Que Sera, Sarah
What McCain's speech did not have was the substance to back up the centrist reformism he needs to try to upset Obama.
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this stuff never goes away. Watched it all my life. Limbaugh thrives on the resentment against blacks without quite crossing the line to overt racism. it is an understood subtext. the whole modern conservative movement is little more than a counter reaction to civil rights and hippies. They hate us for destroying their utopia and challenging their world view. It is only a little disguised now and if enough power can be concentrated I think we might see genocide in this country.
Be proud you're a rebel 'cause the South just did it again ----apologies(?) to the Devil in Georgia
This is the same guy who sponsored a bill requiring that the 10 commandments be posted in public buildings but then could NOT list more than 3 of the 10 commandments when questioned by Stephen Colbert. Being dumber than dirt is not an excuse for using a racial slur like "uppity" -- in fact it usually is a prerequisite for doing it. Here is a link to the Colbert Report interview:
http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/47145/detail/
Watch it -- it tells you everything you need to know about this guy...
Great discussion everybody! It made me think of other "code" words like "PC" and "gal". I'm sure there are more to add to the list. Now the righties have given us an new one "elitist" - especially when it is used by people of privilege toward those who actually are not to mask that they are indeed "snobs". Its a red herring.
I am 8 years younger than Westmoreland, raised in California, and the implications of the word rang clear.
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