GOP leaders to skip Selma event

[rightwinger]

‘They’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,’ one black lawmaker says.

Scores of U.S. lawmakers are converging on tiny Selma, Alabama, for a large commemoration of a civil rights anniversary. But their ranks don’t include a single member of House Republican leadership — a point that isn’t lost on congressional black leaders.

None of the top leaders — House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy or Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was once thought likely to attend to atone for reports that he once spoke before a white supremacist group — will be in Selma for the three-day event that commemorates the 1965 march and the violence that protesters faced at the hands of white police officers. A number of rank-and-file Republicans have been aggressively lobbying their colleagues to attend, and several black lawmakers concurred.

“It is very disappointing that not a single Republican leader sees the value in participating in this 50th commemoration of the signing of the Voting Rights Act. I had hoped that some of the leadership would attend, but apparently none of them will,” said Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina. “The Republicans always talk about trying to change their brand and be more appealing to minority folks and be in touch with the interests of African-Americans. This is very disappointing.”

Former CBC Chair Marsha Fudge (D-Ohio) agreed.

“Not only do they have an opportunity to participate in something that is historic in this country, but certainly they’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,” she said. “Their loss.”​

More: GOP leaders to skip Selma event - Anna Palmer and Lauren French - POLITICO

So, the new GOP is the same as the old GOP. Not surprised.

Why should they?
It's the Democrat Party that caused it in the first place and it's only right that their Party is the one who should go and apologize for it.

Incorrect.

It was a policy implemented and maintained by conservatives, a policy liberals successfully destroyed using the rule of law and the Constitution.

Indeed, many of those conservatives who supported segregation later found refuge in the republican party; and that racism can still be found today among the ranks of republicans and conservatives.

Only 6 moved over to the Republicans and that was only so that they could get elected.
Liberals did not take over the Democrat Party until the early 1970's.
It was Republicans and Moderates who destroyed it.
Own up to it.
It was Dems who caused Selma.

Conservatives caused Selma

Those marching over the bridge were mostly Democrats

 

[peach174]

‘They’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,’ one black lawmaker says.

Scores of U.S. lawmakers are converging on tiny Selma, Alabama, for a large commemoration of a civil rights anniversary. But their ranks don’t include a single member of House Republican leadership — a point that isn’t lost on congressional black leaders.

None of the top leaders — House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy or Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was once thought likely to attend to atone for reports that he once spoke before a white supremacist group — will be in Selma for the three-day event that commemorates the 1965 march and the violence that protesters faced at the hands of white police officers. A number of rank-and-file Republicans have been aggressively lobbying their colleagues to attend, and several black lawmakers concurred.

“It is very disappointing that not a single Republican leader sees the value in participating in this 50th commemoration of the signing of the Voting Rights Act. I had hoped that some of the leadership would attend, but apparently none of them will,” said Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina. “The Republicans always talk about trying to change their brand and be more appealing to minority folks and be in touch with the interests of African-Americans. This is very disappointing.”

Former CBC Chair Marsha Fudge (D-Ohio) agreed.

“Not only do they have an opportunity to participate in something that is historic in this country, but certainly they’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,” she said. “Their loss.”​

More: GOP leaders to skip Selma event - Anna Palmer and Lauren French - POLITICO

So, the new GOP is the same as the old GOP. Not surprised.

Why should they?
It's the Democrat Party that caused it in the first place and it's only right that their Party is the one who should go and apologize for it.

The marchers at Selma were Democrats

Why not be honest and admit that it was conservatives who were beating the shit out of protesters and today's conservatives who avoid commemorating it?

It was Conservative Dems who did it not Conservative Republicans.

Complete revisionist history

Civil rights was a north/south issue

Republicans in the south opposed civil rights
Democrats in the south opposed civil rights

Only liberals in the south supported civil rights

Talk about revisionist history!!!!!!!!!!
There was no liberals in the House and Senate from the South.

 

[Lakhota]

Democrats were once the party of racism, but that banner changed a long time ago. The conservative segregationist Democrats and their legacy of voters now overwhelmingly vote Republican. The polarity shift created two very different parties than the ones that existed in 1868 or even 1964. The Democrats are now more liberal and the Republicans more conservative because of the flight of Southern segregationist Democrats to the Republican Party. Republicans, please stop misrepresenting history when you say “Democrats are the racists.”

More: Democrats the Party of Racists? The Myth of the Liberal Dixiecrats

Democrats evolved; Republicans devolved.

 

[NYcarbineer]

‘They’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,’ one black lawmaker says.

Scores of U.S. lawmakers are converging on tiny Selma, Alabama, for a large commemoration of a civil rights anniversary. But their ranks don’t include a single member of House Republican leadership — a point that isn’t lost on congressional black leaders.

None of the top leaders — House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy or Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was once thought likely to attend to atone for reports that he once spoke before a white supremacist group — will be in Selma for the three-day event that commemorates the 1965 march and the violence that protesters faced at the hands of white police officers. A number of rank-and-file Republicans have been aggressively lobbying their colleagues to attend, and several black lawmakers concurred.

“It is very disappointing that not a single Republican leader sees the value in participating in this 50th commemoration of the signing of the Voting Rights Act. I had hoped that some of the leadership would attend, but apparently none of them will,” said Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina. “The Republicans always talk about trying to change their brand and be more appealing to minority folks and be in touch with the interests of African-Americans. This is very disappointing.”

Former CBC Chair Marsha Fudge (D-Ohio) agreed.

“Not only do they have an opportunity to participate in something that is historic in this country, but certainly they’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,” she said. “Their loss.”​

More: GOP leaders to skip Selma event - Anna Palmer and Lauren French - POLITICO

So, the new GOP is the same as the old GOP. Not surprised.

Why should they?
It's the Democrat Party that caused it in the first place and it's only right that their Party is the one who should go and apologize for it.

The marchers at Selma were Democrats

Why not be honest and admit that it was conservatives who were beating the shit out of protesters and today's conservatives who avoid commemorating it?

It was Conservative Dems who did it not Conservative Republicans.

Every southern Republican voted against the civil rights act of 1964.

 

[NYcarbineer]

How about everyone get back to the topic?

Why didn't more Republicans attend this event?

 

[rightwinger]

‘They’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,’ one black lawmaker says.

Scores of U.S. lawmakers are converging on tiny Selma, Alabama, for a large commemoration of a civil rights anniversary. But their ranks don’t include a single member of House Republican leadership — a point that isn’t lost on congressional black leaders.

None of the top leaders — House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy or Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was once thought likely to attend to atone for reports that he once spoke before a white supremacist group — will be in Selma for the three-day event that commemorates the 1965 march and the violence that protesters faced at the hands of white police officers. A number of rank-and-file Republicans have been aggressively lobbying their colleagues to attend, and several black lawmakers concurred.

“It is very disappointing that not a single Republican leader sees the value in participating in this 50th commemoration of the signing of the Voting Rights Act. I had hoped that some of the leadership would attend, but apparently none of them will,” said Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina. “The Republicans always talk about trying to change their brand and be more appealing to minority folks and be in touch with the interests of African-Americans. This is very disappointing.”

Former CBC Chair Marsha Fudge (D-Ohio) agreed.

“Not only do they have an opportunity to participate in something that is historic in this country, but certainly they’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,” she said. “Their loss.”​

More: GOP leaders to skip Selma event - Anna Palmer and Lauren French - POLITICO

So, the new GOP is the same as the old GOP. Not surprised.

Why should they?
It's the Democrat Party that caused it in the first place and it's only right that their Party is the one who should go and apologize for it.

The marchers at Selma were Democrats

Why not be honest and admit that it was conservatives who were beating the shit out of protesters and today's conservatives who avoid commemorating it?

It was Conservative Dems who did it not Conservative Republicans.

Complete revisionist history

Civil rights was a north/south issue

Republicans in the south opposed civil rights
Democrats in the south opposed civil rights

Only liberals in the south supported civil rights

Talk about revisionist history!!!!!!!!!!
There was no liberals in the House and Senate from the South.

But there were Republicans and 100% of them opposed Civil Rights

 

[peach174]

‘They’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,’ one black lawmaker says.

Scores of U.S. lawmakers are converging on tiny Selma, Alabama, for a large commemoration of a civil rights anniversary. But their ranks don’t include a single member of House Republican leadership — a point that isn’t lost on congressional black leaders.

None of the top leaders — House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy or Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was once thought likely to attend to atone for reports that he once spoke before a white supremacist group — will be in Selma for the three-day event that commemorates the 1965 march and the violence that protesters faced at the hands of white police officers. A number of rank-and-file Republicans have been aggressively lobbying their colleagues to attend, and several black lawmakers concurred.

“It is very disappointing that not a single Republican leader sees the value in participating in this 50th commemoration of the signing of the Voting Rights Act. I had hoped that some of the leadership would attend, but apparently none of them will,” said Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina. “The Republicans always talk about trying to change their brand and be more appealing to minority folks and be in touch with the interests of African-Americans. This is very disappointing.”

Former CBC Chair Marsha Fudge (D-Ohio) agreed.

“Not only do they have an opportunity to participate in something that is historic in this country, but certainly they’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,” she said. “Their loss.”​

More: GOP leaders to skip Selma event - Anna Palmer and Lauren French - POLITICO

So, the new GOP is the same as the old GOP. Not surprised.

Why should they?
It's the Democrat Party that caused it in the first place and it's only right that their Party is the one who should go and apologize for it.

Incorrect.

It was a policy implemented and maintained by conservatives, a policy liberals successfully destroyed using the rule of law and the Constitution.

Indeed, many of those conservatives who supported segregation later found refuge in the republican party; and that racism can still be found today among the ranks of republicans and conservatives.

Only 6 moved over to the Republicans and that was only so that they could get elected.
Liberals did not take over the Democrat Party until the early 1970's.
It was Republicans and Moderates who destroyed it.
Own up to it.
It was Dems who caused Selma.

Conservatives caused Selma

Those marching over the bridge were mostly Democrats

In 1961, the population of Dallas County was 57% black, but of the 15,000 blacks old enough to vote, only 130 were registered (fewer than 1%).
The Dems knew that if they could vote their raciest party was doomed.

 

[rightwinger]

How about everyone get back to the topic?

Why didn't more Republicans attend this event?

I think it is obvious

Conservatives opposed Civil Rights and they oppose celebrating Civil Rights today.

Congressman McCarthy reluctantly attended. President Bush proudly attended

 

[rightwinger]

‘They’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,’ one black lawmaker says.

Scores of U.S. lawmakers are converging on tiny Selma, Alabama, for a large commemoration of a civil rights anniversary. But their ranks don’t include a single member of House Republican leadership — a point that isn’t lost on congressional black leaders.

None of the top leaders — House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy or Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was once thought likely to attend to atone for reports that he once spoke before a white supremacist group — will be in Selma for the three-day event that commemorates the 1965 march and the violence that protesters faced at the hands of white police officers. A number of rank-and-file Republicans have been aggressively lobbying their colleagues to attend, and several black lawmakers concurred.

“It is very disappointing that not a single Republican leader sees the value in participating in this 50th commemoration of the signing of the Voting Rights Act. I had hoped that some of the leadership would attend, but apparently none of them will,” said Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina. “The Republicans always talk about trying to change their brand and be more appealing to minority folks and be in touch with the interests of African-Americans. This is very disappointing.”

Former CBC Chair Marsha Fudge (D-Ohio) agreed.

“Not only do they have an opportunity to participate in something that is historic in this country, but certainly they’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,” she said. “Their loss.”​

More: GOP leaders to skip Selma event - Anna Palmer and Lauren French - POLITICO

So, the new GOP is the same as the old GOP. Not surprised.

Why should they?
It's the Democrat Party that caused it in the first place and it's only right that their Party is the one who should go and apologize for it.

Incorrect.

It was a policy implemented and maintained by conservatives, a policy liberals successfully destroyed using the rule of law and the Constitution.

Indeed, many of those conservatives who supported segregation later found refuge in the republican party; and that racism can still be found today among the ranks of republicans and conservatives.

Only 6 moved over to the Republicans and that was only so that they could get elected.
Liberals did not take over the Democrat Party until the early 1970's.
It was Republicans and Moderates who destroyed it.
Own up to it.
It was Dems who caused Selma.

Conservatives caused Selma

Those marching over the bridge were mostly Democrats

In 1961, the population of Dallas County was 57% black, but of the 15,000 blacks old enough to vote, only 130 were registered (fewer than 1%).
The Dems knew that if they could vote their raciest party was doomed.

Conservatives blocked the vote. Still do

 

[Iceweasel]

I have one:

List of United States presidential election results by state - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Pick any southern state you want, in fact, quite easily, you can start with Alabama right at the top.

The chart clearly shows when Alabamans abandoned the Democratic Party and began voting Republican...

...right around the time of desegregation, civil rights, voting rights...for blacks.

If you have wikipedia you don't have shit. It's open sourced. I looked anyway and it just lists when states voted D or R and I can't see past the 1880s on my screen.

You don't understand the challenge, the claim was that Democrats became Republicans. We need evidence of the migration, not when parties took over a region. Plus Republicans did vote for civil rights, you're confused (as usual).

Using your silly logic the US turned Republican last November.

You're just using semantics because you've lost the argument. fuck off.

I lost the argument? WTF? You couldn't back up your idiotic claim. IF Democrats abandoned their party for the Republican party there would be a record of individuals swapping sides. I said a few did but there's no record of the migration YOU insisted on.

Retard.

 

[peach174]

Why should they?
It's the Democrat Party that caused it in the first place and it's only right that their Party is the one who should go and apologize for it.

The marchers at Selma were Democrats

Why not be honest and admit that it was conservatives who were beating the shit out of protesters and today's conservatives who avoid commemorating it?

It was Conservative Dems who did it not Conservative Republicans.

Complete revisionist history

Civil rights was a north/south issue

Republicans in the south opposed civil rights
Democrats in the south opposed civil rights

Only liberals in the south supported civil rights

Talk about revisionist history!!!!!!!!!!
There was no liberals in the House and Senate from the South.

But there were Republicans and 100% of them opposed Civil Rights

Wrong

In the House: 80% of Republicans voted for it.
In the Senate: 82% of Republicans voted for it.

 

[Lakhota]

'WE KNOW THE MARCH IS NOT YET OVER'

Obama: 'We Honor Those Who Walked So We Could Run. We Must Run So Our Children Can Soar'...
FULL SPEECH... Thousands Gather To March...

Thank you, President Obama!

 

[rightwinger]

I have one:

List of United States presidential election results by state - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Pick any southern state you want, in fact, quite easily, you can start with Alabama right at the top.

The chart clearly shows when Alabamans abandoned the Democratic Party and began voting Republican...

...right around the time of desegregation, civil rights, voting rights...for blacks.

If you have wikipedia you don't have shit. It's open sourced. I looked anyway and it just lists when states voted D or R and I can't see past the 1880s on my screen.

You don't understand the challenge, the claim was that Democrats became Republicans. We need evidence of the migration, not when parties took over a region. Plus Republicans did vote for civil rights, you're confused (as usual).

Using your silly logic the US turned Republican last November.

You're just using semantics because you've lost the argument. fuck off.

I lost the argument? WTF? You couldn't back up your idiotic claim. IF Democrats abandoned their party for the Republican party there would be a record of individuals swapping sides. I said a few did but there's no record of the migration YOU insisted on.

Retard.

You miss the point

It was not so much politicians abandoning the Dems as the voters no longer supporting Democratic candidates. That is where the swing occurred

 

[rightwinger]

'WE KNOW THE MARCH IS NOT YET OVER'

Obama: 'We Honor Those Who Walked So We Could Run. We Must Run So Our Children Can Soar'...
FULL SPEECH... Thousands Gather To March...

Thank you, President Obama!

Great speech by our President

 

[peach174]

Why should they?
It's the Democrat Party that caused it in the first place and it's only right that their Party is the one who should go and apologize for it.

Incorrect.

It was a policy implemented and maintained by conservatives, a policy liberals successfully destroyed using the rule of law and the Constitution.

Indeed, many of those conservatives who supported segregation later found refuge in the republican party; and that racism can still be found today among the ranks of republicans and conservatives.

Only 6 moved over to the Republicans and that was only so that they could get elected.
Liberals did not take over the Democrat Party until the early 1970's.
It was Republicans and Moderates who destroyed it.
Own up to it.
It was Dems who caused Selma.

Conservatives caused Selma

Those marching over the bridge were mostly Democrats

In 1961, the population of Dallas County was 57% black, but of the 15,000 blacks old enough to vote, only 130 were registered (fewer than 1%).
The Dems knew that if they could vote their raciest party was doomed.

Conservatives blocked the vote. Still do

Use the correct party who did it - Democrats.
You just refuse to see that Democrats were as racist then as they are now.
Who is the party today who refuse to give poor black children the right to chose a better school ? Dems

 

[guno]

50 years after ‘Bloody Sunday,’ see photos of Selma then and now

50 years after Bloody Sunday see photos of Selma then and now

 

[rightwinger]

Incorrect.

It was a policy implemented and maintained by conservatives, a policy liberals successfully destroyed using the rule of law and the Constitution.

Indeed, many of those conservatives who supported segregation later found refuge in the republican party; and that racism can still be found today among the ranks of republicans and conservatives.

Only 6 moved over to the Republicans and that was only so that they could get elected.
Liberals did not take over the Democrat Party until the early 1970's.
It was Republicans and Moderates who destroyed it.
Own up to it.
It was Dems who caused Selma.

Conservatives caused Selma

Those marching over the bridge were mostly Democrats

In 1961, the population of Dallas County was 57% black, but of the 15,000 blacks old enough to vote, only 130 were registered (fewer than 1%).
The Dems knew that if they could vote their raciest party was doomed.

Conservatives blocked the vote. Still do

Use the correct party who did it - Democrats.
You just refuse to see that Democrats were as racist then as they are now.
Who is the party today who refuse to give poor black children the right to chose a better school ? Dems

Again

It was not a question of party......it was a question of north/south

But of course you know that and are trying to politicize a social issue

 

[Synthaholic]

Incorrect.

It was a policy implemented and maintained by conservatives, a policy liberals successfully destroyed using the rule of law and the Constitution.

Indeed, many of those conservatives who supported segregation later found refuge in the republican party; and that racism can still be found today among the ranks of republicans and conservatives.

Only 6 moved over to the Republicans and that was only so that they could get elected.
Liberals did not take over the Democrat Party until the early 1970's.
It was Republicans and Moderates who destroyed it.
Own up to it.
It was Dems who caused Selma.

Conservatives caused Selma

Those marching over the bridge were mostly Democrats

In 1961, the population of Dallas County was 57% black, but of the 15,000 blacks old enough to vote, only 130 were registered (fewer than 1%).
The Dems knew that if they could vote their raciest party was doomed.

Conservatives blocked the vote. Still do

Use the correct party who did it - Democrats.
You just refuse to see that Democrats were as racist then as they are now.
Who is the party today who refuse to give poor black children the right to chose a better school ? Dems

Why are you deflecting to Democrats/Republicans when the issue is Conservatives/Liberals?

 

[peach174]

Only 6 moved over to the Republicans and that was only so that they could get elected.
Liberals did not take over the Democrat Party until the early 1970's.
It was Republicans and Moderates who destroyed it.
Own up to it.
It was Dems who caused Selma.

Conservatives caused Selma

Those marching over the bridge were mostly Democrats

In 1961, the population of Dallas County was 57% black, but of the 15,000 blacks old enough to vote, only 130 were registered (fewer than 1%).
The Dems knew that if they could vote their raciest party was doomed.

Conservatives blocked the vote. Still do

Use the correct party who did it - Democrats.
You just refuse to see that Democrats were as racist then as they are now.
Who is the party today who refuse to give poor black children the right to chose a better school ? Dems

Again

It was not a question of party......it was a question of north/south

But of course you know that and are trying to politicize a social issue

That is what you are doing when you refuse to recognize the party that did it.

 

[Iceweasel]

They honestly should have picked a speaker that wasn't as big a racist as obama. The country is more divided now thanks to his divisive bullshit. He's the opposite of MLK.