GRAND OLD PARTISAN, 10/16/2009 by Michael Zak - "On this day in 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY) hosted Booker T. Washington (R-VA), the famed civil rights activist, for dinner at the White House. They discussed ways of reviving the Grand Old Party in the southern states. ∴ Democrats were outraged. Outraged! Several Democrat-controlled state legislatures passed resolutions censuring the president for this gesture of respect for an African-American. Some Democrats went so far as to demand that President Roosevelt throw away whatever dishes and cutlery Washington had used."
About Michael Zak:
Michael Zak is a popular speaker to Republican organizations around the country, showing office-holders, candidates and activists how they would benefit tremendously from appreciating the heritage of our Grand Old Party. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is his acclaimed history of the GOP from the Republican point of view. Each day, his Grand Old Partisan blog celebrates more than fifteen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. See www.RepublicanBasics.com for more information.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington
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