re: #201 Dr Lizardo

So Mr. Shaftan there is basically doing yeoman’s work at getting out the vote for Mr. Booker.

Heck of a job, Rick.

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What an ass. GOP rebranding FAIL.

There’s more!

The Confederate Flag and Politics
By Rick Shaftan

…This flag issue will grow in significance not just in South Carolina but elsewhere. This fall, my wife and I saw Lynard Skynard at the Meadowlands here in NJ. The biggest cheer came when a hundred foot long Confederate flag dropped down as they opened “Sweet Home Alabama.” Virtually every booth at the Sussex County fair (which next year will be the New Jersey State Fair) was selling Confederate merchandise.

Because the legislature’s approval is necessary for any change in the flag status, the issue will override all others in this year’s races. If Republicans hold the State House, which is highly likely, efforts to remove the flag will end. If they take the State Senate. You will see expanded efforts in other Southern states to provide recognition for the Confederate flag, seen by some as a symbol of heritage and others as a symbol of rebellion against political correctness.

I saw some very strong intensity on this issue, something the PC types in the media and others do not understand. This is a strong single issue vote. The “respectable” business and church interests in the state who switched sides and called for the flag to be taken down made a serious mistake here and will find that they will not be able to count on the “redneck vote” when the chips are down. Bush is smart enough to realize he cannot win the White House without these voters. McCain doesn’t believe in anything, and therefore is able to take the SCV and the NAACP position at the same time. This is why he isn’t going anywhere…