Michelle Obama, Secret Black Panther

Ok now that I have your attention I would like to discuss this email I received from a co worker:

According to Snopes.com , Princeton was requested to put a 'restriction' on distribution of any copies of the thesis of Michelle Obama (a/k/a/ Michelle laVaughn Robinson) saying it could not be made available until November 5, 2008 but when it was published on a political web site they decided they would lift the restriction.
Subj: Thesis - Michele Obama aka Michelle LaVaughn Robinson
OBAMA'S MILITANT RACISM REVEALED

In her senior thesis at Princeton, Michele Obama, the wife of Barack Obama, stated that America was a nation founded on 'crime and hatred'. Moreover, she stated that whites in America were 'ineradicably racist'. The 1985 thesis, titled 'Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community' was written under her maiden name, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson.

Michelle Obama stated in her thesis that to 'Whites at Princeton , it often seems as if, to them, she will always be Black first...' However, it was reported by a fellow black classmate, 'If those 'Whites at Princeton ' really saw Michelle as one who always would 'be Black first,' it seems that she gave t hem th at impression'.

Most alarming is Michele Obama's use of the terms 'separationist' and 'integrationist' when describing the views of black people.

Mrs. Obama clearly identifies herself with a 'separationist' view of race.

'By actually working with the Black lower class or within their communities as a result of their ideologies, a separationist may better understand the desperation of their situation and feel more hopeless about a resolution as opposed to an integrationist who is ignorant to their plight.'

Obama writes that the path she chose by attending Princeton would likely lead to her 'further integration and/or assimilation into a white cultural and social structure that will only allow me to remain on the periphery of society; never becoming a full participant.'

Michele Obama clearly has a chip on her shoulder.

Not only does she see separate black and white societies in America , but she elevates black over white in her world.

Here is another passage that is uncomfortable and ominous in meaning:

'There was no doubt in my mind that as a member of the black community, I am obligated to this community and will utilize all of my present and future resources to benefit the black community first and foremost. '

What is Michelle Obama planning to do with her future resources if she's first lady that will elevate black over white in America ?

The following passage appears to be a call to arms for affirmative action policies that could be the hallmark of an Obama administration.

'Predominately white universities like Princeton are socially and academically designed to cater to the needs of the white students comprising the bulk of their enrollments.'

The conclusion of her thesis is alarming.

Michelle Obama's poll of black alumni concludes that other black students at Princeton do not share her obsession with blackness. But rather than celebrate, she is horrified that black alumni identify with our common American culture more than they value the color of their skin. 'I hoped that these findings would help me conclude that despite the high degree of identification with whites as a result of the educational and occupational path that black Princeton alumni follow, the alumni would still maintain a certain level of identification with the black community. However, these findings do not support this possibility.'

Is it no wonder that most black alumni ignored her racist questionnaire? Only 89 students responded out of 400 who were asked for input.

Michelle Obama does not look into a crowd of Obama supporters and see Americans. She sees black people and white people eternally conflicted with one another.

The thesis provides a trove of Mrs. Obama's thoughts and world view seen through a race-based prism.

This is a very divisive view for a potential first lady that would do untold damage to race relations in this country in a Barack Obama administration.

Michelle Obama's intellectually refined racism should give all Americans pause for deep concern.

Now maybe she's changed, but she sure sounds like someone with an axe to grind with America Will the press let Michelle get a free pass over her obviously racist comment about American whites? No doubt, it will.

PS: We paid for her scholarship!

And here was my response:

OMG who cares. So she wrote this thesis over twenty years ago. And who wasn't a little militant and revolutionary minded when they were in college. I really wish that people would quit focusing on race with Obama. I have news for everyone. The Obamas are NOT Muslims in hiding, or secret Black Panthers waiting to enslave the white race or any of that. What they ARE is the same policies and ideals held by George W. Bush but wrapped in a new package. They want you to focus on race. They want you to be so distracted by that so you pay no attention to the real issues.

I will not vote for Obama for the following reasons:

1. He has not committed to a timetable to end the Iraq occupation. He postures himself as an anti-war candidate but in reality he supports a US presence in the middle east indefinitely, exactly like McCain and Bush.

2. He is slowly flipping his stance on Iran. When his campaign started he was lambasted by the right for saying that we should openly talk with Tehran. Now he classifies the Iranians as a "grave threat". Attack Iran and you will be praying for $5.oo a gallon gasoline.

3. He voted in favor of telecom immunity and gave his support to the illegal warrant-less wiretapping program put in place by George W. Bush. He was party to destroying the 4th amendment and our right to privacy.

I could go on but I figured I would just hit the main points. If you are going to attack Obama, do it on the issues. He has plenty of other faults.

The people in my office know that I am a politically active Libertarian, so they feel compelled to constantly forward any political email that shows up in their in-box. I was getting a little tired of explaining to everyone why Obama is not a Muslim, KFC does not really genetically engineer headless featherless chickens, you will not be reimbursed for forwarding that email about Hotmail and Bill Gates checking the longevity of a certain chain letter, and that no matter how many times they send you an email, you did not win the Spanish lottery (these are all real forwards I have received in the last few weeks.) So I introduced them to Snopes. What a huge truckload of fail that was. Now they take any email with a link to Snopes in it as gospel even if they never read the fucking link, which nine times out of ten explains that whatever earth changing event they are trying to alert me to was most likely a scam perpetrated by a 13 yr old boy.

Sheesh.