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To: tejek who wrote (194633)	8/3/2004 6:19:51 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 1579487

Eisenhower was forced to send in troops because of a Supreme Court ruling. The Supreme Court is no commander and chief. It did not and could not force Eisenhower to deploy the 101st or any other army unit. Its been a long time since the GOP has been an inclusive party; to whit, Bush refusing to speak to the NAACP. Speaking to the NAACP is not a good sign of inclusiveness, not speaking to the NAACP is not a good sign of lack of inclusiveness. Why was the GOP Senator from MS asked to turn down the Majority leader position? He had been successfully portrayed as "racially insensitive", and thus he became a political liability. Did he really deserve the axe? No he didn't but politics isn't about just rewards and punishments, political appointments and positions are often about image and popularity. Why did the Senator from NC have an illegal mulatto child but promoted segregation and ran for president on a segregationist ticket? Yes he had been racist but not as much so as Byrd. And Byrd kept getting the strong support of his party for decades. It not like he was appointed to a Senate leadership position in the 40s. He was a Dem leader in the senate not all that long ago. Why did the 60s dixiecrats flee the Dem. party which was supporting integration and run to the Republican party? The Republicans where mostly supporting integration too, except perhaps white Republicans from the South. The Dixiecrats had long been more conservative then the Dems in general but while the Dems would stay with them on segregation they had a reason to stay with the Dems. Once both parties where for integration there was no reason for the Dixiecrats to stay with the party that was further away from them on other issues. Why is Bush unwilling to speak to the NAACP, a black organization? There is nothing particularly exclusive about not talking to the NAACP nor is there any pressing need to talk to or give any special recognition to that organization today. Why is the GOP pushing so hard to keep gays from marrying? Its pushing hard to keep a few state judges and officials from imposing their opinion on the country. Are you suggesting that Byrd and Bush are on the same level in terms of stature? Hey dude, you said it, not I. No they are not. But if a Republican member of the Senate leadership made such a statement we would also never hear the end of it, unless perhaps the end was to force him out of the leadership position or perhaps even out of the Senate completely. Well, there is no question that you've pegged Byrd. Why can't you do the same with the racists in the GOP party? ****************************************************** Some GOP history: What part of the history that you posted shows the GOP as racist?? Tim

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