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8. It's freaking LaGrange Tx.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Fri Dec 23, 2011, 09:01 AM

Dec 2011

This area was settled by a lot of German and Czech familes in this part of Tx. They tend to stay put if they can, and there isn't much reason for anyone from the outside to move to LaGrange. It doesn't surprise me that they have a love of the KKK. I bet they had more than a few Nazi supporters in the 1940s.

I don't live in that county, but I travel through it alot. Driving through Texas is sometimes like driving through several countries.

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

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

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Please, just remember Lunacee2012 Dec 2011 #6

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

Very true Gman Dec 2011 #12

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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

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