Where it incites violence......that would appear to be a great place to start.

rollrgrl, you have been pressing your own emotional buttons over this.

Obama was 8 years old when these people did what they did.

Don't mix him up with it. And dont blame him for the deaths of those cops.

I am sure Obama has consorted with thousands of people in the course of his public life. Is he responsible for every toe-sucker or nose-picker, every time someone might have farted in an elevator and looked at someone else?

Focus on what he does nd says. You are being sucked into the slime teams that have been going over everything and everyone in his life trying to dig up dirt and get the kind of reaction that you are experiencing.

Dont be manipulated.

Anyone here up in arms over Daley choosing him to do that ?

Are you up in arms about Clinton's husband pardoning two convicted killers from the same organization ? Ones that killed a Brink's guard, and two policemen ?

Ayers at least took care of their children, when their parents couldn't.

Anyone here up in arms that the man redeemed himself through educating others, and helping others ?

Keep trying to justify the unjustifiable, while maintaining a double standard.

Montreal-guy, a bunch of Republicans acting all sanctimonious... theyre not interested in facts, just slurring Obama and trying to convince everyone else.......typical tools.

Again, lack of research alert.

Ayers was never charged with anything, even after surrendering himself the the authorities.

The only people killed by Weathermen bombs were the people making them. They were known for phoning in warnings to prevent any deaths in their attacks.

President Clinton pardoned two convicted Weathermen killers of a Brink's guard, and two policemen - one's who also made bombs they were intending to detonate.

Look it up.

In 1995, State Senator Alice Palmer introduced her chosen successor, Barack Obama, to a few of the district’s influential liberals at the home of two well known figures on the local left: William Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn.

While Ayers and Dohrn may be thought of in Hyde Park as local activists, they’re better known nationally as two of the most notorious — and unrepentant — figures from the violent fringe of the 1960s anti-war movement.

Now, as Obama runs for president, what two guests recall as an unremarkable gathering on the road to a minor elected office stands as a symbol of how swiftly he has risen from a man in the Hyde Park left to one closing in fast on the Democratic nomination for president.

“I can remember being one of a small group of people who came to Bill Ayers’ house to learn that Alice Palmer was stepping down from the senate and running for Congress,” said Dr. Quentin Young, a prominent Chicago physician and advocate for single-payer health care, of the informal gathering at the home of Ayers and his wife, Dohrn. “[Palmer] identified [Obama] as her successor.”

Obama and Palmer “were both there,” he said.

Obama’s connections to Ayers and Dorhn have been noted in some fleeting news coverage in the past. But the visit by Obama to their home — part of a campaign courtship — reflects more extensive interaction than has been previously reported.

Neither Ayers nor the Obama campaign would describe the relationship between the two men. Dr. Young described Obama and Ayers as “friends,” but there’s no evidence their relationship is more than the casual friendship of two men who occupy overlapping Chicago political circles and who served together on the board of a Chicago foundation.

my boyfriend has no issue with me working and being a live in girlfriend


I'm sure he doesn't.

All that says is that YOU are not confused. Good for you.

But I myself have seen a lot of evidence of uncertainty and confusion where gender roles are concerned, especially with men. It has been difficult for some men--not all men--to adjust to the changing dynamics of the workplace, the family unit, the male/female relationship. It has made many men feel unnecessary, which is very, very sad.

And, women who aspire to get married and have children are no longer seen in such a favorable light--in many social circles/regions, the woman who wants to be a homemaker is looked down upon. In fact, it has become standard for women to minimize the fact that they want to start a family because that particular aspiration might be seen as needy. Something which used to be viewed as admirable and a given is now viewed as somehow weak or ignorant or dependent. That adds confusion to gender roles, too.

Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it isn't there.

rollrgrrl...
I came from a long line of very strong and tough females. In the country life, that was essential and respected. Women today who exhibit strength, intelligence and are no nonsense like my mother and my grandmother are treated as ball-bashers et al. Read the threads about that. I have that way about me, too. It intimidates men.
Girls and women today are being tough in non-productive ways. Trying to be like "guys". Talk like them, swagger like them, drink beer like them, swear like them, have sex like them, be violent and aggressive like them....
What they haven't learned is that women have awesome power.
You are just a bit older than my kids. Your perception is like theirs.

What makes you think a managed care beaurocracy is somehow "cheaper" and more "efficient" then a govt. program?.

In any event, you love it, and want it, or you would change your phone number, address, etc, without telling him. So, quit whineing, grow up, and start making adult decisions.

yes some people like you should not have the gift of children and be lonely in old age...that is your choice not to have family... but don't grow up like my aunt when you get old and resent that you have no one who loves you... cause you will.... all of a sudden you will be in your 60's... no children or grand babies... no family and feel sorry for yourself .... no sympathy... you don't want children... fine... don't knock normal people who think of the future.... children are gods gifts... you were when you were born.... respect that and stop knocking normal people for wanting a normal family life of love