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    <title>Welcome to my viewpoint!</title>
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    <description>This site has been created for me, by me to openly voice my opinion on matters that matter to me. I believe in my first amendment right and here I plan on using it. From time to time, I will also post blogs written by fellow patriots, and they will also be afforded their first amendment rights. I will try to be respectful to the reader and ask that all others follow suit.                                                                          Sonja Bliss</description>
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      <title>Up Time America.. by Kimberly Alyn VIDEO</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009 15:48:31 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Conservatives, we need a Community Organizer. We need a General. We need a George Soros.</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:59 -0500</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonjabliss.com/Sonjas_Political_View/Sonjas_Blog/Entries/2009/10/22_Conservatives,_we_need_a_Community_Organizer._We_need_a_General._We_need_a_George_Soros._files/Sarah-Palin-racist-alaska-obama.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.sonjabliss.com/Sonjas_Political_View/Sonjas_Blog/Media/object002_2.png&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:220px; height:159px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;As millions of Tea Party Patriots attend there 100’s of in house meet ups, and answer the call to their local protests the same ole, same ole, is going on in Washington DC. As one of those that marched on Washington DC, I have laid awake wondering was it all for nought? I guarantee you that right now the Democratic Party under the control of George Soros 527 groups, are not scared. They most likely are laughing at us as we scurry here and there looking like chickens with our heads cut off.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Half of us are going to support the RINO the Republican Party puts on the ticket and the other half are going to vote for the Conservative Candidate that the Tea Party Patriots can support with emails and local campaigns. So who does that help? The left wing of the Democratic Party.. you know the Leader, George Soros. Worse, it keeps RINOs in office.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Sorry, but you know and I know that with this system we are never going to change the status quo. We need someone that has STAR POWER, someone with good old fashion conservative ideology to the core, someone that is willing to put Holding the Office behind them and work to UNITE US to get the right person on the ticket to take control of the GOP. Michael Steele is a nice guy, but he can not unite and build our GOP, Sarah can.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Sarah running for President will only be a chance at best at winning. The left with the power of George Soros money will continue to degrade her. Heck, I know conservative folks that have influential women in there lives like Sarah Palin and they call her a dim wit. It infuriates me, but folks you know it and I know it. Sarah can have a more powerful position for us right now. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I agree with JB Williams article here but I say we go one step further. We make Sarah Palin our official George Soros. WE need her to help us take back the GOP first so then we can take back our country.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Time for the Tea Party to become Tangible&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; By JB Williams  Tuesday, October 20, 2009&lt;br/&gt;Like many Americans, I have been encouraged by the average citizens who have taken private time and &lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15968#&quot;&gt;resources&lt;/a&gt; to take a stand for the good ole United States of America, the US Constitution and the founding principles and values of freedom and liberty at Tea Parties and Town Hall meetings.&lt;br/&gt;But like many who have attended these events, disgusted by the overt intentional destruction of our magnificent country by DC elitists, I am deeply troubled by that fact that NOBODY in Washington is listening or reacting to the growing voice of peaceful dissent. When folks refuse to listen, sooner or later, people stop talking.&lt;br/&gt;Early in the Tea Party movement, I wrote about the significant difference between the Boston Tea Party and the Tea Party movement of the 21st century. Namely, that complaining and marching in the 21st century was by no means equal to tossing British Tea in the Boston Harbor and flatly refusing to pay another penny in &lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15968#&quot;&gt;taxes&lt;/a&gt; to a tyrant clearly operating at odds with the American taxpayer.&lt;br/&gt;At the same time however, I believed that the Tea Party movement might one day reach a point in time and power when it could and would become a tangible tool for real pro-American change.&lt;br/&gt;With 20-30 million Americans now fully engaged in that movement, I believe that this day has arrived and that time is of the essence in capitalizing on the power that has grown within the Tea Party and Town Hall movement.&lt;br/&gt;Tangible&lt;br/&gt;Complaining is one thing. Doing something about it is something quite different. The most common question from readers over the last year is, “We want our country back, what can we do?”&lt;br/&gt;The answer is – alone, almost nothing. But united, almost anything!&lt;br/&gt;The initial purpose of the Tea Party movement was to voice specific widespread grievances with elected politicians, who are bound by the Constitution and their oath of office, to act in the best interests of the people and represent the will of their constituents.&lt;br/&gt;Months of Tea Parties and Town Hall confrontations later, it is clear that nobody in Washington DC cares one whit about what the American people think or want, what the US Constitution says, or how the average American feels about the Marxist full court press coming out of DC today.&lt;br/&gt;That’s in part because the Tea Party effort was not originally designed to deliver tangible results. It was designed under the false pretense that the federal government exists and serves at the pleasure of the people and the states, when in fact, the people and the states now exist and serve at the pleasure of the Fed, at least in the minds of the leftist Chicago cabal now running DC.&lt;br/&gt;Still, the Tea Party movement has succeeded in building a very powerful army of average American taxpayers, informed and motivated to force the kinds of “change” necessary to save this nation from the grip of global Marxists hell-bent upon destroying our nation from within the halls of our runaway federal government.&lt;br/&gt;All three branches of the federal government have been compromised. The Executive Branch is run by an unconstitutional resident of the White House and his 38 (or so) unconstitutional Czars. The Legislative Branch is run by the Democratic Socialists of America via their Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus, both of which were established by DSAUSA, CPUSA and SPUSA.&lt;br/&gt;Last but not least, the Judicial Branch is headed by Obama’s Department of Justice which is currently using taxpayer &lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15968#&quot;&gt;funds&lt;/a&gt; to run interference for the Obama Team defense, instead of upholding the Constitution and providing “equal justice” under the law on behalf of American citizens, free of political bias.&lt;br/&gt;In short, there is no “balance of power” at present as the three branches of the Fed which once held separate powers, have now consolidated their power in a single direct and dangerous affront upon the very individual rights they were established to protect.&lt;br/&gt;As a result, the future of the United States of America rests in the hands of the American citizen, who will have to act at odds with their existing federal government in order to restore the rule of law and a constitutional government, or watch as their nation collapses into third world status.&lt;br/&gt;Before all peaceful &lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15968#&quot;&gt;solutions&lt;/a&gt; are exhausted and only violent revolution remains, it’s time for the Tea Party to become tangible… and time is of the essence!&lt;br/&gt;Making the Tea Party Tangible&lt;br/&gt;For most of our 233 year history, the Republican and Democrat parties functioned with the same destination in mind, Life, Liberty and the individual pursuit of Happiness, and they only debated how to best get there.&lt;br/&gt;That was before the Communist Party USA and Socialist Party USA formed the Democratic Socialists of America for the sole purpose of hijacking the Democrat Party. Today, the DNC is under the full control of the Democratic Socialists of America via their legislative teams in the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Congressional Black Caucus.&lt;br/&gt;Meanwhile, the Republican Party has been allowed to slip leftward as well, as Republican politicians have attempted to pander to so-called “moderates” (aka leftists lite) in an effort to retain some form of political power. This leaves the agenda of the extreme left unchallenged in Washington DC and this cannot continue.&lt;br/&gt;My October 1, column explains how we got here,  &lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15330&quot;&gt;How Democracy is being used to Destroy our Republic&lt;/a&gt;. In my August 13, column, I connected the dots and named names,  &lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/13696&quot;&gt;Democratic Socialists of Congress: Meet the Members&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;But most important is the answer to the problem, written about in my June 25, column,  &lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/12327&quot;&gt;What Difference Can One TRUE Patriot Make?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is where the Tea Party and town hall goers fit into the puzzle…&lt;br/&gt;If the American people are going to take their nation back peacefully, they will need to seize control of the GOP, the same way leftists seized control of the DNC. The notion that we can do this from outside of the political power structure is just a fantasy, a very expensive fantasy.&lt;br/&gt;There are more than 50 third parties in the USA as of this moment, and not one of them has the power to compete head to head with the RNC, much less the internationally funded and controlled DNC.&lt;br/&gt;To challenge the Democratic Socialists of America currently in control of the DNC, American patriots will have to control the RNC/GOP. Fortunately, the Tea Party and Town Hall movements make this very possible today.&lt;br/&gt;Thanks to Republicans like John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, the difference between the extreme left DNC and the moderately left RNC are almost indistinguishable today.&lt;br/&gt;As a result, the RNC is on the brink of extinction. This makes the RNC ripe for the taking!&lt;br/&gt;A Simple Mathematical Equation&lt;br/&gt;The left is winning with billions in &lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15968#&quot;&gt;funding&lt;/a&gt; from all over the globe. The American right is losing because they stopped funding a party that was no longer worthy of the people’s investment. McCain barely raised $300 million for his campaign, and most of that was made possible by Sarah Palin. But Obama was able to raise over $1 BILLION for his campaign, not counting another billion or so via Soros 527 groups, and almost half of it came from foreign sources!&lt;br/&gt;The Tea Party and town hall goers have the power to drastically change the game, if they only will.&lt;br/&gt;They do NOT need to form another third political party. But they do need to form something along the lines of a New Tea Party 527 organization through which they can raise money and seize control of the RNC.&lt;br/&gt;It’s a simple mathematical equation. Approximately 2 million American patriots recently descended on Washington DC on 9/12, in the biggest single Tea Party in world history. Each of them spent an average of $500 to be there.&lt;br/&gt;Obama left town to speak to 1400 union members and leftist supporters, not at all interested in what 2 million Americans had to say. The left tried to pull off a 9/13 counter-protest, which failed miserably. Still, nobody in DC or the press paid any attention at all to the 9/12 march, other than to grossly underestimate the number in attendance, and call Tea Party goers “right-wing crackpots and racists.”&lt;br/&gt;If instead of marching in protest, Tea Party members consolidated their power in a real way, raising a lousy $100 from each of the 2 million who attended the 9/12 event, that is $200 MILLION bucks folks and trust me, a two hundred million dollar war chest is enough to put American patriots in the drivers seat of the GOP and RNC.&lt;br/&gt;Most American patriots across the nation were unable to attend the DC 9/12 march. Nobody knows for sure how many Tea Party patriots exist across the country, but it is a whole lot more than the 2 million who were able to take time away from work to attend the DC event.&lt;br/&gt;If there are 5 million patriots nationwide, they could easily raise a half a billion dollars and 10 million American patriots can come up with a BILLION dollar war chest for as little as $100 each. My guess is there are more than 30 million patriots nationwide. Can they each come up with $100?&lt;br/&gt;What could Tea Partiers do with a billion dollar war chest? How fast could they raise $100 from 10 million patriots or more?&lt;br/&gt;They Can Seize Control of the RNC!&lt;br/&gt;With money in the bank, they can begin to set RNC policy. They don’t even have to wait for the 2010 mid-term election cycle to do so. But they can control the outcome of future elections, if they are smart with their money!&lt;br/&gt;The dozens of patriot efforts scattered and divided across the political right all have the same problem. They are all grossly under-funded and therefore, powerless! Remaining fractured will keep all of them unable to raise significant funds. But united…&lt;br/&gt;Before patriots can gain control of their nation, they need to regain control of their party!&lt;br/&gt;The one thing leftists know how to do is consolidate power and move as one in a single direction. Patriots need to borrow from that playbook.&lt;br/&gt;The 527 organization was established by the left to circumvent all campaign finance laws, including McCain-Feingold which was supposed to get all funny-money out of national politics, and the 527 was up and running before the ink was dry on that legislation, rendering all efforts to rein in illegal campaign donations moot, at least for the left.&lt;br/&gt;But these same opportunities exist for the right, and if the pro-American, pro-Constitution “right” wants to take back control of their country, here’s the easiest and most peaceful legal means to do it.&lt;br/&gt;Want your country back? Take your party back first!&lt;br/&gt;I don’t know who started the Tea Party and town hall movement. But they have made it possible to take back control of this country without needing the approval of anyone in Washington DC, if they will simply turn the Tea Party into something tangible.&lt;br/&gt;Have any doubts about that?&lt;br/&gt;American patriots will either act peacefully to regain control of their nation via the GOP, or they will be forced to act in violent revolution to end the unbridled attack on American sovereignty, security and freedom flooding from Washington DC today.&lt;br/&gt;They can peacefully purchase freedom for a $100 each today or pay with their lives later. Take your pick, but choose wisely! I will put up the first $100 if the people running the Tea Party movement are smart enough to make their movement tangible!&lt;br/&gt;If not, I’ll use the $100 to buy more ammo!&lt;br/&gt;JB Williams original article can be found here: &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15968&quot;&gt;http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15968&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;SARAH I IMPLORE YOU TO LEAD OUR CAUSE... STEP UP AND BE OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZER, OUR GENERAL, OUR GEORGE SOROS!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description>
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      <title>Great Photo Essay of our American Military of yesteryear.</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:37:16 -0500</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonjabliss.com/Sonjas_Political_View/Sonjas_Blog/Entries/2009/10/19_Great_Photo_Essay_of_our_American_Military_of_yesteryear._files/ATT00001_1.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.sonjabliss.com/Sonjas_Political_View/Sonjas_Blog/Media/object010_1.png&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:220px; height:159px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;These were our parents. What in God's name have we let happen?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;         &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;         &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;            &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;      &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;          &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;       &lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;          God bless our Troops, Past, Present, and Future. &lt;br/&gt;GOD PLEASE HEAR US, FORGIVE US, BLESS US, AND SAVE US, IN JESUS NAME, AMEN!&lt;br/&gt;</description>
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      <title>United States history of Racism.</title>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonjabliss.com/Sonjas_Political_View/Sonjas_Blog/Entries/2009/10/16_United_States_history_of_Racism._files/l.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.sonjabliss.com/Sonjas_Political_View/Sonjas_Blog/Media/object001_5.png&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:220px; height:159px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;United States History of Racism Against Blacks  The Republican Party was formed in 1854 specifically to oppose the Democrats, and for more than 150 years, they have done everything they could to block the Democrat agenda. In their abuses of power, they have even used threats and military violence to thwart the Democrat Party’s attempts to make this a progressive country. As you read the following Republican atrocities that span three centuries, imagine if you will, what a far different nation the United States would be had not the Republicans been around to block the Democrats’ efforts.  March 20, 1854 Opponents of Democrats’ pro-slavery policies meet in Ripon, Wisconsin to establish the Republican Party  May 30, 1854 Democrat President Franklin Pierce signs Democrats’ Kansas-Nebraska Act, expanding slavery into U.S. territories; opponents unite to form the Republican Party  June 16, 1854 Newspaper editor Horace Greeley calls on opponents of slavery to unite in the Republican Party  July 6, 1854 First state Republican Party officially organized in Jackson, Michigan, to oppose Democrats’ pro-slavery policies  February 11, 1856 Republican Montgomery Blair argues before U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of his client, the slave Dred Scott; later served in President Lincoln’s Cabinet  February 22, 1856 First national meeting of the Republican Party, in Pittsburgh, to coordinate opposition to Democrats’ pro-slavery policies  March 27, 1856 First meeting of Republican National Committee in Washington, DC to oppose Democrats’ pro-slavery policies  May 22, 1856 For denouncing Democrats’ pro-slavery policy, Republican U.S. Senator Charles Sumner (R-MA) is beaten nearly to death on floor of Senate by U.S. Rep. Preston Brooks (D-SC), takes three years to recover  March 6, 1857 Republican Supreme Court Justice John McLean issues strenuous dissent from decision by 7 Democrats in infamous Dred Scott case that African-Americans had no rights “which any white man was bound to respect”  June 26, 1857 Abraham Lincoln declares Republican position that slavery is “cruelly wrong,” while Democrats “cultivate and excite hatred” for blacks  October 13, 1858 During Lincoln-Douglas debates, U.S. Senator Stephen Douglas (D-IL) states: “I do not regard the Negro as my equal, and positively deny that he is my brother, or any kin to me whatever”; Douglas became Democratic Party’s 1860 presidential nominee  October 25, 1858 U.S. Senator William Seward (R-NY) describes Democratic Party as “inextricably committed to the designs of the slaveholders”; as President Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of State, helped draft Emancipation Proclamation  June 4, 1860 Republican U.S. Senator Charles Sumner (R-MA) delivers his classic address, The Barbarism of Slavery  April 7, 1862 President Lincoln concludes treaty with Britain for suppression of slave trade  April 16, 1862 President Lincoln signs bill abolishing slavery in District of Columbia; in Congress, 99% of Republicans vote yes, 83% of Democrats vote no  July 2, 1862 U.S. Rep. Justin Morrill (R-VT) wins passage of Land Grant Act, establishing colleges open to African-Americans, including such students as George Washington Carver  July 17, 1862 Over unanimous Democrat opposition, Republican Congress passes Confiscation Act stating that slaves of the Confederacy “shall be forever free”  August 19, 1862 Republican newspaper editor Horace Greeley writes Prayer of Twenty Millions, calling on President Lincoln to declare emancipation  August 25, 1862 President Abraham Lincoln authorizes enlistment of African-American soldiers in U.S. Army  September 22, 1862 Republican President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation  January 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, implementing the Republicans’ Confiscation Act of 1862, takes effect  February 9, 1864 Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton deliver over 100,000 signatures to U.S. Senate supporting Republicans’ plans for constitutional amendment to ban slavery  June 15, 1864 Republican Congress votes equal pay for African-American troops serving in U.S. Army during Civil War  June 28, 1864 Republican majority in Congress repeals Fugitive Slave Acts  October 29, 1864 African-American abolitionist Sojourner Truth says of President Lincoln: “I never was treated by anyone with more kindness and cordiality than were shown to me by that great and good man”  January 31, 1865 13th Amendment banning slavery passed by U.S. House with unanimous Republican support, intense Democrat opposition  March 3, 1865 Republican Congress establishes Freedmen’s Bureau to provide health care, education, and technical assistance to emancipated slaves  April 8, 1865 13th Amendment banning slavery passed by U.S. Senate with 100% Republican support, 63% Democrat opposition  June 19, 1865 On “Juneteenth,” U.S. troops land in Galveston, TX to enforce ban on slavery that had been declared more than two years before by the Emancipation Proclamation  November 22, 1865 Republicans denounce Democrat legislature of Mississippi for enacting “black codes,” which institutionalized racial discrimination  December 6, 1865 Republican Party’s 13th Amendment, banning slavery, is ratified  February 5, 1866 U.S. Rep. Thaddeus Stevens (R-PA) introduces legislation, successfully opposed by Democrat President Andrew Johnson, to implement “40 acres and a mule” relief by distributing land to former slaves  April 9, 1866 Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Johnson’s veto; Civil Rights Act of 1866, conferring rights of citizenship on African-Americans, becomes law  April 19, 1866 Thousands assemble in Washington, DC to celebrate Republican Party’s abolition of slavery  May 10, 1866 U.S. House passes Republicans’ 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the laws to all citizens; 100% of Democrats vote no  June 8, 1866 U.S. Senate passes Republicans’ 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the law to all citizens; 94% of Republicans vote yes and 100% of Democrats vote no  July 16, 1866 Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Andrew Johnson’s veto of Freedman's Bureau Act, which protected former slaves from “black codes” denying their rights  July 28, 1866 Republican Congress authorizes formation of the Buffalo Soldiers, two regiments of African-American cavalrymen  July 30, 1866 Democrat-controlled City of New Orleans orders police to storm racially-integrated Republican meeting; raid kills 40 and wounds more than 150  January 8, 1867 Republicans override Democrat President Andrew Johnson’s veto of law granting voting rights to African-Americans in D.C.  July 19, 1867 Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Andrew Johnson’s veto of legislation protecting voting rights of African-Americans  March 30, 1868 Republicans begin impeachment trial of Democrat President Andrew Johnson, who declared: “This is a country for white men, and by God, as long as I am President, it shall be a government of white men”  May 20, 1868 Republican National Convention marks debut of African-American politicians on national stage; two – Pinckney Pinchback and James Harris – attend as delegates, and several serve as presidential electors  September 3, 1868 25 African-Americans in Georgia legislature, all Republicans, expelled by Democrat majority; later reinstated by Republican Congress  September 12, 1868 Civil rights activist Tunis Campbell and all other African-Americans in Georgia Senate, every one a Republican, expelled by Democrat majority; would later be reinstated by Republican Congress  September 28, 1868 Democrats in Opelousas, Louisiana murder nearly 300 African-Americans who tried to prevent an assault against a Republican newspaper editor  October 7, 1868 Republicans denounce Democratic Party’s national campaign theme: “This is a white man’s country: Let white men rule”  October 22, 1868 While campaigning for re-election, Republican U.S. Rep. James Hinds (R-AR) is assassinated by Democrat terrorists who organized as the Ku Klux Klan  November 3, 1868 Republican Ulysses Grant defeats Democrat Horatio Seymour in presidential election; Seymour had denounced Emancipation Proclamation  December 10, 1869 Republican Gov. John Campbell of Wyoming Territory signs FIRST-in-nation law granting women right to vote and to hold public office  February 3, 1870 After passing House with 98% Republican support and 97% Democrat opposition, Republicans’ 15th Amendment is ratified, granting vote to all Americans regardless of race  May 19, 1870 African-American John Langston, law professor and future Republican Congressman from Virginia, delivers influential speech supporting President Ulysses Grant’s civil rights policies  May 31, 1870 President U.S. Grant signs Republicans’ Enforcement Act, providing stiff penalties for depriving any American’s civil rights  June 22, 1870 Republican Congress creates U.S. Department of Justice, to safeguard the civil rights of African-Americans against Democrats in the South  September 6, 1870 Women vote in Wyoming, in FIRST election after women’s suffrage signed into law by Republican Gov. John Campbell  February 28, 1871 Republican Congress passes Enforcement Act providing federal protection for African-American voters  March 22, 1871 Spartansburg Republican newspaper denounces Ku Klux Klan campaign to eradicate the Republican Party in South Carolina  April 20, 1871 Republican Congress enacts the Ku Klux Klan Act, outlawing Democratic Party-affiliated terrorist groups which oppressed African-Americans  October 10, 1871 Following warnings by Philadelphia Democrats against black voting, African-American Republican civil rights activist Octavius Catto murdered by Democratic Party operative; his military funeral was attended by thousands  October 18, 1871 After violence against Republicans in South Carolina, President Ulysses Grant deploys U.S. troops to combat Democrat terrorists who formed the Ku Klux Klan  November 18, 1872 Susan B. Anthony arrested for voting, after boasting to Elizabeth Cady Stanton that she voted for “the Republican ticket, straight”  January 17, 1874 Armed Democrats seize Texas state government, ending Republican efforts to racially integrate government  September 14, 1874 Democrat white supremacists seize Louisiana statehouse in attempt to overthrow racially-integrated administration of Republican Governor William Kellogg; 27 killed  March 1, 1875 Civil Rights Act of 1875, guaranteeing access to public accommodations without regard to race, signed by Republican President U.S. Grant; passed with 92% Republican support over 100% Democrat opposition  September 20, 1876 Former state Attorney General Robert Ingersoll (R-IL) tells veterans: “Every man that loved slavery better than liberty was a Democrat… I am a Republican because it is the only free party that ever existed”  January 10, 1878 U.S. Senator Aaron Sargent (R-CA) introduces Susan B. Anthony amendment for women’s suffrage; Democrat-controlled Senate defeated it 4 times before election of Republican House and Senate guaranteed its approval in 1919  July 14, 1884 Republicans criticize Democratic Party’s nomination of racist U.S. Senator Thomas Hendricks (D-IN) for vice president; he had voted against the 13th Amendment banning slavery  August 30, 1890 Republican President Benjamin Harrison signs legislation by U.S. Senator Justin Morrill (R-VT) making African-Americans eligible for land-grant colleges in the South  June 7, 1892 In a FIRST for a major U.S. political party, two women – Theresa Jenkins and Cora Carleton – attend Republican National Convention in an official capacity, as alternate delegates  February 8, 1894 Democrat Congress and Democrat President Grover Cleveland join to repeal Republicans’ Enforcement Act, which had enabled African-Americans to vote  December 11, 1895 African-American Republican and former U.S. Rep. Thomas Miller (R-SC) denounces new state constitution written to disenfranchise African-Americans  May 18, 1896 Republican Justice John Marshall Harlan, dissenting from Supreme Court’s notorious Plessy v. Ferguson “separate but equal” decision, declares: “Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens”  December 31, 1898 Republican Theodore Roosevelt becomes Governor of New York; in 1900, he outlawed racial segregation in New York public schools  May 24, 1900 Republicans vote no in referendum for constitutional convention in Virginia, designed to create a new state constitution disenfranchising African-Americans  January 15, 1901 Republican Booker T. Washington protests Alabama Democratic Party’s refusal to permit voting by African-Americans  October 16, 1901 President Theodore Roosevelt invites Booker T. Washington to dine at White House, sparking protests by Democrats across the country  May 29, 1902 Virginia Democrats implement new state constitution, condemned by Republicans as illegal, reducing African-American voter registration by 86%  February 12, 1909 On 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, African-American Republicans and women’s suffragists Ida Wells and Mary Terrell co-found the NAACP  June 18, 1912 African-American Robert Church, founder of Lincoln Leagues to register black voters in Tennessee, attends 1912 Republican National Convention as delegate; eventually serves as delegate at 8 conventions  August 1, 1916 Republican presidential candidate Charles Evans Hughes, former New York Governor and U.S. Supreme Court Justice, endorses women’s suffrage constitutional amendment; he would become Secretary of State and Chief Justice  May 21, 1919 Republican House passes constitutional amendment granting women the vote with 85% of Republicans in favor, but only 54% of Democrats; in Senate, 80% of Republicans would vote yes, but almost half of Democrats no  April 18, 1920 Minnesota’s FIRST-in-the-nation anti-lynching law, promoted by African-American Republican Nellie Francis, signed by Republican Gov. Jacob Preus  August 18, 1920 Republican-authored 19th Amendment, giving women the vote, becomes part of Constitution; 26 of the 36 states to ratify had Republican-controlled legislatures  January 26, 1922 House passes bill authored by U.S. Rep. Leonidas Dyer (R-MO) making lynching a federal crime; Senate Democrats block it with filibuster  June 2, 1924 Republican President Calvin Coolidge signs bill passed by Republican Congress granting U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans  October 3, 1924 Republicans denounce three-time Democrat presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan for defending the Ku Klux Klan at 1924 Democratic National Convention  December 8, 1924 Democratic presidential candidate John W. Davis argues in favor of “separate but equal”  June 12, 1929 First Lady Lou Hoover invites wife of U.S. Rep. Oscar De Priest (R-IL), an African-American, to tea at the White House, sparking protests by Democrats across the country  August 17, 1937 Republicans organize opposition to former Ku Klux Klansman and Democrat U.S. Senator Hugo Black, appointed to U.S. Supreme Court by FDR; his Klan background was hidden until after confirmation  June 24, 1940 Republican Party platform calls for integration of the armed forces; for the balance of his terms in office, FDR refuses to order it  October 20, 1942 60 prominent African-Americans issue Durham Manifesto, calling on southern Democrats to abolish their all-white primaries  April 3, 1944 U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Texas Democratic Party’s “whites only” primary election system  August 8, 1945 Republicans condemn Harry Truman's surprise use of the atomic bomb in Japan. The whining and criticism goes on for years. It begins two days after the Hiroshima bombing, when former Republican President Herbert Hoover writes to a friend that &amp;quot;[t]he use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul.&amp;quot;  February 18, 1946 Appointed by Republican President Calvin Coolidge, federal judge Paul McCormick ends segregation of Mexican-American children in California public schools  July 11, 1952 Republican Party platform condemns “duplicity and insincerity” of Democrats in racial matters  September 30, 1953 Earl Warren, California’s three-term Republican Governor and 1948 Republican vice presidential nominee, nominated to be Chief Justice; wrote landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education  December 8, 1953 Eisenhower administration Asst. Attorney General Lee Rankin argues for plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education  May 17, 1954 Chief Justice Earl Warren, three-term Republican Governor (CA) and Republican vice presidential nominee in 1948, wins unanimous support of Supreme Court for school desegregation in Brown v. Board of Education  November 25, 1955 Eisenhower administration bans racial segregation of interstate bus travel  March 12, 1956 Ninety-seven Democrats in Congress condemn Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and pledge to continue segregation  June 5, 1956 Republican federal judge Frank Johnson rules in favor of Rosa Parks in decision striking down “blacks in the back of the bus” law  October 19, 1956 On campaign trail, Vice President Richard Nixon vows: “American boys and girls shall sit, side by side, at any school – public or private – with no regard paid to the color of their skin. Segregation, discrimination, and prejudice have no place in America”  November 6, 1956 African-American civil rights leaders Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy vote for Republican Dwight Eisenhower for President  September 9, 1957 President Dwight Eisenhower signs Republican Party’s 1957 Civil Rights Act  September 24, 1957 Sparking criticism from Democrats such as Senators John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, President Dwight Eisenhower deploys the 82nd Airborne Division to Little Rock, AR to force Democrat Governor Orval Faubus to integrate public schools  June 23, 1958 President Dwight Eisenhower meets with Martin Luther King and other African-American leaders to discuss plans to advance civil rights  February 4, 1959 President Eisenhower informs Republican leaders of his plan to introduce 1960 Civil Rights Act, despite staunch opposition from many Democrats  May 6, 1960 President Dwight Eisenhower signs Republicans’ Civil Rights Act of 1960, overcoming 125-hour, around-the-clock filibuster by 18 Senate Democrats  July 27, 1960 At Republican National Convention, Vice President and eventual presidential nominee Richard Nixon insists on strong civil rights plank in platform  May 2, 1963 Republicans condemn Democrat sheriff of Birmingham, AL for arresting over 2,000 African-American schoolchildren marching for their civil rights  June 1, 1963 Democrat Governor George Wallace announces defiance of court order issued by Republican federal judge Frank Johnson to integrate University of Alabama  September 29, 1963 Gov. George Wallace (D-AL) defies order by U.S. District Judge Frank Johnson, appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower, to integrate Tuskegee High School  June 9, 1964 Republicans condemn 14-hour filibuster against 1964 Civil Rights Act by U.S. Senator and former Ku Klux Klansman Robert Byrd (D-WV), who still serves in the Senate  June 10, 1964 Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen (R-IL) criticizes Democrat filibuster against 1964 Civil Rights Act, calls on Democrats to stop opposing racial equality  The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was introduced and approved by a staggering majority of Republicans in the Senate. The Act was opposed by most southern Democrat senators, several of whom were proud segregationists—one of them being Al Gore Sr. Democrat President Lyndon B. Johnson relied on Illinois Senator Everett Dirkson, the Republican leader from Illinois, to get the Act passed.  June 20, 1964 The Chicago Defender, renowned African-American newspaper, praises Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen (R-IL) for leading passage of 1964 Civil Rights Act  March 7, 1965 Police under the command of Democrat Governor George Wallace attack African-Americans demonstrating for voting rights in Selma, AL  March 21, 1965 Republican federal judge Frank Johnson authorizes Martin Luther King’s protest march from Selma to Montgomery, overruling Democrat Governor George Wallace  August 4, 1965 Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen (R-IL) overcomes Democrat attempts to block 1965 Voting Rights Act; 94% of Senate Republicans vote for landmark civil right legislation, while 27% of Democrats oppose  August 6, 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965, abolishing literacy tests and other measures devised by Democrats to prevent African-Americans from voting, signed into law; higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats vote in favor  July 8, 1970 In special message to Congress, President Richard Nixon calls for reversal of policy of forced termination of Native American rights and benefits  September 17, 1971 Former Ku Klux Klan member and Democrat U.S. Senator Hugo Black (D-AL) retires from U.S. Supreme Court; appointed by FDR in 1937, he had defended Klansmen for racial murders  February 19, 1976 President Gerald Ford formally rescinds President Franklin Roosevelt’s notorious Executive Order authorizing internment of over 120,000 Japanese-Americans during WWII  September 15, 1981 President Ronald Reagan establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, to increase African-American participation in federal education programs  June 29, 1982 President Ronald Reagan signs 25-year extension of 1965 Voting Rights Act  August 10, 1988 President Ronald Reagan signs Civil Liberties Act of 1988, compensating Japanese-Americans for deprivation of civil rights and property during World War II internment ordered by FDR  November 21, 1991 President George H. W. Bush signs Civil Rights Act of 1991 to strengthen federal civil rights legislation  August 20, 1996 Bill authored by U.S. Rep. Susan Molinari (R-NY) to prohibit racial discrimination in adoptions, part of Republicans’ Contract With America, becomes law  April 26, 1999 Legislation authored by U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI) awarding Congressional Gold Medal to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks is transmitted to President  January 25, 2001 U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee declares school choice to be “Educational Emancipation”  March 19, 2003 Republican U.S. Representatives of Hispanic and Portuguese descent form Congressional Hispanic Conference  May 23, 2003 U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) introduces bill to establish National Museum of African American History and Culture  February 26, 2004 Hispanic Republican U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-TX) condemns racist comments by U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL); she had called Asst. Secretary of State Roger Noriega and several Hispanic Congressmen “a bunch of white men...you all look alike to me”    I should I also point out that The Klu Klux Klan was created by the democrats for the express reason of terrorizing blacks and republicans in the south to prevent them from voting, and that every known Klansman that were members of congress have been democrats.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1617409/replies?c=162&quot;&gt;http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1617409/replies?c=162&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonjabliss.com/Sonjas_Political_View/Sonjas_Blog/Entries/2009/10/6_Short_Rants_files/obama_contempt.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.sonjabliss.com/Sonjas_Political_View/Sonjas_Blog/Media/object001_7.png&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:220px; height:159px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Tuesday, October 6, 2009&lt;br/&gt;Listen to Carly while looking at the photo of Obama... then listen to George Will.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Sunday Oct. 4, 2009&lt;br/&gt;Listening to foxnews today, I was reminded just how crooked Charlie Rangel is... and was reminded of the speech Nancy Peeelosi gave on how open and honest her Congress would be under her leadership. It really makes me want to puke. So anyway, I posted links on twitter and facebook asking others to contact both of them and tell them to do the right thing... yeah, I know, it was a total waste of time. Even if folks contact them.. they are crooks.. and will do everything to stay in power and corrupt the system. </description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 3 Oct 2009 15:19:04 -0500</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonjabliss.com/Sonjas_Political_View/Sonjas_Blog/Entries/2009/10/3_Email_Issues_files/email.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.sonjabliss.com/Sonjas_Political_View/Sonjas_Blog/Media/object002_3.png&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:220px; height:159px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Ok... so for you that have gotten the email you mailed to me at sonjabliss.com  returned I am aware. Yes, in forwarding this domain to allow for comments it has null and voided all my email accounts to the domain name. The website still works and soon I will have a new email address to give out. For now, you can always leave a comment here or email me directly from the email icon located around this website.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks for your patience and keep up the fight for freedom. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;God Bless you and America!&lt;br/&gt;Sonja</description>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sonjabliss.com/Sonjas_Political_View/Sonjas_Blog/Entries/2009/9/29_Want_to_know_who_Obama_is_files/obama_contempt.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.sonjabliss.com/Sonjas_Political_View/Sonjas_Blog/Media/object001_8.png&quot; style=&quot;float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:220px; height:159px;&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have read and researched about Obama an average of 4 to 6 hours everyday since sometime in September 2007, when I was aware that he would most likely take the Office of President and I wanted to know who is Barack Hussein Obama. Many of you know that I even joined and traveled far away from my home working 12 to 14 hour days to help defeat him. I have read allot of good articles and some with overlapping thoughts and maybe even some plagiarism... but this article is earth shattering for me. I am sure that it is the most intelligent, well thought out article I have read to date. It was written even before the election, but to read it now, is even more poignant in my honest opinion. Parts of the writing reference others I have read articles by.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.faithfreedom.org/obama.html&quot;&gt;http://www.faithfreedom.org/obama.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I walk away from this article reminded of the great fear I have for my nation. I fear for violence at the whims of a true Pathological Narcissist surrounded and emboldened by codependent narcissists and worshipers. &lt;br/&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Washington Independent.... Speaks of me</title>
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      <title>Remember Who Did This?</title>
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      <description>If there is anyone out there who doesn't have a clue, this is the best visual presentation&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I ever saw...  Now don't be mad at old people, (or me) just remember who did this......&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hostedmailsecurity.symantec.com/redir/?BQjrbarX8VMS03-7soAlAJW4JU03xyhmm2YtwlfB0l3K5gnmJfc-vcTvDXTLuZXTKrKr5CVgw8Cgllqto7Ox_0QSyZt5UQsCQkTXEzCkTPhOrj76Ph4q80md3oQdz8Q2Ph00En31Ew3wQed4092Uqc6y4QgCy0Qh6V-7PM76QjoUSOOC-OO-r024g&quot;&gt;Franklin Delano. Roosevelt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;32nd. President, Democrat&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Terms of Office  March 4, 1933, to April 12, 1945&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Our Social Security&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hostedmailsecurity.symantec.com/redir/?2nhdIIFLIzD3o0fUsoAlAJW4JU03xyhmm2YtwlfB0l3K5gnmJfc-vcTvDXTLuZXTKrKr5CVgw8Cgllqto7Ox_0QSyZt5UQsCQkTXEzCkTPhOrj76Ph4q80md3oQdz8Q2Ph00En31Ew3wQed4092Uqc6y4QgCy0Qh6V-7PM76QPoUSOOC-OO-r024g&quot;&gt;Franklin Delano. Roosevelt&lt;/a&gt; (Terms of Office March 4, 1933, to April 12,1945), a Democrat, introduced Social Security (FICA) Program.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He Promised:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;1.)     That participation in the Program would be Completely voluntary,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;2.)     That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first   $1,400 of their annual Incomes into the Program,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;3.)     That the money the participants elected to put Into the Program would be deductible from Their income for tax purposes each year,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;4.)     That the money the participants put into the Independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the General operating fund, and therefore, would Only be used to fund the Social Security Retirement Program, and no other Government program, and&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;5.)     That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a Social Security check every month -- and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of the money we paid to the Federal government to 'Put Away' -- you may be interested in the following:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;----------THEN----------------------------&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hostedmailsecurity.symantec.com/redir/?4Kyrppjvp7e6M0vMUN8H9rQ9rM0734yII3z4y9eoG72ERaDM9Rcv4TvDXTLuZXTKrKr5CVgw8Cgllqto7Ox_0QSyZt5UQsCQkTXEzCkTPhOrj76Ph4q80md3oQdz8Q2Ph00En31Ew3wQed4092Uqc6y4QgCy0Qh6V-7PM76SjoUSOOC-OO-r024g&quot;&gt;Dwight David Eisenhower&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;34th. President, Republican,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Term Of Office:  January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In 1958 was the first year that Congress, not President Eisenhower, voted to remove funds from Social Security and put it into the General Fund for Congress to spend.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If  I recall correctly, it was a &lt;br/&gt;Democratically Controlled Congress. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From what I understand, Congress' logic at that time was that there was so much money in Social Security Fund that it would never run out / be used up for the purpose it was intended / set aside for.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;-------------WORSE STILL----------------------------------&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hostedmailsecurity.symantec.com/redir/?BQjrbarX8VMS03-7695pbuxbu00UoAlBwlbggH0l6hk2aAUkH0TvDXTLuZXTKrKr5CVgw8Cgllqto7Ox_0QSyZt5UQsCQkTXEzCkTPhOrj76Ph4q80md3oQdz8Q2Ph00En31Ew3wQed4092Uqc6y4QgCy0Qh6V-7PM76S3oUSOOC-OO-r024g&quot;&gt;Lyndon Baines Johnson&lt;/a&gt; 36th. President, Democrat&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Term Of Office:  November 22, 1963 to January 20, 1969&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Question:   Which Political Party permanently took Social Security from the Independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the General Fund so that Congress could spend it?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;   &lt;br/&gt;Answer:   It was Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat, Term of Office:  November 22,1963 to January 20, 1969) and the  democratically Controlled House and Senate.       &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Question:   Which Political Party eliminated the income tax Deduction for Social Security&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;(FICA) withholding?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Answer:   The Democratic Party.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;William Jefferson Clinton&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;(Bill Clinton)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;42nd. President&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Democrat Term of Office: January 20, 1993 to January 20, 2001&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Albert Arnold Gore, Jr.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://hostedmailsecurity.symantec.com/redir/?2nhdIIFLIzD3o0fUsoAlAJW4JU03xyhmm21UG4GNYTvDXTLuZXTKrKr5CVgw8Cgllqto7Ox_0QSyZt5UQsCQkTXEzCkTPhOrj76Ph4q80md3oQdz8Q2Ph00En31Ew3wQed4092Uqc6y4QgCy0Qh6V-7PM76TPoUSOOC-OO-r024g&quot;&gt;Al Gore&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;45th. Vice President&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Democrat Term of Office: January 20, 1993 to January 20, 2001&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Question:  Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Answer:     The Democratic Party, with Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. (Al Gore)  [Vice President Term of Office:   January 10, 1993 to January 20, 2001] casting the 'tie-breaking'  deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice President of the U.S. ....&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;-------THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK !! ------&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;James Earl Carter, Jr&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://hostedmailsecurity.symantec.com/redir/?BQjrbarX8VMS03-7695pbuxbu00UoAlBw4illb2EBIp_4TvDXTLuZXTKrKr5CVgw8Cgllqto7Ox_0QSyZt5UQsCQkTXEzCkTPhOrj76Ph4q80md3oQdz8Q2Ph00En31Ew3wQed4092Uqc6y4QgCy0Qh6V-7PM76T3oUSOOC-OO-r024g&quot;&gt;Jimmy Carter&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;39th  President, Democrat&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Term of Office: January 20, 1977 to January 20, 1981&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Question:   Which Political Party decided to start giving Annuity payments to immigrants?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;AND MY FAVORITE: &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;ANSWER:  That's right!  JAMES EARL CARTER, JR.  (JIMMY CARTER)          DEMOCRAT, TERM OF OFFICE:  JANUARY 20, 1977 TO JANUARY 20, 1981 AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.        &lt;br/&gt;IMMIGRANTS MOVED INTO THIS COUNTRY, AND AT AGE 65, BEGAN TO RECEIVE SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS:   THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY GAVE THESE PAYMENTS TO THEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY NEVER &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;PAID A DIME INTO IT!     &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;----------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then, after violating the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And the worst part about it, is uninformed citizens believe it! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of Awareness will be planted and maybe changes WILL evolve! .   Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully sure of what isn't so.  But it's worth a try.   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;----------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hostedmailsecurity.symantec.com/redir/?9t4SOOC-Oesdw0_xNyhmiTEiTw0e695po2itltEawhXHLNFm1K_fTLuZXTLsTsSbdOx0hcwGGQWMfB3-1FJ5WWbNEVdEFLTh7cFLCzASCedCy8Qg0Iq6NEr6hE5Cy01gK63h071Esq80i5MQod49Exd41EydPYfDwedzzoUSOOC-OO-r024g&quot;&gt;Thomas Jefferson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;3rd. President, Democrat&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Term of Office: January 20, 1777 to January 20, 1781&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have&amp;quot;. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;                                  Thomas Jeffersn &lt;br/&gt;</description>
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