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Interesting and astute observations by Frank Schaeffer, a former right-winger, about the trials and tribulations of our 44th President. I will be hosting Claire Conner as a guest on High Noon in Lake Worth this coming Friday. She is author of Wrapped in the Flag which she refers to as "a personal history of America's radical right." Ms. Conner's father was a national spokesman for the John Birch Society for more than 30 years. She says that such a world view tore apart her family and we now see it tearing apart our nation.

This is from Frank Schaeffer's article, click title for link.

One famous liberal commentator wrote a book on how Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neil could disagree and still be friends. Why, he asked on many a TV show promoting his book, couldn’t President Obama be like that?
Because, I yelled at the screen, those two men were white Irish Americans and part of a ruling white oligarchy.
Because, I yelled, you might as well ask why Nelson Mandela didn’t talk his jailers in South Africa into seeing reason.
Because, I yelled, the President is black and anytime he’s reached out he’s pulled back a bloody stump.
Because, I yelled, liberal white commentators have been as bothered by a black man in the White House, who’s smarter than they are as much as right wing bigots have been bothered.
Because, I yelled, President Obama has been lied about, attacked, vilified, and disrespected since Day One.
Because, I yelled, this country may have passed laws so blacks can vote and eat in a white man’s world, but in our hearts are stuck in a place more like 1952 than 2013.