tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post406165476524095378..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Charlie Rangel Botches A History Reference So Badly, It Even Shocks A CNN AnchorRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44830713546315380222013-10-21T10:50:04.458-04:002013-10-21T10:50:04.458-04:00What is more mind boggling than Rangel'sdistor...What is more mind boggling than Rangel'sdistorted views of history is that this interview did not take place in his jail cell. bearspawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567899393898898369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-393833396261225462013-10-20T15:28:46.471-04:002013-10-20T15:28:46.471-04:00The KKK and the Democratic party were just like th...The KKK and the Democratic party were just like the IRA and Sinn Fein. A political party with a terrorist wing attached. The KKK's purpose was to wage a guerrilla war against the occupying Republicans, and to terrorize freedmen into submission to their Democrat politicians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-80749255207678808222013-10-20T10:55:56.433-04:002013-10-20T10:55:56.433-04:00To Sacha:
Well, at least you had enough balls to ...To Sacha:<br /><br />Well, at least you had enough balls to actually QUESTION the shit they fed us in "school". Unlike most idiots I've met.Mikehttp://antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16520131368901971972013-10-20T10:52:45.522-04:002013-10-20T10:52:45.522-04:00Ah, thanks Jerry. I was waiting for one of one of ...Ah, thanks Jerry. I was waiting for one of one of those idiotic comments to come through. I knew I could count on you saying something stupid. Now, while you're at it go and watch this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrcM5exDxcc) video. You certainly can relate. :-)Mikehttp://antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-14410250621990365132013-10-19T23:13:40.000-04:002013-10-19T23:13:40.000-04:00Easy now. Jerry may not be a "progressive&quo...Easy now. Jerry may not be a "progressive". He may be an aficionado of low IQ neocon talk radio. I've heard similar ignorance about the "civil war" from the hosts that rivals Rangel's stupid and ignorant comment.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08924134007084909019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-55499606105070457952013-10-19T22:25:39.758-04:002013-10-19T22:25:39.758-04:00Hear, hear! And it was an influential, arrogant mi...Hear, hear! And it was an influential, arrogant minority in both sections that precipitated tbe disaster. Most people appear to have viewed it as politics as usual, until disaster was upon them (seems to be a common theme on EPJ today).Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-47227370530960510152013-10-19T22:15:33.081-04:002013-10-19T22:15:33.081-04:00Why allege that the northern states were fighting ...Why allege that the northern states were fighting to end it? Go back and read Lincoln's first inaugural address, for starters.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70675224184979290412013-10-19T22:04:23.231-04:002013-10-19T22:04:23.231-04:00I thought the author was going to dive into anothe...I thought the author was going to dive into another reason the statement was so bad. Namely, that Lincoln was a Republican. <br /><br />And ironically, the KKK (former confederates) were democrats.<br /><br />I wonder how many black politicians realize that they are of the same party as the KKK?frenchynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44844547535039917732013-10-19T21:51:02.607-04:002013-10-19T21:51:02.607-04:00Jerry, Jerry, Jerry,
Lincoln's genocide of t...Jerry, Jerry, Jerry, <br /><br />Lincoln's genocide of the west was to make the new territories negro free so that white's would be employed. As Anon said, those DiLorenzo books were written for people just like you and I know because I was just like you until I actually read them. <br /><br />Sacha Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17396555668826055504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-66251153845385469202013-10-19T21:07:19.304-04:002013-10-19T21:07:19.304-04:00**"Jerry, those Tom DiLorenzo books were writ...**"Jerry, those Tom DiLorenzo books were written for people just like you!"**<br /><br />LOL. Don't hold your breath. There's noting more irredeemably stunted than the intellects of "open minded" brainwashed progressives like Jerry. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-52457166840223194902013-10-19T20:50:04.626-04:002013-10-19T20:50:04.626-04:00did you read the article? did you ever read anyth...did you read the article? did you ever read anything other than the bilge put out in govt education gulags? <br /> <br />you NEED to read DiLorenzo's books so you don't embarrass yourself again, or, at least not declaring your ignorance in such a grand fashion.<br /><br />now to the reality of you and your ilk: you cannot be confused with such mundane items as facts. kirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53003073678552896002013-10-19T20:39:53.879-04:002013-10-19T20:39:53.879-04:00Poor, deluded Jerry.Poor, deluded Jerry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-85628971639559307492013-10-19T20:11:32.565-04:002013-10-19T20:11:32.565-04:00see the emancipation proclamation where it spells ...see the emancipation proclamation where it spells out that slavery was fine if you were loyal to DC.Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417060063126394938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-34968240193390928342013-10-19T20:06:59.965-04:002013-10-19T20:06:59.965-04:00Where are the southern states declarations of war?...Where are the southern states declarations of war? What about Fort Sumter? A customs collection point which the US govt was told by S Carolina to get the hell out and refused, tried to reinforce it and was fired on. Slavery had been prohibited in the free territories for years so why did the southern states wait so long? Check out the proposed 1861 13th amendment by Thomas Corwin which would Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417060063126394938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6047124678912821562013-10-19T19:42:17.336-04:002013-10-19T19:42:17.336-04:00Both the actions of the north and south reflect wh...Both the actions of the north and south reflect what appears to be a universal but horrible human trait. Once a group of people get accustomed to a source of income, they will fight to the death to preserve it, even it come from nefarious sources. Thus, the south, living off the monstrosity of slavery, was adamant to sustain that lifestyle. Similarly, the northern business interests, living wellBob Roddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263804608074597937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-36799719118311123402013-10-19T19:28:18.464-04:002013-10-19T19:28:18.464-04:00After 7 states had seceded, Lincoln gave his first...After 7 states had seceded, Lincoln gave his first inaugural address.<br /><br />Lincoln stated emphatically that he had "...no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so."<br /><br />Lincoln promised that there would be no use of force against Bob Roddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263804608074597937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-13956304592354626802013-10-19T18:56:01.850-04:002013-10-19T18:56:01.850-04:00Ding...Ding...Ding...
Who had Jerry Wolfgang in t...Ding...Ding...Ding...<br /><br />Who had Jerry Wolfgang in the bet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16353074984019154242013-10-19T18:55:01.283-04:002013-10-19T18:55:01.283-04:00Jerry, those Tom DiLorenzo books were written for ...Jerry, those Tom DiLorenzo books were written for people just like you!<br /><br />Here's your chance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-25857110511941458892013-10-19T17:01:45.819-04:002013-10-19T17:01:45.819-04:00Why deny that the southern states were fighting to...Why deny that the southern states were fighting to preserve slavery? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-5455300054120840592013-10-19T17:01:15.209-04:002013-10-19T17:01:15.209-04:00The Federal govt is not "the North." Th...The Federal govt is not "the North." The Federal Govt is the United States of America. The slave states declared war on the United States. They did not declare war on the United States because of a tariff. They declared war on the United States because slavery was prohibited in the new territories. Look up Fort SumterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18454927265824330882013-10-19T16:54:57.299-04:002013-10-19T16:54:57.299-04:00Rangel is almost as full of crap as Jesse and Al. ...Rangel is almost as full of crap as Jesse and Al. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-34984359958103137642013-10-19T16:28:51.241-04:002013-10-19T16:28:51.241-04:00Exactly. That's why up until Wallace split off...Exactly. That's why up until Wallace split off some of Humphrey's votes in 1968, and McGovern sealed the deal four years later, the south was solidly Democratic. Rangel was around back then so he should certainly remember the history. <br /><br />So Charlie, were you Sovietizing the Democratic party's racist past, or are you just senile? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-12996648438865904582013-10-19T14:34:42.490-04:002013-10-19T14:34:42.490-04:00I would add that the confederates were in oppositi...I would add that the confederates were in opposition to the Republican Party of that time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-25723981201645406522013-10-19T13:14:37.006-04:002013-10-19T13:14:37.006-04:00*Waits for the usual idiot trolls to come in and m...*Waits for the usual idiot trolls to come in and mindlessly scream: "racism....neoconfederate....slavery...."*Mikehttp://antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.com