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PatSeg

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19. I lived in Mississippi

Reply to Proud Liberal Dem (Reply #15)

Fri Sep 14, 2018, 11:32 AM

Sep 2018

for almost two years when I was a teenager. I heard some pretty strong southern accents, but Barbour's is so exaggerated, he seems like a caricature of a southern racist good old boy. If he is on TV, I have to fast-forward or change channels. I can't stand the sound of his syrupy voice.

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Just watched Haley Barbour on MSNBC [View all] TNNurse Sep 2018 OP

Bingo,purist another word for white. Eddie wanted to question him SummerSnow Sep 2018 #1

Absolutely "Pure" meant white and Eddie came close (imo) to calling him out. PearliePoo2 Sep 2018 #2

I wish that someone could have pulled out a avebury Sep 2018 #3

Trough feeder. peekaloo Sep 2018 #4

"Morning Joe" must have been hurting for decent guests today. Paladin Sep 2018 #5

Well they were in Mississippi. TNNurse Sep 2018 #8

Joe and Mika INdemo Sep 2018 #18

Well, that is barely a dog whistle PatSeg Sep 2018 #6

I remember how awful he was during the Clinton Years while he was RNC Chairman Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2018 #15

I lived in Mississippi PatSeg Sep 2018 #19

IKR? Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2018 #21

All you had to write was Haley Barbour pazzyanne Sep 2018 #7

He's always been a smarmy CSA lover... Wounded Bear Sep 2018 #9

In 1994, Barbour was RNC chair during the GOP National Convention. oasis Sep 2018 #10

It is Mississippi Racerdog1 Sep 2018 #11

More Evidence That The Past Is Not Past In Mississippi Marcuse Sep 2018 #12

A MUCH Better example of a Mississippian than Haley Barbor. maddiemom Sep 2018 #14

It may backfire. Repub senate candidate Chris McDaniel Hortensis Sep 2018 #13

He has disgusted me always. Mira Sep 2018 #16

Barbour is a racist Scumbag Pepsidog Sep 2018 #17

When he came on, I switched off. Pond life bottom sucker. OnDoutside Sep 2018 #20

Barbour is KKK bigtree Sep 2018 #22