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Kablooie

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97. FINALLY the question of "Why was there a Civll War?" has been asked!!!

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon May 1, 2017, 07:58 PM

May 2017

We put it to you, the historians, to work hard and come up with an answer to that one!

We know it's hard to do, I mean it was more than many years ago, but there must have been some reason for the Civil War so we charge you to ferret it out so we all will know!

I suggest you ask my 7th grade teacher, Mrs. Sternberg, to start.
She might be able to send you in the right direction.

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LOL LOL LOL : Donald Trump said Andrew Jackson was alive during the Civil War [View all] DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 OP

Every day, more stupid mcar May 2017 #1

Borowitz: "White House Portrait of Andrew Jackson Calls Trump a Moron" L. Coyote May 2017 #65

Perfect! mcar May 2017 #70

+++1,000,000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #81

Didn't he contradict himself? Saying.. Cha May 2017 #107

He contradicts himself on a regular basis mcar May 2017 #112

Yeah, I know.. but I didn't see anyone pointing that Cha May 2017 #114

Did you see his interview with Dickerson? mcar May 2017 #116

No, I just can't even stand to hear him talk when Colbert Cha May 2017 #117

I still get queasy mcar May 2017 #118

Yeah, the "later" indicates that he did know that Jackson came before the Civil War. thesquanderer May 2017 #115

One racist relating to another racist still_one May 2017 #2

The Civil War could have been avoided if everyone were more racist like Jackson! L. Coyote May 2017 #12

you nailed it exactly!!! still_one May 2017 #14

That's why many states' Democratic Parties have removed "Jackson" from the names... George II May 2017 #47

But Jackson atoned for his racism by marching across the Edmund Pettis Bridge with MLK. George II May 2017 #59

Exactly. Arm in arm with MLK and Frederick Douglass. Ms. Toad May 2017 #64

Hilarious! trixie2 May 2017 #87

If only... if only... if only Andrew Jackson had been able to get to Bowling Green on time rpannier May 2017 #105

....and Fox News contributor! George II May 2017 #106

Little Known Fact rpannier May 2017 #111

Our history books... yallerdawg May 2017 #3

Of course that's assuming we survive this administration. Initech May 2017 #8

Slaveholder Jackson would have been on the side of the rebel traitors. oasis May 2017 #4

Just like John Tyler who voted for Virginia to secede. rug May 2017 #15

Not necessarily... First Speaker May 2017 #42

Jackson would've done everything to protect his "property". The union oasis May 2017 #74

Jackson was also very angry with regard to the Spanish-American War and WWI dalton99a May 2017 #5

Yes, Frederick Douglass SoCalNative May 2017 #27

There was a Native American genocide and the Idiot-in-Chief has no clue about who did it. L. Coyote May 2017 #6

I think it is remarkable Trump thought Andrew Jackson was alive during the Civil War. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #7

He has dementia. That's why he is able to just blurt out bullshit without the capacity to filter. L. Coyote May 2017 #9

It is quite obvious to me that he has demetia Tumbulu May 2017 #108

Not really malaise May 2017 #33

I doubt he knows who Andrew Johnson is. Caliman73 May 2017 #52

I had considered that, and then read about Andrew Johnson. svpadgham May 2017 #113

Stupid man. Clueless, willfully ignorant cautionary tale. Solly Mack May 2017 #10

You nailed it LeftInTX May 2017 #69

republican shallowness & ignorance shine through Achilleaze May 2017 #11

Well Jackson did die in the Bowling Green Massacre that started the Civil War! n2doc May 2017 #13

LOL - you win the thread malaise May 2017 #34

+1 dalton99a May 2017 #40

bingo n/t. okieinpain May 2017 #43

Darn u n2Doc, gotta clean up the coffee on my desk NoMoreRepugs May 2017 #46

I needed that laugh! NastyRiffraff May 2017 #49

Oh Snap! I totally forgot about that! ...nt 2naSalit May 2017 #54

Some of my ancestors gave up their lives that day Mountain Mule May 2017 #66

.. JHan May 2017 #86

Andrew Jackson spoke at my H.S. graduation in 1964 left-of-center2012 May 2017 #16

I'm not sure that quote means he thought Jackson was alive. It's unclear OKNancy May 2017 #17

It's hard to tell, the way he talks in sentence fragments, but I agree with you. Demit May 2017 #37

I sincerely doubt that we can describe PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #67

Here's the audio of Trump: but why was there the Civil War? kpete May 2017 #18

Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 June 8, 1845) Botany May 2017 #19

Somebody needs to get trump history books with pictures. shockey80 May 2017 #20

He even visited Andrew Jackson's home, The Hermitage, right before his Tanuki May 2017 #21

I did not know he was at the grave marker. dixiegrrrrl May 2017 #84

Yep, but as Grammy23 said below, we shouldn't assume that he knows Tanuki May 2017 #95

Why is he saluting?????!!!! dixiegrrrrl May 2017 #100

That's assuming he knows the dates of the Civil War. Grammy23 May 2017 #94

Andrew Jackson told me he voted for Trump struggle4progress May 2017 #22

He's got him mixed up with Stonewall Jackson... idiot... and even that barely works, stupid ass. boston bean May 2017 #23

at least it wasn't the Jackson 5. kwassa May 2017 #25

But doesn't Trump always tell it like it is? world wide wally May 2017 #24

I would love to see trump put on a Andrew Jackson t-shirt and shockey80 May 2017 #26

I should have added. shockey80 May 2017 #28

Here is Andrew Jackson's advertisement for a runaway slave kwassa May 2017 #29

Of course Trump would worship someone like that. smirkymonkey May 2017 #48

What a PreziDunce. C_U_L8R May 2017 #30

This will solidify his base superpatriotman May 2017 #31

Are you saying Andrew Jackson is DEAD?!?! Barack_America May 2017 #32

Wait - they're different people??? Retrograde May 2017 #45

Anybody see the opening of Morning Joe where Nancy Pelosi spiderpig May 2017 #35

I went to the Wharton School of Business, Donald Trump routinely brags at his campaign rallies. duncang May 2017 #36

? underpants May 2017 #38

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own Sunlei May 2017 #39

Andrew Jackson's nickname, King Mob, would fit Trump aikoaiko May 2017 #41

No LOL's for me... that's just plain scary. tinrobot May 2017 #44

his "cute as a cookie" brain bora13 May 2017 #50

The whole problem started around the time when Germany bombed Pearl Harbor ffr May 2017 #51

If only Fred Douglass had spoken up then. Vinca May 2017 #55

Wharton might want to check out their history program Motley13 May 2017 #53

Luciano Pavarotti sang at his funeral The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #56

I'm not sure what's worse...Trump blatant ignorance about Jackson Docreed2003 May 2017 #57

each and everyday we are treated to more evidence that the president... Javaman May 2017 #58

Nvm SomethingNew May 2017 #60

Well, if that's all it would have taken GallopingGhost May 2017 #61

I used to think he had mental issues, but now I think he's plain fucken illiterate and poorly RKP5637 May 2017 #62

All of the above... Wounded Bear May 2017 #76

I can no longer laugh or cry. It's mind numbing. mountain grammy May 2017 #63

TBH, I couldn't have told you when Jackson died before I read this... Wounded Bear May 2017 #68

I knew he died in the 1840s because he died just when photography was catching on: LeftInTX May 2017 #71

Weird specs Retrograde May 2017 #73

Don't think so... Wounded Bear May 2017 #75

Neither could I Retrograde May 2017 #72

We need a way back machine randr May 2017 #77

Clinton (Chelsea) responded...... usedtobedemgurl May 2017 #78

Right Chelsea, and not only that . . FairWinds May 2017 #79

ask indigenous peoples about "Indian Killer Andrew Jackson"-indian removal act, trail of tears. . niyad May 2017 #80

Get this "Genocidal maniac" off of my $20 bill. oasis May 2017 #85

exactly. niyad May 2017 #119

Is it a statement about native Americans, slavery, or deal making? bucolic_frolic May 2017 #82

I hate to say this but I don't think he said Jackson WAS alive during the Civil War. pangaia May 2017 #83

"He [Andrew Jackson] was really angry bucolic_frolic May 2017 #88

Sorry. I thought 45 said IF he had been born.. Thanks... pangaia May 2017 #89

And well you might have been confused bucolic_frolic May 2017 #93

Trump might mean, "If Jackson had been in office in the 1861-65 cycle, war may have been averted." John1956PA May 2017 #90

You mean he wasn't alive then???? pangaia May 2017 #91

A reporter should ask dipshit what to do about the tensions of 2044. Thor_MN May 2017 #92

I think that Trump is a very sick man louis c May 2017 #96

FINALLY the question of "Why was there a Civll War?" has been asked!!! Kablooie May 2017 #97

Tweety is tearing him to bits malaise May 2017 #98

If Caligula had been alive... lefthandedskyhook May 2017 #99

Jackson was a great President, that's why they called him Mr. October... MrPurple May 2017 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author MrPurple May 2017 #102

I'd like to know what exactly he thought Flaleftist May 2017 #103

"Why is our children not learning?" Hekate May 2017 #104

It is pretty clear that he is suffering from demetia Tumbulu May 2017 #109

I like that commercial where Andy does that Moonwalk while selling WinkyDink May 2017 #110

"He was really angry when he saw what was happening with the Civil War" PaulRevere08 May 2017 #120