Better yet, return all the land stolen/swindled from Mexico and Native Americans.
The TSBD seems to memorialize a white killer (Oswald). Perhaps it is time the TSBD be demolished and replaced with a statue of George Floyd in honor of JFKs fight for civil rights. Also, Dealey Plaza (named after a rich white man - Mr. Dealey) should be renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza.
What do people think?
The indians don't count. There are more black votes than indian votes come election time.
Re TSBD demolition question
How about a statue of Leon Trotsky?
The TSBD seems to memorialize a white killer (Oswald). Perhaps it is time the TSBD be demolished and replaced with a statue of George Floyd in honor of JFKs fight for civil rights. Also, Dealey Plaza (named after a rich white man - Mr. Dealey) should be renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza.
What do people think?
The democrats think they control black people. Remember "if you don't vote for me you ain't black". People should be trying to stamp out racism for the right reasons and not just so they can get votes. Black people deserve proper respect not fake respect.
Good point. A statue of Leon Trotsky would make a nice touch.
We could just paint the TSBD black if people were concerned about demolishing a historical building of international significance.
Dallas has a Martyrs Park (dedicated to an 1860 triple lynching that occurred there) on park land directly east of the Grassy Knoll, beginning on the west side of the Underpass bridge.
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The park has no monuments or signage about the event, the site itself is quite neglected, and having the land declared a city park to memorialize the lynching was a thee-year battle. Dallas "liberals" (or they could be Republicans who after-all are the "least racist", right?) would like to see the park incorporated into Dealey Plaza with a large area closed to traffic. Presumably signage would draw folks from the Plaza to the park and a proposed Memorial for Victims of Racial Violence. JFK's contribution to Civil Rights might be presented.
"The History of Hangings and Lynchings in Dallas County" ( link (https://www.smudailycampus.com/news/the-history-of-hangings-and-lynchings-in-dallas-county) )
Dallas has a Martyrs Park (dedicated to an 1860 triple lynching that occurred there) on park land directly west of the Grassy Knoll, beginning on the west side of the Underpass bridge.
(https://dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/MWwvpenulYHNKQ4pMLy_y0jSdgA=/1660x0/smart/filters:no_upscale()/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-dmn.s3.amazonaws.com/public/ZZ3XL3WVGNBDHGSNZI3MZEPLTA.jpg)
The park has no monuments or signage about the event, the site itself is quite neglected, and having the land declared a city park to memorialize the lynching was a thee-year battle. Dallas "liberals" (or they could be Republicans who after-all are the "least racist", right?) would like to see the park incorporated into Dealey Plaza with a large area closed to traffic. Presumably signage would draw folks from the Plaza to the park and a proposed Memorial for Victims of Racial Violence. JFK's contribution to Civil Rights might be presented.
"The History of Hangings and Lynchings in Dallas County" ( link (https://www.smudailycampus.com/news/the-history-of-hangings-and-lynchings-in-dallas-county) )
Why are so you bitter and misinformed?
What became the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was first proposed by Kennedy in his "Report to the American People on Civil Rights" in June 1963. Which led to this famous meeting in the White House on August 28th.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Civil_rights_leaders_meet_with_President_John_F._Kennedy2.jpg/640px-Civil_rights_leaders_meet_with_President_John_F._Kennedy2.jpg)
Kennedy would not include certain of their proposals, including police brutality against blacks (seems a forewarning now). Then came the assassination and Johnson's plea before a joint session of Congress:
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j4PIpNCtZbphz0kmWxmCckNi3vDlG5He/view?usp=sharing)
"No memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor
President Kennedy's memory than the earliest possible
passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long."
The Southern states held out until the summer of '64 (Senator Yarborough the only Southern Senator voting for the bill; the lone Republican Senator John Tower voted against it). Johnson said "I know the risks are great and we might lose the South, but those sorts of states may be lost anyway." The Democrats drew a moral line in the sand that year and the Republicans began taking over the South with demagoguery and racist dog whistles.
Barry Goldwater, who was the Republican Presidential candidate that fall, voted against the bill, saying "You can't legislate morality."
BTW, the Johnsons took a pretty good picture too.
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j4PIpNCtZbphz0kmWxmCckNi3vDlG5He/view?usp=sharing)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/The_Johnsons_in_the_Oval_Office.jpg/640px-The_Johnsons_in_the_Oval_Office.jpg)
After Ike, the Republicans didn't get anyone photogenic until the wax figure Ronald Reagan. Sara Palin was smokin' hot.
Richard is misinformed because he listens to right wing propaganda. He viciously attacks every Democratic President while distorting their record and posts deliberate misinformation. He worships his orange messiah while giving him fake praise like the rest of the sheep. He's bitter because his hero is out of office awaiting indictment.
The Day J.F.K. Set the Civil Rights Act in Motion
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1963/06/22/The-Day-JFK-Set-the-Civil-Rights-Act-in-Motion
Why are so you bitter and misinformed?
What became the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was first proposed by Kennedy in his "Report to the American People on Civil Rights" in June 1963. Which led to this famous meeting in the White House on August 28th.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Civil_rights_leaders_meet_with_President_John_F._Kennedy2.jpg/640px-Civil_rights_leaders_meet_with_President_John_F._Kennedy2.jpg)
Kennedy would not include certain of their proposals, including police brutality against blacks (seems a forewarning now). Then came the assassination and Johnson's plea before a joint session of Congress:
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j4PIpNCtZbphz0kmWxmCckNi3vDlG5He/view?usp=sharing)
"No memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor
President Kennedy's memory than the earliest possible
passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long."
The Southern states held out until the summer of '64 (Senator Yarborough the only Southern Senator voting for the bill; the lone Republican Senator John Tower voted against it). Johnson said "I know the risks are great and we might lose the South, but those sorts of states may be lost anyway." The Democrats drew a moral line in the sand that year and the Republicans began taking over the South with demagoguery and racist dog whistles.
Barry Goldwater, who was the Republican Presidential candidate that fall, voted against the bill, saying "You can't legislate morality."
BTW, the Johnsons took a pretty good picture too.
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j4PIpNCtZbphz0kmWxmCckNi3vDlG5He/view?usp=sharing)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/The_Johnsons_in_the_Oval_Office.jpg/640px-The_Johnsons_in_the_Oval_Office.jpg)
After Ike, the Republicans didn't get anyone photogenic until the wax figure Ronald Reagan. Sara Palin was smokin' hot.
So, Kennedy had nothing to do with the Moon Shot?
Boy, are you ever radicalized by Fox News or Breitbart, or whatever it is.
I don't remember you crediting the "get it done" folks when Trump rode into 2017 on the economic wave started by Obama/Biden. And how about Trump now taking credit for the dung-heap he bequeathed Old Joe?
Why is "racist" in quotes? Is this gaslighting? :D
Because they were re-elected so often in safe states, the Southern Democrats gained a disproportionate amount of seniority and so chaired or were ranking members of most committees in Congress. They knew each other personally and could hold up legislation for awhile. Remind you of what's going on in the Senate with Old Mitch, Lindsay (South Carolina), Cruz, Jim Jordan's misnomed Freedom Caucus and the rest of the Trump Republican bloc?
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/117th_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg/320px-117th_United_States_Congress_Senators.svg.png)
(https://images2.imgbox.com/b4/05/7jnrAvfV_o.gif)
Map showing current US Senators. Georgia the beachhead.
Youthful antics, like Megyn Kelly's memories of Halloween. So, if a Republican politician wore blackface or posted nasty texts in his youth, you would likewise say it defined him?
The key word here is "proposed" which means JFK actually got nothing done. The litany of excuses doesn't change that. LBJ was the person who actually achieved something with Civil Rights. If anyone is to be recognized for that, then LBJ is clearly the person to do so. And trying to place the blame for the lack of progress on "racist" Republicans is revisionist history. A small group of Dem Senators held up any Civil Rights legislation for decades. It took LBJ to break up that resistance by democrats.Shortly after the assassination (11/25/63), LBJ phoned Dr. King to inform him of the status of the civil rights bill and some of the other legislation that had stalled in Congress. The civil rights proposal was still in the House at that time and Congress was preparing to adjourn for the holidays. Nothing more was going to be accomplished for that session. The bill was dead at that time.
LOL. Wasn't LBJ a "Democratic President"? I suggested that he rather than do nothing JFK would be better recognized for his work with Civil Rights since the latter did nothing and LBJ actually did. And talk about propaganda. You have posted thousands or perhaps tens of thousands of posts that are simply cut and paste jobs that contain anti-Trump conspiracy theories and debunked falsehoods. Unreal.
Trudeau (who's half-Scottish, half-French-Canadian) was 29 when he dressed as "Aladdin" (ie: not African-American) at an "Arabian Nights" dinner at the college where he taught. Pretty far from "Amos 'n' Andy". What's important is that he apologized and did not appoint racists or backwards-thinkers when he got into power.
(http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1j4PIpNCtZbphz0kmWxmCckNi3vDlG5He)
Trudeau's Cabinet
(http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1j4PIpNCtZbphz0kmWxmCckNi3vDlG5He)
Trump's Cabinet
Yes, America is much more a utopia for minorities, ethnics and refugees.
Sure. Continue to ignore your own party's role in perpetuating racism.
Seems so remote and abstract now, but it was only in 2005 that Ken Mehlman, the RNC chairman, apologized to the NAACP for his party's "racial polarization". The GOP was talking stock and acknowledging its history. John McCain famously corrected a Republican bigot over Obama's religion. But McCain lost, most thought Palin exemplified the party better, and they veered right with Romney (a Trump "pick"). It became a slippery slope which led to January 6.
Nice try Richard. :D :D :D
There are no "falsehoods". You can't even name one falsehood that you ridiculously claim. Everything that I've stated was 100% accurate including articles that I've posted.
Name one? How about this: "Richard is misinformed because he listens to right wing propaganda. He viciously attacks every Democratic President while distorting their record and posts deliberate misinformation." Remarkably you made this claim in response to my praise of LBJ (a "Democratic President" last time I checked) in advancing Civil Rights. It is therefore demonstrably false.
No it isn't false. You made up bogus propaganda against President John F. Kennedy and President Joe Biden. That is a fact.
Ugh. Again, while I was praising LBJ you posted this: "He viciously attacks every Democratic President'. Unreal. And you take issue with me criticizing JFK while you defend Oswald who murdered him? That is tin foil hat stuff.
Youthful antics? Trudeau was almost 30 when he did this. Wow that's a lame defense from someone who is so concerned with racism. It makes me wonder if it is politics rather than racism that dictates your opinions. Trudeau is a spoiled, elitist racist of the first order. He wore blackface on more than one occasion. Imagine the hue and cry if Trump had done that? But that's fine because Trudeau is a liberal woke. Nothing to see there. Canadians need to concern themselves with America instead of their own racist guy. BTW. How many African-Americans are leaving "racist" America for your socialist utopia? What percentage of the Canadian population is black? Do they call it the Great White North for a reason? Maybe ask Trudeau when he finishes singing "Ol' Man River" at his next frat party.
Jerry you are a good guy. I actually like you despite your politics. But it is a falsehood to suggest that Trudeau didn't dress in blackface. There is a video of of him in blackface with an afro sticking his tongue out. Trudeau has admitted that he did so. Why not condemn this and ask for him to resign if racism instead of political affiliation is the determinative factor?
Ugh. Again, while I was praising LBJ you posted this: "He viciously attacks every Democratic President'. Unreal. And you take issue with me criticizing JFK while you defend Oswald who murdered him? That is tin foil hat stuff.You missed out an important word in your reply to Rick's post, Richard.
I think it's just such a ridiculous concept that people aren't even bothering to entertain the idea.
You're suggesting demolishing a huge 8 floor building in Dallas which takes up approximately 80,000 feet of floor area and replacing it with a single statue of a man who was murdered 1000 miles away. I just don't see the link or the logic behind it. What are you hoping this will achieve?
I don't get the logic of destroying something so strongly linked with the assassination of JFK in order to replace it with a memorial of the George Floyd murder that happened well over half a decade later. What's the link between the two? Just because JFK campaigned for civil rights?
Abraham Lincoln called for the abolishment of slavery so would you also suggest demolishing Ford Theatre and replacing that with a statue of George Floyd too?
Ridiculous concept. Erect a statue of George Floyd if you feel the need by all means, but to destroy such a significant part of American history to do so when there are millions of other locations to put it is just absurd.
George Floyd died a half a decade after JFK?
George Floyd died a half a decade after JFK?
I think it's just such a ridiculous concept that people aren't even bothering to entertain the idea.
You're suggesting demolishing a huge 8 floor building in Dallas which takes up approximately 80,000 feet of floor area and replacing it with a single statue of a man who was murdered 1000 miles away. I just don't see the link or the argument behind it. What are you hoping this will achieve?
I don't get the logic of destroying something so strongly linked with the assassination of JFK in order to replace it with a memorial of the George Floyd murder that happened well over half adecadecentury later. What's the link between the two? Just because JFK campaigned for civil rights?
Abraham Lincoln called for the abolishment of slavery so would you also suggest demolishing Ford Theatre and replacing that with a statue of George Floyd too?
Ridiculous concept. Erect a statue of George Floyd if you feel the need by all means, but to destroy such a significant part of American history to do so when there are millions of other locations to put it is just absurd.
You missed out an important word in your reply to Rick's post, Richard.Conspiracy believers - there are thousands of posts by them here and at the other conspiracy sites across the internet - regularly state that "LBJ killed Kennedy" or "Marina lied to the WC" or "Ruth Paine killed Oswald for the CIA" and on and on. Thousands and thousands of claims all of sorts of crimes by people who allegedly framed Oswald. For more than half a century.
"And you take issue with me criticising JFK while you defended Owald who "ALLEGEDLY" murdered him."
Just to remind you, Oswald was never tried for the crime, no matter what you say.
As if this "Officer Tatum" idiot represents most black people.
As if this "Officer Tatum" idiot represents most black people.
Dallas has a Martyrs Park (dedicated to an 1860 triple lynching that occurred there) on park land directly west of the Grassy Knoll, beginning on the west side of the Underpass bridge.I learned about this on this otherwise silly thread ::)
The key word here is "proposed" which means JFK actually got nothing done.Well Richard...I wonder if that is because he wound up getting snuffed before he could :-\
:D :D :D
You gave a lukewarm response about LBJ.
Where am I defending Oswald?
Where did I say Trudeau didn't use blackface? You focused on the incident when he was 29. I gave it context. The earlier episodes are what might be "youthful antics". He sang "Day-O" in the drama club in high school and the video was from the 90s when he was doing a summer job river-rafting. I wonder why the clip is so short; the photographers and others in blackface?
The images came out a month before the election. Trudeau lost the popular vote and his party held onto power with less than a full majority. Trudeau might have fared worst but his Conservative rival was caught on an alt-right website that sought to justifiy (a la Trump) the Charlottesville white-nationalists.
So now you're for cancel-culture. If Trudeau was not apologetic and did not made amends, and had ongoing indiscretions and insensitive remarks, you might have a point. Contrast the "bus tape" of a 59-year-old man still being a pig.
Well Richard...I wonder if that is because he wound up getting snuffed before he could :-\
Giving LBJ credit for Civil Rights advancement is a "lukewarm" response? That seems pretty important to me. And that is really your defense for suggesting that I viciously attacked "every Democratic President"? And this from the same person who has cut and pasted thousands of outlandish, hate filled and often false anti-Trump posts.
Besides giving LBJ a lukewarm response, you have viciously attacked every Democratic President with outright lies and bogus right wing propaganda.
Hilarious how you claim you to be for "civil rights" when you worship a racist Republican Party who are dismantling voter rights for African Americans all across America.
There is nothing that I posted that was outlandish, false, or hate filled regarding Criminal Donald. You can't name one thing that was.
There was nothing inaccurate I wrote about the university gala. There was no African-American imitation or derogatory use of speech and mannerism. Maybe you agree with Trudeau that it was an example of White Privilege?
If color on the face is telling of a bigot, that explains Trump's never-ending orange glow. Trump has never show genuine contrition; he was 59 when he spoke like a pig on the "bus tape".
In this case, it may be you who's dishonest. You focused on the university incident. I referred to all the events, to which you replied "Youthful antics? Trudeau was almost 30 when he did this."
If Canadians would have turned out Trudeau, they would be accused (mainly by Republicans) of "cancel culture". If we behave as reasonable adults and treat such indiscretions on a case-by-case basis, that's no good either. BTW, Trudeau was humbled by the experience and is a much better leader for it; he's empathetic and doesn't talk down to people.
Trump could have learned from his mistakes and grown in stature but he's a jerk. Trump has goons who went out and got all his embarrassing pictures and tapes. He didn't know about the "bus tape". Who knows what pictures and tapes the Manhattan District Attorney will find.
Richard, you're with the Verdict of History when you argue the Lone Assassin finding. When you parrot in the manner of Fox News and Breitbart, the Verdict of History is against you. It shows in how you post.
Again, you haven't shown where I said Trudeau didn't wear blackface.
I said the "Aladdin Nights" wasn't on a par with "Amos 'n' Andy". Trudeau shouldn't have done it. The other incident was a drama club event where he wore blackface to sing "Day O". Nothing reported about "Amos 'n' Andy" mannerisms and speech. The rafting trip Trudeau wore blackface but the clip is suspiciously short and cropped, so we don't have the full context.
And yes, it's quite noticeable you are dodging the references as to where you are getting your information, be it Fox News and alt-right media. And seem to think it's OK for a 59-year-old man to be a pig on the "bus tape", and then become President (through the back door) and divide the country with his racist dog-whistles and coded taunts."Donald Trump’s Social Media Ties to White Supremacists" Fortune, March 22, 2016 ( Link (https://fortune.com/longform/donald-trump-white-supremacist-genocide/) )
- 1973 and 1978: Trump Management sued by the Department of Justice for housing discrimination against
African-American renters. A DoJ lawyer claimed Trump said: "You know, you don't want to live with them either."- 2015: Retweets graphic claiming blacks responsible for most killings of whites (81% vs actual figure of 15%)
- 2016: "They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."
- 2017: Calls Warren "Pocahontas", at White House event honoring Native American WWII veterans.
- 2018: Meeting with Senators and House Members on legal immigration, Trump said words to the effect:
"Why do we want all these people from 's--thole countries' coming here?"- Trump's judicial nominees: Top tier no blacks, Bottom tier 9 of 143 black
"Why the Man Trump Once Called ‘My African American’ is Leaving the GOP" PBS NewsHour, September 12, 2019 ( Link (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/man-trump-once-called-my-african-american-leaves-republican-party) )
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Again, I'm not sure what is lukewarm about acknowledging LBJ's advancement of Civil Rights. Are you saying Civil Rights is not important? Regardless, this criticism coming from the likes of yourself of all people is hilarious. You have spent the last two years here spewing all manner of political hate and rage day after day after day like some maniac. Mostly in the form of cutting and pasting fake conspiracy theories. If you are concerned with "lukewarm" praise and attacks on political parties, then maybe look in the mirror. You are the poster boy for that behavior.
Did Trudeau wear blackface or not? It's not a trick question. Nor does the answer to this question involve Trump. But imagine if Trump were depicted in blackface acting like Trudeau in this video wearing an afro and sticking his tongue out. Your defense to his conduct is that he sung "Day-O" but didn't act like Amos and Andy! HA HA HA. It's an obvious double standard. Trudeau is the privileged liberal. He can dress in blackface and brownface on multiple occasions and there is nothing to see. But Trump is the racist. Unbelievable hypocrisy. It's clear that racism does not concern you. You use racism only as a pretext to attack folks with a different political viewpoint. The classic cancel culture. You are a Canadian - right? When you condemn Trudeau as a racist and ask that he resign in your role as a Canadian citizen then maybe get back to us on Trump.
Even Kamala Harris called Joe a racist during the debates. The whole busing thing.
Vice President Harris never called President Biden a "racist". She objected to the busing policy that was the law at the time and criticized Biden for it in which he later changed his stance on it.
Oh you mean like how Trudeau later washed the blackface off and so that made up for having put it on in the first place. I see.
I don't mind what your stance is. But whatever it is it should be applied equally to a republican as you apply it to a democrat.
Applied equally? Republicans are committing these offenses as current office holders and you want to dig into the past of a Democrat and condemn them for something they did 20, 30, 40 years ago? That's not "equal" that's an absolute joke.
:D :D :D
Political hate? I've posted the truth and the facts which you didn't like to read. You chose to deny it for 2 years, while posting ridiculous conspiracy theories in rebuttal that you heard from the right wing media that was a complete farce.
Like I've said before, every single thing that I've posted has been 100% correct. Criminal Donald lost the election and all his crimes and corruption that I've talked about for 2 years is now being criminally investigated by the authorities which will result in indictment and then imprisonment.
I am fighting for civil right for African Americans but you support a racist and extremist right wing Republican Party that is taking away civil and voter rights.
Once again, another poor attempt at gaslighting by Richard.
P.S. you still haven't stated anything that I posted that you claim was "outlandish or incorrect" and you won't be able to.
Again, after I praised LBJ for his efforts with Civil Rights you bizarrely responded that I viciously attack "every Democratic President." I assume that even you realize that LBJ was a "Democratic President." Thus, a falsehood. Just one of many. Anyone can read your endless, hate-filled threads on Trump that contain all manner of debunked conspiracy theories and judge for themselves whether you are several fries short of a happy meal.
Howard Smith of the Rules Committee said he would hold up the Civil Rights Bill. But Johnson didn't persuade him to release the bill. Emanuel Celler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and the bill's floor manager, filed a petition to discharge the bill from the Rules Committee. When Congress reconvened in January, Smith was facing not only Celler's petition but an in-committee revolt (Democrats and moderate Republicans on the Committee who could have voted for his removal) if he didn't release the Bill.Well, now it's no longer JFK getting credit it's Celler?
Though not all, most of Congress, the media, clergy and the general public were behind what was a moral issue. There was also the incentive among politicians outside the South to have the bill passed before the election.
Yeah. I'm willing to put my home town and region in my profile, so it appears beneath my name in posts. How about you? And some of the other Republican apologists?
And Johnson says, “What the hell’s the presidency for, then?” He makes civil rights a centerpiece of his speech. He puts it in the context of Kennedy’s memory. “This is what he fought for. This is what he wanted.” Sympathy for Kennedy is not the whole story, but it’s a big part of the story of why that Civil Rights Bill gets passed."
Johnson, like other presidents, would often reveal his true motivations in asides that the press never picked up.So we have on the one hand Caro's (and other historians; see Dallek for example) long detailed account of LBJ and his support for civil rights and other legislation and then on the other you have this anecdote and you think the latter outweighs the former?
During one trip, Johnson was discussing his proposed civil rights bill with two governors. Explaining why it was so
important to him, he said it was simple: “I’ll have them niggers voting Democratic for two hundred years.”
“That was the reason he was pushing the bill,” said MacMillan, who was present during the conversation. “Not
because he wanted equality for everyone. It was strictly a political ploy for the Democratic party. He was phony
from the word go.”
- Ronald Kessler, "Inside the White House: The Hidden Lives of the Modern Presidents and the Secrets of the World’s Most Powerful Institution", 1995
Caro seems smitten with Johnson:
(http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1j4PIpNCtZbphz0kmWxmCckNi3vDlG5He)
"To see Lyndon Johnson get that bill through, almost vote by vote
is to see not only legislative power but legislative genius."
He must have gotten the "Johnson Treatment" from listening to all those WH recordings. The "myth" has gone on to infect other authors and now movies and documentaries. So entrenched, it's like JFK was assassinated by a conspiracy.
Cuomo? Like I said the rules of attacking politicians, whatever they are, should be applied equally to all.
JFK made no "contribution to Civil Rights".
Again, after I praised LBJ for his efforts with Civil Rights you bizarrely responded that I viciously attack "every Democratic President." I assume that even you realize that LBJ was a "Democratic President." Thus, a falsehood. Just one of many. Anyone can read your endless, hate-filled threads on Trump that contain all manner of debunked conspiracy theories and judge for themselves whether you are several fries short of a happy meal.
Kennedy was canonized all over the world. Many wanted to remember Kennedy in a positive light. His more-inspiring ideas ("New Frontier", Moon Landing, Peace Corps, and Civil Rights) seem to mark a change from the past. His "brand" was that of a young prince struck down by the forces of evil; the lot of the Irish to suffer tragedy.
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(http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1j4PIpNCtZbphz0kmWxmCckNi3vDlG5He)
These stamps show the funeral
and the Kennedys at Love Field.
In the wake of the assassination, there would soon be enough Kennedy commemorative stamps to justify a thematic collection. Many of these stamps were called "Dunes" because they originated in what is today called the United Arab Emirates. In 1963, Britain relinquished control of the postal system there. Finbar Kenny, an American businessman, sold the UAE on the idea of printing commemorative stamps aimed at the global collector market. These stamps, sometimes oversized with metallic printing, commemorated people and events that had little to do with the issuing Arab sheikhdoms and weren't officially used as postage.
It has nothing to do with Donald Trump or "strongman" or any other silly argument. It has to do with the facts.
The only ones I could find that were recently removed were Confederate ones.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Monument1.JPG/450px-Monument1.JPG) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/RobertELeeStatuteDallas.jpg/450px-RobertELeeStatuteDallas.jpg)
They're the "same ones"? You sure about that? You seem to paint pretty broadly there and delight in stereotypes.
The Floyd statue is mean to honor the Turning Point in History of his death, when a White Power police officer was finally brought to justice for the cold-blood murder of a black man.
Maybe you think Chauvin is the one who, per Fox News' Tucker Carlson, was lynched? Or are you just going to keep pussyfooting around with your dog-whistles and tropes?
Ashli Babbitt was shot leading a violent mob........Ashli Babbitt was not leading anything.
The investigation determined that, on January 6, 2021, Ms. Babbitt joined a crowd of people that gathered on the U.S. Capitol grounds to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election.https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/department-justice-closes-investigation-death-ashli-babbitt
The Capitol Police said not releasing the name was: "standard procedure when there are concerns for an officer’s safety, as there are in this case."Babbitt did far
Babbitt did far worst than many unarmed black people do when they're shot by police. The officer may have thought Babbitt had a gun in her hand; you know, one of the usual excuses police use when they shoot blacks.
So, Babbitt was just a typical run-of-the-mill supporter of Donald Trump who believed Democrats were raping children?Was that a question? Raping children? Well...if you say so. But I would call that idea completely off the wall. Not surprisingly.
What I was discussing was Babbitt's actions at the time she was shot; she was a QAnon zealot
Jerry Freeman is another one spreading false right wing propaganda.Does that mean there is a 'true' right wing propaganda?
Ashli Babbit's was a far right wing domestic terrorist. That is treason against the United States of America... Ashli Babbit was warned several times not to enter the Capitol and she smashed through the window anyway. She got what she deserved attempting to overthrow the US Government.Always the pompous Plant. "Attempting to overthrow".... "Warned several times" huh? "Got what she deserved"? You were there? Your hatred for Trump has melted your brain. I feel sorry for you.
Tell us where we can see Floyd was made "a role model".
Was Floyd arrested in the midst of a sympathetic angry semi-armed mob who were threatening the police with taunts, physical assaulting several and refusing to comply? Also, Chauvin wasn't the singular policeman who did harm to Floyd over the course of nearly ten minutes.
That's not a crime nor why she was shot. Supporting a racist like Trump is a huge moral lapse, maybe. So, Babbitt was just a typical run-of-the-mill supporter of Donald Trump who believed Democrats were raping children?
You're comparing criminal records. What I was discussing was Babbitt's actions at the time she was shot; she was a QAnon zealot at the front of a vicious mob defying police and causing them physical harm, she reportedly shouted threats against the police and shouted "Go! Go!" as she was lifted up (so she could, I believe, attempt to unbolt the hallway barrier). By contrast, Floyd was handcuffed and pinned to the ground, gradually getting weaker until he suffocated.
Whether it's the Klan or Donald Trump talking about women being killed by migrants, the deaths of white women have served as a "rallying cry" to recruit or justify their evil.
Caro is often highly critical of LBJ. He is the foremost expert on the topic and has spent decades researching his books. If there is any "myth" in this context it is JFK's "Camelot." JFK accomplished very little. Certainly nothing of importance with Civil Rights. Rather than the shining prince of white liberal elitist lore, JFK was an entitled lightweight with a well documented record of adultery, drug use, and undisclosed serious medical condition that he lied to the public about while running for office. More Harvey Weinstein than King Arthur.Caro says he "detests" and "loathes" LBJ for his appalling behavior and dishonesty. And he documents much of this behavior in his earlier volumes; the horrible mistreatment of "Bird", the dishonesty (LBJ's fellow college friends called him "Lying Lyndon") and more. In fact, Caro says that the LBJ family stopped responding to his requests for interviews because they were angry at his portrayal of LBJ.
Would like to see your location under your name.
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"The governing political party(s) by political
position in each Canadian province." (Wikipedia)
Here's the "socialist utopia" they seem to think Canada is, as shown by provincial governments (the US equivalent to provinces are states; provinces share co-sovereignty with the federal government). The one "left-wing" province (orange color) is British Columbia, with the NDP who won last year (the last time they previously won a majority government was in 1991).
Of the four major political parties in national politics, three are conservative or have conservative economic policies. The one "left-wing" party usually comes in third and is more a pro-union party. There have been in the past several small extreme-right federal parties, the current one being the People's Party of Canada.
This is a very frightening and disturbing post. You are arguing that Babbitt's political view somehow justified her killing. The classic victim blaming. Imagine if that standard were applied to Floyd. There were hundreds or thousands who entered the Capitol with similar views. Her situation was not singular. She was unarmed. Again, do you think all the protestors should have been killed that day? It's a simple question.
This whole thing was like a bank robbery. But it wasn't for money, honey. Where was her flack jacket? She was such a toad.
Babbitt was trying to overthrow the US government? Using what, her bare hands?No. Apparently, she had a whip [to make the cops submit to her will!] also, her friends had brought weapons of mess destruction.
It must have been back in the 80s or so. I can't find any link. Anyway, some Dallas city counsel guy said that he thinks the TSBD [which had fallen into disuse] should be torn down because he thought that it was a "shrine to Oswald". His idea [obviously] got no support.
Today it is a rip off 6th floor museum and county offices.
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They don't wear the hood anymore. Not since Gramps' day (note Klan outfit on lap).
I was giving it a rest. My last blackface post was 15 days ago. Racism seems prevalent in your thoughts and maybe even on your conscience, so you keep dredging it up.
Rick is doing a commendable job denying the Republicans' gas-lighting of recent events and pleas to dismiss Trump's "absolutes" phraseology as just locker-room talk.
Apparently you consider Ashli Babbitt being "murdered" and deserving of a statue more on-topic.
Many believe Fred Trump was arrested in costume at a NYC Klan march. And an out-of-court settlement was all that prevented the Trumps from being convicted of "red-lining".
"In 1973, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Trump Management,
Donald Trump and his father Fred, for discrimination against African
Americans in their renting practices.
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Testers from the New York City Human Rights Division had found that
prospective black renters at Trump buildings were told there were no
apartments available, while prospective White renters were offered
apartments at the same buildings. During the investigation four of
Trump's agents admitted to using a "C" (for "colored") or "9" code to
label Black applicants and stated that they were told their company
"discouraged rental to blacks" or that they were "not allowed to rent to
black tenants," and that prospective Black renters should be sent to the
central office while White renters could have their applications accepted
on site. Three doormen testified to being told to discourage prospective
Black renters by lying about the rental prices or claiming no vacancies
were available. A settlement was reached in 1975 where Trump agreed
to familiarize himself with the Fair Housing Act, take out ads stating that
Black renters were welcome, give a list of vacancies to the Urban League
on a weekly basis, and allow the Urban League to present qualified
candidates for 20% of vacancies in properties that were less than 10%
non-White.
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Elyse Goldweber, the Justice Department lawyer tasked with taking
Trump's deposition, has stated that during a coffee break Trump said
to her directly, "You know, you don't want to live with them either."
(http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1j4PIpNCtZbphz0kmWxmCckNi3vDlG5He)
The Trump Organization was sued again in 1978 for violating terms of
the 1975 settlement by continuing to refuse to rent to black tenants;"
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— Wikipedia ( Link (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_views_of_Donald_Trump) )
And that's the tip of the iceberg.
The raft video clip is suspiciously cropped and brief; for all anyone knows, the group was doing "Lord of the Flies". The Drama Club "Day-O" and Arabian Nights Gala "Aladdin" pictures show a specific character, not a stereotype. And definitely not an Amos 'n' Andy skit nor discrimination against black renters.
Trudeau was in his 20s. By contrast, Trump was 59 in the "bus tape" when he made those degrading and hateful remarks about women.
BTW, if you're going to keep using my location against me, how about giving us your own: the states you grew up and where you currently live?
Speaking of spombleprofglidnoctobunse, did someone craap in your Corn Flakes?
How about no more Babbitt being lionized and Loony-Tunes claims of "Trump vaccine"?
I'm knot shore, either. But the guys in the lifeboat were Rowin' Atkinson, Finny Youngman, Ebb-ie Murphy, Wreck Moranis, Seth Rowin' and Alec Bobbing. Fred Trump was cowering in a white outfit, dressed as a woman.