Association with the KKK destroyed David Duke’s political ambitions. During the 1988 presidential election, Duke’s sole victory was in the New Hampshire vice presidenti... moreAssociation with the KKK destroyed David Duke’s political ambitions. During the 1988 presidential election, Duke’s sole victory was in the New Hampshire vice presidential primary. Running in 11 states on the Populist ticket, he won just shy of 50,000 votes–in a race that saw 91.5 million votes cast. Libertarian candidate Ron Paul got 10 times Duke’s vote tally.(http://all-that-is-interesting.com/famous-kkk-members)Duke recently ran a 2016 campaign for a Senate seat in Louisiana and was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1989-1992. less
I always figured the reason Trump was so pro Russia was because they had incriminating info about him or he had business interests there. But now I figure ... moreI always figured the reason Trump was so pro Russia was because they had incriminating info about him or he had business interests there. But now I figure Russia will want nothing to do with him and they are going to leak any info they have - of coarse Trump can now say it's all fake and they fabricated it because of his action in Syria. Cheers and happy weekend!
Seriously, some University classes were cancelled the day after election to "help students cope". This seems ridiculous to me but maybe you can help me understand.Some people, neve... moreSeriously, some University classes were cancelled the day after election to "help students cope". This seems ridiculous to me but maybe you can help me understand.Some people, never accept their candidate lost and just want him/her to fail until their party can take over again and fix things.I'm not sure if you have noticed but since Nixon was forced out of office, we have not had anyone interested in fixing things, except maybe Jimmy Carter, and I'd say most economists would agree he should have stayed on the peanut farm. Reagan came along and things got better but they almost had to, so not sure how much credit he deserves. We needed someone Smarter than Carter but that would have been about anyone. Since then not one single President has had significant positive impact on this country. Sure you might argue Clinton did but the repercussions of all that was catching up with him as his last term winded down. Anyway, what if we had more optimistic views about our country and took more personal responsibilit... less
MORE THAN SUSPICIOUS TIMINGhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/world/middleeast/syria-gas-attack.html?_r=0http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/05/politics/steve-bannon-white-house-national-se... moreMORE THAN SUSPICIOUS TIMINGhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/world/middleeast/syria-gas-attack.html?_r=0http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/05/politics/steve-bannon-white-house-national-security-council/index.html