a crime. Rev.


Wright?s speeches are just words, that one can listen to or not, the members


have a choice. Should Governor Romney denounce and reject the Mormon Church


because some of their members practice polygamy?


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>As Senator Obama has previously stated, we have entered the silly season.


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>Barack Obama is an adult, and most importantly, he is an exceptionally


intelligent adult. Like most of us adults, fortunately, we do not accept all we


hear or see. If we did, the world would be more amoral, debased and perverted


than the world of today is.


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>I see all these ?so called? ponderings an attempt to marginalize the candidacy


of Senator Barack Obama. I cannot truly call this racism because some ignorant


Blacks have also spoken disparagingly about him.


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>I accept this as the darker side of mankind who because of their own


inadequacies, they project their deficiencies on others. Barack Obama is a very


rare individual, the likes of whom the world seldom sees. Like most geniuses,


they are often misunderstood. They are objects of envy and jealousy. They are


suspect because they soar above the average man who does not have the


intellectual ability to understand the greatness of special people. They are


also targets to be pulled down to the level of the mediocre who cannot stand to


see an individual with deep convictions and high standards.


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>We have not seen a phenomena like Barack Obama in many years and many


generations. Like Ghanda, like Jesus, like Einstein, like Dr. Martin Luther


King, Jr., like Mother Theresa, genetically, intellectually and spiritually,


these people offer the world so much, but they are often maligned and


misunderstood.


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>Barack Obama is a Christian in the true sense of the word. A true Christian


loves his fellow man unconditionally. A true Christian wants the best and tries


to bring out the best in his fellow man. A true Christian wants to unite and


bring the world together in peace and harmony. This is what Senator Obama


stands for; but, unfortunately, he has had to get off point to answer these


false charges, innuendoes, and just plain lies.


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>We are in the presence of an angel unaware in Senator Barack Obama; and this


country needs him, more than he needs us. He is the only person at this time in


history who can restore respect for America with the worlds? people. Because of


his family background, the influence of his beloved mother who instilled great


values in him, the influence of his absent father who vicariously inspired a son


to go to Harvard as the father had done, the influence of a minister who brought


him to an understanding of the value and meaning of Christianity, the influence


of a brilliant Harvard educated wife who inspires him and keeps him grounded; he


is the epitome of a citizen of the world. He is of the world because the world


is in him; and this is what America needs to bring us out of the abyss to which


we have sunk in the eyes of the world.


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>Like, Michelle Obama, after living in this country all of my 78 years, loving


my country and not understanding why my country has not loved me, I now for the


first time in my adult life feel PROUD OF MY COUNTRY because I sense a maturing,


a recognition of talent and character, and not color, and a field of candidates


aspiring to lead this nation coming from very diverse backgrounds of gender,


religious beliefs, national origin, ethnicity, age and experiences. This to me


is the HOPE that America is coming into her own and will begin to CHANGE and


will embrace the philosophy upon which this country was founded, where all men


are created equal and are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of


happiness. Now I truly believe, YES WE CAN!"


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>For further information:


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> Contact: Helen L. Burleson, Doctor of


Public Administration


> (708)747-0919


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I've noticed lately a lot of Black People using terms such as "Angel" to describe Obama, including this woman:

*Obama is on record as willing to do EVERYTHING for "God's Chosen People".......
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegrap...001028,00.html

.......even though :THEY" dissed him by not voting for him in New York Shitty.

*Obama is on record as willing to appoint a Native American to champion their cause:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/arti...s_rid=smh:top5

Obama is NOT ON RECORD for doing ANYTHING to help this Black Woman recover what was Stolen from her Grandparents