vaughn may (vmay@utm.edu) from acathrinecarls.utm.edu at 10/27/97 08:51PM
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Interesting question, Brian. The conservative southern Democrat seems to have gone the way
of the dinosaur, which is a truly sad event. I sometimes think we are moving toward a system that rewards only two types
of politicians: the reactionary Republican that denies race as
an issue in the region while simultaneously playing the race card,
and the liberal Democrat who cannot see anything but race behind every issue and refuses to recognize the progress
the region has made. I applaud Angela's regional loyalty (I'm proud too!) and
open up a new can of worms: is the Confederate flag a legitimate symbol of southern pride, or a racist
relic that should be buried with the past?