Wednesday, September 08, 2010
History and Remembrance
Here's an old post I did nearly 3 years ago about the Little Rock 9 and this morning, one of them, Carlotta Walls, gave a pretty good speech to the Arapahoe County Republican Mens Club, who gave her standing ovations both before and after she spoke. She says we've come a long way since 1957 but still have a lot to do regarding race in America. Like what, I think, but don't ask? I thought it a little weird that she seemed more critical of President Eisenhower than of racist Governor Faubus. Maybe I took her out of context.
Before that, office mate and Arapahoe Republican big wig Nathan Chambers took apart Dan Maes and then shook his hand. I thought, first, the evisceration and then the handshake. Maes might have done himself some good today, but I was already going to vote for him. I am a party man and believe that party trumps person, as Mike Rosen used to say.
Before that, office mate and Arapahoe Republican big wig Nathan Chambers took apart Dan Maes and then shook his hand. I thought, first, the evisceration and then the handshake. Maes might have done himself some good today, but I was already going to vote for him. I am a party man and believe that party trumps person, as Mike Rosen used to say.
Labels: Carlotta Walls; Republican fights
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 10:46 AM 
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Rog,
How could you broach the subject of the Little Rock 9 w/o mentioning that Jefferson Thomas, one of the 9, died this week at age 67.
I would urge you to recant your stance as a "party man" unless, of course, we are talking about a toga party.
T
How could you broach the subject of the Little Rock 9 w/o mentioning that Jefferson Thomas, one of the 9, died this week at age 67.
I would urge you to recant your stance as a "party man" unless, of course, we are talking about a toga party.
T
# posted by 
: 2:18 PM
: 2:18 PM
She talked about him and I knew he had died, but I really don't know anything more. I'll look into it. Good enough for Disraeli, good enough for me. Toga! Toga! Toga!
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