Comments on: Open Thread for History http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/06/open-thread-for-history/ rants and ramblings of a political junkie Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Karoli http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/06/open-thread-for-history/comment-page-1/#comment-6104 Karoli Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:25:03 +0000 http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/06/open-thread-for-history/#comment-6104 George,<br><br>I wish my grandma was still alive. She would have no patience with some but would have been firmly behind Obama. And she's from South dakota. ;-) George,

I wish my grandma was still alive. She would have no patience with some but would have been firmly behind Obama. And she's from South dakota. ;-)

]]> By: George Frink http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/06/open-thread-for-history/comment-page-1/#comment-6103 George Frink Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:24:43 +0000 http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/06/open-thread-for-history/#comment-6103 Fifty years ago in a North Carolina tobacco field, my Grandfather George Frink warned me to be careful where I chose to say "yes mam" to a black woman, because if I were not, the KKK would ultimately kill me. <br>He was proud of my respectful defiance of convention at the time, and was simply trying to tell me what I had to know in order to protect myself.<br>That same day a 63-year-old woman named Susan Boone told me I was the only "white boy" ever to say "yes mam" to her.<br>I would give a great deal to have a moment with each of them tonight. Fifty years ago in a North Carolina tobacco field, my Grandfather George Frink warned me to be careful where I chose to say “yes mam” to a black woman, because if I were not, the KKK would ultimately kill me.
He was proud of my respectful defiance of convention at the time, and was simply trying to tell me what I had to know in order to protect myself.
That same day a 63-year-old woman named Susan Boone told me I was the only “white boy” ever to say “yes mam” to her.
I would give a great deal to have a moment with each of them tonight.

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