tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post3793222865689896035..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: Republicans comparing 2014 midterms to 1966...think about thatNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-17506263773207396132014-11-11T11:41:29.758-06:002014-11-11T11:41:29.758-06:00I recently drew some parallels between President O...I recently drew some parallels between President Obama's Year of Action and Reconstruction. Just as corrupt members of Lincoln's Republican Party joined with the Southern aristocracy to end Reconstruction, we need to be vigilant about supporting Democrats who stand up for the President and his vision of change. Many Democrats that lost this year were Clintonites who ran on opposing President Obama. I believe that was the underlying theme of this midterm more so than a "referendum" on the President, who was sidelined from the beginning. Liamhttp://dailykos.com/user/liamcdgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-4563622201951228822014-11-11T09:38:32.621-06:002014-11-11T09:38:32.621-06:00PS - This is why I get so upset when some Dems (in...PS - This is why I get so upset when some Dems (including BooMan) talk about the need to appeal to southern whites. It comes off sounding like a "Southern Strategy II" - with dismissals of the need to stand up for voting rights, immigration reform, and the need to fight policy brutality, stand your ground, and stop-and-frisk profiling.Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-3581049186502414262014-11-11T09:28:32.908-06:002014-11-11T09:28:32.908-06:00I'm saying that's what Rumsfeld and other ...I'm saying that's what Rumsfeld and other R's are hoping. <br /><br />Its up to us whether their wish comes true.Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-84033920223160447942014-11-11T09:22:37.545-06:002014-11-11T09:22:37.545-06:00Are you saying this is the beginning of the end of...Are you saying this is the beginning of the end of the third reconstruction?Tien Lenoreply@blogger.com