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Category Archives: southern politics
The President Speaking Southern
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Share the post “The President Speaking Southern”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Many thanks to Imani Gandy, the indomitable Angry Black Lady, herself – not only a fellow alumna of my alma mater, but the savviest of all political pundits about today. She pointed me in … Continue reading
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Bob McDonnell Lies About the Amurrcan Pipple
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Share the post “Bob McDonnell Lies About the Amurrcan Pipple”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Mrs Greenspan interviewed the less-than-illustrious Governor of my home state today. That would be the lying, overzealous, Carpetbagging misogynist named Bob McDonnell, he who speaks with a Philadelphia accent and … Continue reading
Posted in southern politics, Southern Stereotypes
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Left Coast Bigotry
Share the post “Left Coast Bigotry”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI watched Bill Maher’s show this week, and I was offended. I was and am offended by the level of ignorance that he imparts every week in making some sort of comment or observation about … Continue reading
Posted in Kulturkampf, southern politics, Southern Strategy
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Yankees, Please …
Share the post “Yankees, Please …”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Like Charles Blow said in his column this weekend, and as I say regularly again and again, Southerners do not find caricature endearing. That’s a nice way of saying, we don’t much appreciate some … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Party, southern politics
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Bill Maher Still Doesn’t Get It Even in Real Time
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Share the post “Bill Maher Still Doesn’t Get It Even in Real Time”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail This week’s edition of Real Time with Bill Maher only re-enforced the notion of how enclosed Bill is in the privileged, little bubble of Beverly Hills, which … Continue reading
Virginia Needs Her Krystal Ball
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Share the post “Virginia Needs Her Krystal Ball”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Lord, I hate to do this, but it’s time to call a daughter home to the Commonwealth. Especially since she has a job to do. I’m not talking about myself, although the … Continue reading
It’s Still Bigotry
Share the post “It’s Still Bigotry”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The New York Times ran a very interesting story today about civility – or manners – being decidedly on the decline in the South – you know, that last bastion of hospitality. The article … Continue reading
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More Southern Voices Contradict the Professional Left
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Share the post “More Southern Voices Contradict the Professional Left”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Alan Jackson, Democrat, wrote a song two years ago about the effect corporations and their financed business entities were having on the rural and small-town South. It’s very poignant and … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Party, southern politics
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The Strange Story of Guy Hunt
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Share the post “The Strange Story of Guy Hunt”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailFormer Alabama governor Guy Hunt died yesterday. He was 75. In an odd convergence of history, his passing comes less than a day after Rod Blagojevich was impeached 59-0 by the Illinois … Continue reading
