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Old 02-07-2009, 06:05 PM
 
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Yeah ok...
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Old 02-07-2009, 06:11 PM
 
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I guess that would depend on how far back your historical perspective goes.

I recommend that you not go back much farther than about 1960.
The people in the parties today are not the same people in the parties 50 years ago.
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Old 02-07-2009, 06:12 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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Yeah ok...
Ah. Another lifelong Democrat hatched.

All it takes is a little willful ignorance!
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Old 02-07-2009, 06:13 PM
 
Location: Washington state
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I guess that would depend on how far back your historical perspective goes.

I recommend that you not go back much farther than about 1960.

Going back to the southern strategy is far enough and an indictment of the GOP itself..for since then the Republican party has purposely appealed to the racist element of our society.

It's only now, after large defeats in the last two election cycles and seeing Obama's success, that they have decided to install a token black as their chairman...who do they think they're fooling?
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Old 02-07-2009, 06:14 PM
 
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Ah. Another lifelong Democrat hatched.

All it takes is a little willful ignorance!
Who said I'm a Democrat? I just don't vote Republican.

And its funny the person telling me that the Republican party wasn't entrenched in racism pre 1960 is saying that I'm ignorant.
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Old 02-07-2009, 06:18 PM
 
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Ignorance, meet the neoplasm.

Abandon all thought, ye who enter here.
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Old 02-07-2009, 06:19 PM
 
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Who said I'm a Democrat? I just don't vote Republican.

And its funny the person telling me that the Republican party wasn't entrenched in racism pre 1960 is saying that I'm ignorant.
Humor can be instructive.
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Old 02-07-2009, 06:21 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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The people in the parties today are not the same people in the parties 50 years ago.
One would hope not, given the mortality rates....
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Old 02-07-2009, 06:22 PM
 
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Humor can be instructive.
Can it? or did you just make that up? Thought so...

I guess you wouldn't want me doing any research pre 1960, I'd miss out on most of the blatant racism and KKK connections that were rampant throughout the Republican party.

I mean really, who could possibly deny this about their own party? Its like trying to say that the Democratic party is definitely not inherently liberal.
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Old 02-07-2009, 06:26 PM
 
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Can it? or did you just make that up? Thought so...

I guess you wouldn't want me doing any research pre 1960, I'd miss out on most of the blatant racism and KKK connections that were rampant throughout the Republican party.

I mean really, who could possibly deny this about their own party? Its like trying to say that the Democratic party is definitely not inherently liberal.
Sigh. Children, always children. Here are two phrases for you to look up: "Dixiecrat" and "Abraham Lincoln."
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