Which is the Real ‘Racist’ Party: Fifteen Questions for Democrats

[CactusCarlos]

Once upon a time former Governor, Presidential candidate, and Chairman of the Democrat National Committee called the GOP the “White Party.”  CNN commentator Lou Dobbs took Dean to task for his language.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHH3wrAb-tM[/youtube]

So was Dr. Dean, and those among the Left who share his understanding of history, accurate?  Is the GOP the party of white people?  Let’s test the good doctor’s diagnosis.

Fifteen questions follow.  The correct answers are provided at the end. No peeking!

Question #1.  During whose administration did the signature of an African-American first appear on U.S. currency? During that of a Republican or a Democrat President?

Question #2.  Was the first African-American diplomat appointed by a Republican or a Democrat President?

Question #3.  Was the first African-American popularly elected U.S. Senator a Republican or a Democrat?

Question #4.   During the late 1950’s, William Monroe “Willie” Rainach, Sr., a Louisiana state legislator, led the “Massive Resistance” to desegregation in his state.  Was Willie a Republican, or a Democrat?

Question #5.  In 1957, nine African-American students attempted to enroll in Little Rock’s Central High School.  When they were barred entry by Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, the President of the United States ordered federal troops to the school to assure their access to an education. Was Faubus a Republican, or a Democrat? Was that President a Republican or a Democrat?

Question #6.  In September 1962, U.S. Air Force veteran James H. Meredith enrolled as the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi.  Governor Ross Barnett strongly opposed his entry into the school. Was Barnett a Democrat or a Republican?

Question #7.  In 1965, the nation’s eyes were focused on the Selma Voting Rights Movement and three Selma-to-Montgomery marches. Marchers were opposed by the White Citizens’ Council and the Ku Klux Klan.  On “Bloody Sunday,” March 7, 1965, about 600 civil rights marchers left Selma and walked east.  At the Edmund Pettus Bridge they were confronted and attacked by state troopers and sheriff’s deputies. During this time, Theophilus Eugene “Bull” Connor, Alabama Public Safety Commissioner, became infamous for his brutal tactics against Civil Rights activists.  Was “Bull” a Republican or a Democrat?

Question #8.  A sitting U.S. Senator once held the position of Exalted Cyclops in the Klu Klux Klan. Although he never served in the Armed Forces, he once wrote, “I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side.”  Of which party is he a member?  Republican or Democrat?

Question #9:  In the U.S. Senate’s passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, which political party had the highest percentage of its Senators vote for the Act? Republicans or Democrats?

Question #10.  Was the first female African-American Cabinet member appointed by a Republican or a Democrat President? (Trick question.)

Question #11.  When you compare the makeup of the Cabinet members who served under Democrat President Jimmy Carter with the Cabinet members appointed by Republican President George W. Bush, which President appointed the highest percentage of African-Americans to his Cabinet?

Question #12.  Was the first African-American popularly elected Governor a Republican, or a Democrat?

Question #13.  When was the race barrier broken with regard to the position of Secretary of State of the United States? Under a Republican or Democratic administration?

Question #14.  When was the race barrier broken with regard to the position of Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Armed Forces? During a Republican or Democrat President’s administration?

Question #15.  When the first African-American member of the U.S. Armed Forces engaged in action for which he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, was the President at the time a Democrat or a Republican?

The answers: http://bigjournalism.com/acary/2010/02/08/which-is-the-real-racist-party-fifteen-questions-for-democrats/

[minuteman09]

Racisim is when somebody injects the subject of Race where it doesn't really belong.  Like when somebody calls a Tea Party Citizen Racist for not liking Obama's Marxist views.