Roosevelt's New Deal: Anti-Black Legislation

[Unkotare]

Every era has to be looked at from the perspective of the people of that era. Keep in mind, women had only gotten the vote ten years before. FDR brought about societal change but he could only move so fast

Fuck that bullshit. He was a racist piece of shit.

Still pissed Japan lost the war, aren't you?

Why would I be?

 

[Unkotare]

Fuck that bullshit. He was a racist piece of shit.

Still pissed Japan lost the war, aren't you?

He wanted so much to be a suicide bomber.

When did you realize just what a fucking stupid comment you had posted there?

 

[PoliticalChic]

Sigh. Project much?

Columbia doesn't reward cut and paste?

There is an institution that might be willing to accept you based on your repetition and the dribbling....

...the interview would do it.

Devastating riposte, dude.


An intellect that can only be considered argillaceous.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Stay with the thesaurus, girl. You will fool some of the folks some of the time.

 

[Trajan]

1. During the “old” Supreme Court, often referred to as the Lochner era, the court struck down laws that favored monopolies as violations of the “privileges and immunities” clauses of the 5th and 14th amendments. This meant that blacks (or any other less preferred group) had a powerful weapon in dealing with racial discrimination in the market place: the right to work for lower wages.


2. Up until the New Deal. The National Recovery Act (NRA…1933) established codes that required the payment of set wages for certain industries. And who established the codes? The same union-business folks who saw to the exclusion of blacks in the first place.

a. Set wages reduced an employer’s incentive to hire blacks.
Sitkofff, “A New Deal for Blacks,” p. 330-335.
Since there was no economic advantage in it, why engender the hostility of white workers?

b. Many employers either dismissed black workers and hired whites in their place, or eliminated the lower level jobs held by blacks because the mandated wages were above the value of the job.
Wolters, “Negroes and the Great Depression,” p. 122-123.



3. Section 7a of the NRA certified unions as exclusive bargaining agents. It became a vehicle to push Negroes out of an industry, and/or to make the union totally white. The black press referred to the act as “Negroes Ruined Again,” and “No Roosevelt Again.”
Williams, "Race & Economics," chapter five.



4. In 1935, the Supreme Court ruled the NRA unconstitutional. New Dealers mourned…but blacks cheered. Not for long- section 7a of the NRA became section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), called the Wagner Act (1935). Sure enough, unions became the sole collective bargaining unit. The Act banned company unions, and allowed barring non-members from employment. Wagner had dropped the anti-discrimination clause in order to gain union support. Most New Dealers thought that discrimination against blacks was an acceptable cost of economic recovery.
Sitkoff, Op.Cit., p.52.

a. Interesting to note the difference between the Roosevelt Court, and the ‘Lochner’ Court, in which Peckham wrote for the majority: “In the Court’s view, the hour limits therefore violated the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment, which says no state may “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” Lochner Isn

b. In two NLRB cases, in 1945, first the board ruled that a bargaining agent must represent all employees fairly (Lazarus & Brother)….then turned around and decided that segregation and exclusion of blacks from union membership was not an unfair labor practice (Atlanta Oak Flooring).




5. New Deal legislation was devastating for blacks. In 1930, the unemployment rate was 6.13% nationally…but only 5.17% for blacks. 1930 was the last year more whites than blacks would be unemployed. Vedder and Galloway, “Out of Work: Unemployment and Government in Twentieth-Century America,” table 1.3, p.8.

What were Republicans doing for blacks in the 1930s?

the republicans in the 30s had ZERO power, ZERO.

Congressional majorities-


senate-

1932- dems 59 36

1934- dems 69 25

1936- dems 76 16

1938- dems 69 23

1940- dems 66 28

house-

1932- dems 313 117

1934- dems 322 103

1936- dems 334 88

1938- dems 262 169

1940- dems 267 162

and of course the white house too every single....year.

targeted spending galore, in the pre-inforamtion age.....


U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr., in a private meeting at the Treasury Department, May 9, 1939. Morgenthau was lamenting the fact that government deficit spending didn't have the intended effect (reducing unemployment).


“No, gentlemen, we have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work. ...I say after eight years of this Administration we have just as much unemployment as when we started.” – U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
May 9, 1939.

dismissed.

 

[rightwinger]

1. During the “old” Supreme Court, often referred to as the Lochner era, the court struck down laws that favored monopolies as violations of the “privileges and immunities” clauses of the 5th and 14th amendments. This meant that blacks (or any other less preferred group) had a powerful weapon in dealing with racial discrimination in the market place: the right to work for lower wages.


2. Up until the New Deal. The National Recovery Act (NRA…1933) established codes that required the payment of set wages for certain industries. And who established the codes? The same union-business folks who saw to the exclusion of blacks in the first place.

a. Set wages reduced an employer’s incentive to hire blacks.
Sitkofff, “A New Deal for Blacks,” p. 330-335.
Since there was no economic advantage in it, why engender the hostility of white workers?

b. Many employers either dismissed black workers and hired whites in their place, or eliminated the lower level jobs held by blacks because the mandated wages were above the value of the job.
Wolters, “Negroes and the Great Depression,” p. 122-123.



3. Section 7a of the NRA certified unions as exclusive bargaining agents. It became a vehicle to push Negroes out of an industry, and/or to make the union totally white. The black press referred to the act as “Negroes Ruined Again,” and “No Roosevelt Again.”
Williams, "Race & Economics," chapter five.



4. In 1935, the Supreme Court ruled the NRA unconstitutional. New Dealers mourned…but blacks cheered. Not for long- section 7a of the NRA became section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), called the Wagner Act (1935). Sure enough, unions became the sole collective bargaining unit. The Act banned company unions, and allowed barring non-members from employment. Wagner had dropped the anti-discrimination clause in order to gain union support. Most New Dealers thought that discrimination against blacks was an acceptable cost of economic recovery.
Sitkoff, Op.Cit., p.52.

a. Interesting to note the difference between the Roosevelt Court, and the ‘Lochner’ Court, in which Peckham wrote for the majority: “In the Court’s view, the hour limits therefore violated the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment, which says no state may “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” Lochner Isn

b. In two NLRB cases, in 1945, first the board ruled that a bargaining agent must represent all employees fairly (Lazarus & Brother)….then turned around and decided that segregation and exclusion of blacks from union membership was not an unfair labor practice (Atlanta Oak Flooring).




5. New Deal legislation was devastating for blacks. In 1930, the unemployment rate was 6.13% nationally…but only 5.17% for blacks. 1930 was the last year more whites than blacks would be unemployed. Vedder and Galloway, “Out of Work: Unemployment and Government in Twentieth-Century America,” table 1.3, p.8.

What were Republicans doing for blacks in the 1930s?

the republicans in the 30s had ZERO power, ZERO.

Congressional majorities-


senate-

1932- dems 59 36

1934- dems 69 25

1936- dems 76 16

1938- dems 69 23

1940- dems 66 28

house-

1932- dems 313 117

1934- dems 322 103

1936- dems 334 88

1938- dems 262 169

1940- dems 267 162

and of course the white house too every single....year.

targeted spending galore, in the pre-inforamtion age.....


U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr., in a private meeting at the Treasury Department, May 9, 1939. Morgenthau was lamenting the fact that government deficit spending didn't have the intended effect (reducing unemployment).


“No, gentlemen, we have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work. ...I say after eight years of this Administration we have just as much unemployment as when we started.” – U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
May 9, 1939.

dismissed.

That's the best ya got?

What did Republicans do for blacks in the 20s when they had all the power?

 

[Unkotare]

That's the best ya got?

What did Republicans do for blacks in the 20s when they had all the power?

Not enough power to stop democrat filibusters in the Senate to block things like anti-lynching legislation.

 

[rightwinger]

That's the best ya got?

What did Republicans do for blacks in the 20s when they had all the power?

Not enough power to stop democrat filibusters in the Senate to block things like anti-lynching legislation.

Interesting.

I'd like to learn more. Do you have a link?

 

[Unkotare]

Look up the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill.

 

[rightwinger]

Look up the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill.

Thanks...some horrible stuff


On June 13, 2005, in a resolution sponsored by senators Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and George Allen of Virginia, together with 78 others, the US Senate formally apologized for its failure to enact this and other anti-lynching bills "when action was most needed."[3] From 1882-1968, "...nearly 200 anti-lynching bills were introduced in Congress, and three passed the House. Seven presidents between 1890 and 1952 petitioned Congress to pass a federal law."[3] None was approved by the Senate because of the powerful opposition of the Southern Democratic voting bloc.[3]


Once again it shows that it was "Southern" Democratic and not just Democratic opposition

 

[Unkotare]

Your ugly cousin is still part of the family, no matter how much it embarrasses you.

 

[Jroc]

You have been pinned down on a topic of your own selection

You chose to run away

What an act of academic cowardice.

Oh....you're claiming that I was 'pinned down' because I chose to respond to the larger topic rather than your chosen time frame???

That's it?



Boob.


I destroyed your premise...i.e., that Republicans did not support black Americans.


Now...It is time, I believe, for you to don those horrid white orthopedic walking shoes, and matching belt, and waddle off, ‘else you may miss the ‘Early Bird Special’!




Do I have your permission to go now????

When asked to defend your OP, you chose to defend in a time period 60 years before and 20 years after. I have never proposed that Republicans did not support blacks....only that Conservatives did not support blacks and still do not

This old timer avoids Early Bird Specials and prefers to patronize Happy Hour

Really? You must have learned something after all from my thread..You're welcome

http://www.usmessageboard.com/history/149836-republicans-the-real-allies-of-african-americans.html

Conservatism as defined today is for the liberty of all people. No racial quotas as they have in the new liberal, progressive movement. Labels change but conservative principals do not and that principal is liberty!

 

[rightwinger]

Your ugly cousin is still part of the family, no matter how much it embarrasses you.

That ugly cousin is now a proud member of the Republican Party

 

[Unkotare]

Look again carefully next Thanksgiving...

 

[PoliticalChic]

Your ugly cousin is still part of the family, no matter how much it embarrasses you.

That ugly cousin is now a proud member of the Republican Party

Well....let's take a look at the family album:



So, folks like wingy are talking a great game, the Democrat Party has a pretty poor record of supporting the advancement of black politicians tells a different story…

....don't they, wingy?


1. In 2005, the Democrats did not name Donna Brazile to head the Democratic National Committee. They chose Howard Dean.

2. “Gov. David A. Paterson defiantly vowed to run for election next year despite the White House‘s urging that he withdraw from the New York governor’s race.” http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html

3. President Barack Obama has kept mum on the fate of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) for days -- but he tells CBS News that it's time for the embattled 80-year-old former Ways and Means Chairman to end his career "with dignity."
"I think Charlie Rangel served a very long time and served-- his constituents very well. But these-- allegations are very troubling," Obama told Harry Smith in an interview to be aired on the "Early Show." and first broadcast on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. Obama: Time for Rangel to end career "with dignity" - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com


4 Harold Ford told not to run for Senator from New York:
“From the start, Mr. Ford’s potential candidacy angered national Democratic Party leaders by disrupting plans for what was planned as a seamless Gillibrand nomination. Harry Reid of Nevada, the Senate majority leader, called Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to discourage him from supporting Mr. Ford, and Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York met personally with Mr. Ford to argue against his candidacy.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/nyregion/02ford.html

5. “As state comptroller, [Carl] McCall earned the distinction of being the first African American ever elected to a statewide office in New York. Four years later voters overwhelmingly supported McCall over Republican Bruce Blakeman 64.75 to 32.1%. McCall's reelection in 1998 may have given him the confidence he needed in order to pursue the governor's mansion….The McCall campaign had the support of the Democratic Party; whether or not McCall had the party's full support has been the subject of much debate….Still one wonders just how committed the party was to McCall's campaign….shunned by some of the state's most respected Democrats…McCall blamed his money woes on the national Democratic Party, claiming that the party had abandoned his campaign….” H. Carl McCall for Governor: a lesson to all black high-profile statewide office seekers. - Free Online Library




6. And, most telling, Bill Clinton’s remarks about the black candidate for the presidency:
“[A]s Hillary bungled Caroline, Bill’s handling of Ted was even worse. The day after Iowa, he phoned Kennedy and pressed for an endorsement, making the case for his wife. But Bill then went on, belittling Obama in a manner that deeply offended Kennedy. Recounting the conversation later to a friend, Teddy fumed that Clinton had said, A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee.”
Teddy's anger - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

7. Three staffers working for embattled Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) were asked by security officers to leave an event in downtown Washington on Thursday after they tried to display large campaign signs just as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was about to speak. .. Waters told The Hill afterward that the staffers had been displaying the signs at the annual legislative conference for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which was held at the Washington convention center a few blocks away. “It ain’t about Nancy. It’s about black people,” Waters said.
Waters aides expelled from Pelosi event - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill | TheHill.com



8. And what Governor of Arkansas made the Saturday before Easter "Confederate Flag Day"?
The Arkansas Code, Section 1-5-107. Confederate Flag Day.
(a) The Saturday immediately preceding Easter Sunday of each year is designated as "Confederate Flag Day" in this state.
No person, firm, or corporation shall display any Confederate flag or replica thereof in connection with any advertisement of any commercial enterprise, or in any manner for any purpose except to honor the Confederate States of America.
Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

"In April 1985, Governor Bill Clinton signed Act 985 into law...'
Mark R. Levin on Trent Lott & Moral Outrage on National Review Online



9. Do Democrats in Congress support blacks by practicing affirmative action in their hiring…and of course this would be our of moral convictions, as they are legally exempt from affirmative action requirements. More than passing interesting, the ‘National Journal,’ a survey of congressional staffers revealed that Democrats hired black employees at the same rate as Republicans: 2 percent. “The Racial Breakdown of Congressional Staffs,” National Journal, June 21, 2005
a. Schweitzer, “Do As I Say,” p. 9



10. Clinton pushed black candidate to drop out of Florida race:
“Bill Clinton sought to persuade Rep. Kendrick Meek to drop out of the race for Senate during a trip to Florida last week — and nearly succeeded…Clinton did not dangle a job in front of Meek, who gave up a safe House seat to run for the Senate, but instead made the case that the move would advance the congressman’s future prospects, said a third Democrat familiar with the conversations. Clinton campaigned with Meek in Florida on Oct. 19 and 20, and thought he had won Meek over. But as the week wore on, Meek lost his enthusiasm for the arrangement, spurred in part, a third Democratic source said, by his wife’s belief that he could still win the race. Clinton spoke with Meek again at week’s end, three Democrats said, and again Meek said he would drop out.”
Read more: Bill Clinton pushed Kendrick Meek to quit Florida race - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

By some strange coincidence, the Democrats, again, force a black to the back:

11. “Under an arrangement reached two days ago, Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the current majority leader, would get the No. 2 job of minority whip come January. Clyburn, now majority whip, would hold the post of assistant leader, newly created for the purpose of heading off a contest for the whip position.” http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...dership-as-clyburn-settles-for-no-3-post.html


So, you fell for the propaganda?
Here's your lesson for today: reality is defined by actions, not by words.



What a party, huh?

Luckily, they have suckers who buy the pap like it was on sale.....wingy.

 

[rightwinger]

Your ugly cousin is still part of the family, no matter how much it embarrasses you.

That ugly cousin is now a proud member of the Republican Party

Well....let's take a look at the family album:



So, folks like wingy are talking a great game, the Democrat Party has a pretty poor record of supporting the advancement of black politicians tells a different story…

....don't they, wingy?


1. In 2005, the Democrats did not name Donna Brazile to head the Democratic National Committee. They chose Howard Dean.

2. “Gov. David A. Paterson defiantly vowed to run for election next year despite the White House‘s urging that he withdraw from the New York governor’s race.” http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html

3. President Barack Obama has kept mum on the fate of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) for days -- but he tells CBS News that it's time for the embattled 80-year-old former Ways and Means Chairman to end his career "with dignity."
"I think Charlie Rangel served a very long time and served-- his constituents very well. But these-- allegations are very troubling," Obama told Harry Smith in an interview to be aired on the "Early Show." and first broadcast on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. Obama: Time for Rangel to end career "with dignity" - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com


4 Harold Ford told not to run for Senator from New York:
“From the start, Mr. Ford’s potential candidacy angered national Democratic Party leaders by disrupting plans for what was planned as a seamless Gillibrand nomination. Harry Reid of Nevada, the Senate majority leader, called Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to discourage him from supporting Mr. Ford, and Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York met personally with Mr. Ford to argue against his candidacy.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/nyregion/02ford.html

5. “As state comptroller, [Carl] McCall earned the distinction of being the first African American ever elected to a statewide office in New York. Four years later voters overwhelmingly supported McCall over Republican Bruce Blakeman 64.75 to 32.1%. McCall's reelection in 1998 may have given him the confidence he needed in order to pursue the governor's mansion….The McCall campaign had the support of the Democratic Party; whether or not McCall had the party's full support has been the subject of much debate….Still one wonders just how committed the party was to McCall's campaign….shunned by some of the state's most respected Democrats…McCall blamed his money woes on the national Democratic Party, claiming that the party had abandoned his campaign….” H. Carl McCall for Governor: a lesson to all black high-profile statewide office seekers. - Free Online Library




6. And, most telling, Bill Clinton’s remarks about the black candidate for the presidency:
“[A]s Hillary bungled Caroline, Bill’s handling of Ted was even worse. The day after Iowa, he phoned Kennedy and pressed for an endorsement, making the case for his wife. But Bill then went on, belittling Obama in a manner that deeply offended Kennedy. Recounting the conversation later to a friend, Teddy fumed that Clinton had said, A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee.”
Teddy's anger - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

7. Three staffers working for embattled Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) were asked by security officers to leave an event in downtown Washington on Thursday after they tried to display large campaign signs just as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was about to speak. .. Waters told The Hill afterward that the staffers had been displaying the signs at the annual legislative conference for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which was held at the Washington convention center a few blocks away. “It ain’t about Nancy. It’s about black people,” Waters said.
Waters aides expelled from Pelosi event - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill | TheHill.com



8. And what Governor of Arkansas made the Saturday before Easter "Confederate Flag Day"?
The Arkansas Code, Section 1-5-107. Confederate Flag Day.
(a) The Saturday immediately preceding Easter Sunday of each year is designated as "Confederate Flag Day" in this state.
No person, firm, or corporation shall display any Confederate flag or replica thereof in connection with any advertisement of any commercial enterprise, or in any manner for any purpose except to honor the Confederate States of America.
Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

"In April 1985, Governor Bill Clinton signed Act 985 into law...'
Mark R. Levin on Trent Lott & Moral Outrage on National Review Online



9. Do Democrats in Congress support blacks by practicing affirmative action in their hiring…and of course this would be our of moral convictions, as they are legally exempt from affirmative action requirements. More than passing interesting, the ‘National Journal,’ a survey of congressional staffers revealed that Democrats hired black employees at the same rate as Republicans: 2 percent. “The Racial Breakdown of Congressional Staffs,” National Journal, June 21, 2005
a. Schweitzer, “Do As I Say,” p. 9



10. Clinton pushed black candidate to drop out of Florida race:
“Bill Clinton sought to persuade Rep. Kendrick Meek to drop out of the race for Senate during a trip to Florida last week — and nearly succeeded…Clinton did not dangle a job in front of Meek, who gave up a safe House seat to run for the Senate, but instead made the case that the move would advance the congressman’s future prospects, said a third Democrat familiar with the conversations. Clinton campaigned with Meek in Florida on Oct. 19 and 20, and thought he had won Meek over. But as the week wore on, Meek lost his enthusiasm for the arrangement, spurred in part, a third Democratic source said, by his wife’s belief that he could still win the race. Clinton spoke with Meek again at week’s end, three Democrats said, and again Meek said he would drop out.”
Read more: Bill Clinton pushed Kendrick Meek to quit Florida race - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

By some strange coincidence, the Democrats, again, force a black to the back:

11. “Under an arrangement reached two days ago, Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the current majority leader, would get the No. 2 job of minority whip come January. Clyburn, now majority whip, would hold the post of assistant leader, newly created for the purpose of heading off a contest for the whip position.” http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...dership-as-clyburn-settles-for-no-3-post.html


So, you fell for the propaganda?
Here's your lesson for today: reality is defined by actions, not by words.



What a party, huh?

Luckily, they have suckers who buy the pap like it was on sale.....wingy.

Republicans have elected six blacks to higher office (president, governor, senator, congressman) in seventy years

Eat some of that Jim Crow

 

[PoliticalChic]

That ugly cousin is now a proud member of the Republican Party

Well....let's take a look at the family album:



So, folks like wingy are talking a great game, the Democrat Party has a pretty poor record of supporting the advancement of black politicians tells a different story…

....don't they, wingy?


1. In 2005, the Democrats did not name Donna Brazile to head the Democratic National Committee. They chose Howard Dean.

2. “Gov. David A. Paterson defiantly vowed to run for election next year despite the White House‘s urging that he withdraw from the New York governor’s race.” http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html

3. President Barack Obama has kept mum on the fate of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) for days -- but he tells CBS News that it's time for the embattled 80-year-old former Ways and Means Chairman to end his career "with dignity."
"I think Charlie Rangel served a very long time and served-- his constituents very well. But these-- allegations are very troubling," Obama told Harry Smith in an interview to be aired on the "Early Show." and first broadcast on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. Obama: Time for Rangel to end career "with dignity" - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com


4 Harold Ford told not to run for Senator from New York:
“From the start, Mr. Ford’s potential candidacy angered national Democratic Party leaders by disrupting plans for what was planned as a seamless Gillibrand nomination. Harry Reid of Nevada, the Senate majority leader, called Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to discourage him from supporting Mr. Ford, and Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York met personally with Mr. Ford to argue against his candidacy.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/nyregion/02ford.html

5. “As state comptroller, [Carl] McCall earned the distinction of being the first African American ever elected to a statewide office in New York. Four years later voters overwhelmingly supported McCall over Republican Bruce Blakeman 64.75 to 32.1%. McCall's reelection in 1998 may have given him the confidence he needed in order to pursue the governor's mansion….The McCall campaign had the support of the Democratic Party; whether or not McCall had the party's full support has been the subject of much debate….Still one wonders just how committed the party was to McCall's campaign….shunned by some of the state's most respected Democrats…McCall blamed his money woes on the national Democratic Party, claiming that the party had abandoned his campaign….” H. Carl McCall for Governor: a lesson to all black high-profile statewide office seekers. - Free Online Library




6. And, most telling, Bill Clinton’s remarks about the black candidate for the presidency:
“[A]s Hillary bungled Caroline, Bill’s handling of Ted was even worse. The day after Iowa, he phoned Kennedy and pressed for an endorsement, making the case for his wife. But Bill then went on, belittling Obama in a manner that deeply offended Kennedy. Recounting the conversation later to a friend, Teddy fumed that Clinton had said, A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee.”
Teddy's anger - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

7. Three staffers working for embattled Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) were asked by security officers to leave an event in downtown Washington on Thursday after they tried to display large campaign signs just as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was about to speak. .. Waters told The Hill afterward that the staffers had been displaying the signs at the annual legislative conference for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which was held at the Washington convention center a few blocks away. “It ain’t about Nancy. It’s about black people,” Waters said.
Waters aides expelled from Pelosi event - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill | TheHill.com



8. And what Governor of Arkansas made the Saturday before Easter "Confederate Flag Day"?
The Arkansas Code, Section 1-5-107. Confederate Flag Day.
(a) The Saturday immediately preceding Easter Sunday of each year is designated as "Confederate Flag Day" in this state.
No person, firm, or corporation shall display any Confederate flag or replica thereof in connection with any advertisement of any commercial enterprise, or in any manner for any purpose except to honor the Confederate States of America.
Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

"In April 1985, Governor Bill Clinton signed Act 985 into law...'
Mark R. Levin on Trent Lott & Moral Outrage on National Review Online



9. Do Democrats in Congress support blacks by practicing affirmative action in their hiring…and of course this would be our of moral convictions, as they are legally exempt from affirmative action requirements. More than passing interesting, the ‘National Journal,’ a survey of congressional staffers revealed that Democrats hired black employees at the same rate as Republicans: 2 percent. “The Racial Breakdown of Congressional Staffs,” National Journal, June 21, 2005
a. Schweitzer, “Do As I Say,” p. 9



10. Clinton pushed black candidate to drop out of Florida race:
“Bill Clinton sought to persuade Rep. Kendrick Meek to drop out of the race for Senate during a trip to Florida last week — and nearly succeeded…Clinton did not dangle a job in front of Meek, who gave up a safe House seat to run for the Senate, but instead made the case that the move would advance the congressman’s future prospects, said a third Democrat familiar with the conversations. Clinton campaigned with Meek in Florida on Oct. 19 and 20, and thought he had won Meek over. But as the week wore on, Meek lost his enthusiasm for the arrangement, spurred in part, a third Democratic source said, by his wife’s belief that he could still win the race. Clinton spoke with Meek again at week’s end, three Democrats said, and again Meek said he would drop out.”
Read more: Bill Clinton pushed Kendrick Meek to quit Florida race - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

By some strange coincidence, the Democrats, again, force a black to the back:

11. “Under an arrangement reached two days ago, Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the current majority leader, would get the No. 2 job of minority whip come January. Clyburn, now majority whip, would hold the post of assistant leader, newly created for the purpose of heading off a contest for the whip position.” http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...dership-as-clyburn-settles-for-no-3-post.html


So, you fell for the propaganda?
Here's your lesson for today: reality is defined by actions, not by words.



What a party, huh?

Luckily, they have suckers who buy the pap like it was on sale.....wingy.

Republicans have elected six blacks to higher office (president, governor, senator, congressman) in seventy years

Eat some of that Jim Crow

I totally understand why you're doing your best to pretend that the substance of the post didn't exist.....


...busted.

 

[rightwinger]

Well....let's take a look at the family album:



So, folks like wingy are talking a great game, the Democrat Party has a pretty poor record of supporting the advancement of black politicians tells a different story…

....don't they, wingy?


1. In 2005, the Democrats did not name Donna Brazile to head the Democratic National Committee. They chose Howard Dean.

2. “Gov. David A. Paterson defiantly vowed to run for election next year despite the White House‘s urging that he withdraw from the New York governor’s race.” http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html

3. President Barack Obama has kept mum on the fate of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) for days -- but he tells CBS News that it's time for the embattled 80-year-old former Ways and Means Chairman to end his career "with dignity."
"I think Charlie Rangel served a very long time and served-- his constituents very well. But these-- allegations are very troubling," Obama told Harry Smith in an interview to be aired on the "Early Show." and first broadcast on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. Obama: Time for Rangel to end career "with dignity" - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com


4 Harold Ford told not to run for Senator from New York:
“From the start, Mr. Ford’s potential candidacy angered national Democratic Party leaders by disrupting plans for what was planned as a seamless Gillibrand nomination. Harry Reid of Nevada, the Senate majority leader, called Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to discourage him from supporting Mr. Ford, and Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York met personally with Mr. Ford to argue against his candidacy.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/nyregion/02ford.html

5. “As state comptroller, [Carl] McCall earned the distinction of being the first African American ever elected to a statewide office in New York. Four years later voters overwhelmingly supported McCall over Republican Bruce Blakeman 64.75 to 32.1%. McCall's reelection in 1998 may have given him the confidence he needed in order to pursue the governor's mansion….The McCall campaign had the support of the Democratic Party; whether or not McCall had the party's full support has been the subject of much debate….Still one wonders just how committed the party was to McCall's campaign….shunned by some of the state's most respected Democrats…McCall blamed his money woes on the national Democratic Party, claiming that the party had abandoned his campaign….” H. Carl McCall for Governor: a lesson to all black high-profile statewide office seekers. - Free Online Library




6. And, most telling, Bill Clinton’s remarks about the black candidate for the presidency:
“[A]s Hillary bungled Caroline, Bill’s handling of Ted was even worse. The day after Iowa, he phoned Kennedy and pressed for an endorsement, making the case for his wife. But Bill then went on, belittling Obama in a manner that deeply offended Kennedy. Recounting the conversation later to a friend, Teddy fumed that Clinton had said, A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee.”
Teddy's anger - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

7. Three staffers working for embattled Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) were asked by security officers to leave an event in downtown Washington on Thursday after they tried to display large campaign signs just as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was about to speak. .. Waters told The Hill afterward that the staffers had been displaying the signs at the annual legislative conference for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which was held at the Washington convention center a few blocks away. “It ain’t about Nancy. It’s about black people,” Waters said.
Waters aides expelled from Pelosi event - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill | TheHill.com



8. And what Governor of Arkansas made the Saturday before Easter "Confederate Flag Day"?
The Arkansas Code, Section 1-5-107. Confederate Flag Day.
(a) The Saturday immediately preceding Easter Sunday of each year is designated as "Confederate Flag Day" in this state.
No person, firm, or corporation shall display any Confederate flag or replica thereof in connection with any advertisement of any commercial enterprise, or in any manner for any purpose except to honor the Confederate States of America.
Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

"In April 1985, Governor Bill Clinton signed Act 985 into law...'
Mark R. Levin on Trent Lott & Moral Outrage on National Review Online



9. Do Democrats in Congress support blacks by practicing affirmative action in their hiring…and of course this would be our of moral convictions, as they are legally exempt from affirmative action requirements. More than passing interesting, the ‘National Journal,’ a survey of congressional staffers revealed that Democrats hired black employees at the same rate as Republicans: 2 percent. “The Racial Breakdown of Congressional Staffs,” National Journal, June 21, 2005
a. Schweitzer, “Do As I Say,” p. 9



10. Clinton pushed black candidate to drop out of Florida race:
“Bill Clinton sought to persuade Rep. Kendrick Meek to drop out of the race for Senate during a trip to Florida last week — and nearly succeeded…Clinton did not dangle a job in front of Meek, who gave up a safe House seat to run for the Senate, but instead made the case that the move would advance the congressman’s future prospects, said a third Democrat familiar with the conversations. Clinton campaigned with Meek in Florida on Oct. 19 and 20, and thought he had won Meek over. But as the week wore on, Meek lost his enthusiasm for the arrangement, spurred in part, a third Democratic source said, by his wife’s belief that he could still win the race. Clinton spoke with Meek again at week’s end, three Democrats said, and again Meek said he would drop out.”
Read more: Bill Clinton pushed Kendrick Meek to quit Florida race - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

By some strange coincidence, the Democrats, again, force a black to the back:

11. “Under an arrangement reached two days ago, Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the current majority leader, would get the No. 2 job of minority whip come January. Clyburn, now majority whip, would hold the post of assistant leader, newly created for the purpose of heading off a contest for the whip position.” http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...dership-as-clyburn-settles-for-no-3-post.html


So, you fell for the propaganda?
Here's your lesson for today: reality is defined by actions, not by words.



What a party, huh?

Luckily, they have suckers who buy the pap like it was on sale.....wingy.

Republicans have elected six blacks to higher office (president, governor, senator, congressman) in seventy years

Eat some of that Jim Crow

I totally understand why you're doing your best to pretend that the substance of the post didn't exist.....


...busted.

You are actually under the delusion that people actually read the crap you post?

 

[ThirdTerm]

The Wagner Act (1935) harmed blacks by making labor union monopolies legal. Economists Thomas E. Hall and J. David Ferguson explained: "By encouraging unionization, the Wagner Act raised the number of insiders (those with jobs) who had the incentive and ability to exclude outsiders (those without jobs). Once high wages have been negotiated, employers are less likely to hire outsiders, and thus the insiders could protect their own interest."

Why Did FDR's New Deal Harm Blacks? | Jim Powell | Cato Institute: Daily Commentary

 

[JakeStarkey]

Jroc continues stupid.

The GOP southern senators and representatives voted in higher %s AGAINST the Civil Rights and Voting acts than did Dem southern senators and representatives in 1964 and 1965.

The problem was geographic, not party.

Just fucking stupid.