What do ya think, is he ignorant or a bald face liar?
Seems like the norm for the democrats of late.
Don't forget... it was Dem Senators Byrd and Hollings who filibustered AGAINST the Civil Rights Act.
I will have to do some research to confirm.
...the Democrats controlled both houses of the Congress ... Republicans voted for civil rights by a margin of 79 percent to 21 percent, 136-35. The Democrats' margin was 153-91 or 63 percent to 37 percent.
Liars Figure and Figures Lie.
Republicans = 171
Democrats = 244
There were more democrats present and there were more democrats that voted YES.
Sharpton did NOT lie ---- in this case Sharpton has the higher ground.
I am getting tired enough of the democrat lies to just have republican lies piled on top.
What ever happened to the TRUTH?
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1957_civil_rights_act.htm
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was introduced in Eisenhower’s presidency and was the act that kick-started the civil rights legislative programme that was to include the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Eisenhower had not been known for his support of the civil rights movement. Rather than lead the country on the issue, he had to respond to problems such as in Little Rock. He never publicly gave support to the civil rights movement believing that you could not force people to change their beliefs; such changes had to come from the heart of the people involved, not as the result of legislation from Washington.
However, he did push through during his presidency the 1957 Civil Rights Act. Cynics have stated that this was simply to win the ‘Black Vote’. Up to 1957, and for a variety of reasons, only 20% of African Americans had registered to vote. In Britain, the government takes the initiative in sending out voter registration forms which individuals have to return. In America it is up to each person to take the responsibility to register their vote. In the South plain intimidation and official apathy and obstacles meant that very few African Americans registered their vote. Those that did not disqualified themselves from voting.
The 1957 Civil Rights Bill aimed to ensure that all African Americans could exercise their right to vote. It wanted a new division within the federal Justice Department to monitor civil rights abuses and a joint report to be done by representatives of both major political parties (Democrats and Representatives) on the issue of race relations.
Eisenhower, perhaps shocked by the news broadcasts of Little Rock, publicly supported the bill (it was, after all, his Attorney-General who had produced the bill). However, the final act became a much watered done affair due to the lack of support among the Democrats. The Senate leader, Lyndon Baines Johnson, was a Democrat, and he realised that the bill and its journey through Congress, could tear apart his party as it had right wing Southern senators in it and liberal west coast ones.
Sharpton's right, the Black vote isn't for sale. It's already been bought.
Brian Williams questioned Rev. Al after the spech noting that from his station on the platform he could see that the teleprompter seemed "paused" for quite a while when the good "Rev." went on a riff about the President's visit to the Urban League last Friday. Al 'splained it away by saying he had already turned in his written speach before the President's appearance.
Impromptu Al Ping
BAHAHAHAHAHA...not for sale. That's rich. I guess the Rev Al never heard of "walking around money".