Just back from hearing all 3 candidates

[SCantiGOP]

We had a good size crowd at the King Day at the Statehouse NAACP rally here in Columbia SC. Crowd was about 80% black. Obama, Edwards and Clinton all gave short but very spirited speeches. Obama was clearly the crowd favorite. I didn't see much evidence of black support for Clinton; most of her cheers seemed to come from the mostly female whites in the audience. I'll get to hear them all again on Friday evening at a 'hot dogs and politics' rally being put on by the SC Democratic Party. I think the situation is still very fluid, but I'm hearing more and more of the white Democrats I know deciding in favor of Obama.
Being South Carolina, we of course had the usual contingent of a dozen jackasses with their confederate flags. The head of the state NAACP spoke directly to them for about 10 minutes concerning the flag's heritage of bigotry and hate. Don't think he got through to them; one was holding a sign that said "The NAACP is a terrorist organization" and another equated removing the flag from the state house grounds with treason. Unfortunately, they will probably get as much coverage on the news tonight as the rally.

[LWolf]

1. "All 3?"

Apparently, it isn't only Texas, NBC, and CNN who have decided to exclude my candidate from the race.

[MADem]

Those three are the only ones who will get one percent, or more, of the vote.

And that's just the truth.

[LWolf]

9. He polls higher than 1%. That is also the truth. n/t

[Binka]

14. Wolf Was Wondering Why The OP Left A Description Of Edward's Out Of The Post

Even on DU people just overlook Edwards.

[MADem]

35. AH!!! I thought it was a reference, once again, to the

Where's Kucinich? crowd!!

My bad!

:hi:

[bdamomma]

17. Dennis missing from that equation of "only 3"

anyone who speaks the truth is being totally ignored or sidelined. Sickening.

[LWolf]

40. It's not just sickening,

it's completely unacceptable. Which is why I won't be tuning in.

[Binka]

2. How Was Edwards Received?

You don't even mention him after stating he was there.

[SammyWinstonJack]

3. Amazing, isn't?

[bdamomma]

20. Edwards is getting the treatment just like Dennis well sort of.

the media should hear about this from all of us, total BS how the media is telling us who to vote for. This crap has to stop.

[peace13]

24. If they had given Dennis the air time they gave Edwards

we would have the beginnings of a revolution. What we have now is a real quagmire. Peace, Kim

[bdamomma]

29. well we can all see what the media is doing and they should be

called on it. Sickening and CNN has the debate tonite more BS questions tonite.

[peace13]

33. No kidding.

CNN=FOX, I can't believe how bad it is. I wonder, have they changed or have I? I know that my eyes have been opened but I think CNN has gone down the tubes big time in the last two years. peace, kim

[SCantiGOP]

7. well received

They all had a polite reception and applause. Edwards may have given the most emotional speech. And, for the first poster, 'all 3' was a reference that they were the only three candidates present.

[JackRiddler]

4. Can we please move posts like these to GD : Politics

as per the rules of 2004?

[book_worm]

32. if this doesn't belong here then the moderators will move it

I think it's an appropriate thread for GD.

[gaiilonfong]

5. thanks for the post and the info n/t

[Mz Pip]

6. The idiots with the

confederate flags and the racist signs aren't going to vote for the Democrat no matter who it is. No getting through to them because they don't want to change their racist beliefs. They are low lifes and their beliefs give them a group of people they think they are superior to.

No matter. They are still at the bottom of the social food chain IMHO.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[bdamomma]

22. they don't want their guns taken away!!!

[CatWoman]

8. thanks for the update, Strom Jr.

:hi:

[MH1]

10. Strom Jr.?

I don't get the reference...

I hope it isn't what I think it is.

[CatWoman]

11. LOL

It's an inside joke :rofl:

[SCantiGOP]

13. you're welcome

They mentioned my Dad today. There's a bill to remove the statue of Pitchfork Ben Tillman from the statehouse. He was governor at the turn of the century and head of a militia that actively advocated the murder of any blacks attempting to vote. He also passed the 1890 constitution (which we still have) that institutionalized Jim Crow. The head of the state NAACP said that if we were to begin removing statues of all the racists, we wouldn't have many left. He particularly pointed out John C Calhoun and Strom Thurmond. By the way, I've met Strom's mixed race granddaughter. She runs a community service agency in a poor rural area near Columbia. She's very impressive.
(for anyone wondering about the Strom Jr line, Catwoman once nicknamed me Son of Strom)

[MountainLaurel]

21. I was wondering

More because a friend of mine actually went to school with Strom, Jr. (by a complete fluke of school zoning maps). His report was that Jr. had little in common with his father (I think Mrs. Strom had been living apart from the old geezer since Jr. was a baby). On the other hand, Dan Quayle's kid was a complete ass.

[SCantiGOP]

31. from what I've heard

from several people who went to Law School with him was that he was a decent guy. He was the youngest US Attorney in history when Bush appointed him several years ago. A lot of people raised hell about him not being qualified, but apparently having the name Thurmond at the top of the resume was all that was needed.

[MADem]

38. Great story!

I was actually wondering if we had Essie Mae Washington's unpublicized half brother posting here!!!

I suppose they can recycle those statues; after all, it's GOOD to recycle! Melt 'em down and create anew!

[EFerrari]

15. I know there've been trolls around but that's REALLY bad.

[CatWoman]

19. no, no, no

Rusty's cool :)

I pick on him about his uncanny resemblance to Strom Thurmond :rofl:

[EFerrari]

25. I knew you were kidding when you said "Jr."

lol

[SCantiGOP]

26. payback is hell, Catwoman

I only resemble Strom after a hard night of drinking.

[CatWoman]

27. *smooch*

you're my doll, Strom - drinking or no drinking :)

:loveya:

[liberalnurse]

12. I'm amazed at how you, an apparent crowd participant, can tell

the difference from a few white females cheering from black supporters in a crowd? Were the white females in a segregated corner?

" Clinton; most of her cheers seemed to come from the mostly female whites in the audience"


This is purely an all out racist remark as well.

"I didn't see much evidence of black support for Clinton"

This post reeks of racism. You identify the NAACP addressing the confederate flag carriers as jack-assess with bigotry and hatred but I sense you have your share of bigotry to address yourself by your statements of assumption.

[SCantiGOP]

16. you are simply nuts

There was a large area of people holding Clinton signs, and they were mostly female. The majority of Clinton signs was in that one area. You must be brilliant to be able to diagnose racism from far away when you weren't even at the event. Watch the news tonight and you'll see.

[liberalnurse]

23. Just take a serious look at how you

make such broad based assumptions .........only blacks support a black man and only a few white women support a white woman. This based on the attendance of a large, outdoors crowd of mixed races; presumably, not practicing group segregation for the event....

Well, maybe there is an except in your mind that is, of racism.

[Binka]

30. There Is Something About That Poster

Think rabid dog with a tazer.

[Jed Dilligan]

34. Who can resist gems like this?

"Well, maybe there is an except in your mind that is, of racism."

Lee Mercer, Jr. couldn't have said it better!

[Binka]

36. That One Had Me Going

:wtf:. :hi: Jed nice to see ya buddy!

[Jed Dilligan]

39. Hi Binka!

Good to see you. I've been gone, now I'm back. Iowa woke me up.

[Binka]

37. She's Dr Frist n/t

[Guaranteed]

28. That's idiotic. He's simply reporting what he saw. nt

[Elspeth]

18. "a dozen jackasses with their confederate flags." The moran guy, mebbe?

Sounds like the freepers came for the free food.