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Moonwalk

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53. So, I shouldn't see Lilly as an American....

Wed Sep 5, 2012, 12:23 AM

Sep 2012

I should see her as a Southerner? Because you seem to be saying that only half the country gets to be proud of this woman. Does this also mean that only women get to be proud of her, not men, because she's a woman?

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The next time you feel like bashing the South on DU, remember Alabama's Lilly Ledbetter... [View all] WilliamPitt Sep 2012 OP

She rocks! Lifelong Protester Sep 2012 #1

Loved her deep south drawl giving that truly liberal message! Surya Gayatri Sep 2012 #2

Hear, hear BeyondGeography Sep 2012 #3

You said a mouthful, WP! nolabear Sep 2012 #4

Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #5

Some of the exceptions are here on DU. Keep that in mind. nt Tennessee Gal Sep 2012 #8

And the two posters just beyond you make Fawke Em Sep 2012 #9

you need to look up the word bigot scheming daemons Sep 2012 #17

YOU need to look in the mirror. cordelia Sep 2012 #23

Bigot: Fawke Em Sep 2012 #27

Good by your definition I am not a bigot nopedontlikeitatall Sep 2012 #60

Thank you. cordelia Sep 2012 #18

Its more like 3:2 not 100:1 aikoaiko Sep 2012 #13

I am about to get my first post hidden. nolabear Sep 2012 #19

Lilly was and is awesome scheming daemons Sep 2012 #25

Spent a lot of time there, have you? WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #26

Obviously not. cordelia Sep 2012 #30

actually, yes scheming daemons Sep 2012 #31

Where and when? WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #32

And THIS ugly narrow-minded wedge politics is why "ignore" is my friend. nt ncgrits Sep 2012 #35

This gal from Tennessee thanks you, Will Pitt! nt Tennessee Gal Sep 2012 #6

OBAMA Y'ALL! Fawke Em Sep 2012 #7

I have no daughters to name after her, but my next girlie dog might just well wear the moniker! hlthe2b Sep 2012 #10

She's a Southern girl - so she'd be just as proud. Fawke Em Sep 2012 #34

Hell yeah! I know a dog named "Roy Williams" for the UNC Basketball coach here in NC! . . . ncgrits Sep 2012 #37

Lilly was awesome. blue neen Sep 2012 #11

I was a little annoyed by Corey Booker's stridency rocktivity Sep 2012 #12

I Love It... She's From Possum Trot, Alabama WillyT Sep 2012 #14

When I heard that thick southern accent I did a double take aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #15

She reminds me of Ann Richards Horse with no Name Sep 2012 #16

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! WillyT Sep 2012 #20

+1 nolabear Sep 2012 #22

Same here. DURHAM D Sep 2012 #38

Bingo...I could almost hear "Pooooooooor George"... Historic NY Sep 2012 #51

thanks for that point marions ghost Sep 2012 #66

She Does oliverrams1 Sep 2012 #54

She's always been an inspiration to those of us fighting in the trenches in the south. Lone_Star_Dem Sep 2012 #21

Thanks WilliamPitt! Iris Sep 2012 #24

Thank you, Mr. Pitt. cordelia Sep 2012 #28

Thanks, Will! pacalo Sep 2012 #29

Well said WilliamPitt. Llewlladdwr Sep 2012 #36

Big Georgia kick and rec SmileyRose Sep 2012 #39

Lilly was fantabulous! What a speaker! What a great broad! nt valerief Sep 2012 #40

I'll stick to bashing Southern conservatives meow2u3 Sep 2012 #41

Thanks, Will. I owe you a Moon Pie klook Sep 2012 #42

Loved her Politicub Sep 2012 #43

...and remember Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter! Jim Clyburn, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lewis... Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2012 #44

And Al Gore, Stephen Colbert, the Dixie Chicks, Jimmy Buffett... mentalsolstice Sep 2012 #85

it gives good convention, eh? nt barbtries Sep 2012 #45

And Julian Castro! Lone_Star_Dem Sep 2012 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Sep 2012 #47

Why? WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #67

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But why bookmark the thread? WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #73

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I was impressed by her grace Generic Other Sep 2012 #48

I'll never understand... waronxmas Sep 2012 #49

Paranoid I assume? Why so sensitive? Logical Sep 2012 #50

Mighty thin skin down there. Son of Gob Sep 2012 #57

Wrong. cordelia Sep 2012 #70

agreed gaspee Sep 2012 #78

WTF Alcibiades Sep 2012 #52

Thank you. moondust Sep 2012 #56

exactly gaspee Sep 2012 #79

So, I shouldn't see Lilly as an American.... Moonwalk Sep 2012 #53

My Southern Wrath Only Targets Republicans, Klan Members, and Phony Libertarians mckara Sep 2012 #55

That was pretty masterful because I can't deny that all of those exist pacalo Sep 2012 #58

I Know. None of Us Live in a "Pure" Region mckara Sep 2012 #83

It is indeed exasperating to live in a state that refuses to look forward. pacalo Sep 2012 #86

I see you do not believe in free speech nopedontlikeitatall Sep 2012 #59

Ha! WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #68

Thanks Will! We Southerners need all the help we can get on this forum. juajen Sep 2012 #61

And for Texas... jmondine Sep 2012 #62

Ich bin ein Southerner marions ghost Sep 2012 #63

Thank you Will madokie Sep 2012 #64

When Southern Gals kick ass they KICK ASS! lunatica Sep 2012 #65

I usually don't Rec. one sentence OP's Tom Rinaldo Sep 2012 #69

I agree, but there are some on this site who believe the wage gap is a myth. redqueen Sep 2012 #71

White southern Democrats tend to sound like Heath Shuler, NOT like Lilly Ledbetter ProgressiveEconomist Sep 2012 #74

Wish I could gaspee Sep 2012 #80

+1 Go Vols Sep 2012 #75

and that goes for those so inclined to bash Mormons. Harry Reid and other Democrat are Mormons. still_one Sep 2012 #76

she was fantastic! JitterbugPerfume Sep 2012 #77

k&r...this southern woman says thanks! eom ms liberty Sep 2012 #82

Thanks. David Zephyr Sep 2012 #84