Re: NAACP no longer legitimate, but neither was HandCallous Vaselineitus!

In article <1141343654.883380.50660@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 "hannicullen" <hannicullen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> >Once again for the mental midget: the party that construed "state's
rights"
> >as a defense for racial segregation was the DEMOCRATIC Party.
> 
> 
> The Democratic Party started out as a conservative party in the middle
> 19th century, later moving to the left throughout the 20th century. The
> Republican Party had experienced a similar transition, from a
> progressive party to conservative party. Thus, the parties are said to
> have "switched sides" with each other on the political spectrum.
> 
> Southern conservatives sup****ted slavery, northern liberals were
> opposed to slavery.
> 
> Don't believe me? LOOK IT UP!


Seems like you know quite a bit.  Tell me, just how did the Republican 
party get started?