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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (557118)	3/26/2010 1:00:45 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571018

Koan is itching to associate those protesting the health care bill with the "racists and the bigots." There are lots of legitimate issues to discuss, but Koan (and other liberals) will be ACTIVELY looking for right-wing extremists so that he can shut off any rational discourse. Let me repeat that for you. Rather than ignore the extremists, as they should be ignored, Koan will scour the Internet finding them and parading them around as an example of why "normal people" shouldn't listen to the protesters. I recognize that you can't read everything that is posted here but there have been enough posts depicting GOP racism over the past year. Stuff like emails with the White House shown with a watermelon patch in the front, or Michele Obama represented as part of the gorilla family. I believe there are a lot of people like you in the GOP who are not racists but there is still a strong undercurrent esp. among older members. See my recent post to you......its so bad a black R is calling Obama "Buckwheat". Tenchu's second rule of partisan politics: Silence the opposition. Rs have such a strong sense of entitlement I doubt God himself could shut them up. ;-)

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (557118)	3/26/2010 1:05:03 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571018

Like I posted to your previously....... "More than a dozen foreign leaders have congratulated Obama on the new healthcare law in letters and phone calls, a sign of how much attention the fight for his top domestic policy priority received in capitals around the world. Analysts and administration officials were cautious about the bump Obama could get from such a win: Iran is not going to rethink its nuclear program and North Korea is not going to return to the negotiating table simply because more Americans will get health insurance in the coming years, they said. But the perception of increased clout, after a rocky first year that produced few major domestic or foreign policy victories, could generate momentum for Obama's agenda at home and in his talks on a host of issues abroad. "It helps him domestically and I also think it helps him internationally that he was able to win and get through a major piece of legislation," said Stephen Hadley, former national security adviser to Republican President George W. Bush. "It shows political strength, and that counts when dealing with foreign leaders."" reuters.com