tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post116182081188030765..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: Harold Ford... Call Me...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-1162179939045476922006-10-29T19:45:00.000-08:002006-10-29T19:45:00.000-08:00Senator Trent Lott, Mississippi, "If we had electe...Senator Trent Lott, Mississippi, "If we had elected Strom Thurmond [on a segregationist ticket] in 1948, we wouldn't have had all "these problems" over all these years."<BR/><BR/>'nuff said. <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>// posted by<A><B> </B></A>LTGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-1161825410252257342006-10-25T18:16:00.000-07:002006-10-25T18:16:00.000-07:00I have to admit that my first reaction was that I ...I have to admit that my first reaction was that I didn't see how it was obviously racist. But I've heard several Southerners say the racism is obvious to them. I suppose in the South they are more sensative to the "Birth of Nation" stuff. <BR/><BR/>That said, when I heard about <A HREF="http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2006/oct/25/tn_sen_corker_radio_ad_has_tom_tom_drums_during_mentions_of_ford" REL="nofollow">this radio ad</A> , I was convinced. In the ad, Corker and Ford both have musical themes. Corkers is soft violins and inspiration symphonies. But the theme for Ford sounds alarmingly like tom-toms, or "Jungle drums" as critics are saying.<BR/><BR/>Corker is playing a game where he's hinting at the race issue (i.e. don't vote for Ford or Mandingo will come and rape all the white women) but without coming out and saying it. <BR/><BR/>The sad thing is that in Tennessee (as in Virginia) accusing a white, conservative man of being racist isn't the worst thing you can do to his electability.  <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>// posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://thecitizens.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="">Raised By Republicans</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com