Comments on: The Most Egregious Election in American History

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:40:55 +0000

“It would take 90 years and one Civil Rights Movement to undo the events of 1876.”

Not to be too controversial here, but this should read more like “It will take more than a century and counting, untolled lives, a couple wars and a miracle to undo…”

Seriously, take a walk through Selma, Ala. In the black neighborhood (and there is a distinction) stands a statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest, father of the KKK. Or try Enterprise, Ala., where the boll weevil is honored in a statue rather than G. W. Carver, who made the peanut a viable crop after the weevils devastated the cotton industry.

The biggest change in some places (but not all, thank God,) is they had to take the “Whites Only” signs down, but the rules remain shamefully the same.

By: Hyacinth

Hyacinth — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:18:52 +0000

Great stuff!

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:54:00 +0000

another great article!

By: heather

heather — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:19:17 +0000

great post, thanks!

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:37:04 +0000

Hey guys your election is still way too advance and honest as compared to ours here in the Philippines! Here, you can buy voters, you can buy leaders who want to lead and most of all, votes can be rigged. Its a sad plight here..

Sam

By: bucsfan

bucsfan — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:26:50 +0000

As you can easily see, out political system has not evolved. I am pretty much ashamed of the two party monopoly that we are forced into. ( Here in Soviet America, the election falls on you! )

I should start a party just to collect the $83 million in hard earned taxpayers money offered for the campaign.

By: Dennis M

Dennis M — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:10:13 +0000

Pete,
Actually some of us do teach this kind of information in school.

(retired history teacher)

By: kevin

kevin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:37:20 +0000

I detect a trace of sarcasm in your comment Pete.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:48:29 +0000

So glad that our politicians aren’t corrupt anymore, and that they don’t abuse black people.

Great post. I love hearing the history of our country that they don’t teach you in school.