May have been gay.Messes in states’ business.Big government liberal who ruled by edicts and proclamations.Nah.No way this guy could be a Republican now days!
Umm, it also has to do with the fact that the tea party people are absolutely bats#!t crazy, deny facts, believe lies, and launch McCarthy style attacks on good people for being “unAmerican” or “moderate,” while happily and proudly doing their best to destroy America through planned incompetence in government. There is no question that Lincoln (who was a good president) would be ashamed of what happened to his party, which takes pride in its strident anti-intellectualism and can no longer tolerate competent candidates.
LIncoln, T.R., Ike, even Nixon would disown them. Harding, “Mr Teapot Dome” and steal what you can? Not so much. But on social issues like race, the two parties have indeed “swapped” since Dixiecrats switched the bigot spigot.
This has been bothering me for a long long time. Lincoln fought the south as a Republican. I assume this means the south was a Democrat stronghold? How did the south become the defacto Republican supporters?
And the last two comments demonstrate onceagain that no matter how we try to aconduct serious and accurate conversations about the facts of history, there will always be trolls with nothing to say who will make every effort to spoil the work of others.
worldisacomic almost 12 years ago
Better than having acorns, hammers and sickles stuck in your back pocket hidden from view!
charliekane almost 12 years ago
May have been gay.Messes in states’ business.Big government liberal who ruled by edicts and proclamations.Nah.No way this guy could be a Republican now days!
ARodney almost 12 years ago
Umm, it also has to do with the fact that the tea party people are absolutely bats#!t crazy, deny facts, believe lies, and launch McCarthy style attacks on good people for being “unAmerican” or “moderate,” while happily and proudly doing their best to destroy America through planned incompetence in government. There is no question that Lincoln (who was a good president) would be ashamed of what happened to his party, which takes pride in its strident anti-intellectualism and can no longer tolerate competent candidates.
pirate227 almost 12 years ago
Hasn’t been the the party of Lincoln since the civil rights movement. All those racist Dixiecrats found a new home.
Dtroutma almost 12 years ago
LIncoln, T.R., Ike, even Nixon would disown them. Harding, “Mr Teapot Dome” and steal what you can? Not so much. But on social issues like race, the two parties have indeed “swapped” since Dixiecrats switched the bigot spigot.
iamthelorax almost 12 years ago
This has been bothering me for a long long time. Lincoln fought the south as a Republican. I assume this means the south was a Democrat stronghold? How did the south become the defacto Republican supporters?
walruscarver2000 over 11 years ago
And the last two comments demonstrate onceagain that no matter how we try to aconduct serious and accurate conversations about the facts of history, there will always be trolls with nothing to say who will make every effort to spoil the work of others.
William Bednar Premium Member over 11 years ago
“big government liberal”? Guess you think slavery is ok then?
charliekane over 11 years ago
And all of it, 1000% irrelevant to the discussion at hand.
braindead Premium Member over 11 years ago
It’s good to remember that the TEA party is corporate sponsored, most likely by the Koch brothers.