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To: Road Walker who wrote (400630)	7/22/2008 11:19:19 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576167

Did you read this long New Yorker article about Obama/Chicago? Nope. Some would react that it's very negative; not me. I agree. Its not negative.......and it doesn't surprise me. The polish people see on Obama is Harvard. Underneath is Indonesia. You don't spend time in a third world country and not realize that life ain't easy. IMO Obama can be as tough as he needs to be and as soft.....it depends on the audience and the encounter. Thanks for posting the article.

To: Road Walker who wrote (400630)	7/22/2008 11:23:50 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576167

Well my WB did right by me. Earnings were a disaster but I just listened to the CC and they came through. Meanwhile the stock has gone from deeply red to very green. You might think of picking some up for the long haul if you don't own any. I think they've bottomed. Now I have to go through it all over again with WM. Probably won't be as lucky. FRE, FNM, WB and WM have brought new life to my portfolio. ;-)

To: Road Walker who wrote (400630)	7/22/2008 2:09:02 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576167

I really like Obama's thoughts on 9/12/2001: "Even as I hope for some measure of peace and comfort to the bereaved families, I must also hope that we as a nation draw some measure of wisdom from this tragedy. Certain immediate lessons are clear, and we must act upon those lessons decisively. We need to step up security at our airports. We must reexamine the effectiveness of our intelligence networks. And we must be resolute in identifying the perpetrators of these heinous acts and dismantling their organizations of destruction. We must also engage, however, in the more difficult task of understanding the sources of such madness. The essence of this tragedy, it seems to me, derives from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers: an inability to imagine, or connect with, the humanity and suffering of others. Such a failure of empathy, such numbness to the pain of a child or the desperation of a parent, is not innate; nor, history tells us, is it unique to a particular culture, religion, or ethnicity. It may find expression in a particular brand of violence, and may be channeled by particular demagogues or fanatics. Most often, though, it grows out of a climate of poverty and ignorance, helplessness and despair. We will have to make sure, despite our rage, that any U.S. military action takes into account the lives of innocent civilians abroad. We will have to be unwavering in opposing bigotry or discrimination directed against neighbors and friends of Middle Eastern descent. Finally, we will have to devote far more attention to the monumental task of raising the hopes and prospects of embittered children across the globe—children not just in the Middle East, but also in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and within our own shores. " Too bad HE wasn't president THEN.