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LuvNewcastle

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7. There were black people here in Mississippi who campaigned for Haley Barbour.

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 23, 2011, 05:18 AM

Dec 2011

I asked one woman, "Are you out of your mind?" She just looked at me. I have a gay ex-friend here who is an ardent supporter of Republican causes -- the more fascist, the better. One time he said to me, "I don't care about gay rights!" That kind of shit un-nerves me.

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Why Ron Paul's Racist Newsletters Didn't Hurt Him in Texas [View all] steve2470 Dec 2011 OP

Some of my best friends are Texans LiberalAndProud Dec 2011 #1

Amazing, not surprised, just amazing nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #2

There were black people here in Mississippi who campaigned for Haley Barbour. LuvNewcastle Dec 2011 #7

"Next a woman says, "It's the media. They never report the good things that the Ku Klux Klan does." steve2470 Dec 2011 #3

WTF is wrong with these people? Denninmi Dec 2011 #4

Effin' WOW. 10 out of 12 in that focus group supported the KKK. Zalatix Dec 2011 #5

Please, just remember Lunacee2012 Dec 2011 #6

It's freaking LaGrange Tx. Ilsa Dec 2011 #8

Very true Gman Dec 2011 #12

Many people don't realize that except for Ilsa Dec 2011 #13

This kind of racist background is a plus in some Texan circles NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #9

WOW Mr Dixon Dec 2011 #10

Used to have a corner mom and pop grocery near here that was called Knuth's Kountry Korner NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #11

Being a racist shithead HELPS you get elected down there. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #14

R#10 & K. The source want's anonymity but I.D.s self as "campaign mgr" for Lefty!1 Bwah-HAH!1 n/t UTUSN Dec 2011 #15

Easy- because they still burn crosses in African American's yards Dragonbreathp9d Dec 2011 #16