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Obama marks Selma civil rights milestone

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By JAY REEVES and DARLENE SUPERVILLE

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Only one republican house leader showed up for this event, and he was shamed into doing so at the last minute

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I urge everyone to read The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Only one republican house leader showed up for this event, and he was shamed into doing so at the last minute

Except former president GW Bush and the first lady Laura were there. Republican Tim Scott the only black man in the Senate was there. Also Sen. Portman was there among many others who did not seek to pander to people by race.

Also in attendance was Peggy Wallace Kennedy, a daughter of George Wallace, the late Alabama governor who led the state in 1965 and once vowed “segregation forever.”

Peggy Wallace was booed for what - her fathers name? Does that somehow make her a segregationist? That tells you all you need to know about the desire of those who wish to keep a low profile with respect to such events. Democrats do not desire racial conciliation. There is no benefit to them in that.

Notice how the story neglects to point out the fact that Wallace was a Democrat. This is all too common. In fact, most people have been brainwashed into believing that he was a Republican. Why? Because the Democrats have never admitted their primary role in slavery and the Jim Crow era - and their involvement with the Klan. Because Republicans remain the party of individual freedom over group rights they fail to defend themselves from the Democrats racialized slander. People like Scott and Justice Thomas know better than to play the racial game that have led to the continued poverty of black Americans and the disintegration of the black family. Too many black Americans, and many of other races, have bought into the Democrats government dependency idea of freedom. Most social indicators for black Americans have remained the same or gotten worse since the 1960's. Unemployment is twice the rate of white unemployment. There used to be no disparity. Yet the Democrat sponsored racial divisions continue.

Democrats actively exclude Republicans from their racial politics as they see it as their private domain. In fact, it has always been the role of the Democrat party to divide Americans by race. Racism is their thing. From their defense of slavery to their creation and support of Jim Crow from the Civil War until the 1960's. The Democrats party nurtured the Klan for a century and was infiltrated by the Klan up until the death of Sen. Byrd well into the 21st century.

The modern Democrat party's use of race to divide the nation for the purposes of gaining and maintaining political power comes in the form of deeply embedded affirmative action programs that have been institutionalized throughout all levels of American government and into the public realm. There is also the use of brute legal force in the form of disparate impact theory and lawsuit intimidation. Racism remains alive and well through these efforts on the part of Democrats. They just picked a different color to demonize.

Maybe someday black Americans will march over that bridge in Selma and demand their freedom from their racial ghetto once again. One can only hope for a real change the next time.

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While it's certainly true that the Democratic party, particularly Southern Democrats, has a long history of being the party of whites and Jim Crow, it isn't exactly the dirty little secret you make it out to be. It sounds like it might have been news to you but, in the south at least, it's pretty common knowledge: the Solid South, Dixiecrats

Otherwise that's an impressive bit of a "whitewash" of Republican share of that history in racial politics, particularly since the 60's.

Sounds like you've never heard of the so-called "Southern strategy". No? Here you go:

Southern strategy < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy>

How the GOP became the "White Man's Party" http://www.salon.com/2013/12/22/how_the_gop_became_the_white_mans_party/

Were Republicans really the party of civil rights in the 1960s? http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/28/republicans-party-of-civil-rights

These ten charts show the black-white economic gap hasn't budged in 50 years http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/28/these-seven-charts-show-the-black-white-economic-gap-hasnt-budged-in-50-years/

Unemployment is twice the rate of white unemployment. There used to be no disparity.

And when was this "used to be"?

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Unemployment is twice the rate of white unemployment. There used to be no disparity.

And when was this "used to be"?

During slavery?

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Many black youth today don't even know the sacrifices that were made by the older generations for what rights we have today. I've still experienced prejudice on a much smaller scale compared to back then, but I can't even imagine what it would be like to be forced to go to a "colored" fountain, and only being able to go to a for "colored only school, or being told I would have to sit in the back of the bus....

Very few kids today have a grasp of what they can accomplish now compared to then. But it also depends on their parents inspiration and support towards helping their children make better choices.

When I was going to school for my pharm tech course, a young black girl asked me if I was a studying to be a doctor (Because she'd never seen any Afro-American doctors). I told her If I had been 8 years younger I would have been aiming for a PharmD, but if she was interested in medicine she should get herself set up while she was still young to accomplish those kinds of goals due to the time and dedication and time it takes to get a doctorate. Also told the same thing to one of my co-workers who was around 20-21 and finished her Pharmacy Tech certification. I told her if she wanted to be a pharmacist she'd better get in on it while she's still young. Now she's fully enrolled in classes and still works at the pharmacy.

In my class I was 1 of 2 Afro-American students and 1 Native American student that actually completed the course.

Its much better seeing the younger generations being motivated to do things beyond trying to become a "Rap star", or gang banger, or ghetto-fabulous, and actually using their head to find a more stable and helpful career to improve their lives.

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Sounds like you've never heard of the so-called "Southern strategy". No? Here you go:

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