What would you do if Barack Obama knocked on your door with a suitcase and said he was going to stay with you for a few weeks?
I would be deeply honoured that he saw fit to want to spend time with me and DH, and I would do all I could to make him as comfortable as I could!He is very tall, 6′1″, and because I live in a small basement appartment with 7 foot ceilings, he may feel a bit claustrophobic until he gets used to it.Because he has traveled around the world, and met leaders of countries down to regular people like myself, he would put me at ease that the best that I have to offer, though I wish it were more, would be enough for him.That is a gift not many people have. The gift to put people of all stations in life at ease. He has this gift, I have seen it on TV and documentaries, and have read about it.I would need to get an extra-long air mattress, best I could afford, my one that I use for when my brother uses leaks and needs replacing. I have plenty of bedding.When someone comes to stay with you, you share the best of what you have. You make sure they are comfortable, eat well, and if there is anything you can do to make their stay as much at home as you can, that’s what you do.After Mr Obama has settled in and has eaten supper, I hope we can talk. I would like to hear about his world travels as President, the countries he has visited and the famous people he has met. Because the question did not include Mrs Obama or Sasha and Malia in this visit, I would want to know how they were faring, how the girls were doing in school.As he would be my guest for a few weeks, I would have time to take him to view interesting places in my state that I think he would be interested to see. Also, to try a variety of restaurants and unique eateries.We might even have time to take in a foliage trip, we are getting pretty near that time now. The leaves are very pretty, I love Fall in New England.I think what I am trying to say in all these words is, former President Obama has walked with Kings and the common man. And he has the gift of putting both at ease. He would never look down on me for not having much in this world, nor hesitate to knock at my door because it lead to a basement appartment.Nor would I hesitate to open my door and welcome him in to stay, because I did not have a mansion. Welcome to my home, please come in. Make yourself at home, Mr Obama.
Is mulatto an offensive word to use when describing someone who his half black and half white?
I grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, and mulatto was used often to describe someone who was biracial. The word was used often by are neighbors who had a biracial son and daughter. I have since moved to the city and was surprised last week at work when I used the word to describe someone. A black coworker informed me that mulatto is some what offensive. I was really taken back by this, I had never heard of that. Let me know what you guys think.
Why is serious Trump criticism always met with "What about Hillary/Obama…"?
Because it’s almost always coming from a supporter of Hillary or Obama.Let’s step aside from politics for a moment, and go to my moms kindergarten classroom (the two are surprisingly close).I was in their a couple weeks ago, and students A,B,C,D and E were all playing over on the carpet. I caught student C running out of the corner of my eye (No running inside), then turned and saw student B attempt to do the same thing. When I walked over, student “C” was asking student “B” what the rule was about running in the classroom, they immediately said, “what about when you did it”. (student C was attempting to look good to the classroom visitor).Serious question from a five year old who thinks it’s bullshit when someone is willing to call them out for behavior they themselves exhibit.Carrying this back to modern politicking, how many democrats are pissed off about Trump having potentially said the N word, or at least consider him racist for doing so? A huge majority. Ditto goes for his “grab em by the kitten” comment. How many of those same people viewed Hillary as being unfit for the presidency for allegedly doing the same thing? (Not quite as many). How many were willing to excuse Clinton getting suck started in the oval office? Many people aren’t defending Trump’s actions by using whataboutism to bring up Hillary or Obama, rather its a serious question from a grown up five year old who thinks it’s bullshit when someone is willing to call them out for behavior they themselves either exhibit or excused. As is usual, both sides of the political spectrum are willing to do so, (but being a conservative, I’m more aware of it coming from the left, which is why it’s incredibly important to get multiple information sources from people you trust to be up front about things).This seems to be the miscommunication. Many (but not all) Trump supporters aren’t saying whether or not what Trump is doing is correct or not, but rather that it’s bullshit for people to have an issue with it after remaining mum for the last decade.It’ll flip again in 2 or 6 years.Because your average Trump fan is just like Trump: insecure, whiny, infantile and full of hatred and blame for others. They’re also not very bright, either. Seriously? This now constitutes an answer on here? Please keep it up all the way through the midterms.
How long does it take to have tangible results in telekinesis?
Sorry, it's not going to happen. You'll notice that people who 'practice' telekinesis usually tell you to start with something that would have been likely to move on it's own under minor breezes or vibrations - because it's easy to fool yourself that you did it. But you're not doing it. Telekinesis doesn't actually exist. If it did, it would be ridiculously easy to prove - but no one has ever done so. There are plenty of people on this board who claim to have this power, but if any of them ever wanted to actually prove it, they'd win a Nobel Prize, a million bucks from this guy http://www.randi.org and be head of the new Telekinesis Department at Harvard. Funny how they don't seem interested.