The Republican Party and black advancement

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Tenaj — Sat, 08 May 2010 04:18:01 GMT

It really wasn't until Teddy Roosevelt took office upon the assassination of William McKinley that the black shift toward the Democratic Party began. For the most part, Teddy Roosevelt was still the staunch friend of the black man that his GOP predecessors had been; exploiting them, yes, but in return for the occasional carrot dangling from his big stick. One of the worst mistakes Pres. Teddy Roosevelt ever made was in discharging three companies of black soldiers following th... [ More ]

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time*treat — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:00:00 GMT

Lincolnâ€™s third term?

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GASMETERGUY — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:49:31 GMT

Democrats think minorities, all minorities, can not survive on their own, that they are mentally inferior to white Europeans. Being so deprived intellectually by G-d, the white man must be taxed to support their lessor brothers. This is the Democrat's thinking today. That's why we see Democrats raising taxes, increasing all welfare payments and instituting new programs, putting as much control in the hands of government as possible. My position is: "Get the government out of my way... [ More ]

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konane — Fri, 07 May 2010 11:51:18 GMT

Totally awesome, thank you for posting it! From all I've read that assessment is absolutely correct. I'm very angry with the Republicans In Name Only or RINOS who have betrayed conservative limited government, prudent fiscal spending principles and have sided with leftist Democrats who are currently deliberately destroying the US.

Original Blog Entry: The Republican Party and black advancement

truesee — Fri, 07 May 2010 11:41:36 GMT

Republican Party and black advancement

Armstrong Williams

The Hill

05/06/10 08:51 AM ET

Over the past several weeks we have received an unusual volume of mail requesting that research and writings be done regarding the Republican Party and its significance in advancing the plight of American blacks in this nation.

While pollsters and high priest of blackness continue to remind us that black support for the Republican Party has significantly dropped since the election of President Barack Obama, we don't hear much about the many serious black conservative candidates running for Congress today with an excellent shot at winning.

In reality, no political group has done more to help minorities than Republicans.

Originally formed out of the abolitionist movement, the Republican Party announced the total elimination of slavery as part of its official platform during the first Republican National Convention in 1856. For this, the Democrats derisively dubbed them Black Republicans.

During Lincoln s third term, this Republican platform was finally realized. Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower were Republicans as well. It was Roosevelt who invited Booker T. Washington to the White House, and it was Eisenhower who sent federal troops to Little Rock, Ark., to enforce school integration.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Republicans helped push civil rights legislation into the mainstream. Eisenhower used federal troops to enforce the Supreme Court s desegregation ruling. And despite the myth to the contrary, a far greater percentage of Republicans than Democrats supported the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (a sublime piece of legislation that had its roots in the Republican-backed Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1875). In fact, the high level of Republican support prevented the 1964 Civil Rights Act from being filibustered by Southern Democrats who relied upon race-baiting to stay in office.

When the GOP once again embraces its founding principles, storied history and uncompromising stance on the critical issues, Americans of all stripes will realize that she is the party of choice.

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