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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Since this was brought up on the list yesterday, I have seen several similar 
anecdotal reports on internet sites, including the reparations deal.  But, I 
have seen no actual news reporting, and haven't talked to any of the people 
we know , locally.  I certainly hope this phenomenoae is isolated and 
short-lived ....bobford


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--- On Fri, 11/7/08, DSanner106 AT aol.com <DSanner106 AT aol.com> wrote:

> From: DSanner106 AT aol.com <DSanner106 AT aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] The longest post yet-Anger/Blacks not working
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Friday, November 7, 2008, 7:49 AM
> Just an update, I almost hate to report this for the way it
> sounds, my  
> daughter is home for the weekend from U of Al and says that
> the last two days  have 
> not been very good on campus. The Obama supporters are now
> actively  telling 
> people on campus that this victory means that black people
> are owed and  the 
> white people are going to have to pay up now. They say they
> were told  
> reparations will be one of Obama's big things on top of
> the new social programs.  This 
> was not something she heard just once, but repeated over
> and over again in  
> classes and discussions on campus. Is this something the
> local recruiters told  
> the bama students as they recruited them to help on the
> campaign?? I would  
> assume so. Does not bode well as far as relations between
> the two political  
> camps is going forward. 
>  
> Drew
>  
>  
> In a message dated 11/6/2008 2:59:44 P.M. Eastern Standard
> Time,  
> lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com writes:
> 
> Bev; let  us know if you find out that it's a
> phenominon local to you, or if 
> it's  happening in other places. I don't doubt that
> it's what you are seeing 
> and  hearing, but it seems odd that any adult person would
> believe that the  
> president (any president) is going to 'save' them.
> 
> Lynn  Wigglesworth
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