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The Conservative Media... proof the media is conservative
Woodrow:
I guess this guy just sent in enough box tops to become Secretary of Commerce right?
_That_Cracka_J:
I have been waiting to hear something about this incident involving race....I don't know how many times I saw that incident replayed and not once did I even think about it as black players being up white fans. It wasn't until I had seen this repeatedly that I realized that the fans were white and that something race related was probably going to be brought up in the media. And I'm actually surprised that media hasn't said more about. That's a good thing :)
--- Quote from: david "Dirt Dog" a.b. on November 28, 2004, 08:39:22 PM ---
--- Quote from: Machiavelli on November 28, 2004, 11:36:11 AM ---How those is that proof that the media is conservative?
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ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha that's funnier than that picture in Cracka J's sig.
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Funnier? Come on, The kid's dreaming about what it would be like to have arms! ;D
Ant:
No actually I don't study the U.S. Senate, and Congressional Picture book.
But I don't understand is your argument... "well democrats have one or two former racists, so its acceptable for republicans to recieve votes from thousands of racists?" The way I see it, racism is bad on either side. If u look at the states with a history or racism, they now vote republican. I'm fairly sure, the racist southern voters are not casting their votes for democratcs overwhelmingly. You see conservatives are supposed to believe strongly in the initial ideals on which this country was founded. One of those being that "all men are created equal." Is it conservative then, when recent republicans candidates, who are chosen by republican voters, claim that certain races are "favored races." This is why I say today's republican party is a party of phoney conservatism.
In regards to Robert Byrd, this was taken from a CNN interview:
Q: What has been your biggest mistake and your biggest success?
A: Well, it's easy to state what has been my biggest mistake. The greatest mistake I ever made was joining the Ku Klux Klan. And I've said that many times. But one cannot erase what he has done. He can only change his ways and his thoughts. That was an albatross around my neck that I will always wear. You will read it in my obituary that I was a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
You see, that idea is the core reason why I vote democrat. Yes, they are not without their flaws, but they can openly accept faults, and reform their ideas when presented with new information. The republicans call that flip-flopping. I don't condone racism, obviously, and neither do MOST democratic voters. The difference between Byrd and republican candidates, is Byrd doesn't run on a racist platform, while clearly James Hart ran on a platform of blatant racism. And republicans voted for him. They could have chosen another candidate to run, during the primary process, but they wanted the racist guy. Just like they wanted to keep segregation part of the constitution in Alabama.
I unfortunately had to choose the support the democratic party because the republican party has become the party of blatant corrpution, arrogance, and incompetence. And while the democrats are not without their flaws, I will not shy away from a flaw in my party, and pretend as if it doesn't exist. I suggest if you truly care about the future of the republican party, and of the country, you do the same.
Ant:
I should also remind you that you are the party of strom thurmond, and trent lott. For those of you who aren't aware Strom Thurmond an unsuccessful campain for president ran against Harry Truman on a platform stating:
"We oppose and condem the Democratic Convention in sponsoring a civil rights program calling for the elimination of segregation."
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/dixiecrat1.html
Strom Thurmond's racist platform eventually carried four states. All of which coincidentally remain red states.
In December of 2002 Trent Lott, Mississipi Senator, and Senate Majority Leader, said this:
"I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years, either,"
Eventually Lott had to resign.
Woodrow:
Call me crazy, but I don't think Strom Thrumund, or Trent Lott have used the word ni**er on a national news as recently as 2001.
My bad. You should know your senators.
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