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3. a lot of people don't know about the realignment in 1968

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 05:50 PM

Jun 2015

the transformation of the Dixiecrats into faithful members of the republican base - that was Nixon's electoral magick. but it's not common knowledge - you have to go out of your way to find it now, if you didn't live through it then. Limbaugh is, as usual, disingenuous at best.

iirc, the SC confederate flag was at least partly due to Strom Thurmond's activities in 1946.

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Oxycontin Pigsnout tells his base that "the Confederate flag flies because of the Democrat Party" [View all] Miles Archer Jun 2015 OP

rush saying something awful well that IS news Romeo.lima333 Jun 2015 #1

republicans are taking it down RobertEarl Jun 2015 #6

it would be a good thing. i dont trust republicans to do it Romeo.lima333 Jun 2015 #8

Oh, they are doing it RobertEarl Jun 2015 #16

That's a new talking point faxed out from the RW conspiracy this morning. Kingofalldems Jun 2015 #2

Yep, either that or Andrea Tantaros is a fount of historical factoids. tanyev Jun 2015 #7

a lot of people don't know about the realignment in 1968 0rganism Jun 2015 #3

Such inaccurate, ignorant bullshit, I'm surprised the stupid microphone doesn't explode shenmue Jun 2015 #4

I heard the same thing on NPR, today Siwsan Jun 2015 #5

"Democrat Party" are they still on this kick? Va Lefty Jun 2015 #9

Well now that creates quite a conundrum. bunnies Jun 2015 #10

If that's so true gratuitous Jun 2015 #11

I would like to slap the punk for saying Democrat Party, let alone in reference to this. randys1 Jun 2015 #12

Oxycontin Pigsnout! Gregorian Jun 2015 #13

Oxycontin Pigsnout, you do know only his mother is allowed to call him that. marble falls Jun 2015 #14

Did he go to sleep in 1965 and just wake up today? surrealAmerican Jun 2015 #15

He blamed Jimmy Carter when Dumbya's economy went down the crapper. lpbk2713 Jun 2015 #17

as the toilet swirls, Rush moves to smaller and smaller stations rurallib Jun 2015 #18