Reagan Was A Shitty President

[Jeremy]

1964 civil rights act vote tally
Senate: 77–19

Democrats: 47–17 (73%-27%)
Republicans: 30–2 (94%-6%)


House: 333–85

Democrats: 221–61 (78%-22%)
Republicans: 112–24 (82%-18%)

Hello there! The Southern Strategy would like a word with you when you have a moment!

Oddly enough, seems like you just accidentally forgot to include that in your little timeline.

The point I'm making is that racism is "party blind". No matter how much people on the left like to scream about their moral superiority on the issue.

 

[Jeremy]

1964 civil rights act vote tally
Senate: 77–19

Democrats: 47–17 (73%-27%)
Republicans: 30–2 (94%-6%)


House: 333–85

Democrats: 221–61 (78%-22%)
Republicans: 112–24 (82%-18%)

Hello there! The Southern Strategy would like a word with you when you have a moment!

Oddly enough, seems like you just accidentally forgot to include that in your little timeline.

Nixon was an idiot. And the RNC has apologized. ...better late than never. But hey, it worked for Byrd so why not the RNC right?.
RNC Chief to Say It Was 'Wrong' to Exploit Racial Conflict for Votes - washingtonpost.com

July 14, 2005

Ken Mehlman, the Republican National Committee chairman, this morning will tell the NAACP national convention in Milwaukee that it was "wrong."

"By the '70s and into the '80s and '90s, the Democratic Party solidified its gains in the African American community, and we Republicans did not effectively reach out," Mehlman says in his prepared text. "Some Republicans gave up on winning the African American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here today as the Republican chairman to tell you we were wrong."

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Also, Reagan never used blacks in ways that would influence the Nazis like FDR did with his Tuskegee Experiments.

Further, Reagan never claimed that he'd have "them ******* voting" Republican "for the next 200 years" the way your boy LBJ claimed.

Yeah, Reagan, such a racist!

So those two things make it okay for Reagan to oppose the Civil Right Acts? Got it.

No, you have it wrong. The question is: "What horrible disease should Reagan have inflicted on blacks to be as revered as FRD, ebola, dengue fever, marburg?"

 

[Modbert]

Nixon was an idiot. And the RNC has apologized. ...better late than never. But hey, it worked for Byrd so why not the RNC right?.
RNC Chief to Say It Was 'Wrong' to Exploit Racial Conflict for Votes - washingtonpost.com

July 14, 2005

Ken Mehlman, the Republican National Committee chairman, this morning will tell the NAACP national convention in Milwaukee that it was "wrong."

"By the '70s and into the '80s and '90s, the Democratic Party solidified its gains in the African American community, and we Republicans did not effectively reach out," Mehlman says in his prepared text. "Some Republicans gave up on winning the African American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here today as the Republican chairman to tell you we were wrong."

Wat. It wasn't just Nixon, and Nixon wasn't even the first.

 

[Modbert]

Michael Steele Acknowledges GOP Had “Southern Strategy” For Decades | The Plum Line

A lot of people are pointing to a new set of remarks Michael Steele made about the Republican Party and race, in which Steele acknowledged that the GOP hasn’t given African Americans a reason to support the party.

But I think folks are missing the real news in what Steele said. The RNC chairman also appeared to acknowledge that the GOP has had a race-based “southern strategy” for four decades, which is decidedly not a historical interpretation many Republicans agree with.

“For the last 40-plus years we had a ‘Southern Strategy’ that alienated many minority voters by focusing on the white male vote in the South. Well, guess what happened in 1992, folks, ‘Bubba’ went back home to the Democratic Party and voted for Bill Clinton.”

 

[Jeremy]

Nixon was an idiot. And the RNC has apologized. ...better late than never. But hey, it worked for Byrd so why not the RNC right?.
RNC Chief to Say It Was 'Wrong' to Exploit Racial Conflict for Votes - washingtonpost.com

July 14, 2005

Ken Mehlman, the Republican National Committee chairman, this morning will tell the NAACP national convention in Milwaukee that it was "wrong."

"By the '70s and into the '80s and '90s, the Democratic Party solidified its gains in the African American community, and we Republicans did not effectively reach out," Mehlman says in his prepared text. "Some Republicans gave up on winning the African American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here today as the Republican chairman to tell you we were wrong."

Wat. It wasn't just Nixon, and Nixon wasn't even the first.

That's right. ALL Republicans have been racist since the beginning of time. And ALL Democrats have been the champions of racial equality since the beginning of this country.
I forgot.

 

[Modbert]

That's right. ALL Republicans have been racist since the beginning of time. And ALL Democrats have been the champions of racial equality since the beginning of this country.
I forgot.

Wrong. Now you're being dishonest about my statements. Republicans since the 60's have used the Southern Strategy. It has worked in some cases, failed in others for them.

 

[Samson]

That's right. ALL Republicans have been racist since the beginning of time. And ALL Democrats have been the champions of racial equality since the beginning of this country.
I forgot.

Wrong. Now you're being dishonest about my statements. Republicans since the 60's have used the Southern Strategy. It has worked in some cases, failed in others for them.

Well, you're quote was somewhat disingenuous, perhaps not purposefully so: post# 185 is half interpretation, and half Steele's quote. Here is what Steele said:

“We have lost sight of the historic, integral link between the party and African-Americans,” Steele said. “This party was co-founded by blacks, among them Frederick Douglass. The Republican Party had a hand in forming the NAACP, and yet we have mistreated that relationship. People don’t walk away from parties. Their parties walk away from them.

“For the last 40-plus years we had a ‘Southern Strategy’ that alienated many minority voters by focusing on the white male vote in the South. Well, guess what happened in 1992, folks, ‘Bubba’ went back home to the Democratic Party and voted for Bill Clinton.”

The "Southern Strategy" wasn't so much Against Black Voters. It simply ignored them, and was designed to appeal more to voters who valued strict law enforcement, strict constitutional interpretations, and less government.....Steele is saying these are values that more white male voters held than black voters. It seems his intent is to say that if Republicans want to appeal to more black voters, then they need to soften (abandon?) these ideals.

This is why the Republicans suck.

 

[Jeremy]

The only point I wanted to make was that using absolutes, in regards to racism and politics, is intellectually lazy and/or dishonest. Are all democrats roll models for racial equality, no, are all conservatives racist, no.
Some here, not necessarily you Modbert, play in those kinds of absolutes. The same kind of absolutes that share a gene or two with racists themselves.

 

[Samson]

The only point I wanted to make was that using absolutes, in regards to racism and politics, is intellectually lazy and/or dishonest. Are all democrats roll models for racial equality, no, are all conservatives racist, no.
Some here, not necessarily you Modbert, play in those kinds of absolutes. The same kind of absolutes that share a gene or two with racists themselves.

Honkey.

 

[Jeremy]

The only point I wanted to make was that using absolutes, in regards to racism and politics, is intellectually lazy and/or dishonest. Are all democrats roll models for racial equality, no, are all conservatives racist, no.
Some here, not necessarily you Modbert, play in those kinds of absolutes. The same kind of absolutes that share a gene or two with racists themselves.

Honkey.

cracka'

 

[Yukon.]

Reagan was a terrible President, a sick old man who couldnt remember his name. Pathetic how Conservatives worshipped a coward like he was - refused to serve in WWII but Bush Junior dodged the draft too.

 

[Jeremy]

Does someone smell rotting maple syrup?

 

[Queen]

Is this going to be the next strategy since running against W won't work again?

Why not? Republicans are worshipping Reagan as their idol.

The truth has to come from somewhere. It's up to us Democrats, as usual, to tell it.

 

[Big Fitz]

Is this going to be the next strategy since running against W won't work again?

Why not? Republicans are worshipping Reagan as their idol.

The truth has to come from somewhere. It's up to us Democrats, as usual, to tell it.

ROFL... yeah... truth... very cute. That's funny. "truth". uhhhh huh.

 

[Cecilie1200]

Is this going to be the next strategy since running against W won't work again?

Why not? Republicans are worshipping Reagan as their idol.

The truth has to come from somewhere. It's up to us Democrats, as usual, to tell it.

Then it's a bit of a problem that Democrats wouldn't recognize the truth if it crawled up their pants legs and bit them on the left ass cheek, isn't it?

 

[Big Fitz]

Is this going to be the next strategy since running against W won't work again?

Why not? Republicans are worshipping Reagan as their idol.

The truth has to come from somewhere. It's up to us Democrats, as usual, to tell it.

Then it's a bit of a problem that Democrats wouldn't recognize the truth if it crawled up their pants legs and bit them on the left ass cheek, isn't it?

Sure they would. It's that nasty thing that crawled up their pant leg and bit em in the ass. They'd chase it to the ends of the earth to hunt it down and kill it.

 

[Douger]

The reason that crackpot, astrology worshiping piece of shit sided with the "evangelicals" is because it's the only way to get the dupes to follow you.The Bush crowd followed that lead too.
They're all Satanists.......brainwashed elites.
Reagan was sElected. Not elected.They all are.

 

[Madeline]

Can we please get back on track? (And BTW, Jeremy is correct...both sides of the aisle have been venial.)

When choosing a candidate in 2012, it is time for the GOP to reject the Palins, Gingriches etc. and chose a person with brains, vision and guts. We do NOT need any more pandering to the stupid in this country.

So, does anyone have a Republican governor they like?

 

[Toro]

Can we please get back on track? (And BTW, Jeremy is correct...both sides of the aisle have been venial.)

When choosing a candidate in 2012, it is time for the GOP to reject the Palins, Gingriches etc. and chose a person with brains, vision and guts. We do NOT need any more pandering to the stupid in this country.

So, does anyone have a Republican governor they like?

Romney will look pretty good in 2012, given that the economy will probably still be pretty bad.