I was wondering about the definition for "Hybrid" myself. Convicted Charles Walker's Augusta Focus newspaper was using that word in its editorials quite often during and after the last campaign while referring to some of the candidates the paper didn't support. It seemed this was supposed to be some sort of racist slur. Someone please check this out, I would like to know exactly what he and his editors and columnists mean by Hybrid in this political context.

A "hybrid' is generally an improvement on something existent, hence the "hybrid" automobile is a combination of electric and gasoline power, combined to improve the performance. Many agriculture products have become "hybrids" to improve the flavor, color, the maturation process, or a combination of other desirable features. Funks, a company that has worked for many years on hybrid corn, has had great success in improving yield per acre of higher quality corn. Animals have been bred to improve the breeds in cows especially. The word "hybrid" generally cites improvements.

Exactly my point, albeit tongue in cheek ~ Only in America can one take the mis-use of a term and spin it into trendy.

HKJ

Hey, I like that. "The word 'hybrid' generally cites improvements.' That might irritate the Augusta Focus editors. Good. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Oops, I better not use that statement in this drug-trafficking, crime-ridden neighborhood, someone might mistake my old-fashioned saying for something trendy that might put a crack in their pipes. Marion Williams says there's no problem with the economy here. Sure, the drug-dealers, home-invaders, murderers and robbers seem to be doing a good business. But what about honest citizens who need and want honest work for fair pay and well-earned benefits? Then we could afford to pay for hybrid cars that are more fuel-efficient and pay taxes to support law-enforcement so that they can clean up this county and actually want to live here, too. Did you know they don't have to live in the county they serve? I think that should be required; that would solve some apathy problems.