----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Tarr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:53 PM Subject: Re: Double Standards on Regional Bigotry
> At 09:19 PM 1/14/2004, you wrote: > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 7:24 PM > >Subject: Re: Double Standards on Regional Bigotry > > > > > > > At 03:31 PM 1/14/2004 -0600 Dan Minette wrote: > > > >> Its certainly not as simple as saying that the South is racist and the > > > >> North is not. There is a lot of racism in the North. But, the > >Southern > > > >> strategy of the Republican party does include ensuring that the racist > > > >> Southern vote in the South is squarely in their camp. > > > > > > > >The redundancy here was not intended. Also, I think that there is an > > > >attempt to get the racist Northern vote with the "Southern strategy." > > > > > > Please tell me that you meant the past tense in this. "Was" not "is." > > > >There are still clear signs that the Republican party knows that keeping > >the racist vote is critical. Thus, you get senators adressing racist > >groups and visiting racist institutions full of praise. If you want to > >argue that the Democrats are not harsh enough on irresponsible black > >leaders, I won't argue. But, I'm not giving the Republicans a free pass on > >courting racists. > > > >I'm not saying that Bush is a racist. He probably isn't. I'd put money on > >a straight up bet against him being an old fashioned Texas racist. But, > >Trent saying that things would have been better if Strom had won instead of > >Harry wasn't an accident. The only problem is that he got caught with the > >wrong people hearing it. > > > > > >Dan M. > > He probably isn't racist. How nice of you to say that. > > And the next time you are at a function honoring someone 40 years older > than you, make sure his past is clean so your general remark can't be > turned into a proof that you are a racist or bigot or homophobe. > Aw c'mon Kevin. You have to recognize that there is absolutely no way Lott did not know of Thurmonds past. (Maybe with the exception of his fathering a child by his black maid). Its a matter of public record, and that little bit of history is extremely well known. xponent History Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l