From week to week, you never know which conservative is going to say the most outlandish or stupid thing \u2013 even as their numbers dwindle, the competition seems to expand. But, we have quite a WTF?! with Virginia Foxx. <\/p>\n
Think Progress \u00bb Foxx: Republicans \u2018Passed Civil Rights Bills Back In The 60s Without Very Much Help\u2019 From Democrats<\/a><\/p>\n During a debate on the House floor today over designating 21 miles of the Molalla River as \u201cwild and scenic<\/a>,\u201d Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), who opposes the legislation, tried to claim a progressive environmental record for her party. \u201cActually, the GOP has been the leader in starting good environmental programs in this country,\u201d said Foxx.<\/p>\n Foxx then extended her claims of the GOP\u2019s progressive history to the issue of civil rights. \u201cJust as we were the people who passed the civil rights bills back in the \u201960s without very much help from our colleagues across the aisle,\u201d said Fox. \u201cThey love to engage in revisionist history.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Think Progress \u00bb Foxx: Republicans \u2018Passed Civil Rights Bills Back In The 60s Without Very Much Help\u2019 From Democrats<\/a><\/p>\n It is especially important to remember that the major opposition to civil rights came from southern Democrats \u2013 the same people who now constitute the hard core of the Republican Party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From week to week, you never know which conservative is going to say the most outlandish or stupid thing \u2013 even as their numbers dwindle, the competition seems to expand. But, we have quite a WTF?! with Virginia Foxx. Think Progress \u00bb Foxx: Republicans \u2018Passed Civil Rights Bills Back In The 60s Without Very Much … Continue reading Perhaps Conservatism Really is a Mental Illness – Let’s Include Coverage Under a Public Option<\/span> \n