Southern Democrats and Progressives

Aristus

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2. I love your user name, dixiegrrrrl.

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 10:38 PM

Dec 2011

Probably because I love The Dixie Chicks, and I had a real thing for riot grrrrrls back in the early 90's.

My whole family is from the Deep South. I was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. But most of the time, I really feel like the South is not my place anymore. I love the open, forward-thinking liberalism of the Seattle area, where I have lived for quite a while now.

No one needs to tell me that there is a grand old tradition of Southern Progressivism. I just want to see more of it. I'm going to add this group to my subscription list in the hopes that we can turn the South from deep red to true blue in my lifetime.

Thanks for the invite. It's good to be here.

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Current or former residents of the South are eligible for this group. Let's have a REUNION!!!!!! [View all] dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 OP

Hi ya'll Tx4obama Dec 2011 #1

Hi you-uns brer cat Dec 2011 #3

You poor soul....infested with Perry. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #8

We just can't seem to get rid of Perry down here ;( Tx4obama Dec 2011 #11

I love your user name, dixiegrrrrl. Aristus Dec 2011 #2

Have i mentioned to you before that I am originally FROM Seattle???? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #5

Yes, I remember. Aristus Dec 2011 #7

Well, let's see dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #10

Seems like a very well informed opinion, though. Aristus Dec 2011 #12

hey DonCoquixote Dec 2011 #16

Orlando here OriginalGeek Dec 2011 #22

virginia has a dem governor drray23 Jun 2015 #54

Gotta say. the Repub votes against the TPP do make me happy. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2015 #55

HEY! rrneck Dec 2011 #4

Well, I have such a wonderful "family" all around me down here. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #6

I'm no longer in the south. rrneck Dec 2011 #9

I moved TO Ala and out 3 times since 1963. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #13

Naw. rrneck Dec 2011 #15

Nice seeing everyone here tonight. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #14

Thought I'd drop by and say hey! Are_grits_groceries Dec 2011 #17

Let's turn the South Blue! BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #18

Arkansas has a history of Dem Governors, hopefully that will continue. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #19

Looks like a good group era veteran Dec 2011 #20

Howdy, and welcome! dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #21

Yeehaw! TxVietVet Dec 2011 #23

Yell-o! Some of you know me already. freshwest Dec 2011 #24

Welcome! dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #25

Pacific Northwest, formerly of Texas (so big it's a region). Christmas was starting off quiet until freshwest Dec 2011 #26

I remember a lovely powerless Thanksgiving in mid 1980's up there dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #28

Tar Heel all my life... hi ya'll! Mudoria Dec 2011 #27

Born an Raised in Georgia MACARD Jan 2012 #29

Boy howdy, did Rove ruin your state like he did ours? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #30

I can't tell you about Rove much MACARD Jan 2012 #31

Drowning in Ignorance WildFire43 Jan 2012 #32

WE have this forum. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #33

Ignorance... MACARD Jan 2012 #34

We are moving to Beaufort, SC..terrified that I won't fit in with white Republicans jeanne907 Jan 2014 #35

Boy howdy, are you ever in for an adventure.. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #36

It's beautiful. I could never live there. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #37

Yes, but Beaufort is beautiful so at least there's that. TBF Jan 2014 #39

I was born in Atlanta, Ga. Lived in Tennessee until I was 9. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #38

East Tx country boy here. Let's take Texas BLUE sawdust Feb 2014 #40

Born in Florida, raised in NC, and living in WV... Rhythm Mar 2014 #41

You are getting lots of winter , aren't you? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #42

We've had more snow this year than in the last 3 yrs combined... Rhythm Mar 2014 #43

better go wayyyyyyyyyyy down South. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #44

Key West keeps looking pretty good... Rhythm Mar 2014 #45

interesting... 1Independent Mar 2014 #46

The native inhabitants, I have found, do not grasp the miracle of the internet very well. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #47

Southern Democrats yallerdawg Apr 2014 #48

Democrats in Alabama CajunBlazer Jun 2015 #49

Does anyone else.... CajunBlazer Jun 2015 #50

Hee hee...I do. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2015 #52

In Texas here. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #51

Wet enough for ya? dixiegrrrrl Jun 2015 #53

Fl. Panhandle or how I ended up in the Redneck Riviera clif Dec 2015 #56

Christmas in Fla. DOES feel weird, doesn't it? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #57