From: Rich Piehl on 25 Jul 2010 15:52 On 7/25/2010 9:22 AM, US 71 wrote: > http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,399921,00.html > I never said there weren't Republican racists. But the previous post made it sound like there were Democrat racists during the Civil rights era.
From: Rich Piehl on 25 Jul 2010 15:53 On 7/25/2010 10:34 AM, Free Lunch wrote: > On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:38:35 -0500, Rich Piehl > <rpiehl5REMOVETHISFOR(a)NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in misc.transport.road: > >> On 7/24/2010 11:28 PM, Free Lunch wrote: >>> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:48:55 -0300, Clark F Morris >>> <cfmpublic(a)ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in misc.transport.road: >>> >>>> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:05:23 -0500, Rich Piehl >>>> <rpiehl5REMOVETHISFOR(a)NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>>> much snipped >>>>> >>>>> This from the person who didn't know that it was the Republicans that >>>>> brought about civil rights laws in this country - not the democrats. >>>> >>>> The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were by the Republicans but the >>>> 1964 Civil Right package was by the Democrats or are you referring to >>>> some other civil rights laws? >>>> >>>> Clark Morris >>>>> >>>>> Google European Socialism and do some reading for a change. >>> >>> The Republicans of today are nothing like the Civil War Republicans. >>> There's a reason that minorities do not vote for the GOP and that is >>> because the GOP has betrayed its roots and made it acceptable for >>> Republicans to be racists and to be publicly indifferent to the needs of >>> the elderly, the sick and the poor. >> >> Yeah, boy I'm sure glad there have been no racist Democrats like Robert >> Byrd. >> >> > He had been a racist but changed over time. He quit being a racist. If > he had not, he would have joined the GOP. He blocked the civil rights legislation in the 60's. Learn your history.
From: Rich Piehl on 25 Jul 2010 15:57 On 7/25/2010 11:26 AM, Free Lunch wrote: > On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:54:11 -0400, Beam Me Up Scotty > <Then-Destroy-Everything(a)Blackhole.NebulaX.com> wrote in > misc.transport.road: > >> On 7/24/2010 10:48 PM, Clark F Morris wrote: >>> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:05:23 -0500, Rich Piehl >>> <rpiehl5REMOVETHISFOR(a)NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote: >>> >>>>> much snipped >>>> >>>> This from the person who didn't know that it was the Republicans that >>>> brought about civil rights laws in this country - not the democrats. >>> >>> The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were by the Republicans but the >>> 1964 Civil Right package was by the Democrats or are you referring to >>> some other civil rights laws? >>> >> >> It was Republican support that won the day. > > Of course the Northeast Republicans are long gone from the GOP because > they were no longer welcome. The booing of Nelson Rockefeller at the Cow > Palace was the beginning of the right-wing purification of the GOP. (And in typical troll behavior now the parameters of the argument are changed without admitting that his previous point was proven invalid.)
From: US 71 on 25 Jul 2010 16:08 "Rich Piehl" <rpiehl5REMOVETHISFOR(a)NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote > > You have just proven what a chronic complainer you are. Look in the mirror.
From: US 71 on 25 Jul 2010 16:11
"Rich Piehl" <rpiehl5REMOVETHISFOR(a)NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote > He blocked the civil rights legislation in the 60's. Learn your history. I believe he later admitted he was wrong. QUICK! How many Republicans have admitted they were wrong? |