# Dean versus the confederates

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dean-versus-the-confederates/213209>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 14, 2003, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dean-versus-the-confederates/213209 "2003-11-14T07:11:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Beagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dean-versus-the-confederates/213209/141 "2003-11-26T18:23:17Z")

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Wait. I don’t have to reclaim anything. I don’t display the fucking thing and I’m a Cracker by way of Carpetbagger anyway. This is a non-issue raised by a governor from the Northeast in order to gain the “secessionist” vote, IIRC.

Whoops!

Let’s go back over this: “What, I’m automatically a racist because I live down here?” _R__Repeat_ The RNC should pay Dean for this.

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