I just read where Colin Powell

 is griping about racism in the Republican party. I think that is a statement worthy of ridicule.

If you look historically the Republicans were the party that supported the civil rights movement pretty much since Day One.

The Emancipation Proclamation itself was delivered from the first Republican to hold the presidency. It was Ike that sent troops into Little Rock.

Of course, a lot of people will say that LBJ signed the Civil Rights act of 1964 and that's true, but he didn't sign it as a friend of the lack man. Look at his congressional voting record. Also look at the comment he made on Air Force One.

"When I sign this bill, we'll have those ni&&ers voting Democrat for the next 200 years." Like it or not, that's what the man said before he signed it. It had nothing to do with equality or decency. Johnson just wanted to insure the black community would vote Democrat. He was looking for votes.

The truth is that there are racists in both parties and trying to pin racism on one party or the other is just plain ignorant.

It was only a couple of years ago I was dealing with a liberal Democrat that was trying to defend the present welfare system. His defense for the system ended with "Besides, it keeps the ni&&ers down in the city where they belong instead of in our neighborhoods."

Interesting.

I have to be fair about things, though. I've heard a Republican make a similar statement.

I wish Colin Powell would stop trying to pin racism on one party or the other. It just makes him look lame.

Quite frankly, there was once a time I held the man in high esteem. Now I think he's just another talking empty head. 

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In other news, the ham community just lost someone a couple months ago and I heard about it the other day.

Jda Rogers, the voice of the Sunrise portion of the YLISSB suffered a stroke some time ago. She went Silent Key last January.

She will be missed.



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