What did Dean mean when talking about Southerners with Confederate flags? [View All]

[kentuck]

I see numerous threads about this subject and most seem to be intentionally distorting what he said and what he meant. When I heard him make the comments about appealing to those with Confederate flags on their pickups, etc, it was my impression and my interpretation that he was saying that these people are as American as everybody else in the sense that they want a good job, they want affordable healthcare, they want a good education for their children, they love their country, and they believe in the right to bear arms. Should we throw away all these votes simply for that one political position? Considering that it is mostly all talk about that issue and nothing really ever happens to change the status quo, it really is not too bright to throw away all those votes for nothing in return.