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FakeNoose

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6. Yes he was a great leader in the Senate

Reply to Sophia4 (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 19, 2018, 02:28 PM

Jul 2018

As President, he unfortunately made a huge mistake by escalating the Vietnam "conflict" into the worst nightmare we ever got into. (Iraq came later of course.)

So a lot of Americans hate him for Vietnam, and they forget about his courageous leadership in Civil Rights.

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How Jesse Helms Invented the Republican Party [View all] Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2018 OP

Very good read and so accurate. Thanks for sharing. onecaliberal Jul 2018 #1

Any time. Listening to the author now. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2018 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2018 #2

It was Lyndon Johnson and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 FakeNoose Jul 2018 #4

Thanks. LBJ was more of a hero than people now realize. Sophia4 Jul 2018 #5

Yes he was a great leader in the Senate FakeNoose Jul 2018 #6

To say nothing of Medicare and other caring measures passed during his time in the Sophia4 Jul 2018 #7