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I thought you might appreciate this article. (Original Post) Sophiegirl Jul 2016 OP
More than once I've wondered what the builders of the White House lapucelle Jul 2016 #1
thanks. I have not read it mercuryblues Jul 2016 #2
I'm beginning to Jamaal510 Jul 2016 #3
Amen! JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #4

lapucelle

(18,285 posts)
1. More than once I've wondered what the builders of the White House
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 08:28 PM
Jul 2016

would have thought and said if they had known that one day the Obama family would live there, what message for them would they have left on a wall, and how sweet and how bitter it would have been at the same time.




mercuryblues

(14,536 posts)
2. thanks. I have not read it
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 08:28 PM
Jul 2016

It saddened me to see that stating obvious facts should be considered radical in today's world.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
3. I'm beginning to
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 12:57 AM
Jul 2016

realize that certain people just don't care about context, and that they're fine with being ignorant. The FLOTUS made a speech that any sane and rational person could agree with, but RW pundits like O'Reilly intentionally misinterpreted and twisted it as something it isn't. They do this with everything, especially with racially-related topics, and their fans eat it up like there's no tomorrow.

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