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Two friends, meeting every Tuesday to learn Italian, were inspired to start this blog after they spent most of their session talking about the upcoming, 2008 U.S. Presidential election. Thus, the Italian name of the blog, "I Politici Falsi" (the fake politicians), refers not to the Italian political arena, but rather the fusion of our love for the Italian language with our concern for US politics (and the fate of this country after the election).

The purpose of this blog is to provide an open forum to those who care about the 2008 U.S. Election. It is also to urge those who might not care to start thinking about why they should and hopefully encourage them to participate, not only in these "debates", but in the election itself. The 2008 U.S. election is an extremely significant one for our generation. Why do you ask? Just a few examples that will affect the rest of our lives include: a war that we started and are still involved in, a crashing economy, and a deteriorating U.S. image abroad when we are in a more-than-ever global world. So, we have invited numerous contributors from all over the political spectrum to post entries regarding their perspectives. Please have your educated say. And kids, let's keep it classy.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Ponder the Following...

I received this in my email- Ponder the following...

What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage,
including a three month old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?

What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?

What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?

What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a divorcee?

What if Obama was the candidate who left his first wife after a severe disfiguring car accident, when she no longer measured up to his standards?

What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair while he was still married?

What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to painkillers but also acquired them illegally through he r charitable organization?

What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?

What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five?(The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political
scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)

What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?

What if Obama couldn't read from a teleprompter?

What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included discipline
problems and a record of crashing seven planes?

What if Obama was the one who was known to display publicly, on
many occasions, a serious anger management problem?

What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer distribution?

What if the Obamas had adopted a white child?

You could easily add to this list. If these questions reflected reality,
do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are?

This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes
positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative
qualities in another when there is a color difference.

Educational Background:

Barack Obama:
Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a 0ASpecialization in
International Relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude


Joseph Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science.
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)


John McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899

Sarah Palin:
Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters -journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism

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