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White Southerners Drag This Country Down
http://www.useless-knowledge.com/ ^ | Sept. 14, 2004 | Mark Gelbart

Posted on 09/19/2004 7:57:12 AM PDT by chasio649

Don't get me wrong. I live in the south, and I love the south. I spend my Saturday afternoons watching the Georgia Bulldogs and other southern college football teams; I enjoy true quality peaches and real grapes known as scuppernongs; I eat my fatback and grits; and the people are very nice. I simply disagree with them about politics and religion. The political beliefs of white southerners drag this country down.

It has always been this way throughout American history starting with the issue of slavery. Most northern states gave up slavery as early as 1800, but for economic reasons, southerners refused to give up on the heinous institution. Everyone knows slavery was an economic advantage for a few wealthy landowners. They used their political clout to completely control and influence society. Having slaves was a detriment to the poorer whites as well, because they could not compete with free labor. Yet, rich whites owned the newspapers. The editorial pages were filled with pictures of what would happen if slaves were freed. (Black men would go with white woman. OOOOH! How abhorrent.)

We all know what happened. The bloodiest war in American history broke out. And it was not even because the north was going to force the south to give up slavery. It was because the country elected a president--who for the first time--was going to morally condemn slavery. This was a slap in the face to the south. The south defended the institution of slavery, and the southern Baptist religion was even founded on this moral defense. There is no argument today. At least not a reasonable one. The south was wrong. And the south was wrong during the Civil Rights battle one hundred years later.

The south is still wrong. If it wasn't for white southerners, George W. Bush would have no chance of getting elected. He can rely on the south to vote for him in a block. What's wrong with Bush?

Then there is the war on terror which has been one colossal blunder after another. Let's make this clear. Mr. Bush was not the victim of bad intelligence. He deliberately mistated the intelligence that he did have--an impeachable offense. Starting a war of aggression for phony reasons is a crime against humanity.

It is evident that we have a redneck gangster as president. Unfortunately, white southerners by and large support him even though his policies such as his tax cuts for the rich hurt working class southern whites. Their blind loyalty brings this country down.

About the author Mark Gelbart: I've written a novel entitled Talk Radio. I'm still looking for a publisher.

Email: agelbart@aol.com


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To: kittymyrib
Long ago, during the summer between my Freshman and Sophomore years in college, I worked part-time pumping gas at a small Exxon station in the Shenandoah Valley.

We put up with a lott of crap from Yankees 'come down to gloat' at the battlefields.

One day, after listening patiently to about 5 minutes of diatribe (things were slow) from the driver of a car with New Jersey plates, I asked the fellow if he would like any gas?

When he replied, "Fill 'er up!", I said "No. You can go 30 miles the way you are headed, or back twenty, they have gas there. I'm not selling you a damned drop!"

I then informed him that if he didn't move his piece of junk and stop blocking my pumps I'd call the County Sherrif and have him arrested for trespassing.

It felt good to send one smarta$$ off with his tail between his legs.

I thought my boss might be mad at me but he got a real kick out of it when I told him.

161 posted on 09/19/2004 11:54:58 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (Actually, more of it comes from cows and steers than Bulls)
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To: notforhire

That is tooooo funny ;)


162 posted on 09/19/2004 12:10:17 PM PDT by chasio649
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Come on down, anytime, and we'll show you some Southern hospitality.


163 posted on 09/19/2004 12:19:36 PM PDT by Viet Vet in Augusta GA
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To: chasio649

to: Mark Gelbart
re: your interesting take on the value and values of white southerners

>a-hem<
SHOVE IT TILL YOU CAN TASTE IT.


164 posted on 09/19/2004 12:28:56 PM PDT by King Prout (civilization is a veneereal disease)
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To: dfwgator
agree. White southeners like Bill Clinton and LBJ indeed dragged this country down.

Hey don't forget Ol' Jimma

165 posted on 09/19/2004 12:33:04 PM PDT by clamper1797 (This Vietnam Vet is NOT Fonda kerry)
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To: blackdog

The most openly racist white people I have ever met live in and around New York City and Boston. Of course, this doesn't stop certain members of my family from talking about those "backward rednecks" down South even though they go out of their way to send their kids to all white schools and would call the cops if they saw a black man walking in their neighbohood. GGRRRRRR!!!


166 posted on 09/19/2004 1:32:04 PM PDT by Clemenza (I LOVE Halliburton, SUVs and Assault Weapons. Any Questions?)
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To: chasio649
About the author Mark Gelbart: I've written a novel entitled Talk Radio. I'm still looking for a publisher.

Keep looking, son.

167 posted on 09/19/2004 1:34:28 PM PDT by HitmanLV (I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.)
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To: MeekOneGOP; chasio649; 4mycountry; TheBigB; VRWCmember; Zavien Doombringer; jriemer; mhking; ...
What's wrong with Bush he asks . .

What's right with John Kerry?

Here's one Southerner who's got an answer for that . .


168 posted on 09/19/2004 1:39:53 PM PDT by Happy2BMe (47 days until November 2nd)
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To: Awgie; All

Sweet Home Alabama

Written by Ed King - Ronnie Van Zant - Gary Rossington


Big wheels keep on turning
Carry me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the Southland
I miss Alabamy once again
And I think its a sin, yes

Well I heard mister Young sing about her
Well, I heard ole Neil put her down
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A Southern man don't need him around anyhow

Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you

In Birmingham they love the governor
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth

Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Here I come Alabama

Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they've been known to pick a song or two
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue
Now how about you?

Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you

Sweet home Alabama
Oh sweet home baby
Where the skies are so blue
And the governor's true
Sweet Home Alabama
Lordy
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Yea, yea Montgomery's got the answer


169 posted on 09/19/2004 1:45:56 PM PDT by itsLUCKY2B (“Borders, Language, and Culture.”)
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To: Viet Vet in Augusta GA
Come on down, anytime, and we'll show you some Southern hospitality.

Thanks, I almost got arrested in Huntsville last winter. I did a perfectly customary Massachusetts style rolling stop at the airport, got jumped all over by a pair of Huntsville constabulary, apologized profusely, the more I tried to agree with them, the madder they got. I gotta remember were I am. The barbecue (and schnitzel - this was Huntsville) was outstanding and 'cept for that one misunderstanding with the local smokies the people were definitely hospitable.

170 posted on 09/19/2004 2:57:56 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Islam: Men defend most violently, not what they know to be true, but what they fear may be false.)
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To: chasio649

Well, Southerners do generally make really bad presidents. Dubya may be the first one since Andrew Jackson that doesn't fall into the complete disaster category. (Bush I really is a Yankee)


171 posted on 09/19/2004 3:01:58 PM PDT by Tribune7
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To: chasio649

Conservatism isn't just relegate to white people in the South.


Though that seems to be what you are getting at. What you are really attempting to say is that Conservatism is what is dragging this country down.

Quick Question: except for the notable exception of John F. Kennedy, where did the last few Democratic Presidents come from?

Answer:

LBJ: Texas
Clinton: Arkansas
Carter: Georgia

At least we conservatives here don't couch our words in race-baiting language like you do. We simply say the upper-northeastern blue-blood elitist liberalism is bad for the country.

We don't go on to point out that most upper-north east liberal blue blood happen to be white.

manofaiki


172 posted on 09/19/2004 4:51:07 PM PDT by manofaiki
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To: ThreePuttinDude

"Crank theory on tax cuts

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Dear Editor:
I live in Augusta, Ga., and the Augusta Chronicle recently ran one of your editorials entitled "Tax Cuts Warranted." In your editorial, you claimed that under Reagan, tax cuts boosted tax revenues. This is completely false. Here are the statistics from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget's annual historical tables (1987):

Year Tax Collections in Constant (adjusted for inflation) 1987 dollars

1981 $766.6 billion

1982 $738.2 billion Reagan's tax cuts go in effect here.

1983 $684.3 billion Revenue from corporate income tax fell so drastically that Reagan agreed to a corporate

tax hike here. Remember his "revenue enhancement" as a euphemism for a tax increase?

1984 $730.4 billion

1985 $776.1 billion

It took five years for the tax collections to equal what they were before Reagan cut taxes, and this is when the tax revenue base is naturally increasing with the increase in the GDP which occurs every year, unless there is a recession. Economists are in near unanimous agreement that supply-side theory has been proven false. In fact, there is not a single supply-side wing in any college economics department in the United States.

It's a crank theory, popular with politicians who think they can promise us the moon and the stars.

Mark Gelbart"

Mr. Gelbart:

I see you only posted the years 1981 - 1985.

Gee, I'm just curious. Since you bothered to look this up, I'm wondering......what was the Collected Tax Reveune like for the LAST 3 YEARS Reagan was in office? You know, like Reagan was President from 1980 to 1988?

Where are the figures for 1986, 1987 and 1988?

Perhaps you'd like to post it?

Or should I?

manofaiki


173 posted on 09/19/2004 5:14:15 PM PDT by manofaiki
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To: manofaiki
He mysteriously omits those years......rather strange..no?
174 posted on 09/19/2004 5:45:55 PM PDT by ThreePuttinDude (Cevapcici and Slivovitz......for everyone)
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To: manofaiki

The National Center for Policy Analysis, Office of Management and Budget reported tax revenues rising (in constant 1992 dollars) from $418.7 billion in 1980, to $436.8 billion in 1986, to $504.1 billion in 1990.


175 posted on 09/20/2004 12:17:11 AM PDT by dsc
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To: dsc

See BS got caught forging documents this time, but the left has been doing it for decades at least.

Need figures showing that the J curve is a fiction? No problem, just make them up.


176 posted on 09/20/2004 12:18:57 AM PDT by dsc
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To: MeekOneGOP

Cracked me up.


177 posted on 09/20/2004 1:04:53 AM PDT by SirLurkedalot (REMEMBER!)
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To: Moose4; sweetliberty

what tripe. election year always bring out the trolls.


178 posted on 09/20/2004 6:42:24 AM PDT by stainlessbanner (If that aint' country....)
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To: chasio649
Being Flogged By Blogs

An article about this article being posted on FR.

179 posted on 10/16/2004 2:20:21 PM PDT by knak
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To: knak

Hey thanks.....glad we got under his skin :)


180 posted on 10/17/2004 3:40:28 AM PDT by chasio649
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