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I saw this movie last night. Here is my take:

The movie "2016: Obama's America" is a documentary based on Dinesh D'Souza's book, "The Roots of Obama's Rage."

Dinesh D'Souza was born in India in 1961, the same year Obama was born in Hawaii. D'Souza and Obama came to the United States at about the same time. There the similarities end. D'Souza went to work in the Reagan administration, while Obama fell in with revolutionaries.

Obama's father was born in Africa. In Kenya. He was black. He was a fierce anti-colonialist, hating the British. He was obsessed with the idea that white European empires had stolen resources from poor, black countries. Obama met his father only once but became heir to his father's world view. At one point he even sojourned to Kenya. D'Souza points out that Obama's book is titled, "Dreams FROM My Father," not "Dreams OF My Father." It is as if the senior Obama is orchestrating his son's behavior from the grave.

Although born in Hawaii (where there is still resentment about statehood) and later living there with his grandparents, Obama grew up in Indonesia, raised by his white mother and Indonesian stepfather. In Jakarta, Obama was exposed to more lingering hatred for white colonialism, the Dutch having ruled the "East Indies" for 3 centuries.

It was a natural thing for Obama, in college at Columbia and Harvard, to befriend Socialists and Communists. Obama had long since learned to hate America and everything America stands for. D'Souza shows that Obama's "founding fathers" are not Washington, Jefferson and Franklin, but radicals such as Martin Luther King and Jeremiah Wright. D'Souza notes that after becoming president, Obama returned a White House bust of Winston Churchill to England because he saw Churchill as a remnant of colonialism. D'Souza contends that once in power, Obama set out to make real his father's dreams. He set out to "remake America," to strip America of superpower status and reduce it to a third world nation. Furthermore, Obama purposely set out to destroy America's economy, cripple its military, and deplete its nuclear arsenal. D'Souza asks why white Americans would elect Obama to their highest office. Largely it was because they knew nothing about him, nothing about his hidden agendas. Also, there was the guilt factor, young whites wanting to compensate for perceived wrongs from centuries past. D'Souza ends his documentary by telling us that a second Obama term would spell disaster for the United States. He says the future is in our hands.

There you go again Jim. This time though, you were smarter and placed the racism in the laps of others.

I am not exactly certain why you are so racist. I know racism is a factor of ignorance about the group one hates. Being ignorant makes us fearful, unnerved, uncertain, and vindictive. Additionally, hate tends to stem from jealousy or direct association with the group being hated.

Which are you Jim; jealous or black?

Of course, someone black could have done something awful to you at some point in your life. And that should result in you disliking that one person, not everyone associated with that person (do you dislike everyone associated with your parents for the things they maybe did to you in your life?). Or maybe you were taught hate and therefore, are still just ignorant.

Martin Luther King a radical? Really?

I like you Jim. In fact, you might even say I love you.

Have a great weekend!

Obama is weak. The Middle East and North Africa are exploding. 4 of our people were murdered in Libya. Obama cannot deal with this situation. He is The Great Apologizer. We need Ronald Reagan, but Reagan is gone. Mitt Romney will have to fill his shoes.

I listened to Sean Hannity on radio this afternoon as peaceful raindrops pitter-pattered below my balcony here at the Village at Vanderbilt. Sean had two of my favorite guys on: Pat Buchanan & John Rich. The consensus was that the attack on the embassy in Libya was planned and that the anti-Muslim video had nothing to do with it. I tend to agree.

Big & Rich have a new CD called "Hillbilly Jedi."

Sean had a guest by the name of Mark Steyn.

Steyn has written a book called "After America." If he is to be believed, America is going the way of the Roman Empire and another 4 years of Obama will reduce our great nation to Latin America status.

Obama has no record of any kind to run on. He has built no relationships in Congress and none with foreign leaders. He is detached and lazy. The Middle East is burning as Obama apologizes for insults to "the prophet." Our ambassador in Libya is murdered along with two Navy Seals and a fourth American. American flags are being torched as Obama chooses to downplay terrorist threats. Obama has been in over his head from day one and should never have been president. His incompetence projects only weakness overseas.

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I don't see any racism in those statements. There is hatred for imperialism in this world and we should face facts, not run from them.

Just to clarify my thoughts on "racism". I think it's the most over-used word in the English language. It's only real purpose in this political environment is for name calling. If we disagree with someone, we should say so - loud and clear - and explain why. But name calling doesn't get any of us anywhere.

I agree. You are the first person (besides myself) I have seen express this idea. I am not a "racist" and have been called one dozens of times on the web. Thank you!

America needs MIIT ROMNEY & PAUL RYAN more than ever. I see there is another mass shooting in Wisconsin. There may never be perfection on earth, but there will be more stability in America with a MITT ROMNEY WHITE HOUSE.

Alice, my response to Jim is based on a history we have.

In terms of racism being an overused word, I could agree. Not the most misused word though. Furthermore, I don't think it is being used in this election as just name calling. In fact, so many keep avoiding the use of the word in order to address the issues.

Socialism, communism, and capitalism are being used in this President's term as often as racism. Possibly more.

That said, I have started a thread called Honest Discussion on American Presidential Race that offers a space for dialogue without name calling. I'd love it if you and Jim would join.