Take a look at this diary from Daily Kos

bluestateguy

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Wed Oct-25-06 11:34 AM
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Take a look at this diary from Daily Kos

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/10/25/112714/55

A friend of my mother owns a small shop on the main street of her town in Middle Tennessee. Her car has a Harold Ford, Jr., bumper sticker on it. The other day, a young man came into the shop and asked her if the bumper sicker was hers. She said yes.

The young man said, "You better watch out that you don't get your store burned down, because we don't vote for n*****s around here."

I did ask her permission before retelling this story, and she requested that I not give any more specifics than "Middle Tennessee" because she takes the threat very seriously.

I find this story heartbreaking.

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Beelzebud

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Wed Oct-25-06 11:35 AM
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1. The true face of the Right Wing.

From bombing federal buildings, to bombing abortion clinics, to good ole' time racism.

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Bitwit1234

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Wed Oct-25-06 11:39 AM
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2. Wait A Minute

Aren't we hearing all over the LIBERAL MSM that the democrats are racist. And that the republicans are the ones who are trying to bring blacks into the republican party. Darn..with all the racist ads, actions and sloagans put out by the republican party seems to be somebody got something crossed.

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rurallib

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Wed Oct-25-06 11:57 AM
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3. hope she told the police.

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Little Star

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Wed Oct-25-06 12:00 PM
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4. You think they're not possibly racist?

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Clark2008

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Wed Oct-25-06 12:14 PM
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6. Depends on the town, quite frankly.

You know we DO have black police officers around here.

Geesch.

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Lars39

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Wed Oct-25-06 12:16 PM
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8. Nice big brush there.

Sheez.

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durrrty libby

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Wed Oct-25-06 12:12 PM
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5. Let's hope the rest of Tennessee can make up for the

ignorant bigots

:hurts: :hangover: :banghead:

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chaska

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Wed Oct-25-06 12:16 PM
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7. I worked with a couple of guys who lived in W VA....

but travelled in the job (construction). They said there was a sign in their town that said something like, if you're not white you'd better not be in this town after sundown. They thought it was funny.

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blm

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Wed Oct-25-06 12:18 PM
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9. Hard to believe this country seems to becoming MORE RACIST in so many

ways. Fock Dominionism and the entire BETTER than Thou bunch.

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