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Holy poo poo the Civil Rights section in the Nixon Wikipedia article is hilarious.quote:The Nixon years witnessed the first large-scale integration of public schools in the South.[91] Nixon sought a middle way between the segregationist Wallace and liberal Democrats, whose support of integration was alienating some Southern whites.[92] Hopeful of doing well in the South in 1972, he sought to dispose of desegregation as a political issue before then. Soon after his inauguration, he appointed Vice President Agnew to lead a task force, which worked with local leaders—both white and black—to determine how to integrate local schools. Agnew had little interest in the work, and most of it was done by Labor Secretary George Shultz. Federal aid was available, and a meeting with President Nixon was a possible reward for compliant committees. By September 1970, less than ten percent of black children were attending segregated schools. By 1971, however, tensions over desegregation surfaced in Northern cities, with angry protests over the busing of children to schools outside their neighborhood to achieve racial balance. Nixon opposed busing personally but enforced court orders requiring its use.[93] He sought a "middle way" on civil rights by promising Strom Thurmond he'd oppose busing and then, when Congress and the courts twisted his arm he tried sabotaging it by appointing his Law and Order VP (also Strom's pick) to head up the effort. Evidence of a man deeply concerned with the plight of minorities in America, right there. Oh, and also, you know, no mention of what he said on tape about any of this.
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All this talk of Nixon... I wonder what Trump thinks of Bohemian Grove. I still believe a big part of what motivates Trump is that he wasn't invited to the Eyes Wide Shut sex parties.
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Bryter posted:Nixon expanded the civil right to go gently caress yourself Nixon expanded the right for you to do whatever the President tells you to do.
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He signed the implemented the first significant affirmative action program and supported the ERA.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:16
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Absurd Alhazred posted:Nixon expanded the right for you to do whatever the President tells you to do. Well it wouldn't be illegal at least.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:17
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Actually, Nixon Was A Liberal has become the most tired and idiotic internet hot take.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:19
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i always thought nixon was too much of a weird, neurotic power hungry fucker to really pinpoint him besides a general conservative disdain for things that are too different from him
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Nov 9, 2015 03:20
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GalacticAcid posted:Actually, Nixon Was A Liberal has become the most tired and idiotic internet hot take. I'm not saying he was liberal. I'm saying he was progressive for his time. They are not the same thing.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:20
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But back on the topic of the 2016 GOP primary: Friend Bear, poverbs, Gotcha!
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Nov 9, 2015 03:24
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Bryter posted:so did Louis xiv, that doesn't make him FDR whoosh
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Nov 9, 2015 03:24
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Matthewtheman posted:No seriously. He tried to get what was basically the ACA by another name passed(which failed 'cause Watergate came to light at around the same time), he was environmentally conscious, and was pro-civil rights, among other things. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Richard_Nixon Jesus. I think both Joe and I have done megaposts on how wrong that fallacy is, probably in this thread. Look them up. Also look up say, how Spiro Agnew became his VP. Or that time he wanted to blow up a journalist in a car bombing. Just...read something.... EDIT: And he was also contending with the most liberal Congress of all time. Anything he did was just to soften their impact, starting from the environment on.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:25
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Matthewtheman posted:I'm not saying he was liberal. I'm saying he was progressive for his time. They are not the same thing. So you're saying a lie. Good for you.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:27
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I do think it's pretty funny that the only things we like about Nixon's presidency are things he (at best) didn't give a poo poo about.
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Shageletic posted:Jesus. I think both Joe and I have done megaposts on how wrong that fallacy is, probably in this thread. Look them up. Also look up say, how Spiro Agnew became his VP. Or that time he wanted to blow up a journalist in a car bombing. Just...read something.... Fair enough. I concede my argument. Lincoln and Teddy were total progressives though.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:30
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Matthewtheman posted:Fair enough. I concede my argument. Lincoln and Teddy were total progressives though. Agreed.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:32
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I could do without Teddy's warmongering.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:34
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GalacticAcid posted:I could do without Teddy's warmongering. He's Teddy drat it.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:35
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This is pretty progressive, right guys? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMfVnBmpMm8
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Nov 9, 2015 03:36
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Michael Corleone posted:This is pretty progressive, right guys? I already conceded my argument. We're past that now. This topic is now about Teddy Motherfucking Roosevelt, the most badass president in the history of forever.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:38
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'Actually, the issue of homosexuality' is a good user name.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:38
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Michael Corleone posted:This is pretty progressive, right guys? Socrates didn't have the influence of broadcast television. 
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Nov 9, 2015 03:40
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i just want you to think big, henry, for chrissake!
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Nov 9, 2015 03:40
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Bizarro Kanyon posted:To go back to the Bill O'Reilly "Killing" series, there are A LOT of people who read his books. Wait does Killing Lincoln suggest that Edwin Stanton was the real mastermind of the assassination?
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Nov 9, 2015 03:41
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And tbf, almost no one had progressive views on homosexuality at that point in time. Fun fact: Teddy Roosevelt was born with asthma, but conquered the poo poo out of that nonsense.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:41
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Nov 9, 2015 03:42
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Matthewtheman posted:I already conceded my argument. We're past that now. This topic is now about Teddy Motherfucking Roosevelt, the most badass president in the history of forever. Teddy was a vicious nationalist who thirsted for eternal war of conquest. His reactionary conceptions of empire coupled with a more vigorous national welfare model put him on par with contemporary conservative leaders like Bismarck.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:44
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Michael Corleone posted:This is pretty progressive, right guys? Nixon knows that gays don't belong on the TV, they belong on the streets. A true progressive. I really want to know how Carson will top himself next though. This is actually more entertaining than Trump has ever been. Skull Servant fucked around with this message at 03:47 on Nov 9, 2015 |
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Nov 9, 2015 03:45
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looks like jesus wants that ten dollars back
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Nov 9, 2015 03:46
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Bryter posted:looks like jesus wants that ten dollars back Hippie longhair asking for a loving handout.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:47
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Carson is going to start saying that's an actual photograph of him and Jesus next, isn't he?
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Nov 9, 2015 03:48
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poverbs 3:16 says I just found 
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Nov 9, 2015 03:53
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Cabinet posted:Carson is going to start saying that's an actual photograph of him and Jesus next, isn't he? Turns out Ben was lying. He didn't stab his friend with a knife ~ he stabbed him with a spear.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:54
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Teddy's political philosophy was literally called progressivism. Plus he was a huge conservationalist, believed in regulating corporations, and believed in treating minorities like yooman beings. He also delivered a 90 minute speech despite literally having just been shot.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:55
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Blasmeister posted:poverbs 3:16 says I just found poverbs 3:17 Friend Bear
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Nov 9, 2015 03:56
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Matthewtheman posted:Teddy's political philosophy was literally called progressivism. That is impressive, today the GOP candidates complain about having to 'debate' for 2 hours and some of them are sleeping and/or very low energy. BORING.
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Nov 9, 2015 03:57
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Jeb Bush would be perceived very poorly educated if he ran in Teddy's era.
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Matthewtheman posted:poverbs 3:17 Friend Bear Almost poverbs 3:16 "I just bound poverbs 3:17 "praise me unto he of low tax" poverbs 3:18 "and his steed Friend Bear" Nonsense posted:Jeb Bush would be perceived very poorly educated if he ran in Teddy's era. Also this era
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Tomorrow's headlines: Presidential frontrunner Ben Carson claims to have been on SNL.
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