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tavalon

(27,985 posts)
13. Man, that's beautiful
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 06:34 AM
Nov 2012

Fucking awesome, in fact. The racists in my family never recovered, they just died off, like dinosaurs.

Nice story! You should be proud of your dad! Logical Nov 2012 #1
WOW!! johnq45 Nov 2012 #2
I love this post ...Bless you both! n/t SayitAintSo Nov 2012 #3
My grandma used to be a hardcore racist Doctor Jack Nov 2012 #4
My thought is that once you get to know the quality of a person's efhmc Nov 2012 #5
Very, very true. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #11
My dad used to tell a joke DireStrike Nov 2012 #6
I wonder when we'll have a government that truly embraces tavalon Nov 2012 #14
I would bet a bunch of money we've already had an atheist in the WH... mikki35 Nov 2012 #18
Oh definitely. There's no way I'll believe Poppy Bush was religious. DireStrike Nov 2012 #19
Really good. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Nov 2012 #7
I think the American public may finally be growing up. savebigbird Nov 2012 #8
Yep. There is only one direction for the United States. joshcryer Nov 2012 #9
I never let the wingnuts fool me... XtopherXtopher Nov 2012 #10
I have my great aunt's high school yearbook. hunter Nov 2012 #12
Man, that's beautiful tavalon Nov 2012 #13
Wow... very powerful words. whttevrr Nov 2012 #15
Thats an amazing story. Thanks for sharing nt Smuckies Nov 2012 #16
i wish my mom had lived this long. barbtries Nov 2012 #17
True. k&r n/t Laelth Nov 2012 #20
Any idea what changed his mind and his heart? Grammy23 Nov 2012 #21
I'm not really sure... ThatPoetGuy Nov 2012 #22
Id love to hear more details Floyd_Gondolli Nov 2012 #23
My father and grandfather were serious KKK JCMach1 Nov 2012 #24
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