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Remember liberal's favorite president said this...
I never cared for Bill. But have a totally different take on what he said. It was remarkable that a black man was being nominated by a major party. Would that 20 years ago be 1989? Blacks have only been able to vote since the 15th amendment. But truly, the voting rights act. In my east Texas town one needed to be a property owner, or pass a test until mid 60's.
Jesse Jackson ran in 88 and got 20% of the vote. We were in Florida at my daughter's new in laws for Christmas dinner. The talk came around to the election. Somebody asked who did you vote for and we all said Jesse Jackson. This table full of semi strangers all broke out laughing. Aunts, uncles cousins from all over, 2 separate families decided we had something in common besides the newly weds.
Being a minority does not exclude you from being a racist. They are the ones who have instituted anti-white racism with their affirmative action and double standards.
What a stupid reply. Stick to your OP. When it comes down to diversity of races, Democrats are the party of inclusion and Republicans are the party of White People. That’s a fact.
Yes, the Democrats were the party of slavery, of Jim Crow and lynchings. Unfortunately for them the Republicans ended all that, but in the 60's the Democrats slowly realized they could reinstate their plantation system, this time by keeping minorities in the inner city plantation and keeping them voting for them by impoverishing them.
Yes, the Democrats were the party of slavery, of Jim Crow and lynchings. Unfortunately for them the Republicans ended all that, but in the 60's the Democrats slowly realized they could reinstate their plantation system, this time by keeping minorities in the inner city plantation and keeping them voting for them by impoverishing them.
In the 60’s, the Democrats pushed through the Voting Rights act and closely aligned with Dr King. A partnership that continues to this day even after his assassination. Have no idea what you are talking about by your inner city plantation comment. If you are referring to the War on Poverty, I’ll remind you that program was a benefit to all races.
In the 60’s, the Democrats pushed through the Voting Rights act and closely aligned with Dr King. A partnership that continues to this day even after his assassination. Have no idea what you are talking about by your inner city plantation comment. If you are referring to the War on Poverty, I’ll remind you that program was a benefit to all races.
Most of us here commenting know, or at least should know (I try to assume those posting know things, as opposed as assuming they don't) the history of this act, along with the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
In fact, both acts were bipartisan, with southern Democrats, in whose districts the Voting Rights Act was instituted, being the holdouts to both. The Voting Rights Act passed with (Democrats 221-61, Republicans 112-24).
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