-------Original Message-------
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 5:13 PM
Subject: Fw: New Word for Dictionary
New Word for Dictionary...
Electile Dysfunction : the inability to become aroused over any of the choices for president put forth by either party in the 2008 election year.
:))))
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
January 20, 2008
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 9:02 AM
Subject: Hopeless...
...that's why I am never bored...I am hopelessly curious...:)))
(See the quote below...)
Love, LISA
________________________________________
THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." - Dorothy Parker
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 9:02 AM
Subject: Hopeless...
...that's why I am never bored...I am hopelessly curious...:)))
(See the quote below...)
Love, LISA
________________________________________
THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." - Dorothy Parker
January 20, 2008
-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 1/20/2008 2:02:13 PM
To: Dr Lisa Earle; J Ruden
Subject: Snow!
Not particularly much, but such are snow events in the central Piedmont (Raleigh) area of NC :))))
Still it's pretty cool - and besides that's one of the nicer things about snow here; it melts off in a day or so.
Love,
---D.
-------Original Message-------
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 2:23 PM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: Re: Snow!
Thanks for sharing - it looks so clean and beautiful...but probably can be very treacherous - be careful!
I love my "Napster", am now listening to the complete Opera-"Rigoletto" with Pavarotti singing the Duke! That was the first Opera I was in (Chorus 1949) and I know every note...so delightful to reminisce...brings back so many youthful , precious moments...
Have a nice weekend and don't slip and slide on the thin snow...
Love, MOM
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 1/20/2008 2:02:13 PM
To: Dr Lisa Earle; J Ruden
Subject: Snow!
Not particularly much, but such are snow events in the central Piedmont (Raleigh) area of NC :))))
Still it's pretty cool - and besides that's one of the nicer things about snow here; it melts off in a day or so.
Love,
---D.
-------Original Message-------
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 2:23 PM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: Re: Snow!
Thanks for sharing - it looks so clean and beautiful...but probably can be very treacherous - be careful!
I love my "Napster", am now listening to the complete Opera-"Rigoletto" with Pavarotti singing the Duke! That was the first Opera I was in (Chorus 1949) and I know every note...so delightful to reminisce...brings back so many youthful , precious moments...
Have a nice weekend and don't slip and slide on the thin snow...
Love, MOM
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
January 15, 2008
...Love, MOM
THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"Most of us love from our need to love, not because we find someone deserving." - Nikki Giovanni
THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"Most of us love from our need to love, not because we find someone deserving." - Nikki Giovanni
Monday, January 14, 2008
January 14, 2008
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:10 AM
Subject: ...about loving....
!!!!!!! ... Love, MOM
THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"Most of us love from our need to love, not because we find someone deserving." - Nikki Giovanni
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:10 AM
Subject: ...about loving....
!!!!!!! ... Love, MOM
THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"Most of us love from our need to love, not because we find someone deserving." - Nikki Giovanni
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
January 09, 2008
[ The long Obama-letter email exchange.
This needs to be read from the end backwards.
Not sure it will convey well in this Blog format. ]
-------Original Message-------
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 9:51 AM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
You are soooo creative...
How was your evening last night -what did your read? Or did you...:)?
Have fun - it's later than you think...
Love you, MOM
-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 1/11/2008 9:34:48 AM
To: Dr Lisa Earle
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
I wonder what text-emoticon would represent that one?
Maybe: (:o*
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 7:42 AM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 1/10/2008 6:14:35 PM
To: Dr Lisa Earle
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:31 PM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
Gotcha :)))
Will try my best...in the meantime, will have to depend on my son for really important Info, ok.?
Love, MOM
-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 1/10/2008 4:13:50 PM
To: Dr Lisa Earle
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
Cool, but the point of my asking you to read it wasn’t so much that you “know” the facts detailed there.
But rather that you get a nice “big-picture” sense as to how the “letter” was mixed with both Truth and Lies.
i.e. how it’s ‘commonly’ done with lots of stuff.
Remember the more audacious it sounds the more likely it is to be a lie.
Except when it comes to George Bush Jr. :)
(but you know I’m joking on that one)
---D.
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:07 PM
To: Dave Ruden
Cc: Julie
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
I did read it...interesting...I guess, "Information" is the name of the game...
MUst digest it and think about all these facts...
Love and thanks, MOM
-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 1/10/2008 2:11:50 PM
To: Dave Ruden; J Ruden; Dr Lisa Earle
Cc: Dave Ruden#1brother
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
Oops, I meant this link…
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp
Sorry.
From: Dave Ruden [mailto:druden@taprootsystems.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 2:11 PM
To: J Ruden; Dr Lisa Earle
Cc: Dave Ruden#1brother
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
So did you read the Snopes entry on this letter?
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp
It’s a little long, but this is a *really excellent* example to read through. Snopes will help show you where the truths and falsehoods are. And by example, you get a sense of how truth and lies are mixed into something like this.
You’ve got a bit of time (or when you do later…) - I really recommend you take a short amount of time and do read this one.
Let me know what you thought!
Love,
---D.
From: J Ruden [mailto:jruden@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 12:32 PM
To: 'Dr Lisa Earle'
Cc: Dave Ruden#1brother
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
Dave is right!
Love you more & more & more
________________________________________
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:31 AM
To: Dave Ruden
Cc: Julie
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
I promise to give it a try - confidentially, I have been accused often of being too gullible and I do confess, I often get trapped!
But - I will be more careful in the future - I expect, I will probably receive many similar Email in these turbulent times, with the election propaganda staring into our eyes and ears each day...
Love, MOM
P.S. BTW, at this point in time, I am vacillating between backing either Edwards or Clinton as a choice for our next President, FYI...:)
-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 1/10/2008 9:58:04 AM
To: Dr Lisa Earle
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
Thankyou so much for the complement!
However, do you thing that you find that you ‘see’ the suspect-posting more readily now?
You don’t have to go into lots of research. It can be a very surface-level gut-response thing, where
you “pick up on” some words, or seemingly-excessive criticism, or even style (like the UPPER-CASE thing here).
You don’t have to think real hard about it, just get to that point where you can find yourself thinking “well, I
don’t know about this one”.
Love,
---Dave.
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 8:54 AM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
Thanks for the lesson, Dave- I stand corrected :)))
Since I am NOT a Thinker, like you ( too lazy, too ancient, to non-political, essentially, etc.etc.) I won't go into details, but you DO make a lot of sense...
Again, I suspect the makings of a great Instructor in your analysis, either in the area of History, as we discussed before, of even Political Science...
You have a fascinating, exciting, fulfilling future ahead of you- Full Speed ahead!
Your proud Maaaa...lovingly!
-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 1/9/2008 6:37:49 PM
To: Dr Lisa Earle; Julie
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?
Wow, you continue to bait me !
Ok, do you begin to see the signs that this is likely some biased agenda-driven commentary now?
Let me highlight a few things in the letter below (see "DWR>" below).
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:13 PM
...since this pertains to our morning exchange about Obama, I had to send this on to you...(checked out by Snopes)....
-------Original Message-------
In a message dated 1/5/2008 2:52:47 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, mejda1@comcast.net writes:
> Who is Barack Obama?
Very interesting and something that should be considered in your
choice.
If you do not ever forward anything else, please forward this to all your contacts...this is very scarey to think of what lies ahead of us
[ DWR> "very scary" aims at fear-mongering (the first sign that this letter is to be read with skepticism). ]
here in our own United States...better heed this and pray about it and share it.
We checked this out on 'snopes.com
[ DWR> Nice to see. How many actually check it out? Probably few, but those that don’t will assume the *entire* note is factual. Remember how we discussed the mixing of a little truth with plenty of misleading falsehoods? Yep, this is one of those. ]
[ DWR> So, I went to Snopes - did you? The link above won't do anything for you. You have to enter a 'search' phrase. Any idea what that should be? Many won't know. Try "Who is Barack Obama". That works. READ the entry! ]
Who is Barack Obama?
Probable U. S. presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a black MUSLIM from Nyangoma-Kogel, Kenya and Ann Dunham, a white ATHIEST from Wichita, Kansas.
[ DWR> Obvious "agenda" Red-Flag number 2: MUSLIM and ATHIEST are capitalized. These are words to "be afraid, be very afraid" of. Strikes me as more RACIST than anything else. At this point, I'm already discounting the entire email. I hope you do also. If someone wants to get my attention or support, talk to me like I can think for myself. I don’t need the author to emphasize LIKE THIS what I should be paying attention to. ]
[ DWR> Oh btw, Barack's father, apparently became a non-practicing, and agnostic by the time he met Barack's mother. Oops, the author of this won't bring that up. (sometimes the truth can only hurt - his agenda). ]
Obama's parents met at the University of Hawaii. When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced. His father returned to Kenya. His mother then married Lolo Soetoro, a RADICAL Muslim from Indonesia.?
[ DWR> Oops, there goes that fear-mongering again, using the Upper-Case. ]
When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocate to Indonesia. Obama attended a MUSLIM school in Jakarta. He also spent two years in a Catholic school.
[ DWR> Hmm. I don’t see them capitalizing CATHOLIC. Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, etc - they're all equally valid religions. Or equally invalid, if you prefer to see it that way. The point is that they're equal in the eyes of God. This letter is pretty racist at worst and Xenophobic at best! ]
Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he is a Muslim. He is quick to point out that, 'He was once a Muslim, but that he also attended Catholic school.'
[ DWR> So now we have the falsehoods being tossed in with the partial truths. Do you buy into the claim here that he is "concealing" being Moslem? Shame on you if you do. Do you buy the claim that he himself said he was once a Moslem? If you do, that's understandable. Sounds like a perfectly acceptable possibility to me. Only he *never* said that. - More lies mixed with truths, making it hard to distinguish one from the other. *Classic* tactics (kinda like the Nazi's used to do). ]
Obama's political handlers are attempting to make it appear that that he is not a radical.
[ DWR> Well from this person’s perspective, I guess he *is* a radical. I mean after all, anyone who has had any multicultural exposure *must* be a rabid radical. ]
Obama's introduction to Islam came via his father, and that this influence was temporary at best. In reality, the senior Obama returned to Kenya soon after the divorce, and never again had any direct influence over his son's education.
Lolo Soetoro, the second husband of Obama's mother, Ann Dunham, introduced his stepson to Islam. Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta.
Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world. Since it is politically expedient to be a CHRISTIAN when seeking major public office in the United States, Barack Hussein Obama has joined the United Church of Christ in an attempt to downplay his Muslim background.
[ DWR> Much mixing of truths and falsehoods here. Wahabi Islam sucks (in my opinion). Yet even I am not willing to go so far as to buy into everything claimed above. Much is true, but some may not be. For example, there may be Wahabi 'sects' with different attitudes. I certainly will not take on this useless authors word, anything here as truth. ]
[ DWR> So there's too much here to refute. Read the Snopes entry on this piece of trash to get a good idea of the real truth. I remember when this whole Wahabi / Madras school thing came up, and I remember how it resolved. The Snopes explanation is true to how I remember it. ]
ALSO, keep in mind that when he was sworn into office he DID NOT use the Holy Bible, but instead the Koran.
[ DWR> Another "agenda" Red Flag. Implying that someone is evil because they swear on the Koran instead of the Bible. What's the difference? Are they both not texts considered Holy by their faith-communities? More racism. ]
[ DWR> Also, this is *easy* to verify. It may well be true, let’s see (won't matter either way). Turns it it's patently false. ]
Barack Hussein Obama will NOT recite the Pledge of Allegience nor will he show any reverence for our flag. While others place their hands over their hearts, Obama turns his back to the flag and slouches.
[ DWR> Yet another "agenda" based Red-Flag. Boy this thing is loaded with them. The more preposterous, or outrageous something sounds, the more it should signal to you Red-Flags concerning its veracity. It's so easy. I hope you read this and think to yourself "uh, yea. I don't really trust this". Then either go look it up; or if not, consider the material worthless and Delete it. ]
[ DWR> I happen to remember the genesis of this trash claim and know that, again like the Nazis, they're mixing partial truth with their lies. [See Snopes' rebuttal of this letter: http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp] ]
Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected presidential candidacy.
The Muslims have said they plan on destroying the US from the inside out, what better way to start than at the highest level - through the President of the United States, one of their own!!!!
[ DWR> CHRISTIANS have said they plan to destroy all good God-loving Moslems. (I omit that this was 800 years ago, and no longer valid. Because I want you to get ANGRY if you’re Moslem. See how it works?) ]
Please forward to everyone you know. Would you want this man leading our country?......
Please allow yourself to notice the Red-Flags, and do with these postings the only proper thing. Trash them.
Love,
---me ?.
This needs to be read from the end backwards.
Not sure it will convey well in this Blog format. ]
-------Original Message-------
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 9:51 AM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
You are soooo creative...
How was your evening last night -what did your read? Or did you...:)?
Have fun - it's later than you think...
Love you, MOM
-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 1/11/2008 9:34:48 AM
To: Dr Lisa Earle
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
I wonder what text-emoticon would represent that one?
Maybe: (:o*
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 7:42 AM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 1/10/2008 6:14:35 PM
To: Dr Lisa Earle
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:31 PM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
Gotcha :)))
Will try my best...in the meantime, will have to depend on my son for really important Info, ok.?
Love, MOM
-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 1/10/2008 4:13:50 PM
To: Dr Lisa Earle
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
Cool, but the point of my asking you to read it wasn’t so much that you “know” the facts detailed there.
But rather that you get a nice “big-picture” sense as to how the “letter” was mixed with both Truth and Lies.
i.e. how it’s ‘commonly’ done with lots of stuff.
Remember the more audacious it sounds the more likely it is to be a lie.
Except when it comes to George Bush Jr. :)
(but you know I’m joking on that one)
---D.
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:07 PM
To: Dave Ruden
Cc: Julie
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
I did read it...interesting...I guess, "Information" is the name of the game...
MUst digest it and think about all these facts...
Love and thanks, MOM
-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 1/10/2008 2:11:50 PM
To: Dave Ruden; J Ruden; Dr Lisa Earle
Cc: Dave Ruden#1brother
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
Oops, I meant this link…
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp
Sorry.
From: Dave Ruden [mailto:druden@taprootsystems.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 2:11 PM
To: J Ruden; Dr Lisa Earle
Cc: Dave Ruden#1brother
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
So did you read the Snopes entry on this letter?
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp
It’s a little long, but this is a *really excellent* example to read through. Snopes will help show you where the truths and falsehoods are. And by example, you get a sense of how truth and lies are mixed into something like this.
You’ve got a bit of time (or when you do later…) - I really recommend you take a short amount of time and do read this one.
Let me know what you thought!
Love,
---D.
From: J Ruden [mailto:jruden@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 12:32 PM
To: 'Dr Lisa Earle'
Cc: Dave Ruden#1brother
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
Dave is right!
Love you more & more & more
________________________________________
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:31 AM
To: Dave Ruden
Cc: Julie
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
I promise to give it a try - confidentially, I have been accused often of being too gullible and I do confess, I often get trapped!
But - I will be more careful in the future - I expect, I will probably receive many similar Email in these turbulent times, with the election propaganda staring into our eyes and ears each day...
Love, MOM
P.S. BTW, at this point in time, I am vacillating between backing either Edwards or Clinton as a choice for our next President, FYI...:)
-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 1/10/2008 9:58:04 AM
To: Dr Lisa Earle
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
Thankyou so much for the complement!
However, do you thing that you find that you ‘see’ the suspect-posting more readily now?
You don’t have to go into lots of research. It can be a very surface-level gut-response thing, where
you “pick up on” some words, or seemingly-excessive criticism, or even style (like the UPPER-CASE thing here).
You don’t have to think real hard about it, just get to that point where you can find yourself thinking “well, I
don’t know about this one”.
Love,
---Dave.
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 8:54 AM
To: Dave Ruden
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?q
Thanks for the lesson, Dave- I stand corrected :)))
Since I am NOT a Thinker, like you ( too lazy, too ancient, to non-political, essentially, etc.etc.) I won't go into details, but you DO make a lot of sense...
Again, I suspect the makings of a great Instructor in your analysis, either in the area of History, as we discussed before, of even Political Science...
You have a fascinating, exciting, fulfilling future ahead of you- Full Speed ahead!
Your proud Maaaa...lovingly!
-------Original Message-------
From: Dave Ruden
Date: 1/9/2008 6:37:49 PM
To: Dr Lisa Earle; Julie
Subject: RE: Fwd: FW: Who is Barack Obama?
Wow, you continue to bait me !
Ok, do you begin to see the signs that this is likely some biased agenda-driven commentary now?
Let me highlight a few things in the letter below (see "DWR>" below).
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:13 PM
...since this pertains to our morning exchange about Obama, I had to send this on to you...(checked out by Snopes)....
-------Original Message-------
In a message dated 1/5/2008 2:52:47 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, mejda1@comcast.net writes:
> Who is Barack Obama?
Very interesting and something that should be considered in your
choice.
If you do not ever forward anything else, please forward this to all your contacts...this is very scarey to think of what lies ahead of us
[ DWR> "very scary" aims at fear-mongering (the first sign that this letter is to be read with skepticism). ]
here in our own United States...better heed this and pray about it and share it.
We checked this out on 'snopes.com
[ DWR> Nice to see. How many actually check it out? Probably few, but those that don’t will assume the *entire* note is factual. Remember how we discussed the mixing of a little truth with plenty of misleading falsehoods? Yep, this is one of those. ]
[ DWR> So, I went to Snopes - did you? The link above won't do anything for you. You have to enter a 'search' phrase. Any idea what that should be? Many won't know. Try "Who is Barack Obama". That works. READ the entry! ]
Who is Barack Obama?
Probable U. S. presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a black MUSLIM from Nyangoma-Kogel, Kenya and Ann Dunham, a white ATHIEST from Wichita, Kansas.
[ DWR> Obvious "agenda" Red-Flag number 2: MUSLIM and ATHIEST are capitalized. These are words to "be afraid, be very afraid" of. Strikes me as more RACIST than anything else. At this point, I'm already discounting the entire email. I hope you do also. If someone wants to get my attention or support, talk to me like I can think for myself. I don’t need the author to emphasize LIKE THIS what I should be paying attention to. ]
[ DWR> Oh btw, Barack's father, apparently became a non-practicing, and agnostic by the time he met Barack's mother. Oops, the author of this won't bring that up. (sometimes the truth can only hurt - his agenda). ]
Obama's parents met at the University of Hawaii. When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced. His father returned to Kenya. His mother then married Lolo Soetoro, a RADICAL Muslim from Indonesia.?
[ DWR> Oops, there goes that fear-mongering again, using the Upper-Case. ]
When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocate to Indonesia. Obama attended a MUSLIM school in Jakarta. He also spent two years in a Catholic school.
[ DWR> Hmm. I don’t see them capitalizing CATHOLIC. Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, etc - they're all equally valid religions. Or equally invalid, if you prefer to see it that way. The point is that they're equal in the eyes of God. This letter is pretty racist at worst and Xenophobic at best! ]
Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he is a Muslim. He is quick to point out that, 'He was once a Muslim, but that he also attended Catholic school.'
[ DWR> So now we have the falsehoods being tossed in with the partial truths. Do you buy into the claim here that he is "concealing" being Moslem? Shame on you if you do. Do you buy the claim that he himself said he was once a Moslem? If you do, that's understandable. Sounds like a perfectly acceptable possibility to me. Only he *never* said that. - More lies mixed with truths, making it hard to distinguish one from the other. *Classic* tactics (kinda like the Nazi's used to do). ]
Obama's political handlers are attempting to make it appear that that he is not a radical.
[ DWR> Well from this person’s perspective, I guess he *is* a radical. I mean after all, anyone who has had any multicultural exposure *must* be a rabid radical. ]
Obama's introduction to Islam came via his father, and that this influence was temporary at best. In reality, the senior Obama returned to Kenya soon after the divorce, and never again had any direct influence over his son's education.
Lolo Soetoro, the second husband of Obama's mother, Ann Dunham, introduced his stepson to Islam. Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta.
Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world. Since it is politically expedient to be a CHRISTIAN when seeking major public office in the United States, Barack Hussein Obama has joined the United Church of Christ in an attempt to downplay his Muslim background.
[ DWR> Much mixing of truths and falsehoods here. Wahabi Islam sucks (in my opinion). Yet even I am not willing to go so far as to buy into everything claimed above. Much is true, but some may not be. For example, there may be Wahabi 'sects' with different attitudes. I certainly will not take on this useless authors word, anything here as truth. ]
[ DWR> So there's too much here to refute. Read the Snopes entry on this piece of trash to get a good idea of the real truth. I remember when this whole Wahabi / Madras school thing came up, and I remember how it resolved. The Snopes explanation is true to how I remember it. ]
ALSO, keep in mind that when he was sworn into office he DID NOT use the Holy Bible, but instead the Koran.
[ DWR> Another "agenda" Red Flag. Implying that someone is evil because they swear on the Koran instead of the Bible. What's the difference? Are they both not texts considered Holy by their faith-communities? More racism. ]
[ DWR> Also, this is *easy* to verify. It may well be true, let’s see (won't matter either way). Turns it it's patently false. ]
Barack Hussein Obama will NOT recite the Pledge of Allegience nor will he show any reverence for our flag. While others place their hands over their hearts, Obama turns his back to the flag and slouches.
[ DWR> Yet another "agenda" based Red-Flag. Boy this thing is loaded with them. The more preposterous, or outrageous something sounds, the more it should signal to you Red-Flags concerning its veracity. It's so easy. I hope you read this and think to yourself "uh, yea. I don't really trust this". Then either go look it up; or if not, consider the material worthless and Delete it. ]
[ DWR> I happen to remember the genesis of this trash claim and know that, again like the Nazis, they're mixing partial truth with their lies. [See Snopes' rebuttal of this letter: http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp] ]
Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected presidential candidacy.
The Muslims have said they plan on destroying the US from the inside out, what better way to start than at the highest level - through the President of the United States, one of their own!!!!
[ DWR> CHRISTIANS have said they plan to destroy all good God-loving Moslems. (I omit that this was 800 years ago, and no longer valid. Because I want you to get ANGRY if you’re Moslem. See how it works?) ]
Please forward to everyone you know. Would you want this man leading our country?......
Please allow yourself to notice the Red-Flags, and do with these postings the only proper thing. Trash them.
Love,
---me ?.
Friday, January 4, 2008
January 04, 2008
We have such great little exchanges :)...
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From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 10:16 AM
To: Dave Ruden; DAVID RUDEN
Subject: Hmmm!
THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities." - Theodore Roosevelt
MOM
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From: Dave Ruden
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 10:48 AM
To: 'Dr Lisa Earle'
Cc: Dave Ruden
Subject: RE: Hmmm!
What an interesting comment!
Ethnic and religious diversity aside, if we look at other countries where there is a ‘tangle of squabbling nationalities’, and one certainly can appreciate the wisdom of TR’s words. Some criticize the idea of ‘assimilation’ as an eviscerating force on cultural/religious diversity. However, assimilation in so far as it means blending to mutual appreciation for governing values (i.e. democracy, civil liberty, and non-(religious)-establishment) is probably critically essential for national cohesion. Outside of these global assimilation principles, cultural and religious differentiation may still fully flourish.
________________________________________
From: Dr Lisa Earle [mailto:drlisaearle@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 10:16 AM
To: Dave Ruden; DAVID RUDEN
Subject: Hmmm!
THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
"The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities." - Theodore Roosevelt
MOM
________________________________________
From: Dave Ruden
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 10:48 AM
To: 'Dr Lisa Earle'
Cc: Dave Ruden
Subject: RE: Hmmm!
What an interesting comment!
Ethnic and religious diversity aside, if we look at other countries where there is a ‘tangle of squabbling nationalities’, and one certainly can appreciate the wisdom of TR’s words. Some criticize the idea of ‘assimilation’ as an eviscerating force on cultural/religious diversity. However, assimilation in so far as it means blending to mutual appreciation for governing values (i.e. democracy, civil liberty, and non-(religious)-establishment) is probably critically essential for national cohesion. Outside of these global assimilation principles, cultural and religious differentiation may still fully flourish.
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