Posted on 08/02/2004 10:50:02 AM PDT by hoosiermama
Here 'tis!
Bump!
Makes me long for the Democratic Party of old...
Wow...this is something. I agree with the points about welfare dependency and the soft bigotry of low expectations. But I think the historical argument is a little off -- the reason fewer Democrats than Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act is that the Democrats used to be based in the South. The constituency (or at least region) responsible for most of the atrocities mentioned now vote Republican. Likewise, the constituencies (or regions) that once fought for the abolition of slavery are now voting Democrat.
Now don't get me wrong; I vote Republican, straight down the ticket. But that doesn't mean I respect the racist wing of the party. And come on, let's not kid ourselves: the national Republicans capitalize on that wing. The letter mentions how the KKK was a wing of the Democratic Party, but I think you'd be hard pressed to find a KKK member today who would vote Democrat. So in this debate, I think we should stick to the issues -- welfare is harmful, affirmative action breeds resentment -- rather than this imagined line of descent from racist southern Democrats to modern northeastern Democrats.
Dude, tell me you're joking right?
For a couple of weeks now, the local dems, supported by the ACLU, MoveOn.org, and, of course, the local NYT subsidiary, have been actively seeking to get her lynched because she's had the audicity to leave the democrat plantation, and worse, speak up about it.
Seems the political left is all for free speech, until you say something they don't like. Then they want you hung. What a surprise.
Huh?
incoming mail....
Off the plantation PING!
You forgot the < /sarcasm>. Now, get with it!
I'm an educated person, but had never seen these facts in school....We're you taught this information? If we haven't seen these facts, how many of the 90 to 95% who vote a straight ticket have ever seen this information....? So don't you think it would be a good idea to spread these facts around? Give Frances some support! IMO, she's a true leader and deserves not only our respect but assistance in spreading her message. She's speaking out in defiance of the liberal machine working against this knowledge.
That's very interesting. What counties are you referring to? I'd like to look into that further. Are there a lot of blacks in your county? If so, perhaps the KKK folks are in the Republican minority.
Regardless, you have to admit that white racists would be foolish, rationally speaking, to support a party that favors affirmative action and a welfare system that fosters black dependency. It just wouldn't make any sense. Like I said before, I, too, am opposed to those things -- but for different reasons than fear or loathing of the Black Man.
We know who the KKK people are here (definately dems), they tried to organize a national meeting in our county and weren't really successful. Meant with alot of resistance and needed to be protected by local LI.
There are a few AA families that moved here a couple of generations back from the neighboring county have intermingled with local population....Most others live here because they have married into the local (white) families (Ironically one once had ties with the KKK). OR were AA children adopted by families. A few families have moved in because of transfer etc job related...middle class families --well liked.
The children are all well thought of, successful in school and socialize/date without any reference to skin color as do our Asian children. It is truly as MLKing's dream speach indicated...acceptance as a person with out regard to skin color.
Will freep mail you the two counties....There is quite an extensive history written somewhere....but don't know if I can locate it.
Byrd, the Senator from W.V. is a former KKK.---where is the apology?
No racist Democrat switched parties to the republican party, other than Strom Thurmond.
And you might be surprized to know that the diehard KKK members, and other white supremist groups hate BUSH as much as the Dems!
The history in this letter is completely accurate! Read this website:
http://wayneperryman.com/
The "constituancy" which voted for and fought and died for equal rights, is the same constituancy that still fights this fight: Evangelical Christians. The Democrat/Republican split is quite different than North/South it is really more along the lines of Urban/Rural. Check out the county by county map from the last election:
Did you know that Affirmative Action was signed into law by NIXON?!
Do you realise how many people of color Bush has appointed into real positions of power in his administration? How does his record measure up to clinton's administration?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said that he had a dream, which the Republicans try to live out; that a person should be judged by the content of his character, not the color of his skin.
Does this mean they are voting for Nader?
Get the book!
http://wayneperryman.com/
No one around here would vote FOR Nader.....They might push his button, but it would be a "neither of the above" vote.
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