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July 02, 2004
Bush | President Bush Celebrates Civil Rights Act's 40th Anniversary

President Bush celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act with a White House ceremony held in the same room where President Johnson signed the legislation in 1964. According to United Press International, in his remarks President Bush said:

“As of July the second, 1964, no longer could weary travelers be denied a room in a hotel or a table at the restaurant,” he said. “No longer could any American be forced to drink from a separate water fountain or sit at the back of a bus just because of their race.

“All discrimination did not end that day, but from that day forward, America has been a better and fairer country.”

[. . .]

“The Civil Rights Act of 1964 gives all Americans another reason to be proud of our country,” Bush said.

“The work of equality is not done because the evil of bigotry is not finally defeated,” he added. “Yet the laws of this nation and the good heart of this nation are on the side of equality.”

From California Yankee.



Posted by Dan Spencer at July 2, 2004 05:39 PM | TrackBack
Comments

And the GOP have held the South for decades. Yee-haw. Poor old Bobby Jindal.

Posted by: bananas at July 2, 2004 08:41 PM

Huh?

Posted by: eric at July 2, 2004 10:46 PM

Hey, he came pretty damn close. Not bad for a kid (he’s 33 I think). He’s currently running for Congress in LA’s 1st District which he carried by about 70% in the Governor’s race.

What’s Hindi for “shoo-in”?

:jackson

Posted by: jackson zed at July 3, 2004 02:58 PM

I wasn’t criticising Jindal’s evident qualities. I noted the anomaly of his loss.

Posted by: bananas at July 3, 2004 06:49 PM

Well unfortunately for him, one quality he lacked before running for LA Governor was any experience in elective office. His opponent was and is a very experienced politician. If I remember correctly (I was in LA during the election) Jindal lost by 1%. From what I understand their was a strange lack bitterness and belligerence during the campaign, which has to be a first for Louisiana.

:jackson

Posted by: jackson zed at July 3, 2004 08:26 PM

Yes, the experience. It was the releative experience of the candidates that was the single greatest determinant of that election.

Yeehaw.

Posted by: bananas at July 4, 2004 09:31 AM

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