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2008-07-22 Home Front: Politix

Will Manly - Dear Barack: You're wrong about small towns.

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Posted by Besoeker 2008-07-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Mr. Manly is absolutely correct. The idiots who look down on small-town people are just that, idiots. Just because the town is small doesn't mean the inhabitants have small intellects or small hearts. Bama's condescending attitude won't go unnoticed by those folks, and he'll pay the price at the polls.

BTW, the people I knew when I lived in a small town could generally take care of themselves and their families through tough times a heck of a lot better than most of the big-city types I met later. There was and is a lot of truth in that song "A Country Boy Can Survive."

Posted by Jomosing Bluetooth8431 2008-07-22 06:35|| 2008-07-22 06:35|| Front Page Top

#2 What Manly said. Every word.

Which state that W won in '04 will BHO win this time around?

Posted by no mo uro 2008-07-22 09:15|| 2008-07-22 09:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Virginia

Posted by Rupert Omereper5420 2008-07-22 09:37|| 2008-07-22 09:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Not gonna happen, RO5420. Bet on it.

Posted by Jomosing Bluetooth8431 2008-07-22 10:06|| 2008-07-22 10:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Don't be too sure about Virginia. The minority vote in Richmond and Tidewater is substantial, and the northern Virginia vote has been Dhimmicratic for a while. I think McCain will pull it out but I think Obama has a chance there, enough that he'll pro'ly spend time and money.

Posted by Steve White 2008-07-22 11:57|| 2008-07-22 11:57|| Front Page Top

#6 incompatible thoughts:

Big city people who look down on rural america

"antipathy to people who aren't like them"

Once again, the finger points the wrong way.

Posted by flash91 2008-07-22 12:33|| 2008-07-22 12:33|| Front Page Top

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