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johnlucas

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5. Past 4 years? Try the past 40 years

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:52 AM

Oct 2012

The Republicans boosted their numbers after the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed.
Bigoted Democrats left their own party ironically going to the party that freed the slaves because they hated that their little fiefdom was broken up.

The Republicans used that block of bigots to rollback the advances made by FDR's New Deal & descendant policies like LBJ's Great Society.
They had to move slowly at first with Nixon but they started unleashing their ammo with Reagan & George Bush I. George Bush II was there to make that final blow.
Romney's here to finish off whatever's left.

But the Republican Party has been playing this game for half a century almost.
This ain't nothing new.
John Lucas

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Morning Joe, Chris Matthews Was Right About Racist Reince Priebus [View all] David Zephyr Oct 2012 OP

I'm certainly not Chris Matthews' biggest fan, but blogslut Oct 2012 #1

Past 4 years? Try the past 40 years johnlucas Oct 2012 #5

+100. In the 1972 Presidential election, George Wallace, usually an Independent, ran as.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #17

So THAT'S why he got shot! johnlucas Oct 2012 #24

Good summary brush Oct 2012 #30

Yeah it's an eye-opener johnlucas Oct 2012 #78

Capsulized very well, OldDem2012 David Zephyr Oct 2012 #37

Coincidence. Beowulf42 Oct 2012 #47

LOL- or ????- Made my day LeftInTX Oct 2012 #53

Hope you won't be offended by a newbie LeftInTX Oct 2012 #55

All I remember is that Bremer had shot a bigot. AlbertCat Oct 2012 #56

Or he could have shot 2 of them LeftInTX Oct 2012 #60

As you know, wikipedia is not necessarily accurate. merrily Oct 2012 #80

I checked the wiki. merrily Oct 2012 #81

Thank you for that. My guess: history books do not explain it that way. merrily Oct 2012 #79

Nailed it. All of it. freshwest Oct 2012 #61

Thank you again freshwest! It means a lot when it comes from you johnlucas Oct 2012 #76

Here: Watch Chris Matthew Take Out Reince Priebus Once Again! David Zephyr Oct 2012 #40

Here's the link: A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2012 #2

smug little racist fuck spanone Oct 2012 #21

Rinsed Penis has smegma under his racist fuck. tavalon Oct 2012 #69

Wisconsin, not Minnesota. BainsBane Oct 2012 #3

That was probably one of there calculated, errors. nt Snotcicles Oct 2012 #25

Thanks. See edit, BainsBane. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #39

Good post, but the son in question is of a failing Wisconsin US Senate candidate.... Scuba Oct 2012 #4

Thank you, Scuba David Zephyr Oct 2012 #33

You're welcome. Again, thanks for the post. Scuba Oct 2012 #36

Rancid Penis is a despicable little man ... a bigot and liar from beginning to end. TahitiNut Oct 2012 #6

Saint, no. Accomplished comedian, possibly. tavalon Oct 2012 #70

Never thought it would be possible to miss Michael Steele. maddiemom Oct 2012 #74

I hope that we stain Priebus forever as the racist he's worked hard to be. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #75

Priebus is posturing pisant. merrily Oct 2012 #82

For an hour, I forgot that he was Chris Matthews Orrex Oct 2012 #7

Tweety has benen correct about ReTHUG racists malaise Oct 2012 #8

Sad, very sad, yet they are in such denial when it comes to just how deep spicegal Oct 2012 #9

It's not that they're in denial of their racism, it's more that they deny they are racist. dmr Oct 2012 #18

Mathews mr.ed Oct 2012 #10

No he's not. October Oct 2012 #68

Wisconsin - not Minnesota. We should ask Ryan about what he thinks about his own WI GOP. myrna minx Oct 2012 #11

Myrna Minx, thank you. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #32

Thanks - we have enough shame in MN with Bachmann. myrna minx Oct 2012 #66

This is the base of the Republican party NewJeffCT Oct 2012 #12

Huge Kick K Gardner Oct 2012 #13

Tweet @Reince and tell him to resign now DainBramaged Oct 2012 #14

No! We need this whack-job to keep up this crap until after the election! n/t SpankMe Oct 2012 #46

To his credit, Chris Matthews has been calling out the racist davidpdx Oct 2012 #15

no no no tavernier Oct 2012 #16

Wait, Reince Priebus was in attendance when this went on? alcibiades_mystery Oct 2012 #19

Yeah. Doing exactly what Chris Matthews had already said he did. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #44

He is a rather despicable little McCarthyite... kentuck Oct 2012 #20

Rince went over the top when Vietnameravet Oct 2012 #22

Why is it every time I see Reince Priebus I think Jazzgirl Oct 2012 #23

Also, daligirl519 Oct 2012 #49

So it took Joe this long to find that out? Gee, when they mock the president over and over southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #26

... Son of failing WISCONSIN Senate candidate Myrina Oct 2012 #27

Any Republican I have ever talked to when you get right down doc03 Oct 2012 #28

That's my experience too. Hoyt Oct 2012 #31

+1 n/t whathehell Oct 2012 #51

OP title implies that Morning Joe said Matthews was right, and I doubt that is the Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #29

Thank you. Revised with a comma. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #34

Take the vowels out of "Reince Priebus". You get "RNC PR BS". KamaAina Oct 2012 #35

OK, we're living in the matrix. pa28 Oct 2012 #41

LOL... you are good KamaAina... skeewee08 Oct 2012 #48

Take the vowels out of "Reince Priebus". You get "RNC PR BS". oldhippydude Oct 2012 #50

LOL! klook Oct 2012 #57

You know... ElboRuum Oct 2012 #38

What's in a name? mjjoe Oct 2012 #58

Thank you David Z. DevonRex Oct 2012 #42

DU's Adenoid_Hynkel & LTR broke this story last night here. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #64

And what about Tom Brokaw? pa28 Oct 2012 #43

I'd forgotten about the ambien. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #72

And yet another Republican who appears to be ashamed of his real first name atreides1 Oct 2012 #45

Joe Scar mstinamotorcity2 Oct 2012 #52

You can not control your given name but you can Thinkingabout Oct 2012 #54

to hell veganlush Oct 2012 #59

yep heaven05 Oct 2012 #62

Not an unforgiveable misstep. Don C. Nuttin Oct 2012 #63

Not what's important, but there is no way that Priebus guy jsmirman Oct 2012 #65

totally embarrassing to america!!! ELI BOY 1950 Oct 2012 #67

the gop is a racist organization arely staircase Oct 2012 #71

Matthews can drive me crazy Heathen57 Oct 2012 #73

Romney: "you call them racists, I call them my base." No doubt he's made that joke, too. nt progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #77