Reply #43: True, but too subtle a point for a crowd that wants a foodfight, [View All]

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unfortunately.

All that matters to most people in this thread is that Edwards has blasphemed against Him Who Must Only Be Praised.

Anybody who knows the South knows that the condescending Yankee is an archetypal figure here, and not entirely without reason. I agree with Dean's speech but wish he would be more aware of how easily he can become that archetype.

As one poster on the Edwards blog pointed out, "values" are a big part of Southern politics, like it or not, and flatly telling people here that they should not vote on values is like telling people in Iowa they should not vote on farm policy. Possibly true but definitely unwise.