I find throughly disgusting that the left would try and make political hay from this tragedy (though I shouldn't be surprised). Why did Florida seem to get a better respone to their hurricanes? ... maybe they were better prepared? Ya think?

... and funny how we can tie all this back to racism. Must be the root of all evil.

And maybe Florida was better prepared because they're not "ruled" by a bunch of Future Felons of America graduates (AKA "Democrats").

Stacy, honey, I grew up in Oklahoma. Talk about getting teased. I mentioned it once in a post and some hag with an issue said "Oklahoma sucks" in the comments. So I now get about ten hits a weeks with that as the search term.

Oh, I guess you will now, too :D I like to share :D

And Stacy, all the Hollywoody's wink at the poor, giving them a white bread and bologna sandwich while they dine on caviar.

This is hard for me to understand. In Texas your proud of being a Texan whether your Slim Pickens or T. Boone Pickens. And if anyone puts you down you always know it doesn’t matter because you’re better than them.

Yes there is poverty in the south but have you ever seen the Bronx or Jamaica Plain? Just listen to Sean Hannity’s man on the street interviews in New York. The common man from Manhattan or Boston is no better educated than the folks in Tupelo.

Take heart! You are obviously well educated enough to write consistently and make more sense than most college professors. And you’re much better looking than they are to boot!

If some snob puts down you or the south, he only shows us who he is; a jackass!

Stacy:

As a displaced son of the south myself, I understand your frustration, without understanding the Northern aggressors or their modern day replacements, the rainbow coalition liberals. This post has raised a lot misplaced ire by some of the semi-literate libs who drop in here seeking a steady target. Eugene probably missed out on the fact that race relations in the deep south are far better developed than in the Northeast.

There are two books written by Rick Bragg that will refresh your pride in your southern heritage, Stacy. Ava's Man and All Over But the Shoutin'. Joe Bob sez check em out.

I don't really care if they hate me. I'm not interested in gaining the popularity of people who want everyone else to rely on the government for all of their needs. I want to take responsibility for myself, and take care of myself and my family. I don't need the governments help. When people rely on the government for money, medicine, food, etc., it makes them vulnerable. Perhaps so vulnerable that they can't even perform a simple task like evacuating before a hurricane.

Yoogeen:

Two things:

Notice how predictably a Nawthen librahl will stoop to ugly name calling in the face of a couple of rounds of steady, on point argument?

Second, anyone would could refer to Stacy as "ugly fat c**t" is either blind and jumping to (stereotypical) conclusions; or a seriously poor judge of womanhood. That, my Northern busybody, is one fine looking belle.

Go on back to your tea party, sissy boy.

It's funny, but the only place that has real pockets of liberalism in the South, in my experience, are the universities. I've run into people who seemed surprised that I'm a conservative- apparently because I'm a smart female, I'm supposed to be liberal. Buck the trend or something.

See what I mean? Jackasses! Lots of snooty Jackasses! These folks are so beneath me that I wonder if we really are the same species.

Wait... I missed the fight! Oh, poopie!

But I do want to say that I got the joke - but of course the teller should have said, "Bolt of LIGHTNING." Thunder doesn't bolt. Stupid Northerner.

Wow. Quite an interesting thread for my first visits.

Most college students are liberal or moderate because they are young. They haven't really experienced the real world enough to know any better. IMHO.

Six months ago I was still trying to make my mind up about which side of this political world I wanted to be on. People like eugene just continually make my mind up for me. So far eugene has:

1. Called a woman a fat "c word". Here in the south, we do respect women. I don't really mind falling into that stereotype.

2. Made a joke about a man's autistic child. I don't even think I need to go into that. One of my best friends son is autistic, and it is an incredible battle to be fighting.

I don't think I want to be anywhere near associated with anyone that will stoop to this level. "fucktard" and "anonymous coward" are not even close to the things that eugene has said. They are merely words lashing out at what appeared to be a troll. I'm guilty of it myself.

It really disturbs me that this post has turned into a flame war.

Stacy, although I think you painted a bit too broad of a brush stroke, I concur with the feelings that you expressed about what must seem like a carpetbagger rerun. General Honore of Louisiana has character that shames our Northern politicians (as well as many Southern politicians and incompetent political hacks...but I digress).

I was born and raised in the Northeast, and growing up during the Civil Rights struggle, I learned to feel superior over the southern "bigots". It wasn't till years later that I came to understand (1) that we Northerners weren't really any better about race, it just found expresssion as de facto rather than de jure discrimination; and (2) the unsung heroes of the Civil Rights movement were the much maligned white southern Christians, who when confronted by the error of their ways, they, finding root in their faith, changed their beliefs and actions and institutions in ways that we Northeners have not been capable of to nearly the same extent. It is my hope that New Orleans may represent the end of the "old South" and that if any good comes out of this tragedy, it is that New Orleans will rise again as part of the "new South".

Thank you for your comment.

By the way, Stacy, I stand with beast7 in affirming your beauty and character.

Civil Truth:

Great post, but I think you are missing a big point. It is not that NO needs to become part of the "New South". It's that we have a huge problem of allowing people to depend too much on the government, and not enough on themselves. Were there no black people that were able to get themselves out of the city of New Orleans before the Hurricane hit?

As I stated above, I'm new to this, so I welcome any opinion as long as it is not telling me how stupid I am. I already know that. :)