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Ramaswamy calls Juneteenth a ‘useless’ holiday
The Hill ^ | 08/07/2023 | Jared Gans

Posted on 08/07/2023 7:44:32 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called Juneteenth a “useless” holiday during a campaign event with voters in Iowa on Saturday.

Ramaswamy’s remarks, first reported by NBC News, come after he celebrated the holiday earlier this year on June 19, saying it is about honoring how far the country has come and how people can advance through hard work, commitment and dedication. He called for a range of proposals concerning the country’s elections on Saturday, including that all voting happen on one day, having all paper ballots and declaring Election Day a national holiday instead of one of the “useless” ones.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: holiday; juneteenth; ramaswamy; usless
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Maryland outlawed slavery Nov 1864. Kentucky and Delaware had legal slavery until the XIII Amendment was ratified.,


41 posted on 08/07/2023 8:27:10 AM PDT by Bull Snipe
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Idiot. Is he running as a Soros and WEF agent to undermine Republicans? Republicans should be celebrating Juneteenth as it was a Republican success to free the slaves.


42 posted on 08/07/2023 8:27:21 AM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I have been celebrating Juneteenth ever since I learned 65 years ago that it is the day the US government executed the Rosenbergs for being traitors and giving the secrets for constructing a nuclear bomb to Russia. But I call Juneteenth Sic Semper Tyrannus Day.


43 posted on 08/07/2023 8:30:59 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I have been celebrating Juneteenth ever since I learned 65 years ago that it is the day the US government executed the Rosenbergs for being traitors and giving the secrets for constructing a nuclear bomb to Russia. But I call Juneteenth Sic Semper Tyrannus Day.


44 posted on 08/07/2023 8:31:00 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I never cared for June 19th. Now I truly hate it since it’s the day my son died 7 weeks ago. 😢


45 posted on 08/07/2023 8:31:13 AM PDT by Prince of Space (Trump 2024!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27; All

Anyone supporting Indian anchor baby Ramaswamy on FR hasn’t been reading the threads about him here. So funny to watch the predictable knee-jerk responses supporting him because he parroted something somebody liked. Juneteenth does more to out people ignorant about why this holiday is important and how this is a natural Republican holiday. Opposition to celebrating the Republican led end slavery is easily viewed as racist.


46 posted on 08/07/2023 8:33:16 AM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
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To: PGR88

*Initiating controversial topics will bring attention to oneself. It gives one the floor, and a chance to speak and be noticed, as the cameras rush towards you. Ramaswamy is now in a GOP election, so it may bring him coverage that benefits him.*

Reminds me of Reagan: “Viet Nam was a noble cause.” The issue was not an issue at the time but he brought it up out of the blue.

Make Juneteenth a whole month. Gay Pride month would object.


47 posted on 08/07/2023 8:33:24 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (e allowed )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Wow.

He is really fun!

Who knew?


48 posted on 08/07/2023 8:34:52 AM PDT by MarMema (Eat your bananas)
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To: PGR88

I imagine it was planned and considered. Trump did/does the same thing. Initiating controversial topics will bring attention to oneself


Great point. Very little in politics should be taken at face value.


49 posted on 08/07/2023 8:38:49 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I appreciate the fact that he is standing up to Woke politics in a clear and unambiguous manner, but I agree with those who say this is an error.


50 posted on 08/07/2023 8:47:11 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

When do the riots start? 🍿🍿🍿!!!


51 posted on 08/07/2023 8:48:54 AM PDT by MachIV
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It was nice of the Liberals to make my anniversary a holiday. It's easy to remember now!
52 posted on 08/07/2023 8:50:26 AM PDT by glaseatr (Father of a Marine, Uncle of SGT Adam Estep. A Co. 2/5 Cav. KIA Thurs April 29, 2004 Baghdad Iraq)
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To: NorthMountain

Exactly


53 posted on 08/07/2023 8:51:20 AM PDT by MachIV
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Bold move by Vivek to take a direct shot at Trump like that. We’ll see if it pays off.


54 posted on 08/07/2023 8:55:02 AM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: Sirius Lee

A white American can not say such things. Ramaswamy, as a minority in US can say bluntly what he thinks about reparations, Kwanza, Juneteenth, lack of father figure in majority of African-American society, Welfare queens, or any other taboo subject.


55 posted on 08/07/2023 8:55:06 AM PDT by entropy12 (Career politicians are there to build wealth. Trump is in there to lose wealth to serve people.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

No benefit for a political candidate to say that.
In fact he should know history.
Juneteenth is when Republicans freed the last slaves that Democrats were holding.


56 posted on 08/07/2023 8:56:51 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Have you seen Joe Biden's picture on a milk carton?)
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To: mylife

he’s right, but now he is dead
.....
no. he can say that sort of thing because he is not white.


57 posted on 08/07/2023 8:58:42 AM PDT by ckilmer (ui)
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To: ckilmer

“no, he can say that sort of thing because he is not white.”


uh tell that to Clarence Thomas or Thomas J Sowell or Dr Ben Carson.he has no rights because he is on the Right. the goalposts have moved.


58 posted on 08/07/2023 9:02:43 AM PDT by avital2
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I think Juneteenth is stupid as well. If you want to celebrate the end of slavery…the date it was actually abolished would be better. But who wants to have a cookout in early December?


59 posted on 08/07/2023 9:03:21 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Jemian

Agree. That is one celebration that needed to happen and was overdue. (Although, being reminded that there WAS slavery may not be best.)

Pride month we can do without. Celebrating perversion is disgusting.


60 posted on 08/07/2023 9:07:41 AM PDT by madison10
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