  The wife of Governer Vilsack ( am I too much like a twelve- year- old boy if I find his name to be very amusing?  proved once again that the Democrats are accepting and tolerant of all of America's people. nbsp;
 She urlLink made fun of the way that blacks,  Southerners,  New Englanders and New Jerseyians (  speak. nbsp; nbsp;
 As you& nbsp; will recall,  she gave Kerry a boost in the Iowa primary when she gave the eventual nominee her endorsement despite& nbsp; her husband's campaigning for Howard Dean.
nbsp;  Now,  in reality,  I'm not offended& nbsp; by&
nbsp; a good- natured ribbing at the expense of& nbsp; our country's varied dialects. nbsp;
 However,  that didn't sound like what what Mrs.  Vilsack was doing. nbsp; nbsp; She really seemed to insinuate that the language of&
nbsp; other groups was not as refined and easily understood as the& nbsp; superior Iowan accent. nbsp;  This instance brings us back to the repeated double-
standard that exists for the two parties. nbsp;  Could Laura Bush vent about not being able to understand African Americans? nbsp;  Or,  how about Lynn Cheney making fun of Southerners for talking slowly and with a slur?
nbsp;  I don't think so. nbsp;  I must state that,  personally,  I love the Boston accent.
nbsp;  And,  since New Jersey's largest export seems to be college students ( just check out the& nbsp; enrollments at schools in Maryland,
 D. C,  Pennsylvania,  and Delaware)  I came to embrace the lilting cadences of the Jersey accent that were prevalent among my dormmates at the University of Maryland. nbsp;
nbsp;  So,  Mrs.  Vilsack ( hee,  hee)
 release yourself from the chains of intolerance and closed- mindedness that are so prevalent yet so underreported in your party and appreciate the melodious cacophony that is American speech. nbsp;  Otherwise,  youz will be fixing to make some people angry down at the local bah ( translate -
 bar) nbsp;  Holla!
