Reply #57: Or you could choose to forgive me

[proud2BlibKansan]

which was the point I was trying to make. No one has said the party STILL condones slavery. Honestly, I thought it was a dumb thing for Cindy to say but I do understand what she meant and you can't argue against history - it IS true. My own grandmother was a lifelong yellow dog Democrat and as bigoted as a person could be in her time. She wanted to leave the party over the civil rights legislation in the 60s! I can still remember passionate arguments with her. I was just a kid and I thought she was nuts and a racist fool. But there were indeed many Dems in her age group who were very bigoted. She was from the south - so it was a double whammy.

And I will repeat - the Democratic party has more than made up for its past racist leanings. But if you want to hate me, go ahead. And if you want to hold me accountable for my racist grandmother, that's fine too. I always have regretted never slapping the shit out of her. :)