If anybody had any illusions regarding the possibility that our mainstream media might harbor just a teensy bit of bias toward Democratics, the tale of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, as presented by LATimes, should put them to rest:
The absence of even a gesture of bipartisanship was a reminder of the enduring political legacy of the civil rights battles. Since Democrats led the passage of civil rights legislation that marchers pushed for in 1963, Republicans have struggled to recover with black voters, leaving a stark racial divide in American politics.
Really? I mean REALLY? Wow. Talk about dropping things down the ol' Memory Hole...Orwell'd be proud. Or very afraid.
For the record: the organizers of the event didn't invite the only black U.S. Senator (a Republican) to speak.
The KKK was founded by Democratics, who also enacted the infamous Jim Crow laws and various local Colored Codes. Yet the Democratics are portrayed by LATimes as leading?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
House vote – 96 Dems, 34 Reps voted against it
Senate vote – 18 Dems filibustered for 3 months.
Cloture vote to end filibuster – 23 Dems and 6 Reps opposed. Cloture passed 71-29, led by Everett Dirksen, Republican – Illinois.
June 19, 1964, – Civil Rights Bill passed Senate, 73-27.
– 21 Dems, 6 Reps voted against it. It was held up by Dems for 83 days.
As the saying goes in today's legacy media: never let a few facts get in the way of a good narrative.
