Comments on: an open letter to john mccain http://jamelah.net/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/ Mon, 14 May 2012 14:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jamelah http://jamelah.net/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-213 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:00:41 +0000 http://jamelah.net/blog1/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-213 Hi. Sorry, I just found all these comments in my spam filter. I have no idea why they got spammed, but I unspammed them. Anyway, thank you for coming by and sharing your thoughts… my brain is tired right now or I’m sure I’d have something actually worthwhile to say to you in response.

]]> By: Beckett Gladney http://jamelah.net/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-212 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:07:20 +0000 http://jamelah.net/blog1/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-212 I just have to pop in to share this:

http://www.fivestarfriday.com/2008/10/five-star-friday-edition-28.html

you were listed as one of the best blog entries of the week there; I had followed a link to that site from another and then saw you there, and thought, “There can’t be two jamelahs, can there? Have I stumbled all blindly across Jam’s blog?”

And lo! I have found your blog! By a sideways route, to be sure; even though I had meant to find your blog before, when you’ve mentioned it at Utata, I never managed to get back to it. This makes me happy, both because I’ve found your blog and because obviously others in the wide blog universe are recognizing what you write as something special and worthy! :)

]]> By: srah http://jamelah.net/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-211 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:36:05 +0000 http://jamelah.net/blog1/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-211 Colin Powell actually brought this up in his endorsement of Obama!

]]> By: phhhst http://jamelah.net/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-210 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:20:53 +0000 http://jamelah.net/blog1/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-210 Found you on FSF. Well done, well said. Yey (standing ovation)

]]> By: Candid http://jamelah.net/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-209 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:31:08 +0000 http://jamelah.net/blog1/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-209 He’s angry, narrow and his head is stuck in another generation.

This election cannot come soon enough.

]]> By: Cecilieaux http://jamelah.net/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-208 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:43:27 +0000 http://jamelah.net/blog1/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-208 Found you thru Five Star Friday and I’m delighted. My parents were from Argentina and it drove them crazy how people confused it with Brazil.

]]> By: Angela http://jamelah.net/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-207 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:20:07 +0000 http://jamelah.net/blog1/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-207 I wish I could get your blog post circulated to EVERYONE in the country. I found you through a progressive mom’s website called mothertalkers DOT com.

I’m glad I’m not the only non-Arab person who found this offensive, it gives me hope for the rest of the country.

]]> By: Elena http://jamelah.net/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-206 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:58:31 +0000 http://jamelah.net/blog1/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-206 OMG! It’s like McCain just can’t win. HE WAS BEING GRACIOUS AND COMPLIMENTING OBAMA! OK he was awkward – so what. He’s probably exhausted. Joe Biden certainly has stepped it in enough these last few weeks, but her sure seems to get a pass. Can’t we just once in a while give people the benefit of a doubt that they really are trying to be good, gracious and kind?

]]> By: jamelah http://jamelah.net/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-205 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:14:02 +0000 http://jamelah.net/blog1/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-205 srah — That would be helpful. Call me a cynic, but I doubt that would happen. Maybe I have an idea now. Or not.

Rah — Hey dude. I 100% get that McCain was saying that Obama is decent and trustworthy, however, he did it in such a completely awkward way that the implication of his statement was that there are decent people and there are Arabs and never the twain shall meet. Replying to “He’s an Arab” with “No ma’am, [he's not an Arab] he’s decent” automatically implies that there’s something wrong with being an Arab. Whether or not he meant it that way is arguable (and I’d guess he just made his point awkwardly) but I think there’s little argument about the fact that that’s what he said.

greg — Yo. It is, really.

fabulitas — I am not Greg, but yes, he did sing that. Charming!

SA — You’re right. But if the cool thing works out then I guess at least that’s something.

]]> By: SA http://jamelah.net/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-204 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:10:13 +0000 http://jamelah.net/blog1/2008/10/13/an-open-letter-to-john-mccain/#comment-204 Here’s the thing, the negative views never go away. I could be the most upstanding citizen the US has ever seen, and most blacks will still be seen as lazy, rap music blasting, four baby daddy having, ghetto thugs. So while I would hope that stereotypes that have plagued all ethnicities would end, it’s just not unfortunately.

On the bright side I think the cool thing is coming along.

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