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FWIW - America is more then just the USA. It includes all the countries from Canada to Argentina. many of those consider Soccer to be a major sport.
Although those insignificant countries to the north and south my be part of our manifest destiny, we don't consider their inhabitants to be "Americans."
It truly did, and it would have failed like all the other 100 years of attempts to enact civil rights legislation had it not been for the Republican minority. Every other attempt to bring civil rights legislation to the floor in Congress for a vote had been squashed by the Democrats.
I have to refute that. When this was voted on, this is who voted in favor of the Civil Rights legislation.
In the House, it was 153 Democrats and 138 Republicans(none of the Republicans who voted yes were southerners)
In the Senate, it was 46 Democrats and 27 Republicans(again, no southern Republicans voted in favor of it).
It is not up to the party to get anyone to vote for them. It is up to the individual.
I am a conservative that wants to see a limited constitutional federal government, which is why I have not voted for a Republican President during the last 22 years, since that has never been the Republican candidates goal.
Really? How did the Republicans get sizable amounts of the Hispanic vote? Last time I checked, it was Reagan who said "Hispanics are Republicans, they just don't know it", and pointed to them being "hardworking" and "personal responsibility". You speak of 22 years. This was over 30 years ago.
Last time I checked, how many Republican candidates have tried establishing common ground with Blacks in that time?
Like providing welfare to those who would rather not work.
Most normal people call that "dependence on government." Since Democrats are always advocating for more and more dependence on the government, which of course means less and less liberty for the individual, why would any sane individual, regardless of the color of their skin, vote for a Democrat?
Your statement sounds no different from Newt Gingrich. This is why alot of Blacks won't vote Republican. Stupid things like that. Making stupid assumptions that all Blacks want is welfare. Most Blacks aren't on welfare and don't want it.
Now, there is one thing to consider. Many Blacks vote Democrat because they work for the government. Why bite the hand that is giving you work? Or better yet, why are a large proportion of Blacks working in government-related positions?
And as for "less liberty and more dependence", Blacks have more liberty now than they have had in any other part of American history.
The 2006 World Cup is underway and once again Americans are ignoring the spectacle in droves. And it's certainly not for lack of trying. The big consumer machine that drives every aspect of American society from politics to sex has been doing its level best for the last two decades to turn Americans onto soccer. But it just doesn't work....{snip}
Another culprit for why Americans don't like soccer is the violence. It's such an integral part of the game that there's even a name for it: hooliganism. Yeah, I know, you can still be a hooligan and never come near a soccer ball, but when Americans hear the word hooliganism, we instantly think of soccer.
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At the time my family lived in the Sibley Manor apartments, near the river. I remember having lots of fun exploring the sandstone caves along the river.
I moved back to St. Paul after I got out of the military to go to the university. I stayed in a studio apartment (I cannot recall the name of the place) downtown, about a mile from the cathedral on the hill.
I really liked the University of Minnesota, and enjoyed fishing for all the pan fish and pike, but I could not handle the climate. Which is why I live in Alaska today, and for the last 23 years.
Summers and winters in Minnesota are brutal. Summers with 90°F temperatures and 90% humidity, and winters with weeks of -20°F temperatures in January. South-central Alaska has summers that range between 60° and 70°F, rarely reaching 80°F, and being next to the coast keeps the humidity low. During the winter it can, and has, dropped to -30°F and colder, but those are very rare days indeed. Typically we enjoy winter temperatures in the range of +10°F to +20°F.
Well if you were playing here (organized or not) then you were around when my high school was the best in the nation and we produced a number of USA hockey players. My neighborhood in fact produced a USA hockey player every Olympics from 1960 to 1980. The East Side is the Mecca of American hockey; it's Herb Brooks' neighborhood as well.
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Black Americans tend to be quite socially conservative.
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This is nonsense. 90+ percent black Americans vote democrat.
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Being bulky and heavy is not the same as being fat.
Those linebackers are in shape - they couldn't play at that level if they weren't.
Are you going to rag on a sport like soccer and be an apologist for a thugged out, trashy league and game like the NFL? The most disgusting league on the planet with all the criminals and uneducated bafoons. Football has to be one of the most boring sports to watch as well with the thousands of commercials and stops and starts every lousy broadcast. Not to mention you will only get 8 home games a year and 16 total as well.
The fact of the matter is that the majority of NFL players only made because of their frame; if I was 6'6" and 280 I'd be in the NFL as well. It just so happens I wasn't born built that way.
How does that dispute anything I posted? What part of "had it not been for the Republican minority" the Civil Rights Act of 1964 would never have passed because of Democrat opposition is in error?
There were 24 Republican votes against the bill, compared to 96 Democrats. In the Senate 21 Democrats opposed the bill, compared to 6 Republicans. Clearly, Democrats opposed Civil Rights Act by a four to one margin over Republicans.
If the number of US Senators was equal to the number of Democrats then the bill would have passed with a filibuster proof majority of 46-20 (66%)
Well if you were playing here (organized or not) then you were around when my high school was the best in the nation and we produced a number of USA hockey players. My neighborhood in fact produced a USA hockey player every Olympics from 1960 to 1980. The East Side is the Mecca of American hockey; it's Herb Brooks' neighborhood as well.
That may be, but I do not follow sports. Like I said, I prefer to play, not watch. I am a player, not a spectator, and now that I am 60 I am not even player any longer.
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