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Thinkingabout

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5. Never caught the sheriff but knew some of his workers to do so

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2012, 11:36 PM

May 2012

I am from David Duke country and saw many crosses burning in the 60's. Probably going on in other ways.

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I bet YOU never had a sheriff's candidate in YOUR area hold regular cross burnings! [View all] jmowreader May 2012 OP

J. T. Ready was running for Sheriff, too. BiggJawn May 2012 #1

I'm from Georgia, so it's likely. onehandle May 2012 #2

In my neck of the woods? XemaSab May 2012 #3

Well the Klan and racism never went away zeemike May 2012 #4

Never caught the sheriff but knew some of his workers to do so Thinkingabout May 2012 #5

Holy mackeral! Ugh. But I'm glad you know what's going on. babylonsister May 2012 #6

I Think This "Cross Lighting" Ceremony Went a Bit Wrong AndyTiedye May 2012 #7

Looks like it went just right to me. LeftyMom May 2012 #9

No it didn't. AtheistCrusader May 2012 #10

Not here. Next county over wouldn't shock me. LeftyMom May 2012 #8

I live in Mississippi, enough said. im1013 May 2012 #11

you know what I took from this (no, really)... Volaris May 2012 #12

The weirdest thing about an Idaho cross burning... jmowreader May 2012 #14

Well growing up in Mississippi and Alabama ...... socialist_n_TN May 2012 #13

It's Idaho, MadHound May 2012 #15

You'd win that bet! zappaman May 2012 #16

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