does any true american want to see a sports people picked on the basis of anything other than talent? does any true american want to put out obstacles to keep minorities from participating in any of our national contests? then why do the people running the republican party starting with reinceprieb. s making them exercise the right that abraham lincoln died fighting to get them. this is a scar on the grand old party. who can blame marco rubio as the candidate of youth and the future. who cannot blame the republican party itself from reverting to the bad old days of jim crow and poll taxes and literacy tests. practically everyone that comes to washington, d.c. matches up the many steps of the lincoln memorial to pay tribute to the man who freed the slave, the man who saved the union, passed the 13th amendment outlawing slavery and died pushing for votesing rights for those freed. it s time formany, many many
struck with the reality that the reason for it today is the republican party. not the party of the 1960s but one of the reince priebus s parties, that one. the one that s backed voter suppression efforts in dozens of states and keeps on doing it. every time a state run by a republican legislature and governor passes another bill making it harder to vote, cutting down on voting days, expanding voter i.d. requirements, you have to wonder, are they doing precisely what the voting rights act was designed to stop? are they deliberately making it harder for minority voters to get into the vote booth and cast their ballots? the republican party can be proud of its heritage in certain regards. certainly abraham lincoln pushing through the 13th amendment outlawing slavery. certainly the backing of men like senator everett dirks of illinois for the civil rights act. the question going into history books today for this young century is whether the republican party will be as proud in the future f
plaintiff was forced to endure unbearable odors on the disabled vessel and wade through human feces to reach food lines for hours only to receive rations of spoiled food. wow. bon appetit. we ve got fun. let s move on to some more pleasant news perhaps. connecticut lawmakers are debating a new measure to protect children from secondhand smoke. the new law would ban smoking in cars that carry children 6 years or younger. violators could be ticketed. 30 representatives have signed on to support the measure. six states already ban smoking in cars with kids. virginia and utah are considering it, as well. here s one to make your scratch your head. lawmakers in mississippi thought their state ratified the 13th amendment outlawing slavery. but a clerical error was just discovered and corrected. mississippi legislators ratified that amendment back in 1995,
by blocking some of the fat you eat. let s fight fat with alli. welcome back to hardball. on the front page of today s washington post, film critic ann hornaday pointed out the oscar nominations have showcased an unlikely hero, bureaucratic washington. three films with multiple nominations. first there s lincoln in which we see president lincoln getting down into the dirt to use all the power to push through the 13th amendment outlawing slavery. here is his secretary of state discouraging him from taking on congress. let s listen. we ll win the war, sir. it s inevitable, isn t it? well, it ain t won yet. you ll begin your second term.
whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. welcome back to hardball. on the front page of today s washington post film critic ann hornaday pointed out the oscar nominations have showcased an likely hero, bureaucratic washington. three films with mull. nominations. first there s lincoln in which we see president lincoln getting down into the dirt it use all the power to push through the 13th amendment outlawing slavery. here is his secretary of state discouraging him from taking on congress. let s listen. we ll win the war, sir. it s inevitable, isn t it? well, it ain t won yet. you ll begin your second term. imagine the possibilities peace