Category: THE SOUTH

SHAME ON CONSERVATIVES

by goodolewoody, posted in BLACK LIVES MATTER, BLACK MEN BEING CALLED "BOY", BLACKS, CONSERVATIVES, CORRUPTION, ECONOMY, Politics, THE SOUTH

“Filmmaker Ken Burns Reminds John Kelly What Caused The Civil War: Slavery”

by goodolewoody, posted in Politics, THE SOUTH, THE WHITE HOUSE

HUFFINGTON POST

“WASHINGTON — Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has weighed in on White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s controversial comments about the Civil War, saying that while many factors contributed to the conflict, one caused it: slavery.” MORE

“How a Goofy Southern Sitcom Became the Vanguard of the Neo-Confederacy”

by goodolewoody, posted in AMERICA, KKK, Politics, THE SOUTH

POLITICO

Ben Jones parlayed a TV role into a lucrative business model and a cultural battle cry.

THE REAL JEFF SESSIONS . . .

by goodolewoody, posted in 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, ALL THINGS EVIL, AMERICA, BLACK MEN BEING CALLED "BOY", BLACKS, Bullying, DISCRIMINATION, Human Interest, Politics, Slavery, THE "N" WORD, THE AMERICAN WAY, THE SOUTH

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THE ‘GOOD OLE DAYS’

FOR

JEFF SESSIONS

“How to Celebrate D.C. Emancipation Day”

by goodolewoody, posted in BLACK LIVES MATTER, BLACKS, FREEDOM, Happy Holiday!, Politics, THE SOUTH, WASHINGTON D.C.

WPGC

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: African American Civil War reenactors march down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Emancipation Day parade April 16, 2014 in Washington, DC. A public holiday in nation's capital, April 16, 1862, is the date President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia. The Act freed about 3,100 enslaved persons in DC nine months before Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 16: African American Civil War reenactors march down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Emancipation Day parade April 16, 2014 in Washington, DC. A public holiday in nation’s capital, April 16, 1862, is the date President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia. The Act freed about 3,100 enslaved persons in DC nine months before Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“States Turn Their Back On Mississippi Over Its New Discriminatory Law”

by goodolewoody, posted in 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, HATE, LGBT, MISSISSIPPI, THE SOUTH, WHITES

THINK PROGRESS

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“Neocons declare war on Trump”

by goodolewoody, posted in 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, DONALD TRUMP, FALSE RELIGION, FASCISM, GOP, GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, Human Interest, LOUISIANA, Politics, POOR WHITES, race, RACISM, THE SOUTH, VOTER SUPPRESSION BY GOP, WHITE SUPREMACY

POLITICO

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“Exit polls: Clinton trouncing Sanders among African-Americans across the South”

by goodolewoody, posted in 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, BLACK LIVES MATTER, BLACKS, DEMOCRATS, HILLARY CLINTON, HILLARY FOR AMERICA, Latinos, Politics, THE SOUTH

POLITICO

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“CNN anchor to Cruz: “That was B.S.”

by goodolewoody, posted in BEN CARSON, CNN, CONSERVATIVES, CORRUPTION, CRIME, DIRTY POLITICS, DISCRIMINATION, HATE, Human Interest, HYPOCRISY, JUSTICE IN GOVERNANCE, RACISM, REPUBLICANS, THE MEDIA, THE SOUTH, VOTER SUPPRESSION BY GOP, VOTING RIGHTS

POLITICO

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“Tea Party’s secret advantage: Why the far right is stronger than everyone thinks”

by goodolewoody, posted in 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, CONSERVATIVES, HATE, Human Interest, Politics, TEA PARTY, THE RIGHT WING, THE SOUTH, VOTER SUPPRESSION BY GOP

SALON

William Temple, from the Golden Isle Tea Party in Brunswick, GA, sits in the audience at the beginning of the second day at the 5th annual Faith & Freedom Coalition's "Road to Majority" Policy Conference in Washington June 20, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - RTR3UUFS
William Temple, from the Golden Isle Tea Party in Brunswick, GA, sits in the audience at the beginning of the second day at the 5th annual Faith & Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority” Policy Conference in Washington June 20, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) – RTR3UUFS