Posts Tagged With Barack Obama
Monday, January 30, 2012 / 11:10 am
Are Conservative People Idiots or Just Pretending To Be Idiots?
Do they actually believe the ridiculous trash they spew about Obama or not?
by Tony Chavira
Tags: Barack Obama | Rick Santorum | social conservatives
Harsh words from the scientific community, if you're a Republican:
There's no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy.
The research finds that children with low intelligence are more likely to hold prejudiced attitudes as adults. These findings point to a vicious cycle, according to lead researcher Gordon Hodson, a psychologist at Brock University in Ontario. Low-intelligence adults tend to gravitate toward socially conservative ideologies, the study found. Those ideologies, in turn, stress hierarchy and resistance to change, attitudes that can contribute to prejudice, Hodson wrote in an email to LiveScience.
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Friday, January 20, 2012 / 4:29 pm
You Need a Little of This
He’s so in love with you.
by Donna Schoenkopf
Tags: Barack Obama
You've had a hard day.
Now you're home, in front of your computer and have stumbled onto these very words. You're looking for a little something to wind down the day.
A little something sweet and good and groovy.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012 / 7:59 am
Obama in the Morning: My Father’s Impact
Dinner with Barack.
by Donna Schoenkopf
Tags: Barack Obama
After watching a four year old video of President Obama's final talk to the people on the day of the Iowa caucuses in 2008 (which he won) and hearing his words about stopping the war in Iraq, making college more affordable and reforming the health care system and pushing for renewable energy, I came across this.
It's a really personal and sweet moment at a “Dinner with Barack” event (for which I have contributed twice – always hopeful!) at which a question is asked of Obama about his relationship with his father.
