Posted on 06/28/2010 2:39:34 PM PDT by Todd Kinsey
Republicans should welcome a comparison of the history of the GOP with that of the Democratic Party – the party of slavery and socialism, Big Government and the Ku Klux Klan. To quote Back to Basics for the Republican Party: “The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more the Democrats will worry about the future of theirs.”
Here,you can test your knowledge. The answers are below.
Q. How many Democrats in Congress voted to abolish slavery? 127 95 34 0
Q. Which park was established by a future Chairman of the Republican National Committee? Central Park Griffith Park Franklin Park Lincoln Park
Q. Which former Republican presidential nominee declined a nomination for Chief Justice? James Blaine Wendell Willkie Thomas Dewey Robert Dole
Q. Who was the first Vice President to attend Cabinet meetings? Levi Morton (R-NY) Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY) Calvin Coolidge (R-MA) Charles Dawes (R-IL)
Q. Which archaeological site was discovered by a future Republican U.S. Senator? Angkor Wat Machu Picchu Stonehenge Great Zimbabwe
The past is the cause of the present, and the present will be the cause of the future. All these are links in the endless chain stretching from the finite to the infinite. Abraham Lincoln (R-IL)
How many Democrats in Congress voted to abolish slavery?
A. ZERO Which park was established by a future Chairman of the Republican National Committee?
A. Central Park was established in 1853 with a bill in the New York legislature written by state senator Edwin Morgan, who three years later became the first Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Which former Republican presidential nominee declined a nomination for Chief Justice?
A. Before nominating Warren Burger for Chieft Justice, President Nixon offered the post to former New York governor Thomas Dewey, Republican presidential candidate in 1944 and 1948.
Who was the first Vice President to attend Cabinet meetings? A. Calvin Coolidge. Prior to the Harding administration, Vice Presidents were regarded exclusively as member of the legislative branch, in their role as President of the Senate.
Which archaeological site was discovered by a future Republican U.S. Senator? A. Peru's Machu Picchu, one of the most spectacular archaeological sites in the world, was discovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, who was later elected Governor (R-CT) and Senator.
This quiz was also posted at the Big Government website.
Michael Zak is a popular speaker to Republican organizations around the nation, showing office-holders and candidates and activists how they would benefit tremendously from appreciating the heritage of our Grand Old Party. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is his acclaimed history of the GOP, cited by Clarence Thomas in a Supreme Court decision. He is also the author of the 2005 Republican Freedom Calendar. His Grand Old Partisan website celebrates more than fifteen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. See grandoldpartisan.com and www.RepublicanBasics.com for more information.
FWIW - My grandfather was a friend of Hiram Bingham and was on the 1915 expedition as medical doctor and anthropologist.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
A. Not very damn many [except for some of the ones looking to get elected that you might say have a figurative pair of big ones]
Toujours Pret!
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