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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

I think it is probably just wild-eyed speculation among some isolated 
un-educated groups.  I think BO was pressured into declaring against the 
concept of reparations, already.  If not, it would be political suicide, 
'would make him an instant domestic lame duck, if he did advocate on the 
subject.  No serious politician would broach this matter ........bobford


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--- On Fri, 11/7/08, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] The longest post yet-Anger/Blacks not working
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Friday, November 7, 2008, 8:15 AM
> Could it be that people are looking to pay off mortgages,
> student loans and such with reparations?  In that radio
> interview I heard, one could infer that he was talking about
> such when he talked about the civil rights era not bringing
> economic justice...
> 
> bob ford wrote:
> > 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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> <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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