The most shameful, stunning moment of the Trump presidency (So far)

[2MuchMark]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/16/polit...nce/index.html

CNN)President Donald Trump had a golden opportunity on Monday to stare down Russian President Vladimir Putin and tell him, in no uncertain terms, that Russia's meddling in the 2016 election was totally unacceptable, and that if anything like it continued going forward, there would be major and serious penalties to pay.

Instead, standing next to Putin at the US-Russia summit in Helsinki, Trump did the opposite.

"I hold both countries responsible," Trump said in response to a question from the American press about Russia's interference. "I think that the United States has been foolish. We've all been foolish. We're all to blame." He went on to deride the FBI, special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, the US intelligence community,
I mean, WHAT? W-H-A-T?

Make no mistake what happened in Finland on Monday: An American President -- contrary to the unanimous findings of his intelligence community and the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee -- sought to split blame with a foreign adversary who actively interfered in an American election to help him and hurt his opponent. And he did so while standing next to the Russian President -- a man who heads a country that not only sought to sway the 2016 election through interference but also invaded and annexed Crimea and allegedly poisoned a former Russian spy and his daughter on British soil.

It was the most stunning moment yet of a presidency filled with them. (On a domestic scale, his "both sides" response to the racially motivated violence in Charlottesville was equally stunning, but Monday's summit sets a new bar for the global implications of Trump's actions.) Not only has Trump actively worked to realign geopolitics with his attacks on the European Union and NATO but, as of Monday, he made clear that he trusts Putin at least as much -- and maybe more -- than his own intelligence officials.

Asked directly how he reconciled the intelligence community's conclusion that Russia had meddled in the election with Putin's denials, Trump punted -- saying both sides made good points and believed their view strongly. Putin was "extremely strong and powerful in his denials," said Trump. What clearer evidence could you ask for that Trump sees Putin as just as credible as the AMERICAN intelligence community?


I mean, Putin denied he meddled in the election strongly. So we have to believe him, right? RIGHT???


It's impossible to accurately describe how remarkable that sort of equal footing is when it comes to recent US relations with Russia -- particularly as seen from the Republican point of view. Prior to Trump's ascendancy, Republicans had spent the better part of the last four decades casting Russia as a savvy and dangerous enemy. Ronald Reagan famously described the Soviet Union as a bear -- insisting that America needed to be as strong and powerful as Russia as quickly as possible. In the 2012 campaign, Mitt Romney, to some mockery from Democrats, said that Russia was America's No. 1 geopolitical foe.

"There's no question but that in terms of geopolitics -- I'm talking about votes at the United Nations and actions of a geopolitical nature -- Russia is the No. 1 adversary in that regard," he told CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

The gulf between that sort of rhetoric and what we saw on Monday in Helsinki is as wide as the Grand Canyon. In fact, the difference between Trump's treatment of Russia and Putin and that of his party isn't even the stuff of an intraparty disagreement. It's a disagreement on fundamental principles. It's as though Donald Trump was pro-abortion rights and his party opposed abortion rights. Oh wait ...

The reaction, as you might expect, watching what can only be described as a jaw-dropping performance by the President of the United States was immediate and hugely critical.
"Donald Trump's press conference performance in Helsinki rises to & exceeds the threshold of 'high crimes & misdemeanors,'" tweeted former CIA Director John Brennan. "It was nothing short of treasonous. Not only were Trump's comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin. Republican Patriots: Where are you???"

Former Illinois Republican congressman and conservative talk radio host Joe Walsh voiced a similar sentiment. "This press conference is an absolute disgrace," he tweeted. "Trump won't even side with America. What Trump did today was commit treason. He cannot be supported anymore. He is a clear & present danger to America. Republicans can no longer be quiet. I won't be quiet. I am done with him."

There may be a tendency in some circles -- primarily occupied by Trump allies who believe whatever he says -- to cast the sorts of reactions from Brennan and Walsh as just the carping of losers, people who disagree with Trump or who he beat. Sore losers. Haters. Libruls.

Don't fall for it. Trump's decision to throw over the conclusions of his intelligence community (and the Senate Intelligence Committee) because Putin says he didn't meddle in the election has ZERO to do with partisanship. This isn't about Democrats and Republicans. It's about Americans and Russians. Or maybe more accurately, it's about western democracy versus a Russian leader who has made destabilizing the West a long-term goal of his.
Why is President Trump unable or unwilling to see that reality?

Yes, there is the possibility that the Russians have something compromising on him, something he is so embarrassed about that he is willing to ignore the clear and present danger posed by Russia to keep it from going public. Putin denied the existence of any sort of "kompromat" on Trump in the news conference Monday, arguing that he didn't even know Trump was in Moscow for the Miss Universe pageant in 2013. To which I would say: Ask yourself if a former KGB official who is now the president would be unaware of someone as wealthy and high-profile as Trump being in his country. I mean, come on.

Unless and until we find out about whether "kompromat" on Trump actually exists -- and what the compromising information is -- I think the clear motivation for Trump's stunning performance on Monday is his total and complete inability to see beyond his own self-interest.

In Trump's mind, any talk of Russian interference in the election is an attempt to undermine the "brilliant campaign" (his words) he ran in 2016 and somehow invalidate his victory. Why else would Trump launch into an extended riff about his Electoral College margin in front of the President of Russia and almost two years removed from that election? What does Putin care how many electoral votes Trump won? And what difference does it makes anyway? Trump is President. He won. The end.

Conservative pundit Brit Hume summed up Trump's remarkable blindness to anything beyond his own nose in this tweet: "Because Trump is unable to see past himself, he sees the Russia meddling investigation as only about him and the collusion claim, and thus calls it a witch hunt. But the investigations are much more about what Russia did, as the House and Senate reports long since established."

Not everything in the world is about Donald Trump.

Attempting to get to the bottom of the meddling of a foreign power in a US presidential election isn't about trying to hurt Trump. It's way, way, way bigger than that. It's about trying to protect democracy from those who would tear it down from the inside out. A President who can't or won't see that is someone who is actively dangerous not only to the United States but to the world.

[dyna mo]

if trump is fucking up so bad, why aren't you happy? he's contributing to his own demise according to you but you're mad about that.

[kane]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

if trump is fucking up so bad, why aren't you happy? he's contributing to his own demise according to you but you're mad about that.

I'm not happy because he is fucking our country up in the process.

[onwebcam]

OMG Trump isn't buying our false narrative!

[Helix]

Trump is breaking the back of Soros and the Globalists.

[RedFred]

The last time I saw a person so infatuated with another person as Trump was with Putin...

[ghjghj]

a man who heads a country that not only sought to sway the 2016 election through interference but also invaded and annexed Crimea and allegedly poisoned a former Russian spy and his daughter on British soil.

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by kane

I'm not happy because he is fucking our country up in the process.

he was already doing that according to you and others. certainly this most shameful moment of his presidency only speeds up the impeachment process.

[ghjghj]

Originally Posted by RedFred

[Bladewire]

Originally Posted by kane

I'm not happy because he is fucking our country up in the process.

Thats what his supporters want. They are Americans who are resentful that soavery was abolished and they lost the civil war, and foreigners who hate America.

[crockett]

Originally Posted by Helix

Trump is breaking the back of Soros and the Globalists.

Sure thing cuckcake..

[kane]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

he was already doing that according to you and others. certainly this most shameful moment of his presidency only speeds up the impeachment process.

He was already doing it. To me, this is the most shameful part of his presidency. I don't know if he will end up impeached or not, but today was a shitty day for this country.

[onwebcam]

Originally Posted by Bladewire

Thats what his supporters want. They are Americans who are resentful that soavery was abolished and they lost the civil war, and foreigners who hate America.

LOL



May 30, 1854 Democrat President Franklin Pierce signs Democrats’ Kansas-Nebraska Act, expanding slavery into U.S. territories; opponents unite to form the Republican Party

1856 For denouncing Democrats’ pro-slavery policy, Republican U.S. Senator Charles Sumner (R-MA) is beaten nearly to death on floor of Senate by U.S. Rep. Preston Brooks (D-SC), takes him three years to recover.

The very first Republican President Lincoln freed the slaves and was hated for it.

Lincoln's Vice President, Andrew Johnson, was a pro-slavery Democrat who had been chosen by Lincoln as a compromise running mate to attract Democrats. After Lincoln was assassinated, Johnson thwarted Republican efforts in Congress to recognize the civil rights of the freed slaves, and Southern Democrats continued to thwart any such efforts for close to a century.

1865 Lincoln is assassinated by a Democrat.

The 14th Amendment, giving full citizenship to freed slaves, passed in 1868 with 94% Republican support and 0% Democrat support in congress.

1866 Democrat-controlled City of New Orleans orders police to storm racially-integrated Republican meeting; raid kills 40 and wounds more than 150

1868 Republicans begin impeachment trial of Democrat President Andrew Johnson, who declared: “This is a country for white men, and by God, as long as I am President, it shall be a government of white men ” 25 African-Americans in Georgia legislature, all Republicans, expelled by Democrat majority; later reinstated by Republican Congress. Democrats in Opelousas, Louisiana murder nearly 300 African-Americans who tried to prevent an assault against a Republican newspaper editor

The Ku Klux Klan was originally and primarily an arm of the Southern Democratic Party. Its mission was to terrorize freed slaves and "ni**er-loving" (their words) Republicans who sympathized with them. The first grand wizard of the KKK was honored at the 1868 Democratic National Convention. After violence against Republicans in South Carolina, President Ulysses Grant deploys U.S. troops to combat Democrat terrorists who formed the Ku Klux Klan

February 3, 1870 After passing House with 98% Republican support and 97% Democrat opposition, Republicans’ 15th Amendment is ratified, granting vote to all Americans regardless of race

1874 Armed Democrats seize Texas state government, ending Republican efforts to racially integrate government. Democrat white supremacists seize Louisiana statehouse in attempt to overthrow racially-integrated administration of Republican Governor William Kellogg; 27 killed

1875 Civil Rights Act of 1875, guaranteeing access to public accommodations without regard to race, signed by Republican President U.S. Grant; passed with 92% Republican support, 100% Democrat opposition

1892 In a FIRST for a major U.S. political party, two women – Theresa Jenkins and Cora Carleton – attend Republican National Convention in an official capacity, as alternate delegates

February 12, 1909 On 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, African-American Republicans and women’s suffragists Ida Wells and Mary Terrell co-found the NAACP

May 21, 1919 Republican House passes constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote with 85% of Republicans in favor, but only 54% of Democrats; in Senate, 80% of Republicans would vote yes, but almost half of Democrats no

1940 Republican Party platform calls for integration of the armed forces; for the balance of his terms in office, FDR refuses to order it

In the 1950s, President Eisenhower, a Republican, integrated the US military and promoted civil rights for minorities. Eisenhower pushed through the Civil Rights Act of 1957. One of Eisenhower's primary political opponents on civil rights prior to 1957 was none other than Lyndon Johnson, then the Democratic Senate Majority Leader. LBJ had voted the straight segregationist line until he changed his position and supported the 1957 Act.

1956 Ninety-seven Democrats in Congress condemn Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and pledge to continue segregation

African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King voted mostly Republican.

The historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 was supported by a higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats in both houses of Congress. In the House, 80 percent of the Republicans and 63 percent of the Democrats voted in favor. In the Senate, 82 percent of the Republicans and 69 percent of the Democrats voted for it.

1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965, abolishing literacy tests and other measures devised by Democrats to prevent African-Americans from voting, signed into law; higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats vote in favor

1981 President Ronald Reagan establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, to increase African-American participation in federal education programs

1982 President Ronald Reagan signs 25-year extension of 1965 Voting Rights Act

Contrary to popular misconception, the parties never "switched" on racism. The Democrats just switched from overt racism to a subversive strategy of getting blacks as dependent as possible on government to secure their votes. At the same time, they began a cynical smear campaign to label anyone who opposes their devious strategy as greedy racists.

Now the diversion strategy is illegal immigrants.

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by kane

He was already doing it. To me, this is the most shameful part of his presidency. I don't know if he will end up impeached or not, but today was a shitty day for this country.

I happen to think it's one step closer to getting rid of trump. trump's not changing btw, this is nothing new, he's been disparaging US intel for 2+years.

[Busty2]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

I happen to think it's one step closer to getting rid of trump. trump's not changing btw, this is nothing new, he's been disparaging US intel for 2+years.

I sincerely hope you are correct

[kane]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

I happen to think it's one step closer to getting rid of trump. trump's not changing btw, this is nothing new, he's been disparaging US intel for 2+years.

You are correct, he has been going after them ever since the election, but up until today it had mostly just been our (meaning the United States) dirty laundry. He just took things to a whole new level.

There is still a part of me that thinks he will serve his full term and then either step down or lose his reelection bid, but you never know. Today pissed a lot of Republicans off. If there is an impeachable offence brought forth, maybe they would actually go through with it.

Of course, if the Dems win back the House or Senate in November all we will hear about is impeachment until it either happens or it becomes 2020.

[ilnjscb]

Watch the midterms - everything else is a side show.

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by Busty2

I sincerely hope you are correct

at this point, everyone but trumpsters should be stoked he's as dumb as he is. he's either going to be reelected in 2020 or he's going to be forced out due to his own careless stupidity, I prefer the later.

[beerptrol]

Just reaffirmed that he is a Russian asset and sucked off Putin during their meeting!

[Bladewire]

Originally Posted by crockett

Sure thing cuckcake..

Lol @ CuckCake

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by kane

You are correct, he has been going after them ever since the election, but up until today it had mostly just been our (meaning the United States) dirty laundry. He just took things to a whole new level.

There is still a part of me that thinks he will serve his full term and then either step down or lose his reelection bid, but you never know. Today pissed a lot of Republicans off. If there is an impeachable offence brought forth, maybe they would actually go through with it.

Of course, if the Dems win back the House or Senate in November all we will hear about is impeachment until it either happens or it becomes 2020.

I'm concerned Dems can't get their act together to offer a candidate that can beat trump if he's in it in 2020.

heck, word around the campfire is 2x loser hilary is prepping for 2020. that means 4 more years of trump.

[xClips Jim]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

heck, word around the campfire is 2x loser hilary is prepping for 2020. that means 4 more years of trump.

After that you get 8 years of Ivanka.

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by xClips Jim

After that you get 8 years of Ivanka.

now i'm really glad that trump is a big dumb and shoots himself in the foot with his dumbness!

[bronco67]

Originally Posted by onwebcam

LOL



May 30, 1854 Democrat President Franklin Pierce signs Democrats’ Kansas-Nebraska Act, expanding slavery into U.S. territories; opponents unite to form the Republican Party

1856 For denouncing Democrats’ pro-slavery policy, Republican U.S. Senator Charles Sumner (R-MA) is beaten nearly to death on floor of Senate by U.S. Rep. Preston Brooks (D-SC), takes him three years to recover.

The very first Republican President Lincoln freed the slaves and was hated for it.

Lincoln's Vice President, Andrew Johnson, was a pro-slavery Democrat who had been chosen by Lincoln as a compromise running mate to attract Democrats. After Lincoln was assassinated, Johnson thwarted Republican efforts in Congress to recognize the civil rights of the freed slaves, and Southern Democrats continued to thwart any such efforts for close to a century.

1865 Lincoln is assassinated by a Democrat.

The 14th Amendment, giving full citizenship to freed slaves, passed in 1868 with 94% Republican support and 0% Democrat support in congress.

1866 Democrat-controlled City of New Orleans orders police to storm racially-integrated Republican meeting; raid kills 40 and wounds more than 150

1868 Republicans begin impeachment trial of Democrat President Andrew Johnson, who declared: “This is a country for white men, and by God, as long as I am President, it shall be a government of white men ” 25 African-Americans in Georgia legislature, all Republicans, expelled by Democrat majority; later reinstated by Republican Congress. Democrats in Opelousas, Louisiana murder nearly 300 African-Americans who tried to prevent an assault against a Republican newspaper editor

The Ku Klux Klan was originally and primarily an arm of the Southern Democratic Party. Its mission was to terrorize freed slaves and "ni**er-loving" (their words) Republicans who sympathized with them. The first grand wizard of the KKK was honored at the 1868 Democratic National Convention. After violence against Republicans in South Carolina, President Ulysses Grant deploys U.S. troops to combat Democrat terrorists who formed the Ku Klux Klan

February 3, 1870 After passing House with 98% Republican support and 97% Democrat opposition, Republicans’ 15th Amendment is ratified, granting vote to all Americans regardless of race

1874 Armed Democrats seize Texas state government, ending Republican efforts to racially integrate government. Democrat white supremacists seize Louisiana statehouse in attempt to overthrow racially-integrated administration of Republican Governor William Kellogg; 27 killed

1875 Civil Rights Act of 1875, guaranteeing access to public accommodations without regard to race, signed by Republican President U.S. Grant; passed with 92% Republican support, 100% Democrat opposition

1892 In a FIRST for a major U.S. political party, two women – Theresa Jenkins and Cora Carleton – attend Republican National Convention in an official capacity, as alternate delegates

February 12, 1909 On 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, African-American Republicans and women’s suffragists Ida Wells and Mary Terrell co-found the NAACP

May 21, 1919 Republican House passes constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote with 85% of Republicans in favor, but only 54% of Democrats; in Senate, 80% of Republicans would vote yes, but almost half of Democrats no

1940 Republican Party platform calls for integration of the armed forces; for the balance of his terms in office, FDR refuses to order it

In the 1950s, President Eisenhower, a Republican, integrated the US military and promoted civil rights for minorities. Eisenhower pushed through the Civil Rights Act of 1957. One of Eisenhower's primary political opponents on civil rights prior to 1957 was none other than Lyndon Johnson, then the Democratic Senate Majority Leader. LBJ had voted the straight segregationist line until he changed his position and supported the 1957 Act.

1956 Ninety-seven Democrats in Congress condemn Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and pledge to continue segregation

African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King voted mostly Republican.

The historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 was supported by a higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats in both houses of Congress. In the House, 80 percent of the Republicans and 63 percent of the Democrats voted in favor. In the Senate, 82 percent of the Republicans and 69 percent of the Democrats voted for it.

1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965, abolishing literacy tests and other measures devised by Democrats to prevent African-Americans from voting, signed into law; higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats vote in favor

1981 President Ronald Reagan establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, to increase African-American participation in federal education programs

1982 President Ronald Reagan signs 25-year extension of 1965 Voting Rights Act

Contrary to popular misconception, the parties never "switched" on racism. The Democrats just switched from overt racism to a subversive strategy of getting blacks as dependent as possible on government to secure their votes. At the same time, they began a cynical smear campaign to label anyone who opposes their devious strategy as greedy racists.

Now the diversion strategy is illegal immigrants.

You left out the last 40 years...which have been pretty imnportant to the argument you're trying to make.

[dyna mo]

If I had to rank all the shitty shameful moments of trump potus, I'd have to say him not denouncing white supremacy is the most shameful. the whole good people on both sides baloney took the cake for me.

[Bladewire]

Originally Posted by bronco67

You left out the last 40 years...which have been pretty imnportant to the argument you're trying to make.

Interesting how he selects history, minus recent decades, to represent past issues as present day problems.

[crockett]

Former CIA director stated Trumps actions are treasonous.. He called out Republicans for being do nothings..


Former CIA Director: "Donald Trump’s press conference performance in Helsinki rises to & exceeds the threshold of “high crimes & misdemeanors.” It was nothing short of treasonous. Not only were Trump’s comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin. Republican Patriots: Where are you???"

[Bladewire]

[kane]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

I'm concerned Dems can't get their act together to offer a candidate that can beat trump if he's in it in 2020.

heck, word around the campfire is 2x loser hilary is prepping for 2020. that means 4 more years of trump.

If the Democrats are dumb enough to choose Hillary as their candidate again, they deserve to lose again. They need to pick someone who will engage young voters. That is their base and it is what helped Obama win twice. I'm not worried about there being a front runner now, hell if at the start of 2015 nobody thought Trump was even going to run much less beat Hillary.

I'm not 100% sure Trump will even be able to win the nomination of his own party again.

[kane]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

If I had to rank all the shitty shameful moments of trump potus, I'd have to say him not denouncing white supremacy is the most shameful. the whole good people on both sides baloney took the cake for me.

That is a close second for me. There are few things easier for a US President than to denounce neo-Nazis and he couldn't bring himself to do it.

[2MuchMark]

Originally Posted by ilnjscb

Watch the midterms - everything else is a side show.

..unless Russia hacks that too.

[PR_Glen]

Originally Posted by onwebcam

LOL



May 30, 1854 Democrat President Franklin Pierce signs Democrats’ Kansas-Nebraska Act, expanding slavery into U.S. territories; opponents unite to form the Republican Party

1856 For denouncing Democrats’ pro-slavery policy, Republican U.S. Senator Charles Sumner (R-MA) is beaten nearly to death on floor of Senate by U.S. Rep. Preston Brooks (D-SC), takes him three years to recover.

The very first Republican President Lincoln freed the slaves and was hated for it.

Lincoln's Vice President, Andrew Johnson, was a pro-slavery Democrat who had been chosen by Lincoln as a compromise running mate to attract Democrats. After Lincoln was assassinated, Johnson thwarted Republican efforts in Congress to recognize the civil rights of the freed slaves, and Southern Democrats continued to thwart any such efforts for close to a century.

1865 Lincoln is assassinated by a Democrat.

The 14th Amendment, giving full citizenship to freed slaves, passed in 1868 with 94% Republican support and 0% Democrat support in congress.

1866 Democrat-controlled City of New Orleans orders police to storm racially-integrated Republican meeting; raid kills 40 and wounds more than 150

1868 Republicans begin impeachment trial of Democrat President Andrew Johnson, who declared: “This is a country for white men, and by God, as long as I am President, it shall be a government of white men ” 25 African-Americans in Georgia legislature, all Republicans, expelled by Democrat majority; later reinstated by Republican Congress. Democrats in Opelousas, Louisiana murder nearly 300 African-Americans who tried to prevent an assault against a Republican newspaper editor

The Ku Klux Klan was originally and primarily an arm of the Southern Democratic Party. Its mission was to terrorize freed slaves and "ni**er-loving" (their words) Republicans who sympathized with them. The first grand wizard of the KKK was honored at the 1868 Democratic National Convention. After violence against Republicans in South Carolina, President Ulysses Grant deploys U.S. troops to combat Democrat terrorists who formed the Ku Klux Klan

February 3, 1870 After passing House with 98% Republican support and 97% Democrat opposition, Republicans’ 15th Amendment is ratified, granting vote to all Americans regardless of race

1874 Armed Democrats seize Texas state government, ending Republican efforts to racially integrate government. Democrat white supremacists seize Louisiana statehouse in attempt to overthrow racially-integrated administration of Republican Governor William Kellogg; 27 killed

1875 Civil Rights Act of 1875, guaranteeing access to public accommodations without regard to race, signed by Republican President U.S. Grant; passed with 92% Republican support, 100% Democrat opposition

1892 In a FIRST for a major U.S. political party, two women – Theresa Jenkins and Cora Carleton – attend Republican National Convention in an official capacity, as alternate delegates

February 12, 1909 On 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, African-American Republicans and women’s suffragists Ida Wells and Mary Terrell co-found the NAACP

May 21, 1919 Republican House passes constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote with 85% of Republicans in favor, but only 54% of Democrats; in Senate, 80% of Republicans would vote yes, but almost half of Democrats no

1940 Republican Party platform calls for integration of the armed forces; for the balance of his terms in office, FDR refuses to order it

In the 1950s, President Eisenhower, a Republican, integrated the US military and promoted civil rights for minorities. Eisenhower pushed through the Civil Rights Act of 1957. One of Eisenhower's primary political opponents on civil rights prior to 1957 was none other than Lyndon Johnson, then the Democratic Senate Majority Leader. LBJ had voted the straight segregationist line until he changed his position and supported the 1957 Act.

1956 Ninety-seven Democrats in Congress condemn Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and pledge to continue segregation

African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King voted mostly Republican.

The historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 was supported by a higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats in both houses of Congress. In the House, 80 percent of the Republicans and 63 percent of the Democrats voted in favor. In the Senate, 82 percent of the Republicans and 69 percent of the Democrats voted for it.

1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965, abolishing literacy tests and other measures devised by Democrats to prevent African-Americans from voting, signed into law; higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats vote in favor

1981 President Ronald Reagan establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, to increase African-American participation in federal education programs

1982 President Ronald Reagan signs 25-year extension of 1965 Voting Rights Act

Contrary to popular misconception, the parties never "switched" on racism. The Democrats just switched from overt racism to a subversive strategy of getting blacks as dependent as possible on government to secure their votes. At the same time, they began a cynical smear campaign to label anyone who opposes their devious strategy as greedy racists.

Now the diversion strategy is illegal immigrants.

I know you don't possess the tools to grasp history like the rest of us and can't seem to get past headlines on specifically selected blog sites within your own personal echo chamber, but maybe I can simplify it for you?

In short? The civil war wasn't a partisan issue... Slavery wasn't a partisan issue, secession wasn't a partisan issue. Amazingly enough both democrats and republicans served on both sides of that war and it was based over beliefs within specific regions. A partisan war would not even make sense logically being that there are mixed regionally and without discernible lines.

[oppoten]

Originally Posted by Helix

Trump is breaking the back of Soros and the Globalists.

[Shedevils]

CNN is not even trying to deliver anything but their shrill biased opinion any more.

Here's a shocker: perhaps Russia is not the real enemy.

And of course that makes the real enemy nervous.

[Smack dat]

Originally Posted by Bladewire

Thats what his supporters want. They are Americans who are resentful that soavery was abolished and they lost the civil war, and foreigners who hate America.

Don't kid yourself. Everyone hates America, even Americans.

[ghjghj]

Originally Posted by oppoten

[xClips Jim]

Originally Posted by Shedevils

CNN is not even trying to deliver anything but their shrill biased opinion any more.

Here's a shocker: perhaps Russia is not the real enemy.

And of course that makes the real enemy nervous.

Yes - yes it does. A glorious day for those that know WTF is going on in the world.

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by kane

If the Democrats are dumb enough to choose Hillary as their candidate again, they deserve to lose again. They need to pick someone who will engage young voters. That is their base and it is what helped Obama win twice. I'm not worried about there being a front runner now, hell if at the start of 2015 nobody thought Trump was even going to run much less beat Hillary.

I'm not 100% sure Trump will even be able to win the nomination of his own party again.

I'm confident mueller has built a very solid case against trump, he even fired a warning shot across trump's bow with the indictments friday, trump still made the comments today, almost in a fuck you way.

he won't make it past mueller. I get the feeling mueller has tied it all pretty much together now. he needs to present it right, today helps that imo.

[2MuchMark]

Originally Posted by Shedevils

CNN is not even trying to deliver anything but their shrill biased opinion any more..

Prove it.

[onwebcam]

Originally Posted by bronco67

You left out the last 40 years...which have been pretty imnportant to the argument you're trying to make.

You missed the last paragraph and the last sentence..

[kane]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

I'm confident mueller has built a very solid case against trump, he even fired a warning shot across trump's bow with the indictments friday, trump still made the comments today, almost in a fuck you way.

he won't make it past mueller. I get the feeling mueller has tied it all pretty much together now. he needs to present it right, today helps that imo.

I agree that Mueller has some damning info on Trump that will hurt him and some close to him. The only reason I think impeachment may not happen is because I have a feeling the Republicans will hold on to the Senate and they will be spineless and refuse to follow through with it.

Hopefully, I'm wrong.

[CaptainHowdy]

I thought shamelessness is a contemporary virtue . . .

[RedFred]

Yea it's CNN's fault shitgibbons sucked Putins cock so much he still had his cum caked on the corner of his lips.

[onwebcam]

[kane]

Originally Posted by onwebcam

[Rochard]

Originally Posted by crockett

Former CIA director stated Trumps actions are treasonous.. He called out Republicans for being do nothings..


Former CIA Director: "Donald Trump’s press conference performance in Helsinki rises to & exceeds the threshold of “high crimes & misdemeanors.” It was nothing short of treasonous. Not only were Trump’s comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin. Republican Patriots: Where are you???"

The term "treasonous" is being used a lot today....

[dyna mo]

Originally Posted by Rochard

The term "treasonous" is being used a lot today....

If what trump did today was treason, and I hope it is, then we can all sleep better tonight knowing his days are numbered.

otherwise, it's just a bunch of baloney.

[candyflip]

Originally Posted by Rochard

The term "treasonous" is being used a lot today....

That’s what happens when people repeat the taking points. And if enough people repeat them, people like you believe them to be true.

[nico-t]

CNN wouldn't have any content anymore without Trump. Can't believe they still manage to make a profit. 24/7 Trump news channel for 2 years straight and counting... people who still read/watch them must be completely retarded

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by nico-t

CNN wouldn't have any content anymore without Trump. Can't believe they still manage to make a profit. 24/7 Trump news channel for 2 years straight and counting... people who still read/watch them must be completely retarded

you have never told us what you consider a trustworthy news source - maybe let us know, could be helpful