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What a historic moment of monumental proportions. We have one of the greatest Presidents in the history of this country, a black man, speaking about the meaning of Selma 50 years later. He speaks on a topic which represents this country's greatest shame. It is an incredible speech as only this President can give. Republicans, who are THE problem, need to listen and learn.
I loved the condescending southern accent slacker Obama used in his speech.
What a moron, and shame on those that remain in his corner.
So illegals are now going to try and compare themselves to the suffering that blacks endured through slavery and segregation? Seriously? This just strengthens my belief that ALL need to get put on a bus and dropped in a desert in Mexico. Build a 30 fence with razor wire across the entire boarder and call it good.
Someone slinkimg across a boarder and sucking the live blood out of entitlements then demanding more doesn't come close in comparison to what blacks suffered.
If anything it should be a wake up call the the nationwide black community that there's a new kid in town and their collective conscience is not going to work like the old Uncle's has worked for so long.
Selma was an amazing pivotal moment in US history. The coloured people of America made a stand and were rewarded but even after 50 years there is still a long way to go for them and white people.
What I don't understand is how Obama who is half black can allow millions of illegal aliens into the country to compete for jobs that many black people do today. Obama embraced "his" people in the speech but it seems that he is doing everything he can with this stupid amnesty thing to keep "his" people down. ?
So illegals are now going to try and compare themselves to the suffering that blacks endured through slavery and segregation? Seriously? This just strengthens my belief that ALL need to get put on a bus and dropped in a desert in Mexico. Build a 30 fence with razor wire across the entire boarder and call it good.
Someone slinkimg across a boarder and sucking the live blood out of entitlements then demanding more doesn't come close in comparison to what blacks suffered.
The fight for amnesty is the new "Civil War".
Pro-amnesty and anti-amnesty are the new versions of "North/South".
Diane Nash, a leader and strategist of the student wing of the 1960s civil rights movement, refused to march in Selma on Saturday because former President George W. Bush also attended the event, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of the famous nonviolent protest.
It doesn't really matter, the immigration/amnesty business is just the 21st century version of tribal sell off. Another half century and west of the Mississippi becomes the true Aztlan.
Last edited by metroxian; 03-08-2015 at 09:36 AM..
And then they profess to not have a clue why blacks don't vote Republican.
That's sad. It could have been an opportunity to show that Repub's (at least of that era) were instrumental in getting the Civil rights legislation passed during the 1960s. Some of the southern whites may not have liked it, but where else are they going to go?
That's sad. It could have been an opportunity to show that Repub's (at least of that era) were instrumental in getting the Civil rights legislation passed during the 1960s. Some of the southern whites may not have liked it, but where else are they going to go?
True, there were progressive Republicans back then in the South. But no matter what party label you assign to them, the Civil Rights supporters always were, and to this day remain, progressives. And today, all the progressives are in the Democratic party. As the lack of attendance by the GOP illustrates.
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