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Content of Character?

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The statement by Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) that being linked to President Obama would be like “touching a tar baby” doesn’t surprise  many people. Like a number of other public officials — many of them on the right — who have unashamedly disrespected the president by their offensive actions and contrived Freudian slips, Lamborn, is a Baby Boomer. Older Boomers grew up during the height of the civil rights era and unless they were totally spaced out during those tumultuous years they are well aware of what constitutes bigotry. Therefore, it is hard to believe the claims of some in question, that they did not know their comments or actions would be perceived as biased.  Read what they did and said at www.potpourri101.com.

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Stop Dissing the President – Part I

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The disrespect began months before Barack Obama was elected 44th President of the United States. Following his inauguration on January 20, 2009, the mudslinging contempt intensified and it persists to this day.

Criticism is not the issue here. All presidents are criticized, especially by members of the opposing party and disgruntled voters overall. But relevant to the current president, it is difficult to know whether the haters in question oppose him on ideological grounds or if they are just plain racist. Name one U.S. President who was not criticized while in office and I will tell you where the infamous Casey Anthony is hiding out. Okay now, name a U.S. President other than Barack Obama who has been as blatantly disrespected – I would like to say as racially vilified, but that would be impractical, wouldn’t it?  

Before you read any further, I warn you that I am going to call this issue just as I see it, and I have no doubt that some readers will accuse me of playing the race card. If that is the case, let me assure you that these cards will not be deviously pulled from the bottom of the deck; they will be dealt straight from the top. So, if you don’t think you can handle the truth, then you should fold your hand right now.    

There is not enough space to name all of the Limbaughs, Becks, and Trumps who deserve honorable mention here, but I will identify below other public individuals who theoretically waved the confederate flag. 

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The Invincible Gabrielle Gifford

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Last night a Special News Breaking Report briefly interrupted a TV program that I was watching. But my annoyance over the interruption soon turned to joy when the camera showed colleagues of Rep. Gabrielle (Gabby) Gifford welcoming her back to the floor of the House of Representatives with a standing ovation. This occurred seven months after Gabby was shot in the head outside a grocery store during a meeting with her constituents in Arizona. Although I never met the congresswoman, I was very happy to see her back on her feet.

For over a decade I worked in government relations offices as an administrative staff member. That’s a crafty way of saying that I was basically a paper-shuffler and gofer sometimes with impressive sounding job titles. However, a highlight of my job was that it enabled me to meet and greet some of Washington’s political movers and shakers.

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Final Bid on Casey Anthony Halloween Mask $1M

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What is scarier than coming face-to-face with Freddie Krueger, the fictional character from the Nightmare on Elm Street horror film series? It is the thought that someone on EBay laid out nearly $1 million dollars for a Casey Anthony latex Halloween mask. Some believe that the 100 plus bidders may have been fake, but reportedly they all have legitimate EBay accounts. According to HLN and Tampa Bay Online the winning bid was actually $999,900. Not only is that really scary, it’s sad.

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