Liberal talker Thom Hartmann wonders: Should 'Union' forces reoccupy the South?

The Examiner ^ | July 12, 2015 | Joe Newby, Spokane Conservative

[2ndDivisionVet]

Liberal talker Thom Hartmann wonders if "Union" forces should re-occupy the old Confederacy.

It seems that for some on the left, the Civil War never really ended. Citing a Politico story slamming southern states, liberal talk show host Thom Hartmann wondered if the United States should "reoccupy the South with Union forces" to restart Reconstruction, Newsbusters reported Saturday.

"Now listen to this in the context of my question -- should we, a) reoccupy the South with Union forces and restart Reconstruction which came to a screeching halt in 187- whatever it was, '74 I think, the election of Rutherford B. Hayes," he said. "He needed one vote in the House of Representatives to win, it was one of those contested elections that went to the House, and the deal he made with the Southern legislators was that if he became president he would pull the Union troops out of the South and basically end Reconstruction."

His other choice was to "just" let Southern states secede from the Union. "Let the Confederate states say you can fly that flag, you can have your own country," he said.

"Just a hunch, but if a person was also inclined to crunch crime stats and unflattering demographics from major cities run by Democrats and compare them to the nation as a whole, the cities would undoubtedly 'skew' America," Newsbusters' Jack Coleman said....

[Crim]

Thom cant even fight tooth decay.

[vpintheak]

Being from Iowa and now residing in Alaska I can tell you that most of the military is from the south. Bad decision lefty loser!

[DesertRhino]

All the military basically comes from the south and Texas.

[piytar]

Try it, ya scum.

[windsorknot]

Thomas cant even fight tooth decay.

He's just one big cavity.

[clintonh8r]

They would make up the difference from Canada.

[tumblindice]

And Colt’s going bankrupt, Yankee arms manufacturers are moving to ‘right to work’s states (the south) and the north’s manufacturing prowess has moved south and overseas.

I think we could take them this time ... heh.

[SpaceBar]

The pic at the top of the thread looks like a pseudo intellectual liberal douchebag straight out of South Park.

[zeestephen]

I have a better idea.

About 60% of American Blacks are currently jammed into the “Old South.”

Why don’t we pay Southern Blacks to move into affluent Democrat white neighborhoods in New England, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington state?

Remember - diversity is our strength!

[Henry Hnyellar]

How can they invade? They are already there.

Arizona Major Installations

Army

Fort Huachuca
Yuma Proving Grounds
Navy & Marine Corps

MC Air Station Yuma

Air Force

Davis-Monthan AFB
Luke AFB
Gila Bend AFS
Personnel Totals

Army 5,358
Navy & Marine Corps 4,559
Air Force 11,323
Active Duty Military 21,240
Reserve and National Guard 18,737
Total Personnel 39,977

New Mexico Major Installations

Army

White Sands Missile Range

Air Force

Holloman AFB
Kirtland AFB
Cannon AFB
Personnel Totals

Army 420
Navy & Marine Corps 252
Air Force 10,970
Active Duty Military 11,642
Reserve and National Guard 8,935
Total Personnel 20,577

Oklahoma Major Installations

Army

Ft. Sill
McAlester Army Ammo Plant

Air Force

Altus AFB
Vance AFB
Tinker AFB
Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard Institute

Personnel Totals

Army 14,889
Navy & Marine Corps 841
Air Force 9,504
Coast Guard 51
Active Duty Military 25,234
Reserve and National Guard 21,940
Total Personnel 47,174

Texas Major Installations

Army

Fort Bliss
Red River Army Depot
Fort Hood
Sam Houston/Camp Bullis
Ingleside Army Depot
Navy & Marine Corps

Corpus Christi Naval Air Station/Naval Hospital/Naval Station
Kingsville Naval Air Station
Air Force

Randolph AFB
Brooks City Base
Lackland AFB
Sheppard AFB
Air Force Plant 4 (formerly Carswell AFB)
Dyess AFB
Goodfellow AFB
Laughlin AFB
Coast Guard

Corpus Christi
Houston/Galveston
VTS Houston/Galveston
Air Station Corpus Christi
Air Station Houston
Search and Rescue Station Freeport
Search and Rescue Station Port Aransas
Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur
VTS Port Arthur
Marine Safety Unit Texas City
Personnel Totals

Army 60,945
Navy & Marine Corps 6,909
Air Force 40,981
Coast Guard 1,409
Active Duty Military 108,835
Reserve and National Guard 84,721
Total Personnel 194,965

Utah Major Installations

Army

Tooele Army Depot
Dugway Proving Ground

Air Force

Hill AFB

Personnel Totals

Army 331
Navy & Marine Corps 148
Air Force 4,365
Active Duty Military 4,844
Reserve and National Guard 13,583
Total Personnel 18,427

[rikkir]

Look I don’t disagree with you Crim. I was responding to a poster who said something about Lincoln finding Americans to fire on other Americans.

I was making the point that if the same war broke out today, a smart military guy realizes the pressure points.

Blow the bridges on the Mississippi, north of AR, and the Ohio, blockade the roads across WV, and Northern VA, and those cities choke quickly. When New york, Philly, Boston, DC, Pittsburgh, Chicago are burning, what’s FedGov gonna be doing?

Was in the transportation industry for 20 years, and it would scare most if they knew how food was moved across this country. It would scare them even more if they knew grocery warehouses keep about a 3 day supply.

I know food is grown in the north, but I’m talking about the cities. How could the food in the fields be moved into the cities to keep them from complete breakdown.

It’s a weakness as much as the power grid is from EMP.

Wasn’t chest thumping, and here in KY whole state is Dem.
Just making a point.

[rikkir]

You think Canada and the UK would get involved in this Hypothetical mess?

No way. They would do what we would. Call it an internal issue, and not pick sides. They still have to trade with the winner.

[Crim]

No worries.

[RginTN]

But wait...its Hartmann’s beloved Democrats which ended Reconstruction...He needs to send the military to arrest Democrats since that party created the kkk, put confederate emblems up to reject its defeat and embraced jim crow.

[angry elephant]

Hmm, if our pansy government has the fortitude to deploy any forces, maybe we should start with Iran.

Of as another thought, stop the slave trade in Africa.

Maybe work on the body parts market in China or the the one Planned Parenting is operating.

I do not think there are any slaves in the South but the there are myriad other possibilities to cogitate.

Well, if there is time after much bluster about the lack of gay rights or the war against women and other BS that we have to think about all the F time.

[angry elephant]

CA’s San Joaquin valley supplies 60% of fresh produce to this country. FL, and TX could easily pick up the slack.”

I thought that the econazis had ruined much of San Joaquin valley production in order to divert water to the mud smelt.

[Impala64ssa]

Va, NC, and Fl are all purple. I’d say the Union is occupying the South.
From central Florida it seems you got to travel north to go down south. I'm in Spring Hill, they may as well call it NEW New York.

[Do the math]

Louisiana and Texas control the bulk of the oil refineries in the states. Try it and in three days the big cities starve. No gas, no diesel, then no food and you liberals die. We also have the highest per capita gun ownership in the world. We also have the highest number of ex- military men, and best hunters in the world. We can hunt, we can fish, we can gut a pig, we can live off the land, and we can survive. Poor little Thom, will be crying like a little girl in a day. Yes, bring it.

[oblomov]

This numskull has an opinion about the Compromise of 1877, and he can’t even get the year right.

[AmericanCheeseFood]

This guy has an audience.

It may be some off set station and only at a gas station where one of the speakers if off set near the bathrooms, but he has an audience.