Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Funny thing is, even if people repeatedly ask Haley whether the Civil War was about slavery from this point forward, for the rest of the campaign, she *still* won’t admit it. Ever. No matter how bad the controversy gets for her. That’s how devastating this issue is for Republicans.

That's interesting. So is this going to be a new issue to grind down the Republicans? They now have to deny and/or downplay slavery to please MAGA, thereby further turning off moderate Republicans and Independents?

Yes I believe so, if people keep pulling on this thread. I actually think Republicans care more about the Civil War than abortion. A lot more.

They'll certainly pull it now that they know it's an open sore to further expose them. I mean #Trumpstinks has been trending #1 on Twitter for days after it was revealed that he craps his diapers.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Funny thing is, even if people repeatedly ask Haley whether the Civil War was about slavery from this point forward, for the rest of the campaign, she *still* won’t admit it. Ever. No matter how bad the controversy gets for her. That’s how devastating this issue is for Republicans.

That's interesting. So is this going to be a new issue to grind down the Republicans? They now have to deny and/or downplay slavery to please MAGA, thereby further turning off moderate Republicans and Independents?

Yes I believe so, if people keep pulling on this thread. I actually think Republicans care more about the Civil War than abortion. A lot more.

Anonymous wrote:Funny thing is, even if people repeatedly ask Haley whether the Civil War was about slavery from this point forward, for the rest of the campaign, she *still* won’t admit it. Ever. No matter how bad the controversy gets for her. That’s how devastating this issue is for Republicans.

+1 This isn’t her first time either.
https://apnews.com/article/haley-election-civil-war-slavery-a509ff9d7cc5e271c42592276b75735c?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

Anonymous wrote:Funny thing is, even if people repeatedly ask Haley whether the Civil War was about slavery from this point forward, for the rest of the campaign, she *still* won’t admit it. Ever. No matter how bad the controversy gets for her. That’s how devastating this issue is for Republicans.

That's interesting. So is this going to be a new issue to grind down the Republicans? They now have to deny and/or downplay slavery to please MAGA, thereby further turning off moderate Republicans and Independents?

Funny thing is, even if people repeatedly ask Haley whether the Civil War was about slavery from this point forward, for the rest of the campaign, she *still* won’t admit it. Ever. No matter how bad the controversy gets for her. That’s how devastating this issue is for Republicans.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She doesn’t know the cause of the civil war?! She’s a moron.

She does, of course.

She doesn't want to upset the MAGA base.

And in doing so, she just turned off any chance she had at the general election.

Which means Trump will now pick her as the VP running mate...which will be an anchor to her public career for the rest of her life.

ETTD

What's so crazy is she's the one who removed the Confederate flag from the SC statehouse!

https://time.com/6255503/nikki-haley-2024-confederate-flag/

Now she's all, slavery who?

I mean all she had to say was that there was a disagreement over slavery (i.e., she just doesn't take sides and therefore pleases MAGA). All but the most stupid (e.g., Trump) are aware of slavery so her answer makes no sense.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She doesn’t know the cause of the civil war?! She’s a moron.

She does, of course.

She doesn't want to upset the MAGA base.

And in doing so, she just turned off any chance she had at the general election.

Which means Trump will now pick her as the VP running mate...which will be an anchor to her public career for the rest of her life.

ETTD

What's so crazy is she's the one who removed the Confederate flag from the SC statehouse!

https://time.com/6255503/nikki-haley-2024-confederate-flag/

Now she's all, slavery who?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All Republicans are cowards. They know that their party is dependent on racists, so much so that they won’t dare to admit that the Confederacy was about slavery even though the Confederates themselves said so.

I know Donald Trump doesn’t take questions from the general public or non-RW media any more, but if he did, someone could *really* trip him up by asking about the Civil War. What caused it? Was it about slavery? Would you have supported the Union or the Confederacy? As Nikki Haley clearly understands, there is no easy way out for Republicans on this.

Ehhh, you're honestly giving Trump way too much credit. There's no way he knows what the Civil War is. He'd very likely start talking about WWII if faced with that question.

Anonymous wrote:All Republicans are cowards. They know that their party is dependent on racists, so much so that they won’t dare to admit that the Confederacy was about slavery even though the Confederates themselves said so.

I know Donald Trump doesn’t take questions from the general public or non-RW media any more, but if he did, someone could *really* trip him up by asking about the Civil War. What caused it? Was it about slavery? Would you have supported the Union or the Confederacy? As Nikki Haley clearly understands, there is no easy way out for Republicans on this.

All Republicans are cowards. They know that their party is dependent on racists, so much so that they won’t dare to admit that the Confederacy was about slavery even though the Confederates themselves said so.

My favorite part was when she asked the voter what he thought caused the civil war, and he replied that he wasn't running for president.

Of course the Southern whites in power tried to secede from the U.S. because of slavery.

But also, the "state's rights" argument was always revisionist bullshit. Because, right up next to their desire to continue owning and living off the labor of other human beings; the southerners were also very upfront about trying to leave the U.S. because the northern states were not sufficiently compliant with federal law.

They were huge hypocrites talking about "state's rights" (let alone individual freedoms) after complaining that the North wasn't obeying the federal "Fugitive Slave Act."

As Samuel Johnson put it, "how is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?"

Anonymous wrote:She doesn’t know the cause of the civil war?! She’s a moron.

She does, of course.

She doesn't want to upset the MAGA base.

And in doing so, she just turned off any chance she had at the general election.

Which means Trump will now pick her as the VP running mate...which will be an anchor to her public career for the rest of her life.

ETTD

She doesn’t know the cause of the civil war?! She’s a moron.

Nikki Haley was Gov of South Carolina. In South Carolina's Articles of Secession, the VERY FIRST reason they give on why they're going to war is, "[A]n increasing hostility on the part of the non-slaveholding States to the institution of slavery..."