When the first slew of Obama is a secret Muslim e-mails came to my inbox, I was not surprised. That one in particular came from an African American schoolteacher responsible for nurturing and inspiring critical thinking in middle school students was disconcerting and a bit sad.
My friend that sent this e-mail in particular typifies the category of Republican Because Someone Demonized Democrats or RBSDD. Oftentimes, this group of African Americans are also religious and have been convinced that Democrats are infant killers and usurpers of God's authority with their cloning, AKA stem cell research. This group tends to be secretive, my sister recently confiding to my mother that she voted for Bush twice, being one such example.
However, when my father-in-law sent the latest e-mail disguised as information on the Antichrist and Oprah Winfrey and then swung at Obama in closing, I had to admit that he didn't fit the profile. So why are these black people sending me Obama e-mail?
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