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Sissyk

(12,665 posts)
43. I must disagree with you.
Mon Oct 14, 2013, 10:20 AM
Oct 2013

We are still healing from the egotistical, cowardly, incompetent, dumb ass Kiffen. Dooley was just a dumb ass. lol!

I'm very happy with Jones, though. We are coming back!!

See, I also just helped prove your point? War? What war?

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About the South Seceding.... [View all] Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 OP
Some, even here, seem convinced secession is the answer to our problems Hekate Oct 2013 #1
We have more than our share of crazies down here, LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #2
If what you say is true, that a majority of Southerners do not want Secession, then hold a vote MarchemintotheSea Oct 2013 #3
I don't think it's a majority. Mariana Oct 2013 #4
Then put it to a vote and lets see who is correct! MarchemintotheSea Oct 2013 #5
Put it to a vote. So what? Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #8
Who's going to pay for it? You? Mariana Oct 2013 #56
Did I say that? Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #6
Yes I do in fact I think many would quietly accept it MarchemintotheSea Oct 2013 #7
Have you not seen the Moral Monday protests in NC against the GOP. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #10
Yeah I have seen minor ineffective push back. MarchemintotheSea Oct 2013 #14
"minor ineffective push back?!!" please retract this zazen Oct 2013 #32
^---- wish this had a "rec" button nt Mother Of Four Oct 2013 #33
"better off relocating to better places" kentauros Oct 2013 #58
The only people I am aware of that want the South to secede cordelia Oct 2013 #27
There is another group that wants us to secede: kentauros Oct 2013 #59
Absolutely correct. cordelia Oct 2013 #61
Do you blame them? The south keeps sending idiotic teabaggers to DC. Sirveri Oct 2013 #81
Were you replying to me? LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #9
No I was not MarchemintotheSea Oct 2013 #11
Well aren't you a sweetheart. Enjoy your stay. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #12
You know jack about what the South wants AND will quietly accept. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #13
Seeing that I have lived in mutiple Southern locations I think I know a whole lot about the South MarchemintotheSea Oct 2013 #15
I'm a GRITS (Girl Raised In The South) and I'm married to a Yankee - Fawke Em Oct 2013 #67
You are a prime example renie408 Oct 2013 #20
You are incorrect..I don't feel superior at all. I see it as different people who want to live a MarchemintotheSea Oct 2013 #23
Exactly! Jamastiene Oct 2013 #75
In the ten years I've lived in NC... Mother Of Four Oct 2013 #30
You do realize an awful lot of blacks and latinos live in the South, right? Lex Oct 2013 #46
Psstt... it auto corrects on some devices. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #63
Um... in 1860s, only 47 percent of Southerners wanted to secede. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #38
There you go, injecting some historical evidence and logic... YoungDemCA Oct 2013 #83
The legislature in Arkansas pretty much ignored Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #86
Bless your heart! Fumesucker Oct 2013 #16
That's a good point about the Midwest wanting to secede instead. kentauros Oct 2013 #60
Call Them On It. emanymton Oct 2013 #17
I am from Montana and I wish people would stop bashing the South. LiberalLoner Oct 2013 #18
if they openly advocated eliminating most black Americans, half the Hispanics, and most of the poor carolinayellowdog Oct 2013 #24
This. cordelia Oct 2013 #26
Do we really need another poverty-stricken, Third-world country on our southern border? baldguy Oct 2013 #19
I AM NOT advocating for secession. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #22
I have lived in the Deep South my whole life. renie408 Oct 2013 #21
I hear more about the Confederacy and the Civil War on DU Fawke Em Oct 2013 #39
This! Ishoutandscream2 Oct 2013 #54
Yes, indeed! cordelia Oct 2013 #62
^^^^THIS! Jamastiene Oct 2013 #76
Yep. And I can't remember the last time I saw a Confederate flag... renie408 Oct 2013 #77
As a life long citizen of the South, I believe that your short simple post most accurately describes ladjf Oct 2013 #55
The South is seceding? cynatnite Oct 2013 #25
You may wish to brush up on your history. former9thward Oct 2013 #57
My bad. Thanks for correcting me. n/t cynatnite Oct 2013 #71
You are right, grits. brer cat Oct 2013 #28
In Missouri there is a strong sucessionist faction in the Republican Senate. gordianot Oct 2013 #29
People who are for seceding and those who address the topic at all... NCTraveler Oct 2013 #31
Really? Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #35
You read it properly. NCTraveler Oct 2013 #36
Not sure I'd call you fringe but as renie says above... Phentex Oct 2013 #41
As I said, Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #44
A unicorn is also an idea! Phentex Oct 2013 #48
I have seen many threads about secession. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #49
SEC Football get the red out Oct 2013 #34
LOL... You just made a point for me. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #40
East Temmessee was also Union-friendly. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #37
I must disagree with you. Sissyk Oct 2013 #43
Yup. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #66
TELL ME YOU JUST DID NOT CALL THEM Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #47
My apologies! Fawke Em Oct 2013 #64
Apology accepted! Are_grits_groceries Oct 2013 #68
I'd love to tell you about the T-shirt I saw at a party this weekend. Fawke Em Oct 2013 #82
Also, this, too (in Palin vernacular), your in-state rival is Fawke Em Oct 2013 #84
You get my rec Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 #42
Nothing goes against our founding principles more than secession. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #45
People move, the demographics change in many places IronLionZion Oct 2013 #50
black migration to VA, NC, GA, FL is crucial to turning them "blue" carolinayellowdog Oct 2013 #79
Less about "the south" seceding.. karadax Oct 2013 #51
It would be messy. I live in New Orleans and we unwillingly support the rest of the State Katashi_itto Oct 2013 #52
Please call Randy Hultgren, R-IL, 202-225-2976. raging moderate Oct 2013 #53
The South can't afford to secede. They need Federal dollars to survive. TeamPooka Oct 2013 #65
The stupid teabggers and racists are controlling PA; the governor is a teabagger, they control the AlinPA Oct 2013 #69
Book recomendation nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #70
When I was growing up here in the South, I NEVER heard about the Confederacy steve2470 Oct 2013 #72
K&R Jamastiene Oct 2013 #73
This is for all of those that have stated kentauros Oct 2013 #74
Better idea - let's ship 'em all to Somalia instead. Initech Oct 2013 #78
The Presidential map showed significant Blue in Alabama. The state went for Romney, but not bluestate10 Oct 2013 #80
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #85
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