HARRY REID SHOULD NOT ONLY RESIGN

Natural Born Conservative ^ | January 12, 2010 | Larry Walker Jr

[rdb3]

...or the old conservative southern Democrats whom he likes to portray as a pack of racists.

They weren't?

Obama is a cynic wrapped in a hypocrite inside a bully.

[a fool in paradise]

Reid and Obama themselves said he should resign. Only seems “fair” exercise of Social Justice to demand that these creeps follow their OWN advice on such matters.

[BigSkyFreeper]

OK, I stand corrected, Thurmond did switch parties in order to support Goldwater. He was bucking the Democrat establishment before, as a Democrat by supporting such things like Republican nominees to the bench and Republican legislation up for a vote for example. The Democrats were threatening to strip him of his committee positions but he bailed on them before they even had a chance to do it.

[Tax Government]

Thank you for the pointer to Albion’s Seed.

A few years back I spent a several hours at Heathrow waiting for a flight. Many individuals there, who probably had spent their entire lives in Great Britain, spoke with accents reminiscent of distinct American regions.

We tend, wrongly I believe, to demonize historical language differences within America and consider them signs of ignorance or lack of education.

On a slightly different subject... I started comparing the Swedish and English translations of popular songs by the Swedish group Sarek, and noted deep language similarities that perhaps are present in some American regional dialects more than in others. I believe, without a lot of proof or study, that the American south (populated by Scots-Irish, closer to Sweden by the way) has been relatively more strongly influenced by Swedish language.

[truth_seeker]

“On a slightly different subject... I started comparing the Swedish and English translations of popular songs by the Swedish group Sarek, and noted deep language similarities that perhaps are present in some American regional dialects more than in others. I believe, without a lot of proof or study, that the American south (populated by Scots-Irish, closer to Sweden by the way) has been relatively more strongly influenced by Swedish language.”

Except the Swedes had little to do with the Nordic migration to the British Isles.

It was mainly Danish and Norwegian tribes.

So your premise may be correct if you replace “Swedish” language with “Scandinavian” language.

Historically the Scandinavians had greater influence in the north of Britain and in Ireland.

And of course the French speaking Scandinavians had their impact, as Normans.

The language closest to Olde English is Frisian.

[boop]

I disagree. Democrats have screwed blacks since 1850. Why blacks come back for more, I have no idea. I can’t think of a single democrat program that isn’t patronizing, racist, or destructive to black people.

[AzaleaCity5691]

Very true. And what has happened is that the Southern Democrats who made up the conservative coalition became Republicans while most of those Northeastern Rockefeller types became liberal “New Democrats”

Or as we say in the South, the parties switched.

[Inwoodian]

One less gram of melanin and Julian Bond will be Swedish.

[Tax Government]

Agreed... Swedish -> Scandinavian.

[Retain Mike]

Yes, I could have written PC Republicans, but there seem to be too few others then and now to form a powerful coalition. In his case only a few cursory shots were needed to activate the existing power structure against him. Probably he was not one of them and this event served their purpose. The next presidential campaign and the treatment of Sarah Palin provides supporting evidence.

[Pelham]

If you intend to recycle the Left’s old talking points you could at least provide some names to fit the accusation.