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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (279411)	11/7/2008 6:50:19 PM
From: Ruffian	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793926

Another Interesting Snipe> Obama slips in reference to seance by Nancy Reagan By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press Writer In his preparation to become president, Barack Obama said Friday that he has had discussions with all former presidents - or almost all of them. "I've spoken to all of them that are living," the president-elect said in a lighter moment during his first press conference since his victory. "I didn't want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about, you know, doing any seances," he joked. It actually wasn't Nancy Reagan who was linked to conversations with the dead; it was Obama's top Democratic challenger for the presidency, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. In either case, use of the word "seance" might be overstated. Nancy Reagan consulted an astrologer to help set her husband's schedule, wrote former White House chief of staff Donald T. Regan. The revelation created a furor and President Reagan even broke with his policy of not commenting on books by former White House staffers. "No policy or decision in my mind has ever been influenced by astrology," Reagan said. In his book "The Choice," Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward described how Clinton consulted with a spiritual adviser who led her through imaginary conversations with her personal hero, Eleanor Roosevelt. Newsweek magazine, which was promoting the book, characterized the visits as "seances," a term that White House officials quickly tried to squelch. "These were people who were helping her laugh, helping her think," said Neel Lattimore, the first lady's spokesman. "These were not seances."

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (279411)	11/7/2008 6:51:40 PM
From: goldworldnet	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793926

I must clarify that this is a middle-aged married, church-going, midwestern woman whom I believe holds strong family and conservative social values. With possible rare exceptions everyone in this country heard about Obama's church of 20 years even if they were not well informed. Anyone who can ignore that simply doesn't want to know the truth. This thread frequently praises conservative blacks who have risen above victimhood. Unfortunately Obama isn't one of them. * * *

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (279411)	11/7/2008 7:35:38 PM
From: ManyMoose	Respond to of 793926

That is really scary because it reveals that the majority of Obama's supporters do not know what they are supporting, nor do much thinking about it. I have found that his supporters who do know are unshakable and refuse to acknowledge that their position may be wrong.