tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884470.post116153928246424818..comments2023-09-29T02:39:45.563-07:00Comments on kansas city soil: they love black peopleJoe Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17083716810017814859noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884470.post-1161635371602244542006-10-23T13:29:00.000-07:002006-10-23T13:29:00.000-07:00I'm not so sure we can attribute everything that b...I'm not so sure we can attribute everything that blacks have gained politically and economically to Democrats, as there were some Republicans and Independents who were pro-civil rights in the 50s and 60s, and a heck of a lot of bigoted Democrats (Dixiecrats) who couldn't wait for blacks to pipe down and get to the back of the bus where they belonged. Joe made an interesting post several days ago Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884470.post-1161622376881158552006-10-23T09:52:00.000-07:002006-10-23T09:52:00.000-07:00Education funding, health care funding, low intere...Education funding, health care funding, low interest loans, a better chance to go to college, the right to collective bargaining which Martin Luther King Jr. marched for right before he was shot and now we have a decent minimum wage...When comparing the two you have to look no further then the Lyndon Johnson State of the Union speech in which he addressed the Voting Rights Act, as Democrats stoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884470.post-1161614840088481052006-10-23T07:47:00.000-07:002006-10-23T07:47:00.000-07:00I really get the satisfaction of not supporting an...I really get the satisfaction of not supporting anyone with anything to do with failed GOP policy for 6 years. Neither Dems nor the GOP really give two shits about blacks after the ballots are cast-- oh and don't worry, we know this.F Bombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541386523265434829noreply@blogger.com