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To: GeneD
This is going to be a loser. What brings the people to Gettysburg is the study of military tactics and the bravery of the men on both sides. No matter how much the idiots try to appease the blacks, they still won't come because most don't give a damn.

During the 70's there was a push for the military commissaries to get more "soul food" into the commissaries to appease the blacks and make them more happy. The truth? There was a whole aisle dedicated to "Soul food" and the only ones that bought the food there were us white folks that were reared on the staple of poor people. The black military families after all of their griping went and bought the other food. After about of year of the "soul food" aisle, the commissary decided that it was a loser and much of the frozen food there had to be condemned and the idea was scrapped. I think this is what is going to happen to Gettysburg, after all of the poor visitation because of a wayward emphasis, the park will be diminished and everything significant will be either sold off or trashed.

47 posted on 12/22/2002 9:11:54 AM PST by vetvetdoug
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To: vetvetdoug
When they had "soul food night" at the chow hall I'd always pass. I didn't realize until it was too late that I'd been raised on "soul food".
64 posted on 12/22/2002 10:24:51 AM PST by Terry Mross
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