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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2016 17:55:18 GMT -5
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Post by erik on Nov 27, 2016 20:41:08 GMT -5
And it is important to remember, as many here do from time to time, that at that time, and pretty much up until Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts into law in 1965, the South was solidly Democrat, and thus the party was solidly associated with cross-burners and white-hooded lynchers of colored folk. But the hemorrhaging may have actually begun as soon as 1948, when the "Dixiecrat" movement led by Strom "The Fossil" Thurmond broke off to join the GOP.
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 27, 2016 21:34:31 GMT -5
While both elections were nuts we are about to enter some psychological non-reality under Trump. At least Hayes was firmly rooted in reality.
As an aside and 6 degrees of separation, President Hayes' granddaughter and her husband and kids lived across the street from me when I was a kid. We all had great fun as they had a huge corner lot that lent itself to all kinds of kids games like red rover, kick ball, tag...just a lot of fun stuff and great memories. She was also the head nurse in Brookhaven National Laboratory which is legendary for some very strange government happenings and experiments. Just an interesting tidbit I thought I would share. It is a small small world sometimes. Sometimes too small. Like now with Trump lol. oy vay I am already exhausted from this guy and his minions and they haven't even taken power yet god forbid. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2016 21:58:25 GMT -5
For those who believe this was the craziest election ever... As an aside and 6 degrees of separation, President Hayes' granddaughter and her husband and kids lived across the street from me when I was a kid. We all had great fun as they had a huge corner lot that lent itself to all kinds of kids games like red rover, kick ball, tag...just a lot of fun stuff and great memories. She was also the head nurse in Brookhaven National Laboratory which is legendary for some very strange government happenings and experiments. Just an interesting tidbit I thought I would share. It is a small small world sometimes. Sometimes too small. Like now with Trump lol. oy vay I am already exhausted from this guy and his minions and they haven't even taken power yet god forbid. That is a really interesting connection... |
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 27, 2016 22:39:23 GMT -5
That is a really interesting connection...
To make things worse I had this incredible crush on Rutherford B Hayes' great granddaughter (several years my senior/an older woman if you will..like 11 years old lol) and I was trying to show her this great gymnastic move I perfected on the big old maple tree in their yard when right in the middle of the maneuver I got my foot caught on a branch, fell to the ground, landed on this honking huge exposed root and fractured my arm. When my elbow hit that root I felt like my arm was on fire. Did not make the parents happy that day. This was at the beginning of the summer recess which meant I had a cast on all summer and could not go to the ocean with my other neighbors who went daily because their dad was a teacher (off for the summer) and he would drive to Westhampton Beach regularly. Nightmare summer with an itchy smelly cast. I remember it like it was yesterday. I guess you could say if Rutherford B Hayes had never been born I might have had a better summer of 1960. Of course that was a big political year with Kennedy and Nixon so I watched a lot of tv so it wasn't all bad lol. That was my first interest in politics but not as important as Mr. Ed was for me. |
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Post by the Scribe on Nov 29, 2019 15:28:23 GMT -5
I found this amazing for some reason especially considering Tyler was born in 1790 and with 2 living grandchildren today.
The First Time Congress Tried to Impeach a President Was a Disaster
The National Interest Fred Lucas,The National Interest 14 hours ago
www.yahoo.com/news/first-time-congress-tried-impeach-053000511.html
The president’s critics thought his presidency was illegitimate to begin with. His Cabinet members changed frequently. Mainly based on policy disagreements, members of Congress demanded his ouster.
Some lawmakers were willing to toss out constitutional norms based on what they said was the president’s “ignorance of the interest and true policy of this Government, and want of qualification for the discharge of the important duties” of his office.
But we’re talking 1843, not 2019.
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