Posts Tagged ‘Union’
Teachers die protecting children
America’s Teachers: Heroes or Greedy Moochers at the Public Trough? by: Dave Lindorff Viki Soto I’ll be brief here. Let’s just note that the heroic teachers who died while courageously trying to protect their kids at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, and the others who survived but stayed to protect the kids, were all part of a school system where the employees are members of the ... Full Story
Slave States for Romney
It is no coincidence that the Tea Party bears such a striking resemblance to the KKK. The Tea Party has infiltrated and greatly influenced the political party of choice, just as the KKK did in the 1920's. Many of the core beliefs of the Tea Party are also the core beliefs of the KKK and explains the rampant racism directed at President Obama. The following article gives a thoughtful explanation of the forces at work in todays ... Full Story
On This Day: October 23, 1864
Oct 23, 1864: Yankees and Rebels clash at the Battle of Westport On this day in 1864, Confederate General Sterling Price's raid on Missouri nearly turns into disaster when his army is pinned between two Union forces at Westport, Missouri, near Kansas City. Although outnumbered, Price's forces managed to slip safely away after the Battle of Westport, which was the biggest conflict west of the Mississippi River. Price's six-week raid on Missouri was intended to capture a state that had ... Full Story
