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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: SilentZ who wrote (358901)11/16/2007 1:53:11 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) of 1587630
 
"If he'd made that speech in Chicago or NYC, it might not be race-baiting."

The phrase didn't mean the same in those places. The thing that pretty much cements it is that Reagan varied his speeches depending on the location. For example, in the South he would talk about "strapping young bucks". But he didn't mention them outside the area.
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