[kj] Congrats Obama

[Brendan]

I've been watching a lot of George Carlin recently, and I tend to give
*some* credence to his statement that politicians are a distraction. i.e.
the real power brokers or string pullers are the bankers, multinationals,
the wealthy individuals, groups, familes who fund political parties, the
ones who own and control the media. The argument being that the
politicians are a front group for the wealthy and powerful.

And it's not hard to imagine that even if Omaba was genuine about his
intentions, that he would be stymied, hamstrung, and perhaps killed. One
thing that concerns me is that he's a Christian...seems to be a
pre-requisite to even be considered for nomination, which is a shame.
Personally I think even more ground-breaking than a black President would
be an agnostic or atheist President.

It's always struck me as strange (and convenient) that in the US 
conservative generally implies Christian as well. i.e those who are most
in favour of more 'freedom' for business are those who would have you
believe in their invisible friend who lives in the clouds, who speaks
through them.


>

> Actually Hillary's the one who's threatened Iran, Macain want to stay in

> Iraq and invade who knows where else, an d Obama has suggested bombing

> Pakistan. Boy, does imperialism suck!

>

>

> Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 11:08:38 -0700From: lonestyle at aol.comTo:

> gathering at misera.netSubject: Re: [kj] Congrats Obama

>

> Oh Karen me  too!

>

> Well when Clinton took office and actually he help our economy and brought

> us out of a rut.  Jobs were back in full force, etc.

>

> But then you have the war thing which I really hope will be solved soon

> for us Americans are sick of it! Fuckin gas, food, rent, everything is off

> the hook with inflation it is pitiful!

>

> McCain sacres me. I bet his wife blind folds him then ties him up on a

> wooden board and they play Hanoi Hilton together. ;) HA! Kidding. But I

> think he would love to start a war with Iran and press the button, he is

> too much of a hot head.

>

>

> Cheers,

>

> ~LB

>

>

>

> In a message dated 06/04/08 10:52:09 Pacific Daylight Time,

> karen.weil at sddt.com writes:

>

>

> Let's hope your father is wrong.

> While I hold no hope that, even if elected, Obama will be able to undo all

> the immense damage inflicted on our nation and the world by this corrupt

> disgrace of a president, he will be a vast improvement.

> Hell, even McCain might be.

>

> k.w.

> San Diego

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: LONESTYLE

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:46 AM

> Subject: Re: [kj] Congrats Obama

>

> Exactly!

>

> My Father said almost the same thing that he was afraid if he was elected

> that he would be assassinated.

>

> Do you know if that happened and he was assassinated of how bad the riots

> would be? It would all 3 of The Watts, Martin Luther King, and 1992 L.A.

> Riots combine!  But I really hope that does not happen.

>

> I think he will do a great job and I have faith in him to get us finally

> get out of the predicament that we have been in the last LONG 8 years of

> Bush and his cronies doings.

>

>

> ~ LB

>

>

>

> In a message dated 06/04/08 08:29:15 Pacific Daylight Time,

> folkdevil_23 at hotmail.com writes:

>

> One of those Right Wing nut jobs might quite possibly shoot the man,

> before he gets to the whitehouse.Now that would be a media circus.

>

>

> From: gregslawson at msn.comTo: gathering at misera.netDate: Wed, 4 Jun 2008

> 11:25:32 -0400Subject: Re: [kj] Congrats Obama

>

> If so, why are the ultra right-wing nut job hate-filled paranoid talk

> radio nuts freaking out b/c they think Obama may be Muslim due to his

> name? I agree it shouldn't matter (although I'd prefer an atheist

> president, or atheist anyone for that matter)...

>

>

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