The South

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Thank you.

And yes, BRTD, I am Southern.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

And you even admitted yourself you don't have a southern accent. You're a Jewish kid from suburban DC, no more southern than a Jewish kid in New Jersey or Westchester, New York.

My family has been in Virginia since the 1840's; I am Southern.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

If I may ask, what does someone being Jewish have to do with how Southern they are. The antebellum South, unlike the antebellum North, was very welcoming to Jewish immigrants and many Jews did come to the South. For most of the antebellum period, America's largest Jewish community was in guess what, Charleston, South Carolina. All of the major antebellum Southern ports still are home to influential Jewish communities, Jewish communities that in many cases, have been there for more than 200 years.


So, what does being Jewish have to do with being a Southerner or not, because you just attacked a person saying they couldn't be Southern because they were Jewish. Am I not Southern because my grandmother was Croatian

It means nothing at all.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Without the South, there would be no USA today.  Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Mason, Wythe, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, and numerous others, the country would not exist today.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I'd live in any Southern state, including WV, KY, OK, and MO.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

You don't even live in the South anyway.

Yes, I do.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

You don't even live in the South anyway.

Yes, I do.

Haha, ok.  What makes Arlington Southern?  Is it rural?  Do people have accents?  Does everyone wear Sperrys and their sunglasses around their neck?  Is it overwhelmingly Baptist?  Is sweet tea consumed daily by all?  What about fried steak, barbeque, fried chicken, cornfritters, or grits?  Is high school football all anyone cares about?  No, no, no, no, no, no, and no.  So what does make it Southern?  Being in the same state as Southern areas?  So then is Miami Southern?  What about El Paso?  You don't live in the South.

Barbecue and fried chicken are very popular, yes.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

You edited your post so it said 1968, fool.  Also, don't you dare insult Southern education: Duke, UVA, William & Mary, and numerous others are top schools, so shut up.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

You edited your post so it said 1968, fool.  Also, don't you dare insult Southern education: Duke, UVA, William & Mary, and numerous others are top schools, so shut up.

Hahah, is it true you are from Arlington?

Yes, and I've had family in Virginia for over 160 years.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

You edited your post so it said 1968, fool.  Also, don't you dare insult Southern education: Duke, UVA, William & Mary, and numerous others are top schools, so shut up.

Hahah, is it true you are from Arlington?

Yes, and I've had family in Virginia for over 160 years.

So you're not a Southerner, you're a snobbish twit.

LOL.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

You edited your post so it said 1968, fool.  Also, don't you dare insult Southern education: Duke, UVA, William & Mary, and numerous others are top schools, so shut up.

Hahah, is it true you are from Arlington?

Yes, and I've had family in Virginia for over 160 years.

So you're not a Southerner, you're a snobbish twit.

LOL.

I don't kknow what else an appeal to ancestry makes you. Does it make you a better person? I think not.

No, it doesn't, but I'm still proud.  And who are you to call me a twit?

[Kaine for Senate '18]

You edited your post so it said 1968, fool.  Also, don't you dare insult Southern education: Duke, UVA, William & Mary, and numerous others are top schools, so shut up.

Hahah, is it true you are from Arlington?

Yes, and I've had family in Virginia for over 160 years.

So you're not a Southerner, you're a snobbish twit.

LOL.

I don't kknow what else an appeal to ancestry makes you. Does it make you a better person? I think not.

No, it doesn't, but I'm still proud.  And who are you to call me a twit?

Being proud is one thing. Appealing to your ancestry is quite another.

You're not answering the second question.  And there's nothing wrong with me saying I've had family in Virginia for 160 years.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

LOL. Straha calls someone a troll.

He's less of a troll than you are.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

LOL. Straha calls someone a troll.

He's less of a troll than you are.

True that.

I've never really seen Straha as a troll.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

LOL. Straha calls someone a troll.

He's less of a troll than you are.

True that.

I've never really seen Straha as a troll.

Because he's on your side now.

I didn't think he was a troll when he and I were arguing about Israel, either.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I'm shocked.

Why?

[Kaine for Senate '18]

My... strong views on that matter.

Oh, I absolutely hate your views, but I don't think you're a troll because of them.

[Kaine for Senate '18]