This is exactly what I'm talking about. On Mar 23, 2016 5:10 AM, "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> If Josh Reynolds is looking back into the 19th century (which I believe is > the case since we started with talking of Lincoln), then IMO he's correct. > The civil war and reconstruction era democrats were openly racist, pro > small government, against income tax, and so on. > > The Republicans were the civil rights and central authority people. The > "flip" must have been very gradual over the years though. > > On 3/22/2016 11:08 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm wrote: > > Anybody who thinks Romney is driving that train is mad, the deal was made > with the devil here. > > I put as much credence into what a party did or didn't do a long time ago > as I do any argument about slavery and its impact today. Not all that > relevant. > On Mar 22, 2016 8:40 PM, "Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No, you're simply not understanding what I'm saying. It's not a single >> issue or a handful - the entire parties strategies, platforms, and beliefs >> did a complete flip from one to the other. >> >> You can disagree if you want but you'd be ignoring many many personal >> documents, public voting records, personal historical journals, etc. These >> things are commonly known as factual evidence, and not really up for >> interpretation. >> On Mar 22, 2016 8:08 PM, "Jay Weekley" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I have done the research. It's easy to simply say that when republicans >>> did something good they were actually democrats and when democrats did >>> something bad then they were actually republicans. >>> >>> On March 22, 2016 7:08:07 PM CDT, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> It's not at all, do the research. The parties did a 180deg flip. >>>> >>>> It's not my fault if this fucks up somebody's worldview, I'm just the >>>> messenger. >>>> On Mar 22, 2016 5:55 PM, "Jay Weekley" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Convenient revisionism. >>>>> >>>>> Josh Reynolds wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> No, those would be the modern day Republican party based on politics >>>>>> of the time. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 22, 2016 5:30 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected] <mailto: >>>>>> [email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> So were all the early KKK guys democrats? >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Josh Reynolds >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 4:28 PM >>>>>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fw: OT Trump in Utah >>>>>> >>>>>> KIND of... >>>>>> >>>>>> Lincoln actually would have been more of a Democrat. The parties >>>>>> actually swapped platforms. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.livescience.com/34241-democratic-republican-parties-switch-platforms.html >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 5:06 PM, Jaime Solorza >>>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Millions being spent by Republicans that don't want >>>>>> Trump....we are just >>>>>> amused observers watching you guys destroy Lincoln's party.... >>>>>> by now he is >>>>>> spinning in his grave at centrifuge speed. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 22, 2016 4:03 PM, "Jaime Solorza" >>>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected] >>>>>> >> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Wow...an honest observer...kudos >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 22, 2016 3:13 PM, "Sean Heskett" <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> um those ads with trump's wife were paid for by the >>>>>> romney super pac that >>>>>> is trying to stop trump...not the left, unless you go >>>>>> too far right that you >>>>>> swing all the way around to the left lol. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 9:43 AM, That One Guy /sarcasm >>>>>> <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I do like the insult the anti trump movement >>>>>> perpetrated on the mormons >>>>>> with the ad featuring his wife nude. Pandering at >>>>>> its finest, shows the left >>>>>> views mormons as one step above an amoeba in terms >>>>>> of intellect. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 10:40 AM, Jeremy >>>>>> <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> You could always vote for Bernie. ;) >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Steve >>>>>> <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Well you guys get to vote for a career >>>>>> criminal / pathological liar >>>>>> or a sociopath narcissist. >>>>>> >>>>>> God have mercy on us all. >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Darren Shea" <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 11:19:48 AM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fw: OT Trump in Utah >>>>>> >>>>>> We need a "None of the Above" option - if >>>>>> that's the winner, not a >>>>>> single one of the candidates who appeared >>>>>> on the ballot for that race are >>>>>> eligible to run in the follow-up election. >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf >>>>>> Of Jay Weekley >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 9:15 AM >>>>>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fw: OT Trump in Utah >>>>>> >>>>>> Could we be the non vocal majority or are >>>>>> we just the relative few >>>>>> that think we're in for a long four years >>>>>> at least? If I am interviewing >>>>>> candidates for a job and don't like any of >>>>>> the candidates I reopen the >>>>>> process and get more applications. To bad >>>>>> we can't do that in politics. >>>>>> >>>>>> Chuck McCown wrote: >>>>>> > AMEN! >>>>>> > *From:* Lewis Bergman >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Again, it is hard to believe that the >>>>>> field, both sides, is the > best >>>>>> > this country can do. >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but >>>>>> you don't see your team >>>>>> as part of yourself you have already failed as >>>>>> part of the team. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>> -- >>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >>> >> >
