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83. I Know. None of Us Live in a "Pure" Region

Sat Sep 8, 2012, 04:18 PM

Sep 2012

Really, I have sympathy for you enlightened Southerners who live as a minority in the South, because your opponents appear to be knuckle-dragging Neanderthals [no offense to Neanderthals reading this post]. Fortunately, you guys are making progress in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. I must admit that almost every great American writer has been a Son/Daughter of the South!

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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

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Sep 2012 #72

But why bookmark the thread? WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #73

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Sep 2012 #81

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