for those who don't get the TIMEs

[Kiouni]

from the letters section about OCT. 23's article on Barack Obama:

I am a christian and conservative Republican, but i can't help hoping that Obama will become our next President. I believe he is wrong about abortion, but he has acknowledged in a refreshingly Socratic way that he can't just dismiss the views of those on the other side. That may be politicking to earn my vote, but if a pro-life Republican ultimately sends us into a third world war with status quo Republican rhetoric, a pro-life position is kind of pointless.

Eric Murr
Greencastle Pa.

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Hell will freeze over and the devil will be on ice skates before the South will ever support a mixed-race liberal Democrat for President. There are still a lot of people down here who believe that miscegenation remains immoral and sinful. Add to that Obama's al-Qaeda-sounding name, and it's plain that he has no chance of being elected President.

Michael P. Delaney
Pasadena, Texas

[Cafe Americano]

1. Delaney is right

Delaney is right about Southerners. My friend works at a university (here in TX) and went for a job interview at the Univ. of Alabama. She said the university staff told her about the separate hotels, one for whites visting the university and one for Blacks.

[mike_c]

2. well that just about says all you need to know about the south...

...and for full disclosure I'm a georgian and spent most of my life in the south. But I will NEVER pander to southern racists for a vote. Nothing they could ever offer would justify seeking their support.