As far as Albert Gore goes; he is a bourbon Democrat from an olde Southern political family. My personal experiences with men and women who share a common political heritage with Gore have been excellent; they tend to be more enlightened in many ways than this Pennsylvania Dutchman.
Buchanan on the other hand is a political wild card. And I know that he is quite proud of his Southern heritage, whatever that might be? Speaking of horses did you know that Lee's horse Traveller was a gift of an Irish Catholic family to Lee. I believe that after Travellers death he was stuffed and is still on display down in olde Virginia.
The term "red" in the Pennsylvania Dutch dialect and a colloquialism means to clean up as in I'm going to "red up".
Btw, I'd love to hear about the confederates in your attic.
Tom Lehman
Scott Marshall wrote:
> Gee Tom - I guess this humourless old southern red stands rebuked in the
> lbo list for not seeing the funny in the flap over the confederate battle
> flag in South Carolina - what do you expect from a wooden party hack? But I
> will rectify it right here and now........ha ha.
>
> Originally from South Carolina, I just get a howl out of these kinds of
> jokes about racism. Did I ever tell you the one about the dogs and the
> water hoses.....
>
> Maybe it's this old silly soft spot I have for the Gore family "bourbon
> Democrats' who stood up for us when we were being beaten in the civil
> rights marches. Long before it was fashionable to see the humor in it all.
> Back when the Dixiecrats were out for the blood of the turncoat Dems and
> the Northern liberals were urging us to go slow and not rock the boat.
>
> Theres plenty of material to attack Gore on, but this just ain't it.
>
> At 01:42 PM 1/16/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >Scott--I think this is a very gutsy move on Gore's part! Only a bourbon
> >Democrat could make this move. It restores my faith in the Southern Democrats
> >after years of enduring the Clintons' and their high-class problems. I'm sure
> >that many of us Tammanys' will now be able to enter the wigwam with our heads
> >held high.
> >
> >There is humor in American politics.
> >
> >Tom