birdog1960 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/19/media/all-the-way-hbo-movie-review/index.html onr e of the best for tv movies I've ever seen. Spielberg produced. the acting is phenomenal and the subject matter compelling. anyone else see it? Edited May 24, 2016 by birdog1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/19/media/all-the-way-hbo-movie-review/index.html onr e of the best for tv movies I've ever seen. Spielberg directed. the acting is phenomenal and the subject matter compelling. anyone else see it? Loved it! Reminds me of the Lincoln movie. Saw it this weekend. That scene about the women who was tortured in Mississippi by the police for registering blacks to vote was chilling. I had never heard that story, terrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Loved it! Reminds me of the Lincoln movie. Saw it this weekend. That scene about the women who was tortured in Mississippi by the police for registering blacks to vote was chilling. I had never heard that story, terrible! I suspect it wasn't an isolated incident. I think jboys might rethink his notion of southern democrat history if he watched this. Thurmond, Byrd and several other shameless racists are cast in an appropriate light after many years of unjustified cleansing of their reputations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I suspect it wasn't an isolated incident. I think jboys might rethink his notion of southern democrat history if he watched this. Thurmond, Byrd and several other shameless racists are cast in an appropriate light after many years of unjustified cleansing of their reputations. Yes. And near the end of the movie they talk about how for the first time EVER Georgia voted Republican. Ya, just a coincidence that Goldwater was against Civil Rights legislation, on "Constitutional Grounds" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Yes. And near the end of the movie they talk about how for the first time EVER Georgia voted Republican. Ya, just a coincidence that Goldwater was against Civil Rights legislation, on "Constitutional Grounds" mm hmm...where have we heard that argument recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 mm hmm...where have we heard that argument recently? I wonder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 The History Channel has a show about the war between the KKK and the Mafia. It traces a long, long path. Interesting that W.D. Griffin's title, "Birth of a Nation" is being used for a wholly different story. The Voting Rights Act never would have passed if it weren't for Republicans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Are the Democrats still upset that they have a horribly racist history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Are the Democrats still upset that they have a horribly racist history? I would expect anyone that was directly connected to racists and didn't attempt to change that would be upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I would expect anyone that was directly connected to racists and didn't attempt to change that would be upset. Which is why I understand why they continually insist that they are actually the original Republicans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Which is why I understand why they continually insist that they are actually the original Republicans. the movie based on a play, based on a book and rarely challenged for it's portrayal of the most powerful dixiecrats of the time explains who they were much better than a few sentences here can. a picture is worth a thousand words. call em whatever you want, i'll call them despicable and dishonorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 So you agree that Senators Albert Gore, Sr., J. William Fulbright, and Robert Byrd are all despicable and dishonorable. Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 The History Channel has a show about the war between the KKK and the Mafia. It traces a long, long path. Interesting that W.D. Griffin's title, "Birth of a Nation" is being used for a wholly different story. The Voting Rights Act never would have passed if it weren't for Republicans. Republicans before Nixon's southern strategy was put in operation. The Reagan Democrats left the Democratic Party in droves after blacks became a major Democratic constituent and Dems started help blacks in the south get voting rights and such other things You understand that the parties change, right? Not the same thing decade to decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 People change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 So you agree that Senators Albert Gore, Sr., J. William Fulbright, and Robert Byrd are all despicable and dishonorable. Good. But he was HRC's friend and mentor... the former KKK leader and all around terrible human being. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPL2JlJBuqs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Oh wow, 90% of black people supporting Hillary the klan queen? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Oh wow, 90% of black people supporting Hillary the klan queen? lol You don't see the hypocrisy inherent in HRC calling a known Klan leader her friend an mentor while the left launches attacks on Trump for being supported (not supporting) by David Duke? HRC's words are there for you to listen to. Byrd's abysmal (and racist) voting record is also there for you to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) I can't believe gaytor and birddog haven't had to have their stomachs pumped from sucking so much of each others roosters. Edited May 24, 2016 by Boyst62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) So you agree that Senators Albert Gore, Sr., J. William Fulbright, and Robert Byrd are all despicable and dishonorable. Good. Byrd, absolutely. Clinton's endorsement doesn't change his record. she probably needed something from him as I've said before, the only honorable candidate in the entire election cycle is Bernie. Fulbright. don't know much about. was portrayed as needing his arm twisted on civil rights in the movie. whether that is accurate, I don't know. gore sr was a relatively progressive southern dem., a rare bird in those days. had dealings with some undesirables like armand hammer and I understand there are some ethical questions concerning finances but I don't consider him in the same group. didn't vote for the civil rights act of 64 but did for the voting act. he was more a supporter of civil rights than almost any other southern colleague in a time and place that it was very difficult to be one. he must of had some principles but was not perfect. Edited May 24, 2016 by birdog1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 So, voting against the Civil Rights act of 1964 can be nuanced. Got it. Like what the meaning of "is" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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