Political Funny Pictures Thread

[printcraft]

You're right. It's time for more black people to become Republicans and run for office.

Since they aren't there in great numbers now is it fair to assume it's because they are racist? I'm trying to understand the rules here.

 

[HoughMade]

Since they aren't there in great numbers now is it fair to assume it's because they are racist? I'm trying to understand the rules here.

I don't know. I don't like to generalize about groups. I like to take people one at a time and give them the benefit of the doubt. Doesn't everyone?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I don't know. I don't like to generalize about groups. I like to take people one at a time and give them the benefit of the doubt. Doesn't everyone?

Except for lawyers.

 

[printcraft]

I don't know. I don't like to generalize about groups. I like to take people one at a time and give them the benefit of the doubt. Doesn't everyone?

Not if you look upthread a bit......

 

[indiucky]

You're right. It's time for more black people to become Republicans and run for office.

Agreed.....It's been too long....

[h=2]First generation of African-American House members, 1870–1887[edit][/h](Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Political Party

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Republican

Representative	Congressional District	Took office	Left office	Party	Congress	Former slave	Ref.	Note
		Joseph Rainey (1832–1887)	South Carolina's 1st	December 12, 1870	March 3, 1879	Republican	41st (1869–1871)	Yes	[SUP][4][/SUP]	[SUP][note 1][/SUP]
THRU
45th (1877–1879)
		Jefferson F. Long (1836–1901)	Georgia's 4th	January 16, 1871	March 3, 1871	Republican	41st (1869–1871)	Yes	[SUP][5][/SUP]	[SUP][note 2][/SUP]
		Robert C. De Large (1842–1874)	South Carolina's 2nd	March 4, 1871	January 24, 1873	Republican	42nd (1871–1873)	No	[SUP][6][/SUP]	[SUP][note 3][/SUP]
		Robert B. Elliott (1842–1884)	South Carolina's 3rd	March 4, 1871	November 1, 1874	Republican	42nd (1871–1873)	No	[SUP][7][/SUP]	[SUP][note 4][/SUP]
43rd (1873–1875)
		Benjamin S. Turner (1825–1894)	Alabama's 1st	March 4, 1871	March 3, 1873	Republican	42nd (1871–1873)	Yes	[SUP][8][/SUP]	[SUP][note 5][/SUP]
		Josiah T. Walls (1842–1905)	Florida's at-large	March 4, 1871	January 29, 1873	Republican	42nd (1871–1873)	Yes	[SUP][9][/SUP]	[SUP][note 6][/SUP]
March 4, 1873	March 3, 1875	43rd (1873–1875)
Florida's 2nd	March 4, 1875	April 19, 1876	44th (1875–1877)
		Richard H. Cain (1825–1887)	South Carolina's at-large	March 4, 1873	March 3, 1875	Republican	43rd (1873–1875)	No	[SUP][10][/SUP]	[SUP][note 7][/SUP]
South Carolina's 2nd	March 4, 1877	March 3, 1879	45th (1877–1879)
		John R. Lynch (1847–1939)	Mississippi's 6th	March 4, 1873	March 3, 1877	Republican	43rd (1873–1875)	Yes	[SUP][11][/SUP]	[SUP][note 8][/SUP]
44th (1875–1877)
April 29, 1882	March 3, 1883	47th (1881–1883)
		Alonzo J. Ransier (1834–1882)	South Carolina's 2nd	March 3, 1873	March 3, 1875	Republican	43rd (1873–1875)	No	[SUP][12][/SUP]	[SUP][note 9][/SUP]
		James T. Rapier (1837–1883)	Alabama's 2nd	March 4, 1873	March 3, 1875	Republican	43rd (1873–1875)	No	[SUP][13][/SUP]	[SUP][note 10][/SUP]
		Jeremiah Haralson (1846–1916)	Alabama's 1st	March 4, 1875	March 3, 1877	Republican	44th (1875–1877)	Yes	[SUP][14][/SUP]	[SUP][note 11][/SUP]
		John Adams Hyman (1840–1891)	North Carolina's 2nd	March 4, 1875	March 3, 1877	Republican	44th (1875–1877)	Yes	[SUP][15][/SUP]	[SUP][note 12][/SUP]
		Charles E. Nash (1844–1913)	Louisiana's 6th	March 4, 1875	March 3, 1877	Republican	44th (1875–1877)	No	[SUP][16][/SUP]	[SUP][note 13][/SUP]
		Robert Smalls (1839–1915)	South Carolina's 5th	March 4, 1875	March 3, 1879	Republican	44th (1875–1877)	Yes	[SUP][17][/SUP]	[SUP][note 14][/SUP]
45th (1877–1879)
July 19, 1882	March 3, 1883	47th (1881–1883)
South Carolina's 7th	March 18, 1884	March 3, 1887	48th (1883–1885)
49th (1885–1887)
		James E. O'Hara (1844–1905)	North Carolina's 2nd	March 4, 1883	March 3, 1887	Republican	48th (1883–1885)	No	[SUP][18][/SUP]	[SUP][note 15][/SUP]
49th (1885–1887)

[h=2]Second generation of African-American House members, 1887–1929[edit][/h](Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Political Party

​

Republican

Representative	Congressional District	Took office	Left office	Party	Congress	Former slave	Ref.	Note
		Henry P. Cheatham (1857–1935)	North Carolina's 2nd	March 4, 1889	March 3, 1893	Republican	51st (1889–1891)	Yes	[SUP][19][/SUP]	[SUP][note 16][/SUP]
52nd (1891–1893)
		John Mercer Langston (1829–1897)	Virginia's 4th	September 23, 1890	March 3, 1891	Republican	51st (1889–1891)	No	[SUP][20][/SUP]	[SUP][note 17][/SUP]
		Thomas E. Miller (1849–1938)	South Carolina's 7th	September 24, 1890	March 3, 1891	Republican	51st (1889–1891)	No	[SUP][21][/SUP]	[SUP][note 18][/SUP]
		George W. Murray (1853–1926)	South Carolina's 7th	March 4, 1893	March 3, 1895	Republican	53rd (1893–1895)	Yes	[SUP][22][/SUP]	[SUP][note 19][/SUP]
South Carolina's 1st	June 4, 1896	March 3, 1897	54th (1895–1897)
		George Henry White (1852–1918)	North Carolina's 2nd	March 4, 1897	March 3, 1901	Republican	55th (1897–1899)	Yes	[SUP][23][/SUP]	[SUP][note 20][/SUP]
56th (1899–1901)

 

[HoughMade]

^^^ Good point.

 

[jamil]

Hey's there's one! Over to the side.

Careful. You may prove my point.

But nevertheless, I'm sure you're every bit as welcome to join that club as I am.

 

[jamil]

You're right. It's time for more black people to become Republicans and run for office.

I don't see why more blacks don't. Is smaller government, personal responsibility, non-confiscatory tax system really a racial division? Or cultural?

 

[HoughMade]

Hey's there's one! Over to the side.

The others were late.

 

[Bigtanker]

 

[Hoosier8]

 

[HoughMade]

Well that's just clever...and hilarious.

 

[printcraft]

 

[jamil]

Well, technically, Trump isn't going to kill the gays. He's going to force them all to take conversion therapy.

 

[2A_Tom]

Agreed.....It's been too long....

First generation of African-American House members, 1870–1887[edit]

(Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Political Party Republican

Representative	Congressional District	Took office	Left office	Party	Congress	Former slave	Ref.	Note
		Joseph Rainey (1832–1887)	South Carolina's 1st	December 12, 1870	March 3, 1879	Republican	41st (1869–1871)	Yes	[SUP][4][/SUP]	[SUP][note 1][/SUP]
THRU
45th (1877–1879)
		Jefferson F. Long (1836–1901)	Georgia's 4th	January 16, 1871	March 3, 1871	Republican	41st (1869–1871)	Yes	[SUP][5][/SUP]	[SUP][note 2][/SUP]
		Robert C. De Large (1842–1874)	South Carolina's 2nd	March 4, 1871	January 24, 1873	Republican	42nd (1871–1873)	No	[SUP][6][/SUP]	[SUP][note 3][/SUP]
		Robert B. Elliott (1842–1884)	South Carolina's 3rd	March 4, 1871	November 1, 1874	Republican	42nd (1871–1873)	No	[SUP][7][/SUP]	[SUP][note 4][/SUP]
43rd (1873–1875)
		Benjamin S. Turner (1825–1894)	Alabama's 1st	March 4, 1871	March 3, 1873	Republican	42nd (1871–1873)	Yes	[SUP][8][/SUP]	[SUP][note 5][/SUP]
		Josiah T. Walls (1842–1905)	Florida's at-large	March 4, 1871	January 29, 1873	Republican	42nd (1871–1873)	Yes	[SUP][9][/SUP]	[SUP][note 6][/SUP]
March 4, 1873	March 3, 1875	43rd (1873–1875)
Florida's 2nd	March 4, 1875	April 19, 1876	44th (1875–1877)
		Richard H. Cain (1825–1887)	South Carolina's at-large	March 4, 1873	March 3, 1875	Republican	43rd (1873–1875)	No	[SUP][10][/SUP]	[SUP][note 7][/SUP]
South Carolina's 2nd	March 4, 1877	March 3, 1879	45th (1877–1879)
		John R. Lynch (1847–1939)	Mississippi's 6th	March 4, 1873	March 3, 1877	Republican	43rd (1873–1875)	Yes	[SUP][11][/SUP]	[SUP][note 8][/SUP]
44th (1875–1877)
April 29, 1882	March 3, 1883	47th (1881–1883)
		Alonzo J. Ransier (1834–1882)	South Carolina's 2nd	March 3, 1873	March 3, 1875	Republican	43rd (1873–1875)	No	[SUP][12][/SUP]	[SUP][note 9][/SUP]
		James T. Rapier (1837–1883)	Alabama's 2nd	March 4, 1873	March 3, 1875	Republican	43rd (1873–1875)	No	[SUP][13][/SUP]	[SUP][note 10][/SUP]
		Jeremiah Haralson (1846–1916)	Alabama's 1st	March 4, 1875	March 3, 1877	Republican	44th (1875–1877)	Yes	[SUP][14][/SUP]	[SUP][note 11][/SUP]
		John Adams Hyman (1840–1891)	North Carolina's 2nd	March 4, 1875	March 3, 1877	Republican	44th (1875–1877)	Yes	[SUP][15][/SUP]	[SUP][note 12][/SUP]
		Charles E. Nash (1844–1913)	Louisiana's 6th	March 4, 1875	March 3, 1877	Republican	44th (1875–1877)	No	[SUP][16][/SUP]	[SUP][note 13][/SUP]
		Robert Smalls (1839–1915)	South Carolina's 5th	March 4, 1875	March 3, 1879	Republican	44th (1875–1877)	Yes	[SUP][17][/SUP]	[SUP][note 14][/SUP]
45th (1877–1879)
July 19, 1882	March 3, 1883	47th (1881–1883)
South Carolina's 7th	March 18, 1884	March 3, 1887	48th (1883–1885)
49th (1885–1887)
		James E. O'Hara (1844–1905)	North Carolina's 2nd	March 4, 1883	March 3, 1887	Republican	48th (1883–1885)	No	[SUP][18][/SUP]	[SUP][note 15][/SUP]
49th (1885–1887)

Second generation of African-American House members, 1887–1929[edit]

(Note: Representatives are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Political Party Republican

Representative	Congressional District	Took office	Left office	Party	Congress	Former slave	Ref.	Note
		Henry P. Cheatham (1857–1935)	North Carolina's 2nd	March 4, 1889	March 3, 1893	Republican	51st (1889–1891)	Yes	[SUP][19][/SUP]	[SUP][note 16][/SUP]
52nd (1891–1893)
		John Mercer Langston (1829–1897)	Virginia's 4th	September 23, 1890	March 3, 1891	Republican	51st (1889–1891)	No	[SUP][20][/SUP]	[SUP][note 17][/SUP]
		Thomas E. Miller (1849–1938)	South Carolina's 7th	September 24, 1890	March 3, 1891	Republican	51st (1889–1891)	No	[SUP][21][/SUP]	[SUP][note 18][/SUP]
		George W. Murray (1853–1926)	South Carolina's 7th	March 4, 1893	March 3, 1895	Republican	53rd (1893–1895)	Yes	[SUP][22][/SUP]	[SUP][note 19][/SUP]
South Carolina's 1st	June 4, 1896	March 3, 1897	54th (1895–1897)
		George Henry White (1852–1918)	North Carolina's 2nd	March 4, 1897	March 3, 1901	Republican	55th (1897–1899)	Yes	[SUP][23][/SUP]	[SUP][note 20][/SUP]
56th (1899–1901)

Yeah, but you know they were Uncle Tom's, gray boys and carpetbaggers. That is what I was told the last time I posted about this group. I can't remember who said it.

Edit: I never learned any of this, I wasn't taught this in school. There is a very good book, The Age of Lincoln by Orville Burton.

 

[Jerchap2]

Granted, not funny. But I wanted to put these somewhere.

 

[Kutnupe14]

The others were late.

If so, that was by design. Lol

 

[Kutnupe14]

Granted, not funny. But I wanted to put these somewhere.

O'Rly? Let me debunk that notion.

I don't like Sharpton, but regardless of his reasons, his statement is spot on.

There's no way I'd compare him to the crooks Sharpton or Jackson. Those two clown speak their divel unsolicited.

It's Mychal Massie. Every bit the race peddling equal of Jackson and Sharpton, just on the opposite end of the spectrum.

and this one is the best... Al Sharpton (blowhard)

 

[Kutnupe14]

And I'm concerned about Bannon.

 

[Tombs]

I don't see why more blacks don't. Is smaller government, personal responsibility, non-confiscatory tax system really a racial division? Or cultural?

If you ask a leftist that question, they will call you a fascist and a racist. (Leftist is a bit different than what most on this forum thinks it is, they're violent and consider people like democrats and SJWs as lazy liberals.)

It's kind of like how people get upset over the concept of a voter ID to prevent voter fraud. Yeah, they're perfectly reasonable things, but someone's career depends on it being made racially divisive and polarizing.

And since it's now polarized and so racially divisive to even bring up, well, here we are.