Posted on 11/21/2018 6:11:08 AM PST by a little elbow grease
President Donald Trump is defending a Republican U.S. senator from Mississippi who praised one of her own supporters by saying she would attend a “public hanging” if the supporter invited her — a remark that has stirred strong emotions in a state with a history of racially motivated lynchings.
Trump said at the White House on Tuesday that Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is “a tremendous woman” who loves the people of Mississippi and the U.S.
A video published Nov. 11 shows Hyde-Smith praising a supporter in Tupelo by saying: “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row.” She said in a statement that the expression was an “exaggerated expression of regard” and said it is “ridiculous” to read any negative connotation into it, but she has refused to answer questions about it.
Walmart asked Hyde-Smith to return a $2,000 campaign contribution because of the hanging remark.
“It was just sort of said in jest,” Trump said, defending Hyde-Smith. “She’s a tremendous woman and it’s a shame that she has to go through this.”
Hyde-Smith’s campaign did not respond to questions from The Associated Press about whether it would refund Walmart’s contribution. Campaign spokeswoman Melissa Scallan said the senator was focusing on debate preparation.
(snip) -- Bishop Ronnie Crudup, senior pastor of predominantly black New Horizon Church International in Jackson, said Hyde-Smith’s hanging remark was “highly offensive.”
“That statement has historical context to it, and it shows that she doesn’t really know black people,” said Crudup, who is supporting Espy. “This is something that has everybody in an uproar because, in 2018, you want to think that we’re beyond this. And probably for most of my folks, too, what makes it worse is not to apologize about it.”
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
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Aren't you ashamed?
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Wardaddy........... I see your goodness in your profile pictures.
What town was that? The only Klan I remember in Mississippi showed up at the state fair for attention, and that had to be mid 80s.
Why do your write conciliatory freepmail and then show off on open forum?
Bye
I did not see it yet when I wrote my reply
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I REALLY do appreciate your words.
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Again........ I see you as a wise man here ........... and I love your deep feelings.
Please be well.
Picayune.
I think I’ve driven through there a few times, but I know nothing about the town. I don’t know if I have ever known a Klan member.
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Southerners are dumbasses, eh?
You are incorrigible.............. at least you have good looking dogs.
Now ... STFU, wardaddy.
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If you are going to continue to act like be a stiff-assed, persecuted southern fool, I will expose you as an actual nice guy.
;-)
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"Concilatory" meaning "peacemaker?
Yes I did. I was trying to make peace with an angry, self-persecuting Southern jerkoff like you................. who AGAIN is out of hand with your bizarre claims.
Go save the South from everyone here and elsewhere who you thinks hates the south.
Your mind is bent.
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The only correct thing about an assumption by you ..... is that you are an ass.
"Snotty self righteous Yankee ....check" --- To wardaddy: Sadly, you are a self persecuted, arrogant southern pussyboy of a little money.
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"You write like Poobah" ---- You, wardaddy, write like a guy who hasn't had any lately. Good luck with that, seeing that your body is somewhat glued together. That may still work for you, Southern Boy.
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wardaddy ........ Let's add it up. You are the perverted racist with a huge chip on your c=shoulder ....... or you are merely a guy who needs a good jock strap or a very strong truss.
Good luck continuing to denigrate those that you don't know. At least you are consistent.
You are a sad sixty year old man, who hates about half the population of this country.
You, wardaddy, are an angry, sad loser ................ with very nice dogs.
Sleep with them.................
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Wrong punkly 60 year old, wardudley.
You are a broken man resorting to insiults like "snotty self righteous Yankee".
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Why are you so bitter, wardudley?
My original assumption was accurate
Snotty self righteous Yankee ....check
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LOL
You (wardaddy) ignorant 60 year old foolish bigot.
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As I wrote to you, wardaddy, and you as a 60 year old Southerner bigot want to ignore ……. here it is for all here to see.
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You (wardaddy) continually ignore overtures from well-meaning FReepers to reach out to you.
You plainly are a southern bigot …….. a bigot who harbors hate for white northerners.. Get over it, “wardaddy”. You really have no spine.………
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As I wrote to you earlier:
To wardaddy......... I’m saying firstly that I completely appreciate your intelligence, your background, and point of view on all things. You are one of the most intelligent FReepers here. This back and forth with you and me is unneeded and foolish. As I observed, after looking at about 100 of your recent posts .... you are one of the more wise people here. Very true. Seems like that escapes you here and there.
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I was talking about you, wardaddy, with my wife and our two boxer dogs this morning. My boxer dogs are very good listeners ....... especially the older one.
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Now, wardaddy, ..... back to the REAL subject matter. You know more than anyone that Neil Young wrote that ABSURDLY ignorant song, “Southern Man”. RIGHT???? Of course you do.
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Southern man better keep your head Don’t forget what your good book said ……… Southern change gonna come at last Now your crosses are burning fast Southern man I saw cotton and I saw black Tall white mansions and little shacks. Southern man when will you pay them back? ***********************
THOSE LYRICS TO ME ARE MORE THAN HARSH.
You, puffdaddy, may be happy (and so am I happy) that L.S pulled this off:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cyokaj3BJU Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Big wheels keep on turning Carry me home to see my kin Singing songs about the south-land I miss ‘ole’ ‘bamy once again and I think it’s a sin Well I heard Mister Young sing about her Well I heard ole Neil put her down Well, I hope Neil Young will remember A southern man don’t need him around anyhow ................ telling Neil Young to STFU!
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If you do not understand that myself and others from all over the country do not believe you folks are KKK or whatever you want to think ………. you can go feel sorry for yourself then go suck the back end of the running end of a pickup truck.
You are an embarrassment to southerners at this point.
Man look at you go
Keep rolling you prove my point better than I can what makes a south basher tick
Wow
You may be the all time winner
You and your little bash my home State thread
Just when I think I’ve seen it all from your ilk
I haven’t
And you can’t figure why we don’t like you?
I usually agree with you, elbow, but please don’t include me in any anti-southern posts.
If you read that post again slowly, you will see that my post is THE DIRECT OPPOSITE of an "anti-southern post".
I point out specifically that the sick song by Neil Young, "Southern Man" with the terrible lyrics":
"better keep your head....... Don’t forget...... what your good book said ......Southern change gonna come at last...... Now your crosses..... are burning fast..... Southern man I saw cotton..... and I saw black..... Tall white mansions..... and little shacks....... Southern man...... when will you..... pay them back?.....
I follow that with what I believe was a great WINNING answer by Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
"Big wheels keep on turning...... Carry me home to see my kin....... Singing songs about the south-land.... I miss ‘ole’ ‘bamy once again and I think it’s a sin..... Well I heard Mister Young sing about her....... Well I heard ole Neil put her down...... Well, I hope Neil Young will remember..... A southern man don’t need him around anyhow....." ................ telling Neil Young to STFU.
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I don't see how you missed that.
I love the southern people, and any other understanding of my feelings is very wrong.
I'll pass on you. You are not worth any more time.
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As I said earlier more than once, Neil Young ("Southern Man") had it VERY wrong ......... Lynard Skynard ("Sweet Home Alabama") had it DIRECTLY right in answering Neil Young's savage words.
I guess you cannot hear that.
You are either a fool, or you just wish to create enemies who do not exist.
The second choice there means there may be a sickness in your mind.
I hope that you eventually understand where I stand on this.
You are way off base.
I believed that you were way too intelligent to misunderstand and make an ugly stink out of all this. It is so unnecessary.
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Not that it matters one bit, but I was a freshman in college when you were in first grade. You have some catching up to do, fellow.
I agree, this woman is an IDIOT! She might as well have said “That’s mighty white of you” as an expression of “high regard.”
This is the best the Mississippi GOP can do?!? The Rat candidate is likely to win the Senate seat because this woman said this one REALLY stupid thing.
My wife walked into the room and gave me this ....... hope you like it. 14 Year Old Fiddler - The Orange Blossom Special - The Kempters
This is the best the Mississippi GOP can do?!? The Rat candidate is likely to win the Senate seat because this woman said this one REALLY stupid thing."
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There is a solid guy here from Mississippi (wardaddy) who says she will win. He's a smart fellow (most of the time.)
We need the seat.
“If you read that post again slowly, you will see that my post is THE DIRECT OPPOSITE of an “anti-southern post”.”
I re-read your post - and your exchange with Wardaddy leading up to it.
I come out on Wardaddy’s side. The South takes way too much crap from certain FReepers, and just being on the right side of the the Skynyrd vs. Young lyrical debate doesn’t change the fact that you were mocking his defense of the South.
I’d rather stay out of such conversations, because the history of North vs South is way too complex, and way too tangled a web to resolve via text messages. But if you are going to draw me into it by including me - I’ll just say that my sympathy goes to Wardaddy in this case - anti Southern bias is very real and very prevalent - and it makes me sad.
Very nice. Thank you for the link (and thank your wife for me) -:)
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