Is it time to call for a boycott of Tennessee? The comments re: Michelle were only the latest

[wndycty]

Just watch this video on the history of racism in the Tennessee Republican party:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBBf8zTmrhM

How many times can Tennessee's public officials do blatantly racist shit and the state not pay a price.

[movonne]

1. As far as i'm concerned we could boycott a good portion of the

south...it seems to me that a great portion of the south is racist..

[Diane R]

2. I would agree with that, except I live right next to Northern Idaho.

I know that one small area's ignorance doesn't reflect an entire area.

[TNDemo]

4. The good thing is that they took swift action and got rid of him.

He was going to do the PR for the big new convention center so he lost a big contract.

I was in Idaho a few years ago and I have to say it is the whitest place I have ever been! I never saw anything but white faces while in Idaho and Montana.

[terrell9584]

6. As is a great portion of Chicago

[progressoid]

3. I'm sure we could find some reason to boycott every state repub party.

And quite a few Democratic ones as well.

[Milo40]

10. or State Democrat party

Racism is present in both parties. Trying to attach it to a specific party is useless.

the day will come again, when everybody regrets demonizing a whole group, due to the actions of a few.

[Snarkoleptic]

5. Submariner has a great contact list for those outraged over the Michelle Obama/Chimp e-mail.

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7. If we boycott every state with a racist Republican Party...

...well, it would sure cut down on my expenditures.

[NJmaverick]

8. K&R

[onenote]

9. in case you didn't know,tennessee has a Democratic governor and 5 Democratic reps

So a Democratic led boycott of the state would be a particularly stupid move unless your goal is to hurt Democrats.

[Milo40]

11. and a Racist History

that crosses party lines.

WHEREAS, the Democratic Party in the South formed the Confederacy, seceded from the Union and fought a Civil War (1861 to 1865) to expand slavery where over 600,000 citizens were killed, including many thousand blacks,

WHEREAS, the book "A Short History of Reconstruction" by the renowned historian, Dr. Eric Foner, revealed that: (a) the Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1866 by Democrats as a Tennessee social club; (b) the Ku Klux Klan became a military force serving the interests of the Democratic Party, the planter class, and all those who desired the restoration of white supremacy; and (c) the Ku Klux Klan spread into other Southern states, launching a 'reign of terror' against Republican leaders, black and white,

http://www.nationalblackrepublicans.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.DYK-OBAMA-CanYouSpareAPROCLAMATION&tp_preview=true


and then there is also Robert Byrd. Focus on the issues, and less on these ad hominem attacks, everybody is starting to sound like a bunch of "birthers"

[southernyankeebelle]

12. What good would that do? I am a life long democrat and I live here in Tn. Many younger people are

democrats. Not all of us are stupid like this man. He should have been fired.