I too was dismayed by Largent's sympathy for little Elian's communist father. However, several OK contributors to FreeRepublic.com told me that the OK were uninformed of Largent's apostasy on Elian. Remember too that most Americans supported the Janet Reno raid: it was abhorred only by the strongest conservatives. I was told that Largent campaigned mostly in OK City and Tulsa and shunned the hinterlands.
"I too was dismayed by Largent's sympathy for little Elian's communist father. However, several OK contributors to FreeRepublic.com told me that the OK were uninformed of Largent's apostasy on Elian. Remember too that most Americans supported the Janet Reno raid: it was abhorred only by the strongest conservatives."
In the end, that Naziesque action cost the 'Rats the very votes they needed in FL for Gore. Most of the American public was similarly was mis- (or dis-)informed on the situation and status of children (property of the state) and parental rights (non-existent) in Cuba, one reason for their profoundly ignorant position on the issue. I never felt more frightened in my life the day that raid occurred, and I won't repeat my feelings as to what should've happened to those who ordered the hijacking and abduction of the young man.
"I was told that Largent campaigned mostly in OK City and Tulsa and shunned the hinterlands."
Sounds as dumb as the tack Matt Salmon took in AZ refusing to campaign south of Phoenix.