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In reply to the discussion: Arizona Goes Birther: Secretary Of State Says It’s ‘Possible’ Obama Won’t Be On Ballot [View all]newspeak
(4,847 posts)he was for keeping the natural desert landscape. I was raised in the phoenix area, and most went to public swimming pools' instead of wasting water with individual pools. Flying over phoenix ten years ago, it was unbelievable seeing all those backyard swimming pools. My grandmother's parents came to arizona in a wagon and she told me about the water rationing at that time. My hubby's great grandfather was one who introduced cotton to the area. And my great aunt was secretary to democratic senator carl hayden. Sure, we had the john bircher's; at that time, many didn't take them serious.
However, the atmosphere has changed for the worse in arizona. The crazies have come out of the woodwork and arizona's right wing media has helped it's spiraling downward. It seems that bigotry rules; it's all those damned mexicans' fault. Growing up most of my friends, my co-workers were hispanic and now the snowbirds are yelling about the brown skins. Even when migration over the board has slowed down. I blame the wacko right making it into a political fear campaign and the media. Both pushing fear of the brown people, even when some of their stories are complete fabrications.
The birthers have gone over the edge. There's no proof that will satisfy their claims because it's now the scary "black" man and some of the wackos now residing in my former state will swallow any lie because they want to believe.