[Arkinsaw]

I don't know if I'm one of his "cronies" or not, but I would like to consider him a friend.

You might be surprised that one of my primary agenda items over the last few years has been working to keep Confederate flags flying at battle fields, historical displays, and on the shirts of school kids if they want to wear them. I'm a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Am I the type of "crony" you expected?

But another of my primary agenda items has been to support fellow conservatives like Clarence Thomas, Alan Keyes, J.C. Watts, and yes rdb3 who remain true to principle not just in the face of calumny from the left, but face it from supposed conservatives here on this forum and from supposed members of their own ethnic community. Man, even the crap I face as a supporter of the Confederate flag pales in comparison to the crap I see black conservatives face from all directions, even from alleged "friendly lines".

So you may have some mental picture of who rdb3's "cronies" are. You might add to your mental picture a pale Southern guy with a Robert E. Lee t-shirt on.

[rdb3]

You know it! We're down like four flats on a dumptruck.

To keep you more "current," I'll be sure to ping you early on, okay?

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