Republican quotes KKK founder on House floor
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Maybe the guy should have worn a sheet to deliver his speech.
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Roll Call reports today that a House Republican delivered a foreign policy speech yesterday in which he quoted Nathan Bedford Forrest, founder of the KKK.
On Monday, Rep. Ted Poe took to the House floor to discuss foreign policy matters. To make a point, the Texas Republican invoked the words of Civil War Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest: “Git thar fustest with the mostest.”
The quotation got some floor watchers’ attention pretty quickly. Forrest is a controversial figure who was one of the Klan’s first grand wizards. Although the Civil War hero (if you were a Confederate, that is) ultimately abandoned the Klan for its violent tactics, he continues to kick up dust.
“Controversial figure” doesn’t quite cut it. Most lists of the worst Americans in U.S. history include Nathan Bedford Forrest near the top. That’s what happens when someone creates the KKK to terrorize freed slaves and their allies, after taking up arms against the United States. What on earth would possess a GOP lawmaker to quote Forrest on the House floor?
Poe’s spokesperson told Roll Call, “The reference to Forrest was used in an historical context comparing the request to Congress for support of the Confederate troops to the request that is being made today by our Generals in Iraq.”
First, the comparison doesn’t make any sense. Second, when one bolsters their argument with the words of one of the most controversial Americans ever, rationalizing it as a historical comparison is unpersuasive.
Shouldn’t this be a bigger deal? Given all of the racial problems of the Republican Party, isn’t it rather scandalous for a Republican lawmaker to rely on the words of the founder of the KKK?
Post Script: And, just as an aside, the quote Poe used was wrong.
[A]ccording to historians, Forrest didn’t really say the line that’s so often attributed to him. “Do not, under any circumstances whatever, quote Forrest as saying ‘fustest’ and ‘mostest’,” Civil War scholar Bruce Catton wrote in his 1971 book, “The Civil War.” Catton wrote that Forrest actually believed the essence of strategy — and the proper quote — was “to git thar fust with the most men.”
What’s worse than quoting the founder of the KKK on the House floor? Quoting him incorrectly.
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http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/10731.html
Roll Call reports today that a House Republican delivered a foreign policy speech yesterday in which he quoted Nathan Bedford Forrest, founder of the KKK.
On Monday, Rep. Ted Poe took to the House floor to discuss foreign policy matters. To make a point, the Texas Republican invoked the words of Civil War Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest: “Git thar fustest with the mostest.”
The quotation got some floor watchers’ attention pretty quickly. Forrest is a controversial figure who was one of the Klan’s first grand wizards. Although the Civil War hero (if you were a Confederate, that is) ultimately abandoned the Klan for its violent tactics, he continues to kick up dust.
“Controversial figure” doesn’t quite cut it. Most lists of the worst Americans in U.S. history include Nathan Bedford Forrest near the top. That’s what happens when someone creates the KKK to terrorize freed slaves and their allies, after taking up arms against the United States. What on earth would possess a GOP lawmaker to quote Forrest on the House floor?
Poe’s spokesperson told Roll Call, “The reference to Forrest was used in an historical context comparing the request to Congress for support of the Confederate troops to the request that is being made today by our Generals in Iraq.”
First, the comparison doesn’t make any sense. Second, when one bolsters their argument with the words of one of the most controversial Americans ever, rationalizing it as a historical comparison is unpersuasive.
Shouldn’t this be a bigger deal? Given all of the racial problems of the Republican Party, isn’t it rather scandalous for a Republican lawmaker to rely on the words of the founder of the KKK?
Post Script: And, just as an aside, the quote Poe used was wrong.
[A]ccording to historians, Forrest didn’t really say the line that’s so often attributed to him. “Do not, under any circumstances whatever, quote Forrest as saying ‘fustest’ and ‘mostest’,” Civil War scholar Bruce Catton wrote in his 1971 book, “The Civil War.” Catton wrote that Forrest actually believed the essence of strategy — and the proper quote — was “to git thar fust with the most men.”
What’s worse than quoting the founder of the KKK on the House floor? Quoting him incorrectly.
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Yes...he and Lott exchanged high fives.
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength
This is dumb.
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Uhh...Yay?
by the way, you're not up on your "barak the magic negro" stuff lately. again, awesome job by rush to point out the true racists - libs.
And I try to make this kind and clear
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
And desire and love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
you think Lott is a racist? why? did he belong to the KKK? or is your template of what you think he is supposed to become reality? what about biden...or mrs. bill clinton...they don't seem to like indians too much.
And I try to make this kind and clear
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
And desire and love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
Hitler once stated "you tell a lie often enough and people believe it, and the bigger the lie, the more easily digested it is". Clearly this has parallels with the current administration.
And Goerring has one of the best quotes about war I have ever seen. He said
"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."
Both of these human beings were murderous tyrants, but doesnt mean they didnt have wisdom to impart.
please. the klan that byrd was involved with was not the crazy, militant, violent klan that existed before his time and again later. there have been several incarnations of the klan. also, when you grow up in a place where all your family belongs to something, and it seems like just a social club, why wouldn't you want to be part of what everyone else is? it's not like he was out terrorizing people in his cloak and hood. senator byrd is a great senator and has done amazing things for west virginia. he should be celebrated as a highly influential, great man, not cut down for some mistake he has more than made up for.
well...it aint the 'grand old party' for nothin
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
You do realize that saying that over and over does not make it true ?!
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength
Lets make assumptions about an entire group of people! That sound like LOADS of fun. Ohh You started already.
okay my turn,
All conservatives are Rednecks. <---- was that good?
Hmmmm, All japanese people love fish.
Every Russian puts vodka in his cereal bowl in the morning.
Yes, but in the world? You have to give props to Bin Laden...
Vodka in place of milk? that's crazy. We Poles prefer using vodka as a toothpaste substitute
And I try to make this kind and clear
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
And desire and love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
i believe pointing out that liberals own racism is pointing out the truth
it is clear as day that you are a racist b/c you brought out the rush "magic negro" card even though you KNOW that he was mocking leftist racists. and when presented with the facts, you run with your tail hidden between your legs. i could say it once, or a million times, you own racsism, sexism, and all the other isms. the left owns hatred.
And I try to make this kind and clear
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
And desire and love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
isn't it funny that when an american refers to a person of hispanic descent they call them 'mexican' like everything south of the us is just mexico
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
Wouldn't it be nice if all political affiliations were held to this standard on this board?
yeah, we are reprehensable.
And I try to make this kind and clear
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
And desire and love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
if you believe that one political point of view "owns" hatred, then you are as close minded as the people that you speak about.
Once again my favorite conservative radio shtick of pointing out a negative attribute that is equally prevalent on both political sides, and attributing it only to one side works beautifully on slow news days...
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
If you love it on talk radio, you should read this board more often. You may never leave.
The Republicans and the Democrats, and the Libertarians and all the other parties in America, should not be spewing hatred, PERIOD.
If our own country cannot stand united over freedoms that were given to us 200 years ago, how the hell can we try to spread our so called Democracy to other countries?
If we have to stand divided between two parties all the time, here in the US, how can we have the nerve to talk to other countries about peace and fair play?
Isn't it time we, as Americans, simply unite and be Americans?