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Hello newbie. I find it amusing that you're sick of the whole North/South thing before you've even managed to learn anything about it. Must be the result of a liberal yankee education. I'm one of those Republicans living in the North, and I can attest to the fact that I'm surrounded by liberals like you. The county I live in is mostly Republican, but the whole surrounding area is Kerry-Country. If you don't believe me, take a look at the red and blue map. How many Yankee states voted for Bush? When the North integrates like the South has, then maybe you'll come up with something intelligent to say on the subject of racism. The North will remain racist and segregated as long as yankees continue to deny the truth.

First off, I'm hardly a liberal. You should read through my post before making such claims. My whole point is that the Republican Party had it's starts in the North in a culture of freedom for everyone.

The Democrats were the party of the South and continued to be so until more recent times. During the 70's Democrats from the south began to switch to the Republican party, realizing that their beliefs were better matched with the GOP. Today the Democrat Party is still full of racist, such as Robert Byrd who was a member of the KKK. Through lies and manipulation, the Democratic Party has convinced Blacks, that it's the party for them. And they continue a form of slavery called welfare. The Democratic Party refuses the idea of individual thought and advancement.

Learn a little bit about the history of the Republican Party before bashing me. On the subject of racism, it's very true that the DEMOCRATS are where most racist reside. For instance, it was the DEMOCRATS that fought against civil rights for blacks.

Now pay attention as we go through a quick history lesson. The Republican Party started in 1854 when men met together in Jackson, Mich., to discuss how to abolish slavery. The first Republican candidate was John C. Fremont. He used the slogan: "Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men, Fremont." Those ideals have continued through the years with the Republican Party. The idea of "the primacy of individuals". The first Civil Rights Act was passed in 1866 and recognized blacks as U.S. citizens. Republicans proposed the 14th Amendment which became part of the Constitution in 1868. Later in 1964, it was the congressional Republicans that help pass the Civil Rights Act. 79% of Republicans in the house voted for it, while only 63% of the Democrats did. Also the Republicans (81% of them) voted to end a filibuster in the Senate that allowed the bill to be voted on, while only 65% of the Democrats voted to end the filibuster. It was the Republican Earl Warren that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

The only reason the South is intergrated is because of the Republican Party. By the way....welcome to the Republican Party!!!