Shared "values"?

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"I'm going to carry the South because the people understand that we share values," Bush said. "I'll do well in the South this time, because the senator from Massachusetts doesn't share their values, and that's the difference in the campaign." --shrub


What is this word "values" code for?
Wacko Christian?
Blind Patriotism?
What?

[Zomby Woof]

1. pretty much

Keeping the women barefoot and pregnant, and doing their damndest to restrict abortion rights.

Keeping wages low, unions out, and outlawing the teaching of evolution.

But these are not exclusively "southern values", for they could be at home in any 'red state' pocket of rural or suburban America.

But code it is, and it proves by its built-in divisiveness what a farce the "uniter not a divider" rhetoric is.

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2. The shared value of "fear"!

Fear of "THEM"! That is anyone who isn't "US".

[mandelion]

3. Oh whatever..

Because he did such a good job with Texas, right?

ARGH!! I'm in Texas and if he is representing the south, he needs to remember what state he jacked up before he left for the White House and the things he did wrong here.

Southern Values? Like he would understand at all. I hope in the debates someone calls him out on that. I would love to ask GWB, "So you state you represent our "southern values" and I'd just like to know what values these are that we share? Texas is where you are from and we are one of the worst off states in so many things."

Then again, Koresh and that Applewhite guy were from Texas so perhaps the crazed religious value angle is what he thinks he shares with southerners.

[NightOwwl]

4. Here's the non-answer from today's Press Briefing.

Q Scott, yesterday the President said that he more or less predicted that he would win the South in the November election because he shares the values of the people in the South and, extrapolating on that, the values of the American people. Kerry and Edwards yesterday said they shared the values of the American people and will bring those values back into American society. Would you mind detailing exactly -- explaining what the President's values are vis--vis the values of Kerry and Edwards, and how they differ?

MR. McCLELLAN: I think you can look at the records, first and foremost. The values that the President shares with the American people are something that he has held for his life. They are ingrained in his philosophy and the principles which govern him. And certainly you hear the President often talking about the values of making sure the American people can keep more of their hard-earned money, the values of personal responsibility, the values of promoting freedom, the values of America's leadership role in the world, and the importance of supporting our troops when they are engaged in this ongoing war on terrorism. And you heard directly from the President yesterday on this issue.

These are values that the American people share with the President of the United States and that's why he feels the way he does about the election.

Link to entire daily briefing:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/07/20040708-15.html

[NC_Nurse]

5. I'm southern and he and I don't share

any values as far as I can tell! He can kiss my southern ass! We're not all rednecks ya know Georgie!