Comments on: Where did this divisiveness start?

By: ecthompson

ecthompson — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:50:27 +0000

I love me some Rachel Maddow!

By: ecthompson

ecthompson — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:50:09 +0000

Remember that Ronald Reagan opened his 1980 campaign in Philadelphia, Ms. David Brooks tries to spin the symbolism of starting a campaign in that city. He tries to tell us that Reagan was reaching out to Blacks. He spoke at the Urban League the following day. I think if we look at the results of the election we see what really happened. Reagan won the deep south. He won the deep south against Jimmy Carter a man who was born and raised in Georgia. Enough said.

By: Thunder Pig

Thunder Pig — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:19:46 +0000

American Politics have been pretty smooth for the last generation.

In early America, duels were fought, and the mud was slung pretty hard. People even took up arms in places, the biggest being the Civil War.

And let’s not forget the 60′s, when the Left had huge demonstartions, riots (Remember Chicago?) and even planted bombs and robbed armored cars to support their activism. Bill Ayers? Weather Underground?

Politics has always been a dirty business, with lives being destroyed as part of the routine.

Please pay attention to history.

By: The Angry Independent

The Angry Independent — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:06:28 +0000

Americans have short memories. Someone definitely needs to point this out. Nixon sort of changed the whole culture.
Nixon was part of the backlash against the Dems for the War and Cooperating on Civil Rights…and it was then that the Repubs became the Party of the South (or at least it played a big role in starting of the process). And look what that backlash got us.

And H.W. might be losing his mind. He made no sense. Sick for pointing out facts? Please!