[Miss Marple]

Cedric, they get the idea we don't like people from the constant drumbeat of the left. I bet if you surveyed 100 democrats at random, 90% of them would tell you that everyone knows that the conservatives hate blacks and fought against the Civil Rights movement, even though it is just the opposite.

Also, unfortunately, we have had a few people who make unthinking comments which get spread by radio, TV, and the internet. Then we all get tarred with the same brush.

One of the reasons I complain about some of the things I read here is that people forget that this is a public forum, and any comments here can be read (and copied) by anyone, not just those of us who are members.

I do have to say, however, that the longer this administration goes on the more difficult it is for me maintain a cheerful, charitable attitude.

[Cedric]

I'm not sure they're fooling anyone but themselves.

I remember an interview wherein Barbra Streisand was asked why she is a Democrat. There ensued an agonizing 3 second pause (a record for BS). One could almost see her thumbing through her mental index cards. Finally she mumbled with an unusually vacant stare, “Because I like people.”

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Not incidentally, for those nonmembers who wish to copy and disseminate my remarks, be sure to include the following: I am none of those things which end with “phobe” or “ist”. The 3 words which most accurately describe me end with “ius”, “ome” and “exy”!