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"I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races -- that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races from living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man, am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race." |
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On November 6, 1860, Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States, beating Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckenridge of the Southern Democrats, and John C. Bell of the new Constitutional Union Party. Lincoln was the first Republican president. He won entirely on the strength of his support in the North: he was not even on the ballot in nine states in the South — and won only 2 of 996 counties in the other Southern states. Lincoln gained 1,865,908 votes (39.9% of the total,) for 180 electoral votes; Douglas 1,380,202 (29.5%) for 12 electoral votes; Breckenridge 848,019 (18.1%) for 72 electoral votes; and Bell 590,901 (12.5%) for 39 electoral votes. There were fusion tickets in some states, but even if his opponents had combined in every state, Lincoln had a majority vote in all but two of the states in which he won the electoral votes and would still have won the electoral college and the election. |
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And, yes historically speaking when either party has control of the government it tends to balance out over a period of 10 to 15 years. But, those were real conservatives facing moderate liberals. Today we have quite a different animal out there Republicans that are barely conservative, and the liberals have gone so far left it's like they are in the twilight zone............................One final thought, I do not believe Obama is a Christian, or a Muslim, I think he is a humanist, and most likely a pawn of Satan, if not worse .................................Yes we do, and I suspect that most everyone one else on the Nut, with any experience at all, shares our sentiments. As far as being optimistic, I try hard. If you think I'm bummed, you should talk to Miz Dee, she says "kill them all, and let God do the sorting". That's funny, but she really means it......................I hope that this does not make any members angry, but I am just that kind of guy, I must speak out, and try to make others aware of existing and new issues that will affect our lives. |
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