A white guy in Alabama... Who still has his Obama sticker on his car.

[Shardik]

Sorry, that's me.

55 years old and can remember the white and colored water fountains. My mother's biggest concern right now is Obama's safety during all the inauguration ceremonies.

I held a "Dump Dick" sign no more than 20 feet in front of Nixon when he visited down here. I protested against Lt. Calley of the Mai Lai massacre and nearly got my ass kicked. I marched against segregation and did get my ass kicked.

I am a Southerner.

And I am a Liberal. Left of... take your pick.

But this morning, I am so proud and happy of what is about to happen in a few hours. I am so relieved the bush dynasty is at an end.

I want to hug you all here in celebration of what we have ALL done together.

Peace.

[liberalmuse]

1. HAHAHAha!

You're my hero. I LURVED all the hippes when I was a child observer way back in the late '60's. Thank you! :hug:

[Shardik]

14. And you are most certainly welcome.

Today is as good as when we pulled out of Nam.

[NYC_SKP]

2. I'm glad you're on my side, our side, Just a Yeller Dawg!

Recommending this post!

:toast:

[Shardik]

19. Thanks, NYC SKP!

:toast:

[cliffordu]

3. hugs back to ya. K&R!!!

[Shardik]

25. Thx

:pals:

[road2000]

4. My "Yes We did" sticker

resides right next to my "Roll Tide" sticker on my back window!

[Tangerine LaBamba]

5. This one's for you, Dawg

We made it -

[Shardik]

30. Woot!

[misanthrope]

6. Similar here, brother...

...My Obama sticker is still eliciting sneers on the road.

Born a couple of months after Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was bombed and grew up just up the hill from there. I don't remember the fountains themselves, but the wake of it all remained for years and still lingers in ways.

I am more joyful than I've been in years at what I'm witnessing. This is up there with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the moon landing in significance during my lifetime.

[Booster]

7. Ten years older than you and I remember all that crap too.

I remember feeling embarrassed at a very young age, knowing deep down inside that all that shit was just wrong. Now, I have the urge to apologize to every black person I walk by and tell them I'm sorry it took us so damn long. I live in CA, but where you live - you got guts, man.:yourock:

[RebelOne]

28. 15 years older than you and I remember quite clearly.

I lived in Miami. I remember the separate water fountains and bathrooms. And also I remember that blacks had to sit at the back of the bus. And I attended segregated schools. It was only when I was married and went to New Jersey with my husband that I saw blacks in movie theaters and restaurants. I was quite shocked having grown up in the South.

[lpbk2713]

8. K&R

You fought the good fight. You kept the faith.


:thumbsup: :hi: :thumbsup:

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[Shardik]

12. "Of a hick..."

Thanks, Bloo. That makes me feel great.

[BlooInBloo]

15. (shrug) My family doesn't have any problem themselves/each other hicks...

1/2 from Mississippi, the other 1/2 from deliverance-ville PA.

[Shardik]

17. Sorry, BlooInBloo...

I guess I'm a little oversensitive in regard to some posts in other threads that paint over me with a broad brush.

Best to you and yours.

[BlooInBloo]

20. :)

[Idealism]

10. Proud to be a southerner with ya, Yeller!

Not all of us down here are the racist, slack-jawed yokels people think us to be :)

[Shardik]

35. Very true.

There are a lot of enlightened people down here.

[chill_wind]

11. Still have mine, too. Heck yeah!

Only hours more. It's been a long, long time coming.

[Triana]

13. *gives da yeller dawg a pat on da haid*

"good boy"

;)

You GO Yeller Dawg - keep bitin' 'em in the ass - and don't let go!

[Shardik]

36. Woof!

:)

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

16. According to some here you don't exist and neither do I.

[bertman]

18. Count this old rebel in on the celebration too, Yeller Dawg. This is about as sweet

as it gets for those of us who have seen the world as it was and now see a new day breaking on the horizon.

I can only imagine how this must feel to my black friends. But I'm deliriously happy for all of us.

Peace to you as well.

[Aristus]

21. My mother is from Montgomery, the first capital of the Confederacy. And she's a hard-core liberal.

Just like me. :-)

Keep the torch lit for us down there, man! :thumbsup::hug::pals:

[BrklynLiberal]

22. K&R

[Naturyl]

23. Alabama man here, and proud Obama supporter.

My wife refuses to watch the inauguration, fearing for Obama's safety.

But I will watch, and I will take pleasure in the repudiation of the regressive values of a majority of my state. We aren't all backward here in the heart of Dixie. My redneck Alabama household will be supporting Obama all the way.

[reggie the dog]

24. lets hope your fellow Alabamans

can vote Democrat in the mid term elections once they see how good Obama's policies are for them.

[Le Taz Hot]

26. 53 here

and as one who has also been on the front lines being spat on, cursed at, called "unAmurican" and banged over the head with her own sign, among other things, I thank you for your activism.

From one old activist to another: :toast:

[NNN0LHI]

27. All of my wife relatives from the south are some of the most liberal people I have ever known

And that is a fact.

They had a great impact on my political outlook.

Wonderful people.

Don

[Are_grits_groceries]

29. I'm a brazillionth generation South Carolinian and

this is one of the happiest days of my life. I too remember the colored and white water fountains. When I was little, I remember going up to the colored fountain every time because I wanted to see the red and blue water. I was always marching to a different drummer.

[Scurrilous]

31. K & R

:thumbsup:

[enuegii]

32. I remember the segregated restrooms here, too...

Things have changed a lot in Alabama since then, but some things never do. Some assholes here in Hartselle hung a confederate flag at a predominately black church in town yesterday. I guess the mouth breathers thought it was clever.
Yeah, they love them some rebel flags here. "But but... it's part of our heritage!"
It's a shame the dumb asses don't realize that fully one-half of those from Morgan county that fought in the Civil War served in the Union army.
Maybe I should burn a rebel flag on April 12 in honor of Lee's surrender.

[lazyriver]

33. It's relatively easy being a Liberal in New England. I sometimes

take that for granted. I tip my hat in respect and gratitude to you and all Southern Liberals..

[RubyDuby in GA]

34. My car today. I got 3 trucker honks and tons of thumbs up today.

nevermind. got some editing to do

I've got the shoepolish going that says:
Happy Days are Here Again

And all my Obama/Proud Democrat stuff going today. It is a good day!