2016 Postmortem

zeemike

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38. And find me one woman or minority that lived in the 50s or 60s

Fri Sep 18, 2015, 11:44 PM

Sep 2015

That does not think that things got significantly better.
I know because I lived in those times.

In 1968 I went to work in a manufacturing plant in a county that was 40% black and of the 700 people who worked there not one of them was black...except for the janitors who cleaned the office space...and not one woman except for the secretaries.
That all changed in the early 70s due to the great society and the civil right act.

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That "Great Society" sure did exclude lots of folks. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #1

The VRA provided more protection for minorities voting then jfern Sep 2015 #4

See post #6 leftofcool Sep 2015 #9

The Great Society didn't exclude minorities, though jfern Sep 2015 #11

I didn't say they were totally excluded. leftofcool Sep 2015 #15

I agree that I don't want to return to those horrible things, but the "Grest Society" was about JDPriestly Sep 2015 #30

Not a fucking chance in hell. leftofcool Sep 2015 #5

Really? artislife Sep 2015 #10

Hey, whatever floats your boat. leftofcool Sep 2015 #12

Back to the Clintons in the White House artislife Sep 2015 #18

My group of Bernie volunteers is mostly women. JDPriestly Sep 2015 #31

And find me one woman or minority that lived in the 50s or 60s zeemike Sep 2015 #38

The 1964 Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination on the basis of gender dflprincess Sep 2015 #39

Barely enough charisma to be Gallup's most admired woman 6chars Sep 2015 #2

Plus, I have met her and she is an incredibly warm and kind woman. Walk away Sep 2015 #24

Wow! 6chars Sep 2015 #25

RR=Ron Reagan Jr. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #26

Shedid not do well in the debates in 2008. I suggest everyone watch those videos JDPriestly Sep 2015 #33

Are Rose-Coloured glasses expensive? Thespian2 Sep 2015 #35

Well, to be honest, Bachman always confused the heck out of me too! 1monster Sep 2015 #36

Bachman? Nothingcleverjustray Sep 2015 #41

No thanks to the so called "Great Society" leftofcool Sep 2015 #3

The 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act both passed during dflprincess Sep 2015 #40

The New deal...hooo-boy Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #6

Do you ever wonder if people really understand the implications of their posts? leftofcool Sep 2015 #8

Come on jfern Sep 2015 #14

Not even close to the same thing. leftofcool Sep 2015 #16

Oh come on! You talk as though the New Deal the the Great Society were 1monster Sep 2015 #34

You can thanK Obama for moving the party to the right. Buzz cook Sep 2015 #7

Clinton is significantly to the right of Obama on foreign policy starroute Sep 2015 #43

Thank heaven that Hillary is still the front-runner ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #13

True this! leftofcool Sep 2015 #17

I've discovered ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #20

It isn't the DU-bashing that's going to change that. frylock Sep 2015 #28

Re: the OP anamnua Sep 2015 #19

She is a terrible "retail" politician. Indepatriot Sep 2015 #21

Who is the great "retail politician" she will be facing in the G E? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #23

I'm hoping we nominate a candidate who has more to offer than "I don't suck as bad as the GOP clown. Indepatriot Sep 2015 #27

I thought we were discussing political skills , colloquially known as charm./nt DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #29

Your reply suggested she wasn't " as bad a retail politician" as the Lunatics of the GOP. Indepatriot Sep 2015 #42

Bill Clinton...sociopath?? rusty quoin Sep 2015 #22

Some people come here because they murielm99 Sep 2015 #37

Hillary is a bit wooden. jalan48 Sep 2015 #32

LBJ & FDR Were Pretty Problematic for Minorities lib87 Sep 2015 #44