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I agree. Eom elfin Jan 2014 #1
Looking forward to seeing it. moondust Jan 2014 #2
So true workinclasszero Jan 2014 #45
This is a painful but phenomenal movie Bluegene Jan 2014 #102
I can't wait to see this... one_voice Jan 2014 #3
Thanks for that, mnhtnbb.. they just can't understand how Cha Jan 2014 #4
In Confederacy-Speak: billh58 Jan 2014 #5
Confederate Speak????? CherokeeDem Jan 2014 #79
you shouldn't, but you could NoGOPZone Jan 2014 #84
LOL.... CherokeeDem Jan 2014 #93
This message was self-deleted by its author NoGOPZone Jan 2014 #96
I have lived extensively in both the South and North... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #106
Yes I am from South Carolina...THAT IS Confederate speak. VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #104
There is an absolute TERROR of "stirring up the,...er,...those folks" in the South. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #6
hated? Obama carried Florida twice DrDan Jan 2014 #7
I was reading somewhere that most of the people that live in Florida came from somewhere else. Rozlee Jan 2014 #13
That is a good point, Rozlee. mike dub Jan 2014 #24
Ocala north in Florida is essentially the South, giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #33
Enjoy I-95 Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #64
I grew up driving in Florida, my husband hates giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #85
... Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #94
Like I said in the response you originally responded giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #97
First off. I don't know why you'd take 301 Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #98
Well there Professor possibly because my mother giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #99
Not really. Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #100
301 is not the backroads I was referring to. giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #114
Furthermore, Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #101
Maybe you should reread the post for like the 5th time giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #115
Plant city is nice. Lots of gas stations Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #117
Yes, & great strawberry shortcake... giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #118
I did - 31 years ago DrDan Jan 2014 #40
More people voted for President Obama in FL, TX, VA, GA, and NC than in.. X_Digger Jan 2014 #16
that's because they have larger population and again they were mostly minority voters JI7 Jan 2014 #20
Still, twice as many in FL or TX than in MD, WI, OR, CT, NH, HI.. X_Digger Jan 2014 #31
exactly! DrDan Jan 2014 #41
It's kind of redundant to bother unless there's a hot button local issue. glowing Jan 2014 #35
How about SC and Alabama and Mississippi? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #107
Let's see.. SC? More than Maine, NH, HI, RI, DC, DE, VT.. X_Digger Jan 2014 #110
Geographically, yes.... paleotn Jan 2014 #17
Unless you get just south of Orlando, down the middle, all the way on down past Okeechobee... mike dub Jan 2014 #28
I believe the OP related to geography, not culture DrDan Jan 2014 #42
large due to black and hispanic vote and those who came from northeast in recent times JI7 Jan 2014 #19
Well, he also carried NC once--where I live--but mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #22
well, perhaps your subject line should read "slave holding states of the South" rather DrDan Jan 2014 #43
Check again. This time, look at the appropriate time frame. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #112
I haven't seen the movie yet, but Blue_Roses Jan 2014 #8
At least one pundit thinks the GOP is being run by the descendants of the old Southern slave owners. LongTomH Jan 2014 #9
Most my ancestors were Yankees, but a few were southerners and kestrel91316 Jan 2014 #18
at the very least, their ideological descendants. n/t eShirl Jan 2014 #65
Good link and where it led is good. Rings true. n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #74
Those who deny their history are condemned to repeat it. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #10
BROOOOAAAAD BRRRRUUUSSSSH!!!! TalkingDog Jan 2014 #11
DU posters always assume you know that we're not talking about you, per se. displacedtexan Jan 2014 #15
Agreed.. paleotn Jan 2014 #21
I had a very wide awakening to the fact that Missouri is part of the south mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #29
Or maybe all states just have racists. Hosnon Jan 2014 #47
When we moved to Missouri, I had forgotten about the Missouri Compromise mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #49
Yup, the Klan wasn't limited to the South Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #48
Ever been to a Klan meeting? Hubby observed one once, in Georgia mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #54
Hey. I never said all. I'm talking about an historic attitude that was responsible mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #25
Actually, the Brits think we're all yanks. paleotn Jan 2014 #86
AMEN!!! Like theres never a racist found in the north or west. 7962 Jan 2014 #36
Agreed. LittleBlue Jan 2014 #71
Try this site and watch it now Politicalboi Jan 2014 #12
I strongly recommend that people go to a theater and let their support for this film Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #14
Totally agree theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #44
agree!!!!! n/t RainDog Jan 2014 #58
I'm literally in the theater right now Nevernose Jan 2014 #23
It's intense. Very intense. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #26
Eek! Be careful you don't piss off anyone! They might shoot you! nt riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #27
Believe me, we paid a lot of attention to the numerous screen requests for people to turn off mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #30
best movie I am so far to squeamish to see arely staircase Jan 2014 #32
GREAT Movie! Bobcat Jan 2014 #34
The book is great and in the public domain tblue Jan 2014 #37
I live in the deep South Tallulah Jan 2014 #38
I've posted the Confederate plan in their President and VP's own words. They said after Lincoln freshwest Jan 2014 #39
For Christ's sake. Will DU EVER mature beyond its South-bashing? nt. Hosnon Jan 2014 #46
I dunno. Will DU EVER mature beyond dismissing a conversation mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #50
You're trying to claim that the movie isn't playing in the South because of racism. Hosnon Jan 2014 #113
Nope. Bigotry against a large number of DUers that's allowed. cordelia Jan 2014 #51
Are you accusing my post of being bigoted against southern DU'ers? mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #52
He is. But I won't even bother alerting. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2014 #78
I did read it. cordelia Jan 2014 #116
And from this you indict the entire South Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #53
I was born in Manhattan. I don't need an introduction to Brooklyn. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #55
Here Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #56
What do the words "so much" mean to you? mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #60
Perhaps because the man says one thing and does another Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #63
Grammar, not semantics. westerebus Jan 2014 #108
Do you have a theory as to why they hated Bill Clinton? aikoaiko Jan 2014 #57
^^^ Thread Win ^^^ WilliamPitt Jan 2014 #61
Really? Want to argue the meaning of the Electoral College results? mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #67
I wouldn't agree that "they" hated Bill Clinton--even more. See Electoral College results below. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #66
those electoral results have a hard time explaining the plain states. aikoaiko Jan 2014 #68
We're not talking about the plains states. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #70
The Council of Conservative Citizens theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #59
Its a little deeper than that. mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #62
What a news flash.... ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #69
Go see the movie. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #72
For what it's worth... Blue_Adept Jan 2014 #73
It was never in local theaters around here last fall--at least to my knowledge. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #75
I think I cried through the entire film TorchTheWitch Jan 2014 #76
I disagree that it's the Southern White Mentality JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #77
I'm a white Yankee. I never ran into in your face, obvious, racial discrimination mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #81
Eh? JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #83
+1000000 Sissyk Jan 2014 #109
Bullshit! As some of my neighbors would say.... paleotn Jan 2014 #87
I happen to love Chapel Hill. As a Yankee, I didn't think I could ever live in the south. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #88
I will not be watching ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #80
I just ordered the book on Amazon. Looking forward to reading it. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #82
I hope you don't feel attacked by my statement JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #91
No, I don't feel attacked. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #95
Thanks JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #111
This message was self-deleted by its author JanT Jan 2014 #105
ITA JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #90
Got it. Now can you explain why he is so hated by some at "Democratic"Underground? 11 Bravo Jan 2014 #89
Yeah. I can. He's too centrist...too far right...too willing to cozy up to corporate masters. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #92
just bought it on amazon JanT Jan 2014 #103
Demographics of Presidential Exit Polls 2012 mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #119
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