surreybrowncap
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What will they be eating...?
President Biden; impact on UK, Ireland, Brexit, trade etc..
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Aladdin
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No idea.
He is off to meet Leo now.
surreybrowncap
“Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand"
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Starry Wisdom
but jfk had - according to wikipedia - outspent nixon greatly in bribing black congregations
Is tracing family history such a big thing in America?
I know nothing concrete about my family background beyond my grandparents and tbh discovering that my great grandfather as Norwegian (rumoured) and that another was an illegitimate son of landed Irish gentry (also rumoured) would be a real
moment.
But perhaps it would I explain why I often eat pickled herring dunked in Guinness?
I know nothing concrete about my family background beyond my grandparents and tbh discovering that my great grandfather as Norwegian (rumoured) and that another was an illegitimate son of landed Irish gentry (also rumoured) would be a real
moment.But perhaps it would I explain why I often eat pickled herring dunked in Guinness?
Aladdin
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The Election of 1960
By the 1960 presidential campaign, civil rights had emerged as a crucial issue. Just a few weeks before the election, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested while leading a protest in Atlanta, Georgia. John Kennedy phoned his wife, Coretta Scott King to express his concern, while a call from Robert Kennedy to the judge helped secure her husband's safe release. The Kennedys' personal intervention led to a public endorsement by Martin Luther King Sr., the influential father of the civil rights leader. The publicizing of this endorsement, combined with other campaign efforts, contributed to increased support among Black voters for Kennedy.Across the nation, almost 70 percent of African Americans voted for Kennedy, and these votes provided the winning edge in several key states. When President Kennedy took office in January 1961, African Americans had high expectations for the new administration.
But Kennedy's narrow election victory and small working margin in Congress contributed to his cautious navigation of civil rights issues. He was reluctant to lose southern support for legislation on many fronts by pushing too hard on civil rights legislation. Instead, encouraged by staff, he appointed unprecedented numbers of African Americans to high-level positions in the administration and strengthened the Civil Rights Commission. He spoke out in favor of school desegregation, praised a number of cities for integrating their schools, and put Vice President Lyndon Johnson in charge of the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Attorney General Robert Kennedy turned his attention to voting rights, initiating five times the number of suits brought during the previous administration.
The Modern Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy Administration
When John F. Kennedy became president in 1961, African Americans faced significant discrimination in the United States. Throughout much of the South they were denied the right to vote, barred from public facilities, subjected to violence including lynching, and could not expect justice from the...
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the jfk presidential library are hardly likely to flag up the way he obtained the votes he bought, but the excerpt you supply is more equivocal than you on his support for legislationThe Election of 1960
By the 1960 presidential campaign, civil rights had emerged as a crucial issue. Just a few weeks before the election, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested while leading a protest in Atlanta, Georgia. John Kennedy phoned his wife, Coretta Scott King to express his concern, while a call from Robert Kennedy to the judge helped secure her husband's safe release. The Kennedys' personal intervention led to a public endorsement by Martin Luther King Sr., the influential father of the civil rights leader. The publicizing of this endorsement, combined with other campaign efforts, contributed to increased support among Black voters for Kennedy.
Across the nation, almost 70 percent of African Americans voted for Kennedy, and these votes provided the winning edge in several key states. When President Kennedy took office in January 1961, African Americans had high expectations for the new administration.
But Kennedy's narrow election victory and small working margin in Congress contributed to his cautious navigation of civil rights issues. He was reluctant to lose southern support for legislation on many fronts by pushing too hard on civil rights legislation. Instead, encouraged by staff, he appointed unprecedented numbers of African Americans to high-level positions in the administration and strengthened the Civil Rights Commission. He spoke out in favor of school desegregation, praised a number of cities for integrating their schools, and put Vice President Lyndon Johnson in charge of the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Attorney General Robert Kennedy turned his attention to voting rights, initiating five times the number of suits brought during the previous administration.
The Modern Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy Administration
When John F. Kennedy became president in 1961, African Americans faced significant discrimination in the United States. Throughout much of the South they were denied the right to vote, barred from public facilities, subjected to violence including lynching, and could not expect justice from the...www.jfklibrary.org
Aladdin
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Might be worth reading some more on him? His speeches are worth a read.
Many are on the same website.
Here's another site with interesting facts on JFK and that election in 1960. The blue leaflets campaign etc.
He certainly targetted black American votes and he visibly supported Martin Luther King. When he was arrested JFK and his brother actively intervened for his release...
He certainly gained support from MLKs supporters by doing so.
Remembering Kennedy's micro-targeting in the 1960 election
www.nbcnews.com
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Aladdin
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Ah..they are now driving into Farmleigh...where Leo will meet him and then they'll have a bite to eat.
He must be pretty hungry by now.
In fairness to Mickey Ds missus, she did slipped him a biscuit from her pocket
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will have been keeping lunch warm for the past hour. 
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JFKs election campaign was subjected to queries on whether or not he would be under the influence of Rome. There was a fair bit of sectarian commentary at the time.
MickiQ
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Tbf though he's older he does seem to be a lot more sprightly than the Tangerine Turd. The guy behind him looks like someone you wouldn't want to meet down a dark alley.
As he not brought Mrs B with him then?
Yossarian
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She lost the coin toss and has to go to the coronation instead
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For some it's a lifeline to a stolen past. Specifically, black families tracing their ancestry back to Africa.
Unlike the Irish descendants, their names were given them by their captors and so much of their identity was lost.
Aladdin
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No. He brought his sister...
Mrs Biden is busy prepping to go to the coronation.
Aladdin
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Biden just finished his speech in Dail Eireann. Standing ovation. Actually a very good speech with plenty references to Irish Poets. Seamus Heanys wife was invited to be there personally by Biden. Very relaxed and very personable. He didnt rush..and met everyone. Past Taoisigh...and all political leaders and senators..Jerry Adams there too.
Pledges of support, investments, jobs etc thick on the ground.
His catchphrase being that everyone deserves dignity.
All very ideological and nostalgic.
But the reality for quite a significant number of young Irish people is that their futures are uncertain and many will never have secure home.
These are problems that should be sorted if a government put its heart and soul into respecting the dignity of those who are homeless and those who are facing eviction. I wonder if Leo talker about those problems with Biden? I doubt it.
Anyway. He is now on his way to Dublin castle for a fancy dinner.
Pledges of support, investments, jobs etc thick on the ground.
His catchphrase being that everyone deserves dignity.
All very ideological and nostalgic.
But the reality for quite a significant number of young Irish people is that their futures are uncertain and many will never have secure home.
These are problems that should be sorted if a government put its heart and soul into respecting the dignity of those who are homeless and those who are facing eviction. I wonder if Leo talker about those problems with Biden? I doubt it.
Anyway. He is now on his way to Dublin castle for a fancy dinner.
surreybrowncap
“Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand"
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
If only Yeltsin's great-great granda had been Irish, maybe he'd have bothered to wake up and get off the plane.
Aladdin
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Biden has taken off from Dublin airport on his way to Knock and Crossmolina then Ballina.
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Aladdin
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He spoke quite a lot about climate change yesterday and the challenges faced in trying to deal with it. Big emphasis on scientific research..
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