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Dr. Jai Maharaj
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Obama Offers Wild Revision of His Own History
By Paul R. Hollrah
Human Events
March 27,2007
Tuning in to C-SPAN recently, I found myself listening to a
speech by Illinois Democratic Sen. Barack Hussein Obama. He
was standing at the pulpit of a black church in Selma,
Ala., and as I studied the body language of the dozen or so
black ministers standing behind the senator, I couldn't
help but be reminded of the little head-bobbing dolls that
people used to place in the rear windows of their 1957
Chevrolets. If their reactions are any indication, the new
Schlickmeister of the Democratic Party is actually a pretty
accomplished public speaker.
However, as he spoke, I found my B.S. alarm going off
repeatedly. But I couldn't quite figure out why until I
actually read excerpts of his speech several days later.
Here's part of what he said:
"Something happened back here in Selma, Ala. Something
happened in Birmingham that sent out what Bobby Kennedy
called 'ripples of hope all around the world.' Something
happened when a bunch of women decided they were going to
walk instead of ride the bus after a long day of doing
somebody else's laundry, looking after somebody else's
children.
"When [black] men who had Ph.D.s decided 'that's enough'
and 'we're going to stand up for our dignity,' that sent a
shout across oceans so that my grandfather began to imagine
something different for his son. His son, who grew up
herding goats in a small village in Africa, could suddenly
set his sights a little higher and believe that maybe a
black man in this world had a chance. . . .
"So the Kennedys decided we're going to do an air lift.
We're going to go to Africa and start bringing young
Africans over to this country and give them scholarships to
study so they can learn what a wonderful country America
is.
"This young man named Barack Obama got one of those tickets
and came over to this country. He met this woman whose
great-great-great-great-grandfather had owned slaves. But
she had a good idea there was some craziness going on
because they looked at each other and they decided that we
know that, [in] the world as it has been, it might not be
possible for us to get together and have a child. There was
something stirring across the country because of what
happened in Selma, Ala., because some folks are willing to
march across a bridge. So they got together and Barack
Obama, Jr., was born. So don't tell me I don't have a claim
on Selma, Ala. Don't tell me I'm not coming home to Selma,
Ala."
Okay, so what's wrong with that? It all sounds good
By Paul R. Hollrah
Human Events
March 27,2007
Tuning in to C-SPAN recently, I found myself listening to a
speech by Illinois Democratic Sen. Barack Hussein Obama. He
was standing at the pulpit of a black church in Selma,
Ala., and as I studied the body language of the dozen or so
black ministers standing behind the senator, I couldn't
help but be reminded of the little head-bobbing dolls that
people used to place in the rear windows of their 1957
Chevrolets. If their reactions are any indication, the new
Schlickmeister of the Democratic Party is actually a pretty
accomplished public speaker.
However, as he spoke, I found my B.S. alarm going off
repeatedly. But I couldn't quite figure out why until I
actually read excerpts of his speech several days later.
Here's part of what he said:
"Something happened back here in Selma, Ala. Something
happened in Birmingham that sent out what Bobby Kennedy
called 'ripples of hope all around the world.' Something
happened when a bunch of women decided they were going to
walk instead of ride the bus after a long day of doing
somebody else's laundry, looking after somebody else's
children.
"When [black] men who had Ph.D.s decided 'that's enough'
and 'we're going to stand up for our dignity,' that sent a
shout across oceans so that my grandfather began to imagine
something different for his son. His son, who grew up
herding goats in a small village in Africa, could suddenly
set his sights a little higher and believe that maybe a
black man in this world had a chance. . . .
"So the Kennedys decided we're going to do an air lift.
We're going to go to Africa and start bringing young
Africans over to this country and give them scholarships to
study so they can learn what a wonderful country America
is.
"This young man named Barack Obama got one of those tickets
and came over to this country. He met this woman whose
great-great-great-great-grandfather had owned slaves. But
she had a good idea there was some craziness going on
because they looked at each other and they decided that we
know that, [in] the world as it has been, it might not be
possible for us to get together and have a child. There was
something stirring across the country because of what
happened in Selma, Ala., because some folks are willing to
march across a bridge. So they got together and Barack
Obama, Jr., was born. So don't tell me I don't have a claim
on Selma, Ala. Don't tell me I'm not coming home to Selma,
Ala."
Okay, so what's wrong with that? It all sounds good
