Leonard Pitts, Jr: South Carolina, Republicans continue war against blacks, poor

well, oh behalf of Mr Pitts, thanks; i just seeded it, of course.

the political cartoon was my doing, tho. i do like to have a visual element, and i was about to go with something pretty pedestrian, but then i stumbled up that online and immediately said, 'that's the one.'

for how Koch-Cain led in the polls in SC, i attribute it to the belief that they needed or should get another black man to vote President Obama out, because they feel people only voted for him because he's black, either because the voter was also, or "to prove they're not racist" (and i just discovered there's even a Cain version. seems to support that contention).

naturally, it was then the evangelical Republican voters who were, well, not voting yet, but supporting a candidate because he was black and to an additional degree try to demonstrate that they, the Republican party, aren't racist. standard projection among conservatives.

close to COH, there, "barry." i thought you meant unnecessary as extraneous rather than unwarranted, that Mr Pitts said it perfectly, but there's nothing "shallow" about it, no more than any political cartoon on any subject. lynching the VRA while disguised as some ghost of voter fraud is exactly analogous to what Republicans are doing, and what Mr Pitts writes about. altho it wasn't drawn for SC, given the state's history and the fact that the VRA was written and passed to apply to them, it is fitting.

while i support Klansmen's right to free speech, their actions are another matter, and that doesn't mean i and other shouldn't remark appropriately on either, at defending them outright.

it's difficult for me to understand how one would consider it shallow, unless "certain" people are supportive of the Klan or of the Republicans' shenanigans.

so ya'll just walk go to the DMV and say, 'i'd like an ID; my name is John Doe,' and they whip ya' up one that says so right quick, huh?

You may apply for an ID card by completing Form 447 and presenting proper identification...

oh; yeah. looks like ya'll forgot to read the article, even just thru the second paragraph. #duhr

I read it. I even understood it.

obviously not.

A South Carolina education is a beautiful thing.

obviously not.

compared to what; no education? maybe but then it may be like Fox Nooze where people who follow no news are actually better informed than those who are "informed" by Fox.

How are your comprehension skills, sugah?

Birth Certificate(and yes there are provisions for those who were not issued one), a Social Security card and a postmarked bill with your current address on it.

Now seriously, how hard is that? Just as easy as registering to vote and you can do that at the same time!

clearly far superior to yours, both before and even still. you obviously didn't read and/or comprehend even the second paragraph: it's hard enough for some. "shugah."

if someone's already registered to vote, they've already demonstrated such things. since then, however, they may have fallen on hard times (because yeah, where would those come from in a high-poverty rate state like SC, never mind the whole US economy collapsing in '07), had a house fire or flood, or been jailed for a period of time and lost all those things. sorry, but that does not mean they lose their right to vote.

it's much the same as it was 50 years ago, except "it's only $5 to vote..." or "you just gotta pass this simple little test; how hard is that?" #catthatatethecanarygrin #winkwinkatfellowpollworker

sorry, but you and your disingenuity and propaganda lose.