Barack Obama and the re-education of Fil-Am voters

Look and Listen Closely....and pass it on to all on your e-mail list..

I don't know how everyone is voting but this is worth
the time to listen to what this man says..
This is serious, serious, business.......
Better listen...


www.atlah.org/broadcast/ndnr07-28-08.html

I am a Filipino- Australian and I am so ashamed, annoyed and totally dismayed to read about how some Filipinos in USA think and act so superior. What they are uttering about Obama and the blacks in general are so unacceptable, terribly ignorant and very offensive. I am so disheartened and disgusted with their typical thoughtless, insensitive and racists comments.

Obama is an empty suit. From the day he was sworn in to the Senate to the date he declared his run for the presidency, is only 145 days on the job. He has literally no experience. (Not figuratively, literally!) He's not qualified to run a Dairy Queen.

Proven Obama has most liberal voting record in the U.S. Senate. Obama is to the left of Ted Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Pat Leahy and Barbara Boxer. That's extremely difficult to do. Obama is a textbook big-government, tax-and-spend liberal. He plans to raise income tax rates, capital gains tax rates, Social Security taxes (by virtue of eliminating the cap), dividend taxes, inheritance taxes, and introduce a slew of new taxes. His plan will destroy this country

To ALL the obamakins and of course the bias CNN & MSNBC I have one simple request. Please spare me the hope and the change bull, and the Bush's third term, McSame etc… Please just tell American voters what qualifies Barack Obama to run this country. What qualifies him to oversee our $14 trillion economy, the largest on earth? What qualifies him to be commander-in-chief of the U.S. armed forces in a time of war? Please just give me one single solid qualification. And race does not qualify!! That would be one more than anyone including cable media has provided to date. WE ALL HAVE GROWN EXTREMLY TIRED OF MEDIA SAINTED OBAMA….

Obama keeps reaching back to Chicago political past for policy advisers, and pulling one despicable, vile, and even evil “rabbit” after another out of his hat.

The list of Barack Obama’s radical associations is long and it keeps getting longer. Some are now well-known, but many are not. They need to be.

23 years at TUCC with Jeremiah Wright and James Meeks. racist sermons on Youtube.

He chose the most radical church in the country; chose to immerse himself in hard-core ideological radicalism. Never before has this country considered such a radical leftist for its chief executive.

Michael Pfleger and his hateful and race-hating ramblings, Obama met while carrying out his own radical social activism as community organizer at ACORN, (radical organization)

Penny Pritzker, heads Obama camp National Finance Committee was president of Superior Bank - massively failed and she literally bought her way out of jail paying $460 MILLION fine; was the very epicenter of subprime loan scandal” that would come to eat this nation’s financial system alive.

Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson, former head of Obama’s vice presidential selection committee, discovered he benefited from sweetheart loans from subprime king Countrywide.

Tony Rezko certainly and his federal indictments and financial dealing with Obamas of course and William Ayers, US terrorist bomber, Obama-co-lecturer, fellow board member, neighbor, and friend.

Communist Frank Marshall Davis, obama mentor; Saul Alinsky and Gerald Kellman (Kellman’s Woods Fund is how Obama hooked up with terrorist William Ayers)

Chicago lawyer Mazen Asbahi, appointed as Obama camp national coord for Muslim n affairs also stepped down after news about his stint on the fund’s board - which includes fundamentalist imam - prompting The Wall Street Journal inquiries about relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood and his long personal relationship with Hamas Jamal Said.

Obama desperately needs voters to forget hes the son of a Muslim father who served an incredibly brutal and corrupt Kenyan government; to forget he attended a madrassa in Indonesia and practiced Islam; forget that he campaigned in Kenya on behalf of Raila Odinga, who relied upon chaos, corruption, and violence in his campaign; numerous associations with radical Muslims; forget the photographs of Obama in traditional Muslim clothes, hanging with Muslim radicals such as Mazen Asbahi and anti-Semite Rashid Khalidi.

The mainstream media has frankly put the security of our great country at risk with an Obama coronation media like CNN & MSNBC is the only way Obama managed to steal the Dem nom. It’s extremely concerning that so many Americans could care less about who their candidate really is?? simply amazing and frankly scarey.

I am white and live in Chicago.
I have very close ties to the Filipino community and am grateful for the honor of those ties. I have spoken directly to elderly Filipinos and listened to them say 'that they would not vote for a black man' - not Obama... further ... when I mentioned that Obama comes from a mixed background and that he is also part white they were swayed that perhaps 'he may be part good because of that' - in striking up some imaginary affinity with me I suppose.----

These are good people sharing these terrible stereotypical misconceptions with me. ---------
I have to say... I hope it is a generational thing... I hope that it will recede with time. The Filipino community would only be shooting themselves in the foot to not take a stand firmly against such stereotypes. Who is next ? When does it become your own community reaping these unjust biases ? - as soon as we let it.
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It is not only a Filipino issue though... I have noticed it in many - most immigrant communities here - and it has always been an issue through every wave of immigrants. Putting your foot in someone elses eye in order to climb a bit higher - a bit faster will get you somewhere... but not where we all want to be - not a place worth living in.
And what does it say to our own morality to act in such a way ? Not much.
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What would Rizal say about this ?
Indeed - he already said it when the same indignity was forced upon the population of the Philippines by the colonial Spanish.

Lets all move forward - not back.

I read your very long article and I did not see any re-education of fil am voters about Obama.
What you have narrated were facts about blacks slavery.
It is taught in history and always the current issue whether in politics, social, movies, tv's and so on and so forth.
There is nothing wrong about the circulated e mail, for it is a fact.
Obama has a muslim learning, his father I think is a muslim and his step father is an indonesian muslim. He lived in a muslim country, indonesia.There is nothing wrong with that.
Now you talk of black slavery. Obama has no blood of slavery. Obama did not come from slaves.
Obama is an africaneer, direct from Kenya. He is not the true african american whose sweat and blood were planted in this land that shaped this great nation, called America.
There is nothing wrong to have US black president but he should be part of US history.
I would rather vote for Jessie Jackson or Al Sharpton, for they are the genuine black americans.

My wife who is Filipino votes republican because she is against abortion. How a catholic can vote democratic, on this one issue alone, beats me.

We've got to stop this ridiculousness that is McCain from spreading. He produces mindless ads that are an insult to the American intelligence. Please vote for OBama, visit WHYOBAMA08.ORG!!

Let us not forget that Filipinos in the U.S. and all people of color are enjoying all these economic priviliges, rights and opportunities now because of the struggles and achievements of the Civil Rights movement and remember what that historic event was about and stood for. Had the struggle for emancipation not happened then we would be picking cotton too and surely segregated from White Americans!
Also a little known fact in our Philippine history, in WW II, Filipinos and African American soldiers fought side-by-side and were discriminated against by their White counterparts.
We are not doing our own community and the future generation a favor with all these racial slurs. I am ashamed that some of these Pinoys are giving us all a really bad name with their ignorance.

It is very unfortunate that Filipinos in the US who are very vocal against racism are those who are now being prejudiced towards Obama because of his color. Although he was born to an African father, he never lived in Africa but only visited his father's country when he was already an adult. He went to a Catholic school while he was in Indonesia. He lived with his maternal grandparents who are white in most of his life since his mother opted to stay in Indonesia but he was never been a Muslim. He is very charismatic and a very good speaker. If you will ask me, if these are qualifications to be a good president, I will say it is not but who can tell in this age and time. A good president can only be judged once he is in office. All those emails circulating around have been proven false and the only purpose was to malign his very own character. I suggest that Filipinos should make their research before voting time and stop being a racist. Remember that color is just superficial, it is the character and convictions that count most. PEACE!

this author is putting the filipinos in bad light.

filipinos have established good reputation in america as law abiding citizens.
this is due to the fact that most filams are professionals.
inspite of that they don't tend to look down other race, for they know that it is not only right but because we' re taught to be respectful with others, there is no distinction.

filipinos have integrated in mainstream america, they work along with the whites, they mingle with blacks or latinos.
in short, filipinos are not racists as what this author portrayed to be.
filipinos love to eat junk food as mcdo, they like tacos, buritos and they are great fans of kobe, jordan, favre, magic, oprah, bernie mac, the journey.

this author used of words are very offensive to the african americans, as if all filipinos are like that.
the filipinos you mentioned are only voicing their opinion on obama, but not the perception of the enitre filipinos in america, an isolated remarks.

to the author, don't make a blank statement out of one or two filipinos as the opinion of entire filipinos.
don't stereotype filipinos, we love african americans and we love america.
you should apologize. you're making a racist statement out of fil ams to our brothers, black americans.

So they will choose McCain over Obama? How many people know that McCain was having an affair with his present wife, Cindy, while he was then married to his old wife. McCain's wife then, Carol, had permanent physical disabilities obtained from a tragic car accident. Carol endured patiently, raising their child when McCain was in captivity...only to find herself dumped/divorced later on for the rich heiress, Cindy.

MUST SEE, I looked and listened closely, as you suggested, and what I saw was a man so paranoid about Obama that he wanted everyone to boycott the New York Times, ABC CBS ABC Oprah etc. It is this kind of spiteful campaign of empty rhetoric to bring down a political opponent that has kept potential McCain voters away. Just like here, GMA is the most unpopular figure and to some extreme probably hated too, but the opposition cannot get the people to go to the streets and demand her to step down. Too much criticisms can be annoying too you know.

TED REGENCIA should know by now the Pinoy's moronic attitude when it comes to choosing their Pinoy leaders. Their iconic adulation for TV and movie personalities, which to many are worth dying for, brought forth the likes of Erap to be president, who, even after regaining freedom by presidential pardon after conviction of plunder, continues to be adored by mindless morons who want him still to be their president. And what about the do-nothing bench warmers in the senate who should have done better things on movie screens than legislating laws they know nothing about. All a waste of time, taxpayers' money and effort. They all take pole position during election time because people who voted them don't know any better.

It looks like the Fil-Ams in the US are no better as I read their blogs here. I am no US voter and could not care less who wins the US election, but to those who want to know the truth about Obama need only turn to the internet to know about his beginnings, his and parents background, his education as well as his parents, and his lifetime work, rather than believe the garbage being spread against him. To believe that he's a Muslim just because he carries Hussein as second name, and all those nasty talks and unfair unsubstantiated stories about him are denying themslves the truth. Many local Pinoys are also in the dark on the reality of things on the ground because they prefer listening to chismis than following the accounts of events in the papers and other credible sources. This is the reason most Pinoys cannot make a strong and sound argument and at best they are seen only as grandstanding.

MANG GODO (5) says,"Obama is an africaneer, direct from Kenya."

Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Need more info on him? check this out:

http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/barackobama.html

Obama is NOT Powell. The wrong black man is running for president.

obama will lose simply because discrimination still exist, the white supremacist will not allow a black man to be president. I am for Obama..however with the history of hate from whites, i surely doubt that Obama can pull this off, even his so called solid demicratic party might sell him on the silver platter.

They do not want to see a Woman President, what chances that Obama has?

Hope he can will and kick all Republicans and bush's allies...they have continued to lie , cheat and kill in fasacde on the war on terror... Define terror, terror is what the US has been doing....and they say that they are the champion on human rights, what do you call Gitmo and touture, yeah right, its human rights alright!

Joe, you are right, Filipino-Americans are so Proud of their being americans that they think they deserved a statue. They tend to become racist while forgeting that they are also subjects to racism...

pathetic.

Black or not, he's just not qualified nor experienced enough. Mainstream media, a large news network praising him to high heavens, change as his mantra.. Same as with Erap. What happened after that?

PULSAMSARA (4), you ask, "What would Rizal say about this?"

He'd probably turn in his grave to know many of today's modern Pinoys are also bigoted as they are racists.

BBP is crap, if you say he's not experience then who are you to judge. OBAMA might be a rookie, but then again, rookies shine, unlike TRADITIONAL TRAPOS!

Let me answer what happened to ERAP, ERAP was a victim, If we summed up all corruption since Emilio Aguinaldo, it is safe to say that ERAP did a little. The mistake that he did was connected to KOTONG and KICKBACKS, also called payola...remember that the money collected were from illegal gambling, but did not come from stealing like what GMA and JOC JOC bolante did...they have manufactured MANURE into billions of unseen and untracable pokecteering which GMA used to CHEAT POE!....

Now tell me BBP, do you stand for BOBOPO....heres my two cents!

Frank Said:
August 13th, 2008 at 12:32 pm

Obama is NOT Powell. The wrong black man is running for president.
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Which Powell? The Powell that went to the UN and lied to the entire world?

Normally when pinoys die in the states they are whites in their death certificates. Kahit na maitim na Ilocano like my uncle whose name was changed to Freeman from Fermin.. In the apartheid period in South Africa, I went everywhere there without regards to the discrimination. I happen to be a not so dark Ilocano. I was a crowd drawer with my Kairuz jeans perhaps the very first one they ever saw blacks and whites alike. Do we really have to discriminate Obama for his color?

Mr. Ted Regencia has totally missed the Filipino "pulse" with his disgraceful commentary. Having been part of the US Fil-Am community myself I have to emphatically disagree on the bigotry comments. Maybe within Mr. Ted Regencia's inner circle of friends this bigotry may be true. Those that are either dual citizens or naturalized citizens in most cases have a much better grip on the US political picture than Mr. Ted Regencia leads us to believe. Many that I have talked with don't like either the Rep or Dem choice for US President. They are sick and tired of being force fed media talking points from both sides.
What I read Mr. Ted Regencia article was a blatant one sided appeal for Filipino American support Obama vs letting people make up their own minds.
Mr. Ted Regencia as a journalist you have lowered your standards far below that of your fellow Fil-Ams. Stop with the 'favored party" talking points and be the journalist that you once aspired to be. It seems you have had a taste of the media generated political poison that taints ones logical thinking.

Aside from the real election issues, thank you for pointing out more concerns that make me decide to just sit it out on election day because Hilary is not the Democratic candidate for President.

Mr. Ted, you only spoke to a couple of filipinos in chicago and you made an assessment that filipinos are racists.
There are 4-6 million filipinos in the US and you cannot speak for them.
Much more your opinion is not their opinion,it is yours alone.
There are filipinos who are democrats and there are republican filipinos.
So, some will vote for Mccain and some for Obama. Some don't like Obama and some don't like McCain.
But to make a blanket statement that filipinos are racists for the reason that they don't like Obama is not good in the eyes of many.
You talk or racism which is a delicate subject and which is not your dealings.
It is for the african american only for they were the ones who suffered, they are the one who can relate.
What you hear from your friends about unsavory remarks about Obama is a careless whisper which should not be broadcast, it is for you alone.
It is like stabbing the back of your friend.
Don't teach fil-ams about the color of the skin,for they know better than you.
They were here long before you come.
Be careful with your choice of words.
We are not in the philippines where we can just use words in the dictionary, americans are sensitive to the meaning.
Much more they are sensitive when it comes to racism.

Dreams of my father, Obama's own words:
Here's some food for thought:

Never let us hide from The Truth, if it is, that. Presented without
comment
for your examination. I want to know as much as possible about any
Presidential candidate, so we can know best that for which we might be
voting, good
or bad, Rep or Dem. Let the chips fall where they may, based on the merit
of the candidate, not the agenda of the messenger.

Cheyanne

Below are a few lines from Obama's books "HIS WORDS" :

From Dreams of My Father: I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the
age
of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating
myself to whites.

From Dreams of My Father : I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense
of
grievance and animosity against my mothers race.

From Dreams of My Father: There was something about him that made me wary,
a
little too sure of himself, maybe. And white.

From Dreams of My Father: It remained necessary to prove which side you
were
on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name
names.

From Dreams of My Father: I never emulate white men and brown men whose
fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black
man,son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the
attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.

From Audacity of Hope: I will stand with the Muslims should the political
winds shift in an ugly direction

To Joe Ybarzabal I am a Filipino living in Illinois and maybe we know Obama better than you. We are against Obama not because of his color but because he has done nothing as a Senator. He is not qualified to be the president of this great country, the USA. Compared to McCain he is garbage.

Between Obama and McCain, I am more on the money. If McCain wins this election, the billions of dollars USA is spending weekly on Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. will continue. Why? Their policy is no different from the 'fastest gun alive in the south', as Hillary called it, "cowbow mentality". Between Obama and McCain, McCain is the candidate of the Republicans, a party that won the white house by dividing Americans through issues that have no significance to my income and ability to live like all hard working middle-working Americans. Obama is the candidate of the young and the educated who know how to discern lies from the truth. They are voting for their own future, which many old-timers politicians, specially the Republicans have given up for lucrative monies coming from the lobbyists who now control our health care programs, drug programs, energy policy, and financial operations. The Republicans are again publishing books full of lies just as they did with John Kerry. One Filipina, a proud deacon of her church, thinks and believe that Obama is a Muslim. This woman is educated but gave up her career for more lucrative rental properties for the welfare minorities who were mostly blacks. Oh, sure, she denies it, but she is lumping those welfare recipients who are subsidized to rent their apartments with the numbers of Black-Americans who are educated, reflective, and are successful entrepreneurs. She does not make distinction between the educated, successful Black-Americans and the uneducated, poor and welfare recepients Black-Americans in the ghettoes.

One Jewish woman who apparently is so against Bush Jr, told me, and she believes this, that Bush Jr and Condi Rice are sleeping together when they are away together on a mission.

Filipinos? Many of them are still pagans, bringing the image of Sto. Nino of Tondo to the United States and parading it just like when they were in the Philippines. And this blatantly pagan practice has the blessings of Filipino parish priests. What's the potential for Filipino-American to become like Americans in their adherence to facts, truths, and justice? Education? I am not so sure. But one thing I know, with Filipinos who are using their thinking critical power, they are just as empowered as the mainstream Americans who will continue to maintain their adherence to the truth regardless of the lies those Republicans who are working to defeat the Democrat's presidential candidate. Barrack Obama stayed in Indonesia only for a short time and went back to Kansas to live with his maternal grandparents. He was a member of a Christian church for almost 20 years. He understand why many of his fellow black-Americans are like his wife, who said it bluntly that it is only now that she is beginning to understand America and is respecting it's stand on issues when before she did not. She is thinking. She is dynamic and do not necessarily disrespect America. Like all the rest, she would like to see America to be better in its dealing with non-Caucasian Americans, include in that the Filipinos.

If the Filipinos will unite to elect Barrack Obama, they will do a great favor for their Philam communities all over the USA and to themselves and their children.

Thank you so much for writing this. Unfortunately, Fil-Am attitudes towards the Black community continue to be based on stereotypes (both good and bad), and these views spread to their family members and friends in the Philippines. To elect the President of the United States, a leader with global appeal must be elected. How will Sen. Obama earn the credibility he rightly deserves when people see him as a skin colour and a funny name?

You dont need to focus on all these racist stereotypes to know that Obama is the wrong choice for President.

1. Inexperienced- This is a man who has never been a leader in anything, never had a business, been a mayor, been a governor never been a leader of any kind. just a do nothing senator with a horrible attendance record.
2.Unpatriotic - this is a man who actually has a disdain for our country doesnt salute the flag or even wear the flag on his coat. His long time pastor and counselor is quoted as saying " Not God bless america God Dam america" his wife is quoted as saying that the US is a down right mean country and when Obama won the nomination she said that it was the first time in her adult life that she was proud of her country.
Taxes - For those of you that think we pay alot for taxes now just wait till Obama takes the helm. Your taxes will double he has commited to a tax increase to pay for his senseless social programs. Most of Stock experts say that our economy is going to colapse with his economic plan.
Healthcare- Ahh yes wouldnt be nice Healthcare for all. My father worked for the government all of his life and one thing he tells me is you want something to fail let the government run it. Do you seriously want the government making decisions on your health on what is needed and not needed. Countries that have nationwide healthcare come to the US for healthcare they dont feel like waiting a couple years for a bypass.
Abortion- This is a personal one for me Im a catholic and dont believe in killing of innocent children. Obama is a firm supporter of abortion and partial birth abortion. Partial birth abortion is a practice were a clamp is used to crack the skull of a fetus and have the brains sucked out through a tube and the pliers are used on the shoulders of the fetus for extraction. Obama is quoted as saying "I dont want my girls to be punished with the mistake of a child".
Punished? who do you think is punished the child or the mother.

There you go... the elephant in the room - ugly racism thoroughly internalized since we were small, with labels like Nognog, Ati. I remember a Filipina blurting the same sweeping label of " lazy " right after a prayer meeting in a friend's home some years back ere in NYC. Where would we be, if not for MLK,Jr., Rosa Parks and company? Probably in " colored only " washrooms and the back of Greyhound buses with steel screen dividers. I'm pretty sure these Pinoy/Pinay racists would melt with fear, hands dripping with sweat when they get sandwiched by tall white men. This is not to say I am anti-White. I have friends with complexions from milk white to dark chocolate. What they have in common are great compassion and a deep sense of humanity,. And those are what really matter to me.

Thank you, Ted.

H>

Obama won't lose the election because he's black, he'll lose the election because he's proven he's not american. If all you are only for your own ethnic group, you don't deserve the U.S. Presidency. Start giving us advice about our racial issues when you elect your first Negrito president.

BONG (26-27) you claim you are Filipino living in Illinois and know Obama better than Joe Ybarzabal. If you indeed know Obama that well why then do you allow yourself to be used in spreading false and concocted stories about Obama? The quotations you claim written by Obama were lifted from his books which his bashers have twisted to give them a different slant, some of those passages did not even come from him but from articles written by others. What you have done makes me think you are no better than our local Pinoys who spread rumors, unverified reports and idle speculation then make them appear like they are gospel truth. Don’t forget people surf the internet like you do and can verify anything you say here. Here read this link http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/ownwords.asp which debunks your claim.

De los Reyes what I wrote was the truth about Barack Hussein Obama
it's not false or concocted as you claim. Ang mahirap sa inyo supporters of Obama you refuse to believe the truth about this useless senator. Obama is a fake who does not want anybody to know who he really is. Compared to McCain, he is garbage.

Hernan, a well presented theme...oh yes, why dont we start voting our negitos president. Even us pinoys are considered BLACK, chinese -YELLOW and the list goes a long way. And that is why cosmetics company are doing weel these days , selling cheap whitening products and believe me if i say that pinoys are still obsessed with WHITE color skin....

This is a dangerous mental state,and yet more pinoys are lining up. We should be proud to have pango nose, black, brown and yellow skin..there is nothing wrong for being black, but a black person who thinks and wants to be white, well that is a problem...

on a side note, OBAMA is like a rookie as what ive said earlier, while mc cain is like a PRO retiring...choosing the former makes sense, the latter will only drag the US to a sinking and stinking ship.

Black , blue , red, what ever color you are...thank God that you are a HUMAN BEING, but noways, people forget to be HUMAN.... they become ANIMALS but they dont know it...

To judge the person by its color is a SHAME. Its you to BLAME!

Many Filipino-Americans who only see the blackness of Mr. Obama's skin and not the whiteness and purity of his heart are the same ones who allow themselves to be discriminated by a race they accept as superior just because of the color of their skin. Why, what do they think of themselves now? Whites? These are Filipinos who have long given up their own sense of pride as a race descended from Lapu-Lapu who fought fearlessly with Magellan. What a disgrace.

Mr. Obama is a cut above Mr. McCain, intellectually and morally but Americans are not always smart voters too.

Mr. Obama is not a Muslim although he had a Muslim stepfather and attended Muslim school in Indonesia when he was a child and had no choice. But what is so bad about that? Does attending one make you one? Furthermore, doesn't the Americans and the world realize that this could even be something positive? That his background could even be the key to solving the deep distrust of Muslims towards Americans whom the latter view as arrogant? Just study how 9/11 came about? And how the US led by Mr. Bush dealt with it? Are we happy that more than a million people have died in Iraq alone and the thousands of American and Coalition lives and trillions of dollars lost in that war? Stupid war, if I can use that word. And where are the WMD?

To me, Mr. Obama is a Renaissance Man..he could be the key to America's regaining the respect it is rapidly losing. His story is a story of success, of triumph, of a man fighting for his own acceptance in a country he was born in, something Filipinos in the US should have no trouble relating as most are immigrants who struggled against racism and injustice themselves but achieved some measure of success despite of it.

Mr. Obama has a father who is his himself a story of courage and triumph from being a slave in British colonial Kenya to a doctorate graduate of Harvard. Not impressive enough? Mr. Obama if he wins, will be the key to focusing the world's attention to Africa, a continent time has forgotten, if not for Angelina Jolie and Madonna adopting African kids, few ever really care about the poverty and sufferings there, right?

Mr. Obama has an Indonesian-American half sister, the very first time Asian links came this close to White House. if ever. He will be more sensitive to Asians because of this. Probably for the first time, Asians will be treated more equals rather than a distant race east of the US.

Mr. Obama comes from a very highly diverse and multi-cultural family.. white mother, black father, Asian childhood and Hawaii raised, an epitome of the new breed of Americans. For all intents and purposes, the Asians in the US should be warming up to him. Unless they are like some Filipinos there, nakadikit lang sa puti, akala nila puti na rin sila. Or at least think like whites.

Like the great Democrat president, JFK, Mr. Obama rose to prominence when he published his book, "Dreams of My Father, A Story of Race and Inheritance" in 1995 when he was a freshman at Harvard Law School. In 2006, the audio version of the book earned him a Grammy. JFK was also in the university when he published a bestseller "Profiles of Courage" in 1954-55. It later won him a Pulitzer Prize in 1957, catapulting him to fame which later helped greatly in his campaign. Both works are about stories of courage and at the time they wrote it, neither had any political plans.

Mr. Obama is not a Catholic like JFK but he is a real, practicing Christian. Period. Who is the one who seems tolerant of abortion issues, can one ask? Funny hearing comments about Obama being a Muslim.. from a nation who has been successful in removing remnants of their Christianity in many institutions in the name of "Constitution" (they have removed "In God we trust" in their currency, crucifixes in schools, etc. In many ways than one, America has helped the Muslim cause without the latter even asking..

There is so much mudslinging, lies and black (forgive the pun) propaganda in the US. So sad to see it. And sadder when people begin to believe without even checking the facts (or the websites, how easy it is for one to research these days!)

In the end, Americans will get the president they deserve, just like in the Philippines as we like to say. But at least here, people are bought to vote for undeserving public officials. In the US, we haven't heard of vote buying yet but they make poor choices anyway.

As a Filipino, we can only comment and observe and pray because if US gets a bad president, we will be, one way or the other be affected. No need to expound on this. Think US economy impacting on world economy.

Good luck to all voting in November in the US, especially the Filipino-Americans. May your choice be guided by your own personal experiences there as an immigrant from a not so significant Asian country (in the eyes of many Americans) called Philippines.

Mr. GD,

You want experience? Pres. George Bush has 2 terms in office. His father George Sr. also had 4 years. If experience was a big factor, President George W, should be honed to perfection by now. An irony, the father left him a legacy of war (Persian Gulf) so this must explain his fascination for war, in Iraq this time.

Mr. Obama might not not have been a governor or mayor. So what, he is a Senator whose record speaks of good decisions. Also, before he became a Senator, he championed the rights of the slums in the poor area of Illinois.

Many people comment/criticize Mr. Obama for his youth. JFk was 44 when he became president (Obama is 47), and yet he was probably the best president America ever had.

I rest my case.

filipinos are good with humor they can laugh about anything,
" whitehouse into blackhouse" joke is funny but in the long run jokes like these sidelines the issues

Today, I spent the day reading this book, The Alchemist, a book of insights and wisdom by Paul Coelho. It reminded me of the quest of presidency that Senator Barack Obama is pursuing. There are several nuggets of wisdom that resonated with me that I wish to share for its poignancy and relevance in today's elections. I just wish that the Senator has read this book and if not, I want to share the excerpts that made sense to me with his campaign staff and also himself and family. As this election draws its near, I am also taken aback by the desperate moves the other campaign has resorted to, almost with no honor nor honorable behaviors to be expected, echoed by the sleazy tactics of partisan media. And some offer their tidbits of desperation, desperate that the campaign is not fighting back with intensity and might, which I now understand need not be resorted to, if indeed this campaign is guided by a Higher Spirit and Universe that lays out more favorable coincidences that we can even comprehend.

I. " The Soul of the World is nourished by people's happiness. And also by unhappiness, envy and jealousy. To realize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation. And when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it. " Paul Coelho

Ever recall how a campaign has changed the rules of the game and has pretty much ensured the majority participation through this website and self-organized events throughout the country? Ever recall how you, as one of the 2,000,000 volunteers been this involved in blogging, knocking, calling people, meeting folks on a platform issue, contributing our dollars to the campaign, to ensure our ownership and stake at this campaign? Ever recall how other folks living outside in the United States shown an intense interest in the outcome of this elections? I too believe in the words of Paul Coelho that the Universe is conspiring in helping Senator Barack Obama achieve his purpose of healing our nation and repairing our economy and recapturing our moral leadership stance in the world.

II. " It's a force that appears to be negative, but actually shows you how to realize your Personal Legend. It prepares your spirit and your will, because there is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the Universe. It's your mission on earth. " Paul Coelho

Recall the controversy that Senator Hillary Clinton's camp and her Clinton News Network ( CNN ), FOX, New York Times, Larry King created about the demonization of Senator Barack Obama and his relationship with Reverend Wright? Recall how much sting and taint and doubts were inflicted on his character, even as to questioning his own faith, his commitment and his beliefs? Recall how folks kept this issue alive for weeks as if the character of Senator Barack Obama is deeply flawed by this association to the point that he was severely maligned, slandered, and libeled. But never for a moment did he react as a victim, instead, he rose above this and transcended it by redefining what race and race relations has been, must be, and should be if we are to humanize the United States of America. That said it all for me, when someone's depth of character illuminates and shines in the midst of adversity and reflects for us several images of grace and composure.

It also underscored that the desire to heal America is not superficial and comes from a core belief, but more so from a story, from a life story, from a history of living with these fractures all his life, and he is most prepared to heal such fractures so we are one, integrated, whole, and wholesome nation, no longer hating a dark part of our collective souls, but embracing that darkness and forgiving this past and moving towards the light of reconciliation and tolerance and inclusion of all citizens.

III. " Because there is a force that wants you to realize your Personal Legend: it whets your appetite with a taste of success. In order for you to find the treasure, you will have to follow the omens. God has prepared a path for everyone to follow. You just have to read the omens that he left for you....: that butterflies were a good omen. Like crickets, and like grasshoppers; like lizards and four-leaf clovers. Don't forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else. And don't forget the language of omens. And above all, don't forget to follow your Personal Legend to its conclusion. " Paul Coelho

Recall the string of primary successes that Senator Barack Obama experienced, starting with Iowa, followed by another string of successes in small states, like Oregon and unprecedented turnouts listening to him speak in rallies, 75,000, then in Berlin, over 250,000 folks, a whetting of his appetite with this inevitable taste of success to ascend to the highest office in America? Yet, you see him still walking in humility with his God, eating the same food served to soldiers in Kuwait, or playing basketball in his Punahou High School, you just feel like this is the President you want to invite over to your backyard for baby back ribs, someone you can joke with as you discuss how to solve America's healthcare crisis.

And as some folks openly show their distaste for him, from Hillary's diehard supporters or to white supremacists who shamelessly write their lies and falsehoods, as if a bestseller, and in an echo chamber, recycled several times by media folks, this is not unlike being in a laboratory, being purified for Senator Barack Obama to free himself of all his individual properties, only to be left with a "Soul of the World, a soul that will allow him to understand anything on the face of the earth, because it was the language with which all things communicated. They called that discovery the Master Work - it was part liquid and part solid. " (Paul Coelho)

And guess what, Senator Barack Obama, did you know that CALPERS has informed its retirees that their health care covereage if at 65 will be terminated, if they have not signed up with Medicare, sharing the burdens of coverage with the federal government and using our federal tax dollars to redue their liabilities in premiums and in the end, increasing the profits of HMOs? Did you know this is happening slowly but surely in California? Is this an omen that ultimately we will find the answer to our health care crisis and include in coverage 50,000,000 Americans who do not have health care insurance?

IV. "In alchemy, it is called the Soul of the World. When you want something with all your heart, that's when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It's always a positive force. The alchemists spent years in their laboratories, observing the fire that purified the metals. They spent so much time close to the fire that gradually they gave up the vanities of the world. They discovered that the purification of the metals had led to a purification of themselves. " Paul Coelho.

Notice that even as Senator Barack Obama has fundraised an unprecedented $390 million, his campaign has little trappings of luxuries, that offices are opened with sheer volunteerism of obtaining materials and supplies from the area, and after the election work is done, the office is shut down and moved to another city? Notice that a few weeks before the convention, the Senator spends a week of vacation with his family, favoring to reconnect with his primary priorities in life versus the campaign's grueling schedules to reach more voters? Notice that the campaign is fueled by more volunteers assisting other volunteers, fueling the campaign's synergy of active democracy on the ground by grassroots leaders? Notice the non-stop creativity of artists and musicians fueling this campaign, to almost viral proportions, where its slogan " Yes we Can " has been seen by over 5,000,000 viewers, the equivalent of platinum record rankings obtained in five years?

V. " I learned that the world has a soul, and that whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of things. I learned that many alchemists realized their Personal Legends, and wound up discovering the Soul of the World, the Philosopher's Stone and the Elixir of Life. I learned that these things are all so simple that they could be written on the surface of the emerald. " Paul Coelho

So when we seem to perceive that all is against Senator Barack Obama's campaign, that it seems that his beginner's luck is being evasive and no longer there, his dream to become the 44th US President is simply being tested: does he have enough persistence and courage to push through and reach the finish line? Do we, his 2,000,000 supporters and volunteers have enough self-discipline to be more intentional, to be more focused, and to be more energetic in reaching out to others? Or are we going to be impatient, pushing forward towards the finish line, stumbling on omens that we forgot to see are being placed in our collective path? And like Beijing's Olympics opening on 08/08/2008 at 8pm, we too will inevitably elect by landslide the 44th President, who turned 47 on 08/04/2008, a convergence of lucky 8's and yes, even the feng shui's lucky omens have been lined up for our next President.

I too believe that as much as Senator Barack Obama is going through a self-purification process to be our spirit-conscious, honest next president who governs with truth, we too, are going through a collective purification ourselves to be more inclusive of all people in our neighborhood. Several days ago, I met a lovely couple, David and Joan and I shared with them that I feel a certain lightness about them, a level of deep respect for each other's ideas and others. They confided that they too are being transformed by the campaign as they attend meetings in mostly African American communities, move to a predominantly gay church membership to a mixed, multicultural event in another person's home. They said there is a stirring within them to jump out of their comfort zones and be in their discomfort zone. I confided in them that I too, am going through the same process of intentionally stepping out of my usual comfortable boundaries and to do platform meetings in sidewalks, in public squares, where we are transparent, open and inviting others to be involved in democracy. Tolerance and inclusion are no longer words, but daily behaviors, intentionally done to change our democracy to be more participatory, and even as Senator Barack Obama is campaigning, he has already prepared us for the collective purification we must all undergo to deserve a more humanized America!

VI. " Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity. Every second of the search is an encounter with God. When I have been truly searching for my treasure, every day has been luminous, because I have known that every hour was a part of the dream that I would find it. When I have been truly searching for my treasure, I have discovered things along the way that I never would have seen had I not have the courage to try things that seemed impossible for a shepherd to achieve. " Paul Coelho

I was an immigrant whose parents believed in the American Dream and in their dream for a better life, worked to get me to this shore, 7,000 miles away from my birthland three and half decades ago. In that journey, I have always believed in the promise of America's democracy, a government for the people, by the people and of the people. Yet this is the first time in being a naturalized citizen of over three decades that I am actively organizing for a president to be in office. Yes, of course, I voted for President Bill Clinton and before that, President Jimmy Carter but this is a new moment for me, a new beginnings of sort where I am not afraid to meet my neighbors, I am actively seeking out community folks and together, with no prior linkages, we are actively forming consensus, we are contributing our ideas and lately, we submitted a platform input on mentoring, volunteerism and community service.

I too believe that the treasure, the New Humanized America is so important to find, it is so simple as to be inscribed on an emerald, and by continuing to search for this treasure, by continuing to purify myself of my established beliefs, and moving outside my comfort zone, I wil too fulfill my personal legend to be an active, good citizen of this beloved nation who makes peace a daily ethic, a living example and a legacy I can leave my children and my community!

Who is Barack Hussein 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.

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 ?

When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocated to Indonesia. Obama attended a MUSLIM school in Jakarta. He also spent two years in a Catholic> school.

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.'

Obama's political handlers are attempting to make it appear that he is not> a> radical.

Obama's introduction to Islam came via his father, and that 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. ALSO, keep in mind that when he was sworn into office he DID NOT use the> Holy Bible, but instead the Koran.

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.

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!!!!

This is for Goldenrule. Amen for everything you wrote in this blog. Maraming salamat sa iyong pananaw. Madaming Pilipino sa Amerika kung maka-asta daig pa ang mga puti. Wala namang pakialam mga puti sa mga Pilipino.

goldenrule I am a Filipino living in Illinois and for your information Barack Husein Obama has not accomplished anything at all as a Senator. He never had any good decisions as you claimed. He was more busy dealing with Tony Rezko who is now a convicted felon. Obama is a friend of a terrorist named Ayers and a pastor who is anti American by the name of Jeremiah Wright, an idiot pastor. This are the associates of Obama.

Ho Chi Minh was no terrorist, he was fighting against the French for independence of Viet Minh and Bao Dai was never an American ally. Viet Nam, like Iraq, was never a threat to the U.S. national security. So, what was John McCain doing in Viet Nam? Bombing, killing and maiming innocent Vietnamese? According to some reports, he suffered injuries when he ejected from his plane that was shot down by the North Vietnamese and it was the enemy that gave him the necessary medical treatment. Is this the type of heroism that we should extol?

Osama-bin-Laden, branded as world's No. 1 terrorist but it is common knowledge that the Bush family maintained very close relationship with the bin-Laden family. Some alluded to this as the reason why Osama-bin-Laden is still alive and free today.

The U.S. government spent millions helping the Talebans to fight the Russians; today, the U.S. enlisted the NATO to join in the fight against the Talebans.
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So, what's wrong with Obama?

Some time back, my 3-year old computer was running so slow that I had to buy a new computer. Or at least I thought I needed a new computer. Then within a matter of weeks of surfing on the Internet, my new computer was also running so slowly. In addition, some programs did not run well on my computer, and I did not recognize some of the programs that were running on my computer. That scared me most. Were these programs that were tracking my keystrokes on my computer or programs I just not remember installing? I knew I had to find a answer and solution fast. The truth is, we can all put up with a slow computer, but very few of us would want others to have access to the information on our computers, but that is exactly what can happen when spyware or malware is loaded on our computers without our knowledge. Vazomyne

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