Re: In Praise of Lyme Activists

From: zipzip (mcpucho_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: 30 Dec 2004 15:08:17 -0800

you forgot about LBJ... texan boy. but the only "color" in the states
then was black and white, if you know what i mean. but LBJ, regardless
of where he hailed from at least was a "real" democrat, in the legacy
of FDR, JFK and other leaders with three initials.

... btw, i ain't longing for the days of the dixiecrat. strom thurmond
ran for president as a democrat for jebus sake.

i agree this red/blue thing is "bigotry", "partisanship", etc. but is
it in reality? no, the reality is that it is exploited by the spin
machine. reagan, who "started" the conservative movement was from
cali (a "blue state") and bush 41 was from ct (in reality).

the red/blue state thing is a way to polarize people, win votes and
make television ratings on the news. period.

p.s. there are plenty of "rednecks" in ny state, and plenty of
intellectuals in kentucky, tennesee and georgia. some great
universities there.... in the cities.

the dichotomy is actually urban-suburban, not state to state. go to
CNN and see it they still list the polling precints like they did on
election day. cities voted overwhelmingly democratic, regardless of
their state. make your own deductions from those facts.

> Think about it.
> John Kerry was like a dildo without batteries...only less exciting.

and he was still more exciting than gore and lieberman put together.
and he still got 47% of the popular vote! imagine if he had ashlee
simpson as his running mate? he'd definitely be president.

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