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Freedom Calendar 10/04/08 - 10/11/08
2008-10-05 04:06:00 October 4, 1954, Birth of Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen, advocate for legal services to the poor; her nomination by President George W. Bush to U.S. Court of Appeals was blocked by Democrats in Senate.October 5, 1861, Death of Michigan anti-slavery activist Kinsley Bingham, elected in 1854 as nation?s first Republican Governor.October 6, 1914, Birth of women?s rights advocate Mary Louise Smith, elected Chair of the Republican National Committee in 1974.October 7, 1868, Republicans denounce Democratic Party?s national campaign theme: ?This is a white man?s country: Let white men rule?October 8, 1898 Republican Joseph Simon (R-OR) elected as first Jewish U.S. Senator outside the former Confederacy.October 9, 1886, Death of Rep. Benjamin Arnett (R-OH), first African-American to represent a majority white constituency in a state legislature 10 Columbus Day.October 10, 1871, Following warnings by Philadelphia Democrats against black voting, African-American Republican civil ...
Republicans Predicted Fannie/Freddie Troubles YEARS Ago
2008-09-28 11:28:00 Tags: Publius Forum, Warner Todd Huston, Economy, Democrats, Liberals, LiberalismBookmark this story to your favorite service:
By: Publius Forum
Freedom Calendar 09/27/08 - 10/04/08
2008-09-28 03:07:00 September 27, 1804, Birth of anti-slavery U.S. Rep. and Lt. Governor John Goodrich, first Chairman of Massachusetts Republican Party.September 28, 1868, Democrats in Opelousas, Louisiana murder nearly 300 African-Americans who tried to prevent an assault against a Republican newspaper editor.September 29, 1963, Gov. George Wallace (D-AL) defies order by U.S. District Judge Frank Johnson, appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower, to integrate Tuskegee High School.September 30, 1953, Earl Warren, California?s three-term Republican Governor and 1948 Republican vice presidential nominee, nominated to be Chief Justice; wrote landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education.October 1, 1973, Richard Cavazos promoted by President Richard Nixon to be first Hispanic Brigadier General in U.S. Army; in 1982, President Ronald Reagan made him first Hispanic four?star General.October 2, 1983, President Ronald Ronald Reagan proclaims first Minority Enterprise Development Week.October 3, 1924, Repub...
Republicans propose alternative free market solution
2008-09-25 12:48:00 With Congress knotted over the $700 Billion plan to bailout problem bonds, based on sub-prime mortgage problems ... President Bush called John McCain and Senator Obama to the White House for a meeting with leaders on Thursday. Interestingly enough Obama agreed to this meeting, which could frame him as supportive of the President. I believe that meeting takes place late this afternoon, so the markets will probably wander around in waiting today.In the meantime Republicans have proposed an alternative plan, much more free market based, that eliminates the capital gains tax and the "mark to market" requirement that is causing healthy banks to become unhealthy in the eyes of investors. See WSJ op-ed. The RSC plan is chock-full of measures to remove barriers to economic growth and market-distorting subsidies. It would suspend capital gains taxes to put trillions of dollars of capital in the economy, and set Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which as CEI has documented were at the root ...
By: Synergy Thoughts
Freedom Calendar 09/20/08 - 09/27/08
2008-09-21 03:29:00 September 20, 1876, Former state Attorney General Robert Ingersoll (R-IL) tells veterans: ?Every man that loved slavery better than liberty was a Democrat? I am a Republican because it is the only free party that ever existed?.September 21, 1872, Nominated by African-American U.S. Rep. Robert B. Elliott (R-SC), South Carolina?s James Conyers becomes first African-American midshipman at U.S. Naval Academy.September 22, 1862, Republican President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation.September 23, 1816, Birth of U.S. Rep. and Secretary of State Elihu Washburne (R-IL), a founder of the Republican Party and early advocate for the civil rights of African-Americans.September 24, 1957, Sparking criticism from Democrats such as Senators John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, President Dwight Eisenhower deploys U.S. troops to Little Rock, AR to force Democrat Governor Orval Faubus to integrate public schools.September 25, 1981, Republican Sandra Day O? Connor, nominated by President Ron...
Patrick Sammon: Republican
2008-09-20 02:18:00 The other day when a representative of a conservative organization asked me to suggest other gay people to participate in an event, I immediately suggested either Patrick Sammon and Scott Tucker of Log Cabin. Only after I had sent out the e-mail did it occur to me that a year previously, I would not even considered ...
By: GayPatriot
Will Rangel Help Republicans Regain Congress?
2008-09-16 23:00:00 Despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s best efforts, New York Democrat Charles Rangel is refusing to step down as House Ways & Means Committee chair. Although his committee oversees federal tax policy, “the Harlem congressman [has] admitted owing at least $10,000 in back taxes.” Rangel “failed to disclose rental income from his Dominican Republic beach ...
By: GayPatriot
Latest Negro Gossip Site Headline: RACIST??? REPUBLICANS USE STEREOTYPICAL
2008-09-14 18:08:00 These people have not seen my Obama collection above, LOL! From MediaTakeOut.com WASHINGTON - (AP) Activists at a conservative political forum snapped up boxes of waffle mix depicting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as a racial stereotype on its front and wearing Arab-like headdress on its top flap. Values Voter Summit organizers cut off sales of Obama Waffles ...
Freedom Calendar 09/13/08 - 09/20/08
2008-09-14 03:06:00 September 13, 1988, President Ronald Reagan proclaims first National Hispanic Heritage Week.September 14, 1874, Democrat white supremacists seize Louisiana statehouse in attempt to overthrow racially-integrated administration of Republican Governor William Kellogg; 27 killed.September 15, 1981, President Ronald Reagan establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, to increase African-American participation in federal education programs.September 16, 1949, Death of African-American Republican and women?s rights activist Hallie Quinn Brown, instrumental in rallying women of all races to support Republican candidates.September 17, 1971, Former Ku Klux Klan member and Democrat U.S. Senator Hugo Black (D-AL) retires from U.S. Supreme Court; appointed by FDR in 1937, he had defended Klansmen for racial murders.September 18, 1895, Republican civil rights activist Booker T. Washington tells white audience in Atlanta: ?There is no defense or security ...
"We Are Out Here" - Republicans Speak Truth to McCain's Lies
2008-09-12 04:57:00 We are out here - the Republicans or ex-Republicans who will no longer tolerate the racist, despicable slime machine that the right wing and the John McCain-Sarah Palin campaign has become.One such Republican penned an article at Daily KOS - a place I seldom send people to read, because it has been so staunchly partisan. Yet this story merits the visit:I know, for I am one of them. I am not your typical progressive, being an ex-Air Force officer (9 years), evangelical Christian, card carrying conservative...Is this election going to be about lies, and distortions, or issues?It's Obama's tax plan that favors over 90% of this country's families and voters, whereas McCain's tends to give money to the wealthiest.It's Obama who wants to fix Health Care, whereas McCain says changes Obama proposes will reduce our choices and put bureaucrats in charge of our medical decisions. Has McCain never dealt with insurance company bureaucrats who control our health care already, making decis...
Why Passion Will Cost Republicans the 2008 Election
2008-09-10 00:12:00 "I do not speak of fools, I speak of the wisest men; and it is among them that the imagination has the great gift of persuasion. Reason protests in vain; it cannot set a true value on things. This arrogant power, the enemy of reason, who likes to rule and dominate it, has established in man a second nature to show how all-powerful she is. She makes men happy and sad, healthy and sick, rich and poor; she compels reason to believe, doubt, and deny; she blunts the senses, or quickens them; she has her fools and sages; and nothing vexes us more than to see that she fills her devotees with a satisfaction far more full and entire than does reason". -Blaise Pascal As much as I hope the Republicans will take this election, it seems to me that they will lose if they do not correct an increasingly dangerous flaw in the party: boredom. One only needs to turn on the television to see the difference in each party's attempt to reach the populous. At the Democratic National Convention you had ...
By: Fanatholic
Why Passion Will Cost Republicans the 2008 Election
2008-09-10 00:12:00 "I do not speak of fools, I speak of the wisest men; and it is among them that the imagination has the great gift of persuasion. Reason protests in vain; it cannot set a true value on things. This arrogant power, the enemy of reason, who likes to rule and dominate it, has established in man a second nature to show how all-powerful she is. She makes men happy and sad, healthy and sick, rich and poor; she compels reason to believe, doubt, and deny; she blunts the senses, or quickens them; she has her fools and sages; and nothing vexes us more than to see that she fills her devotees with a satisfaction far more full and entire than does reason". -Blaise Pascal As much as I hope the Republicans will take this election, it seems to me that they will lose if they do not correct an increasingly dangerous flaw in the party: boredom. One only needs to turn on the television to see the difference in each party's attempt to reach the populous. At the Democratic National Convention you had ...
By: Fanatholic
Palin: Helping Hollywood Republicans ?Out??
2008-09-08 23:30:00 On Friday after returning from St. Paul, a friend and I went out to dinner at our favorite Ethiopian restaurant. As we were finishing up, I heard a loud male voice proclaim how John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin had made him proud to be a Republican — “for the first time in three years.” What ...
By: GayPatriot
Black Voter Registration Purged by Florida Republicans
2008-09-08 21:19:00 While the media focuses on the antics of McCain's chosen VP battleground states are purging their voter rolls.In Colorado, one fifth of all voter registrations were dropped. Florida is refusing to accept 85,000 new registrants -- overwhelmingly blacks. Ohio & Nevada are scrubbing tens of 1000s of voters who lost their homes.read more | digg story
Convention Retrospective of a gay Republican Blogger
2008-09-07 02:18:00 It is perhaps ironic that I waited until the last minute to decide to attend an event which could turn out to be one of the most seminal of my life. Note, I say, “could.” I met so many good people, spent time with a number of old friends and finally got to experience a ...
By: GayPatriot
Freedom Calendar 08/30/08 - 09/06/08
2008-09-07 00:58:00 August 30, 1890, Republican President Benjamin Harrison signs legislation by U.S. Senator Justin Morrill (R-VT) making African-Americans eligible for land-grant colleges in the South.August 31, 1823, Birth of Speaker of the House Galusha Grow (R-PA); secured passage of Homestead Act, providing free land to settlers and ending plans of Democrats to open western lands to slave plantations.September 1, 1975, Gen. Daniel James receives fourth star from Republican President Gerald Ford; first African-American to hold that rank in U.S. Air Force.September 2, 1910, Administration of Republican George Alexander, Mayor of Los Angeles, makes Alice Wells first woman police officer in America.September 3, 1868, 25 African-Americans in Georgia legislature, all Republicans, expelled by Democrat majority; later reinstated by Republican Congress.September 4, 2001, Republican U.S. Senate selects Alfonso Lenhardt as first African-American Sergeant at Arms.September 5, 1883, After reforms implemented ...
He Won Me Over
2008-09-05 07:51:00 At the beginning of this election cycle there were two candidates I supported. Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee. I would have loved for either one of them to have won the nomination. And there was one candidate that I didn’t support. John McCain. I felt he had abandoned the GOP ...
Larry King Live: Jesse Ventura, Actor D.L.Hughley Call Republicans ?Nazis?
2008-09-04 22:30:00 -By Warner Todd Huston It always comes down to this one, doesn’t it? Leftists and fringe politicos calling Republicans “Nazis.” Well, the “N” word was once again unleashed against John McCain’s Republican Convention on September 2 during CNN’s Larry King Live show. Actor D.L. Hughley and Independent former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura both went for ...
By: Publius Forum
BREAKING NEWS-McCain Strategist Steve Schmidt Addresses Log Cabin
2008-09-04 20:20:00 Just moments ago, here at the Chambers Hotel in downtown Minneapolis, McCain campaign strategist Steve Schmidt briefly addressed a Log Cabin Republicans honoring the gay delegates to the Republican National Convention. Schmidt mentioned his sister and her partner and encouraged us to “keep fighting.” “You are an important part of our party . . . the party ...
By: GayPatriot
Republicans Jeer, Protest NBC News
2008-09-04 18:37:00 This is from Newsbusters About a year into MSNBC’s strategy of refashioning itself into the network for Bush haters, some consequences are starting to emerge for the cable channel and its corporate parent NBC. Internally, the lurch to the left has resulted in numerous outbreaks of hostility as the remains of the old guard fight to protect ...
Why Log Cabin McCain Endorsement is HUGE
2008-09-03 23:06:00 Driving into St. Paul this morning, I got a call from a Washington Blade reporter who asked about my reception at the convention and my read of the Log Cabin endorsement. I told him I thought the endorsement was huge, particularly given the group’s failure to back the GOP presidential nominee four years ago. This endorsement also ...
By: GayPatriot
MSM notices gay Republicans supporting GOP
2008-09-03 01:22:00 It seems that whenever I turn to the MSM or gay media for a report on gay Republicans, they are either badmouthing us as self-hating insecure hypocrites with wide stances or noting how unwelcome we feel in the GOP while pointing out that we disagree with our party on any number of issues. Or how ...
By: GayPatriot
BREAKING NEWS?Log Cabin Endorses John McCain
2008-09-02 20:22:00 Taking a quick break now that I’ve found wireless at St. Paul’s downtown University Club to report that that Log Cabin’s Big Tent Luncheon here, organization president Patrick Sammon announced that the group has endorsed John McCain for president of the United States. Recall that Log Cabin made a big stink about not endorsing Bush four ...
By: GayPatriot
Freedom Calendar 08/30/08 - 09/06/08
2008-08-31 03:58:00 August 30, 1890, Republican President Benjamin Harrison signs legislation by U.S. Senator Justin Morrill (R-VT) making African-Americans eligible for land-grant colleges in the South.August 31, 1823, Birth of Speaker of the House Galusha Grow (R-PA); secured passage of Homestead Act, providing free land to settlers and ending plans of Democrats to open western lands to slave plantations.September 1, 1975, Gen. Daniel James receives fourth star from Republican President Gerald Ford; first African-American to hold that rank in U.S. Air Force.September 2, 1910, Administration of Republican George Alexander, Mayor of Los Angeles, makes Alice Wells first woman police officer in America.September 3, 1868, 25 African-Americans in Georgia legislature, all Republicans, expelled by Democrat majority; later reinstated by Republican Congress.September 4, 2001, Republican U.S. Senate selects Alfonso Lenhardt as first African-American Sergeant at Arms.September 5, 1883, After reforms implemented ...
Sarah Palin: Diva for Gay Republicans?
2008-08-29 22:53:00 I’ve always defined a diva as a strong, confident woman who commands the respect of men, the type of woman we gay men love. Watching the Alaska Governor address the crowd in Denver earlier today, I was captivated. Sarah Palin held up well in her first appearance on the national political stage. Not only did she ...
By: GayPatriot
McCain Makes His Choice
2008-08-29 19:12:00 Sen. John McCain finally revealed his choice for V.P. Gov. of Alaska, Sarah Palin. Never heard of her, but in most cases you’ve never heard of the pick for V.P. But from what I’ve heard about her in the past few hours, she’s someone I could support. From small town America, ...
Republicans Should Fear Eli Manning and Jason Campbell
2008-08-29 14:03:00 After switching around from the Washington Redskins preseason game to the South Carolina-North Carolina State college football game, I turned to the Democratic National Convention to watch Barack Obama?s acceptance speech. Besides wanting to see his speech, the preseason game ended and I didn?t have that much interest in this particular college football game (particularly since South Carolina was winning big). However, this got me thinking about next week. The Republican National Convention will end next Thursday night with John McCain?s acceptance speech. Next Thursday night also marks the beginning of the NFL season as the Washington Redskins face the New York Giants, a game that a millions of people care about as opposed to last night's games. Although the NFL and NBC moved the game to a 7:00pm Eastern Time start so it won't conflict with the speech, I think the Republican Party should be worried about the game exceeding three hours. If it is a close game after 10:00, the...
By: Sean's Ramblings
Why Eisenhower?s Granddaughter has left the GOP
2008-08-23 00:48:00 She makes some good points? “Hijacked by a relatively small few, the GOP of today bears no resemblance to Lincoln, Roosevelt or Eisenhower?s party, or many of the other Republican administrations that came after. In my grandparents? time, the thrust of the party was rooted in: a respect for the constitution; the defense of civil liberties; ...
Republicans Against 8 Meeting this Sat. 08/16 in LA
2008-08-15 04:03:00 As many of you know, I have long been critical of how gay marriage advocates have promoted their cause. Instead of talking about the benefits of marriage, why this ancient institution is good for gay people and why that, in turn, in good for society, they’ve focused more on demonizing the opponents of gay marriage ...
By: GayPatriot
The Veep
2008-08-14 18:54:00 The time for Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain to announce their running mates is fast approaching. One of the names that’s been mentioned for Sen. McCain is Sen. Joe Lieberman. In fact, they were talking about this on H&C last night and both Hannity and Newt Gingrich both agreed that, while a good ...
Freedom Calendar 08/09/08 - 08/16/08
2008-08-10 04:33:00 August 9, 1988, Lauro Cavazos, first Hispanic to serve in Cabinet, nominated by President Ronald Reagan to be Secretary of Education.August 10, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signs Civil Liberties Act of 1988, compensating Japanese-Americans for deprivation of civil rights and property during World War II internment ordered by FDR.August 11, 1868, Death of U.S. Rep. Thaddeus Stevens (R-PA), who introduced 14th Amendment; requested burial in a racially-integrated cemetery, with epitaph 'Equality of Man before his Creator'.August 12, 1982,Hispanic Republican Faith Evans, first woman in nation to serve as U.S. Marshal, sworn in following appointment by President Ronald Reagan.August 13, 1818, Birth of Lucy Stone, Republican anti-slavery and women?s rights activist; founder of American Woman Suffrage Association in 1869.August 14, 1996, Pacific Research Institute President Sally Pipes, addressing Republican National Convention on future of civil rights movement, calls for government wh...
Republicans, John McCain, Continue To Beat On ?Mr. Goodwrench? Obama For ?C
2008-08-05 00:47:00 Was Barack Obama’s Suggestion To Properly Inflate Tires And Keep Automobile Engines Tuned Really As Funny As “Mr. I don’t even know how to turn a computer on yet” McCain... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the latest rantings of a gun toting liberal with a chip on his shoulder... harsh views, comments expressed.
Freedom Calendar 08/02/08 - 08/09/08
2008-08-03 01:49:00 August 2, 1810, Birth of anti-slavery activist and New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Amos Tuck, co-founder of the Republican Party.August 3, 1990 President George, H. W. Bush declares first National American Indian Heritage Month.August 4, 1965, Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen (R-IL) overcomes Democrat attempts to block 1965 Voting Rights Act; 94% of Senate Republicans vote for landmark civil right legislation, while 27% of Democrats oppose.August 5, 1964, Hispanic-American Republican Lt. Everett Alvarez, USN, is shot down in Vietnam; becomes first U.S. prisoner of North Vietnamese and longest-serving POW in U.S. history.August 6, 1965, Voting Rights Act of 1965, abolishing literacy tests and other measures devised by Democrats to prevent African-Americans from voting, signed into law; higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats vote in favor.August 7, 1917, Birth of African-American Republican Melvin Evans, first elected Governor of Virgin Islands; also served as Delegate to Con...
Shameless AP Editorializing, Republicans Against ?The Poor?
2008-08-01 21:16:00 -By Warner Todd Huston The Associated Press injected an editorial comment into the news… again. A few days ago, the AP issued a piece headlined Senate Republicans block heating aid bill, in which the AP made it seem as if Republicans don’t care about “the poor” and are only interested in mere political partisanship. This report ...
By: Publius Forum
Yes, Ex-Republicans, We Can
2008-07-31 13:20:00 Some of the Republican bloggers talking about the 26th race, (who evidently have little to write about when it comes to Chris Lee), have linked to me with respect to the "Jack Davis is a former Republican" post. They thrillingly write what can be summed up as: aha! ...
By: BuffaloPundit
Republicans Return to Personal Attack Mode
2008-07-31 12:24:00 Republicans Return to Personal Attack Mode Aware that they cannot win campaigns this year on the issues which reflect the disasters of 7 Bush years — Iraq and a floundering economy — it is apparent that the Republicans are reverting to the smear tactics that they employed in the 2004 election. This ...
Freedom Calendar 07/26/08 - 08/02/08
2008-07-27 02:22:00 July 26, 1990, President George H. W. Bush signs Americans with Disabilities Act, world?s first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities.July 27, 1960, At Republican National Convention, Vice President and eventual presidential nominee Richard Nixon insists on strong civil rights plank in platform.July 28, 1866, Republican Congress authorizes formation of the Buffalo Soldiers, two regiments of African-American cavalrymen.July 29, 1932, Birth of Nancy Kassebaum, U.S. Senator (R-KS) and daughter of 1936 Republican presidential nominee.July 30, 1866, Democrat-controlled City of New Orleans orders police to storm racially-integrated Republican meeting; raid kills 40 and wounds more than 150.July 31, 2000, African-American U.S. Rep. J. C. Watts (R-OK) presides over Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.August 1, 1916, Republican presidential candidate Charles Evans Hughes, former New York Governor and U.S. Supreme Court Justice, endorses women?s suffrage const...
West Virginia Has Double Number of Registered Democrats as Republicans So P
2008-07-25 21:21:00 Ok. Here's a question for you. Why is it that Rasmussen Polling has Senator John McCain over Senator Obama 45 percent to 37 percent, but there are 665,234 Democrats, 347,760 Republicans and 156,199 who are unaffiliated, according to figures released from the West Virginia Secretary of State?s office? Think about it. That means there would be an overwhelming Democratic win in West Virginia, right? So what's Rasmussen doing with it's polling methods? I check the site and it reads this:Rasmussen Reports collects data for its survey research using an automated polling methodology.Generally speaking, the automated survey process is identical to that of traditional, operator-assisted research firms such as Gallup, Harris, and Roper. However, automated polling systems use a single, digitally-recorded, voice to conduct the interview while traditional firms rely on phone banks, boiler rooms, and operator-assisted technology.For tracking surveys such as the Rasmussen Reports daily Pre...
Freedom Calendar 07/19/08 - 07/26/08
2008-07-19 19:27:00 July 19, 1867, Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Andrew Johnson?s veto of legislation protecting voting rights of African-Americans.July 20, 1854, Anti-slavery activists in Worcester, MA found Massachusetts Republican Party.July 21, 1896 African-American Republican activist Mary Terrell elected first president of the National Association of Colored Women.July 22, 1993, Death of Roscoe Robinson, first African-American four-star general in the U.S. Army; promoted in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan.July 23, 1840, Birth of African-American Republican John Hyman; sold eight times as a slave, became U.S. Rep. from North Carolina (1875-77).July 24, 1867, Republican Party established in South Carolina; at convention, 76 of 124 delegates were African-American.July 25, 2001, California Republican Gaddi Vasquez nominated by President George W. Bush as first Hispanic to be Director of the Peace Corps.July 26, 1990, President George H. W. Bush signs Americans with Disabilities Act...
Freedom Calendar 07/12/08 - 07/19/08
2008-07-12 20:54:00 July 12, 1974, Republican National Chairman George H. W. Bush establishes Republican National Hispanic Assembly.July 13, 1868, Louisiana Republican Oscar Dunn, a former slave, becomes nation?s first African-American Lt. Governor.July 14, 1884, Republicans criticize Democratic Party?s nomination of racist U.S. Senator Thomas Hendricks (D-IN) for vice president; he had voted against the 13th Amendment banning slavery.July 15, 1980, NAACP President Benjamin Hooks addresses Republican National Convention; previously appointed by President Richard Nixon in 1972 as first African-American member of U.S. Civil Rights CommissionJuly 16, 1866, Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Andrew Johnson?s veto of Freedman's Bureau Act, which protected former slaves from ?black codes? denying their rights.July 17, 1862, Over unanimous Democrat opposition, Republican Congress passes Confiscation Act stating that slaves of the Confederacy 'shall be forever free'.July 18, 1906, Birth of Asi...
Freedom Calendar 07/05/08 - 07/12/08
2008-07-05 20:18:00 July 5, 1801, Birth of David Farragut, Tennessee-born Hispanic appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as first U.S. Navy Admiral.July 6, 1854, First state Republican Party officially organized in Jackson, Michigan, to oppose Democrats? pro-slavery policies.July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan appoints first woman to U.S. Supreme Court, former Arizona Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O?Connor; as Republican legislator in Arizona, she was first woman to serve as Majority Leader in any state.July 8, 1970, In special message to Congress, President Richard Nixon calls for reversal of policy of forced termination of Native American rights and benefits.July 9, 1955, Republican attorney E. Frederic Morrow becomes first African-American executive in White House; served as advisor to President Dwight Eisenhower.July 10, 1805, Birth of U.S. Senator Jacob Howard (R-MI), co-author of the 14th Amendment; wrote first state Republican Party platform, condemning Democrats? pro-slavery policies.July...
Democrats Try To Tie High Gas Prices To Republicans
2008-06-30 23:02:00 Some Democrats from the House will have found themselves a Bush impersonator for a radio ad that tries to blame Republicans for the high price of gas in the country. Really? The national average today is over $4/gallon. In January 2007, when Democrats took control of Congress, it was around $2.20/gallon. ...
Heller Decision: Gay Rights? Victory
2008-06-27 19:10:00 While Ann Althouse finds in yesterday’s Supreme Court Heller decision overturning the District of Columbia’s handgun ban a victory for women’s righsts (via Instapundit) as the overturned law banned certain guns which are easier for women to use, I see it as significant advance for gay rights victory . Indeed, I believe this decision ...
By: GayPatriot
BREAKING ELECTION NEWSGAYPATRIOT EXCLUSIVE:John McCain Meets with Log Cabin
2008-06-25 14:45:00 GayPatriot has exclusively learned that presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Senator John McCain held a personal meeting with the head of the national gay Republicans organization, the Log Cabin Republicans. Log Cabin President Patrick Sammon confirmed his meeting with Senator McCain earlier today. A source with close ties to the Log Cabin Board of Directors provided information about ...
By: GayPatriot
Freedom Calendar 06/21/08 - 06/28/08
2008-06-21 18:35:00 June 21, 1832, Birth of U.S. Rep. Joseph Rainey (R-SC), former slave who in 1870 became first African-American member of U.S. House.June 22, 1870, Republican Congress creates U.S. Department of Justice, to safeguard the civil rights of African-Americans against Democrats in the South.June 23, 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower meets with Martin Luther King and other African-American leaders to discuss plans to advance civil rights.June 24, 1940, Republican Party platform calls for integration of the armed forces; for the balance of his terms in office, FDR fails to order itJune 25, 1996, Death of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Elbert Tuttle, appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower; eulogized for ensuring that Brown v. Board of Education became ?a broad mandate for racial justice?.June 26, 1857, Abraham Lincoln declares Republican position that slavery is ?cruelly wrong,? while Democrats ?cultivate and excite hatred? for blacks.June 27, 1940, Charles Anderson (R-KY), first African-Ameri...
More Narrow-minded Prejudice against Gay Republicans
2008-06-19 19:10:00 This morning, while surfing the web, I chanced on yet another piece on a left-wing site attacking gay Republicans. This writer, the Huffington Post’s Gene Stone, must have thought himself particularly clever when he came up with the title for his April 2006 post, The Gay Republican: Oxymoron, or Just Moron?. But, all ...
By: GayPatriot
Freedom Calendar 06/14/08 - 06/21/08
2008-06-14 20:06:00 June 14, 1877, Nominated by U.S. Rep. James Freeman (R-GA), Henry O. Flipper becomes first African-American to graduate from West Point.June 15, 1864 Republican Congress votes equal pay for African-American troops serving in U.S. Army during Civil War.June 16, 1854, Newspaper editor Horace Greeley calls on opponents of slavery to unite in the Republican Party.June 17, 1856, Republican National Convention makes John C. Fremont its first Republican presidential nominee, with slogan 'Free soil, free labor, free speech, and Fremont'.June 18, 1912, African-American Robert Church, founder of Lincoln Leagues to register black voters in Tennessee, attends 1912 Republican National Convention as delegate; eventually serves as delegate at 8 conventions.June 19, 1865, On ?Juneteenth,? U.S. troops land in Galveston, TX to enforce ban on slavery that had been declared more than two years before by the Emancipation Proclamation.June 20, 1964, The Chicago Defender, renowned African-American newsp...
Senate Republicans Block Windfall Profits Tax on Big Oil Companies
2008-06-10 21:50:00 Democrats fall eight votes short of preventing filibuster With gasoline prices topping $4 a gallon, Senate Democrats wanted the U.S. government to throttle back on the billions of dollars in profits...
By: Green Options
TPS resuscitates Huckabee?s veep chances
2008-06-09 17:51:00 MAKES MIKE CAMPBELL LT. GOV. OF NORTH CAROLINA The story we broke Saturday of former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s breakfast table heroics has been making its way through pretty much every major news source in the country. That includes FoxNews, which had Huckabee and the man he performed the Heimlich maneuver on, Mike Pittenger, on Fox & Friends this morning. Although they initially cited The Palmetto Scoop on their online coverage, this morning’s FoxNews broadcast showed me no love. But they did refer to former South Carolina Lieutenant Governor candidate Mike Campbell — who I quoted in my story — as the man Huckabee saved. They also said he is the Lt. Gov. of North Carolina, which I guess would be a promotion. But while FoxNews skimped on using TPS as their source, a number of others were more generous. Among those attributing TPS with the news were John Boy and Billy on The Big Show, which means our site has made new inroads with the die-...
McCain: Strange Agent
2008-06-09 12:56:00 Conservative Repub Bill Kristol wringing his hands in today's NYT: "They could have done so well tonight, shown a tone of confidence. Instead it looks like a bad Congressional race: dumb green puke background, small crowd ... Makes me want to cry.? Soon after Republicans finished shedding tears of frustration, Democrats were weeping tears of joy. Obama spoke about an hour later in a packed sports arena in St. Paul, Minn. His speech was well written and well delivered. In any case, with the battle against Hillary Clinton behind him, everything seems to be going swimmingly for Obama. Meanwhile, the McCain campaign dog-paddles along. And almost every Republican I?ve talked to is alarmed that the McCain campaign doesn?t seem up to the task of electing John McCain.Relax, Bill. That's McCain under the blanket...
By: Chickaboomer
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