Posted by
Sue on Friday, December 07, 2007 11:22:23 AM
12.07/07 8:05am PST
It is always a fascination to me why people do not understand a basic principle of life: you must know who someone comes from and where they come from to begin to understand who they are.
Take Obama (please). He writes a book, "Dreams of my Father", in which he anoints the man that fathered him with every young child's expectations of a father. Yet, Obama's father is nothing like this, never has been, and if still alive, is not. Yet his dismissal of his mother and grandparents who did in fact raise him makes me wonder.
In my own personal life, my own children have had to deal with this type of sorrow. A biological father who ultimately preferred his way of life more than his children. In the case of the boys, they pretty much shook off the pain and humiliation...the girl not so much. But, in no instance did they ever dismiss me or their step-dad and, in fact, loved him and love me even understanding my failures. Our one triumph is who they and my grandchildren are. Obama yearns for something he never had and his rage is underneath his skin in the blood that courses through his veins. I don't even know if he is aware of this.
Now, I have wondered about Obama's wife and the anger I have seen on her face, heard in her voice and watched in her body language. I know nothing of who she is, except for what I hear, see and feel. Yet, these two people seem well suited to each other. For whatever reasons, they are both angry. And, I truly do not think it has to do with race in any way shape or form, as some think. It has to do with themselves and where and who they came from and even though they can use all the excuses they wish, that is the bottom line.
Anyway, that is my opinion and take on the Obamas and why I won't vote for him!