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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by garyaiki [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by piouslion LBJ would have loved to think that he predicted the south would be Republican, but it was not he but Sen. Richard B. Russell, Jr. (D) of Gerogia that told LBJ that if the voting rights act of 1964 passed that "Mr. President if this passes you will lose the South for the Democratic party forever." That is vintage Russell not LBJ. If you want to learn more about this strange relationship it can be found in the Bio on LBJ "Master of the Senate" where the author writes that Russell was as close to a mentor as LBJ ever got. By the way in an asside, Senator Russell was partial to the Southern Cresent Limited going North and The Southerner returning South. [/quote] "Master of the Senate" is the kind of book I'd like to read but know I'll never get around to. LBJ was never known for original thinking but was too good at making the most of other peoples ideas. I clicked on the 1860 results in the link I posted above and there is practicaly a match between states that voted for Kerry in 2004 and states that voted for Lincoln in 1860. [/quote]Is this a great country or what, I don't care what the media does to say were divided and hatefull, We are still Americans and have gotten far enough along to have a disagreement but keep on keeping on. No other country in the world can do it this way and that does make us different .
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