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Kanye West shares multiple texts from people (Thomas Sowell!) teaching him Republican history
Twitchy ^ | may 1 gmt | Sam J

Posted on 05/01/2018 5:53:52 AM PDT by ethom

Last week, Twitchy covered Kanye West tweeting that he couldn’t be a conservative because he hadn’t done enough research into what it means to be one. Sounds fair? Well today, to prove that he’s doing his homework perhaps, Kanye shared multiple texts on Twitter showing different viewpoints on the history of Republicans.

And it’s fascinating.

We’re going to guess Democrats would not like Kanye tweeting , but it’s the reality of the Democratic Party.

(Excerpt) Read more at twitchy.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: americanhistory; bellcurve; kanye; republicans; thomassowell; twitter
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To: Mr. K

this could be a cultural turning point!


41 posted on 05/01/2018 7:30:27 AM PDT by ethom
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To: bramps

I hope so too!


42 posted on 05/01/2018 7:32:59 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: Grampa Dave


43 posted on 05/01/2018 7:34:21 AM PDT by ethom
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To: TallahasseeConservative

Thanks, but it will probably be a while.

As far as the political makeup of North Florida, it’s HYSTERICAL to watch CNN here thinking that Hillary is going to win...until your bright red votes finally come in from the north (due to being in the Central time zone, at least for some counties). Poor Wolf, just crushed by it all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL67D9hoUdk


44 posted on 05/01/2018 7:34:55 AM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's...I just don't tell anyone)
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To: ethom
The biggest lie ever told is the "party switching" lie. To believe that, you have to believe that "conservative" Democrats were so upset that Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (supported by 80% of Republican House members vs 61% of the Democrats and 82% of Republican Senators vs 63% of Democrats ) that they "switched sides" to the party that overwhelmingly supported the bill. This makes absolutely no sense.

Here is some data to give to your idiot liberal friends (courtesy Michael Zak):

September 22, 1862
Republican President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation

June 15, 1864
Republican Congress votes equal pay for African-American troops serving in U.S. Army during Civil War

June 28, 1864
Republican majority in Congress repeals Fugitive Slave Acts

January 31, 1865
13th Amendment banning slavery passed by U.S. House with unanimous Republican support, intense Democrat opposition

March 3, 1865
Republican Congress establishes Freedmen’s Bureau to provide health care, education, and technical assistance to emancipated slaves

April 8, 1865
13th Amendment banning slavery passed by U.S. Senate with 100% Republican support, 63% Democrat opposition

November 22, 1865
Republicans denounce Democrat legislature of Mississippi for enacting “black codes,” which institutionalized racial discrimination

April 9, 1866
Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Johnson’s veto; Civil Rights Act of 1866, conferring rights of citizenship on African-Americans, becomes law

May 10, 1866
U.S. House passes Republicans’ 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the laws to all citizens; 100% of Democrats vote no

June 8, 1866
U.S. Senate passes Republicans’ 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the law to all citizens; 94% of Republicans vote yes and 100% of Democrats vote no

July 16, 1866
Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Andrew Johnson’s veto of Freedman's Bureau Act, which protected former slaves from “black codes” denying their rights

January 8, 1867
Republicans override Democrat President Andrew Johnson’s veto of law granting voting rights to African-Americans in D.C.

July 19, 1867
Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Andrew Johnson’s veto of legislation protecting voting rights of African-Americans

May 20, 1868
Republican National Convention marks debut of African-American politicians on national stage; two – Pinckney Pinchback and James Harris – attend as delegates, and several serve as presidential electors

September 3, 1868
25 African-Americans in Georgia legislature, all Republicans, expelled by Democrat majority; later reinstated by Republican Congress

September 12, 1868
Civil rights activist Tunis Campbell and all other African-Americans in Georgia Senate, every one a Republican, expelled by Democrat majority; would later be reinstated by Republican Congress

October 7, 1868
Republicans denounce Democratic Party’s national campaign theme: “This is a white man’s country: Let white men rule”

February 3, 1870
After passing House with 98% Republican support and 97% Democrat opposition, Republicans’ 15th Amendment is ratified, granting vote to all Americans regardless of race

May 31, 1870
President U.S. Grant signs Republicans’ Enforcement Act, providing stiff penalties for depriving any American’s civil rights

June 22, 1870
Republican Congress creates U.S. Department of Justice, to safeguard the civil rights of African-Americans against Democrats in the South

February 28, 1871
Republican Congress passes Enforcement Act providing federal protection for African-American voters

April 20, 1871
Republican Congress enacts the Ku Klux Klan Act, outlawing Democratic Party-affiliated terrorist groups which oppressed African-Americans

October 18, 1871
After violence against Republicans in South Carolina, President Ulysses Grant deploys U.S. troops to combat Democrat terrorists who formed the Ku Klux Klan

March 1, 1875
Civil Rights Act of 1875, guaranteeing access to public accommodations without regard to race, signed by Republican President U.S. Grant; passed with 92% Republican support over 100% Democrat opposition

August 30, 1890
Republican President Benjamin Harrison signs legislation by U.S. Senator Justin Morrill (R-VT) making African-Americans eligible for land-grant colleges in the South

February 8, 1894
Democrat Congress and Democrat President Grover Cleveland join to repeal Republicans’ Enforcement Act, which had enabled African-Americans to vote

December 11, 1895
African-American Republican and former U.S. Rep. Thomas Miller (R-SC) denounces new state constitution written to disenfranchise African-Americans

May 18, 1896
Republican Justice John Marshall Harlan, dissenting from Supreme Court’s notorious Plessy v. Ferguson “separate but equal” decision, declares: “Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens”

December 31, 1898
Republican Theodore Roosevelt becomes Governor of New York; in 1900, he outlawed racial segregation in New York public schools

May 24, 1900
Republicans vote no in referendum for constitutional convention in Virginia, designed to create a new state constitution disenfranchising African-Americans

January 15, 1901
Republican Booker T. Washington protests Alabama Democratic Party’s refusal to permit voting by African-Americans

October 16, 1901
President Theodore Roosevelt invites Booker T. Washington to dine at White House, sparking protests by Democrats across the country

February 12, 1909
On 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, African-American Republicans and women’s suffragists Ida Wells and Mary Terrell co-found the NAACP

April 18, 1920
Minnesota’s FIRST-in-the-nation anti-lynching law, promoted by African-American Republican Nellie Francis, signed by Republican Gov. Jacob Preus

January 26, 1922
House passes bill authored by U.S. Rep. Leonidas Dyer (R-MO) making lynching a federal crime; Senate Democrats block it with filibuster

October 3, 1924
Republicans denounce three-time Democrat presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan for defending the Ku Klux Klan at 1924 Democratic National Convention

December 8, 1924
Democratic presidential candidate John W. Davis argues in favor of “separate but equal”

June 12, 1929
First Lady Lou Hoover invites wife of U.S. Rep. Oscar De Priest (R-IL), an African-American, to tea at the White House, sparking protests by Democrats across the country

August 17, 1937
Republicans organize opposition to former Ku Klux Klansman and Democrat U.S. Senator Hugo Black, appointed to U.S. Supreme Court by FDR; his Klan background was hidden until after confirmation

June 24, 1940
Republican Party platform calls for integration of the armed forces; for the balance of his terms in office, FDR refuses to order it

July 11, 1952
Republican Party platform condemns “duplicity and insincerity” of Democrats in racial matters

September 30, 1953
Earl Warren, California’s three-term Republican Governor and 1948 Republican vice presidential nominee, nominated to be Chief Justice; wrote landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education

December 8, 1953
Eisenhower administration Asst. Attorney General Lee Rankin argues for plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education

May 17, 1954
Chief Justice Earl Warren, three-term Republican Governor (CA) and Republican vice presidential nominee in 1948, wins unanimous support of Supreme Court for school desegregation in Brown v. Board of Education

November 25, 1955
Eisenhower administration bans racial segregation of interstate bus travel

March 12, 1956
Ninety-seven Democrats in Congress condemn Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and pledge to continue segregation

June 5, 1956
Republican federal judge Frank Johnson rules in favor of Rosa Parks in decision striking down “blacks in the back of the bus” law

October 19, 1956
On campaign trail, Vice President Richard Nixon vows: “American boys and girls shall sit, side by side, at any school – public or private – with no regard paid to the color of their skin. Segregation, discrimination, and prejudice have no place in America”

November 6, 1956
African-American civil rights leaders Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy vote for Republican Dwight Eisenhower for President

September 9, 1957
President Dwight Eisenhower signs Republican Party’s 1957 Civil Rights Act

September 24, 1957
Sparking criticism from Democrats such as Senators John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, President Dwight Eisenhower deploys the 82nd Airborne Division to Little Rock, AR to force Democrat Governor Orval Faubus to integrate public schools

June 23, 1958
President Dwight Eisenhower meets with Martin Luther King and other African-American leaders to discuss plans to advance civil rights

February 4, 1959
President Eisenhower informs Republican leaders of his plan to introduce 1960 Civil Rights Act, despite staunch opposition from many Democrats

May 6, 1960
President Dwight Eisenhower signs Republicans’ Civil Rights Act of 1960, overcoming 125-hour, around-the-clock filibuster by 18 Senate Democrats

July 27, 1960
At Republican National Convention, Vice President and eventual presidential nominee Richard Nixon insists on strong civil rights plank in platform

May 2, 1963
Republicans condemn Democrat sheriff of Birmingham, AL for arresting over 2,000 African-American schoolchildren marching for their civil rights

June 1, 1963
Democrat Governor George Wallace announces defiance of court order issued by Republican federal judge Frank Johnson to integrate University of Alabama

September 29, 1963
Gov. George Wallace (D-AL) defies order by U.S. District Judge Frank Johnson, appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower, to integrate Tuskegee High School

June 9, 1964
Republicans condemn 14-hour filibuster against 1964 Civil Rights Act by U.S. Senator and former Ku Klux Klansman Robert Byrd (D-WV)

June 10, 1964
Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen (R-IL) criticizes Democrat filibuster against 1964 Civil Rights Act, calls on Democrats to stop opposing racial equality The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was introduced and approved by a staggering majority of Republicans in the Senate. The Act was opposed by most southern Democrat senators, several of whom were proud segregationists—one of them being Al Gore Sr. Democrat President Lyndon B. Johnson relied on Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen, the Republican leader from Illinois, to get the Act passed.

June 20, 1964
The Chicago Defender, renowned African-American newspaper, praises Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen (R-IL) for leading passage of 1964 Civil Rights Act

March 7, 1965
Police under the command of Democrat Governor George Wallace attack African-Americans demonstrating for voting rights in Selma, AL

March 21, 1965
Republican federal judge Frank Johnson authorizes Martin Luther King’s protest march from Selma to Montgomery, overruling Democrat Governor George Wallace

August 4, 1965
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen (R-IL) overcomes Democrat attempts to block 1965 Voting Rights Act; 94% of Senate Republicans vote for landmark civil right legislation, while 27% of Democrats oppose

August 6, 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965, abolishing literacy tests and other measures devised by Democrats to prevent African-Americans from voting, signed into law; higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats vote in favor

September 17, 1971
Former Ku Klux Klan member and Democrat U.S. Senator Hugo Black (D-AL) retires from U.S. Supreme Court; appointed by FDR in 1937, he had defended Klansmen for racial murders

September 15, 1981
President Ronald Reagan establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, to increase African-American participation in federal education programs

June 29, 1982
President Ronald Reagan signs 25-year extension of 1965 Voting Rights Act

November 21, 1991
President George H. W. Bush signs Civil Rights Act of 1991 to strengthen federal civil rights legislation

August 20, 1996
Bill authored by U.S. Rep. Susan Molinari (R-NY) to prohibit racial discrimination in adoptions, part of Republicans’ Contract With America, becomes law

April 26, 1999
Legislation authored by U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI) awarding Congressional Gold Medal to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks is transmitted to President

January 25, 2001
U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee declares school choice to be “Educational Emancipation”

May 23, 2003
U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) introduces bill to establish National Museum of African American History and Culture

45 posted on 05/01/2018 7:35:28 AM PDT by Magnatron
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To: Enlightened1

Later


46 posted on 05/01/2018 7:37:07 AM PDT by I_be_tc
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To: Salvavida

Candace Owens is doing a good job.


47 posted on 05/01/2018 7:41:45 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: BobL

Truth. Sadly, I live in the one out of the two counties here that are reliably Blue. That’s what you get for living in a County, with two major universities including a historically Black one and a huge portion of State Employees.


48 posted on 05/01/2018 7:45:39 AM PDT by TallahasseeConservative (Isaiah 40:31)
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To: TallahasseeConservative

True...we have Travis County in Texas, famous for being the home to AUSTIN. Really sad how much taxpayer money supports those leaches (not really the elected reps, they’re necessary, but the armies of lobbyists).


49 posted on 05/01/2018 7:51:17 AM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's...I just don't tell anyone)
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To: ethom

Never stop praying for the lost. There is a lot of shepherds out there waiting to guide. GOD BLESS.


50 posted on 05/01/2018 7:52:51 AM PDT by just me (God bless President Trump and the USA)
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To: ethom

Check out this schooling by CJ Pearson. Sadly, libs like Legend will continue to believe the lies.
If don’t already follow CJ on Twitter, please do. This young man is very impressive. He’s definitely one to watch.

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2018/05/01/schooled-cj-pearson-drops-brutal-history-lesson-on-john-legend-for-insisting-the-parties-switched/


51 posted on 05/01/2018 7:53:29 AM PDT by rainee (Her)
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To: BobL

I was stationed in San Antonio for a couple years and enjoyed my trips to Austin.


52 posted on 05/01/2018 7:55:57 AM PDT by TallahasseeConservative (Isaiah 40:31)
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To: Magnatron

Thanks for posting. I’m saving it.


53 posted on 05/01/2018 7:57:37 AM PDT by texas_mrs
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To: BobL
WATCH WHAT YOU SAY, Republicans, and perhaps our kids and grand kids will have a country worth living in.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like where men were free. ~ Ronald Reagan

54 posted on 05/01/2018 8:14:59 AM PDT by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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To: Celerity
"Why do we want this a-hole on our side?

If you have to ask the question, there is no explanation that you would understand.

55 posted on 05/01/2018 8:22:56 AM PDT by semaj (U\)
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To: Magnatron

Your #45: That’s quite a list of accomplishments. Thanks for posting.


56 posted on 05/01/2018 8:28:39 AM PDT by semaj (U\)
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To: Enlightened1

She might become one of the most influential Americans of this generation. I’ve been following her for almost a year. I’d love to see her and Diamond and Silk being interviewed on what “woke them” up.


57 posted on 05/01/2018 8:29:26 AM PDT by Salvavida
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To: Celerity
Why do we want this a-hole on our side ?

Here's an FR thread discussing one reason;

Twitter was set ablaze after Kanye West posted a screenshot of a text exchange he had with a friend named ‘Steve.’

“Abe Lincoln freed and protected the slaves and he was Republican,” Steve said to Kanye in a text message.

58 posted on 05/01/2018 8:35:10 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: Magnatron

Bookmark

Ps. Great list. Wish I had had it yesterday. Would have blown the the top off the head of the black guy I helped out.


59 posted on 05/01/2018 8:37:37 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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To: semaj; bramps

Thanks for the nothing of a reply. And Bramps, I said that he likens himself to Jesus.

Relax and read. And Semaj I asked a valid question.

It seems a lot of you are just clinging to any port in the storm.

Kanye isn’t turning good people around for us. He’s the laughing stock of much of the American Culture. From his “Ima let you finish..” garbage with Taylor Swift to his “I am a genius!” even South Park has chewed him up and spit him out.

Same with James Woods. This guy throws out women once they turn 24 and has had his own bout of utter insanity that has also made him a laughing stock.

I think it’s great that people are turning around and every bowl of flakes may have a nut, but lets get more Tim Allens and Drew Careys.


60 posted on 05/01/2018 9:23:22 AM PDT by Celerity
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