The Southern Belles stand by their men folks-Edit

So, the Alabama and Mississippi Suckers have spoken.  I'm not surprised Rick "don't want to give bluh people white folks money" Santorum came in first.  Followed by Newt "lazy blacks on welfare" Gingrich.  Poor Mitt "damn Yankee" Romney came in third, with Ron "racist newsletters" Paul bringing up the rear.

Nor was I surprised to learn Rick and Newt wouldn't have won without the support of white, Republican, women.  One thing my rich southern heritage has taught me is white, Republican, women, stand by their man. 

True story #1;  I attempted to attend a Health Care Town Hall meeting, but couldn't get in, so I was forced to hang out in the parking lot with others who couldn't get in.  A white, visibly pregnant, young women carrying a sign calling The Affordable Health Care Act, socialism (code for welfare for black folks) saying she didn't want to be forced to take ObamaCare.  I told her no one would/could force her to change her present health insurance plan, it was for the 46 million people without health insurance.  She looked me dead in the eye and said, "I don't have insurance".   I kid you not.

True story #2;  While attending a pre-Thanksgiving Dinner/Meeting the talk turned to politics and voting.  One young, white woman claimed she talked to a "black man who said he wasn't voting for Obama".   yeah, right.  Another young, white women said, "I just vote for who my husband tells me to vote for."  I told her she was setting women's rights back 100 years.  She looked at me and said "That's all right", like she was hurting me or something. Sigh

 Best selling author, Kathryn Stockett, via Aibileene in her book The Help, provides insight into the mindset of some (not to be confused with all ) southern, white women.

The Help page 187-188I reckon I know pretty well what would happen in the white ladies found out we was writing about them.  Womens they ain't like men.  a woman ain't gone beat you with a stick.  Miss Hilly wouldn't pull no pistol on me.  Miss Leefolt wouldn't come burn my house down.

No, white womens like to keep they hands clean.   They got a shiny little set a tools they use, shar as witches' fingernails, tidy and laid out neat, like the picks on a dentist tray.  They gone take they time with em.

First thing a white lady  gone do is fire you.  You upset, but you figure you'll find another job, when things settle down, when the white lade get around to forgetting.  You got a month a rent saved.  People bring you squash casseroles.

But a week after you lost your job, you get this little yellow envelope stuck in your screen door.  Paper inside say   NOTICE OF EVICTION.  Ever landlord in Jackson be white and ever one got a white wife that's friends with somebody.  You start to panic some then.  You still ain't got not job prospects.  Everywhere you try, the door slams in your face.  And now you ain't got a place to live.

Then is starts to come a little faster.

I will never understand how any self, respecting woman could vote for a Republican, for any reason   I just can't.

Power of the privileged.  The privilege of the powerful.