Rep. Wilson Outburst Leads Senate Dems to Close Loophole in Health Reform Bill

[Who?Me?!]

Originally Posted by TriMT7

I honestly don't understand the hoopla?

Americans are ridiculous. Ever watch the British house of commons? Now THAT is political discourse!

They cannot do ONE thing...they canNOT call anyone a "liar"....kinda like CD...but not like the US.

[msina]

Originally Posted by cuebald

I did extensive research on S.C. history a few years back.

From my index cards, I see that in 1820 the population of Richland County (where Columbia is) was 4500 whites, 7627 blacks, and 15 free blacks. By 1826 the number of blacks had passed 14,000, or three blacks for every white.

The importation of more slaves into South Carolina was banned sometimes shortly thereafter due to the fear of an uprising with the white population at a severe disadvantage due to inferior numbers.

I don't know the reference material of the other poster stating that the CSA did so across the board, but if it is fact, it would probably be due to the same circumstances being widespread.

Don't for a minute think there was any altruism or humanity in the act.

Here's your answer.

[cuebald]

Originally Posted by I Like Taxes

And neither was Lincoln's emancipation.

If you are trying to pick a fight, you're using the wrong words.

While I believe there were a number of reasons for the Emancipation, you are correct in stating that it was not a simple humanitarian act. This forum isn't large enough to hold the full discussion of the reasons for and ramifications of that simple document.

A case can be made that Lincoln hated the black race, demonstrated by the EP.

Millions of people were turned out on the roads with no money, no jobs, no homes, no education, and nowhere to go to get any without strong arm tactics. A lot of them ended up as highwaymen to feed their families.

Many of the freed slaves stayed where they were, afraid of the devil they didn't know; thousands more lived in ghettoes in northern cities, sleeping stacked like cordwood thirty and forty to a room in conditions that no farmer would prescribe for his livestock.

The problem of the blacks being freed but not able to integrate into society during Reconstruction was the main theme of Joel Chandler Harris' Uncle Remus story about the Tarbaby. The country was stuck with a huge problem and couldn't find any way to extract itself.

Any more points I missed?

[city414]

She calls the American public "UnAmerican and the Town hall attenders are called "brown shirts with swastika's on their arm"! No appology what so ever.

thats what i see, swatstikas.. why apologize for that...actually they are unamerican because they failed to exercise their rights when president bush was in office so

[city414]

the truth is lincoln intention was to never free the slaves theres alot more to it than so called freeing the slaves, he wa also scrutinized by other republicans at the time and of course his opponent