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Tue Mar-18-08 03:38 PM
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| 8. My Dad was an Ayn-Rand-loving Objectivist and an alcoholic |
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But I still loved him. When he was sober, he was a wonderful, witty, intellectually-gifted man.
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| -Because he was a part of me |
cali |
Mar-18-08 03:28 PM |
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It spoke of love and integrity. Thanks for sharing. nt |
babylonsister |
Mar-18-08 03:31 PM |
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Good post, Cali. Thanks! |
Oregonian |
Mar-18-08 03:31 PM |
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Its unconditional love - something Obama knows intimately. Thanks, Cali. |
K Gardner |
Mar-18-08 03:32 PM |
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my father was ALWAYS a racist Cali |
SoFlaJet |
Mar-18-08 03:35 PM |
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"They grew up in different times that's all" is practically a paraphrase |
hedgehog |
Mar-18-08 04:18 PM |
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and something I've been saying since |
SoFlaJet |
Mar-18-08 04:44 PM |
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the thing is, most who are racist |
Blue_Roses |
Mar-18-08 03:37 PM |
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Cali |
sorrybushisfromtexas |
Mar-18-08 03:45 PM |
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Precisely the point Obama was making and most fair-minded people get that. |
InAbLuEsTaTe |
Mar-18-08 03:37 PM |
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You know, cali, the same thing happened with both my parents in their eightys. |
enough |
Mar-18-08 03:37 PM |
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My mother is 87 and supporting Obama |
cali |
Mar-18-08 03:42 PM |
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First off....thanks for the great post! K&R |
snappyturtle |
Mar-18-08 04:15 PM |
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My Dad was an Ayn-Rand-loving Objectivist and an alcoholic |
rox63 |
Mar-18-08 03:38 PM |
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K&R for you and your dad, cali. |
No Surrender |
Mar-18-08 03:39 PM |
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Thanks for your post :) N/T |
DerekJ |
Mar-18-08 03:39 PM |
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Thanks, Cali! |
ClayZ |
Mar-18-08 03:39 PM |
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"We don't stop loving people because they're flawed." |
VolcanoJen |
Mar-18-08 03:40 PM |
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Then why are you consistently one of the nastiest people on DU?? |
undeterred |
Mar-18-08 03:41 PM |
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... |
indimuse |
Mar-18-08 04:05 PM |
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I hope the irony of your nasty, out-of-place post isn't lost on you. n/t |
krkaufman |
Mar-19-08 05:22 PM |
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It was a marvelous speech, but what I loved most about it |
chieftain |
Mar-18-08 03:42 PM |
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K&R Cali, Thanks! |
Adams Wulff |
Mar-18-08 03:43 PM |
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Thank you for your post but I am most certain that it was related to the |
grantcart |
Mar-18-08 03:46 PM |
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Perhaps. But why that manifestation? |
cali |
Mar-18-08 03:50 PM |
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I think it's the Pool of our Collective Unconsiousness. That Reptilian brain stem we share with all |
cryingshame |
Mar-18-08 03:57 PM |
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No that is the point that is why you can rest assured that it was dementia |
grantcart |
Mar-18-08 04:04 PM |
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I think you both have a point |
foo_bar |
Mar-19-08 07:36 PM |
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It was brilliant for Obama to link Wright to this kind of experience |
alcibiades_mystery |
Mar-18-08 03:46 PM |
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My grandmother grew up living in a shack with a dirt floor. Her father was a sharecropper. |
SemiCharmedQuark |
Mar-18-08 03:46 PM |
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Re: your side note... Isn't that the "genius" of racism and pitting sub-groups against each other? |
krkaufman |
Mar-19-08 05:24 PM |
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Eloquently put, cali. |
11 Bravo |
Mar-18-08 03:46 PM |
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Excellent, moving OP. K & R. |
apocalypsehow |
Mar-18-08 03:48 PM |
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"These people are all a part of me...." |
Skidmore |
Mar-18-08 03:49 PM |
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Beautiful post. Thank you for your honesty. |
Catherina |
Mar-18-08 03:52 PM |
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That's a pretty low bar you set for Obama. |
Auntie Bush |
Mar-18-08 03:54 PM |
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huh? The post is about MY father not Obama's |
cali |
Mar-18-08 03:57 PM |
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Then this thread should be moved... |
Juniperx |
Mar-18-08 03:59 PM |
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Yes, it's about a candidate. It's about Obama |
cali |
Mar-18-08 04:03 PM |
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You should have explained that to the poster |
Juniperx |
Mar-18-08 04:05 PM |
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Whatever. The OP was pretty self-explanatory |
cali |
Mar-18-08 04:07 PM |
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We can all be more kind. |
Teaser |
Mar-18-08 04:07 PM |
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You're just looking for an excuse to be rude and divisive. |
Elrond Hubbard |
Mar-18-08 04:10 PM |
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Sorry, it wouldn't have been politically expedient. |
Auntie Bush |
Mar-18-08 06:38 PM |
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... Or his minister... |
Juniperx |
Mar-18-08 04:01 PM |
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ot: Your sig pic is hilarious |
Lilith Velkor |
Mar-19-08 06:03 PM |
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K&R |
dmsRoar |
Mar-18-08 04:00 PM |
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My father is a straight up bigot cali. He did have an influence on me at a young age, but I battled... |
IsItJustMe |
Mar-18-08 04:10 PM |
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The same thing happened to my father. |
janeaustin |
Mar-18-08 04:17 PM |
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The argument is this, you dont choose your father, you choose a church/minister because of worldview |
Texas Hill Country |
Mar-18-08 04:18 PM |
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No. It's about loving people despite their flaws |
cali |
Mar-18-08 04:20 PM |
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The first thing that I did when Obama's speech was over was call my father. |
JTFrog |
Mar-18-08 04:21 PM |
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Thanks for that. |
cali |
Mar-18-08 04:22 PM |
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Cali - I'd have to say that the first sign of your father's dementia |
hedgehog |
Mar-18-08 04:25 PM |
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Well, maybe |
cali |
Mar-18-08 04:28 PM |
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Dementia is very complicated, but most families can look back and |
hedgehog |
Mar-18-08 04:36 PM |
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Your father |
goodgd_yall |
Mar-18-08 04:26 PM |
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God bless you Cali |
mdmc |
Mar-18-08 06:39 PM |
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I am sure |
MassDemm |
Mar-18-08 06:45 PM |
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We can all relate, and this issue is actually showing the power to unite us. n/t |
Tatiana |
Mar-19-08 12:24 AM |
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Your post makes me wonder if there wasn't a biological cause for your father's change |
krkaufman |
Mar-19-08 05:13 PM |
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Cali, this is yet another of your most precious posts |
Mike03 |
Mar-19-08 05:20 PM |
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your Dad sounds like a great man |
npincus |
Mar-19-08 05:27 PM |
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Just kicking a lovely post that had moved off of page one. |
Mike03 |
Mar-19-08 05:49 PM |
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