<div>This is a fun little exchange. I certainly think the Republicans have changed in my lifetime. For GWB they were they tried to be the fiscally conservative party. After GWB they simply called themselves that.</div><div>
</div><div>Too add to the fun I'll share my dads old saying: There are two kinds of people in the world. Democrats and grown-ups.</div><div><br><br> </div><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 7:18 AM, Henry D. "Hank" Johnston <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hearseboy85@gmail.com">hearseboy85@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><br></div><div>#1 - The Republican Party has changed in the past 20 years. I've been a loyal foot solider for the Bonner County GOP and the Latah County GOP for a number of years and the attitude has changed. The feelings in central committee meetings has changed. The power grabs are more prevalent now than they were 10 years ago. In fact, I re-read the platform from the 2004 GOP convention that I attended and I intend to release a compare/contrast version after they update said platform at this years convention. </div>
<div><br></div><div>#2 - The Civil Rights act of 1964 was passed through bipartisan support of both Northern GOP and Democrats - and was opposed by southern Democrats and Republicans. Both parties should be cheered and jeered for their geographic votes on that matter. And need I remind you that Lincoln, the President who freed the slaves, was a Republican? Oh how far they've come since those days.</div>
<div><br></div><div>#3 - And by the way, who said this...</div><div>"<span style="line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px">In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever"</span></div>
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<div><span style="line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px">Was that a Republican member aligned with the KKK? </span><span style="line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px">No, it was George Wallace, DEMOCRAT, Governor of Alabama - the same guy who stood in front of the doors at the University of Alabama and prevented Vivian Malone and James Hood (two black students) from entering.</span></div>
<div><span style="line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px">I was enjoying your email up to the point that you said "</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I use to be a Republican, but then I got an education.". </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">First of all, its "I used to be..." not "use" and second why does every Democrat I come in contact with have to play the education card? The way to win friends and influence people is not to say "I'm smart and you're not and thats why you should vote for me" - but many, many people in this town use that line.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The political climate of today has moved beyond Republican and Democrat, gay or straight, white or black - we need real leaders. Real people willing to find solutions to problems based on the problem, not platform.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Gresham Bouma is not one of those people. Rick Henderson is not one of those people. Ken DeVries is not one of those people. Those three men are people who cannot be reasoned with who, as Rosemary Huskey wrote last night, run around with their pocket constitutions and their psyches on high alert. </font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Those people aren't willing to govern. They're overgrown children who want to play dictator (or in Henderson's case play sheriff) and if they make it to Boise our state will really, really be screwed.</font></div>
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<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div><div class="h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 6:12 AM, Donovan Arnold <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com" target="_blank">donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><span>What are you talking about? The Republican Party hasn't changed at all since your were born. When has the Republican Party not been full of a bunch of anti-gay activities? Was there a time? If so, please give me those dates. Has there been a time when Republicans were for Women's Rights, aside from <span>pre-</span>1930s? How about worker's rights and unions? Were they ever for that? I don't think so. How about civil rights? As I recall they opposed the civil rights act of 64 and 65, and every one since then. Republicans have long been supported by the KKK and people with the beliefs of the tea party since before you were born. </span></div>
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<div><span>The Republican Party hasn't changed at all. But hopefully, people do, and they see the error and hatred of the Republican Party as being a backward, ancient party trying to push and force the ways and thinking of your great great great grandfather onto everyone else.</span></div>
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<div><span>Has the Hank Johnson I went to UI with changed his beliefs that being anti-human and carpet bombing all our enemies is wrong? Or is he just reaching the point of maturity that maybe humans are something we should cherish and protect. Republicans didn't just start rejecting you, Hank, they have always rejected you, me, and anyone that is in the least bit different and not wealthy and white cultured. Hank, did you ever quit smoking? Hope you did. And I hope you have reached the point of maturity to realize that liberals are not all Pot smoking gray haired hippies as you wrote in your column for the Town Crier. Democrats are average people trying to make ends meet in life and liberal to Republicans means someone that has a sense of reason, a heart and believes in civil rights. I use to be a Republican, but then I got an education. </span></div>
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<div>Folks, I'm not one to chime in here often, but I've gotta say that the section about what the KKK stands for sounds awfully close to some of our local tea party candidates running in this "Republican" primary. I use quotation marks around the work Republican because I, a person has considered myself lifelong Republican, have been railroaded from the local party for calling them out for their antics. I'm seriously contemplating and reviewing my beliefs before I decide to renounce my affiliated Republican registration with the county clerk.
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<div>Its sad, because I was once considered the right-wing of the UI College Republicans, a group that was closely aligned with the Latah County GOP. Now, I'm considered a liberal in the Latah County GOP.</div>
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<div>Just my thoughts. I like to think that we (meaning me and my more moderate friends) can take the party back. But I do fear that it may be too late.</div>
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