Does Haley Barbour’s position on Civil Rights speak for most conservatives?
If not, then speak up! Make yourself heard saying this person does not represent you.
James L: The area he grew up in “wasn’t so bad” before desegregation. And defending this pro-segregation group as “keeping his community safe”. I’m not big on the “race card”, but this guy is a fool.
gws35: He’s just clinging to his God, guns, country music, and Confederacy. Palin/Barbour 2012 would be the folksy, southern-spun ticket. I’m sure you may, if you lived south, have had “state’s rights” relatives who did the same thing. Are they “typical white people”?
I live in the south too, I don’t think all or even most southerners are bigots, I think you’re hateful, thin-skinned enough to complain about me being, and I personally don’t really like country music but don’t mind if you do. It’s a generational thing I guess. I have relatives who fought for the south. My comment was ironic if that doesn’t go over your head.
Barbour may not have grown up in a difficult environment, but the fact that he’d say something like that instead of keeping it to himself proves he’s trying to minimize what other people went through.
I believe you are the one who is playing the victim card. Stop whining about how people are hateful just for exposing your hate.
And that he’d defend the Citizen’s Council says a lot right there. Look them up.
I also have no problem with lawful gun ownership. I’m not a stereotype.
And I’m a Christian, too. I was just taking that famous phrase into what it would imply.
I LOVE REVEREND WRIGHT’S POSITION!!!
When other gay men find out I’m a conservative christian they get kind of shy around me, but I just have to get them a little drunk, put on something pretty and then there ain’t no man that can resist Johnny Rico’s fabulousness.
Did Senator Robert “KKK” Byrd speak for all democrats?
He sounds like he was influenced by the Democrat bigots he grew up with. It’s such a shame.
He sounds almost like Robert “KKK Kleagle” Byrd.
Palin/Barbour in 2012!
What? All people are equal and have an equal opportunity to succeed. No one deserves special consideration based on race, religion, gender or any other inherent quality. Do you have a different position on civil rights? Do you think non-whites are inherently inferior and incapable of succeeding without government assistance? That’s about as racist and hateful as you can get. You should be ashamed of yourself.
To the people who grew up in that environment it seemed normal. My own parents were not even really aware that segregation existed except for what they saw on TV. As a teenager, most kids are not that interested in politics, so as long as there are no major disruptions to their community everything seems OK. It is not inherently racist to be disinterested and unaffected by events that seem to be happening far away. I do live in the south. I like country music and believe that everyone has a right to whatever god or guns they choose. I had relatives that fought on both sides of the civil war. And yes some of my relatives are bigots, so I can tell the difference between a real racist and someone who’s just not a liberal. You need to grow up and stop being so hateful.
What is his position on Civil Rights? So saying that desegregation is good is now a bad thing?
He does not represent me since I do not live in Mississippi, but if he runs for President, I would consider voting for him if after a little research his ideals, ideas, agenda were close to mine.