Thank goodness we don't have any of that kind of behaviour over here in Australia.

During lincoln's time the terms democrat and republican are practically the opposite of what they are today.

There was a very blatant shift in ideologies in the parties, and it of course centered around the north/south conflict. The aftermath of everything determined the political courses for each respective party, and although the labels never changed, the constituencies and ideals did.

Republicans love to say 'THE KKK WAS STARTED BY A DEMOCRAT!'

What they're actually saying is "I AM IGNORANT OF HISTORY AND THE FACT THAT THE PARTY I AM CURRENTLY IN IS ACTUALLY THE DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE SAME IDEOLOGIES THAT SPAWNED THE KKK!"

I meant to say direct descendant. Derp.

What's really scary is when they can cite things that were "progressive" done by Nixon and Reagan, and they were, when compared to their current crop of raving wingnuts.

Howlin' Wolf and Rihanna are both R&B artists.