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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 1:32am On Aug 25, 2016 |
Donald J. Trump She is the most corrupt PAY TO PLAY! 85 donors contributed as much as $156 million. At least 40 donated more than $100,000 each, and 20 gave more than $1 million. 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 1:33am On Aug 25, 2016 |
Donald J. Trump MAYOR RUDY GIULIANI STATEMENT ON LATEST CLINTON FOUNDATION DONOR SCANDAL: (New York, NY) – Former New York City Mayor and U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani today released the following statement on the Associated Press’ analysis revealing that 55 percent of Hillary Clinton’s non-government meetings while at the State Department were Clinton Foundation donors whose contributions totaled at least $156 million: “From the facts revealed to-date, it is impossible to figure out where the Clinton Foundation ends and the State Department begins. It is now abundantly clear that the Clintons set up a business to profit from public office. They sold access and specific actions by and to them for money. This makes a mockery of her promise to Congress and the President to keep the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton State Department entirely separate. In other words, they merged the two into the Clinton Family racketeering enterprise. The need for a Special Prosecutor to investigate these apparent crimes mounts with every passing day and the revelation of new sets of e-mails and phone logs. I’m sure all we’ve seen is the tip of the iceberg and there will be more to follow.” -Rudy Giuliani 2 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 1:37am On Aug 25, 2016 |
Donald J. Trump President Obama should have gone to Louisiana days ago, instead of golfing. Too little, too late! 2 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 1:39am On Aug 25, 2016 |
Wow crowd! #Trumptain 2 Likes
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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 1:41am On Aug 25, 2016 |
.#MakeAmericaGreatAgain 1 Like
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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 1:43am On Aug 25, 2016 |
The hispanic support 1 Like
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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 1:46am On Aug 25, 2016 |
Donald J. Trump in Akron, Ohio. This is a MOVEMENT! A movement to take back our country, and MAKE IT GREAT AGAIN! Thank you for a fabulous evening, OHIO! 1 Like
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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 2:05am On Aug 25, 2016 |
Wow 1 Like
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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 2:07am On Aug 25, 2016 |
Donald J. Trump I have been saying it from the beginning. Obamacare is a total disaster! Another major health insurer is pulling their coverage. If I am elected your next President, I will repeal & replace Obamacare- IMMEDIATELY! 2 Likes
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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 11:45am On Aug 25, 2016 |
stanech:Your boss donated over 100k to the Foubdation when she was Secretary of State,does that mean he also needed a favor?? 4 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Lucasbalo(m): 3:48pm On Aug 25, 2016 |
ValerianSteel:Why replying the know nothing Bozo. We will put Tramp and his circus clown carnival barkers out of their misery in the late hours on November 8 when the results comes in from Golden State that Madam Hillary is the President Elect. 4 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 5:37pm On Aug 25, 2016 |
ValerianSteel: who owns the scam foundation? Who do we investigate now? The owner or the donor? you are trying to scold a man for donating to a sham foundation and at the same time defending the owner of the foundation. typical liberal mentality 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 8:59pm On Aug 25, 2016 |
stanech:Trump's donation was the highest charitable donation he has ever made because he recognized the foundation as doing great work.He has praised the work the foundation does around the globe in helping millions of people including the 11million people who receive HIV/AIDS drugs through the Clinton Foundation. A sham foundation that has an A rating from Charity Watch,a sham foundation that has been praised by many republicans including McCain,Jeb Bush and a whole league of others.A sham foundation that is improving the lives of millions of children in Africa. There's been a lot of conspiracy theories in this election cycle,dragging the foundation into it is out rightly ridiculous as there is no proof and neither will any proof surface to back the allegations of pay to play. While we are on this topic of "pay to play".How about we pay attention to our republican congressmen bought off by the gun lobby that have consistently watched and done nothing about the 33,000 Americans killed due to gun violence yearly. How about we question defense lobbyist who pay off our congressmen to get defense contracts? Let's discuss the big pharma and their hold on some congressmen and women allowing them to rip off millions of Americans with expensive drugs like the epipen revelations we just witnessed. If you want to discuss pay for play,let's go to where it has actually been documented and evidence to prove this over the years not a foundation that has taken money from the rich to help the poor worldwide. The foundation and the Clinton's are good people until it's an election year and the Rathuglicons are out of talking points. BTW,Stanech this wasn't for you,I know you are brain dead and wouldn't understand a word I wrote here.This is for people with clear and right thinking minds who can discern the election shenanigans pulled by the Trump campaign. 3 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 9:03pm On Aug 25, 2016 |
ValerianSteel: The problem with you dems is that you can't make your point without insulting or belittling your opponent the same apply to your god Killiery. My advice to you is that you get ready for Trumps Presidency. Idiot 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 9:12pm On Aug 25, 2016 |
Lucasbalo:They've run out of talking points and are spinning anything they can lay their hands on. Kellyane Conway his new Campaign Manager claimed the crowds at Trump's rally are nothing compared to Hillary's,which is true,she then claimed those crowds will equal votes for Trump.Last I checked,people love entertainers,Hillary is not known to be one,Bernie Sanders is a political entertainer,he knows how to get the people hyped with nice speeches and all,yet he lost by 4million actual votes. If that wasn't enough,she also claimed Trump supporters are lying to pollsters about who they are voting for because they fear backlash.Excuse me,these are anonymous pollsters who have no idea who you are,doesn't it say something when they don't want to be identified with their candidate even to an anonymous pollster.Isn't that a sign that Trump is a divisive candidate that has no place running for the Presidench of the United States. The polls are amazing cause they are real,they've always been real and not rigged.Trump led in national polls just for a week after his convention,Hillary had pretty much been in the lead since she announced her candidacy,she led him all through the primaries of both parties and she still does now,that's a signal that actual people have been supporting her and still support her. Isn't it interesting that she opened a 10point lead over Trump since our convention till now even despite the attacks on her campaign. Also interesting,they are both tied in South Carolina,that's unbelievable and refreshing.Trump has been a mess to his party and he's dragging Congressional candidates down with him.Hillary is up in close to 40 districts that Democrats are putting up a tight competitive race,if these districts vote Blue for president,they may be inclined to vote blue down ballot,even the house is in play at the moment.We need a blue congress. I really can't wait for his concession speech that's if he decides to accept defeat. 3 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 9:14pm On Aug 25, 2016 |
stanech:Says a supporter of the party of bigoted racist and xenophobes whose leader has the 'best words' for insulting people.#Facepalm 3 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Lucasbalo(m): 9:28pm On Aug 25, 2016 |
ValerianSteel:Spot on. I am not worried about his concession speech, I just want the Racist One to go away. He could go back to running his Scam Tramp University. He's a con man for all I care. Tired of seeing his bigoted face on my TV screen. 4 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Lucasbalo(m): 9:33pm On Aug 25, 2016 |
Mr Tramp was appealing to Latinos and Blacks in front of overwhelming white crowd. That's a subliminally way of sending message to his bigoted fans. He won't address the NAACP or The Urban League when he was invited. His days of uttering that vile and ignorant words will end on November 9. 4 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 10:12pm On Aug 25, 2016 |
True 3 Likes
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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 10:17pm On Aug 25, 2016 |
Donald J. Trump
I had a great meeting with African-American and Latino
leaders this morning at Trump Tower in NYC. I am grateful
for their time, feedback, and support. 2 Likes
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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 12:44am On Aug 26, 2016 |
Factoring in RCP polls, and presidential polls, I believe the Dems will only control the Senate by 51-49. I don't see how Dems will hold 55 or 60 seats in the next Senate. With 51 seats, Hillary's executive would easily pass, but potential Supreme Court nominees would have a hard time being confirmed cos it's still 60 votes required to confirm a SC nominee. 2 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 2:48am On Aug 26, 2016 |
Interestingly, 63% of Democrats are in support of voter ID laws..that's according to Gallup |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Missy89(f): 2:52am On Aug 26, 2016 |
CFCman: Because it shouldnt be a controversy. If you have to fly a plane and buy beer with your ID. you should be able to show one before you vote 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 7:05am On Aug 26, 2016 |
Donald J. Trump
DONALD J. TRUMP ADDRESSES CLINTON CORRUPTION AND
HER SABOTAGE OF THE INNER CITIES
It is so great to be back in New Hampshire. I have developed
such deep affection for this state and for its people. My first
victory took place here.
Over the next 74 days, we are all going to work very hard
together to win this state – just like we did in the primaries –
and to win the White House for the American people.
Our victory is going to be a victory for the great majority of
Americans whose voice has not been heard.
Year after year, we live under a Washington regime that
ignores your demands, rejects your cries for help, and that
always puts your needs last.
The real divide in this election is not between left and right,
but between everyday working people and a corrupt political
establishment that works only for itself.
This election is a chance for the great majority of decent
citizens to end the rule of a small group of special interests
and to return that power to the voters.
Hillary Clinton believes only in government of, by and for
the powerful.
I am promising government of, by and for the people.
In this fight, we are taking on some very entrenched and
well-financed interests. These are the same people who pay
Hillary $10,000 dollars a minute for a speech. These special
interests are the same people who own the newspapers that
cover-up her crimes. These are the Wall Street firms who
paid Hillary Clinton a quarter of a million dollars each time
she delivered her secret remarks. They are the same people
who paid Bill and Hillary Clinton over $150 million dollars
for speeches since Bill left the Oval Office – and who
donated countless millions more to the Clinton Foundation.
But, you have the power, with your vote, to defeat those
special interests and put the people back in charge once
more.
This has been a historic week in American politics.
The voters have always known that our leadership in
Washington D.C. is corrupt, and that the system is very badly
rigged.
But this week the curtain was lifted. The corruption was
revealed for all to see. The veil was pulled back on a vast
criminal enterprise run out of the State Department by
Hillary Clinton.
As the Associated Press documented, more than half of the
meetings Hillary Clinton took as Secretary of State with
people outside government were Foundation donors.
Hillary Clinton’s chief of staff received more messages from
the Clinton Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer than just
about anyone else.
85 donors alone that she met with as Secretary gave the
Foundation $156 million dollars.
On top of that, Bill Clinton’s total speaking fees rose 44%
while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State – often raking in
money from people who had business or matters before the
State Department.
As I said weeks ago, Hillary Clinton ran the State Department
like a personal hedge fund.
It is hard to tell where the Clinton Foundation ended, and
where the State Department began.
Access and favors were sold for cash. It’s called Pay-For-Play.
Over and over and over, people who donated to the Clinton
Foundation – or who gave money to Bill Clinton – got
favorable treatment from Hillary Clinton’s State Department.
The examples are too many to name here in full, and I’ve
gone over some in recent days. They include the deal to sell
20% of U.S. Uranium to Russia, or the favorable treatment
for UBS. It includes the exemption of Telecom Giant Ericsson
from government sanctions. It includes efforts to put a
Foundation donor – with no national security experience –
onto a highly-sensitive national security panel with access to
top secret information. It includes Foundation donors
getting lucrative contracts in Haiti – all while the people of
Haiti suffered horribly.
But these examples are only the tip of the Clinton
Corruption iceberg.
Hillary Clinton’s actions constitute all of the elements of a
major criminal enterprise.
She created a private illegal email server in order to hide
her corrupt dealings. She did so knowing full well it would
put American lives at risk by making classified information
highly vulnerable to foreign hacking. But, she didn’t care – as
long as it helped her get away with her crime, no risk to
America was too great.
Then, to further cover-up her crime, she deleted 33,000
emails to keep them out of the hands of authorities and the
American public.
As a further element of the criminal cover-up, she claimed
under penalty of perjury that she turned over all of her work
related emails. We now know this to be one more massive
Clinton lie. The FBI found thousands of work-related emails
she failed to turn over, including the new discovery this
week of 15,000 more work-related emails she failed to
disclose.
What is being uncovered now is one of the most shocking
scandals in American political history.
A Secretary of State sold her office to corporations and
foreign governments, betraying the public trust – putting
innocent lives in danger – and then she went to great lengths
to hide, delete, destroy and lie about the evidence. Just like
her lie that she never sent any material marked classified.
Lie after lie after lie.
This is the corruption we expect to see in a Third World
country – but not in America.
Just imagine the damage to our security, to our integrity, to
our standing in the world, if Hillary Clinton is allowed to sell
the Oval Office the same way she sold her office as Secretary
of State.
We cannot let this happen.
We must vote on November 8th to keep the American
government from being sold to the highest bidder.
Vote to save your country. Vote to protect your family. Vote
for honesty, integrity and accountability.
Now, as all of these revelations have been discovered this
week, Hillary Clinton has been in hiding.
But today, she emerges. However, she is emerging not to
take responsibility for her unethical and criminal conduct,
but instead to make one of the most brazen attempts at
distraction in the history of politics.
Now, I have not seen Hillary Clinton’s remarks. And, in a
sense, I don’t want to dignify them by dwelling on them too
much, but a response is required for the sake of all decent
voters she is trying to smear.
The news reports are that Hillary Clinton is going to try to
accuse this campaign, and the millions of decent Americans
who support this campaign, of being racists.
It’s the oldest play in the Democratic playbook.
When Democratic policies fail, they are left with only this
one tired argument. It’s the last refuge of the discredited
politician.
They keep going back to this same well, but the well has run
dry.
This is the year that the people who have been betrayed by
Democratic policies, including millions of African-American
and Hispanic-American citizens, reject the politicians who
have failed them and vote for change.
As I’ve discussed for many days now, Democratic politicians
have run nearly every inner city in America for fifty or sixty
years or more. Their policies have produced only more
poverty, joblessness, and failing schools.
Every policy Hillary Clinton supports is a policy that has
failed and betrayed communities of color in this country.
But she just doesn’t care – she’s too busy raking in cash from
the people rigging the system.
Nearly 4 in 10 African-American children live in poverty. 58%
of African-American youth are not working. More than 2,700
people have been shot in Chicago this year alone.
These are the consequences of Hillary Clinton’s policies. She
has brought nothing but pain and heartache to our inner
cities.
On top of that, she wants to raise taxes on African-American
owned businesses to as much as nearly 50 percent. We
should be helping these businesses to grow and expand –
but Hillary Clinton is trying to shut them down.
She opposes school choice.
She supports open borders that violate the civil rights of
African-Americans by giving their jobs to people here
unlawfully.
She supports trade policies that have closed factories in
African-American communities and put millions of African-
Americans out of work.
She supports radical regulations that put Americans out of
work and raise the price of their energy bills.
She supports policies on crime that make communities less
safe, and that make it harder to raise your children in
security and peace.
I believe every single parent in this country – and especially
in the inner cities – has the right to raise their kids in safety.
This is one of the great civil rights issues of our time.
But Hillary Clinton doesn’t want to talk about any of this. She
can’t defend her record. She doesn’t have one single
proposal that hasn’t been tried and failed. She doesn’t have
one idea that does anything but destroy jobs for African-
American and Hispanic citizens – and all citizens – in our
country.
So what does she do when she can’t defend her record?
She lies, she smears, she paints decent Americans as racists.
She bullies voters, who only want a better future, and tries
to intimidate them out of voting for change.
As I discussed yesterday, these are the same tactics the
establishment powers used to try to scare the British people
out of voting for change too.
It didn’t work there. It won’t work here.
The American people are ready to vote for freedom,
opportunity and justice. They are ready to take back control
of their own futures.
It’s time the Clintons were held accountable for their
inappropriate conduct. According to the book Game Change,
Bill Clinton said about President Barack Obama that “a few
years ago this guy would have been getting us coffee.” And
we’ve all seen the cringe-worthy comments from Hillary
Clinton, which I won’t get into here but we all know what
they are.
Here’s the important point though that I want to get across
today. Hillary Clinton isn’t just attacking me, she’s attacking
all the people who support our movement.
We can’t let that stand. Voters are used to the old game
where failed politicians like Hillary Clinton falsely smear
Republicans with charges of racism. Republicans then back
down. Democrats then continue to push policies that are
devastating to communities of color.
We must break this corrupt cycle. And we are going to break
it beginning today.
So let me make some very clear statements before this
whole country.
First, on the border. People who want their laws enforced
and respected, and who want their border secured, are not
racists. They are patriotic Americans of all backgrounds who
want their jobs protected and their country kept safe. I will
never apologize for pledging to enforce and uphold every
single law of the United States, and to make my immigration
priority defending and protecting American citizens above
every other single consideration. We will end illegal
immigration and we will restore the Constitutional rule of
law.
Next, on national security. People who speak out against
Radical Islam, and who warn about refugees, are not
Islamophobes. They are decent American citizens who want
to uphold our values as a tolerant society, and who want to
keep the terrorists out of our country. If the choice is
between saving lives – or appeasing politically-correct
censors in Washington D.C., that is the easiest choice I will
ever have to make. I will always choose saving American
lives.
Now, on crime. People who support the police, and who
want crime reduced, are not prejudiced. They are concerned
and loving citizens whose hearts break every time an
innocent child is lost to preventable violence. There is no
compassion in tolerating crime, and poisonous drug dealing,
and the killings in our streets. I will work to dismantle the
criminal gangs and cartels and to liberate our poorest
citizens from crime and violence and poverty and fear.
To Hillary Clinton, and to her donors and advisors, pushing
her to spread her smears and her lies about decent people,
I have three words. I want you to hear these words, and
remember these words: Shame On You.
When you are like the Clintons, getting $69 million dollars in
political contributions from Wall Street and Big Banks, it is
easy to look down on the so-called little people. It’s easy to
ignore the devastation caused by our open borders when
you spend all your time with wealthy donors and Hollywood
celebrities. It is easy to ignore the heartfelt concerns of
communities about Radical Islam entering our country,
when you spend your time hanging out with foreign
dictators in their lavish palaces. And it is easy, no doubt, for
Hillary Clinton to turn a blind eye to the ravages of crime,
when she has her own personal armed security force.
This is how the system is rigged.
For decades, the American people have demanded that their
immigration laws be enforced and that their jobs be
protected from out-of-control immigration. But the special
interests, who only want cheap labor, have stopped it from
happening.
For years, the American people have worried about letting
Radical Islam spread within our shores, but the elites – who
only want to raise more money from global corporations –
ignore the concerns of the American voters.
For fifty years, people living in our inner cities have suffered
under a failed policy regime. But the Democratic politicians
– who only want to please media executives and Wall Street
donors – do nothing but expand the hurt and the suffering.
It is time for a new day to dawn in America.
On November 8th, we will end the rule of special interests –
and we will begin the rule of the people.
I am asking for your vote so that we can break free from the
failures of the past and create a New American Future.
I am asking for your vote so that we can achieve amazing
things for the American people.
I am asking for the vote of every African-American, and
Hispanic-American, who wants a better future – a future that
begins with jobs, jobs and more jobs.
We will fix our disastrous trade deals and stand up to
countries that cheat.
We will lower taxes and create millions of new jobs as a
result.
We will unleash an American energy revolution.
We will eliminate job-killing regulations.
We will repeal and replace job-killing Obamacare.
We will enforce our immigration laws, and we will put rules
in place that hire American workers first.
We will end the era of nation-building, and instead work in
partnership with our allies to crush and destroy ISIS.
We will keep Radical Islamic Terrorism out of our country.
We will promote the values of tolerance, justice and
acceptance.
We will steadfastly reject bigotry and hatred and oppression
in all of its forms.
America will be one nation – united in common purpose and
common dreams. Our citizens will proudly promote our
values and our system of government as the best in the
world – and we will do so without apology.
Together, We Will Make America Prosperous Again.
We Will Make America Proud Again.
We Will Make America Safe Again.
Friends, citizens and fellow Americans: We Will Make
America Great Again.
Thank you, and God Bless!
Donald J. Trump 2 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 7:10am On Aug 26, 2016 |
Donald J. Trump Under a Trump presidency, America will be one nation – united in common 1 Like
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Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 7:39am On Aug 26, 2016 |
CFCman:All we need is a majority,it doesn't have to much,also in the House which is unlikely we take back,having more seats close enough to Republican totals will do just fine. 1 Like |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by ValerianSteel(m): 7:46am On Aug 26, 2016 |
stanech:When did republicans starts caring about women and gays,I missed that memo. Again,foreign donations to the Clinton foundation have gone into helping the poor around the globe,neither Hillary or Bill have drawn salaries from it.Unlike most charities they have a transparency policy which discloses the list of every donor,there's well documented evidence of how money is received and how money is spent,if the foundation was corrupt as republicans would make you think,they'd be talking from this angle,directing their criticisms on how the foundation's money is spent. They can't do that cause they know the money goes into good work,instead they'd rather grab at straws and bogus headlines of foreign donations to the foundation and big donors cause they have nothing,no evidence of corruption on the foundation or evidence of 'pay for play' on Hillary. Again,that wasn't meant for you Stanech. 3 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by Nobody: 7:18pm On Aug 26, 2016 |
Although I wish Jill Stein, the Green Party nominee for president, would be on the ballot in every state, the US Supreme Court has foreclosed any potential suit she may institute to compel states to include her in their ballots. The Supreme Court, in Munro v Socialist Workers Party (1986), has found that the interest of running an efficient election supports a requirement that candidates obtain a reasonable number of signatures to get on the ballot. |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 9:32pm On Aug 26, 2016 |
Nigel Farage: Nothing is going to change if Clinton wins 3 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by happney65: 9:56pm On Aug 26, 2016 |
stanech: Nigel?Himself and Boris Johnson should go an hide their faces in shame..Why did they step down from the Prime-minister Position especially that Ugly Fat Face Boris Johnson?They knew what they are into and they had to run away..A Woman had to take position..By the time Article 50 is triggered,UK will be in Soup..A yeye Man campaigning for he's fellow yeye Man 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by happney65: 9:57pm On Aug 26, 2016 |
stanech: ToiletPaper you mean?. 2 Likes |
Re: American Politics Lounge - Donald Trump Is US President-Elect ! by stanech: 6:16am On Aug 27, 2016 |
Fact 1: The Democrats opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1866. It
was passed by the Republican Congress over the veto of
President Andrew Johnson, who had been a Democrat
before joining Lincoln's ticket in 1864. The law was designed
to provide blacks with the right to own private property, sign
contracts, sue and serve as witnesses in a legal proceeding.
Fact 2: The Democrats opposed the 13th, 14th and 15th
amendments to the Constitution. The 13th banned slavery.
The 14th effectively overturned the infamous 1857 Dred
Scott decision (made by Democratic pro-slavery Supreme
Court justices) by guaranteeing due process and equal
protection to former slaves. The 15th gave black Americans
the right to vote.
Fact 3: The Democrats created the "Jim Crow laws". These
were the post-Civil War laws passed enthusiastically by
Democrats that segregated public schools, public
transportation, restaurants, rest rooms and public places in
general (everything from water coolers to beaches). The
reason Rosa Parks became famous is that she sat in the
"whites only" front section of a bus, the "whites only"
designation the direct result of Democrats.
Fact 4: Democrats largely formed the Ku Klux Klan, which,
according to Columbia University historian Eric Foner,
became "a military force serving the interests of the
Democratic Party."
Fact 5: Three-fourths of the opposition to the 1964 Civil
Rights Bill in the U.S. House came from Democrats. 80% of
the "nay" vote in the Senate came from Democrats. The
opposition included future Democratic Senate leader Robert
Byrd of West Virginia (a former Klan member) and
Tennessee Senator Albert Gore Sr., father of Vice President
Al Gore.
Fact 6: The Democratic Convention of 1924 is known to
history as the "Klanbake." The 103-ballot convention was
held in Madison Square Garden. Hundreds of delegates
were members of the Ku Klux Klan, the Klan so powerful
that a plank condemning Klan violence was defeated
outright. To celebrate, the Klan staged a rally with 10,000
hooded Klansmen in a field in New Jersey directly across the
Hudson from the site of the convention. Attended by
hundreds of cheering convention delegates, the rally
featured burning crosses and calls for violence against
African-Americans and Catholics. 1 Like |
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