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With a name Genovese who WOULD want to interfere? Was this the mobster Genovese or just a coincidence?

I've been renting for 8 yrs -ever since I sold my home in Arizona - aint' killed me yet and guess what - I have control over my finances with a rental - simply put if the rent becomes unaffordable I can move to someplace cheaper. People get themselves in hot water when they choose to live beyond their means. They get no sympathy from me - ya know, made the bed....lie in it and all.......

No, Nance, it does NOT preclude neither Obama or any other candidate with minor children - note I did make mention of the fact that Kennedy's own children were left fatherless at too young an age. It's not about 'the woman's place in the home' with me it's simply all about people (men AND women) choosing to have children and then aspiring to jobs that will (A) Take them out of the home FAR too much and (B) Puts them in a much higher profile where the risk of an unfortunate demise is beyond the norm - in other words we all take a chance just walking out the door in the morning and driving to work - what with the drunks, red light runners etc. but putting yourself in the White House as President/VP of the United States certainly carries an additional risk, one which would probably not be present if you were not a political figure. Let's face it - there are a lot of wacko's out there - maybe some won't sit kindly to a bi-racial president or maybe some won't be able to accept a female vice-president -and this certainly puts them at risk far beyond the ordinary. If you will note I started simply by saying I didn't think ANYONE with minor children.........from that I am baffled how you came to the conclusion this was simply about a mother's place in the home.

I swear it so pathetic that people are so intimidated with 'political correctness' these days..........

Yes, actually I have read his words (books) and I take from them what I read - the words are out of his own mouth. So if you want to construe stating facts as racism be sure to cover both sides of the fence.

Oh and by the way, Thebs, Racism has no place in the White House either - go tell that to Obama would ya please.

And further - if I had a Black parent AND a White parent I would have the ballz to correct the press everytime they referred to me as African-American - I would kindly remind them that as the product of two (count em) TWO races I prefer to be classified as I properly should be - BI-RACIAL - lest we demean one parents role in my very existence. Has he even ONCE tried to tell the press that while race shouldn't even BE an issue if they are going to persist (and obviously they are) in making it a 'race thing' at least get it right - BI-RACIAL - get it? I think the very fact that he DOESN'T seem to want to acknowledge his caucasian heritage is quite indicative of racism in its' ugliest form.

Call it what you want - the facts are in his books - in his own words - through his 20 yr association with HIS racist minister - I prefer to call it as I see it.

I personally think anyone with minor children still living at home should not run for such a high office as President or Vice-President. The threat of assasination by some wack-o is ever-present and how fair is that to the kids? Look how young Kennedy's children were when they were left fatherless. So many of today's kids are wild and disrespectful of authority and I do attribute a lot of that to the fact that parents spend less time at home parenting their children then they need to. It's not just mothers needing to STAY HOME it's also fathers needing to COME HOME after a reasonable work day - not 12-16 hrs. (or more) from the time they leave till the time they return. When people make a choice to become parents they need to make that their FIRST obligation - parenting their children - and if that means putting their political aspirations on hold until the kids are 18 then so be it.

I'm quite sure Barack will be very happy to look out for the best interests of all the small minority business owners and entrepreneurs...but I have my serious doubts he will do the same favor for 'whitey'.

And please can the 'they're in love' nonsense - she's 17 yrs. old - they ALL think they're in love at that age.