National Archives releases Reagan's racist call with then-President Nixon, ex-Nixon library director

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  1. 3link

    3link Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/07/31/po...n-countries/index.html?r=https://www.cnn.com/

    Curious to see if these statements from the hero of modern-day conservatism qualify as racism in the eyes of conservatives. Please entertain me as you scramble to defend your hero. The only way you can thwart my entertainment is by admitting his comments were racist.
     
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  2. Nunya D.

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    That's it. I am never going to vote for Reagan again!!!
     
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    Texas Republican Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    According to historians, Johnson was the most crude, vulgar, disgusting person to be president in the last century. I wonder what he said in private.
     
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    Whataboutism in the first response.... Congrats...

    On topic - I didn't think Ronnie had that in him... go figure... it takes all kinds, doesn't it?
     
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    Not sure this is racist. You must put it in context. He was referring to the way people were behaving, dancing around etc when they voted to recognize the Mao regime that was responsible for millions of deaths with his socialist policies
     
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    Agreed. And if the monkeys in America don't like it they can go back to Africa.
     
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    Reagan also voted against most civil rights legislation he was confronted with.
     
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    An old white Republican calling blacks "monkeys"? I'm shocked!
     
  9. JakeStarkey

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    Of course a certain portion of our citizens are not bothered by Reagan's 'monkeys' comments.
     
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    Like LBJ?
     
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    What about-isms highlight the lefts hypocrisy like a light on a nest of roaches.
     
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    http://www.smirkingchimp.com/ Finally you are going to deal with your friends there, while they are alive.

    Are you going to get around to admitting MoHamMad was a genocidal maniac any time soon, you know the last topic about entertaining you: http://www.politicalforum.com/index...a-law-not-anti-muslim.559269/#post-1070804814 Apes and Pigs, where have I heard that before?

    Let's see, around the time of Nixon, oh yeah, "smirking chimp" came in class and told teacher she couldn't put a proverb on the public school chalkboard because the official position of the "smirking chimp" Democrats was that we were all descended from monkeys.
     
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    I’m just here to see the righties defending racism. Comically predictable.
    And really Reagan saying racist **** is not remotely surprising.
     
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    Didja see the guy in Post #3 try to deflect to LBJ? Now THAT's comically predictable...

    Defend Reagan as a racist, but that clearly is a racist statement.

    Defend Trump as a racist, but that clearly was a racist tweet.

    Lot of non-racists saying racist things... Just so hard to explain....

    :roll:
     
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    Is it really a good idea for the party of the Klan do go digging up racist statements made by past leaders?
     
  16. rcfoolinca288

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    Well...I wouldn't vote for LBJ either but that doesn't stop forum righties from bringing up his name often. ;)
     
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    Way to spin it. What does sub saharan people had to do with Mao, or is that just your dumb knee jerk response?
     
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    Monkeys in the zoo's are locked in cages at the pleasure of the white men. Maybe you should set them free ;)
     
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    You say LBJ is racist while condoning Reagan's words? Tell me more.
     
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    rcfoolinca288 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The Klan support Donald Trump because his actions seem to align with their white nationalist agenda.
     
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    Oh no I was just answering your question about who WOULD support it.

    Clearly the party of the KKK (Democrats) would agree, if, in fact, Reagan actually said that the way it's presented.

    Convenient that he can't defend himself I suppose.

    I'll let you get back to talking about the 60s-70's.
     
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    Seriously? Democrats have about 120 years of Klan history, they started it, and you want to play that card? No doubt the Klan also supported Hater Omar and Tlaib's anti-Semitism, are you going to mention that?
     
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    Only if you think anyone will defend the racist quotes. Otherwise it would just make you look silly.
     
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    So you are saying that if we posted some Democrats spewing their normal racism, you wouldn't defend the quote, but you aren't saying you'd condemn the person entirely?
     
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    Sometimes even shitty people do good things. I still admire Jefferson’s work and he actually owned people.
     

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