Lets Dispel Some Myths

[bluegrass]

I keep reading from Rufus and a couple of other liberals here that the Republicans have been against MEDICARE, CIVIL RIGHTS and SOCIAL SECURITY...lets bear in mind that OBAMBI plans to cut 500billion, BILLION from MEDICARE, not the Republicans, but OBAMBI...so lets look at the other three and see how the Republicans have voted in the past....


FDR passed Social Security with massive Republican support -- 81 Republicans voted in favor of the measure in the House and only 15 against while 16 Republicans voted in favor in the Senate and just 5 against.

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WOW, doesn't look like a MAJORITY of Republicans voted against Social Security does it???

Lets look at another one....the CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

Of course, Kyl was right. Even the liberal-leaning Wikipedia is aware of the roll call votes for the Civil Rights Act of 1964:

The original House version:

* Democratic Party: 152-96 (61%-39%)
* Republican Party: 138-34 (80%-20%)

Cloture in the Senate:

* Democratic Party: 44-23 (66%-34%)
* Republican Party: 27-6 (82%-18%)

The Senate version:

* Democratic Party: 46-21 (69%-31%)
* Republican Party: 27-6 (82%-18%)

The Senate version, voted on by the House:

* Democratic Party: 153-91 (63%-37%)
* Republican Party: 136-35 (80%-20%)

As such, upwards of 80 percent of Republicans were in favor of this legislation, as compared to Democrat support at the 60 percent level.



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Huh, doesn't seem like the Republicans were against the Civil Rights Act either...as a matter of fact it was DEMOCRATS who FILIBUSTERED the process...more proof....

Let's see what else Wikipedia is familiar with concerning this bill that Lehrer apparently isn't:

The bill came before the full Senate for debate on March 30, 1964 and the "Southern Bloc" of 18 southern Democratic Senators and one Republican Senator led by Richard Russell (D-GA) launched a filibuster to prevent its passage. Said Russell: "We will resist to the bitter end any measure or any movement which would have a tendency to bring about social equality and intermingling and amalgamation of the races in our (Southern) states."

After 54 days of filibuster, Senators Everett Dirksen (R-IL), Thomas Kuchel (R-CA), Hubert Humphrey (D-MN), and Mike Mansfield (D-MT) introduced a substitute bill that they hoped would attract enough Republican swing votes to end the filibuster. The compromise bill was weaker than the House version in regard to government power to regulate the conduct of private business, but it was not so weak as to cause the House to reconsider the legislation.

On the morning of June 10, 1964, Senator Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) completed an address that he had begun 14 hours and 13 minutes earlier opposing the legislation. Until then, the measure had occupied the Senate for 57 working days, including six Saturdays.

Hmmm. So Democrats filibustered -- including the media's beloved Robert Byrd!!! -- and it was Republicans that actually ended up getting the votes for cloture to end debate as well as to pass the final bill.



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Even MEDICARE was passed with Bi Partisan support, admittedly not as great a percentage but bi partisan nontheless...

But that's not the only area Lehrer was wrong, for Medicare was also passed with bipartisan support unlike his contention.

In the Senate, 13 out of 32 Republicans voted in favor of the Medicare Act of 1965. In the House, 70 out of 140 GOPers voted "Yea."



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So much for the contention that the GOP has always been against medicare, social security and civil rights...

Lets stop beating this dead horse, it doesn't gallop anymore.


Tony

[tommyg]

Gotta remember that nothing it true Rufus doesn't believe.It just can't be true.What a

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[bluegrass]

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LMFAO...sooooooo, NOW its trash talking....you are the one thats "pathitic".....


Truth HURTS doesn't it RUFUS????????????????????


Oh by the way, neither will this so called healthcare reform bill...tell me how taking over the Student Loan industry will help sick people????


Truly sad that you are that gullible Rufus.


Sarah Palin 2012
Long Live Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck

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By Bluegrass
LMFAO...sooooooo, NOW its trash talking....you are the one thats "pathitic".....


Truth HURTS doesn't it RUFUS????????????????????


Oh by the way, neither will this so called healthcare reform bill...tell me how taking over the Student Loan industry will help sick people????


Truly sad that you are that gullible Rufus.


Sarah Palin 2012
Long Live Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck
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