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I agree, LBJ started the demise of the Black family unit. “ I’ll those N.....’s voting Democratic for the next 200 years.”

Johnson was a liar a cheat and a racist. He completely fabricated his military experience after being appointed a LCDR, because he was a congressman, in the Navy Reserve, went to the S. Pacific and participated in a flight that allegedly was shot up where the crew managed to get the A-26 Murader back to base and the only one decorated, with a Silver Star, was Johnson. There is conflicting evidence that the aircraft he was on was not attacked as well. This was to bolster his perceived political weakness on defense issues. He had himself awarded the medal several times.

His ballot box stuffing in Texas are legendary. All of this speaks to his baseline integrity and motivation. I would submit he didn’t give a wit about poverty or blacks or minorities other than for political expediency...i.e. votes. He guessed right on loosing the South, and he was completely right on Black voters. Democrats get 90-95% of the black vote. Great Society legislation cost some $22 trillion and has not had an effect on poverty rates and arguably has fostered the breakdown of black families as evidenced by large percentages of single parent black families...60-70%. would have been better off making direct payments to the intended beneficiaries.

... He only got on to the ballot because he threated a floor fight at the convention in 1960, Kennedy wanted Stevenson as running mate. How many times did Johnson meet with Kennedy after the election? Likely not much. Kennedy went to Dallas in 63 to shore up Texas, which should not have been an issue as it was Johnson’s state. [But then again, Al Gore lost Tennessee in 2000.]

Attributed to Dave Garvey, U.S. Navy

And Hillary Clinton lost Arkansas by a 2:1 margin in 2016. LOL. -the former First Lady of Lil Rock, down the tubes. They hate her.