[CitizensTruth] Curious how many of you think

[Connie Smith]

I am so impressed with the two good and powerful women who were most 
responsible for raising Obama -- a mom who was the OPPOSITE of ashamed of 
her "half-breed" boy back in the 60's, who got up, and got HIM up, at 4:00 
am to coach his academic skills, and who, incidentally, pioneered 
micro-loans for impoverished third-world women -- 

and then, when Barack was 10, coming under the wing of his mom's mom who 
worked her way up to be one of the few female officers at a bank in those 
days -- I am so impressed with the strong female nurturance and healthy 
discipline of how he was raised that it always makes me doubt the sinister 
motives attributed to him. I would think the unusually good consciousness 
throughout his background got installed in his brain and his bones.

I personally know how hard it is -- despite great motivation and (so I was 
told) high intelligence -- to overcome the opposite environment, in my life: 
sarcasm and scorn, defeatism, and outright mental illness around me.  I 
would think it would be very difficult for somebody else who is smart and 
motivated to separate himself from a deeply inculcated Healthy and 
Humanitarian background.

And his obviousy vast comfort level at dealing with all the critical 
situations and nasty people suggest to me he's got nothing to hide, he's not 
being deceptive.  I don't see how a man can behave so very comfortably if 
he's always calculating how to "please his masters" or is always operating 
from ulterior motives.

He certainly may be making some mistakes, but he's only been at the pinnacle 
for 6 months and he's on a learning curve.  Also, he admires aspects of 
Lincoln, who said "keep your friends close and your enemies closer."  It's 
very possible he's doing that to start out with, in his presidency.

The other seemingly amazing mentally healthy thing about him is the schism 
he has overcome, what with being raised totally White at home and yet 
"looking very Negro" out in the world.  Can you imagine being soaked in 
white language and mannerisms and values at home, and then walking outside 
and everybody suddenly treats you "like a black boy"?

You feel totally entitled to fit in with your mostly white classmates all 
through school, but they look at you askance and no doubt often don't take 
you seriously -- and treat you like an inferior.  How could he feel like he 
BELONGED anywhere -- so especially important when you're young?

And later, when quite a few black people contended that Obama "is not black 
enough," I would have to say they have a point!  He's had all the 
appearance-disadvantages in the white world of being black, but all the 
behavior-disadvantages in the black world of acting white -- which is how he 
was raised, principally by white women.

If he had negative inclinations, his life certainly could've gone 
irreversibly off-track over this great conflict, resulting in resentment, 
bitterness, hurt -- and likely psychological pathology.  But instead he 
accepted the good parental guidance he was blessed with and chose to apply 
himself towards constructive avenues.  And there he succeeded -- in his 
education, in his goals, and apparently, in his behavior.

If there have been some things covered up in that department -- and all 
presidents have made sure they are -- I just know this:   that despite my 
own personal inclination to integrity and morality, there are some moments I 
sure don't want on MY resume' !  There are no criminal incidents, but I 
certainly could be reckless and foolish now and then -- and I wonder who 
among us has not been, at least some few times.

But on record, Barack Obama has no strikes against him, his academic 
timeline is impressive, his law professorship is impeccable, and his 
community service for the South Side Chicago PEOPLE (while turning down 
corporate positions and paychecks) is admirable.

And then along comes the lovely Michelle and adorable kids -- and I would 
think the only problems he really has stem from just pure jealousy of him as 
an outstanding human being.  PLUS -- no doubt some shock now as president at 
directly encountering much of the evil (which we've mostly had the luxury of 
discovering only online)

I say, give him time.  And anyway, what choice do we have?  The hysteria 
from the "birthers" and the "teabaggers" will eventually do themselves in --  
and the momentum from the activists of 9/11 and the Bush/Cheney prosecutable 
crimes will probably "bust wide open."  Then -- a balanced being like Barack 
Obama may just be the dude to guide all the shocked sheeple through it.

Opinion, you ask?  Well, that's mine.

;)
Connie





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kris Knight" <welaware at merr.com>
To: "Citizens Truth" <citizenstruth at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 4:10 PM
Subject: [CitizensTruth] Curious how many of you think



> Obama's main role is distraction...and to keep us calm and patient  while 

> everything gets put in place, some of which he knows about and  some of 

> which he doesn't...any opinions?

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> Kris Knight of WellAware Life Enhancement Center

> Phone:  1-608-ALL-LIFE

> welaware at merr.com

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