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appal_jack

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5. What a stark contrast back then, and now.

Thu Jan 21, 2016, 01:21 PM

Jan 2016

In his notebooks, (Guthrie) conjured up a scenario of smashing the color line to transform the Trump complex into a diverse cornucopia, with “a face of every bright color laffing and joshing in these old darkly weeperish empty shadowed windows.” He imagined himself calling out in Whitman-esque free verse to the “negro girl yonder that walks along against this headwind / holding onto her purse and her fur coat”:

I welcome you here to live. I welcome
you and your man both here to Beach Haven to love in any
ways you please and to have some kind of a decent place to
get pregnant in and to have your kids raised up in. I'm
yelling out my own welcome to you.

"Old Man Trump's" heir is quite apparent. May many of us take up the Guthrie's torch; la lucha continua.

Massive k&r,

-app

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New documents reveal how Donald Trump�s racist dad inspired Woody Guthrie�s most bitter writings [View all] IDemo Jan 2016 OP

Wow, interesting. Six degrees of separation indeed. bklyncowgirl Jan 2016 #1

Deserves more coverage. Great post, thanks. JudyM Jan 2016 #2

Enjoy malaise Jan 2016 #12

Thanks, you too! JudyM Jan 2016 #14

Thanks malaise Jan 2016 #15

This needs a hashtag and the words about Trump's father malaise Jan 2016 #16

Go for it! JudyM Jan 2016 #20

This will make prime time news tonight malaise Jan 2016 #22

That'll work, too. I hope someone sets up a hashtag for it, though, such a good idea. JudyM Jan 2016 #24

Folks are on it malaise Jan 2016 #25

:) :) :) JudyM Jan 2016 #26

I posted this earlier but it applies here in a different way ... TRUMP GETS A WOODY! napkinz Jan 2016 #34

You're in fine form malaise Jan 2016 #35

:) napkinz Jan 2016 #36

Great find. Brickbat Jan 2016 #3

Were it up to me this would have malaise Jan 2016 #4

What a stark contrast back then, and now. appal_jack Jan 2016 #5

This needs graphics and a Woody song malaise Jan 2016 #13

I delivered the Long Island Press... meaculpa2011 Jan 2016 #6

Helluva legacy, innit? MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #7

Prifiteering off of public housing? The Trumps are socialists! muntrv Jan 2016 #8

Thom Hartmann Just Called out this post! woot! congrats! berni_mccoy Jan 2016 #9

It is a HUGE post malaise Jan 2016 #11

And if teaparty knew about it that would cement his nomination...they HATE randys1 Jan 2016 #17

The base will divide on Guthrie malaise Jan 2016 #19

Thank you, IDemo saidsimplesimon Jan 2016 #10

Bernie sings! Donkees Jan 2016 #18

Holy Shite TIME has gone with this malaise Jan 2016 #21

Here's the original article that "Time" refers to, plus a timely Woody song... countryjake Jan 2016 #37

Thanks so much for this Countryjake malaise Jan 2016 #38

... countryjake Jan 2016 #39

I included Trump Sr. in one of my fashion doll picture stories set in 1962. valerief Jan 2016 #23

Great work malaise Jan 2016 #27

I made that up! I wrote the story last year, way before the UK talked about banning Trump Jr. valerief Jan 2016 #29

So he wasn't banned from France malaise Jan 2016 #30

No, he wasn't. I tried to be silly in my story and it turns out valerief Jan 2016 #32

Prescient indeed malaise Jan 2016 #33

A great big KICK and wishing for a thousand recommendations! countryjake Jan 2016 #28

Now more than ever... KamaAina Jan 2016 #31

Yes malaise Jan 2016 #40

+1 Person 2713 Jan 2016 #41

K and R panader0 Jan 2016 #42

kickety countryjake Jan 2016 #43

Well if Woody was against tRump, so am I! RoccoR5955 Jan 2016 #44