Hey Bobert: You accuse me of being a shill and trying to hijack the thread in order to avoid answering questions about your erronious "facts".

Anything you can do to smugly weasle out of answering.

Bobert grew up in Bull Connor country. There was an underground railroad around here to help escaped slaves make it to the north. I don't own a gun.

Apply your pejorative terms to me if you want but it shows biggotry to say that you know someones skin color based on their opinions.

I merely bring attention to the contradictions I see in people's postings such as Bobert calling someone else smug or Dianavan calling someone mean spirited. I do contribute my own thoughts and opinions. They are dismissed with persaonal attacks because they do not agree with those who think they "own the thread"

When I see something I agree with, I say so and I respect the opinions of others. However I seldom get any respect in return.

It is my understanding that redneck referred to teamsters, people that drove wagons with teams of mules or horses in the areas of the south, mainly Georgia, with red clay. The dust from the clay made their sweaty necks red. Cracker means the same teamsters cracking their whips to drive the teams. There were Georgia crackers and Florida crackers too.

I don't see how they apply to anubody today except as a demeaning label to try to put someone down for their beliefs.

I see a lot of hatred being expressed here without much logic to support it. Also a lot of misleading "facts" that are not supported by the poster.