Griffith and White Space
ByHugh McInnish
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In response to my recent newsletters I have received a veritable flood of responses from readers. Among these the one from Althea Huber is especially notable for its spontaneity and perceptiveness. Her comments, like many of the others, are inspired by the decision of Parker Griffith to turn his Democrat coat and become a RINO.
Enjoy her letter printed in whole below.
Althea Huber is a lady of the Old South living in the small Southern town where she was born, Greensboro, Alabama. At one time she was the fifth generation to live in Japonica Path, her family's ancestral home. Her great-great-great grandfather came to the territory under a land grant from President Monroe the same year that Alabama became a state. Among her forebears she counts eight political officeholders, including a governor and a member of Congress.
Althea is an astute observer of history and politics. Her 13-year-old son confirmed this when he told a guest that his father read the "black part" of the newspaper, but his mother read the "white part."
Reading the White Space
Hugh,
I can't encourage you enough. You SEE it, and you make "the truth" obvious to others.
One of our sons had a conversation starter from the time he was about 13. Any time we had 'company' for dinner, Tom announced: "Our mom and dad get the max out of a newspaper. Dad reads the black part and Mom reads the white part."
Even with that mindset, I did not fully realize the Machiavellian quality of Griffith's defection, until you spelled it out. We already know Pelosi has "allowed" Reps to vote to "keep their constituents happy" if their vote is not needed, so it means very little that Griffith voted with conservatives on the things he mentioned.
Your commentary today really nails it! (Keep it up. These are perilous times!)
I did ponder: "How could anybody with 2 grains of sense take this long to figure out what the dems are about !?! Hmph! That is about as fishy as being in J. Wright's church for 20 years, but not knowing what JW was about!" (Nebulous. You solidify folks' thoughts.)
I recall writing Sen. Shelby from California, welcoming him to the party. I encouraged Armistead Selden when he switched parties also. But, they did it in a more timely manner.
This democrat/Acorn/Marxist agenda is a real threat to our country.
Can't say the socialist agenda in America is new to me. (I prefer the term 'marxist'.) 2010 marks the 60th anniversary of my hearing it first hand. The 16 year old kid that was me went to the Nat'l Convocation of Methodist Youth at Purdue U-- summer of 1950. Donald Soper was keynote speaker and addressed the entire group every night. Google Soper. A well known 'Socialist'-- and a pacifist. In their class, "Communism and Socialism", we were told "Communism is godless. Socialism is not. We have never tried Socialism." (That is why I prefer 'marxist'. Everybody knows 'marxism' is godless!)
I'd bet a bundle Hillary's Methodist Youth Pastor who changed her from a "Goldwater Girl" to a Socialist (as she is quoted in "Hell to Pay"), went to that Convocation! (Me? Was I influenced? Hmph. I became an "I like Ike" Republican, immediately.)
Pigged out today, came home and took a nap. Can't sleep. I guess I rambled.
Althea Huber
Greensboro, AL
