From Klan to Love

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 8:51 PM PST

2008/11/04 · 20:51

This will get lost in tonight's hoopla, but what the heck.

My grandfather, in his late 80's, attended a Klan rally in the 20's. His father took him, as it was the thing to do in rural Iowa then. The Klan was at it apogee in Rural America then.

Fast forward several generations, and my grandfather not only loves, but is giddy, over his newest grandchild Miles, who we adopted from Ethiopia in August. He is very Black, and my grandfather, a lifetime Republican, doesn't care.

Clearly the Klan's message didn't stick.

The world changes in small ways, but sometimes we don't realize until the dramatic moment. Here we are.

Morning in America, indeed.

Peterclone

Am I the only one with a memory?

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Thursday June 16, 2005 · 6:08 AM PDT

2005/06/16 · 06:08

Jump into the wayback machine to 2003, early in the invation of Iraq.

I recall that when Jessica Lynch (remember her?) and her unit were captured by Iraqi forces, the conservative talking heads had absolute kittens at the Iraqis violating the Geneva convention with it's treatment of US prisoners.

Their violation? Read More

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