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Re: Just when I keep on thinking that I'd have nothing else to rant about...
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Wed, 12 Feb 2003 22:48:01 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
> Free country my heinie!
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> http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/02/12/georgia.flag.ap/index.html
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> "State and national Republicans had worried that a flag referendum the same
> day as the presidential election could spark a huge turnout by blacks and
> moderate whites and potentially affect the fortunes of GOP candidates,
> including President Bush."
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> Don't you *want* your voters to vote?
When they vote against my interests, I'm happy to have them stay home if
they like. I'd even arrange to have non-stop wrestle-mania to encourage
them. :-)
> Or are republicans openly saying that
> they are a bunch of racist bigots who don't want black people to vote?
They don't want lazy democrats worked up, black or otherwise. It'll give
Republicans a black (oops <g>) eye no matter how it turns out.
> Are
> they also forgetting that, if this ref. happens during the presidential
> vote, that the republicans of the state will have a huge turnout to vote *in
> favour* of that racist-symbol, the confederate flag. Oops, I guess I just
> gave away my position on the matter.
I suppose one can go into great depth as to what the Confederate flag
symbolizes. Certainly different things to different groups. But it's
association with racism in the 20th century (I almost wrote "this century")
is such that Georgia will see a huge economic backlash if the confederate
flag reappears.
-->Bruce<--
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