tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35004585.post868013246064794769..comments2023-10-28T04:06:02.174-07:00Comments on Chris LaMay-West, writer in Vermont: RNC Review III: Go ahead, make a rambling rant (and a moderately successful acceptance speech)Chris LaMay-Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13998448439377249844noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35004585.post-67277870830943364522012-09-07T06:44:59.571-07:002012-09-07T06:44:59.571-07:00Holy crapsickles! Strom Thurmond of the ran for Pr...Holy crapsickles! Strom Thurmond of the ran for President in 1948 as head of a pro-segregation 3rd party Strom Thurmonds? I stand corrected AND I learned something. Say it loud- I'm Republican and I'm proud!Chris LaMay-Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998448439377249844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35004585.post-15418939647336745622012-09-06T20:04:14.226-07:002012-09-06T20:04:14.226-07:00James Brown being played at a Republican conventio...James Brown being played at a Republican convention is not as ironic as one might think. From Wikipedia:<br /><br />Though Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson was the one who convinced Brown to go to riot-torn inner cities in the wake of the King assassination, Brown was a staunch Republican.[60] Although he initially spoke at political rallies with Hubert Humphrey, following the riots that engaged during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Brown switched his endorsement to Richard Nixon and was one of the few Black celebrities who openly admitted it. During the 1972 presidential election, Brown again endorsed Nixon for his second term. Because of a perceived heavily negative view of Nixon by blacks, Brown's records faced boycott in several radio stations across the country as a result of angry black leaders' disgust at Brown's stance. Some of the singer's concerts during this time were protested. Brown also upset black liberals by agreeing to perform for troops during the Vietnam War despite the public's growing opposition against the war at the time.<br /><br />In 1999, when being interviewed by Rolling Stone, the magazine asked him to name a hero in the 20th century, Brown mentioned Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, stating "when the young whippersnappers get out of line, whether Democrat or Republican, an old man can walk up and say 'Wait a minute, son, it goes this way.' And that's great for our country. He's like a grandfather to me."[60] Thurmond and his son eventually helped to get Brown be released on parole from his six-year prison sentence in 1991.Little Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415022026000282965noreply@blogger.com