"GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s big rally Monday in Denver turned out thousands of cheering, pumped up fans at the Wings over the Rockies Air and Space Museum — an event that provided a last very dramatic public stand before Wednesday’s debate at the University of Denver. There was a 'huh?' moment: country singer Laurie Morgan serenading the crowd with 'Dixie' — those “I wish I were in the land of cotton” lyrics not too often heard at modern day presidential campaign events." -- Carla Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle. True.
That's one of the reasons we call it the Rethuglican / New Confederate Party, complete with "Dixie" as their official song. It didn't stop with Nixon's "Southern strategy," it's in full flower now.
