As immigrants to America, the Irish were treated poorly. Employment ads began to contain the phrase, “Irish need not apply.” Boarding houses and other public establishments displayed signs which read, “ No dogs or Irish allowed.”
The Irish were blamed for outbreaks of disease. Anti-Irish and anti-Catholic riots broke out in New York and Boston. Churches, convents and orphanages were attacked and burned. Black slaves were more highly regarded than the Irish.
While I fully agree that slavery was a dark moment for us, that would also include the extremely poor treatment of the Irish. And the Irish were forced to work for nothing. An Irish slave did not command the price that others did.
Michelle Bachman is one hundred times the decent person than the idiot rinos and democrats. Because she stands for all that is moral and decent, she is attacked.
Thanks for your opinion.
I think you over-played the poor Irish thing with the “Irish Slavery” claim. Any factual evidence?
Not saying Bachmann is not all you say. But as they say “she’s not quite ready for Prime Time”. That is not a hit against her. Hope she would run against that fool Franken, she would do much better as a Senator for 2016 or 2020 runs. If she somehow gets the nomination I will be a strong supporter.
I am also a bit watchful toward any politician from Minnesota. That place has a colorful history of electing some real squirrels.
You may be interested that this appears to be an urban legend with remarkably little basis in fact.
Here is a link to one of many actual historical studies, as opposed to anecdotes and legends, on the topic.
http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/no-irish.htm
I'm in the middle of a three-volume history of the Civil War. While there was undoubtedly strong anti-Catholic and probably anti-Irish bias during the Mexican War 15 years earlier, all I've read so far indicates respect and admiration for Irish soldiers on both sides during the Civil War.