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BobTheSubgenius

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40. Ronnie was once a big union advocate.

Reply to Chipper Chat (Reply #4)

Thu May 13, 2021, 07:25 PM

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Eisenhower nailed it in 1956. Those words now describe the Repuke party. [View all] MoonRiver May 2021 OP

If Ike were alive today, he would be a Democrat. roamer65 May 2021 #1

Ike!? Wednesdays May 2021 #2

and that shows you lookyhereyou May 2021 #7

Hell, I would take Social Democracy. Caliman73 May 2021 #14

Likely true tymorial May 2021 #16

Raygun no, Nixon maybe burrowowl May 2021 #26

I agree. ShazzieB May 2021 #30

Reagan helped make people like donny to get in easier. Ka-Dinh Oy May 2021 #31

If Ike, Tricky Dick, Nelson Rockefeller, wnylib May 2021 #32

Add Jack Kemp, George Romney, Everett Dirksen, Jacob Javits, Kenneth Keating, and Mark Hatfield of NBachers May 2021 #39

Don't forget Howard Baker and Barry Goldwater. nt yellowdogintexas May 2021 #47

Believe Ike was a Democrat before he was lured by the dark side. KS Toronado May 2021 #3

So was Ronnie Chipper Chat May 2021 #4

so was tRump lookyhereyou May 2021 #8

Not Quite GB_RN May 2021 #18

He was a Dem before that. wnylib May 2021 #33

Until he married daughter of John Birch Society. burrowowl May 2021 #27

Ronnie was once a big union advocate. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #40

I heard a record of him from the 50s or 60s Cosmocat May 2021 #48

I can't say that I'm surprised or disappointed. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #51

Here it is ... Cosmocat May 2021 #52

Both parties wanted Ike as their candidate PatSeg May 2021 #9

The early drafts of his speech mentioned the military-industrial-congressional complex. LastDemocratInSC May 2021 #12

I'm not sure how prescient his MIC speech was. wnylib May 2021 #34

Yes, that is true PatSeg May 2021 #43

Democrats ran Adlai Stevenson against him both times. soldierant May 2021 #45

Nope WA-03 Democrat May 2021 #11

Appears I was somewhat mistaken..... KS Toronado May 2021 #22

America had 20 years of Dems so it felt like time for a change to GOP IronLionZion May 2021 #23

Conservatives were eager to get back in control. wnylib May 2021 #35

Absolutely. There can be no doubt of that. PatrickforB May 2021 #42

K&R spanone May 2021 #5

Besides Lincoln and Grant, and perhaps TR... NNadir May 2021 #6

TR pretty much had his foot out the door of the Republican Party in 1912 TheRealNorth May 2021 #10

And his big game hunting. soldierant May 2021 #46

Once upon a time in America Marcuse May 2021 #13

All that stuff was fine as long as it was for white people. n/t TygrBright May 2021 #15

Wow nice to know that was done year I was born! Tree Lady May 2021 #17

The Republicans have recruited Dixiecrats, Tea baggers and deplorables to carry water for the 1%. Marcuse May 2021 #21

Oooh, can I play too? FakeNoose May 2021 #25

I read somewhere that Ike knew about the right-wing crazies but didn't like them. raging moderate May 2021 #29

Yup. They took advantage of resentments wnylib May 2021 #36

Great posters. How the party has devolved. Now a threat to all of us. Evolve Dammit May 2021 #20

The civil rights movement happened IronLionZion May 2021 #24

Yup! burrowowl May 2021 #28

Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act. Believe me. czarjak May 2021 #38

Thanks for posting this. Brother Mythos May 2021 #19

As the Nation has grown more diverse The Unmitigated Gall May 2021 #37

Ike Would Be Appalled At Today's Republicans colsohlibgal May 2021 #41

Nixon/Agnew Recognized the Wedge Issues and Reagan Perfected Them Stallion May 2021 #44

The irony of his great-granddaughter... OneGrassRoot May 2021 #49

Yah think? malaise May 2021 #50