Feingold says AL is "check-cashing stores and abject trailer parks"

[Jacobtm]

If Feingold is elected President, he'll be President for all America and not just Democrats or blue states . He shouldn't disparage his (potential) future constituents like this.

You didn't even read the article, don't comment on something until you've read it.

He was saying Republicans screwed over Alabama, and that Alabamans had suffered and sacrificed alot.

[Nym90]

If Feingold is elected President, he'll be President for all America and not just Democrats or blue states . He shouldn't disparage his (potential) future constituents like this.

He didn't.

I applaud Feingold for truly reaching out to Americans of all faiths, backgrounds, regions and partisan affiliations. My opinion of him has gone way up since seeing what he's been willing to do. This is what Democrats need to do; we really need a true 50 state strategy and to reach out to everyone, not just try to cobble together 50.1 percent of the country and tell the other 49.9 percent to go to hell.

[nini2287]

If Feingold is elected President, he'll be President for all America and not just Democrats or blue states . He shouldn't disparage his (potential) future constituents like this.

You didn't even read the article, don't comment on something until you've read it.

He was saying Republicans screwed over Alabama, and that Alabamans had suffered and sacrificed alot.

Where is a link to the article?

[Citizen James]

If Feingold is elected President, he'll be President for all America and not just Democrats or blue states . He shouldn't disparage his (potential) future constituents like this.

You didn't even read the article, don't comment on something until you've read it.

He was saying Republicans screwed over Alabama, and that Alabamans had suffered and sacrificed alot.

Where is a link to the article?

Just acting as an intermediary

Way to not even reference what Feingold said.

"After our meal that evening, we drove around Greenville [AL] to see what there was to see. And what we saw -- check-cashing stores and abject trailer parks, and some of the hardest-used cars for sale on a very rundown lot -- told us the people there were hurting economically and deserved more than they were getting.

Now, I know that some from Alabama reading this may dismiss my comments as those of a lesser Neil Young, just another person Southern Man doesn't need around anyhow. But I've traveled enough to know that there are Greenvilles all over this country, including in my home state of Wisconsin. Having held town hall meetings in every one of Wisconsin's 72 counties each year for the past 12 years, I've heard repeatedly of the difficult struggles that so many working families are enduring in both urban and rural areas. And in this Greenville, the one in Alabama, I connected again to an American experience that isn't dictated by whether you live in a red state or a blue state.

The people of Alabama appear to be among the most generous and most unsung philanthropists in this country. What they give is unimaginable to many others and they give it time and again: They regularly give their turn at the American dream to someone else. And they give it simply because they're asked. So many people in Greenville don't seem to have basic healthcare coverage or promising job opportunities. Meanwhile, their children volunteer to risk their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. I can only be humbled by their sacrifice...



Now, some may think that Alabama and Wisconsin are the polar opposites of American politics. But in both states I've found that -- along with sharing a sincere appreciation of a good turkey dinner -- too many hardworking people are losing their battles for decent paying jobs and adequate healthcare. I'm tired of seeing the power-hungry persuade the hardworking people of this country that the only way to preserve important values is to vote against their own families' basic interests. I believe that the working people of both states have sacrificed for other people's agendas for too long. And I believe that any political party or political movement or political candidate who would consistently say this would be heard throughout America.

We need to go to the Greenvilles of every state, red and blue, and say, "Thank you. You've sacrificed long enough. Now it's your turn at the American dream."

http://dir.salon.com/story/opinion/feature/2004/12/21/alabama/index.html

You may not agree with what he's saying, but he isn't insulting AL, he's saying Republicans have screwed it over and implying that AL residents should vote for Dems to have a better future.

[Citizen James]

You have to give feingold some credit. he tells it as it is. So for you republicans out there, this is what he said about Clinton before kosovo; "no timetable for withdrawal, no cost estimate, and no exit strategy."

He is never going to win a southern state so why not tell them what the truth. they are common white trash. you cant have an intelligent conversation with these people because they dont believe in evolution. so you go russ. you tell these scum what they really are..

Are you sure you aren't an Agent Provacteur for the GOP?

And yes, we do have check cashing places here in deep blue California.  (we also have trailer parks - but they look fabulous )

[MODU]

Yup, Alabama is nothing but check-cashing stores and trailer parks:

BellSouth (once headquartered in Alabama)
Books-a-million (3rd largest book retailer, headquarted in Alabama)
HealthSouth (nations largest outpatient company, HQ in Alabama)
Saks, Inc (owner of Saks 5th Ave, HQ in Alabama)
Vulcan Materials (nations largest aggregates producer, HQ in Alabama)

Those are just some of the major national companies headquartered in Alabama.  Feingold needs to go to Books-a-million and read some more before making any future comments that makes him look like the class idiot in public.

[Nym90]

Yup, Alabama is nothing but check-cashing stores and trailer parks:

BellSouth (once headquartered in Alabama)
Books-a-million (3rd largest book retailer, headquarted in Alabama)
HealthSouth (nations largest outpatient company, HQ in Alabama)
Saks, Inc (owner of Saks 5th Ave, HQ in Alabama)
Vulcan Materials (nations largest aggregates producer, HQ in Alabama)

Those are just some of the major national companies headquartered in Alabama.  Feingold needs to go to Books-a-million and read some more before making any future comments that makes him look like the class idiot in public.

Um, except he didn't say that Alabama was nothing but check cashing stores and trailer parks. He did actually visit it, and said nothing of the sort.

You generally seem to not be a big fan of the poster who started this thread, so it's interesting that you'd take the title of the thread as being 100 percent true without question.

[MODU]

Yup, Alabama is nothing but check-cashing stores and trailer parks:

BellSouth (once headquartered in Alabama)
Books-a-million (3rd largest book retailer, headquarted in Alabama)
HealthSouth (nations largest outpatient company, HQ in Alabama)
Saks, Inc (owner of Saks 5th Ave, HQ in Alabama)
Vulcan Materials (nations largest aggregates producer, HQ in Alabama)

Those are just some of the major national companies headquartered in Alabama.  Feingold needs to go to Books-a-million and read some more before making any future comments that makes him look like the class idiot in public.

Um, except he didn't say that Alabama was nothing but check cashing stores and trailer parks. He did actually visit it, and said nothing of the sort.

You generally seem to not be a big fan of the poster who started this thread, so it's interesting that you'd take the title of the thread as being 100 percent true without question.

It's hard with someone who never posts links to his/her diatribes.  Sometimes you have to take things for what they are.

[nini2287]

If Feingold is elected President, he'll be President for all America and not just Democrats or blue states . He shouldn't disparage his (potential) future constituents like this.

You didn't even read the article, don't comment on something until you've read it.

He was saying Republicans screwed over Alabama, and that Alabamans had suffered and sacrificed alot.

Where is a link to the article?

Just acting as an intermediary

Way to not even reference what Feingold said.

"After our meal that evening, we drove around Greenville [AL] to see what there was to see. And what we saw -- check-cashing stores and abject trailer parks, and some of the hardest-used cars for sale on a very rundown lot -- told us the people there were hurting economically and deserved more than they were getting.

Now, I know that some from Alabama reading this may dismiss my comments as those of a lesser Neil Young, just another person Southern Man doesn't need around anyhow. But I've traveled enough to know that there are Greenvilles all over this country, including in my home state of Wisconsin. Having held town hall meetings in every one of Wisconsin's 72 counties each year for the past 12 years, I've heard repeatedly of the difficult struggles that so many working families are enduring in both urban and rural areas. And in this Greenville, the one in Alabama, I connected again to an American experience that isn't dictated by whether you live in a red state or a blue state.

The people of Alabama appear to be among the most generous and most unsung philanthropists in this country. What they give is unimaginable to many others and they give it time and again: They regularly give their turn at the American dream to someone else. And they give it simply because they're asked. So many people in Greenville don't seem to have basic healthcare coverage or promising job opportunities. Meanwhile, their children volunteer to risk their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. I can only be humbled by their sacrifice...



Now, some may think that Alabama and Wisconsin are the polar opposites of American politics. But in both states I've found that -- along with sharing a sincere appreciation of a good turkey dinner -- too many hardworking people are losing their battles for decent paying jobs and adequate healthcare. I'm tired of seeing the power-hungry persuade the hardworking people of this country that the only way to preserve important values is to vote against their own families' basic interests. I believe that the working people of both states have sacrificed for other people's agendas for too long. And I believe that any political party or political movement or political candidate who would consistently say this would be heard throughout America.

We need to go to the Greenvilles of every state, red and blue, and say, "Thank you. You've sacrificed long enough. Now it's your turn at the American dream."

http://dir.salon.com/story/opinion/feature/2004/12/21/alabama/index.html

You may not agree with what he's saying, but he isn't insulting AL, he's saying Republicans have screwed it over and implying that AL residents should vote for Dems to have a better future.

Thanks, James.  I take back what I said now that I've actually read the article.

That speech seemed too corny, especially the Lynyrd Skynyrd referrence.

[opebo]

Yup, Alabama is nothing but check-cashing stores and trailer parks:

BellSouth (once headquartered in Alabama)
Books-a-million (3rd largest book retailer, headquarted in Alabama)
HealthSouth (nations largest outpatient company, HQ in Alabama)
Saks, Inc (owner of Saks 5th Ave, HQ in Alabama)
Vulcan Materials (nations largest aggregates producer, HQ in Alabama)

You silly ass, we all know that every state contains a wealthy elite.  But Feingold is right that a huge portion (in many states a majority), live in the miserable fashion he described.  Basically, most people are poor.