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Originally Posted by Coach Pants
He was elected primarily for his views on tobacco. It makes it absolutely right for the people of North Carolina. You can't fault them or Helms for the complete ineptitude of the democratic party.
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We all know why he got elected. But that makes it ok to vote for a racist and a homophobe if it's good for their state? And that makes his statements defenseable?
ok..i'll edit this. If you are/were in small town South and all you know is tobacco, or whatever puts food on your table, I doubt you care much about his views on gays, blacks or much of anything. In fact, you probably heed his message because, well, you don't know differently. But this thread started out as an indictement of what he said and stood for in human terms, and I guess I was surprised that some tried to soften that message of hatred.
And the second statement is absolutely correct