Posts Tagged ‘ku-klux-klan’
Strom Thurmond, Foe of Integration, Dies at 100 And: Robert C. Byrd, a Pillar of the Senate, Dies at 92 Both opposed civil rights initially. Both converted to support civil rights. One was an outspoken member of the Ku Klux Klan. One was not. Wanna guess which was which? Oh, and one died a Democrat, [...]
Tags: adam clymer, bob byrd, civil rights, democrat, foe, integration, kkk, ku-klux-klan, media bias, new-york-times, pillar, republican, Robert-Byrd, senator, strom, thurmond
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Accusing the Arizona immigration law of leading to the slippery slope of racial profiling has apparently worn thin. Linda Sanchez decided to up it a notch: “There’s a concerted effort behind promoting these kinds of laws on a state-by-state basis by people who have ties to white supremacy groups”,”It’s been documented. It’s not mainstream politics.” [...]
Tags: ABC, card, CBS, foxnews, group, hank-johnson, kkk, ku-klux-klan, linda sanchez, msnbc, nbc, race, Racism, racist, supremacy
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“You think you’ve heard these same excuses before? You’re right. In this country there were those who dug in their heels and said, ‘Slow down, it’s too early. Let’s wait. Things aren’t bad enough’ — about slavery. When women wanted to vote, ‘Slow down, there will be a better day to do that — the [...]
Tags: 13th, 14th, 18th, 21st, democrat, harassment, harry reid, health-care, intimidation, kkk, ku-klux-klan, public option, republican, slavery, voting right, whig
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Sometime in 2007 or so, some people decided the US was too polarized. I’m not terribly sure that’s a bad thing. But, it became a political issue that the Democrats used to some success I suppose. Obama was going to fix that polarization problem. It was change you could believe in. His people didn’t listen. [...]
Tags: area 51, civil rights, conservative, constitution, denial, extremist, fiscal, flat earth, hank wilson, harry reid, kkk, ku-klux-klan, nancy pelosi, nazi, obama, polarization, religious, republocan, rightwing, slavery, sufferage, teabagger
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September 20th, 2007 | No Comments
Every time I think The View has sunk to the lowest it can possibly get, a new character drags it even lower. We had the Rosie blaming Bush for 9/11 crap, citing metal doesn’t melt due to fire. Then we had Whoopi. Now we’ve got Joy Behar comparing the Republican Presidential candidates to members of [...]
Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, joy-behar, ku-klux-klan, Robert-Byrd, Shock and Awe, The Media, the-view
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