Just Curious, Who Here DOESN'T Agree With Dean's comments?

A quick preface, this *excludes* all of you here (and there are many) who will answer this question out of mere spite and jealousy of Dean even if you know that his comments were harmless - you know who you are, and you can imagine what I and others here think of you. It ain't pretty.


But those here who are more balanced (both mentally and ideologically) do you NOT agree with Dean that the Democrats have ceded the South and southern whites to the Republicans? And moreover, that whether we like, and or agree with, "guys who drive pickup trucks with rebel flags" that we need their votes too? How is he off base? How in GOD's name is he OFF BASE? Moreover, how is specifically saying "white men who drive pick up trucks with confederate flags" a representation of all southerners? Did you think of all southerners when he said that? Because I certainly didn't. When he said that, you know what I thought of? I thought of white southern men who drive pickup trucks with the rebel flag stickers. That's who I thought of. *Gasp* And yes, while I certainly don't agree with their sticker choice, I most certainly would urge them to vote Democratic and NOT Republican, because guess what, THEIR children don't have health insurance either. They're losing their jobs, too. Their sons and daughters are being slaughtered in Iraq, too. What has voting Republican for 30 years done for them?

So again, tell me and others here, how Dean was even SLIGHTLY off base? Please, I really wanna hear what you come up with. Humor me.

To those of you here (mentioned at the top) who are having a field day with this virtual gang bang (call it a flag flog) on Dean merely because you support another candidate and hope that this will be the one thing that brings Dean down (makes him "implode" as Kerry would mutter), I say two things to you: 1) you AND your candidate of choice are pathetic for having to rely on such a frivolous comment of DEAN'S to boost YOUR candidate and 2) you are DEAD wrong if you think this will have a negative impact on Dean's candidacy. Watch his numbers soar from this extended publicity. Just watch.


And know this: Voters don't like bullies. Voters don't like opportunists. Voters don't like sleezy political games. Voters don't like personal attacks.


Oh, and yes, one last thing: Dean WILL still get the SEIU endorsement. Afterall, isn't that what this is all about?


You bet it is!

Nothing personal against him...he's just showing Bush's level of eloquence.

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By doing so he honors this odious symbol that offends so many.