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old as dirt

(1,972 posts) Sat Mar 26, 2022, 05:50 PM Mar 2022

Some religious advice from a Republican Governor. (No, seriously!)

Opinion: Bob Ray urged Americans, 'Don't tell me how Christian you are; Show Me!'

Do you want to see a quote from an Iowa governor that makes you proud?

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2021/04/21/bob-ray-tai-dam-cambodia-iowa-kim-reynolds-our-problem/7305419002/

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Some religious advice from a Republican Governor. (No, seriously!) (Original Post) old as dirt Mar 2022 OP

As a native Iowan, Ray was one of a few republicans I've ever voted for hauckeye Mar 2022 #1

Sadly, there's a word that one rarely sees in articles about his party these days. old as dirt Mar 2022 #2

The party of Robert D Ray was the Party of Robert Smalls old as dirt Mar 2022 #3

Not the Party of Family Separations. old as dirt Mar 2022 #4

Would holding a Bible upside down be enough? keithbvadu2 Mar 2022 #5

hauckeye

(721 posts)

1. As a native Iowan, Ray was one of a few republicans I've ever voted for

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Sat Mar 26, 2022, 05:53 PM

Mar 2022

old as dirt

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2. Sadly, there's a word that one rarely sees in articles about his party these days.

Reply to hauckeye (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 26, 2022, 05:59 PM

Mar 2022

OK, maybe two words.

Robert D. Ray: An Iowa Governor, a Humanitarian Leader

https://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/mypath/2687/robert-d-ray-iowa-governor-humanitarian-leader

old as dirt

(1,972 posts)

3. The party of Robert D Ray was the Party of Robert Smalls

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Sat Mar 26, 2022, 06:20 PM

Mar 2022

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The Thrilling Tale of How Robert Smalls Seized a Confederate Ship and Sailed it to Freedom

He risked his life to liberate his family and became a legend in the process

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Like so many enslaved people, Smalls was haunted by the idea that his family—his wife, Hannah; their four-year-old daughter, Elizabeth; and their infant son, Robert, Jr.—would be sold. And once separated, family members often never saw each other again.

The only way Smalls could ensure that his family would stay together was to escape slavery. This truth had occupied his mind for years as he searched for a plan with some chance of succeeding. But escape was hard enough for a single man; to flee with a young family in tow was nearly impossible: enslaved families often did not live or work together, and an escape party that included children would slow the journey significantly and make discovery much more likely. Traveling with an infant was especially risky; a baby’s cry could alert the slave patrols. And the punishment if caught was severe; owners could legally have runaways whipped, shackled, or sold.

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thrilling-tale-how-robert-smalls-heroically-sailed-stolen-confederate-ship-freedom-180963689/

old as dirt

(1,972 posts)

4. Not the Party of Family Separations.

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Sat Mar 26, 2022, 06:23 PM

Mar 2022

The party of Robert D Ray was the Party of Robert Smalls

Like so many enslaved people, Smalls was haunted by the idea that his family—his wife, Hannah; their four-year-old daughter, Elizabeth; and their infant son, Robert, Jr.—would be sold. And once separated, family members often never saw each other again.

The only way Smalls could ensure that his family would stay together was to escape slavery.

Listen to children who’ve just been separated from their parents at the border

keithbvadu2

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5. Would holding a Bible upside down be enough?

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Sat Mar 26, 2022, 10:05 PM

Mar 2022

It seems to work for Trump's evangelicals and sycophants.

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